How can I set the default file format in the Delphi IDE to UTF8?

Question

Delphi 2009 sets the default file format for new source code files to ANSI, this makes the source code platform-dependent.

Even for a new XSD file created in the IDE, which by default starts with this line

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>

Delphi sets the file format to ANSI (this looks like a bug, for new XML and XSLT documents UTF8 is selected by default).

Is there a hidden option to set the default file format for source code files?

Answer 1

Right-click on your source code in the Delphi 2009 IDE, and select File Format. Then choose UTF-8. Hope that helps.

Answer 2

AFAIK, there is no IDE-wide setting for specifying the default file format.