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15 --enable-xft 15 --enable-xft
16 Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts 16 Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts
17 are slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use 17 are slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use
18 them, you don't pay for them. 18 them, you don't pay for them.
19 19
20 --enable-font-styles
21 Add support for bold, *italic* and *bold italic* font styles. The
22 fonts can be set manually or automatically.
23
20 --with-codesets=NAME,... 24 --with-codesets=NAME,...
21 Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups. These 25 Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups ("eu",
26 "vn" are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character
22 codeset tables are currently only used for driving X11 core fonts, 27 sets). These codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts,
23 they are not required for Xft fonts. Compiling them in will make 28 they are not required for Xft fonts, although having them compiled
24 your binary bigger (together about 700kB), but it doesn't increase 29 in lets rxvt-unicode choose replacement fonts more intelligently.
25 memory usage unless you use an X11 font requiring one of these 30 Compiling them in will make your binary bigger (all of together cost
26 encodings. 31 about 700kB), but it doesn't increase memory usage unless you use a
32 font requiring one of these encodings.
27 33
28 all all available codeset groups 34 all all available codeset groups
29 cn common chinese encodings 35 zh common chinese encodings
30 cn_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs 36 zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs
31 jp common japanese encodings 37 jp common japanese encodings
32 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings 38 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
33 kr korean encodings 39 kr korean encodings
34 40
35 --enable-xim 41 --enable-xim
55 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by 61 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by
56 using precomposited characters when available or creating new 62 using precomposited characters when available or creating new
57 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. 63 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
58 64
59 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed 65 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed
60 characters is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt will use 66 characters is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt-unicode
61 the private use area, extending the number of combinations to 8448). 67 will use the private use area, extending the number of combinations
62 With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists. This will also 68 to 8448). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists.
63 enable storage of characters >65535. 69
70 This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters
71 beyond plane 0 (>65535) when --enable-unicode3 was not specified.
64 72
65 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation 73 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation
66 forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to 74 forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to
67 be used. 75 be used (and tell me how these are to be used...).
68 76
69 --enable-fallback(=CLASS) 77 --enable-fallback(=CLASS)
70 When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS 78 When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS
71 (default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use 79 (default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use
72 --disable-fallback. 80 --disable-fallback.
146 154
147 --enable-xgetdefault 155 --enable-xgetdefault
148 Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small 156 Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
149 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist 157 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist
150 then ~/.Xresources. 158 then ~/.Xresources.
159
160 Please note that nowadays, things like XIM will automatically pull
161 in and use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it
162 might be very small, if nonexistant.
151 163
152 --enable-strings 164 --enable-strings
153 Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other 165 Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
154 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may have 166 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may have
155 been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries to link 167 been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries to link
162 --enable-frills 174 --enable-frills
163 Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice 175 Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice
164 to have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may 176 to have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may
165 want to disable this. 177 want to disable this.
166 178
179 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills"
180 (possibly in combination with other switches) is:
181
182 MWM-hints
183 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
184 seperate underline colour
185 settable border widths and borderless switch
186 settable extra linespacing
187 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
188 backindex and forwardindex escape sequence
189 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
190 tripleclickwords
191 settable insecure mode
192 keysym remapping support
193 cursor blinking and underline cursor
194 -embed and -pty-fd options
195
167 --enable-iso14755 196 --enable-iso14755
168 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt). 197 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt).
169 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while 198 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while
170 support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch. 199 support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch.
171
172 --enable-linespace
173 Add support to provide user specified line spacing between text
174 rows.
175 200
176 --enable-keepscrolling 201 --enable-keepscrolling
177 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
178 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow. 203 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
179 204
204 --enable-smart-resize 229 --enable-smart-resize
205 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from 230 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from
206 hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which 231 hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which
207 is closest to a corner of the screen. 232 is closest to a corner of the screen.
208 233
209 --enable-256-color
210 Add support for 256 colours rather than the base 16 colours.
211
212 This option will likely go away in the future. Speak up if you don't
213 want this.
214
215 --enable-cursor-blink
216 Add support for a blinking cursor.
217
218 --enable-pointer-blank 234 --enable-pointer-blank
219 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. 235 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
220 236
221 --with-name=NAME 237 --with-name=NAME
222 Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: urxvt, 238 Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: "urxvt",
223 resulting in urxvt, urxvtd etc.). Specify --with-name=rxvt to 239 resulting in "urxvt", "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to
224 replace rxvt. 240 replace with "rxvt".
225 241
226 --with-term=NAME 242 --with-term=NAME
227 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME (default 243 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME (default
228 "rxvt") 244 "rxvt-unicode")
229 245
230 --with-terminfo=PATH 246 --with-terminfo=PATH
231 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree 247 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree
232 to PATH. 248 to PATH.
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