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7 7
8 All 8 All
9 9
10 --enable-everything 10 --enable-everything
11 Add (or remove) support for all non-multichoice options listed in 11 Add (or remove) support for all non-multichoice options listed in
12 "./configure --help", except for "--enable-assert". 12 "./configure --help", except for "--enable-assert" and
13 "--enable-256-color".
13 14
14 You can specify this and then disable options you do not like by 15 You can specify this and then disable options you do not like by
15 *following* this with the appropriate "--disable-..." arguments, or 16 *following* this with the appropriate "--disable-..." arguments, or
16 you can start with a minimal configuration by specifying 17 you can start with a minimal configuration by specifying
17 "--disable-everything" and than adding just the "--enable-..." 18 "--disable-everything" and than adding just the "--enable-..."
18 arguments you want. 19 arguments you want.
19 20
20 --enable-xft (default: enabled) 21 --enable-xft (default: on)
21 Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts 22 Add support for Xft (anti-aliased, among others) fonts. Xft fonts
22 are slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use 23 are slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use
23 them, you don't pay for them. 24 them, you don't pay for them.
24 25
25 --enable-font-styles (default: on) 26 --enable-font-styles (default: on)
26 Add support for bold, *italic* and *bold italic* font styles. The 27 Add support for bold, *italic* and *bold italic* font styles. The
27 fonts can be set manually or automatically. 28 fonts can be set manually or automatically.
28 29
29 --with-codesets=NAME,... (default: all) 30 --with-codesets=CS,... (default: all)
30 Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups ("eu", 31 Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups ("eu",
31 "vn" are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character 32 "vn" are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character
32 sets). These codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts, 33 sets). These codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts,
33 they are not required for Xft fonts, although having them compiled 34 they are not required for Xft fonts, although having them compiled
34 in lets rxvt-unicode choose replacement fonts more intelligently. 35 in lets rxvt-unicode choose replacement fonts more intelligently.
46 Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using 47 Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using
47 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly set 48 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly set
48 up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys. 49 up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
49 50
50 --enable-unicode3 (default: off) 51 --enable-unicode3 (default: off)
51 Recommended to stay off unless you really need non-BMP characters. 52 Recommended to stay off unless you really need a lot of non-BMP
53 characters.
52 54
53 Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above 65535 55 Enable support for direct storage of unicode characters above 65535
54 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage requirements 56 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage requirements
55 per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet support these 57 per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet support these
56 extra characters, but Xft does. 58 extra characters, but Xft does.
57 59
58 Please note that rxvt-unicode can store unicode code points >65535 60 Please note that rxvt-unicode can store and display unicode
59 even without this flag, but the number of such characters is limited 61 characters above 65535 even without this flag, but the number of
60 to a few thousand (shared with combining characters, see next 62 such characters is limited to a few thousand (shared with combining
61 switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them 63 characters, see next switch).
62 (input/output and cut&paste still work, though).
63 64
64 --enable-combining (default: on) 65 --enable-combining (default: on)
65 Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite 66 Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite
66 characters. This is required for proper viewing of text where 67 characters. This is required for proper viewing of text where
67 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by 68 accents are encoded as separate unicode characters. This is done by
68 using precomposited characters when available or creating new 69 using precomposed characters when available or creating new
69 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. 70 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
70 71
71 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed 72 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed
72 characters is somewhat limited (the 6400 private use characters will 73 characters is somewhat limited (the 6400 private use characters will
73 be (ab-)used). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists. 74 be (ab-)used). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists.
77 78
78 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation 79 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation
79 forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to 80 forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to
80 be used (and tell me how these are to be used...). 81 be used (and tell me how these are to be used...).
81 82
82 --enable-fallback(=CLASS) (default: Rxvt) 83 --enable-fallback[=CLASS] (default: Rxvt)
83 When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS. 84 When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS.
84 To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback. 85 To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback.
85 86
86 --with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt) 87 --with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
87 Use the given name as default application name when reading 88 Use the given name as default application name when reading
103 --enable-lastlog (default: on) 104 --enable-lastlog (default: on)
104 Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like lastlogin) 105 Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like lastlogin)
105 at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to 106 at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to
106 also be specified. 107 also be specified.
107 108
108 --enable-afterimage (default: on) 109 --enable-pixbuf (default: on)
109 Add support for libAfterImage to be used for transparency and 110 Add support for GDK-PixBuf to be used for background images. It adds
110 background images. It adds support for many file formats including 111 support for many file formats including JPG, PNG, TIFF, GIF, XPM,
111 JPG, PNG, SVG, TIFF, GIF, XPM, BMP, ICO, XCF, TGA and AfterStep 112 BMP, ICO and TGA.
112 image XML
113 (<http://www.afterstep.org/visualdoc.php?show=asimagexml>).
114 113
115 This option also adds such eye candy as blending an image over the 114 --enable-startup-notification (default: on)
116 root background, as well as dynamic scaling and bluring of 115 Add support for freedesktop startup notifications. This allows
117 background images. 116 window managers to display some kind of progress indicator during
118 117 startup.
119 Note that with this option enabled, rxvt's memory footprint might
120 increase by a few megabytes even if no extra features are used
121 (mostly due to third-party libraries used by libAI). Memory
122 footprint may somewhat be lowered if libAfterImage is configured
123 without support for SVG.
124 118
125 --enable-transparency (default: on) 119 --enable-transparency (default: on)
126 Add support for backgrounds, creating illusion of transparency in 120 Add support for using the root pixmap as background to simulate
127 the term. 121 transparency. Note that this feature depends on libXrender and on
122 the availability of the RENDER extension in the X server.
128 123
129 --enable-fading (default: on) 124 --enable-fading (default: on)
130 Add support for fading the text when focus is lost. 125 Add support for fading the text when focus is lost.
131 126
132 --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on) 127 --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
161 (possibly in combination with other switches) is: 156 (possibly in combination with other switches) is:
162 157
163 MWM-hints 158 MWM-hints
164 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping) 159 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
165 urgency hint 160 urgency hint
166 seperate underline colour (-underlineColor) 161 separate underline colour (-underlineColor)
167 settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl) 162 settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
168 visual depth selection (-depth) 163 visual depth selection (-depth)
169 settable extra linespacing /-lsp) 164 settable extra linespacing (-lsp)
170 iso-14755 5.1 (basic) support 165 iso-14755 5.1 (basic) support
171 tripleclickwords (-tcw) 166 tripleclickwords (-tcw)
172 settable insecure mode (-insecure) 167 settable insecure mode (-insecure)
173 keysym remapping support 168 keysym remapping support
174 cursor blinking and underline cursor (-bc, -uc) 169 cursor blinking and underline cursor (-bc, -uc)
175 XEmbed support (-embed) 170 XEmbed support (-embed)
176 user-pty (-pty-fd) 171 user-pty (-pty-fd)
177 hold on exit (-hold) 172 hold on exit (-hold)
178 compile in built-in block graphics 173 compile in built-in block graphics
179 skip builtin block graphics (-sbg) 174 skip builtin block graphics (-sbg)
180 separate highlightcolor support (-hc) 175 separate highlight colour (-highlightColor, -highlightTextColor)
176 focus reporting mode (1004).
177 extended mouse reporting modes (1005, 1006 and 1015).
178 visual selection via -visual and -depth.
179 systemd socket activation
181 180
182 It also enables some non-essential features otherwise disabled, such 181 It also enables some non-essential features otherwise disabled, such
183 as: 182 as:
184 183
185 some round-trip time optimisations 184 some round-trip time optimisations
186 nearest color allocation on pseudocolor screens 185 nearest colour allocation on pseudocolor screens
187 UTF8_STRING support for selection 186 UTF8_STRING support for selection
188 sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107 187 sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107
189 backindex and forwardindex escape sequences 188 backindex and forwardindex escape sequences
190 view change/zero scrollback escape sequences 189 view change/zero scrollback escape sequences
191 locale switching escape sequence 190 locale switching escape sequence
238 237
239 --enable-assert (default: off) 238 --enable-assert (default: off)
240 Enables the assertions in the code, normally disabled. This switch 239 Enables the assertions in the code, normally disabled. This switch
241 is only useful when developing rxvt-unicode. 240 is only useful when developing rxvt-unicode.
242 241
243 --with-afterimage-config=DIR 242 --enable-256-color (default: off)
244 Look for the libAfterImage config script in DIR. 243 Force use of so-called 256 colour mode, to work around buggy
244 applications that do not support termcap/terminfo, or simply improve
245 support for applications hardcoding the xterm 256 colour table.
246
247 This switch breaks termcap/terminfo compatibility to
248 "TERM=rxvt-unicode", and consequently sets "TERM" to
249 "rxvt-unicode-256color" by default (doc/etc/ contains
250 termcap/terminfo definitions for both).
251
252 It also results in higher memory usage and can slow down rxvt
253 dramatically when more than six fonts are in use by a terminal
254 instance.
245 255
246 --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt) 256 --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
247 Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt", 257 Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt",
248 "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt". 258 "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt".
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