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69 This tries to create a new terminal, and if fails with exit status 2, 69 This tries to create a new terminal, and if fails with exit status 2,
70 meaning it couldn't connect to the daemon, it will start the daemon and 70 meaning it couldn't connect to the daemon, it will start the daemon and
71 re-run the command. Subsequent invocations of the script will re-use the 71 re-run the command. Subsequent invocations of the script will re-use the
72 existing daemon. 72 existing daemon.
73 73
74 How do I distinguish whether I'm running rxvt-unicode or a regular xterm? I need this to decide about setting colors etc. 74 How do I distinguish whether I'm running rxvt-unicode or a regular
75xterm? I need this to decide about setting colours etc.
75 The original rxvt and rxvt-unicode always export the variable 76 The original rxvt and rxvt-unicode always export the variable
76 "COLORTERM", so you can check and see if that is set. Note that several 77 "COLORTERM", so you can check and see if that is set. Note that several
77 programs, JED, slrn, Midnight Commander automatically check this 78 programs, JED, slrn, Midnight Commander automatically check this
78 variable to decide whether or not to use color. 79 variable to decide whether or not to use colour.
79 80
80 How do I set the correct, full IP address for the DISPLAY variable? 81 How do I set the correct, full IP address for the DISPLAY variable?
81 If you've compiled rxvt-unicode with DISPLAY_IS_IP and have enabled 82 If you've compiled rxvt-unicode with DISPLAY_IS_IP and have enabled
82 insecure mode then it is possible to use the following shell script 83 insecure mode then it is possible to use the following shell script
83 snippets to correctly set the display. If your version of rxvt-unicode 84 snippets to correctly set the display. If your version of rxvt-unicode
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312 For the standard background colour, blinking will actually make the text 313 For the standard background colour, blinking will actually make the text
313 blink when compiled with "--enable-text-blink". Without 314 blink when compiled with "--enable-text-blink". Without
314 "--enable-text-blink", the blink attribute will be ignored. 315 "--enable-text-blink", the blink attribute will be ignored.
315 316
316 On ANSI colours, bold/blink attributes are used to set high-intensity 317 On ANSI colours, bold/blink attributes are used to set high-intensity
317 foreground/background colors. 318 foreground/background colours.
318 319
319 color0-7 are the low-intensity colors. 320 color0-7 are the low-intensity colours.
320 321
321 color8-15 are the corresponding high-intensity colors. 322 color8-15 are the corresponding high-intensity colours.
322 323
323 I don't like the screen colors. How do I change them? 324 I don't like the screen colours. How do I change them?
324 You can change the screen colors at run-time using ~/.Xdefaults 325 You can change the screen colours at run-time using ~/.Xdefaults
325 resources (or as long-options). 326 resources (or as long-options).
326 327
327 Here are values that are supposed to resemble a VGA screen, including 328 Here are values that are supposed to resemble a VGA screen, including
328 the murky brown that passes for low-intensity yellow: 329 the murky brown that passes for low-intensity yellow:
329 330
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343 URxvt.color12: #0000FF 344 URxvt.color12: #0000FF
344 URxvt.color13: #FF00FF 345 URxvt.color13: #FF00FF
345 URxvt.color14: #00FFFF 346 URxvt.color14: #00FFFF
346 URxvt.color15: #FFFFFF 347 URxvt.color15: #FFFFFF
347 348
348 And here is a more complete set of non-standard colors. 349 And here is a more complete set of non-standard colours.
349 350
350 URxvt.cursorColor: #dc74d1 351 URxvt.cursorColor: #dc74d1
351 URxvt.pointerColor: #dc74d1 352 URxvt.pointerColor: #dc74d1
352 URxvt.background: #0e0e0e 353 URxvt.background: #0e0e0e
353 URxvt.foreground: #4ad5e1 354 URxvt.foreground: #4ad5e1
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650 develop for myself mostly, so I actually use most of the extensions I 651 develop for myself mostly, so I actually use most of the extensions I
651 write. 652 write.
652 653
653 The selection stuff mainly makes the selection perl-error-message aware 654 The selection stuff mainly makes the selection perl-error-message aware
654 and tells it to convert perl error messages into vi-commands to load the 655 and tells it to convert perl error messages into vi-commands to load the
655 relevant file and go tot he error line number. 656 relevant file and go to the error line number.
656 657
657 URxvt.scrollstyle: plain 658 URxvt.scrollstyle: plain
658 URxvt.secondaryScroll: true 659 URxvt.secondaryScroll: true
659 660
660 As the documentation says: plain is the preferred scrollbar for the 661 As the documentation says: plain is the preferred scrollbar for the
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733 my purposes, it works, and gives a different look, as my normal 734 my purposes, it works, and gives a different look, as my normal
734 (Non-bold) font is already bold, and I want to see a difference between 735 (Non-bold) font is already bold, and I want to see a difference between
735 bold and normal fonts. 736 bold and normal fonts.
736 737
737 Please note that I used the "urxvt" instance name and not the "URxvt" 738 Please note that I used the "urxvt" instance name and not the "URxvt"
738 class name. Thats because I use different configs for different 739 class name. That is because I use different configs for different
739 purposes, for example, my IRC window is started with "-name IRC", and 740 purposes, for example, my IRC window is started with "-name IRC", and
740 uses these defaults: 741 uses these defaults:
741 742
742 IRC*title: IRC 743 IRC*title: IRC
743 IRC*geometry: 87x12+535+542 744 IRC*geometry: 87x12+535+542
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1038 runtime-switchable, too, so there is usually no drawback to enabling 1039 runtime-switchable, too, so there is usually no drawback to enabling
1039 them, except higher disk and possibly memory usage. The perl interpreter 1040 them, except higher disk and possibly memory usage. The perl interpreter
1040 should be enabled, as important functionality (menus, selection, likely 1041 should be enabled, as important functionality (menus, selection, likely
1041 more in the future) depends on it. 1042 more in the future) depends on it.
1042 1043
1043 You should not overwrite the "perl-ext-common" snd "perl-ext" resources 1044 You should not overwrite the "perl-ext-common" and "perl-ext" resources
1044 system-wide (except maybe with "defaults"). This will result in useful 1045 system-wide (except maybe with "defaults"). This will result in useful
1045 behaviour. If your distribution aims at low memory, add an empty 1046 behaviour. If your distribution aims at low memory, add an empty
1046 "perl-ext-common" resource to the app-defaults file. This will keep the 1047 "perl-ext-common" resource to the app-defaults file. This will keep the
1047 perl interpreter disabled until the user enables it. 1048 perl interpreter disabled until the user enables it.
1048 1049
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1120 The solution is to upgrade your system or switch to a better one. A 1121 The solution is to upgrade your system or switch to a better one. A
1121 possibly working workaround is to use a wcwidth implementation like 1122 possibly working workaround is to use a wcwidth implementation like
1122 1123
1123 http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs/wcwidth.c 1124 http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs/wcwidth.c
1124 1125
1125 I want 256 colors
1126 Are you sure you need 256 colors? 88 colors should be enough for most
1127 purposes. If you really need more, there is an unsupported patch for it
1128 in the doc directory, but please do not ask for it to be applied.
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