Explain that the configurable window title is only an initial setting.

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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.77 2004/04/24 20:05:03 jacob Exp $
+\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.81 2004/06/10 10:01:11 jacob Exp $
 
 \C{config} Configuring PuTTY
 
@@ -822,6 +822,47 @@ If you find that accented characters are not showing up the way you
 expect them to, particularly if you're running BitchX, you could try
 disabling the remote character set configuration commands.
 
+\S{config-features-shaping} Disabling Arabic text shaping
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{features.arabicshaping}
+
+PuTTY supports shaping of Arabic text, which means that if your
+server sends text written in the basic Unicode Arabic alphabet then
+it will convert it to the correct display forms before printing it
+on the screen.
+
+If you are using full-screen software which was not expecting this
+to happen (especially if you are not an Arabic speaker and you
+unexpectedly find yourself dealing with Arabic text files in
+applications which are not Arabic-aware), you might find that the
+display becomes corrupted. By ticking this box, you can disable
+Arabic text shaping so that PuTTY displays precisely the characters
+it is told to display.
+
+You may also find you need to disable bidirectional text display;
+see \k{config-features-bidi}.
+
+\S{config-features-bidi} Disabling bidirectional text display
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{features.bidi}
+
+PuTTY supports bidirectional text display, which means that if your
+server sends text written in a language which is usually displayed
+from right to left (such as Arabic or Hebrew) then PuTTY will
+automatically flip it round so that it is displayed in the right
+direction on the screen.
+
+If you are using full-screen software which was not expecting this
+to happen (especially if you are not an Arabic speaker and you
+unexpectedly find yourself dealing with Arabic text files in
+applications which are not Arabic-aware), you might find that the
+display becomes corrupted. By ticking this box, you can disable
+bidirectional text display, so that PuTTY displays text from left to
+right in all situations.
+
+You may also find you need to disable Arabic text shaping;
+see \k{config-features-shaping}.
+
 \H{config-window} The Window panel
 
 The Window configuration panel allows you to control aspects of the
@@ -971,7 +1012,11 @@ followed by \q{PuTTY}, for example \c{server1.example.com - PuTTY}.
 If you want a different window title, this is where to set it.
 
 PuTTY allows the server to send \c{xterm} control sequences which
-modify the title of the window in mid-session. There is also an
+modify the title of the window in mid-session (unless this is disabled -
+see \k{config-features-retitle}); the title string set here
+is therefore only the \e{initial} window title.
+
+As well as the \e{window} title, there is also an
 \c{xterm} sequence to modify the title of the window's \e{icon}.
 This makes sense in a windowing system where the window becomes an
 icon when minimised, such as Windows 3.1 or most X Window System
@@ -2280,9 +2325,9 @@ line options, so it's all automatic. Here is what you need in
 \c regedit /s putty.reg
 \c regedit /s puttyrnd.reg
 \c start /w putty.exe
-\c regedit /ea puttynew.reg HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY
-\c copy puttynew.reg putty.reg
-\c del puttynew.reg
+\c regedit /ea new.reg HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY
+\c copy new.reg putty.reg
+\c del new.reg
 \c regedit /s puttydel.reg
 
 This batch file needs two auxiliary files: \c{PUTTYRND.REG} which