| 1 | FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS |
1 | FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS |
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2 | The new selection selects pieces that are too big, how can I select |
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3 | single words? |
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4 | Yes. For example, if you want to select alphanumeric words, you can |
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5 | use the following resource: |
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7 | URxvt.selection.pattern-0: ([[:word:]]+) |
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9 | If you click more than twice, the selection will be extended more |
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10 | and more. |
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12 | To get a selection that is very similar to the old code, try this |
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13 | pattern: |
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15 | URxvt.selection.pattern-0: ([^"&'()*,;<=>?@[\\\\]^`{|})]+) |
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17 | Please also note that the *LeftClick Shift-LeftClik* combination |
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18 | also selects words like the old code. |
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20 | I don't like the new selection/popups/hotkeys/perl, how do I |
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21 | change/disable it? |
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22 | You can disable the perl extension completely by setting the |
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23 | perl-ext-common resource to the empty string, which also keeps |
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24 | rxvt-unicode from initialising perl, saving memory. |
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26 | If you only want to disable specific features, you first have to |
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27 | identify which perl extension is responsible. For this, read the |
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28 | section PREPACKAGED EXTENSIONS in the urxvtperl(3) manpage. For |
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29 | example, to disable the selection-popup and option-popup, specify |
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30 | this perl-ext-common resource: |
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32 | URxvt.perl-ext-common: default,-selection-popup,-option-popup |
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34 | This will keep the default extensions, but disable the two popup |
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35 | extensions. Some extensions can also be configured, for example, |
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36 | scrollback search mode is triggered by M-s. You can move it to any |
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37 | other combination either by setting the searchable-scrollback |
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38 | resource: |
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40 | URxvt.searchable-scrollback: CM-s |
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| 2 | Isn't rxvt supposed to be small? Don't all those features bloat? |
42 | Isn't rxvt supposed to be small? Don't all those features bloat? |
| 3 | I often get asked about this, and I think, no, they didn't cause |
43 | I often get asked about this, and I think, no, they didn't cause |
| 4 | extra bloat. If you compare a minimal rxvt and a minimal urxvt, you |
44 | extra bloat. If you compare a minimal rxvt and a minimal urxvt, you |
| 5 | can see that the urxvt binary is larger (due to some encoding tables |
45 | can see that the urxvt binary is larger (due to some encoding tables |
| 6 | always being compiled in), but it actually uses less memory (RSS) |
46 | always being compiled in), but it actually uses less memory (RSS) |
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| 83 | terminal as an example embedding application. |
123 | terminal as an example embedding application. |
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| 85 | How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using? |
125 | How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using? |
| 86 | The version number is displayed with the usage (-h). Also the escape |
126 | 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. |
127 | sequence "ESC [ 8 n" sets the window title to the version number. |
| 88 | When using the rxvtc client, the version displayed is that of the |
128 | When using the urxvtc client, the version displayed is that of the |
| 89 | daemon. |
129 | daemon. |
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| 91 | I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem... |
131 | I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem... |
| 92 | The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode in sarge contains large |
132 | The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode in sarge contains large |
| 93 | patches that considerably change the behaviour of rxvt-unicode. |
133 | patches that considerably change the behaviour of rxvt-unicode. |
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| 178 | "tic" outputs some error when compiling the terminfo entry. |
218 | "tic" outputs some error when compiling the terminfo entry. |
| 179 | Most likely it's the empty definition for "enacs=". Just replace it |
219 | Most likely it's the empty definition for "enacs=". Just replace it |
| 180 | by "enacs=\E[0@" and try again. |
220 | by "enacs=\E[0@" and try again. |
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| 182 | "bash"'s readline does not work correctly under rxvt. |
222 | "bash"'s readline does not work correctly under urxvt. |
| 183 | I need a termcap file entry. |
223 | I need a termcap file entry. |
| 184 | One reason you might want this is that some distributions or |
224 | One reason you might want this is that some distributions or |
| 185 | operating systems still compile some programs using the |
225 | operating systems still compile some programs using the |
| 186 | long-obsoleted termcap library (Fedora Core's bash is one example) |
226 | long-obsoleted termcap library (Fedora Core's bash is one example) |
| 187 | and rely on a termcap entry for "rxvt-unicode". |
227 | and rely on a termcap entry for "rxvt-unicode". |
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| 298 | indeed look correct. |
338 | indeed look correct. |
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| 300 | In that case, select a font of your taste and add it to the font |
340 | In that case, select a font of your taste and add it to the font |
| 301 | list, e.g.: |
341 | list, e.g.: |
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| 303 | rxvt -fn basefont,font2,font3... |
343 | urxvt -fn basefont,font2,font3... |
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| 305 | When rxvt-unicode sees a character, it will first look at the base |
345 | When rxvt-unicode sees a character, it will first look at the base |
| 306 | font. If the base font does not contain the character, it will go to |
346 | font. If the base font does not contain the character, it will go to |
| 307 | the next font, and so on. Specifying your own fonts will also speed |
347 | the next font, and so on. Specifying your own fonts will also speed |
| 308 | up this search and use less resources within rxvt-unicode and the |
348 | up this search and use less resources within rxvt-unicode and the |
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| 593 | Mouse cut/paste suddenly no longer works. |
633 | Mouse cut/paste suddenly no longer works. |
| 594 | Make sure that mouse reporting is actually turned off since killing |
634 | Make sure that mouse reporting is actually turned off since killing |
| 595 | some editors prematurely may leave the mouse in mouse report mode. |
635 | some editors prematurely may leave the mouse in mouse report mode. |
| 596 | I've heard that tcsh may use mouse reporting unless it otherwise |
636 | I've heard that tcsh may use mouse reporting unless it otherwise |
| 597 | specified. A quick check is to see if cut/paste works when the Alt |
637 | specified. A quick check is to see if cut/paste works when the Alt |
| 598 | or Shift keys are depressed. See rxvt(7) |
638 | or Shift keys are depressed. |
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| 600 | What's with this bold/blink stuff? |
640 | What's with this bold/blink stuff? |
| 601 | If no bold colour is set via "colorBD:", bold will invert text using |
641 | If no bold colour is set via "colorBD:", bold will invert text using |
| 602 | the standard foreground colour. |
642 | the standard foreground colour. |
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| 658 | URxvt.color6: #73f7ff |
698 | URxvt.color6: #73f7ff |
| 659 | URxvt.color14: #73f7ff |
699 | URxvt.color14: #73f7ff |
| 660 | URxvt.color7: #e1dddd |
700 | URxvt.color7: #e1dddd |
| 661 | URxvt.color15: #e1dddd |
701 | URxvt.color15: #e1dddd |
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| 663 | How can I start rxvtd in a race-free way? |
703 | How can I start urxvtd in a race-free way? |
| 664 | Try "rxvtd -f -o", which tells rxvtd to open the display, create the |
704 | Try "urxvtd -f -o", which tells urxvtd to open the display, create |
| 665 | listening socket and then fork. |
705 | the listening socket and then fork. |
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| 667 | What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour? |
707 | What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour? |
| 668 | Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the |
708 | Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the |
| 669 | BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following |
709 | BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following |
| 670 | question) there are two standard values that can be used for |
710 | question) there are two standard values that can be used for |
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| 684 | For starting a new rxvt-unicode: |
724 | For starting a new rxvt-unicode: |
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| 686 | # use Backspace = ^H |
726 | # use Backspace = ^H |
| 687 | $ stty erase ^H |
727 | $ stty erase ^H |
| 688 | $ rxvt |
728 | $ urxvt |
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| 690 | # use Backspace = ^? |
730 | # use Backspace = ^? |
| 691 | $ stty erase ^? |
731 | $ stty erase ^? |
| 692 | $ rxvt |
732 | $ urxvt |
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| 694 | Toggle with "ESC [ 36 h" / "ESC [ 36 l" as documented in rxvt(7). |
734 | Toggle with "ESC [ 36 h" / "ESC [ 36 l". |
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| 696 | For an existing rxvt-unicode: |
736 | For an existing rxvt-unicode: |
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| 698 | # use Backspace = ^H |
738 | # use Backspace = ^H |
| 699 | $ stty erase ^H |
739 | $ stty erase ^H |
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| 725 | There are some compile-time selections available via configure. |
765 | There are some compile-time selections available via configure. |
| 726 | Unless you have run "configure" with the "--disable-resources" |
766 | Unless you have run "configure" with the "--disable-resources" |
| 727 | option you can use the `keysym' resource to alter the keystrings |
767 | option you can use the `keysym' resource to alter the keystrings |
| 728 | associated with keysyms. |
768 | associated with keysyms. |
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| 730 | Here's an example for a URxvt session started using "rxvt -name |
770 | Here's an example for a URxvt session started using "urxvt -name |
| 731 | URxvt" |
771 | URxvt" |
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| 733 | URxvt.keysym.Home: \033[1~ |
773 | URxvt.keysym.Home: \033[1~ |
| 734 | URxvt.keysym.End: \033[4~ |
774 | URxvt.keysym.End: \033[4~ |
| 735 | URxvt.keysym.C-apostrophe: \033<C-'> |
775 | URxvt.keysym.C-apostrophe: \033<C-'> |
