From f1453e5c27f7510165ddea0fef82c7c38751c6d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: simon Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 22:00:38 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add background-colour erase and `set this at the start of the session' to the FAQ. git-svn-id: svn://svn.tartarus.org/sgt/putty@1402 cda61777-01e9-0310-a592-d414129be87e --- doc/faq.but | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/faq.but b/doc/faq.but index 57021325..2b6dc8c9 100644 --- a/doc/faq.but +++ b/doc/faq.but @@ -477,6 +477,28 @@ and you should report it (although it might be a bug in your SSH server instead); but it doesn't necessarily mean you've actually run out of memory. +\S{faq-bce} When I run full-colour applications, I see areas of +black space where colour ought to be. + +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, it won't take effect until you reset the +terminal (see \k{faq-resetterm}). + +\S{faq-resetterm} When I change some terminal settings, nothing +happens. + +Some of the terminal options (notably Auto Wrap and +background-colour screen erase) actually represent the \e{default} +setting, rather than the currently active setting. The server can +send sequences that modify these options in mid-session, but when +the terminal is reset (by server action, or by you choosing \q{Reset +Terminal} from the System menu) the defaults are restored. + +If you want to change one of these options in the middle of a +session, you will find that the change does not immediately take +effect. It will only take effect once you reset the terminal. + \S{faq-altgr} I can't type characters that require the AltGr key. In PuTTY version 0.51, the AltGr key was broken. The bug has been -- 2.11.0