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-\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.77 2004/04/24 20:05:03 jacob Exp $
+\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.78 2004/05/22 10:36:50 simon Exp $
 
 \C{config} Configuring PuTTY
 
@@ -822,6 +822,47 @@ If you find that accented characters are not showing up the way you
 expect them to, particularly if you're running BitchX, you could try
 disabling the remote character set configuration commands.
 
+\S{config-features-shaping} Disabling Arabic text shaping
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{features.arabicshaping}
+
+PuTTY supports shaping of Arabic text, which means that if your
+server sends text written in the basic Unicode Arabic alphabet then
+it will convert it to the correct display forms before printing it
+on the screen.
+
+If you are using full-screen software which was not expecting this
+to happen (especially if you are not an Arabic speaker and you
+unexpectedly find yourself dealing with Arabic text files in
+applications which are not Arabic-aware), you might find that the
+display becomes corrupted. By ticking this box, you can disable
+Arabic text shaping so that PuTTY displays precisely the characters
+it is told to display.
+
+You may also find you need to disable bidirectional text display;
+see \S{config-features-bidi}.
+
+\S{config-features-bidi} Disabling bidirectional text display
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{features.bidi}
+
+PuTTY supports bidirectional text display, which means that if your
+server sends text written in a language which is usually displayed
+from right to left (such as Arabic or Hebrew) then PuTTY will
+automatically flip it round so that it is displayed in the right
+direction on the screen.
+
+If you are using full-screen software which was not expecting this
+to happen (especially if you are not an Arabic speaker and you
+unexpectedly find yourself dealing with Arabic text files in
+applications which are not Arabic-aware), you might find that the
+display becomes corrupted. By ticking this box, you can disable
+bidirectional text display, so that PuTTY displays text from left to
+right in all situations.
+
+You may also find you need to disable Arabic text shaping;
+see \S{config-features-arabicshaping}.
+
 \H{config-window} The Window panel
 
 The Window configuration panel allows you to control aspects of the