Implement xterm 256-colour mode.

[u/mdw/putty] / doc / config.but

diff --git a/doc/config.but b/doc/config.but
index 59a551f..db0369b 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/config.but
+++ b/doc/config.but
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.97 2004/11/09 17:57:32 simon Exp $
+\define{versionidconfig} \versionid $Id$
 
 \C{config} Configuring PuTTY
 
@@ -1401,6 +1401,14 @@ If you have a particularly garish application, you might want to
 turn this option off and make PuTTY only use the default foreground
 and background colours.
 
+\S{config-xtermcolour} \q{Allow terminal to use xterm 256-colour mode}
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{colours.xterm256}
+
+This option is enabled by default. If it is disabled, PuTTY will
+ignore any control sequences sent by the server which use the
+extended 256-colour mode supported by recent versions of \cw{xterm}.
+
 \S{config-boldcolour} \q{Bolded text is a different colour}
 
 \cfg{winhelp-topic}{colours.bold}
@@ -1552,9 +1560,9 @@ To remove one from the list, select it in the list box and press
 
 \cfg{winhelp-topic}{connection.keepalive}
 
-If you find your sessions are closing unexpectedly (\q{Connection
-reset by peer}) after they have been idle for a while, you might
-want to try using this option.
+If you find your sessions are closing unexpectedly (most often with
+\q{Connection reset by peer}) after they have been idle for a while,
+you might want to try using this option.
 
 Some network routers and firewalls need to keep track of all
 connections through them. Usually, these firewalls will assume a