Text Formatting ⇒ All TeXstudio characters are invalid

[G_beline]

Hi all,

I'm relatively new to Latex, and have come across a peculiar error. I have been working on a document for several days in Texstudio. Today, the document contains only invalid characters to my dismay.
Here is some of the illegible code: ÜlçZtV£Ç÷ÔàvLV

In my editor, latex still seems to recognize different types of code (gray, green, etc).

I don't think I've tampered with any of the .tex's inner workings without knowing it, and am quite flustered. I have a deadline with this document very soon and would be much appreciative of any help. So far I've tried loading the document on another computer, to no avail.

Best regards,
Glenn

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi Glenn,

welcome to the forum!

You could at first verify the .tex files using a simple editor, such as notepad or vi. So you could verify if it's a TeXstudio issue, of if the file itself is broken. Let us know what you see with another editor.

Stefan

[G_beline]

Hi Stefan,

Thanks for your comments. I tried opening the document in several other editors, and unfortunately experienced the same issue.

Best,
Glenn

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi Glenn,

it seems that your document is severely damaged, as it's the same on another computer and in a different editor. I don't see a chance to get it restored, except if you have a backup, such as on a USB flash drive, or in an email you send to a reviewer.

Check what you can use from the files in your directory. For example, the .toc file contains the sectioning headings, the .lof and .lot files contain captions. You could copy and paste the text from the .pdf output, if this is still existing, and manually edit it to get LaTeX format again.

I know you have a deadline, it's bad to loose a document in this case, as in any case. Perhaps we can help to get it done faster, by helping with any LaTeX question regarding formatting and such. let us know.

Stefan

[G_beline]

Hi,

Thanks for your help. The only this I have remaining is an output of the pdf from a slightly earlier version. I don't suspect it's possible to recreate the .tex file from the output.

Regardless, thanks for the comments.


-Glenn.