Clarify what happens when you enter a code page that's not listed.

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

diff --git a/doc/config.but b/doc/config.but
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--- a/doc/config.but
+++ b/doc/config.but
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.66 2003/06/25 15:52:29 jacob Exp $
+\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.69 2003/09/26 13:04:56 jacob Exp $
 
 \C{config} Configuring PuTTY
 
@@ -1091,9 +1091,10 @@ If you select \q{UTF-8} as a character set you can use this mode.
 Not all server-side applications will support it.
 
 If you need support for a numeric code page which is not listed in
-the drop-down list, such as code page 866, then you should be able
-to enter its name manually (\c{CP866} for example) in the list box
-and get the right result.
+the drop-down list, such as code page 866, then you can try entering
+its name manually (\c{CP866} for example) in the list box. If the
+underlying version of Windows has the appropriate translation table
+installed, PuTTY will use it.
 
 \S{config-cyr} \q{Caps Lock acts as Cyrillic switch}
 
@@ -1315,6 +1316,18 @@ If you are not getting the colours you ask for on an 8-bit display,
 you can try enabling this option. However, be warned that it's never
 worked very well.
 
+\S{config-syscolour} \q{Use system colours}
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{colours.system}
+
+Enabling this option will cause PuTTY to ignore the configured colours
+for \q{Default Background/Foreground} and \q{Cursor Colour/Text} (see
+\k{config-colourcfg}), instead going with the system-wide defaults.
+
+Note that non-bold and bold text will be the same colour if this
+option is enabled. You might want to change to indicating bold text
+by font changes (see \k{config-boldcolour}).
+
 \S{config-colourcfg} Adjusting the colours in the terminal window
 
 \cfg{winhelp-topic}{colours.config}
@@ -2012,7 +2025,7 @@ To add a port forwarding:
 on whether you want to forward a local port to a remote destination
 (\q{Local}) or forward a remote port to a local destination
 (\q{Remote}). Alternatively, select \q{Dynamic} if you want PuTTY to
-provide a local SOCKS proxy on a local port.
+provide a local SOCKS 4/4A/5 proxy on a local port.
 
 \b Enter a source port number into the \q{Source port} box. For
 local forwardings, PuTTY will listen on this port of your PC. For