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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, vn
26 are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character sets).
22 codeset tables are currently only used for driving X11 core fonts, 27 These codeset tables are currently only used for driving X11 core
23 they are not required for Xft fonts. Compiling them in will make 28 fonts, they are not required for Xft fonts. Compiling them in will
24 your binary bigger (together about 700kB), but it doesn't increase 29 make your binary bigger (together about 700kB), but it doesn't
25 memory usage unless you use an X11 font requiring one of these 30 increase memory usage unless you use an X11 font requiring one of
26 encodings. 31 these encodings.
27 32
28 all all available codeset groups 33 all all available codeset groups
29 cn common chinese encodings 34 zh common chinese encodings
30 cn_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs 35 zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs
31 jp common japanese encodings 36 jp common japanese encodings
32 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings 37 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
33 kr korean encodings 38 kr korean encodings
34 39
35 --enable-xim 40 --enable-xim
55 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by 60 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by
56 using precomposited characters when available or creating new 61 using precomposited characters when available or creating new
57 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. 62 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
58 63
59 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed 64 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed
60 characters is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt will use 65 characters is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt-unicode
61 the private use area, extending the number of combinations to 8448). 66 will use the private use area, extending the number of combinations
62 With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists. This will also 67 to 8448). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists.
63 enable storage of characters >65535. 68
69 This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters
70 beyond plane 0 (>65535) when --enable-unicode3 was not specified.
64 71
65 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation 72 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation
66 forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to 73 forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to
67 be used. 74 be used (and tell me how these are to be used...).
68 75
69 --enable-fallback(=CLASS) 76 --enable-fallback(=CLASS)
70 When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS 77 When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS
71 (default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use 78 (default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use
72 --disable-fallback. 79 --disable-fallback.
146 153
147 --enable-xgetdefault 154 --enable-xgetdefault
148 Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small 155 Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
149 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist 156 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist
150 then ~/.Xresources. 157 then ~/.Xresources.
158
159 Please note that nowadays, things like XIM will automatically pull
160 in and use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it
161 might be very small, if nonexistant.
151 162
152 --enable-strings 163 --enable-strings
153 Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other 164 Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
154 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may have 165 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may have
155 been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries to link 166 been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries to link
162 --enable-frills 173 --enable-frills
163 Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice 174 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 175 to have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may
165 want to disable this. 176 want to disable this.
166 177
178 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills"
179 (possibly in combination with other switches) is:
180
181 MWM-hints
182 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
183 seperate underline colour
184 settable border widths and borderless switch
185 settable extra linespacing
186 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
187 backindex and forwardindex escape sequence
188 window op and locale change escape sequences
189 tripleclickwords
190 settable insecure mode
191 keysym remapping support
192 -embed and -pty-fd options
193
167 --enable-iso14755 194 --enable-iso14755
168 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt). 195 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 196 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. 197 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.
175 198
176 --enable-keepscrolling 199 --enable-keepscrolling
177 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the 200 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the
178 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow. 201 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
179 202
204 --enable-smart-resize 227 --enable-smart-resize
205 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from 228 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 229 hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which
207 is closest to a corner of the screen. 230 is closest to a corner of the screen.
208 231
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 232 --enable-cursor-blink
216 Add support for a blinking cursor. 233 Add support for a blinking cursor.
217 234
218 --enable-pointer-blank 235 --enable-pointer-blank
219 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. 236 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
220 237
221 --with-name=NAME 238 --with-name=NAME
222 Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: urxvt, 239 Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: "urxvt",
223 resulting in urxvt, urxvtd etc.). Specify --with-name=rxvt to 240 resulting in "urxvt", "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to
224 replace rxvt. 241 replace with "rxvt".
225 242
226 --with-term=NAME 243 --with-term=NAME
227 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME (default 244 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME (default
228 "rxvt") 245 "rxvt-unicode")
229 246
230 --with-terminfo=PATH 247 --with-terminfo=PATH
231 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree 248 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree
232 to PATH. 249 to PATH.
233 250

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