\b \q{Change font size when maximised}: when the window is resized,
the number of rows and columns will change, \e{except} when the window
-is \i{maximise}d (or restored), when the font size will change.
+is \i{maximise}d (or restored), when the font size will change. (In
+this mode, holding down the Alt key while resizing will also cause the
+font size to change.)
\b \q{Forbid resizing completely}: the terminal will refuse to be
resized at all.
\cfg{winhelp-topic}{appearance.font}
This option allows you to choose what font, in what \I{font size}size,
-the PuTTY terminal window uses to display the text in the session. You
-will be offered a choice from all the fixed-width fonts installed on the
-system. (VT100-style terminal handling can only deal with fixed-width
-fonts.)
+the PuTTY terminal window uses to display the text in the session.
+
+By default, you will be offered a choice from all the fixed-width
+fonts installed on the system, since VT100-style terminal handling
+expects a fixed-width font. If you tick the box marked \q{Allow
+selection of variable-pitch fonts}, however, PuTTY will offer
+variable-width fonts as well: if you select one of these, the font
+will be coerced into fixed-size character cells, which will probably
+not look very good (but can work OK with some fonts).
\S{config-mouseptr} \q{Hide \i{mouse pointer} when typing in window}
change your terminal setting. On modern Linux machines, you could
try \cq{xterm-256color}.
-\S{config-boldcolour} \q{Bolded text is a different colour}
+\S{config-boldcolour} \q{Indicate bolded text by changing}
\cfg{winhelp-topic}{colours.bold}
When the server sends a \i{control sequence} indicating that some text
-should be displayed in \i{bold}, PuTTY can handle this two ways. It can
-either change the \i{font} for a bold version, or use the same font in a
-brighter colour. This control lets you choose which.
-
-By default the box is checked, so non-bold text is displayed in
-light grey and bold text is displayed in bright white (and similarly
-in other colours). If you uncheck the box, bold and non-bold text
-will be displayed in the same colour, and instead the font will
-change to indicate the difference.
+should be displayed in \i{bold}, PuTTY can handle this in several
+ways. It can either change the \i{font} for a bold version, or use the
+same font in a brighter colour, or it can do both (brighten the colour
+\e{and} embolden the font). This control lets you choose which.
+
+By default bold is indicated by colour, so non-bold text is displayed
+in light grey and bold text is displayed in bright white (and
+similarly in other colours). If you change the setting to \q{The font}
+box, bold and non-bold text will be displayed in the same colour, and
+instead the font will change to indicate the difference. If you select
+\q{Both}, the font and the colour will both change.
\S{config-logpalette} \q{Attempt to use \i{logical palettes}}
This option only affects SSH-2 connections. SSH-1 connections always
require an authentication step.
+\S{config-ssh-banner} \q{Display pre-authentication banner}
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{ssh.auth.banner}
+
+SSH-2 servers can provide a message for clients to display to the
+prospective user before the user logs in; this is sometimes known as a
+pre-authentication \q{\i{banner}}. Typically this is used to provide
+information about the server and legal notices.
+
+By default, PuTTY displays this message before prompting for a
+password or similar credentials (although, unfortunately, not before
+prompting for a login name, due to the nature of the protocol design).
+By unchecking this option, display of the banner can be suppressed
+entirely.
+
\S{config-ssh-tryagent} \q{Attempt authentication using Pageant}
\cfg{winhelp-topic}{ssh.auth.pageant}
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