--- rxvt-unicode/README.FAQ 2005/06/30 14:00:49 1.14 +++ rxvt-unicode/README.FAQ 2005/07/13 02:53:54 1.15 @@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ sequence "ESC [ 8 n" sets the window title to the version number. I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem... - The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode contains large patches - that considerably change the behaviour of rxvt-unicode. Before - reporting a bug to the original rxvt-unicode author please download - and install the genuine version + The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode in sarge contains large + patches that considerably change the behaviour of rxvt-unicode. + Before reporting a bug to the original rxvt-unicode author please + download and install the genuine version () and try to reproduce the problem. If you cannot, chances are that the problems are specific to Debian GNU/Linux, in which case it should be reported via the @@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ If you don't plan to use rxvt (quite common...) you could also replace the rxvt terminfo file with the rxvt-unicode one. + "tic" outputs some error when compiling the terminfo entry. + Most likely it's the empty definition for "enacs=". Just replace it + by "enacs=\E[0@" and try again. + "bash"'s readline does not work correctly under rxvt. I need a termcap file entry. One reason you might want this is that some distributions or @@ -314,6 +318,18 @@ Try the diff in doc/solaris9.patch as a base. It fixes the worst problems with "wcwidth" and a compile problem. + How can I use rxvt-unicode under cygwin? + rxvt-unicode should compile and run out of the box on cygwin, using + the X11 libraries that come with cygwin. libW11 emulation is no + longer supported (and makes no sense, either, as it only supported a + single font). I recommend starting the X-server in "-multiwindow" or + "-rootless" mode instead, which will result in similar look&feel as + the old libW11 emulation. + + At the time of this writing, cygwin didn't seem to support any + multi-byte encodings (you might try "LC_CTYPE=C-UTF-8"), so you are + likely limited to 8-bit encodings. + How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use? Is there an option to switch encodings? Unlike some other terminals, rxvt-unicode has no encoding switch,