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| 2 | Meta, Features & Commandline Issues |
2 | Meta, Features & Commandline Issues |
| 3 | My question isn't answered here, can I ask a human? |
3 | My question isn't answered here, can I ask a human? |
| 4 | Before sending me mail, you could go to IRC: "irc.freenode.net", channel |
4 | Before sending me mail, you could go to IRC: "irc.freenode.net", channel |
| 5 | "#rxvt-unicode" has some rxvt-unicode enthusiasts that might be |
5 | "#rxvt-unicode" has some rxvt-unicode enthusiasts that might be |
| 6 | interested in learning about new and exciting problems (but not FAQs :). |
6 | interested in learning about new and exciting problems (but not FAQs :). |
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8 | I use Gentoo, and I have a problem... |
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9 | There are three big problems with Gentoo Linux: first of all, most if |
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10 | not all Gentoo systems are completely broken (missing or mismatched |
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11 | header files, broken compiler etc. are just the tip of the iceberg); |
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12 | secondly, the Gentoo maintainer thinks it is a good idea to add broken |
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13 | patches to the code; and lastly, it should be called Gentoo GNU/Linux. |
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15 | For these reasons, it is impossible to support rxvt-unicode on Gentoo. |
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16 | Problems appearing on Gentoo systems will usually simply be ignored |
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17 | unless they can be reproduced on non-Gentoo systems. |
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| 8 | Does it support tabs, can I have a tabbed rxvt-unicode? |
19 | Does it support tabs, can I have a tabbed rxvt-unicode? |
| 9 | Beginning with version 7.3, there is a perl extension that implements a |
20 | Beginning with version 7.3, there is a perl extension that implements a |
| 10 | simple tabbed terminal. It is installed by default, so any of these |
21 | simple tabbed terminal. It is installed by default, so any of these |
| 11 | should give you tabs: |
22 | should give you tabs: |
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| 58 | 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, |
| 59 | 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 |
| 60 | 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 |
| 61 | existing daemon. |
72 | existing daemon. |
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| 63 | 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 |
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75 | xterm? I need this to decide about setting colours etc. |
| 64 | The original rxvt and rxvt-unicode always export the variable |
76 | The original rxvt and rxvt-unicode always export the variable |
| 65 | "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 |
| 66 | programs, JED, slrn, Midnight Commander automatically check this |
78 | programs, JED, slrn, Midnight Commander automatically check this |
| 67 | variable to decide whether or not to use color. |
79 | variable to decide whether or not to use colour. |
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| 69 | 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? |
| 70 | 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 |
| 71 | 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 |
| 72 | 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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| 301 | For the standard background colour, blinking will actually make the text |
313 | For the standard background colour, blinking will actually make the text |
| 302 | blink when compiled with "--enable-text-blink". Without |
314 | blink when compiled with "--enable-text-blink". Without |
| 303 | "--enable-text-blink", the blink attribute will be ignored. |
315 | "--enable-text-blink", the blink attribute will be ignored. |
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| 305 | 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 |
| 306 | foreground/background colors. |
318 | foreground/background colours. |
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| 308 | color0-7 are the low-intensity colors. |
320 | color0-7 are the low-intensity colours. |
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| 310 | color8-15 are the corresponding high-intensity colors. |
322 | color8-15 are the corresponding high-intensity colours. |
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| 312 | 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? |
| 313 | You can change the screen colors at run-time using ~/.Xdefaults |
325 | You can change the screen colours at run-time using ~/.Xdefaults |
| 314 | resources (or as long-options). |
326 | resources (or as long-options). |
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| 316 | 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 |
| 317 | the murky brown that passes for low-intensity yellow: |
329 | the murky brown that passes for low-intensity yellow: |
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| 332 | URxvt.color12: #0000FF |
344 | URxvt.color12: #0000FF |
| 333 | URxvt.color13: #FF00FF |
345 | URxvt.color13: #FF00FF |
| 334 | URxvt.color14: #00FFFF |
346 | URxvt.color14: #00FFFF |
| 335 | URxvt.color15: #FFFFFF |
347 | URxvt.color15: #FFFFFF |
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348 | |
| 337 | And here is a more complete set of non-standard colors. |
349 | And here is a more complete set of non-standard colours. |
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| 339 | URxvt.cursorColor: #dc74d1 |
351 | URxvt.cursorColor: #dc74d1 |
| 340 | URxvt.pointerColor: #dc74d1 |
352 | URxvt.pointerColor: #dc74d1 |
| 341 | URxvt.background: #0e0e0e |
353 | URxvt.background: #0e0e0e |
| 342 | URxvt.foreground: #4ad5e1 |
354 | URxvt.foreground: #4ad5e1 |
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| 430 | To get a selection that is very similar to the old code, try this |
442 | To get a selection that is very similar to the old code, try this |
| 431 | pattern: |
443 | pattern: |
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444 | |
| 433 | URxvt.selection.pattern-0: ([^"&'()*,;<=>?@[\\\\]^`{|})]+) |
445 | URxvt.selection.pattern-0: ([^"&'()*,;<=>?@[\\\\]^`{|})]+) |
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446 | |
| 435 | Please also note that the *LeftClick Shift-LeftClik* combination also |
447 | Please also note that the *LeftClick Shift-LeftClick* combination also |
| 436 | selects words like the old code. |
448 | selects words like the old code. |
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| 438 | I don't like the new selection/popups/hotkeys/perl, how do I change/disable it? |
450 | I don't like the new selection/popups/hotkeys/perl, how do I change/disable it? |
| 439 | You can disable the perl extension completely by setting the |
451 | You can disable the perl extension completely by setting the |
| 440 | perl-ext-common resource to the empty string, which also keeps |
452 | perl-ext-common resource to the empty string, which also keeps |
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| 486 | support this (for instance because it is not visual), then rxvt-unicode |
498 | support this (for instance because it is not visual), then rxvt-unicode |
| 487 | will continue without an input method. |
499 | will continue without an input method. |
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| 489 | In this case either do not specify a preeditStyle or specify more than |
501 | In this case either do not specify a preeditStyle or specify more than |
| 490 | one pre-edit style, such as OverTheSpot,Root,None. |
502 | one pre-edit style, such as OverTheSpot,Root,None. |
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504 | If it still doesn't work, then maybe your input method doesn't support |
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505 | compose sequences - to fall back to the built-in one, make sure you |
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506 | don't specify an input method via "-im" or "XMODIFIERS". |
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| 492 | I cannot type "Ctrl-Shift-2" to get an ASCII NUL character due to ISO 14755 |
508 | I cannot type "Ctrl-Shift-2" to get an ASCII NUL character due to ISO 14755 |
| 493 | Either try "Ctrl-2" alone (it often is mapped to ASCII NUL even on |
509 | Either try "Ctrl-2" alone (it often is mapped to ASCII NUL even on |
| 494 | international keyboards) or simply use ISO 14755 support to your |
510 | international keyboards) or simply use ISO 14755 support to your |
| 495 | advantage, typing <Ctrl-Shift-0> to get a ASCII NUL. This works for |
511 | advantage, typing <Ctrl-Shift-0> to get a ASCII NUL. This works for |
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| 635 | 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 |
| 636 | write. |
652 | write. |
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| 638 | The selection stuff mainly makes the selection perl-error-message aware |
654 | The selection stuff mainly makes the selection perl-error-message aware |
| 639 | 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 |
| 640 | relevant file and go tot he error line number. |
656 | relevant file and go to the error line number. |
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| 642 | URxvt.scrollstyle: plain |
658 | URxvt.scrollstyle: plain |
| 643 | URxvt.secondaryScroll: true |
659 | URxvt.secondaryScroll: true |
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660 | |
| 645 | 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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| 718 | 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 |
| 719 | (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 |
| 720 | bold and normal fonts. |
736 | bold and normal fonts. |
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| 722 | 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" |
| 723 | class name. Thats because I use different configs for different |
739 | class name. That is because I use different configs for different |
| 724 | 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 |
| 725 | uses these defaults: |
741 | uses these defaults: |
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| 727 | IRC*title: IRC |
743 | IRC*title: IRC |
| 728 | IRC*geometry: 87x12+535+542 |
744 | IRC*geometry: 87x12+535+542 |
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| 732 | IRC*boldFont: suxuseuro |
748 | IRC*boldFont: suxuseuro |
| 733 | IRC*colorBD: white |
749 | IRC*colorBD: white |
| 734 | IRC*keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007 |
750 | IRC*keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007 |
| 735 | IRC*keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007 |
751 | IRC*keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007 |
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| 737 | "Alt-Shift-1" and "Alt-Shift-2" switch between two different font sizes. |
753 | "Alt-Ctrl-1" and "Alt-Ctrl-2" switch between two different font sizes. |
| 738 | "suxuseuro" allows me to keep an eye (and actually read) stuff while |
754 | "suxuseuro" allows me to keep an eye (and actually read) stuff while |
| 739 | keeping a very small window. If somebody pastes something complicated |
755 | keeping a very small window. If somebody pastes something complicated |
| 740 | (e.g. japanese), I temporarily switch to a larger font. |
756 | (e.g. japanese), I temporarily switch to a larger font. |
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| 742 | The above is all in my ".Xdefaults" (I don't use ".Xresources" nor |
758 | The above is all in my ".Xdefaults" (I don't use ".Xresources" nor |
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| 778 | The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely available |
794 | The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely available |
| 779 | as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often |
795 | as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often |
| 780 | arises). |
796 | arises). |
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| 782 | The correct solution for this problem is to install the terminfo, this |
798 | The correct solution for this problem is to install the terminfo, this |
| 783 | can be done like this (with ncurses' infocmp and works as user and |
799 | can be done by simply installing rxvt-unicode on the remote system as |
| 784 | admin): |
800 | well (in case you have a nice package manager ready), or you can install |
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801 | the terminfo database manually like this (with ncurses infocmp. works as |
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802 | user and root): |
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| 786 | REMOTE=remotesystem.domain |
804 | REMOTE=remotesystem.domain |
| 787 | infocmp rxvt-unicode | ssh $REMOTE "mkdir -p .terminfo && cat >/tmp/ti && tic /tmp/ti" |
805 | infocmp rxvt-unicode | ssh $REMOTE "mkdir -p .terminfo && cat >/tmp/ti && tic /tmp/ti" |
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| 789 | ... or by installing rxvt-unicode normally on the remote system, |
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| 791 | One some systems you might need to set $TERMINFO to the full path of |
807 | One some systems you might need to set $TERMINFO to the full path of |
| 792 | $HOME/.terminfo for this to work. |
808 | $HOME/.terminfo for this to work. |
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| 794 | If you cannot or do not want to do this, then you can simply set |
810 | If you cannot or do not want to do this, then you can simply set |
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| 804 | URxvt.termName: rxvt |
820 | URxvt.termName: rxvt |
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| 806 | If you don't plan to use rxvt (quite common...) you could also replace |
822 | If you don't plan to use rxvt (quite common...) you could also replace |
| 807 | the rxvt terminfo file with the rxvt-unicode one and use "TERM=rxvt". |
823 | the rxvt terminfo file with the rxvt-unicode one and use "TERM=rxvt". |
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825 | nano fails with "Error opening terminal: rxvt-unicode" |
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826 | This exceptionally confusing and useless error message is printed by |
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827 | nano when it can't find the terminfo database. Nothing is wrong with |
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828 | your terminal, read the previous answer for a solution. |
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| 809 | "tic" outputs some error when compiling the terminfo entry. |
830 | "tic" outputs some error when compiling the terminfo entry. |
| 810 | Most likely it's the empty definition for "enacs=". Just replace it by |
831 | Most likely it's the empty definition for "enacs=". Just replace it by |
| 811 | "enacs=\E[0@" and try again. |
832 | "enacs=\E[0@" and try again. |
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| 813 | "bash"'s readline does not work correctly under urxvt. |
834 | "bash"'s readline does not work correctly under urxvt. |
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| 823 | cases. You can also create a termcap entry by using terminfo's infocmp |
844 | cases. You can also create a termcap entry by using terminfo's infocmp |
| 824 | program like this: |
845 | program like this: |
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| 826 | infocmp -C rxvt-unicode |
847 | infocmp -C rxvt-unicode |
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| 828 | Or you could use this termcap entry, generated by the command above: |
849 | Or you could use the termcap entry in doc/etc/rxvt-unicode.termcap, |
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850 | generated by the command above. |
| 830 | rxvt-unicode|rxvt-unicode terminal (X Window System):\ |
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| 831 | :am:bw:eo:km:mi:ms:xn:xo:\ |
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| 832 | :co#80:it#8:li#24:lm#0:\ |
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| 833 | :AL=\E[%dL:DC=\E[%dP:DL=\E[%dM:DO=\E[%dB:IC=\E[%d@:\ |
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| 834 | :K1=\EOw:K2=\EOu:K3=\EOy:K4=\EOq:K5=\EOs:LE=\E[%dD:\ |
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| 835 | :RI=\E[%dC:SF=\E[%dS:SR=\E[%dT:UP=\E[%dA:ae=\E(B:al=\E[L:\ |
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| 836 | :as=\E(0:bl=^G:cd=\E[J:ce=\E[K:cl=\E[H\E[2J:\ |
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| 837 | :cm=\E[%i%d;%dH:cr=^M:cs=\E[%i%d;%dr:ct=\E[3g:dc=\E[P:\ |
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| 838 | :dl=\E[M:do=^J:ec=\E[%dX:ei=\E[4l:ho=\E[H:\ |
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| 839 | :i1=\E[?47l\E=\E[?1l:ic=\E[@:im=\E[4h:\ |
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| 840 | :is=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;3;4;6l\E[4l:\ |
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| 841 | :k1=\E[11~:k2=\E[12~:k3=\E[13~:k4=\E[14~:k5=\E[15~:\ |
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| 842 | :k6=\E[17~:k7=\E[18~:k8=\E[19~:k9=\E[20~:kD=\E[3~:\ |
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| 843 | :kI=\E[2~:kN=\E[6~:kP=\E[5~:kb=\177:kd=\EOB:ke=\E[?1l\E>:\ |
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| 844 | :kh=\E[7~:kl=\EOD:kr=\EOC:ks=\E[?1h\E=:ku=\EOA:le=^H:\ |
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| 845 | :mb=\E[5m:md=\E[1m:me=\E[m\017:mr=\E[7m:nd=\E[C:rc=\E8:\ |
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| 846 | :sc=\E7:se=\E[27m:sf=^J:so=\E[7m:sr=\EM:st=\EH:ta=^I:\ |
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| 847 | :te=\E[r\E[?1049l:ti=\E[?1049h:ue=\E[24m:up=\E[A:\ |
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| 848 | :us=\E[4m:vb=\E[?5h\E[?5l:ve=\E[?25h:vi=\E[?25l:\ |
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| 851 | Why does "ls" no longer have coloured output? |
852 | Why does "ls" no longer have coloured output? |
| 852 | The "ls" in the GNU coreutils unfortunately doesn't use terminfo to |
853 | The "ls" in the GNU coreutils unfortunately doesn't use terminfo to |
| 853 | decide whether a terminal has colour, but uses its own configuration |
854 | decide whether a terminal has colour, but uses its own configuration |
| 854 | file. Needless to say, "rxvt-unicode" is not in its default file (among |
855 | file. Needless to say, "rxvt-unicode" is not in its default file (among |
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| 991 | For scim, use "@im=SCIM". You can see what input method servers are |
992 | For scim, use "@im=SCIM". You can see what input method servers are |
| 992 | running with this command: |
993 | running with this command: |
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994 | |
| 994 | xprop -root XIM_SERVERS |
995 | xprop -root XIM_SERVERS |
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996 | |
| 996 | * |
997 | |
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998 | |
| 998 | My input method wants <some encoding> but I want UTF-8, what can I do? |
999 | My input method wants <some encoding> but I want UTF-8, what can I do? |
| 999 | You can specify separate locales for the input method and the rest of |
1000 | You can specify separate locales for the input method and the rest of |
| 1000 | the terminal, using the resource "imlocale": |
1001 | the terminal, using the resource "imlocale": |
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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. |
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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. |
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| 1076 | As you might have guessed, FreeBSD does neither define this symbol nor |
1077 | As you might have guessed, FreeBSD does neither define this symbol nor |
| 1077 | does it support it. Instead, it uses its own internal representation of |
1078 | does it support it. Instead, it uses its own internal representation of |
| 1078 | wchar_t. This is, of course, completely fine with respect to standards. |
1079 | wchar_t. This is, of course, completely fine with respect to standards. |
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1080 | |
| 1080 | However, that means rxvt-unicode only works in "POSIX", "ISO-8859-1" and |
1081 | However, that means rxvt-unicode only works in "POSIX", "ISO-8859-1" and |
| 1081 | "UTF-8" locales under FreeBSD (which all use Unicode as wchar_t. |
1082 | "UTF-8" locales under FreeBSD (which all use Unicode as wchar_t). |
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1083 | |
| 1083 | "__STDC_ISO_10646__" is the only sane way to support multi-language apps |
1084 | "__STDC_ISO_10646__" is the only sane way to support multi-language apps |
| 1084 | in an OS, as using a locale-dependent (and non-standardized) |
1085 | in an OS, as using a locale-dependent (and non-standardized) |
| 1085 | representation of wchar_t makes it impossible to convert between wchar_t |
1086 | representation of wchar_t makes it impossible to convert between wchar_t |
| 1086 | (as used by X11 and your applications) and any other encoding without |
1087 | (as used by X11 and your applications) and any other encoding without |
