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20 --enable-font-styles 20 --enable-font-styles
21 Add support for bold, *italic* and *bold italic* font styles. The 21 Add support for bold, *italic* and *bold italic* font styles. The
22 fonts can be set manually or automatically. 22 fonts can be set manually or automatically.
23 23
24 --with-codesets=NAME,... 24 --with-codesets=NAME,...
25 Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups (eu, vn 25 Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups ("eu",
26 are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character sets). 26 "vn" are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character
27 These codeset tables are currently only used for driving X11 core 27 sets). These codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts,
28 fonts, they are not required for Xft fonts. Compiling them in will 28 they are not required for Xft fonts, although having them compiled
29 make your binary bigger (together about 700kB), but it doesn't 29 in lets rxvt-unicode choose replacement fonts more intelligently.
30 increase memory usage unless you use an X11 font requiring one of 30 Compiling them in will make your binary bigger (all of together cost
31 these encodings. 31 about 700kB), but it doesn't increase memory usage unless you use a
32 font requiring one of these encodings.
32 33
33 all all available codeset groups 34 all all available codeset groups
34 zh common chinese encodings 35 zh common chinese encodings
35 zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs 36 zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs
36 jp common japanese encodings 37 jp common japanese encodings
60 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by 61 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by
61 using precomposited characters when available or creating new 62 using precomposited characters when available or creating new
62 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. 63 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
63 64
64 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed 65 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed
65 characters is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt will use 66 characters is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt-unicode
66 the private use area, extending the number of combinations to 8448). 67 will use the private use area, extending the number of combinations
67 With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists. This will also 68 to 8448). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists.
68 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.
69 72
70 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation 73 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation
71 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
72 be used. 75 be used (and tell me how these are to be used...).
73 76
74 --enable-fallback(=CLASS) 77 --enable-fallback(=CLASS)
75 When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS 78 When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS
76 (default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use 79 (default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use
77 --disable-fallback. 80 --disable-fallback.
151 154
152 --enable-xgetdefault 155 --enable-xgetdefault
153 Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small 156 Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
154 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist 157 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist
155 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.
156 163
157 --enable-strings 164 --enable-strings
158 Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other 165 Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
159 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may have 166 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may have
160 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
167 --enable-frills 174 --enable-frills
168 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
169 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
170 want to disable this. 177 want to disable this.
171 178
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
172 --enable-iso14755 196 --enable-iso14755
173 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).
174 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while 198 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while
175 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.
176 200
205 --enable-smart-resize 229 --enable-smart-resize
206 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from 230 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from
207 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
208 is closest to a corner of the screen. 232 is closest to a corner of the screen.
209 233
210 --enable-cursor-blink
211 Add support for a blinking cursor.
212
213 --enable-pointer-blank 234 --enable-pointer-blank
214 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. 235 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
215 236
216 --with-name=NAME 237 --with-name=NAME
217 Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: urxvt, 238 Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: "urxvt",
218 resulting in urxvt, urxvtd etc.). Specify --with-name=rxvt to 239 resulting in "urxvt", "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to
219 replace rxvt. 240 replace with "rxvt".
220 241
221 --with-term=NAME 242 --with-term=NAME
222 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME (default 243 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME (default
223 "rxvt") 244 "rxvt-unicode")
224 245
225 --with-terminfo=PATH 246 --with-terminfo=PATH
226 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree 247 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree
227 to PATH. 248 to PATH.
228 249

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