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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:
39 39
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
43 switch this off?
44 During rlogin/ssh/telnet/etc. sessions, clicking near the cursor outputs
45 strange escape sequences, how do I fix this?
46 These are caused by the "readline" perl extension. Under normal
47 circumstances, it will move your cursor around when you click into
48 the line that contains it. It tries hard not to do this at the wrong
49 moment, but when running a program that doesn't parse cursor
50 movements or in some cases during rlogin sessions, it fails to
51 detect this properly.
52
53 You can permamently switch this feature off by disabling the
54 "readline" extension:
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56 URxvt.perl-ext-common: default,-readline
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42 Why doesn't rxvt-unicode read my resources? 58 Why doesn't rxvt-unicode read my resources?
43 Well, why, indeed? It does, in a way very similar to other X 59 Well, why, indeed? It does, in a way very similar to other X
44 applications. Most importantly, this means that if you or your OS 60 applications. Most importantly, this means that if you or your OS
45 loads resources into the X display (the right way to do it), 61 loads resources into the X display (the right way to do it),
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62 I can't get transparency working, what am I doing wrong? 78 I can't get transparency working, what am I doing wrong?
63 First of all, transparency isn't officially supported in 79 First of all, transparency isn't officially supported in
64 rxvt-unicode, so you are mostly on your own. Do not bug the author 80 rxvt-unicode, so you are mostly on your own. Do not bug the author
65 about it (but you may bug everybody else). Also, if you can't get it 81 about it (but you may bug everybody else). Also, if you can't get it
66 working consider it a rite of passage, and you failed. 82 working consider it a rite of passage: ... and you failed.
67 83
68 Here are three ways to get transparency. Do read the manpage and 84 Here are four ways to get transparency. Do read the manpage and
69 option descriptions for the programs mentioned and rxvt-unicode. 85 option descriptions for the programs mentioned and rxvt-unicode.
70 Really, do it! 86 Really, do it!
71 87
72 1. Use inheritPixmap: 88 1. Use inheritPixmap:
73 89
87 That works. If you think it doesn't, you lack XPM and Perl support, 103 That works. If you think it doesn't, you lack XPM and Perl support,
88 or you are unable to read. 104 or you are unable to read.
89 105
90 3. Use an ARGB visual: 106 3. Use an ARGB visual:
91 107
92 rxvt -depth 432 -fg grey90 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/c000 108 rxvt -depth 32 -fg grey90 -bg rgba:0000/0000/4444/cccc
93 109
94 This requires XFT support, and support form your X-server. If that 110 This requires XFT support, and the support of your X-server. If that
95 doesn't work for you, blame Xorg and Keith Packard. ARGB visuals 111 doesn't work for you, blame Xorg and Keith Packard. ARGB visuals
96 aren't there yet, no matter what they claim. Rxvt-Unicode contains 112 aren't there yet, no matter what they claim. Rxvt-Unicode contains
97 the neccessary bugfixes and workarounds for Xft and Xlib to make it 113 the neccessary bugfixes and workarounds for Xft and Xlib to make it
98 work. 114 work, but that doesn't mean that your WM has the required kludges in
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 \
120 -set _NET_WM_WINDOW_OPACITY 0xc0000000
121
122 Then click on a window you want to make transparent. Replace
123 0xc0000000 by other values to change the degree of opacity. If it
124 doesn't work and your server crashes, you got to keep the pieces.
99 125
100 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?
101 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
102 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
103 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

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