Implement xterm 256-colour mode.

[sgt/putty] / doc / config.but

diff --git a/doc/config.but b/doc/config.but
index 1dacb51..db0369b 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/config.but
+++ b/doc/config.but
@@ -1401,6 +1401,14 @@ If you have a particularly garish application, you might want to
 turn this option off and make PuTTY only use the default foreground
 and background colours.
 
 turn this option off and make PuTTY only use the default foreground
 and background colours.
 

+\S{config-xtermcolour} \q{Allow terminal to use xterm 256-colour mode}
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{colours.xterm256}
+
+This option is enabled by default. If it is disabled, PuTTY will
+ignore any control sequences sent by the server which use the
+extended 256-colour mode supported by recent versions of \cw{xterm}.
+

 \S{config-boldcolour} \q{Bolded text is a different colour}
 
 \cfg{winhelp-topic}{colours.bold}
 \S{config-boldcolour} \q{Bolded text is a different colour}
 
 \cfg{winhelp-topic}{colours.bold}


@@ -1552,9 +1560,9 @@ To remove one from the list, select it in the list box and press
 
 \cfg{winhelp-topic}{connection.keepalive}
 
 
 \cfg{winhelp-topic}{connection.keepalive}
 

-If you find your sessions are closing unexpectedly (\q{Connection
-reset by peer}) after they have been idle for a while, you might
-want to try using this option.
+If you find your sessions are closing unexpectedly (most often with
+\q{Connection reset by peer}) after they have been idle for a while,
+you might want to try using this option.

 
 Some network routers and firewalls need to keep track of all
 connections through them. Usually, these firewalls will assume a
 
 Some network routers and firewalls need to keep track of all
 connections through them. Usually, these firewalls will assume a