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| 83 | terminal as an example embedding application. |
83 | terminal as an example embedding application. |
| 84 | |
84 | |
| 85 | How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using? |
85 | How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using? |
| 86 | The version number is displayed with the usage (-h). Also the escape |
86 | The version number is displayed with the usage (-h). Also the escape |
| 87 | sequence "ESC [ 8 n" sets the window title to the version number. |
87 | sequence "ESC [ 8 n" sets the window title to the version number. |
| 88 | When using the urxvtc client, the version displayed is that of the |
88 | When using the rxvtc client, the version displayed is that of the |
| 89 | daemon. |
89 | daemon. |
| 90 | |
90 | |
| 91 | I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem... |
91 | I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem... |
| 92 | The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode in sarge contains large |
92 | The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode in sarge contains large |
| 93 | patches that considerably change the behaviour of rxvt-unicode. |
93 | patches that considerably change the behaviour of rxvt-unicode. |
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| 134 | |
134 | |
| 135 | "tic" outputs some error when compiling the terminfo entry. |
135 | "tic" outputs some error when compiling the terminfo entry. |
| 136 | Most likely it's the empty definition for "enacs=". Just replace it |
136 | Most likely it's the empty definition for "enacs=". Just replace it |
| 137 | by "enacs=\E[0@" and try again. |
137 | by "enacs=\E[0@" and try again. |
| 138 | |
138 | |
| 139 | "bash"'s readline does not work correctly under urxvt. |
139 | "bash"'s readline does not work correctly under rxvt. |
| 140 | I need a termcap file entry. |
140 | I need a termcap file entry. |
| 141 | One reason you might want this is that some distributions or |
141 | One reason you might want this is that some distributions or |
| 142 | operating systems still compile some programs using the |
142 | operating systems still compile some programs using the |
| 143 | long-obsoleted termcap library (Fedora Core's bash is one example) |
143 | long-obsoleted termcap library (Fedora Core's bash is one example) |
| 144 | and rely on a termcap entry for "rxvt-unicode". |
144 | and rely on a termcap entry for "rxvt-unicode". |
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| 255 | indeed look correct. |
255 | indeed look correct. |
| 256 | |
256 | |
| 257 | In that case, select a font of your taste and add it to the font |
257 | In that case, select a font of your taste and add it to the font |
| 258 | list, e.g.: |
258 | list, e.g.: |
| 259 | |
259 | |
| 260 | urxvt -fn basefont,font2,font3... |
260 | rxvt -fn basefont,font2,font3... |
| 261 | |
261 | |
| 262 | When rxvt-unicode sees a character, it will first look at the base |
262 | When rxvt-unicode sees a character, it will first look at the base |
| 263 | font. If the base font does not contain the character, it will go to |
263 | font. If the base font does not contain the character, it will go to |
| 264 | the next font, and so on. Specifying your own fonts will also speed |
264 | the next font, and so on. Specifying your own fonts will also speed |
| 265 | up this search and use less resources within rxvt-unicode and the |
265 | up this search and use less resources within rxvt-unicode and the |
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| 550 | Mouse cut/paste suddenly no longer works. |
550 | Mouse cut/paste suddenly no longer works. |
| 551 | Make sure that mouse reporting is actually turned off since killing |
551 | Make sure that mouse reporting is actually turned off since killing |
| 552 | some editors prematurely may leave the mouse in mouse report mode. |
552 | some editors prematurely may leave the mouse in mouse report mode. |
| 553 | I've heard that tcsh may use mouse reporting unless it otherwise |
553 | I've heard that tcsh may use mouse reporting unless it otherwise |
| 554 | specified. A quick check is to see if cut/paste works when the Alt |
554 | specified. A quick check is to see if cut/paste works when the Alt |
| 555 | or Shift keys are depressed. See urxvt(7) |
555 | or Shift keys are depressed. See rxvt(7) |
| 556 | |
556 | |
| 557 | What's with this bold/blink stuff? |
557 | What's with this bold/blink stuff? |
| 558 | If no bold colour is set via "colorBD:", bold will invert text using |
558 | If no bold colour is set via "colorBD:", bold will invert text using |
| 559 | the standard foreground colour. |
559 | the standard foreground colour. |
| 560 | |
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| 615 | URxvt.color6: #73f7ff |
615 | URxvt.color6: #73f7ff |
| 616 | URxvt.color14: #73f7ff |
616 | URxvt.color14: #73f7ff |
| 617 | URxvt.color7: #e1dddd |
617 | URxvt.color7: #e1dddd |
| 618 | URxvt.color15: #e1dddd |
618 | URxvt.color15: #e1dddd |
| 619 | |
619 | |
| 620 | How can I start urxvtd in a race-free way? |
620 | How can I start rxvtd in a race-free way? |
| 621 | Try "urxvtd -f -o", which tells urxvtd to open the display, create |
621 | Try "rxvtd -f -o", which tells rxvtd to open the display, create the |
| 622 | the listening socket and then fork. |
622 | listening socket and then fork. |
| 623 | |
623 | |
| 624 | What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour? |
624 | What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour? |
| 625 | Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the |
625 | Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the |
| 626 | BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following |
626 | BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following |
| 627 | question) there are two standard values that can be used for |
627 | question) there are two standard values that can be used for |
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| 640 | |
640 | |
| 641 | For starting a new rxvt-unicode: |
641 | For starting a new rxvt-unicode: |
| 642 | |
642 | |
| 643 | # use Backspace = ^H |
643 | # use Backspace = ^H |
| 644 | $ stty erase ^H |
644 | $ stty erase ^H |
| 645 | $ urxvt |
645 | $ rxvt |
| 646 | |
646 | |
| 647 | # use Backspace = ^? |
647 | # use Backspace = ^? |
| 648 | $ stty erase ^? |
648 | $ stty erase ^? |
| 649 | $ urxvt |
649 | $ rxvt |
| 650 | |
650 | |
| 651 | Toggle with "ESC [ 36 h" / "ESC [ 36 l" as documented in urxvt(7). |
651 | Toggle with "ESC [ 36 h" / "ESC [ 36 l" as documented in rxvt(7). |
| 652 | |
652 | |
| 653 | For an existing rxvt-unicode: |
653 | For an existing rxvt-unicode: |
| 654 | |
654 | |
| 655 | # use Backspace = ^H |
655 | # use Backspace = ^H |
| 656 | $ stty erase ^H |
656 | $ stty erase ^H |
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| 682 | There are some compile-time selections available via configure. |
682 | There are some compile-time selections available via configure. |
| 683 | Unless you have run "configure" with the "--disable-resources" |
683 | Unless you have run "configure" with the "--disable-resources" |
| 684 | option you can use the `keysym' resource to alter the keystrings |
684 | option you can use the `keysym' resource to alter the keystrings |
| 685 | associated with keysyms. |
685 | associated with keysyms. |
| 686 | |
686 | |
| 687 | Here's an example for a URxvt session started using "urxvt -name |
687 | Here's an example for a URxvt session started using "rxvt -name |
| 688 | URxvt" |
688 | URxvt" |
| 689 | |
689 | |
| 690 | URxvt.keysym.Home: \033[1~ |
690 | URxvt.keysym.Home: \033[1~ |
| 691 | URxvt.keysym.End: \033[4~ |
691 | URxvt.keysym.End: \033[4~ |
| 692 | URxvt.keysym.C-apostrophe: \033<C-'> |
692 | URxvt.keysym.C-apostrophe: \033<C-'> |
