Subj : Re: UTF vs specific
To   : Karel Kral
From : Eugene Subbotin
Date : Sun Sep 13 2026 01:32 pm

Hello Karel!

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

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

 KK> My setup is:

 KK>  OS uses UTF-8

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

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

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

 KK>  Use iconv-based charset conversion for most groups.

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

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

 KK> Could someone explain the recommended way to configure this in current
 KK> 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

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