Make smudgy comfortable to use

Open Settings, then choose Preferences. Changes apply to open sessions as well as new ones.

Choose a terminal font and size that remain easy to read during long sessions. A monospaced font keeps maps and tables aligned. If a selected system font is not available later, smudgy falls back to its bundled font.

The theme sets both the terminal colors and the surrounding application colors. Use Adjust for broad changes and Colors to override individual palette entries. Check ordinary output, bright ANSI colors, links, and the input line before settling on a low-contrast combination.

Set a terminal line length only when you want text to wrap at a fixed column. Leaving it unset wraps to the pane width.

Hide pane headers saves vertical space. Turn it off while learning the interface or arranging several panes.

Command input controls what remains after Enter:

• Select all on send, clear when unfocused leaves the sent command selected for quick replacement and clears it when focus moves elsewhere.
• Select all on send keeps the selected command even after focus changes.
• Clear on send empties the input immediately.

Leave password masking enabled. It responds to the MUD's standard telnet echo negotiation and keeps masked entries out of command history. Disable it only for a MUD that incorrectly negotiates password input and after understanding that the text will remain visible.

Readable session logging is enabled by default. Raw logging records the exact connection bytes and is useful when diagnosing telnet or protocol trouble, but it is harder to read and may contain private protocol data. Raw logging begins with the next connection.

See Keep a session log before sharing either kind of file.

Advanced scripting features exposes tools that can remove a package's sandbox and inspect script internals. It is not needed for normal play, packages, or personal automations. Leave it off unless a scripting guide specifically requires it.

Automatically check for updates allows an unauthenticated check against Smudgy's official service at launch and periodically while the application is open. The check sends no account or MUD data and is the only automatic Smudgy service request made while signed out. Turn it off if you prefer to check smudgy.org yourself.