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Use Right Encoding

kangarko edited this page Aug 29, 2017 · 2 revisions

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Encoding is the way different characters are stored in your files. You have to use compatible encoding for your system.

WordPad or Notepad on Windows is known to cause issues

The plugin saves files like settings.yml in UTF-8 format. You have to use this encoding especially if you are using special characters like smileys, symbols and other unicode characters in your files.

On Windows, using Notepad++ for editing your configuration is highly recommended. Most systems accept the UTF-8 (without BOM) encoding (see the green circle at the image for your current encoding). ANSI does not support unicode and may break files. Notepad++

On Mac, Windows and Linux, we recommend using Atom for altering files. Check the green circle to detect your current encoding, click it to display a menu for changing it. Atom