-\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.93 2004/10/13 13:43:11 simon Exp $
+\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.95 2004/10/19 13:54:50 jacob Exp $
\C{config} Configuring PuTTY
\cfg{winhelp-topic}{translation.linedraw}
-VT100-series terminals allow the server to send control sequences
-that shift temporarily into a separate character set for drawing
-lines and boxes. PuTTY has a variety of ways to support this
-capability. In general you should probably try lots of options until
-you find one that your particular font supports.
+VT100-series terminals allow the server to send control sequences that
+shift temporarily into a separate character set for drawing simple
+lines and boxes. However, there are a variety of ways in which PuTTY
+can attempt to find appropriate characters, and the right one to use
+depends on the locally configured font. In general you should probably
+try lots of options until you find one that your particular font
+supports.
+
+\b \q{Use Unicode line drawing code points} tries to use the box
+characters that are present in Unicode. For good Unicode-supporting
+fonts this is probably the most reliable and functional option.
+
+\b \q{Poor man's line drawing} assumes that the font \e{cannot}
+generate the line and box characters at all, so it will use the
+\c{+}, \c{-} and \c{|} characters to draw approximations to boxes.
+You should use this option if none of the other options works.
\b \q{Font has XWindows encoding} is for use with fonts that have a
special encoding, where the lowest 32 character positions (below the
\b \q{Use font in OEM mode only} is more reliable than that, but can
miss out other characters from the main character set.
-\b \q{Poor man's line drawing} assumes that the font \e{cannot}
-generate the line and box characters at all, so it will use the
-\c{+}, \c{-} and \c{|} characters to draw approximations to boxes.
-You should use this option if none of the other options works.
-
-\b \q{Unicode mode} tries to use the box characters that are present
-in Unicode. For good Unicode-supporting fonts this is probably the
-most reliable and functional option.
-
\S{config-linedrawpaste} Controlling copy and paste of line drawing
characters
Note that this option only applies to line-drawing characters which
\e{were} printed by using the VT100 mechanism. Line-drawing
-characters displayed using Unicode will paste as Unicode always.
+characters that were received as Unicode code points will paste as
+Unicode always.
\H{config-selection} The Selection panel
In this box you can type that user name.
+\S{config-environ} Setting environment variables on the server
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{telnet.environ}
+
+The Telnet protocol provides a means for the client to pass
+environment variables to the server. Many Telnet servers have
+stopped supporting this feature due to security flaws, but PuTTY
+still supports it for the benefit of any servers which have found
+other ways around the security problems than just disabling the
+whole mechanism.
+
+Version 2 of the SSH protocol also provides a similar mechanism,
+which is easier to implement without security flaws. Newer SSH2
+servers are more likely to support it than older ones.
+
+This configuration data is not used in the SSHv1, rlogin or raw
+protocols.
+
+To add an environment variable to the list transmitted down the
+connection, you enter the variable name in the \q{Variable} box,
+enter its value in the \q{Value} box, and press the \q{Add} button.
+To remove one from the list, select it in the list box and press
+\q{Remove}.
+
\S{config-keepalive} Using keepalives to prevent disconnection
\cfg{winhelp-topic}{connection.keepalive}
The Telnet panel allows you to configure options that only apply to
Telnet sessions.
-\S{config-environ} Setting environment variables on the server
-
-\cfg{winhelp-topic}{telnet.environ}
-
-The Telnet protocol provides a means for the client to pass
-environment variables to the server. Many Telnet servers have
-stopped supporting this feature due to security flaws, but PuTTY
-still supports it for the benefit of any servers which have found
-other ways around the security problems than just disabling the
-whole mechanism.
-
-To add an environment variable to the list transmitted down the
-connection, you enter the variable name in the \q{Variable} box,
-enter its value in the \q{Value} box, and press the \q{Add} button.
-To remove one from the list, select it in the list box and press
-\q{Remove}.
-
\S{config-oldenviron} \q{Handling of OLD_ENVIRON ambiguity}
\cfg{winhelp-topic}{telnet.oldenviron}
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