Noob Question for 3.0.9

[Arphod]

I stopped playing Vanilla around 3.0.6(?), and recently grabbed 3.0.9 and began my descent into madness once more. Can someone briefly lay out squelching and how that all works? Everything else seems straightforward.

[Narvius]

Squelching hides items you told it you don't need.

[Arphod]

Squelching hides items you told it you don't need.

Ok. But I still see them on the ground, and they're still generated, so in what sense are they hidden?

[Slick]

In addition to squelching the item, you must turn on "hide items set as squelchable" under the menu item "=", 1) interface options.

[Arphod]

In addition to squelching the item, you must turn on "hide items set as squelchable" under the menu item "=", 1) interface options.

Ahh so. Thank you.