Add a text encoding plugin

Use this procedure to add support for a new encoding.

Before you begin, the preferred encoding must be installed on the system.

Locate the charmap on the internet or Linux™ system.
Copy the uncompressed charmap to the $GSTUSERDIR/charmaps directory. Create the charmaps directory if it does not already exist.

Create a new entry for the encoding in $GSTUSERDIR/encodingMap.xml.

For example:

<!-- Polish -->
<Alias name="IBM852" fallback="852,ibm852"        impl="IBM852"  unixCountry="pl_PL" />
<Alias name="852"    fallback="IBM852,ibm852"     impl="IBM852"  unixCountry="pl_PL" />
<Alias name="CP852"  fallback="IBM852,852,ibm852" impl="IBM852"  unixCountry="pl_PL" />

Open Genero Studio and select Tools > Preferences (or, if you are on a Mac, Genero Studio > Preferences), then General. Check to see if the new plugin displays in the list of encodings.
If the plugin is not present in the Text Encoding list, check the following:
- Did you copy the charmap to the Genero Studio charmaps directory?
- Is the charmap a valid POSIX2 charmap?
Figure: New text encoding plugin displayed in Text Encoding list.