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-\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.22 2001/12/15 12:15:24 simon Exp $
+\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.28 2002/03/09 11:47:39 simon Exp $
 
 \C{config} Configuring PuTTY
 
@@ -330,6 +330,11 @@ multiple times at the keyboard. If you set the answerback string to
 be empty, this problem should go away, but doing so might cause
 other problems.
 
+Note that this is \e{not} the feature of PuTTY which the server will
+typically use to determine your terminal type. That feature is the
+\q{Terminal-type string} in the Connection panel; see
+\k{config-termtype} for details.
+
 \S{config-localecho} \q{Local echo}
 
 \cfg{winhelp-topic}{terminal.localecho}
@@ -464,8 +469,11 @@ they send \c{ESC OA} through to \c{ESC OD}.
 
 Application Cursor Keys mode can be turned on and off by the server,
 depending on the application. PuTTY allows you to configure the
-initial state, and also allows you to disable application mode
-completely.
+initial state.
+
+You can also disable application cursor keys mode completely, using
+the \q{Features} configuration panel; see
+\k{config-features-application}.
 
 \S{config-appkeypad} Controlling Application Keypad mode
 
@@ -489,8 +497,11 @@ function key. This is unavoidable.
 
 Application keypad mode can be turned on and off by the server,
 depending on the application. PuTTY allows you to configure the
-initial state, and also allows you to disable application mode
-completely.
+initial state.
+
+You can also disable application keypad mode completely, using the
+\q{Features} configuration panel; see
+\k{config-features-application}.
 
 \S{config-nethack} Using NetHack keypad mode
 
@@ -636,6 +647,106 @@ constitute an overload, how short a time period they have to arrive
 in to do so, and how much silent time is required before the
 overload feature will deactivate itself.
 
+\H{config-features} The Features panel
+
+PuTTY's terminal emulation is very highly featured, and can do a lot
+of things under remote server control. Some of these features can
+cause problems due to buggy or strangely configured server
+applications.
+
+The Features configuration panel allows you to disable some of
+PuTTY's more advanced terminal features, in case they cause trouble.
+
+\S{config-features-application} Disabling application keypad and cursor keys
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{features.application}
+
+Application keypad mode (see \k{config-appkeypad}) and application
+cursor keys mode (see \k{config-appcursor}) alter the behaviour of
+the keypad and cursor keys. Some applications enable these modes but
+then do not deal correctly with the modified keys. You can force
+these modes to be permanently disabled no matter what the server
+tries to do.
+
+\S{config-features-mouse} Disabling \cw{xterm}-style mouse reporting
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{features.mouse}
+
+PuTTY allows the server to send control codes that let it take over
+the mouse and use it for purposes other than copy and paste.
+Applications which use this feature include the text-mode web
+browser \c{links}, the Usenet newsreader \c{trn} version 4, and the
+file manager \c{mc} (Midnight Commander).
+
+If you find this feature inconvenient, you can disable it using the
+\q{Disable xterm-style mouse reporting} control. With this box
+ticked, the mouse will \e{always} do copy and paste in the normal
+way.
+
+Note that even if the application takes over the mouse, you can
+still manage PuTTY's copy and paste by holding down the Shift key
+while you select and paste, unless you have deliberately turned this
+feature off (see \k{config-mouseshift}).
+
+\S{config-features-resize} Disabling remote terminal resizing
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{features.resize}
+
+PuTTY has the ability to change the terminal's size and position in
+response to commands from the server. If you find PuTTY is doing
+this unexpectedly or inconveniently, you can tell PuTTY not to
+respond to those server commands.
+
+\S{config-features-altscreen} Disabling switching to the alternate screen
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{features.altscreen}
+
+Many terminals, including PuTTY, support an \q{alternate screen}.
+This is the same size as the ordinary terminal screen, but separate.
+Typically a screen-based program such as a text editor might switch
+the terminal to the alternate screen before starting up. Then at the
+end of the run, it switches back to the primary screen, and you see
+the screen contents just as they were before starting the editor.
+
+Some people prefer this not to happen. If you want your editor to
+run in the same screen as the rest of your terminal activity, you
+can disable the alternate screen feature completely.
+
+\S{config-features-retitle} Disabling remote window title changing
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{features.retitle}
+
+PuTTY has the ability to change the window title in response to
+commands from the server. If you find PuTTY is doing this
+unexpectedly or inconveniently, you can tell PuTTY not to respond to
+those server commands.
+
+\S{config-features-dbackspace} Disabling destructive backspace
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{features.dbackspace}
+
+Normally, when PuTTY receives character 127 (^?) from the server, it
+will perform a \q{destructive backspace}: move the cursor one space
+left and delete the character under it. This can apparently cause
+problems in some applications, so PuTTY provides the ability to
+configure character 127 to perform a normal backspace (without
+deleting a character) instead.
+
+\S{config-features-charset} Disabling remote character set
+configuration
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{features.charset}
+
+PuTTY has the ability to change its character set configuration in
+response to commands from the server. Some programs send these
+commands unexpectedly or inconveniently. In particular, BitchX (an
+IRC client) seems to have a habit of reconfiguring the character set
+to something other than the user intended.
+
+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.
+
 \H{config-window} The Window panel
 
 The Window configuration panel allows you to control aspects of the
@@ -1007,6 +1118,10 @@ unchecking the \q{Shift overrides application's use of mouse}
 checkbox will cause Shift + mouse clicks to go to the server as well
 (so that mouse-driven copy and paste will be completely disabled).
 
+If you want to prevent the application from taking over the mouse at
+all, you can do this using the Features control panel; see
+\k{config-features-mouse}.
+
 \S{config-rectselect} Default selection mode
 
 \cfg{winhelp-topic}{selection.rect}
@@ -1059,6 +1174,12 @@ box below, and press the \q{Set} button.
 This mechanism currently only covers ASCII characters, because it
 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.
+
 \H{config-colours} The Colours panel
 
 The Colours panel allows you to control PuTTY's use of colour.
@@ -1293,6 +1414,22 @@ the Telnet special backspace code, and Control-C will send the
 Telnet special interrupt code. You probably shouldn't enable this
 unless you know what you're doing.
 
+\S{config-telnetnl} \q{Return key sends telnet New Line instead of ^M}
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{telnet.newline}
+
+Unlike most other remote login protocols, the Telnet protocol has a
+special \q{new line} code that is not the same as the usual line
+endings of Control-M or Control-J. By default, PuTTY sends the
+Telnet New Line code when you press Return, instead of sending
+Control-M as it does in most other protocols.
+
+Most Unix-style Telnet servers don't mind whether they receive
+Telnet New Line or Control-M; some servers do expect New Line, and
+some servers prefer to see ^M. If you are seeing surprising
+behaviour when you press Return in a Telnet session, you might try
+turning this option off to see if it helps.
+
 \H{config-rlogin} The Rlogin panel
 
 The Rlogin panel allows you to configure options that only apply to