X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/u/mdw/putty/blobdiff_plain/ebce44bf9f52e23f0dd1aaa2f659ffa832ffc2ba..d82628771dc267b4f3718e03a1a4ab2ed6946895:/doc/config.but diff --git a/doc/config.but b/doc/config.but index 1dc0ad45..66e222d4 100644 --- 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