How to set encoding in gedit 3.2?

Question

I can not display file coded with GBK. In gconf-editor of gnome 3.2 , I can not find encoding item of gedit . How to set it ? thanks

Answer 1

I don't have a file encoded in GBK to test the solutions, but do try them.

Option 1: Run gedit and then open the file:

• run gedit

• click open

• select in the encoding combo "add" and add GB18030 (or GBK)

• select that encoding in the combo

• select the file

Option 2:

• install and run gconf-editor

• Find /apps/gedit-2/preferences/encoding key "auto_detected" and set it to:

  [CURRENT,GB18030,GBK,GB2312,UTF-8,UTF-16]
  

Remember to backup the previous value of auto_detected!!

Option 3: Using dconf (the "newer" gconf, used in ubuntu)

dconf read /org/gnome/gedit/preferences/encodings/auto-detected

Save the result (backup)!

dconf write /org/gnome/gedit/preferences/encodings/auto-detected "['CURRENT', 'GBK', 'GB18030', 'GB2312', 'UTF-8', 'UTF-16']"

Sources:

• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/819714
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=576047#c2
• http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1456308
• http://forum.ubuntu-gr.org/viewtopic.php?p=221205&http#p221205

To reset it to default: a) use the option you backed up from dconf read command

or b) try:

dconf reset /org/gnome/gedit/preferences/encodings/auto-detected