Re: [Usability] Gnome-terminal default encoding

[Stefan Kost <ensonic hora-obscura de>]

Hi,

go to the menubar: "Terminal" -> "Set encoding" (it could be named otherwise, my
terminal is non-english). Its the 3rd from top.

Stefan

Dedeco wrote:
> Hello,
> 
>    I have been using gnome-terminal for a while, and today I tried to
> find a way to change the default character encoding the terminal uses. I
> tried to do it before, but didn't make as much effort as today. I am
> surprised I can't find the way to do this, since I think this is a very
> natural feature for a terminal.
> 
>    Other graphic terms I use much, like xterm and aterm, have the
> encoding set on command line. It should be sure that GT would have this
> acessible through its profile configuration dialogs. There is a menu to
> change the encoding for the default terminal, but I have to set it every
> session, for *every* terminal I open!
> 
>    I tend to use a single terminal screen for many hours, sometimes for
> the entire session I am using the computer. Until today I din't bother
> wasting time trying to find how to change the default encoding. I
> changed many other things, like the default font, the color,
> transparency of the terminal. Encoding isn't there.
> 
>    I found the threads below, on Gnome forums, that LC* enviroment
> variable maybe one solution. Not a good one, IMO. And not the best, for
> sure. And it could have some undesired side effects, if I understood
> well what was said.
> 
> http://gnomesupport.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10749
> http://gnomesupport.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7717
> 
>    I saw no other topics there, on this matter. So I think there really
> isn't a way to do this now.
> 
>    Do you agree that this should be fixed, or there is a reason for this
> "feature"?
> 
>    Regards,
> 
> Dedeco
> 
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