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| <callout type="danger" icon="true" title=" Notepad++"> | <callout type="danger" icon="true" title=" Notepad++"> | ||
| - | Do not use Notepad++ to edit the configuration file, it thinks it's smarter than everybody and modifies the file in invisible ways that can make it unreadable or confusing to Smoothie. | + | If you use Notepad++ to edit the configuration file, make sure you switch the file encoding to "ANSI" (done with 2 clicks) - click "Encoding" on the Menu bar then click "ANSI". It's easy. Otherwise, Notepad++ will change the encoding to UTF8 by default. |
| - | Looking for a good simple text editor that runs under Windows and will edit Smoothie config files with no problems? Try https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gedit | + | Another good simple text editor that runs under Windows and will edit Smoothie config files with no problems is: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gedit |
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| - | In more detail : Notepad++ will change the encoding to UTF8 by default but you can force it to use ANSI and it will be fine. | + | |
| ANSI and UTF8 are equivalent for a subset of characters but sometimes quotes and such can be replaced with Unicode variants. | ANSI and UTF8 are equivalent for a subset of characters but sometimes quotes and such can be replaced with Unicode variants. | ||
