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Mention saving mid-session and some of its wrinkles.

Formatting tweaks in the same general area.

[originally from svn r5284]
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Jacob Nevins 2005-02-10 01:25:50 +00:00
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@ -53,10 +53,12 @@ you want them saved. Then come back to the Session panel. Select the
\q{Default Settings} entry in the saved sessions list, with a single \q{Default Settings} entry in the saved sessions list, with a single
click. Then press the \q{Save} button. click. Then press the \q{Save} button.
\lcont{
Note that PuTTY does not allow you to save a host name into the Note that PuTTY does not allow you to save a host name into the
Default Settings entry. This ensures that when PuTTY is started up, Default Settings entry. This ensures that when PuTTY is started up,
the host name box is always empty, so a user can always just type in the host name box is always empty, so a user can always just type in
a host name and connect. a host name and connect.
}
If there is a specific host you want to store the details of how to If there is a specific host you want to store the details of how to
connect to, you should create a saved session, which will be connect to, you should create a saved session, which will be
@ -69,6 +71,14 @@ Sessions} input box. (The server name is often a good choice for a
saved session name.) Then press the \q{Save} button. Your saved saved session name.) Then press the \q{Save} button. Your saved
session name should now appear in the list box. session name should now appear in the list box.
\lcont{
You can also save settings in mid-session, from the \q{Change Settings}
dialog. Settings changed since the start of the session will be saved
with their current values; as well as settings changed through the
dialog, this includes changes in window size, window title changes
sent by the server, and so on.
}
\b To reload a saved session: single-click to select the session \b To reload a saved session: single-click to select the session
name in the list box, and then press the \q{Load} button. Your saved name in the list box, and then press the \q{Load} button. Your saved
settings should all appear in the configuration panel. settings should all appear in the configuration panel.
@ -76,7 +86,7 @@ settings should all appear in the configuration panel.
\b To modify a saved session: first load it as described above. Then \b To modify a saved session: first load it as described above. Then
make the changes you want. Come back to the Session panel, and press make the changes you want. Come back to the Session panel, and press
the \q{Save} button. The new settings will be saved over the top of the \q{Save} button. The new settings will be saved over the top of
the old ones the old ones.
\lcont{ \lcont{
To save the new settings under a different name, you can enter the new To save the new settings under a different name, you can enter the new