Implement Richard's really clever idea about bell overload mode:

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

diff --git a/doc/config.but b/doc/config.but
index 6af3546..7191e84 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/config.but
+++ b/doc/config.but
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.42 2002/09/26 18:37:33 simon Exp $
+\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.43 2002/10/20 13:23:30 simon Exp $

 
 \C{config} Configuring PuTTY
 
 
 \C{config} Configuring PuTTY
 


@@ -686,6 +686,11 @@ constitute an overload, how short a time period they have to arrive
 in to do so, and how much silent time is required before the
 overload feature will deactivate itself.
 
 in to do so, and how much silent time is required before the
 overload feature will deactivate itself.
 

+Bell overload mode is always deactivated by any keypress in the
+terminal. This means it can respond to large unexpected streams of
+data, but does not interfere with ordinary command-line activities
+that generate beeps (such as filename completion).
+

 \H{config-features} The Features panel
 
 PuTTY's terminal emulation is very highly featured, and can do a lot
 \H{config-features} The Features panel
 
 PuTTY's terminal emulation is very highly featured, and can do a lot