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48 Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using 48 Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using
49 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly set 49 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly set
50 up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys. 50 up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
51 51
52 --enable-unicode3 (default: off) 52 --enable-unicode3 (default: off)
53 Recommended to stay off unless you really need non-BMP characters.
54
53 Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above 65535 55 Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above 65535
54 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage requirements 56 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage requirements
55 per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet support these 57 per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet support these
56 extra characters, but Xft does. 58 extra characters, but Xft does.
57 59
67 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by 69 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by
68 using precomposited characters when available or creating new 70 using precomposited characters when available or creating new
69 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. 71 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
70 72
71 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed 73 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed
72 characters is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt-unicode 74 characters is somewhat limited (the 6400 private use characters will
73 will use the private use area, extending the number of combinations
74 to 8448). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists. 75 be (ab-)used). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists.
75 76
76 This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters 77 This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters
77 beyond plane 0 (>65535) when --enable-unicode3 was not specified. 78 beyond plane 0 (>65535) when --enable-unicode3 was not specified.
78 79
79 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation 80 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation
119 120
120 --enable-tinting (default: on) 121 --enable-tinting (default: on)
121 Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires 122 Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires
122 "--enable-transparency"). 123 "--enable-transparency").
123 124
124 --enable-menubar (default: off) [DEPRECATED]
125 Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with
126 dynamic locale switching currently). This option is DEPRECATED and
127 will be removed in the future.
128
129 --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on) 125 --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
130 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar. 126 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
131 127
132 --enable-next-scroll (default: on) 128 --enable-next-scroll (default: on)
133 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar. 129 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
138 --enable-plain-scroll (default: on) 134 --enable-plain-scroll (default: on)
139 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is 135 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is
140 the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many 136 the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many
141 years. 137 years.
142 138
143 --enable-half-shadow (default: off)
144 Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.
145 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars.
146
147 --enable-ttygid (default: off) 139 --enable-ttygid (default: off)
148 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your 140 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your
149 system uses this type of security. 141 system uses this type of security.
150 142
151 --disable-backspace-key 143 --disable-backspace-key
156 Removes any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do 148 Removes any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do
157 it. 149 it.
158 150
159 --disable-resources 151 --disable-resources
160 Removes any support for resource checking. 152 Removes any support for resource checking.
161
162 --enable-strings (default: off)
163 Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
164 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may have
165 been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries to link
166 in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many GNU/Linux
167 systems).
168 153
169 --disable-swapscreen 154 --disable-swapscreen
170 Remove support for secondary/swap screen. 155 Remove support for secondary/swap screen.
171 156
172 --enable-frills (default: on) 157 --enable-frills (default: on)
179 164
180 MWM-hints 165 MWM-hints
181 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping) 166 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
182 seperate underline colour (-underlineColor) 167 seperate underline colour (-underlineColor)
183 settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl) 168 settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
169 visual depth selection (-depth)
184 settable extra linespacing /-lsp) 170 settable extra linespacing /-lsp)
185 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback 171 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
186 backindex and forwardindex escape sequence
187 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
188 tripleclickwords (-tcw) 172 tripleclickwords (-tcw)
189 settable insecure mode (-insecure) 173 settable insecure mode (-insecure)
190 keysym remapping support 174 keysym remapping support
191 cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc) 175 cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc)
192 XEmbed support (-embed) 176 XEmbed support (-embed)
193 user-pty (-pty-fd) 177 user-pty (-pty-fd)
194 hold on exit (-hold) 178 hold on exit (-hold)
195 skip builtin block graphics (-sbg) 179 skip builtin block graphics (-sbg)
180
181 It also enabled some non-essential features otherwise disabled, such
182 as:
183
184 some round-trip time optimisations
185 nearest color allocation on pseudocolor screens
186 UTF8_STRING supporr for selection
196 sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107 187 sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107
188 backindex and forwardindex escape sequences
189 view change/zero scorllback esacpe sequences
190 locale switching escape sequence
191 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
192 rectangular selections
193 trailing space removal for selections
194 verbose X error handling
197 195
198 --enable-iso14755 (default: on) 196 --enable-iso14755 (default: on)
199 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see urxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt). 197 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt).
200 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while 198 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while
201 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.
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
215 --disable-new-selection 213 --disable-new-selection
216 Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm. 214 Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
217 215
218 --enable-dmalloc (default: off) 216 --enable-dmalloc (default: off)
219 Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See 217 Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
220 http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this 218 <http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/> for details If you use either this
221 or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after 219 or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after
222 compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places. 220 compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
223 221
224 You can only use either this option and the following (should you 222 You can only use either this option and the following (should you
225 use either) . 223 use either) .
234 corner of the screen in a fixed position. 232 corner of the screen in a fixed position.
235 233
236 --enable-pointer-blank (default: on) 234 --enable-pointer-blank (default: on)
237 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. 235 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
238 236
239 --enable-perl (default: off) 237 --enable-perl (default: on)
240 Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the urxvtperl(3) manpage 238 Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the rxvtperl(3) manpage
241 (doc/rxvtperl.txt) for more info on this feature, or the files in 239 (doc/rxvtperl.txt) for more info on this feature, or the files in
242 src/perl-ext/ for the extensions that are installed by default. The 240 src/perl-ext/ for the extensions that are installed by default. The
243 perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the "PERL" 241 perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the "PERL"
244 environment variable when running configure. 242 environment variable when running configure.
245 243

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