Index: config.doc
==================================================================
--- config.doc
+++ config.doc
@@ -64,10 +64,16 @@
 
 .codepage
   The path to the code page file. If not specified, then code pages other
   than 437 are not available (code page 437 is built-in).
 
+.codepage.ignore
+  If true, then ignore any errors loading code pages that cannot be found.
+  This does not affect the behaviour of the game but may result in text
+  being displayed incorrectly. If false (the default setting), then it is
+  an error if a puzzle set specifies a code page that is not available.
+
 .editTitle
   The window title to use in edit mode. A tilde is replaced by the name of
   the puzzle set.
 
 .gameTitle

Index: picture.c
==================================================================
--- picture.c
+++ picture.c
@@ -966,10 +966,18 @@
   }
   SDL_EnableUNICODE(1);
   optionquery[1]=Q_margin;
   left_margin=strtol(xrm_get_resource(resourcedb,optionquery,optionquery,2)?:"65",0,10);
 }
+
+static int ignore_code_page(void) {
+  const char*v;
+  optionquery[1]=Q_codepage;
+  optionquery[2]=Q_ignore;
+  v=xrm_get_resource(resourcedb,optionquery,optionquery,3)?:"";
+  return boolxrm(v,0);
+}
 
 void set_code_page(Uint32 n) {
   int c,i,j,s;
   const char*v;
   unsigned char*d;
@@ -979,11 +987,11 @@
   if(n==367) n=437;
   if(fontdata && fontdata!=pcfont) fatal("Multiple code page specifications\n");
   optionquery[1]=Q_codepage;
   v=xrm_get_resource(resourcedb,optionquery,optionquery,2);
   if(!v || !*v) {
-    if(n==437) return;
+    if(n==437 || ignore_code_page()) return;
     fatal("Cannot load code page %d; code page file is not configured\n",n);
   }
   fp=fopen(v,"r");
   if(!fp) {
     perror(0);
@@ -995,11 +1003,11 @@
   name:
   s=i=0;
   for(;;) {
     c=fgetc(fp);
     if(c<0) {
-      if(n!=437) fatal("Cannot find code page %d\n",n);
+      if(n!=437 && !ignore_code_page()) fatal("Cannot find code page %d\n",n);
       goto done;
     }
     if(!c) break;
     if(!s) {
       if(c<'0' || c>'9') s=1;

Index: quarks
==================================================================
--- quarks
+++ quarks
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@
 codepage
 replaySpeed
 autoWin
 listMode
 listColumns
+ignore
 

Index: quarks.h
==================================================================
--- quarks.h
+++ quarks.h
@@ -192,10 +192,11 @@
 #define Q_codepage 193
 #define Q_replaySpeed 194
 #define Q_autoWin 195
 #define Q_listMode 196
 #define Q_listColumns 197
+#define Q_ignore 198
 static const char*const global_quarks[]={
   "screenWidth",
   "screenHeight",
   "margin",
   "palette",
@@ -389,10 +390,11 @@
   "codepage",
   "replaySpeed",
   "autoWin",
   "listMode",
   "listColumns",
+  "ignore",
 0};
 #ifdef HEROMESH_BINDINGS
 static const SDLKey quark_to_key[Q_undo+1-Q_backspace]={
 SDLK_BACKSPACE,
 SDLK_TAB,