-\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.48 2003/01/12 14:11:38 simon Exp $
+\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.53 2003/02/01 02:09:02 jacob Exp $
\C{config} Configuring PuTTY
could try turning this option off.
Auto wrap mode can be turned on and off by control sequences sent by
-the server. This configuration option only controls the \e{default}
-state. If you modify this option in mid-session using \q{Change
-Settings}, you will need to reset the terminal (see
-\k{reset-terminal}) before the change takes effect.
+the server. This configuration option controls the \e{default}
+state, which will be restored when you reset the terminal (see
+\k{reset-terminal}). However, if you modify this option in
+mid-session using \q{Change Settings}, it will take effect
+immediately.
\S{config-decom} \q{DEC Origin Mode initially on}
Mode on to see whether that helps.
DEC Origin Mode can be turned on and off by control sequences sent
-by the server. This configuration option only controls the
-\e{default} state. If you modify this option in mid-session using
-\q{Change Settings}, you will need to reset the terminal (see
-\k{reset-terminal}) before the change takes effect.
+by the server. This configuration option controls the \e{default}
+state, which will be restored when you reset the terminal (see
+\k{reset-terminal}). However, if you modify this option in
+mid-session using \q{Change Settings}, it will take effect
+immediately.
\S{config-crlf} \q{Implicit CR in every LF}
the \e{current} background colour.
Background-colour erase can be turned on and off by control
-sequences sent by the server. This configuration option only
-controls the \e{default} state. If you modify this option in
-mid-session using \q{Change Settings}, you will need to reset the
-terminal (see \k{reset-terminal}) before the change takes effect.
+sequences sent by the server. This configuration option controls the
+\e{default} state, which will be restored when you reset the
+terminal (see \k{reset-terminal}). However, if you modify this
+option in mid-session using \q{Change Settings}, it will take effect
+immediately.
\S{config-blink} \q{Enable blinking text}
background colour.
Blinking text can be turned on and off by control sequences sent by
-the server. This configuration option only controls the \e{default}
-state. If you modify this option in mid-session using \q{Change
-Settings}, you will need to reset the terminal (see
-\k{reset-terminal}) before the change takes effect.
+the server. This configuration option controls the \e{default}
+state, which will be restored when you reset the terminal (see
+\k{reset-terminal}). However, if you modify this option in
+mid-session using \q{Change Settings}, it will take effect
+immediately.
\S{config-answerback} \q{Answerback to ^E}
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
setups; but in the Windows 95-like user interface it isn't as
-applicable. By default PuTTY's window title and Taskbar caption will
+applicable.
+
+By default, PuTTY only uses the server-supplied \e{window} title, and
+ignores the icon title entirely. If for some reason you want to see
+both titles, check the box marked \q{Separate window and icon titles}.
+If you do this, PuTTY's window title and Taskbar caption will
change into the server-supplied icon title if you minimise the PuTTY
window, and change back to the server-supplied window title if you
restore it. (If the server has not bothered to supply a window or
-icon title, none of this will happen.) By checking the box marked
-\q{Avoid ever using icon title}, you can arrange that PuTTY will
-always display the window title, and completely ignore any icon
-titles the server sends it.
+icon title, none of this will happen.)
\S{config-mouseptr} \q{Hide mouse pointer when typing in window}
isn't feasible to expand the list to cover the whole of Unicode.
Character class definitions can be modified by control sequences
-sent by the server. This configuration option only controls the
-\e{default} state. If you modify this option in mid-session using
-\q{Change Settings}, you will need to reset the terminal (see
-\k{reset-terminal}) before the change takes effect.
+sent by the server. This configuration option controls the
+\e{default} state, which will be restored when you reset the
+terminal (see \k{reset-terminal}). However, if you modify this
+option in mid-session using \q{Change Settings}, it will take effect
+immediately.
\H{config-colours} The Colours panel
PuTTY allows you to set the cursor colour, the default foreground
and background, and the precise shades of all the ANSI configurable
colours (black, red, green, yellow, blue, magenta, cyan, and white).
-In addition, if you have selected \q{Bolded text is a different
-colour}, you can also modify the precise shades used for the bold
-versions of these colours.
+You can also modify the precise shades used for the bold versions of
+these colours; these are used to display bold text if you have
+selected \q{Bolded text is a different colour}, and can also be used
+if the server asks specifically to use them.
\H{config-connection} The Connection panel
If your proxy requires authentication, you can enter a username and
a password in the \q{Username} and \q{Password} boxes.
-Authentication is not supported for all forms of proxy:
+Authentication is not fully supported for all forms of proxy:
\b Username and password authentication is supported for HTTP
proxies and SOCKS 5 proxies.
If the Telnet proxy server prompts for a username and password
before commands can be sent, you can use a command such as:
-\c %user\\n%pass\\nconnect %host %port\\n
+\c %user\n%pass\nconnect %host %port\n
This will send your username and password as the first two lines to
the proxy, followed by a command to connect to the desired host and
are using public key authentication. See \k{pubkey} for information
about public key authentication in SSH.
+This key must be in PuTTY's native format (\c{*.PPK}).
+
\H{config-ssh-tunnels} The Tunnels panel
The Tunnels panel allows you to configure tunnelling of other