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| 16 | *following* this with the appropriate "--disable-..." arguments, or |
16 | *following* this with the appropriate "--disable-..." arguments, or |
| 17 | you can start with a minimal configuration by specifying |
17 | you can start with a minimal configuration by specifying |
| 18 | "--disable-everything" and than adding just the "--enable-..." |
18 | "--disable-everything" and than adding just the "--enable-..." |
| 19 | arguments you want. |
19 | arguments you want. |
| 20 | |
20 | |
| 21 | --enable-xft (default: enabled) |
21 | --enable-xft (default: on) |
| 22 | Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts |
22 | Add support for Xft (anti-aliased, among others) fonts. Xft fonts |
| 23 | are slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use |
23 | are slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use |
| 24 | them, you don't pay for them. |
24 | them, you don't pay for them. |
| 25 | |
25 | |
| 26 | --enable-font-styles (default: on) |
26 | --enable-font-styles (default: on) |
| 27 | Add support for bold, *italic* and *bold italic* font styles. The |
27 | Add support for bold, *italic* and *bold italic* font styles. The |
| 28 | fonts can be set manually or automatically. |
28 | fonts can be set manually or automatically. |
| 29 | |
29 | |
| 30 | --with-codesets=NAME,... (default: all) |
30 | --with-codesets=CS,... (default: all) |
| 31 | Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups ("eu", |
31 | Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups ("eu", |
| 32 | "vn" are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character |
32 | "vn" are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character |
| 33 | sets). These codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts, |
33 | sets). These codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts, |
| 34 | they are not required for Xft fonts, although having them compiled |
34 | they are not required for Xft fonts, although having them compiled |
| 35 | in lets rxvt-unicode choose replacement fonts more intelligently. |
35 | in lets rxvt-unicode choose replacement fonts more intelligently. |
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64 | |
| 65 | --enable-combining (default: on) |
65 | --enable-combining (default: on) |
| 66 | Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite |
66 | Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite |
| 67 | characters. This is required for proper viewing of text where |
67 | characters. This is required for proper viewing of text where |
| 68 | accents are encoded as separate unicode characters. This is done by |
68 | accents are encoded as separate unicode characters. This is done by |
| 69 | using precomposited characters when available or creating new |
69 | using precomposed characters when available or creating new |
| 70 | pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. |
70 | pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. |
| 71 | |
71 | |
| 72 | Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed |
72 | Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed |
| 73 | characters is somewhat limited (the 6400 private use characters will |
73 | characters is somewhat limited (the 6400 private use characters will |
| 74 | be (ab-)used). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists. |
74 | be (ab-)used). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists. |
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78 | |
| 79 | The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation |
79 | The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation |
| 80 | forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to |
80 | forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to |
| 81 | be used (and tell me how these are to be used...). |
81 | be used (and tell me how these are to be used...). |
| 82 | |
82 | |
| 83 | --enable-fallback(=CLASS) (default: Rxvt) |
83 | --enable-fallback[=CLASS] (default: Rxvt) |
| 84 | When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS. |
84 | When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS. |
| 85 | To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback. |
85 | To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback. |
| 86 | |
86 | |
| 87 | --with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt) |
87 | --with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt) |
| 88 | Use the given name as default application name when reading |
88 | Use the given name as default application name when reading |
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| 104 | --enable-lastlog (default: on) |
104 | --enable-lastlog (default: on) |
| 105 | Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like lastlogin) |
105 | Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like lastlogin) |
| 106 | at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to |
106 | at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to |
| 107 | also be specified. |
107 | also be specified. |
| 108 | |
108 | |
| 109 | --enable-afterimage (default: on) |
109 | --enable-pixbuf (default: on) |
| 110 | Add support for libAfterImage to be used for transparency and |
110 | Add support for GDK-PixBuf to be used for background images. It adds |
| 111 | background images. It adds support for many file formats including |
111 | support for many file formats including JPG, PNG, TIFF, GIF, XPM, |
| 112 | JPG, PNG, SVG, TIFF, GIF, XPM, BMP, ICO, XCF, TGA and AfterStep |
112 | BMP, ICO and TGA. |
| 113 | image XML |
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| 114 | (<http://www.afterstep.org/visualdoc.php?show=asimagexml>). |
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113 | |
| 116 | This option also adds such eye candy as blending an image over the |
114 | --enable-startup-notification (default: on) |
| 117 | root background, as well as dynamic scaling and bluring of |
115 | Add support for freedesktop startup notifications. This allows |
| 118 | background images. |
116 | window managers to display some kind of progress indicator during |
| 119 | |
117 | startup. |
| 120 | Note that with this option enabled, rxvt's memory footprint might |
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| 121 | increase by a few megabytes even if no extra features are used |
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| 122 | (mostly due to third-party libraries used by libAI). Memory |
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| 123 | footprint may somewhat be lowered if libAfterImage is configured |
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| 124 | without support for SVG. |
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118 | |
| 126 | --enable-transparency (default: on) |
119 | --enable-transparency (default: on) |
| 127 | Add support for backgrounds, creating illusion of transparency in |
120 | Add support for using the root pixmap as background to simulate |
| 128 | the term. |
121 | transparency. Note that this feature depends on libXrender and on |
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122 | the availability of the RENDER extension in the X server. |
| 129 | |
123 | |
| 130 | --enable-fading (default: on) |
124 | --enable-fading (default: on) |
| 131 | Add support for fading the text when focus is lost. |
125 | Add support for fading the text when focus is lost. |
| 132 | |
126 | |
| 133 | --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on) |
127 | --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on) |
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| 177 | user-pty (-pty-fd) |
171 | user-pty (-pty-fd) |
| 178 | hold on exit (-hold) |
172 | hold on exit (-hold) |
| 179 | compile in built-in block graphics |
173 | compile in built-in block graphics |
| 180 | skip builtin block graphics (-sbg) |
174 | skip builtin block graphics (-sbg) |
| 181 | separate highlight colour (-highlightColor, -highlightTextColor) |
175 | separate highlight colour (-highlightColor, -highlightTextColor) |
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176 | focus reporting mode (1004). |
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177 | extended mouse reporting modes (1005, 1006 and 1015). |
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178 | visual selection via -visual and -depth. |
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179 | systemd socket activation |
| 182 | |
180 | |
| 183 | It also enables some non-essential features otherwise disabled, such |
181 | It also enables some non-essential features otherwise disabled, such |
| 184 | as: |
182 | as: |
| 185 | |
183 | |
| 186 | some round-trip time optimisations |
184 | some round-trip time optimisations |
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| 194 | rectangular selections |
192 | rectangular selections |
| 195 | trailing space removal for selections |
193 | trailing space removal for selections |
| 196 | verbose X error handling |
194 | verbose X error handling |
| 197 | |
195 | |
| 198 | --enable-iso14755 (default: on) |
196 | --enable-iso14755 (default: on) |
| 199 | Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1)). Basic support |
197 | Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see urxvt(1)). Basic support |
| 200 | (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while support for |
198 | (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while support for |
| 201 | 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch. |
199 | 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch. |
| 202 | |
200 | |
| 203 | --enable-keepscrolling (default: on) |
201 | --enable-keepscrolling (default: on) |
| 204 | Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the |
202 | Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the |
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| 226 | |
224 | |
| 227 | --enable-pointer-blank (default: on) |
225 | --enable-pointer-blank (default: on) |
| 228 | Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. |
226 | Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. |
| 229 | |
227 | |
| 230 | --enable-perl (default: on) |
228 | --enable-perl (default: on) |
| 231 | Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the rxvtperl(3) manpage for |
229 | Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the urxvtperl(3) manpage |
| 232 | more info on this feature, or the files in src/perl/ for the |
230 | for more info on this feature, or the files in src/perl/ for the |
| 233 | extensions that are installed by default. The perl interpreter that |
231 | extensions that are installed by default. The perl interpreter that |
| 234 | is used can be specified via the "PERL" environment variable when |
232 | is used can be specified via the "PERL" environment variable when |
| 235 | running configure. Even when compiled in, perl will *not* be |
233 | running configure. Even when compiled in, perl will *not* be |
| 236 | initialised when all extensions have been disabled "-pe "" |
234 | initialised when all extensions have been disabled "-pe "" |
| 237 | --perl-ext-common """, so it should be safe to enable from a |
235 | --perl-ext-common """, so it should be safe to enable from a |
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| 249 | This switch breaks termcap/terminfo compatibility to |
247 | This switch breaks termcap/terminfo compatibility to |
| 250 | "TERM=rxvt-unicode", and consequently sets "TERM" to |
248 | "TERM=rxvt-unicode", and consequently sets "TERM" to |
| 251 | "rxvt-unicode-256color" by default (doc/etc/ contains |
249 | "rxvt-unicode-256color" by default (doc/etc/ contains |
| 252 | termcap/terminfo definitions for both). |
250 | termcap/terminfo definitions for both). |
| 253 | |
251 | |
| 254 | It also results in higher memory usage and can slow down rxvt |
252 | It also results in higher memory usage and can slow down urxvt |
| 255 | dramatically when more than six fonts are in use by a terminal |
253 | dramatically when more than six fonts are in use by a terminal |
| 256 | instance. |
254 | instance. |
| 257 | |
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| 258 | --with-afterimage-config=DIR |
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| 259 | Look for the libAfterImage config script in DIR. |
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| 260 | |
255 | |
| 261 | --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt) |
256 | --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt) |
| 262 | Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt", |
257 | Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt", |
| 263 | "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt". |
258 | "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt". |
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