• UTF vs specific

    From Karel Kral@2:423/39 to All on Sun Sep 13 08:58:59 2026
    Hello All!

    Let's say I have compiled a new version of GoldED. Currently I have two groups (Group A and Group B).

    My setup is:

    OS uses UTF-8

    GoldED is started through luit using, for example, a standard ISO charset

    Groups A and B use XLATCHARSET for conversion between the OS charset and a non-standard charset

    As I understand it, luit should no longer be necessary.How should I configure the new GoldED while remaining fully compatible with my existing setup?Ideally, I would like to:

    Use iconv-based charset conversion for most groups.

    Keep some groups using the existing OS non-standard charset conversion (including kludge lines).

    I have checked the available documentation (for example, the documentation bundled with the GoldED binaries), but I still see references to the old approach involving luit and related settings.

    Could someone explain the recommended way to configure this in current GoldED versions?

    Karel

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  • From Eugene Subbotin@2:5075/35 to Karel Kral on Sun Sep 13 13:32:58 2026
    Hello Karel!

    Sunday September 13 2026 08:58, you wrote to All:

    Let's say I have compiled a new version of GoldED. Currently I have
    two groups (Group A and Group B).

    My setup is:

    OS uses UTF-8

    GoldED is started through luit using, for example, a standard ISO
    charset

    Groups A and B use XLATCHARSET for conversion between the OS charset
    and a non-standard charset

    As I understand it, luit should no longer be necessary.How should I configure the new GoldED while remaining fully compatible with my
    existing setup?Ideally, I would like to:

    Use iconv-based charset conversion for most groups.

    Keep some groups using the existing OS non-standard charset
    conversion (including kludge lines).

    I have checked the available documentation (for example, the
    documentation bundled with the GoldED binaries), but I still see references to the old approach involving luit and related settings.

    Could someone explain the recommended way to configure this in current GoldED versions?

    Just comment the all XlatCharSet settings.

    // In the first line of config set the config chatset, e.g:
    XlatConfigSet LATIN-2

    // Set the defaults:

    // Chatset of your OS:
    XlatLocalSet UTF-8

    // Set the default import and export charsets:
    XlatImport LATIN-2
    XlatExport LATIN-2

    // For groups the same:
    GROUP UTF-8:
    MEMBER UTF-8, UTF8.FTN.MESSAGING
    XLATIMPORT UTF-8
    XLATEXPORT UTF-8
    ENDGROUP

    No luit is needed, just run the golded binary

    Eugene

    ... It's full of stars!
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