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1FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 1FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
2 The new selection selects pieces that are too big/too small, can I 2 The new selection selects pieces that are too big, how can I select
3 change this? 3 single words?
4 Yes. For example, if you want to select smaller pieces ("words") you 4 Yes. For example, if you want to select alphanumeric words, you can
5 can use the following resource: 5 use the following resource:
6 6
7 URxvt.selection.pattern-0: ([[:word:]]+) 7 URxvt.selection.pattern-0: ([[:word:]]+)
8 8
9 If you click more than twice, the selection will be extended more 9 If you click more than twice, the selection will be extended more
10 and more. 10 and more.
11 11
12 To get a selection that is very similar to the old code, try this 12 To get a selection that is very similar to the old code, try this
13 pattern: 13 pattern:
14 14
15 URxvt.selection.pattern-0: ([^"&'()*,;<=>?@[\\\\]^`{|})]+) 15 URxvt.selection.pattern-0: ([^"&'()*,;<=>?@[\\\\]^`{|})]+)
16
17 Please also note that the *LeftClick Shift-LeftClik* combination
18 also selects words like the old code.
16 19
17 I don't like the new selection/popups/hotkeys/perl, how do I 20 I don't like the new selection/popups/hotkeys/perl, how do I
18 change/disable it? 21 change/disable it?
19 You can disable the perl extension completely by setting the 22 You can disable the perl extension completely by setting the
20 perl-ext-common resource to the empty string, which also keeps 23 perl-ext-common resource to the empty string, which also keeps
21 rxvt-unicode from initialising perl, saving memory. 24 rxvt-unicode from initialising perl, saving memory.
22 25
23 If you only want to disable specific features, you first have to 26 If you only want to disable specific features, you first have to
24 identify which perl extension is responsible. For this, read the 27 identify which perl extension is responsible. For this, read the
25 section PREPACKAGED EXTENSIONS in the rxvtperl(3) manpage. For 28 section PREPACKAGED EXTENSIONS in the urxvtperl(3) manpage. For
26 example, to disable the selection-popup and option-popup, specify 29 example, to disable the selection-popup and option-popup, specify
27 this perl-ext-common resource: 30 this perl-ext-common resource:
28 31
29 URxvt.perl-ext-common: default,-selection-popup,-option-popup 32 URxvt.perl-ext-common: default,-selection-popup,-option-popup
30 33
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120 terminal as an example embedding application. 123 terminal as an example embedding application.
121 124
122 How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using? 125 How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using?
123 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
124 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.
125 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
126 daemon. 129 daemon.
127 130
128 I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem... 131 I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem...
129 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
130 patches that considerably change the behaviour of rxvt-unicode. 133 patches that considerably change the behaviour of rxvt-unicode.
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214 217
215 "tic" outputs some error when compiling the terminfo entry. 218 "tic" outputs some error when compiling the terminfo entry.
216 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
217 by "enacs=\E[0@" and try again. 220 by "enacs=\E[0@" and try again.
218 221
219 "bash"'s readline does not work correctly under rxvt. 222 "bash"'s readline does not work correctly under urxvt.
220 I need a termcap file entry. 223 I need a termcap file entry.
221 One reason you might want this is that some distributions or 224 One reason you might want this is that some distributions or
222 operating systems still compile some programs using the 225 operating systems still compile some programs using the
223 long-obsoleted termcap library (Fedora Core's bash is one example) 226 long-obsoleted termcap library (Fedora Core's bash is one example)
224 and rely on a termcap entry for "rxvt-unicode". 227 and rely on a termcap entry for "rxvt-unicode".
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335 indeed look correct. 338 indeed look correct.
336 339
337 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
338 list, e.g.: 341 list, e.g.:
339 342
340 rxvt -fn basefont,font2,font3... 343 urxvt -fn basefont,font2,font3...
341 344
342 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
343 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
344 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
345 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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630 Mouse cut/paste suddenly no longer works. 633 Mouse cut/paste suddenly no longer works.
631 Make sure that mouse reporting is actually turned off since killing 634 Make sure that mouse reporting is actually turned off since killing
632 some editors prematurely may leave the mouse in mouse report mode. 635 some editors prematurely may leave the mouse in mouse report mode.
633 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
634 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
635 or Shift keys are depressed. See rxvt(7) 638 or Shift keys are depressed.
636 639
637 What's with this bold/blink stuff? 640 What's with this bold/blink stuff?
638 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
639 the standard foreground colour. 642 the standard foreground colour.
640 643
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695 URxvt.color6: #73f7ff 698 URxvt.color6: #73f7ff
696 URxvt.color14: #73f7ff 699 URxvt.color14: #73f7ff
697 URxvt.color7: #e1dddd 700 URxvt.color7: #e1dddd
698 URxvt.color15: #e1dddd 701 URxvt.color15: #e1dddd
699 702
700 How can I start rxvtd in a race-free way? 703 How can I start urxvtd in a race-free way?
701 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
702 listening socket and then fork. 705 the listening socket and then fork.
703 706
704 What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour? 707 What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?
705 Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the 708 Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the
706 BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following 709 BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following
707 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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720 723
721 For starting a new rxvt-unicode: 724 For starting a new rxvt-unicode:
722 725
723 # use Backspace = ^H 726 # use Backspace = ^H
724 $ stty erase ^H 727 $ stty erase ^H
725 $ rxvt 728 $ urxvt
726 729
727 # use Backspace = ^? 730 # use Backspace = ^?
728 $ stty erase ^? 731 $ stty erase ^?
729 $ rxvt 732 $ urxvt
730 733
731 Toggle with "ESC [ 36 h" / "ESC [ 36 l" as documented in rxvt(7). 734 Toggle with "ESC [ 36 h" / "ESC [ 36 l".
732 735
733 For an existing rxvt-unicode: 736 For an existing rxvt-unicode:
734 737
735 # use Backspace = ^H 738 # use Backspace = ^H
736 $ stty erase ^H 739 $ stty erase ^H
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762 There are some compile-time selections available via configure. 765 There are some compile-time selections available via configure.
763 Unless you have run "configure" with the "--disable-resources" 766 Unless you have run "configure" with the "--disable-resources"
764 option you can use the `keysym' resource to alter the keystrings 767 option you can use the `keysym' resource to alter the keystrings
765 associated with keysyms. 768 associated with keysyms.
766 769
767 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
768 URxvt" 771 URxvt"
769 772
770 URxvt.keysym.Home: \033[1~ 773 URxvt.keysym.Home: \033[1~
771 URxvt.keysym.End: \033[4~ 774 URxvt.keysym.End: \033[4~
772 URxvt.keysym.C-apostrophe: \033<C-'> 775 URxvt.keysym.C-apostrophe: \033<C-'>

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