Index: src/sdk/cbeditor.cpp
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--- src/sdk/cbeditor.cpp    (revision 2173)
+++ src/sdk/cbeditor.cpp    (working copy)
@@ -486,6 +486,9 @@
     SetSizer(bs);
     SetAutoLayout(true);
 
+    wxString enc_name = Manager::Get()->GetConfigManager(_T("editor"))->Read(_T("/default_encoding"), wxEmptyString);
+    m_pData->m_encoding = wxFontMapper::GetEncodingFromName(enc_name);
+
     // dynamic events
     Connect( m_ID,  -1, wxEVT_SCI_MARGINCLICK,
                   (wxObjectEventFunction) (wxEventFunction) (wxScintillaEventFunction)