1 | Sketchy overview of the details: |
1 | Sketchy overview of the details: |
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3 | - gcc-3.x is probably required to compile this release, g++-3.x, too, as it |
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4 | has been re-written in C++ (and a corresponding version of libstdc++). |
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6 | - the options used in the ./reconf script should work. everything else |
3 | - the options used in the ./reconf script should work. everything else |
7 | might work and might be broken. |
4 | might work and might be broken. |
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9 | - wchar_t MUST be UNICODE or ISO-10646-1 on your system, or various things |
6 | - wchar_t MUST be UNICODE or ISO-10646-1 on your system, or various things |
10 | will break down. On GNU/Linux, this is true, on Solaris, this is true |
7 | will break down. On GNU/Linux, this is true for all locales, on Solaris, |
11 | only for "@ucs" locales, but you should have plenty of them. |
8 | this might be true only for locales ending in "@ucs", but you should |
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9 | have plenty of them, as there should be a corresponding @ucs-locale for |
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10 | every normal locale. |
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12 | If you know details for other operating systems, please notify me (in |
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13 | general, if your env defines __STDC_ISO_10646__ then everything should |
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14 | be fine). |
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13 | - rxvt will use unicode internally, but does input/output in the current |
16 | - rxvt will use unicode internally, but does input/output in the current |
14 | locale. so to get a utf-8 terminal, use "LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 rxvt" or |
17 | locale. so to get a utf-8 terminal, use "LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 rxvt" or |
15 | equivalent. |
18 | equivalent. |
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17 | - you can specify a different locale to be used for your input method |
20 | - you can specify a different locale to be used for your input method |
18 | using the imLocale ressource or switch, e.g.: |
21 | using the imLocale ressource or switch, e.g.: |
19 | LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.UTF-8 rxvt -imlocale ja_JP.EUC-JP |
22 | LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.UTF-8 rxvt -imlocale ja_JP.EUC-JP |
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21 | - keyboard input is limited by the selected X locale. |
24 | - keyboard input is limited by the selected locale (and X's support for |
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25 | it), tty input and output likewise. Selection support is independent of |
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26 | the locale. |
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23 | - "-fn" commandline switch and *.font ressource accepts a comma |
28 | - "-fn" commandline switch and *.font ressource accepts a comma |
24 | seperated list of fontnames: |
29 | seperated list of fontnames: |
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26 | x:9x15bold a x11 font |
31 | x:9x15bold a x11 font |
27 | 9x15bold the same |
32 | 9x15bold the same |
28 | xft:Andale Mono a xft font |
33 | xft:Andale Mono a xft font |
29 | xft:Andale Mono:pixelsize=20 |
34 | xft:Andale Mono:pixelsize=20 |
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35 | 9x15bold,terminus-15 |
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31 | - the _first_ font in the list selects the cell width/height. All other |
37 | - the _first_ font in the list selects the cell width/height. All other |
32 | fonts must be smaller or same sized, or they will be ignored or worse. |
38 | fonts must be smaller or same sized, or they will be ignored or worse. |
33 | xft fonts will automatically be rescaled, x11-fonts, too, if their |
39 | xft fonts will automatically be rescaled, x11-fonts, too, if their |
34 | size is not specified in the XLFD. |
40 | size is not specified in the XLFD. |
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36 | - the fonts will be tried in the order given when searching for a font |
42 | - the fonts will be tried in the order given when searching for a font |
37 | to display a specific character. if you are e.g. mainly interested in |
43 | to display a specific character. if you are e.g. mainly interested |
38 | japanese you might want to put a japanese font first to get the ascii |
44 | in japanese you might want to put a japanese font first to get the |
39 | characters in it. If you are mainly interested in a text terminal and |
45 | ascii characters glyphs from it. If you are mainly interested in a text |
40 | only want to display other characters you should put a ascii/is8859 text |
46 | terminal and only want to display other characters you should put a |
41 | font first (e.g. "9x15bold") and let rxvt sort it out. |
47 | ascii/is8859 text font first (e.g. "9x15bold") and let rxvt sort it out. |
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43 | - xft fonts require gobs of memory and generally are slow. try not to |
49 | - xft fonts require gobs of memory and generally are slow. try not to |
44 | antialias them ("Font:antialias=false") when possible. Often looks |
50 | antialias them ("Font:antialias=false") when possible. Might look |
45 | better, too, as they then match other fonts in weight. |
51 | better, too, as they then match other fonts in weight. |
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47 | - src/defaultfont.C lists the fallback fonts that are tried when a |
53 | - src/defaultfont.C lists the fallback fonts that are tried when a |
48 | character cannot be displayed with the current list of fonts. |
54 | character cannot be displayed with the current list of fonts. |
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50 | - using bold fonts for the bold attribute is not supported by xft |
56 | - using bold fonts for the bold attribute is not supported by xft |
51 | and will not be supported by rxvt-unicode, either, even for normal x11 |
57 | and will not be supported by rxvt-unicode, either, even for normal X11 |
52 | fonts. |
58 | fonts. |
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54 | - normal bold text will use reverse video unless the colorBD resource has |
60 | - normal bold text will use reverse video unless the colorBD resource has |
55 | been set. coloured text will use high-intensity colours for bold. |
61 | been set. coloured text will use high-intensity colours for bold. |
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