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| 36 | scrollback search mode is triggered by M-s. You can move it to any |
36 | scrollback search mode is triggered by M-s. You can move it to any |
| 37 | other combination either by setting the searchable-scrollback |
37 | other combination either by setting the searchable-scrollback |
| 38 | resource: |
38 | resource: |
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| 40 | URxvt.searchable-scrollback: CM-s |
40 | URxvt.searchable-scrollback: CM-s |
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42 | The cursor moves when selecting text in the current input line, how do I |
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43 | switch this off? |
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44 | During rlogin/ssh/telnet/etc. sessions, clicking near the cursor outputs |
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45 | strange escape sequences, how do I fix this? |
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46 | These are caused by the "readline" perl extension. Under normal |
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47 | circumstances, it will move your cursor around when you click into |
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48 | the line that contains it. It tries hard not to do this at the wrong |
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49 | moment, but when running a program that doesn't parse cursor |
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50 | movements or in some cases during rlogin sessions, it fails to |
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51 | detect this properly. |
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53 | You can permamently switch this feature off by disabling the |
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54 | "readline" extension: |
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56 | URxvt.perl-ext-common: default,-readline |
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58 | Why doesn't rxvt-unicode read my resources? |
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59 | Well, why, indeed? It does, in a way very similar to other X |
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60 | applications. Most importantly, this means that if you or your OS |
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61 | loads resources into the X display (the right way to do it), |
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62 | rxvt-unicode will ignore any resource files in your home directory. |
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63 | It will only read $HOME/.Xdefaults when no resources are attached to |
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64 | the display. |
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66 | If you have or use an $HOME/.Xresources file, chances are that |
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67 | resources are loaded into your X-server. In this case, you have to |
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68 | re-login after every change (or run xrdb -merge $HOME/.Xresources). |
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70 | Also consider the form resources have to use: |
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72 | URxvt.resource: value |
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74 | If you want to use another form (there are lots of different ways of |
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75 | specifying resources), make sure you understand wether and why it |
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76 | works. If unsure, use the form above. |
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78 | I can't get transparency working, what am I doing wrong? |
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79 | First of all, transparency isn't officially supported in |
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80 | rxvt-unicode, so you are mostly on your own. Do not bug the author |
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81 | about it (but you may bug everybody else). Also, if you can't get it |
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82 | working consider it a rite of passage: ... and you failed. |
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84 | Here are four ways to get transparency. Do read the manpage and |
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85 | option descriptions for the programs mentioned and rxvt-unicode. |
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86 | Really, do it! |
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88 | 1. Use inheritPixmap: |
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90 | Esetroot wallpaper.jpg |
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91 | rxvt -ip -tint red -sh 40 |
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93 | That works. If you think it doesn't, you lack transparency and |
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94 | tinting support, or you are unable to read. |
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96 | 2. Use a simple pixmap and emulate pseudo-transparency. This enables |
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97 | you to use effects other than tinting and shading: Just |
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98 | shade/tint/whatever your picture with gimp: |
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100 | convert wallpaper.jpg -blur 20x20 -modulate 30 background.xpm |
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101 | rxvt -pixmap background.xpm -pe automove-background |
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103 | That works. If you think it doesn't, you lack XPM and Perl support, |
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104 | or you are unable to read. |
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106 | 3. Use an ARGB visual: |
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108 | rxvt -depth 32 -fg grey90 -bg rgba:0000/0000/4444/cccc |
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110 | This requires XFT support, and the support of your X-server. If that |
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111 | doesn't work for you, blame Xorg and Keith Packard. ARGB visuals |
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112 | aren't there yet, no matter what they claim. Rxvt-Unicode contains |
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113 | the neccessary bugfixes and workarounds for Xft and Xlib to make it |
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114 | work, but that doesn't mean that your WM has the required kludges in |
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115 | place. |
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117 | 4. Use xcompmgr and let it do the job: |
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119 | xprop -frame -f _NET_WM_WINDOW_OPACITY 32c \ |
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120 | -set _NET_WM_WINDOW_OPACITY 0xc0000000 |
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122 | Then click on a window you want to make transparent. Replace |
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123 | 0xc0000000 by other values to change the degree of opacity. If it |
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124 | doesn't work and your server crashes, you got to keep the pieces. |
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| 42 | Isn't rxvt supposed to be small? Don't all those features bloat? |
126 | Isn't rxvt supposed to be small? Don't all those features bloat? |
| 43 | I often get asked about this, and I think, no, they didn't cause |
127 | I often get asked about this, and I think, no, they didn't cause |
| 44 | extra bloat. If you compare a minimal rxvt and a minimal urxvt, you |
128 | extra bloat. If you compare a minimal rxvt and a minimal urxvt, you |
| 45 | can see that the urxvt binary is larger (due to some encoding tables |
129 | can see that the urxvt binary is larger (due to some encoding tables |
