X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/~mdw/sgt/putty/blobdiff_plain/91ebba83810655b172c1a0d395e1175d8f0a68c0..948c614bd4de8e477ff2d8561428f9d02fe77965:/doc/faq.but diff --git a/doc/faq.but b/doc/faq.but index 5522fe31..0fe455ac 100644 --- a/doc/faq.but +++ b/doc/faq.but @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.81 2004/10/07 10:19:46 jacob Exp $ +\define{versionidfaq} \versionid $Id$ \A{faq} PuTTY FAQ @@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ completely is the wrong solution and we will not do it. If you have host keys available in the common \c{known_hosts} format, we have a script called -\W{http://cvs.tartarus.org/putty/contrib/kh2reg.py}\c{kh2reg.py} +\W{http://www.tartarus.org/~simon-anonsvn/viewcvs.cgi/putty/contrib/kh2reg.py?view=markup}\c{kh2reg.py} to convert them to a Windows .REG file, which can be installed ahead of time by double-clicking or using \c{REGEDIT}. @@ -623,12 +623,17 @@ SCP backend did not suffer from this performance issue because SCP is a much simpler protocol.) \S{faq-bce}{Question} When I run full-colour applications, I see -areas of black space where colour ought to be. +areas of black space where colour ought to be, or vice versa. -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, in versions before 0.54, it may not take effect -until you reset the terminal (see \k{faq-resetterm}). +You almost certainly need to change the \q{Use background colour to +erase screen} setting in the Terminal panel. If there is too much +black space (the commoner situation), you should enable it, while if +there is too much colour, you should disable it. (See \k{config-erase}.) + +In old versions of PuTTY, this was disabled by default, and would not +take effect until you reset the terminal (see \k{faq-resetterm}). +Since 0.54, it is enabled by default, and changes take effect +immediately. \S{faq-resetterm}{Question} When I change some terminal settings, nothing happens. @@ -700,7 +705,7 @@ Set the key's value to something like 10. This will cause Windows to try harder to keep connections alive instead of abandoning them. \S{faq-puttyputty}{Question} When I \cw{cat} a binary file, I get -`PuTTYPuTTYPuTTY' on my command line. +\q{PuTTYPuTTYPuTTY} on my command line. Don't do that, then. @@ -878,11 +883,7 @@ they upgraded to WinXP SP2. This is apparently an issue with SP2 that is acknowledged by Microsoft in MS Knowledge Base article \W{http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;884020}{884020}. - -For a fix, you'll need to contact Microsoft support, as mentioned in -the KB article. We've been told that the process is reasonably easy, -and is free of charge; and that the fix will be included in the next -Windows XP Service Pack (but probably not before). +The article links to a fix you can download. (\e{However}, we've been told that SP2 \e{also} fixes the bug that means you need to use non-\cw{127.0.0.1} addresses to forward @@ -1033,7 +1034,7 @@ Partly, because we don't want to move the web site location (see Also, security reasons. PuTTY is a security product, and as such it is particularly important to guard the code and the web site against unauthorised modifications which might introduce subtle security -flaws. Therefore, we prefer that the CVS repository, web site and +flaws. Therefore, we prefer that the Subversion repository, web site and FTP site remain where they are, under the direct control of system administrators we know and trust personally, rather than being run by a large organisation full of people we've never met and which is @@ -1063,8 +1064,8 @@ There isn't one, that we know of. If someone else wants to set up a mailing list or other forum for PuTTY users to help each other with common problems, that would be fine with us, though the PuTTY team would almost certainly not have the -time to read it. It's probably better to use the established -newsgroup \cw{comp.security.ssh} for this purpose. +time to read it. It's probably better to use one of the established +newsgroups for this purpose (see \k{feedback-other-fora}). \S{faq-donations}{Question} How can I donate to PuTTY development?