From: jacob Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 15:25:32 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Update faq-bce further for changes in 0.54. X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/u/mdw/putty/commitdiff_plain/948c614bd4de8e477ff2d8561428f9d02fe77965 Update faq-bce further for changes in 0.54. git-svn-id: svn://svn.tartarus.org/sgt/putty@5076 cda61777-01e9-0310-a592-d414129be87e --- diff --git a/doc/faq.but b/doc/faq.but index 991ebcdd..0fe455ac 100644 --- a/doc/faq.but +++ b/doc/faq.but @@ -623,12 +623,17 @@ SCP backend did not suffer from this performance issue because SCP is a much simpler protocol.) \S{faq-bce}{Question} When I run full-colour applications, I see -areas of black space where colour ought to be. +areas of black space where colour ought to be, or vice versa. -You almost certainly need to enable the \q{Use background colour to -erase screen} setting in the Terminal panel. Note that if you do -this in mid-session, in versions before 0.54, it may not take effect -until you reset the terminal (see \k{faq-resetterm}). +You almost certainly need to change the \q{Use background colour to +erase screen} setting in the Terminal panel. If there is too much +black space (the commoner situation), you should enable it, while if +there is too much colour, you should disable it. (See \k{config-erase}.) + +In old versions of PuTTY, this was disabled by default, and would not +take effect until you reset the terminal (see \k{faq-resetterm}). +Since 0.54, it is enabled by default, and changes take effect +immediately. \S{faq-resetterm}{Question} When I change some terminal settings, nothing happens.