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131 .IX Title "@@RXVT_NAME@@ 1"
132 .TH @@RXVT_NAME@@ 1 "2007-11-19" "8.4" "RXVT-UNICODE"
133 .SH "NAME"
134 rxvt\-unicode (ouR XVT, unicode) \- (a VT102 emulator for the X window system)
135 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
136 .IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
137 \&\fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR [options] [\-e command [ args ]]
138 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
139 .IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
140 \&\fBrxvt-unicode\fR, version \fB@@RXVT_VERSION@@\fR, is a colour vt102 terminal
141 emulator intended as an \fIxterm\fR(1) replacement for users who do not
142 require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
143 configurability. As a result, \fBrxvt-unicode\fR uses much less swap space \*(--
144 a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
145 .SH "FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS"
146 .IX Header "FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS"
147 See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try \f(CW\*(C`man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@\*(C'\fR) for a list of
148 frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
149 problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
150 <http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt\-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.
151 .SH "RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT"
152 .IX Header "RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT"
153 Unlike the original rxvt, \fBrxvt-unicode\fR stores all text in Unicode
154 internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
155 world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
156 especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
157 like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
158 like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
159 scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
160 fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
161 as hebrew: \fBrxvt-unicode\fR adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
162 belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things \*(--
163 such as cursor-movement while editing \*(-- break otherwise), but that might
164 change.
165 .PP
166 If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
167 me recommend \f(CW\*(C`mlterm\*(C'\fR, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
168 terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely
169 because the author couldn't get \f(CW\*(C`mlterm\*(C'\fR to use one font for latin1 and
170 another for japanese.
171 .PP
172 Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to
173 display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other
174 programs force onto its users never made sense to me: You should be able
175 to choose any font for any script freely.
176 .PP
177 Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than
178 its predecessor, supports things such as \s-1XFT\s0 and \s-1ISO\s0 14755 that are handy
179 in i18n\-environments, is faster, and has a lot bugs less than the original
180 rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.
181 .PP
182 It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean
183 and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode
184 without most of its features to get a lean binary. It also comes with
185 a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows
186 from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and
187 drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and
188 @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).
189 .PP
190 It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have
191 been extended) more accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical
192 reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).
193 .SH "OPTIONS"
194 .IX Header "OPTIONS"
195 The \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR options (mostly a subset of \fIxterm\fR's) are listed
196 below. In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be
197 eliminated or default values chosen at compile\-time, so options and
198 defaults listed may not accurately reflect the version installed on
199 your system. `@@RXVT_NAME@@ \-h' gives a list of major compile-time options on
200 the \fIOptions\fR line. Option descriptions may be prefixed with which
201 compile option each is dependent upon. e.g. `Compile \fI\s-1XIM\s0\fR:' requires
202 \&\fI\s-1XIM\s0\fR on the \fIOptions\fR line. Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ \-help' gives a list of all
203 command-line options compiled into your version.
204 .PP
205 Note that \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR permits the resource name to be used as a
206 long-option (\-\-/++ option) so the potential command-line options are
207 far greater than those listed. For example: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ \-\-loginShell \-\-color1
208 Orange'.
209 .PP
210 The following options are available:
211 .IP "\fB\-help\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR" 4
212 .IX Item "-help, --help"
213 Print out a message describing available options.
214 .IP "\fB\-display\fR \fIdisplayname\fR" 4
215 .IX Item "-display displayname"
216 Attempt to open a window on the named X display (\fB\-d\fR still
217 respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the
218 \&\fB\s-1DISPLAY\s0\fR environment variable is used.
219 .IP "\fB\-depth\fR \fIbitdepth\fR" 4
220 .IX Item "-depth bitdepth"
221 Compile \fIxft\fR: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
222 resource \fBdepth\fR.
223 .IP "\fB\-geometry\fR \fIgeom\fR" 4
224 .IX Item "-geometry geom"
225 Window geometry (\fB\-g\fR still respected); resource \fBgeometry\fR.
226 .IP "\fB\-rv\fR|\fB+rv\fR" 4
227 .IX Item "-rv|+rv"
228 Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource \fBreverseVideo\fR.
229 .IP "\fB\-j\fR|\fB+j\fR" 4
230 .IX Item "-j|+j"
231 Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource \fBjumpScroll\fR.
232 .IP "\fB\-ss\fR|\fB+ss\fR" 4
233 .IX Item "-ss|+ss"
234 Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource \fBskipScroll\fR.
235 .IP "\fB\-tr\fR|\fB+tr\fR" 4
236 .IX Item "-tr|+tr"
237 Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background. Obsolete form of it is
238 \&\fB\-ip\fR and it should not be used anymore; resource \fBtransparent\fR.
239 .Sp
240 \&\fIPlease note that old resource name of \f(BIinheritPixmap\fI is obsolete and should be
241 changed to \f(BItransparent\fI. Backwards compatibility support for \f(BIinheritPixmap\fI will
242 be phased out in future versions of rxvt!\fR
243 .Sp
244 \&\fIPlease address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
245 sasha@aftercode.net. Read the \s-1FAQ\s0 (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!\fR
246 .IP "\fB\-fade\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
247 .IX Item "-fade number"
248 Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
249 fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
250 colour; resource \fBfading\fR.
251 .IP "\fB\-fadecolor\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
252 .IX Item "-fadecolor colour"
253 Fade to this colour when fading is used (see \fB\-fade\fR). The default colour
254 is opaque black. resource \fBfadeColor\fR.
255 .IP "\fB\-tint\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
256 .IX Item "-tint colour"
257 Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
258 transparency is enabled with \fB\-tr\fR. This only works for
259 non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the \fB\-sh\fR option that can be
260 used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
261 Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server\-side,
262 thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
263 blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them. Also
264 pure black and pure white colors essentially mean no tinting; resource
265 \&\fItintColor\fR. Example:
266 .Sp
267 .Vb 1
268 \& @@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
269 .Ve
270 .IP "\fB\-sh\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
271 .IX Item "-sh number"
272 Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (100 .. 200) the transparent
273 background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;
274 resource \fIshading\fR.
275 .IP "\fB\-blt\fR \fIstring\fR" 4
276 .IX Item "-blt string"
277 Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
278 at the same time as transparency \- such pixmap will be blended over
279 transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
280 \&\fBadd\fR, \fBalphablend\fR, \fBallanon\fR \- color values averaging, \fBcolorize\fR,
281 \&\fBdarken\fR, \fBdiff\fR, \fBdissipate\fR, \fBhue\fR, \fBlighten\fR, \fBoverlay\fR,
282 \&\fBsaturate\fR, \fBscreen\fR, \fBsub\fR, \fBtint\fR, \fBvalue\fR. The default is
283 alpha\-blending. Compile \fIafterimage\fR; resource \fIblendType\fR.
284 .IP "\fB\-blr\fR \fIHxV\fR" 4
285 .IX Item "-blr HxV"
286 Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
287 background image. If single number is specified \- both vertical and
288 horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
289 radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
290 on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile \fIafterimage\fR;
291 resource \fIblurRadius\fR.
292 .IP "\fB\-bg\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
293 .IX Item "-bg colour"
294 Window background colour; resource \fBbackground\fR.
295 .IP "\fB\-fg\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
296 .IX Item "-fg colour"
297 Window foreground colour; resource \fBforeground\fR.
298 .IP "\fB\-pixmap\fR \fIfile[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]\fR" 4
299 .IX Item "-pixmap file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]"
300 Compile \fIafterimage\fR: Specify image file for the background and also
301 optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
302 add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the \f(CW\*(C`;\*(C'\fR in the
303 command\-line; for more details see resource \fBbackgroundPixmap\fR.
304 .IP "\fB\-cr\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
305 .IX Item "-cr colour"
306 The cursor colour; resource \fBcursorColor\fR.
307 .IP "\fB\-pr\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
308 .IX Item "-pr colour"
309 The mouse pointer foreground colour; resource \fBpointerColor\fR.
310 .IP "\fB\-pr2\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
311 .IX Item "-pr2 colour"
312 The mouse pointer background colour; resource \fBpointerColor2\fR.
313 .IP "\fB\-bd\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
314 .IX Item "-bd colour"
315 The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar and the text;
316 resource \fBborderColor\fR.
317 .IP "\fB\-fn\fR \fIfontlist\fR" 4
318 .IX Item "-fn fontlist"
319 Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
320 that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
321 first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
322 smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
323 font list is always appended to it. See resource \fBfont\fR for more details.
324 .Sp
325 In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify its name or prefix it
326 with \f(CW\*(C`x:\*(C'\fR. To specify an XFT\-font, you need to prefix it with \f(CW\*(C`xft:\*(C'\fR,
327 e.g.:
328 .Sp
329 .Vb 2
330 \& @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
331 \& @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
332 .Ve
333 .Sp
334 See also the question \*(L"How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?\*(R" in the \s-1FAQ\s0
335 section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
336 .IP "\fB\-fb\fR \fIfontlist\fR" 4
337 .IX Item "-fb fontlist"
338 Compile \fIfont-styles\fR: The bold font list to use when \fBbold\fR characters
339 are to be printed. See resource \fBboldFont\fR for details.
340 .IP "\fB\-fi\fR \fIfontlist\fR" 4
341 .IX Item "-fi fontlist"
342 Compile \fIfont-styles\fR: The italic font list to use when \fIitalic\fR
343 characters are to be printed. See resource \fBitalicFont\fR for details.
344 .IP "\fB\-fbi\fR \fIfontlist\fR" 4
345 .IX Item "-fbi fontlist"
346 Compile \fIfont-styles\fR: The bold italic font list to use when \fB\f(BIbold
347 italic\fB\fR characters are to be printed. See resource \fBboldItalicFont\fR
348 for details.
349 .IP "\fB\-is\fR|\fB+is\fR" 4
350 .IX Item "-is|+is"
351 Compile \fIfont-styles\fR: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity
352 foreground/background (default). See resource \fBintensityStyles\fR for
353 details.
354 .IP "\fB\-name\fR \fIname\fR" 4
355 .IX Item "-name name"
356 Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
357 rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
358 `.' or `*' characters. Also sets the icon and title name.
359 .IP "\fB\-ls\fR|\fB+ls\fR" 4
360 .IX Item "-ls|+ls"
361 Start as a login\-shell/sub\-shell; resource \fBloginShell\fR.
362 .IP "\fB\-ut\fR|\fB+ut\fR" 4
363 .IX Item "-ut|+ut"
364 Compile \fIutmp\fR: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource
365 \&\fButmpInhibit\fR.
366 .IP "\fB\-vb\fR|\fB+vb\fR" 4
367 .IX Item "-vb|+vb"
368 Turn on/off visual bell on receipt of a bell character; resource
369 \&\fBvisualBell\fR.
370 .IP "\fB\-sb\fR|\fB+sb\fR" 4
371 .IX Item "-sb|+sb"
372 Turn on/off scrollbar; resource \fBscrollBar\fR.
373 .IP "\fB\-si\fR|\fB+si\fR" 4
374 .IX Item "-si|+si"
375 Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on \s-1TTY\s0 output inhibit; resource
376 \&\fBscrollTtyOutput\fR has opposite effect.
377 .IP "\fB\-sk\fR|\fB+sk\fR" 4
378 .IX Item "-sk|+sk"
379 Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on keypress; resource
380 \&\fBscrollTtyKeypress\fR.
381 .IP "\fB\-sw\fR|\fB+sw\fR" 4
382 .IX Item "-sw|+sw"
383 Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
384 This only takes effect if \fB\-si\fR is also given; resource
385 \&\fBscrollWithBuffer\fR.
386 .IP "\fB\-sr\fR|\fB+sr\fR" 4
387 .IX Item "-sr|+sr"
388 Put scrollbar on right/left; resource \fBscrollBar_right\fR.
389 .IP "\fB\-st\fR|\fB+st\fR" 4
390 .IX Item "-st|+st"
391 Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
392 resource \fBscrollBar_floating\fR.
393 .IP "\fB\-ptab\fR|\fB+ptab\fR" 4
394 .IX Item "-ptab|+ptab"
395 If enabled (default), \*(L"Horizontal Tab\*(R" characters are being stored as
396 actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
397 select and paste them. Since a horizontal tab is a cursor movement and
398 not an actual glyph, this can sometimes be visually annoying as the cursor
399 on a tab character is displayed as a wide cursor; resource \fBpastableTabs\fR.
400 .IP "\fB\-bc\fR|\fB+bc\fR" 4
401 .IX Item "-bc|+bc"
402 Blink the cursor; resource \fBcursorBlink\fR.
403 .IP "\fB\-iconic\fR" 4
404 .IX Item "-iconic"
405 Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
406 Alternative form is \fB\-ic\fR.
407 .IP "\fB\-sl\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
408 .IX Item "-sl number"
409 Save \fInumber\fR lines in the scrollback buffer. See resource entry for
410 limits; resource \fBsaveLines\fR.
411 .IP "\fB\-b\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
412 .IX Item "-b number"
413 Compile \fIfrills\fR: Internal border of \fInumber\fR pixels. See resource
414 entry for limits; resource \fBinternalBorder\fR.
415 .IP "\fB\-w\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
416 .IX Item "-w number"
417 Compile \fIfrills\fR: External border of \fInumber\fR pixels. Also, \fB\-bw\fR
418 and \fB\-borderwidth\fR. See resource entry for limits; resource
419 \&\fBexternalBorder\fR.
420 .IP "\fB\-bl\fR" 4
421 .IX Item "-bl"
422 Compile \fIfrills\fR: Set \s-1MWM\s0 hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
423 if honoured by the \s-1WM\s0, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
424 decorations; resource \fBborderLess\fR.
425 .IP "\fB\-override\-redirect\fR" 4
426 .IX Item "-override-redirect"
427 Compile \fIfrills\fR: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
428 \&\fBoverride-redirect\fR.
429 .IP "\fB\-sbg\fR" 4
430 .IX Item "-sbg"
431 Compile \fIfrills\fR: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
432 drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
433 this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
434 resource \fBskipBuiltinGlyphs\fR.
435 .IP "\fB\-lsp\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
436 .IX Item "-lsp number"
437 Compile \fIfrills\fR: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
438 the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
439 \&\fBlineSpace\fR.
440 .IP "\fB\-tn\fR \fItermname\fR" 4
441 .IX Item "-tn termname"
442 This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
443 \&\fB\s-1TERM\s0\fR environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
444 \&\fI\fItermcap\fI\|(5)\fR database and should have \fIli#\fR and \fIco#\fR entries;
445 resource \fBtermName\fR.
446 .IP "\fB\-e\fR \fIcommand [arguments]\fR" 4
447 .IX Item "-e command [arguments]"
448 Run the command with its command-line arguments in the \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR
449 window; also sets the window title and icon name to be the basename of
450 the program being executed if neither \fI\-title\fR (\fI\-T\fR) nor \fI\-n\fR are
451 given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last
452 on the command\-line. If there is no \fB\-e\fR option then the default is to
453 run the program specified by the \fB\s-1SHELL\s0\fR environment variable or,
454 failing that, \fI\fIsh\fI\|(1)\fR.
455 .Sp
456 Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you want to
457 run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like this:
458 .Sp
459 .Vb 1
460 \& @@RXVT_NAME@@ -e sh -c "shell commands"
461 .Ve
462 .IP "\fB\-title\fR \fItext\fR" 4
463 .IX Item "-title text"
464 Window title (\fB\-T\fR still respected); the default title is the basename
465 of the program specified after the \fB\-e\fR option, if any, otherwise the
466 application name; resource \fBtitle\fR.
467 .IP "\fB\-n\fR \fItext\fR" 4
468 .IX Item "-n text"
469 Icon name; the default name is the basename of the program specified
470 after the \fB\-e\fR option, if any, otherwise the application name;
471 resource \fBiconName\fR.
472 .IP "\fB\-C\fR" 4
473 .IX Item "-C"
474 Capture system console messages.
475 .IP "\fB\-pt\fR \fIstyle\fR" 4
476 .IX Item "-pt style"
477 Compile \fI\s-1XIM\s0\fR: input style for input method; \fBOverTheSpot\fR,
478 \&\fBOffTheSpot\fR, \fBRoot\fR; resource \fBpreeditType\fR.
479 .IP "\fB\-im\fR \fItext\fR" 4
480 .IX Item "-im text"
481 Compile \fI\s-1XIM\s0\fR: input method name. resource \fBinputMethod\fR.
482 .IP "\fB\-imlocale\fR \fIstring\fR" 4
483 .IX Item "-imlocale string"
484 The locale to use for opening the \s-1IM\s0. You can use an \f(CW\*(C`LC_CTYPE\*(C'\fR of e.g.
485 \&\f(CW\*(C`de_DE.UTF\-8\*(C'\fR for normal text processing but \f(CW\*(C`ja_JP.EUC\-JP\*(C'\fR for the
486 input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
487 another locale. resource \fBimLocale\fR.
488 .IP "\fB\-imfont\fR \fIfontset\fR" 4
489 .IX Item "-imfont fontset"
490 Set the font set to use for the X Input Method, see resource \fBimFont\fR
491 for more info.
492 .IP "\fB\-tcw\fR" 4
493 .IX Item "-tcw"
494 Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
495 button. Only effective when the original (non\-perl) selection code is
496 in\-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the
497 end of the logical line only. resource \fBtripleclickwords\fR.
498 .IP "\fB\-insecure\fR" 4
499 .IX Item "-insecure"
500 Enable \*(L"insecure\*(R" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
501 sequences that echo strings. See the resource \fBinsecure\fR for more
502 info.
503 .IP "\fB\-mod\fR \fImodifier\fR" 4
504 .IX Item "-mod modifier"
505 Override detection of Meta modifier with specified key: \fBalt\fR,
506 \&\fBmeta\fR, \fBhyper\fR, \fBsuper\fR, \fBmod1\fR, \fBmod2\fR, \fBmod3\fR, \fBmod4\fR,
507 \&\fBmod5\fR; resource \fImodifier\fR.
508 .IP "\fB\-ssc\fR|\fB+ssc\fR" 4
509 .IX Item "-ssc|+ssc"
510 Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled); resource
511 \&\fBsecondaryScreen\fR.
512 .IP "\fB\-ssr\fR|\fB+ssr\fR" 4
513 .IX Item "-ssr|+ssr"
514 Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
515 \&\fBsecondaryScroll\fR.
516 .IP "\fB\-hold\fR|\fB+hold\fR" 4
517 .IX Item "-hold|+hold"
518 Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
519 will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
520 it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
521 user; resource \fBhold\fR.
522 .IP "\fB\-keysym.\fR\fIsym\fR \fIstring\fR" 4
523 .IX Item "-keysym.sym string"
524 Remap a key symbol. See resource \fBkeysym\fR.
525 .IP "\fB\-embed\fR \fIwindowid\fR" 4
526 .IX Item "-embed windowid"
527 Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
528 which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
529 .Sp
530 Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
531 shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
532 quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
533 create an extra subwindow for @@RXVT_NAME@@ and leave it alone.
534 .Sp
535 The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
536 .Sp
537 It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
538 descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
539 can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
540 terminal. This works regardless of whether the \f(CW\*(C`\-embed\*(C'\fR option was used or
541 not.
542 .Sp
543 Here is a short Gtk2\-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
544 used (a longer example is in \fIdoc/embed\fR):
545 .Sp
546 .Vb 5
547 \& my $rxvt = new Gtk2::Socket;
548 \& $rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
549 \& my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
550 \& system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
551 \& });
552 .Ve
553 .IP "\fB\-pty\-fd\fR \fIfile descriptor\fR" 4
554 .IX Item "-pty-fd file descriptor"
555 Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ \s-1NOT\s0 to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
556 pair but instead use the given file descriptor as the tty master. This is
557 useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
558 without having to run a program within it.
559 .Sp
560 If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
561 entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions \- you have to do that
562 yourself if you want that.
563 .Sp
564 As an extremely special case, specifying \f(CW\*(C`\-1\*(C'\fR will completely suppress
565 pty/tty operations.
566 .Sp
567 Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
568 longer example is in \fIdoc/pty\-fd\fR):
569 .Sp
570 .Vb 2
571 \& use IO::Pty;
572 \& use Fcntl;
573 .Ve
574 .Sp
575 .Vb 4
576 \& my $pty = new IO::Pty;
577 \& fcntl $pty, F_SETFD, 0; # clear close-on-exec
578 \& system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pty-fd " . (fileno $pty) . "&";
579 \& close $pty;
580 .Ve
581 .Sp
582 .Vb 3
583 \& # now communicate with rxvt
584 \& my $slave = $pty->slave;
585 \& while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\en" }
586 .Ve
587 .IP "\fB\-pe\fR \fIstring\fR" 4
588 .IX Item "-pe string"
589 Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
590 this terminal instance. See resource \fBperl-ext\fR for details.
591 .SH "RESOURCES (available also as long\-options)"
592 .IX Header "RESOURCES (available also as long-options)"
593 Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ \-\-help' gives a list of all resources (long
594 options) compiled into your version.
595 .PP
596 You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like \fBxrdb\fR. Many
597 distribution do also load settings from the \fB~/.Xresources\fR file when X
598 starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
599 with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
600 .PP
601 .Vb 5
602 \& 1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
603 \& 2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
604 \& 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults
605 \& 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen
606 \& 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
607 .Ve
608 .PP
609 Note that when reading X resources, \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR recognizes two class
610 names: \fBRxvt\fR and \fBURxvt\fR. The class name \fBRxvt\fR allows resources
611 common to both \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR and the original \fIrxvt\fR to be easily
612 configured, while the class name \fBURxvt\fR allows resources unique to
613 \&\fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR, to be shared between different \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR
614 configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will
615 be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
616 settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
617 check the @@RXVT_NAME@@\fIperl\fR\|(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
618 extensions not documented here):
619 .IP "\fBdepth:\fR \fIbitdepth\fR" 4
620 .IX Item "depth: bitdepth"
621 Compile \fIxft\fR: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
622 option \fB\-depth\fR.
623 .IP "\fBgeometry:\fR \fIgeom\fR" 4
624 .IX Item "geometry: geom"
625 Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
626 option \fB\-geometry\fR.
627 .IP "\fBbackground:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
628 .IX Item "background: colour"
629 Use the specified colour as the window's background colour [default
630 White]; option \fB\-bg\fR.
631 .IP "\fBforeground:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
632 .IX Item "foreground: colour"
633 Use the specified colour as the window's foreground colour [default
634 Black]; option \fB\-fg\fR.
635 .IP "\fBcolor\fR\fIn\fR\fB:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
636 .IX Item "colorn: colour"
637 Use the specified colour for the colour value \fIn\fR, where 0\-7
638 corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8\-15 corresponds to
639 high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
640 colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
641 3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
642 names used are listed in the \fB\s-1COLORS\s0 \s-1AND\s0 \s-1GRAPHICS\s0\fR section.
643 .Sp
644 Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
645 changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
646 .Sp
647 Colours 16\-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
648 88 colour support). Colours 80\-87 are evenly spaces grey steps.
649 .IP "\fBcolorBD:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
650 .IX Item "colorBD: colour"
651 .PD 0
652 .IP "\fBcolorIT:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
653 .IX Item "colorIT: colour"
654 .PD
655 Use the specified colour to display bold or italic characters when the
656 foreground colour is the default. If font styles are not available
657 (Compile \fIstyles\fR) and this option is unset, reverse video is used instead.
658 .IP "\fBcolorUL:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
659 .IX Item "colorUL: colour"
660 Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
661 foreground colour is the default.
662 .IP "\fBcolorRV:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
663 .IX Item "colorRV: colour"
664 Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
665 when \s-1OPTION_HC\s0 is disabled (\-\-disable\-frills).
666 .IP "\fBunderlineColor:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
667 .IX Item "underlineColor: colour"
668 If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
669 itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
670 .IP "\fBcursorColor:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
671 .IX Item "cursorColor: colour"
672 Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
673 foreground colour; option \fB\-cr\fR.
674 .IP "\fBcursorColor2:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
675 .IX Item "cursorColor2: colour"
676 Use the specified colour for the colour of the cursor text. For this to
677 take effect, \fBcursorColor\fR must also be specified. The default is to
678 use the background colour.
679 .IP "\fBreverseVideo:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
680 .IX Item "reverseVideo: boolean"
681 \&\fBTrue\fR: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
682 option \fB\-rv\fR. \fBFalse\fR: regular screen colours [default]; option
683 \&\fB+rv\fR. See note in \fB\s-1COLORS\s0 \s-1AND\s0 \s-1GRAPHICS\s0\fR section.
684 .IP "\fBjumpScroll:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
685 .IX Item "jumpScroll: boolean"
686 \&\fBTrue\fR: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
687 of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
688 has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
689 received line; option \fB\-j\fR.
690 .Sp
691 \&\fBFalse\fR: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
692 force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option \fB+j\fR.
693 .IP "\fBskipScroll:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
694 .IX Item "skipScroll: boolean"
695 \&\fBTrue\fR: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
696 receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
697 (around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
698 result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
699 option \fB\-ss\fR.
700 .Sp
701 \&\fBFalse\fR: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
702 if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
703 monitor to display anything); option \fB+ss\fR.
704 .IP "\fBinheritPixmap:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
705 .IX Item "inheritPixmap: boolean"
706 \&\fBTrue\fR: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving
707 artificial transparency. \fBFalse\fR: do not inherit the parent windows'
708 pixmap.
709 .Sp
710 \&\fIPlease note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
711 the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!\fR
712 .IP "\fBfading:\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
713 .IX Item "fading: number"
714 Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option \fB\-fade\fR.
715 .IP "\fBfadeColor:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
716 .IX Item "fadeColor: colour"
717 Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see \fBfading:\fR). The default
718 colour is black; option \fB\-fadecolor\fR.
719 .IP "\fBtintColor:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
720 .IX Item "tintColor: colour"
721 Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option
722 \&\fB\-tint\fR.
723 .IP "\fBshading:\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
724 .IX Item "shading: number"
725 Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (\-1 .. \-100) the transparent background image
726 in addition to tinting it; option \fB\-sh\fR.
727 .IP "\fBblendType:\fR \fIstring\fR" 4
728 .IX Item "blendType: string"
729 Specify background blending type; option \fB\-blt\fR.
730 .IP "\fBblurRadius:\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
731 .IX Item "blurRadius: number"
732 Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent
733 background image; option \fB\-blr\fR.
734 .IP "\fBscrollColor:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
735 .IX Item "scrollColor: colour"
736 Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
737 .IP "\fBtroughColor:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
738 .IX Item "troughColor: colour"
739 Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default
740 #969696]. Only relevant for rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.
741 .IP "\fBborderColor:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
742 .IX Item "borderColor: colour"
743 The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
744 and the text.
745 .IP "\fBbackgroundPixmap:\fR \fIfile[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]\fR" 4
746 .IX Item "backgroundPixmap: file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]"
747 Use the specified image file for the background and also
748 optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string \fBWxH+X+Y\fR,
749 (default \f(CW\*(C`0x0+50+50\*(C'\fR) in which \fB\*(L"W\*(R" / \*(L"H\*(R"\fR specify the
750 horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and \fB\*(L"X\*(R" / \*(L"Y\*(R"\fR locate the image
751 centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
752 of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies
753 an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified
754 beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
755 Additional operations can be specified after colon \fB:op1:op2...\fR.
756 Supported operations are:
757 .Sp
758 .Vb 8
759 \& tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0,
760 \& propscale will scale image keeping proportions,
761 \& auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100;
762 \& hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size;
763 \& vscale will scale image vertically to the window size;
764 \& scale will scale image to match window size;
765 \& root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
766 \& whenever terminal window moves.
767 .Ve
768 .Sp
769 If used in conjunction with \fB\-tr\fR option, the specified pixmap will be
770 blended over transparency image using either alpha\-blending, or any
771 other blending type, specified with \fB\-blt \*(L"type\*(R"\fR option.
772 .IP "\fBpath:\fR \fIpath\fR" 4
773 .IX Item "path: path"
774 Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
775 .IP "\fBfont:\fR \fIfontlist\fR" 4
776 .IX Item "font: fontlist"
777 Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
778 that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
779 first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
780 smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
781 font list is always appended to it; option \fB\-fn\fR.
782 .Sp
783 Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (\s-1XLFD\s0) name, with
784 optional prefix \f(CW\*(C`x:\*(C'\fR or a Xft font (Compile \fIxft\fR), prefixed with \f(CW\*(C`xft:\*(C'\fR.
785 .Sp
786 In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
787 specifications enclosed in square brackets (\f(CW\*(C`[]\*(C'\fR). The only available
788 hint currently is \f(CW\*(C`codeset=codeset\-name\*(C'\fR, and this is only used for Xft
789 fonts.
790 .Sp
791 For example, this font resource
792 .Sp
793 .Vb 5
794 \& URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\e
795 \& -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\e
796 \& -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \e
797 \& [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \e
798 \& xft:Code2000:antialias=false
799 .Ve
800 .Sp
801 specifies five fonts to be used. The first one is \f(CW\*(C`9x15bold\*(C'\fR (actually
802 the iso8859\-1 version of the second font), which is the base font (because
803 it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
804 wide and 15 pixels high.
805 .Sp
806 The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
807 the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non\-bold, but
808 the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a
809 useful supplement.
810 .Sp
811 The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
812 are limited to the \fB\s-1JIS\s0 0208\fR codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
813 contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
814 .Sp
815 The last font is a useful catch-all font that supplies most of the
816 remaining unicode characters.
817 .IP "\fBboldFont:\fR \fIfontlist\fR" 4
818 .IX Item "boldFont: fontlist"
819 .PD 0
820 .IP "\fBitalicFont:\fR \fIfontlist\fR" 4
821 .IX Item "italicFont: fontlist"
822 .IP "\fBboldItalicFont:\fR \fIfontlist\fR" 4
823 .IX Item "boldItalicFont: fontlist"
824 .PD
825 The font list to use for displaying \fBbold\fR, \fIitalic\fR or \fB\f(BIbold
826 italic\fB\fR characters, respectively.
827 .Sp
828 If specified and non\-empty, then the syntax is the same as for the
829 \&\fBfont\fR\-resource, and the given font list will be used as is, which makes
830 it possible to substitute completely different font styles for bold and
831 italic.
832 .Sp
833 If unset (the default), a suitable font list will be synthesized by
834 \&\*(L"morphing\*(R" the normal text font list into the desired shape. If that is
835 not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
836 .Sp
837 If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
838 text font will being used for the given style.
839 .IP "\fBintensityStyles:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
840 .IX Item "intensityStyles: boolean"
841 When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (\fBTrue\fR,
842 option \fB\-is\fR, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high
843 intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (\fBFalse\fR,
844 option \fB+is\fR) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
845 reachable.
846 .IP "\fBselectstyle:\fR \fImode\fR" 4
847 .IX Item "selectstyle: mode"
848 Set mouse selection style to \fBold\fR which is 2.20, \fBoldword\fR which
849 is xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which
850 gives xterm style selection. Only effective when the original (non\-perl)
851 selection code is in use.
852 .IP "\fBscrollstyle:\fR \fImode\fR" 4
853 .IX Item "scrollstyle: mode"
854 Set scrollbar style to \fBrxvt\fR, \fBplain\fR, \fBnext\fR or \fBxterm\fR. \fBplain\fR is
855 the author's favourite.
856 .IP "\fBtitle:\fR \fIstring\fR" 4
857 .IX Item "title: string"
858 Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
859 specified after the \fB\-e\fR option, if any, otherwise the application
860 name; option \fB\-title\fR.
861 .IP "\fBiconName:\fR \fIstring\fR" 4
862 .IX Item "iconName: string"
863 Set the name used to label the window's icon or displayed in an icon
864 manager window, it also sets the window's title unless it is explicitly
865 set; option \fB\-n\fR.
866 .IP "\fBmapAlert:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
867 .IX Item "mapAlert: boolean"
868 \&\fBTrue\fR: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. \fBFalse\fR: no
869 de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
870 .IP "\fBurgentOnBell:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
871 .IX Item "urgentOnBell: boolean"
872 \&\fBTrue\fR: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
873 \&\fBFalse\fR: do not set the urgency hint [default].
874 .IP "\fBvisualBell:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
875 .IX Item "visualBell: boolean"
876 \&\fBTrue\fR: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option \fB\-vb\fR.
877 \&\fBFalse\fR: no visual bell [default]; option \fB+vb\fR.
878 .IP "\fBloginShell:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
879 .IX Item "loginShell: boolean"
880 \&\fBTrue\fR: start as a login shell by prepending a `\-' to \fBargv[0]\fR of
881 the shell; option \fB\-ls\fR. \fBFalse\fR: start as a normal sub-shell
882 [default]; option \fB+ls\fR.
883 .IP "\fButmpInhibit:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
884 .IX Item "utmpInhibit: boolean"
885 \&\fBTrue\fR: inhibit writing record into the system log file \fButmp\fR;
886 option \fB\-ut\fR. \fBFalse\fR: write record into the system log file \fButmp\fR
887 [default]; option \fB+ut\fR.
888 .IP "\fBprint\-pipe:\fR \fIstring\fR" 4
889 .IX Item "print-pipe: string"
890 Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default \fI\fIlpr\fI\|(1)\fR]. Use
891 \&\fBPrint\fR to initiate a screen dump to the printer and \fBCtrl-Print\fR or
892 \&\fBShift-Print\fR to include the scrollback as well.
893 .Sp
894 The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as\-is.
895 .Sp
896 Example:
897 .Sp
898 .Vb 1
899 \& URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
900 .Ve
901 .Sp
902 This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
903 every time you hit \f(CW\*(C`Print\*(C'\fR.
904 .IP "\fBscrollBar:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
905 .IX Item "scrollBar: boolean"
906 \&\fBTrue\fR: enable the scrollbar [default]; option \fB\-sb\fR. \fBFalse\fR:
907 disable the scrollbar; option \fB+sb\fR.
908 .IP "\fBscrollBar_right:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
909 .IX Item "scrollBar_right: boolean"
910 \&\fBTrue\fR: place the scrollbar on the right of the window; option \fB\-sr\fR.
911 \&\fBFalse\fR: place the scrollbar on the left of the window; option \fB+sr\fR.
912 .IP "\fBscrollBar_floating:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
913 .IX Item "scrollBar_floating: boolean"
914 \&\fBTrue\fR: display an rxvt scrollbar without a trough; option \fB\-st\fR.
915 \&\fBFalse\fR: display an rxvt scrollbar with a trough; option \fB+st\fR.
916 .IP "\fBscrollBar_align:\fR \fImode\fR" 4
917 .IX Item "scrollBar_align: mode"
918 Align the \fBtop\fR, \fBbottom\fR or \fBcentre\fR [default] of the scrollbar
919 thumb with the pointer on middle button press/drag.
920 .IP "\fBscrollTtyOutput:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
921 .IX Item "scrollTtyOutput: boolean"
922 \&\fBTrue\fR: scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option \fB\-si\fR.
923 \&\fBFalse\fR: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
924 \&\fB+si\fR.
925 .IP "\fBscrollWithBuffer:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
926 .IX Item "scrollWithBuffer: boolean"
927 \&\fBTrue\fR: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and
928 \&\fBscrollTtyOutput\fR is False); option \fB\-sw\fR. \fBFalse\fR: do not scroll
929 with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option \fB+sw\fR.
930 .IP "\fBscrollTtyKeypress:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
931 .IX Item "scrollTtyKeypress: boolean"
932 \&\fBTrue\fR: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
933 are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
934 are not passed onto the shell; option \fB\-sk\fR. \fBFalse\fR: do not scroll to
935 bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option \fB+sk\fR.
936 .IP "\fBsaveLines:\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
937 .IX Item "saveLines: number"
938 Save \fInumber\fR lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This
939 resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option \fB\-sl\fR.
940 .IP "\fBinternalBorder:\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
941 .IX Item "internalBorder: number"
942 Internal border of \fInumber\fR pixels. This resource is limited to 100;
943 option \fB\-b\fR.
944 .IP "\fBexternalBorder:\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
945 .IX Item "externalBorder: number"
946 External border of \fInumber\fR pixels. This resource is limited to 100;
947 option \fB\-w\fR, \fB\-bw\fR, \fB\-borderwidth\fR.
948 .IP "\fBborderLess:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
949 .IX Item "borderLess: boolean"
950 Set \s-1MWM\s0 hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the
951 \&\s-1WM\s0, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option \fB\-bl\fR.
952 .IP "\fBskipBuiltinGlyphs:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
953 .IX Item "skipBuiltinGlyphs: boolean"
954 Compile \fIfrills\fR: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
955 drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
956 this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
957 option \fB\-sbg\fR.
958 .IP "\fBtermName:\fR \fItermname\fR" 4
959 .IX Item "termName: termname"
960 Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the \fB\s-1TERM\s0\fR environment
961 variable; option \fB\-tn\fR.
962 .IP "\fBlineSpace:\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
963 .IX Item "lineSpace: number"
964 Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
965 the display [default 0]; option \fB\-lsp\fR.
966 .IP "\fBmeta8:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
967 .IX Item "meta8: boolean"
968 \&\fBTrue\fR: handle Meta (Alt) + keypress to set the 8th bit. \fBFalse\fR:
969 handle Meta (Alt) + keypress as an escape prefix [default].
970 .IP "\fBmouseWheelScrollPage:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
971 .IX Item "mouseWheelScrollPage: boolean"
972 \&\fBTrue\fR: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. \fBFalse\fR: the mouse wheel
973 scrolls five lines [default].
974 .IP "\fBpastableTabs:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
975 .IX Item "pastableTabs: boolean"
976 \&\fBTrue\fR: store tabs as wide characters. \fBFalse\fR: interpret tabs as cursor
977 movement only; option \f(CW\*(C`\-ptab\*(C'\fR.
978 .IP "\fBcursorBlink:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
979 .IX Item "cursorBlink: boolean"
980 \&\fBTrue\fR: blink the cursor. \fBFalse\fR: do not blink the cursor [default];
981 option \fB\-bc\fR.
982 .IP "\fBpointerBlank:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
983 .IX Item "pointerBlank: boolean"
984 \&\fBTrue\fR: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
985 of seconds of inactivity. \fBFalse\fR: the pointer is always visible
986 [default].
987 .IP "\fBpointerColor:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
988 .IX Item "pointerColor: colour"
989 Mouse pointer foreground colour.
990 .IP "\fBpointerColor2:\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
991 .IX Item "pointerColor2: colour"
992 Mouse pointer background colour.
993 .IP "\fBpointerBlankDelay:\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
994 .IX Item "pointerBlankDelay: number"
995 Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
996 large number (e.g. \f(CW987654321\fR) to effectively disable the timeout.
997 .IP "\fBbackspacekey:\fR \fIstring\fR" 4
998 .IX Item "backspacekey: string"
999 The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to \fB\s-1DEC\s0\fR
1000 or unset it will send \fBDelete\fR (code 127) or, if shifted, \fBBackspace\fR
1001 (code 8) \- which can be reversed with the appropriate \s-1DEC\s0 private mode
1002 escape sequence.
1003 .IP "\fBdeletekey:\fR \fIstring\fR" 4
1004 .IX Item "deletekey: string"
1005 The string to send when the delete key (not the keypad delete key) is
1006 pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
1007 with the \fBExecute\fR key.
1008 .IP "\fBcutchars:\fR \fIstring\fR" 4
1009 .IX Item "cutchars: string"
1010 The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
1011 (whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
1012 .Sp
1013 When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
1014 in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@\fIperl\fR\|(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
1015 characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
1016 will be created). In this mode, characters outside \s-1ISO\-8859\-1\s0 can be used.
1017 .Sp
1018 When the selection extension is not used, only \s-1ISO\-8859\-1\s0 characters can
1019 be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
1020 .Sp
1021 \&\fB\s-1BACKSLASH\s0 `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|}\fR
1022 .IP "\fBpreeditType:\fR \fIstyle\fR" 4
1023 .IX Item "preeditType: style"
1024 \&\fBOverTheSpot\fR, \fBOffTheSpot\fR, \fBRoot\fR; option \fB\-pt\fR.
1025 .IP "\fBinputMethod:\fR \fIname\fR" 4
1026 .IX Item "inputMethod: name"
1027 \&\fIname\fR of inputMethod to use; option \fB\-im\fR.
1028 .IP "\fBimLocale:\fR \fIname\fR" 4
1029 .IX Item "imLocale: name"
1030 The locale to use for opening the \s-1IM\s0. You can use an \f(CW\*(C`LC_CTYPE\*(C'\fR of e.g.
1031 \&\f(CW\*(C`de_DE.UTF\-8\*(C'\fR for normal text processing but \f(CW\*(C`ja_JP.EUC\-JP\*(C'\fR for the
1032 input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
1033 another locale; option \fB\-imlocale\fR.
1034 .IP "\fBimFont:\fR \fIfontset\fR" 4
1035 .IX Item "imFont: fontset"
1036 Specify the font-set used for \s-1XIM\s0 styles \f(CW\*(C`OverTheSpot\*(C'\fR or
1037 \&\f(CW\*(C`OffTheSpot\*(C'\fR. It must be a standard X font set (\s-1XLFD\s0 patterns separated
1038 by commas), i.e. it's not in the same format as the other font lists used
1039 in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The default will be set-up to chose *any* suitable found
1040 found, preferably one or two pixels differing in size to the base font.
1041 option \fB\-imfont\fR.
1042 .IP "\fBtripleclickwords:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
1043 .IX Item "tripleclickwords: boolean"
1044 Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
1045 button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
1046 the end of the logical line only; option \fB\-tcw\fR.
1047 .IP "\fBinsecure:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
1048 .IX Item "insecure: boolean"
1049 Enables \*(L"insecure\*(R" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
1050 echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
1051 abused if somebody gets 8\-bit\-clean access to your display, whether
1052 through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
1053 \&\fIwrite\fR\|(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
1054 default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
1055 sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
1056 .Sp
1057 You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
1058 \&\fB\-insecure\fR as an option. At the moment, this enables display\-answer,
1059 locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
1060 .IP "\fBmodifier:\fR \fImodifier\fR" 4
1061 .IX Item "modifier: modifier"
1062 Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: \fBalt\fR, \fBmeta\fR,
1063 \&\fBhyper\fR, \fBsuper\fR, \fBmod1\fR, \fBmod2\fR, \fBmod3\fR, \fBmod4\fR, \fBmod5\fR; option
1064 \&\fB\-mod\fR.
1065 .IP "\fBanswerbackString:\fR \fIstring\fR" 4
1066 .IX Item "answerbackString: string"
1067 Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an \s-1ENQ\s0 (control\-E)
1068 character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
1069 in the entry on \fBkeysym\fR following.
1070 .IP "\fBsecondaryScreen:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
1071 .IX Item "secondaryScreen: boolean"
1072 Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
1073 .IP "\fBsecondaryScroll:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
1074 .IX Item "secondaryScroll: boolean"
1075 Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
1076 option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
1077 scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will
1078 instead scroll the screen up.
1079 .IP "\fBhold\fR: \fIboolean\fR" 4
1080 .IX Item "hold: boolean"
1081 Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1082 will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1083 it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1084 user.
1085 .IP "\fBkeysym.\fR\fIsym\fR: \fIstring\fR" 4
1086 .IX Item "keysym.sym: string"
1087 Compile \fIfrills\fR: Associate \fIstring\fR with keysym \fIsym\fR. The
1088 intervening resource name \fBkeysym.\fR cannot be omitted.
1089 .Sp
1090 The format of \fIsym\fR is "\fI(modifiers\-)key\fR", where \fImodifiers\fR can be
1091 any combination of \fBISOLevel3\fR, \fBAppKeypad\fR, \fBControl\fR, \fBNumLock\fR,
1092 \&\fBShift\fR, \fBMeta\fR, \fBLock\fR, \fBMod1\fR, \fBMod2\fR, \fBMod3\fR, \fBMod4\fR, \fBMod5\fR,
1093 and the abbreviated \fBI\fR, \fBK\fR, \fBC\fR, \fBN\fR, \fBS\fR, \fBM\fR, \fBA\fR, \fBL\fR, \fB1\fR,
1094 \&\fB2\fR, \fB3\fR, \fB4\fR, \fB5\fR.
1095 .Sp
1096 The \fBNumLock\fR, \fBMeta\fR and \fBISOLevel3\fR modifiers are usually aliased to
1097 whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or \s-1ISO\s0 Level3 Shift/AltGr
1098 keys are being mapped. \fBAppKeypad\fR is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1099 current application keymap mode state.
1100 .Sp
1101 The spellings of \fIkey\fR can be obtained by using \fBxev\fR(1) command or
1102 searching keysym macros from \fB/usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h\fR and
1103 omitting the prefix \fB\s-1XK_\s0\fR. Alternatively you can specify \fIkey\fR by its hex
1104 keysym value (\fB0x0000 \- 0xFFFF\fR). Note that the lookup of \fIsym\fRs is not
1105 performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1106 .Sp
1107 \&\fIstring\fR may contain escape values (\f(CW\*(C`\en\*(C'\fR: newline, \f(CW\*(C`\e000\*(C'\fR: octal
1108 number), see \s-1RESOURCES\s0 in \f(CW\*(C`man 7 X\*(C'\fR for futher details.
1109 .Sp
1110 You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a \fIstring\fR
1111 with pattern \fBlist/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX\fR, where the delimiter `/'
1112 should be a character not used by the strings.
1113 .Sp
1114 Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1115 .Sp
1116 .Vb 1
1117 \& URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\e033<M-C-|abc|>
1118 .Ve
1119 .Sp
1120 The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1121 .Sp
1122 .Vb 3
1123 \& URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \e033<M-C-a>
1124 \& URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \e033<M-C-b>
1125 \& URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \e033<M-C-c>
1126 .Ve
1127 .Sp
1128 If \fIstring\fR takes the form of \f(CW\*(C`command:STRING\*(C'\fR, the specified \fB\s-1STRING\s0\fR
1129 is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
1130 example the following means "change the current locale to \f(CW\*(C`zh_CN.GBK\*(C'\fR
1131 when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1132 .Sp
1133 .Vb 1
1134 \& URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\e033]701;zh_CN.GBK\e007
1135 .Ve
1136 .Sp
1137 If \fIstring\fR takes the form \f(CW\*(C`perl:STRING\*(C'\fR, then the specified \fB\s-1STRING\s0\fR
1138 is passed to the \f(CW\*(C`on_keyboard_command\*(C'\fR perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@\fIperl\fR\|(3)
1139 manpage. For example, the \fIselection\fR extension (activated via
1140 \&\f(CW\*(C`@@RXVT_NAME@@ \-pe selection\*(C'\fR) listens for \f(CW\*(C`selection:rot13\*(C'\fR events:
1141 .Sp
1142 .Vb 1
1143 \& URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1144 .Ve
1145 .Sp
1146 Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
1147 will match if at \fIat least\fR the specified identifiers are being set, and
1148 no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1149 means that defining a key map for \f(CW\*(C`a\*(C'\fR will automatically provide
1150 definitions for \f(CW\*(C`Meta\-a\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`Shift\-a\*(C'\fR and so on, unless some of those are defined
1151 mappings themselves.
1152 .Sp
1153 Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example
1154 if you overwrite the \f(CW\*(C`Insert\*(C'\fR key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s
1155 \&\f(CW\*(C`Shift\-Insert\*(C'\fR mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke \*(L"holes\*(R" into the
1156 user-defined keymap using the \f(CW\*(C`builtin:\*(C'\fR replacement:
1157 .Sp
1158 .Vb 2
1159 \& URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1160 \& URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1161 .Ve
1162 .Sp
1163 The first line defines a mapping for \f(CW\*(C`Insert\*(C'\fR and \fIany\fR combination
1164 of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1165 \&\f(CW\*(C`Shift\-Insert\*(C'\fR.
1166 .Sp
1167 The following example will map Control\-Meta\-1 and Control\-Meta\-2 to
1168 the fonts \f(CW\*(C`suxuseuro\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`9x15bold\*(C'\fR, so you can have some limited
1169 font-switching at runtime:
1170 .Sp
1171 .Vb 2
1172 \& URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\e033]50;suxuseuro\e007
1173 \& URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\e033]50;9x15bold\e007
1174 .Ve
1175 .Sp
1176 Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1177 info):
1178 .Sp
1179 .Vb 2
1180 \& URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\e033[8;25;80t
1181 \& URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\e033[8;48;110t
1182 .Ve
1183 .IP "\fBperl-ext-common\fR: \fIstring\fR" 4
1184 .IX Item "perl-ext-common: string"
1185 .PD 0
1186 .IP "\fBperl-ext\fR: \fIstring\fR" 4
1187 .IX Item "perl-ext: string"
1188 .PD
1189 Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: \f(CW\*(C`default\*(C'\fR) to
1190 use in this terminal instance; option \fB\-pe\fR.
1191 .Sp
1192 Extension names can be prefixed with a \f(CW\*(C`\-\*(C'\fR sign to prohibit using
1193 them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
1194 by default, or specified via the \f(CW\*(C`perl\-ext\-common\*(C'\fR resource. For
1195 example, \f(CW\*(C`default,\-selection\*(C'\fR will use all the default extension except
1196 \&\f(CW\*(C`selection\*(C'\fR.
1197 .Sp
1198 Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets
1199 (e.g. \f(CW\*(C`searchable\-scrollback<M\-s>\*(C'\fR, which binds the hotkey for
1200 searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta\-s). Mentioning the same extension
1201 multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to
1202 the extension.
1203 .Sp
1204 Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1205 necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.
1206 .Sp
1207 If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl
1208 interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that
1209 \&\fBperl-ext-common\fR will be used for extensions that should be available to
1210 all instances, while \fBperl-ext\fR is used for specific instances.
1211 .IP "\fBperl-eval\fR: \fIstring\fR" 4
1212 .IX Item "perl-eval: string"
1213 Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1214 the @@RXVT_NAME@@\fIperl\fR\|(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource
1215 will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1216 .IP "\fBperl-lib\fR: \fIpath\fR" 4
1217 .IX Item "perl-lib: path"
1218 Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1219 scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the \f(CW\*(C`perl\*(C'\fR resource,
1220 @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
1221 \&\fI@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/\fR. Due to security reasons, this resource
1222 will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1223 .Sp
1224 See the @@RXVT_NAME@@\fIperl\fR\|(3) manpage.
1225 .IP "\fBselection.pattern\-\f(BIidx\fB\fR: \fIperl-regex\fR" 4
1226 .IX Item "selection.pattern-idx: perl-regex"
1227 Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@\fIperl\fR\|(3) manpage for
1228 details.
1229 .IP "\fBselection\-autotransform.\f(BIidx\fB\fR: \fIperl-transform\fR" 4
1230 .IX Item "selection-autotransform.idx: perl-transform"
1231 Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@\fIperl\fR\|(3) manpage
1232 for details.
1233 .IP "\fBsearchable\-scrollback:\fR \fIkeysym\fR" 4
1234 .IX Item "searchable-scrollback: keysym"
1235 Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search
1236 (default: \f(CW\*(C`M\-s\*(C'\fR).
1237 .IP "\fBurlLauncher\fR: \fIstring\fR" 4
1238 .IX Item "urlLauncher: string"
1239 Specifies the program to be started with a \s-1URL\s0 argument. Used by the
1240 \&\f(CW\*(C`selection\-popup\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`matcher\*(C'\fR perl extensions.
1241 .IP "\fBtransient-for\fR: \fIwindowid\fR" 4
1242 .IX Item "transient-for: windowid"
1243 Compile \fIfrills\fR: Sets the \s-1WM_TRANSIENT_FOR\s0 property to the given window id.
1244 .IP "\fBoverride-redirect\fR: \fIboolean\fR" 4
1245 .IX Item "override-redirect: boolean"
1246 Compile \fIfrills\fR: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1247 it almost invisible to window managers; option \fB\-override\-redirect\fR.
1248 .IP "\fBiso14755_52:\fR \fIboolean\fR" 4
1249 .IX Item "iso14755_52: boolean"
1250 Turn on/off \s-1ISO\s0 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1251 .SH "THE SCROLLBAR"
1252 .IX Header "THE SCROLLBAR"
1253 Lines of text that scroll off the top of the \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR window
1254 (resource: \fBsaveLines\fR) and can be scrolled back using the scrollbar
1255 or by keystrokes. The normal \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR scrollbar has arrows and
1256 its behaviour is fairly intuitive. The \fBxterm-scrollbar\fR is without
1257 arrows and its behaviour mimics that of \fIxterm\fR
1258 .PP
1259 Scroll down with \fBButton1\fR (\fBxterm-scrollbar\fR) or \fBShift-Next\fR.
1260 Scroll up with \fBButton3\fR (\fBxterm-scrollbar\fR) or \fBShift-Prior\fR.
1261 Continuous scroll with \fBButton2\fR.
1262 .SH "MOUSE REPORTING"
1263 .IX Header "MOUSE REPORTING"
1264 To temporarily override mouse reporting, for either the scrollbar or
1265 the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta
1266 (Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action.
1267 .PP
1268 If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are
1269 disabled \*(-- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen
1270 application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends \fB\s-1ESC\s0 [ 6 ~\fR
1271 (Next) and \fB\s-1ESC\s0 [ 5 ~\fR (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
1272 up and down arrows sends \fB\s-1ESC\s0 [ A\fR (Up) and \fB\s-1ESC\s0 [ B\fR (Down),
1273 respectively.
1274 .SH "THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT"
1275 .IX Header "THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT"
1276 The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
1277 to \fIxterm\fR(1).
1278 .IP "\fBSelecting\fR:" 4
1279 .IX Item "Selecting:"
1280 Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
1281 and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
1282 to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
1283 (which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
1284 \&\fBtripleclickwords\fR.
1285 .Sp
1286 Starting a selection while pressing the \fBMeta\fR key (or \fBMeta+Ctrl\fR keys)
1287 (Compile: \fIfrills\fR) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1288 normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1289 selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1290 the selection.
1291 .IP "\fBPasting\fR:" 4
1292 .IX Item "Pasting:"
1293 Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR
1294 window causes the value of the \s-1PRIMARY\s0 selection (or \s-1CLIPBOARD\s0 with the
1295 \&\fBMeta\fR modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1296 .Sp
1297 Pressing \fBShift-Insert\fR causes the value of the \s-1PRIMARY\s0 selection to be
1298 inserted too.
1299 .SH "CHANGING FONTS"
1300 .IX Header "CHANGING FONTS"
1301 Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
1302 supported in rxvt\-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
1303 .PP
1304 You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
1305 .PP
1306 .Vb 1
1307 \& printf '\ee]710;%s\e007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1308 .Ve
1309 .PP
1310 You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
1311 .PP
1312 .Vb 2
1313 \& URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\e033]710;suxuseuro\e007\e033]711;suxuseuro\e007
1314 \& URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\e033]710;9x15bold\e007\e033]711;9x15bold\e007
1315 .Ve
1316 .PP
1317 rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
1318 .SH "ISO 14755 SUPPORT"
1319 .IX Header "ISO 14755 SUPPORT"
1320 \&\s-1ISO\s0 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1321 and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1322 first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1323 \&\f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-frills\*(C'\fR, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1324 with \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-iso14755\*(C'\fR.
1325 .IP "* 5.1: Basic method" 4
1326 .IX Item "5.1: Basic method"
1327 This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode.
1328 .Sp
1329 Start by pressing and holding both \f(CW\*(C`Control\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`Shift\*(C'\fR, then enter
1330 hex-digits (between one and six). Releasing \f(CW\*(C`Control\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`Shift\*(C'\fR will
1331 commit the character as if it were typed directly. While holding down
1332 \&\f(CW\*(C`Control\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`Shift\*(C'\fR you can also enter multiple characters by pressing
1333 \&\f(CW\*(C`Space\*(C'\fR, which will commit the current character and lets you start a new
1334 one.
1335 .Sp
1336 As an example of use, imagine a business card with a japanese e\-mail
1337 address, which you cannot type. Fortunately, the card has the e\-mail
1338 address printed as hexcodes, e.g. \f(CW\*(C`671d 65e5\*(C'\fR. You can enter this easily
1339 by pressing \f(CW\*(C`Control\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`Shift\*(C'\fR, followed by \f(CW\*(C`6\-7\-1\-D\-SPACE\-6\-5\-E\-5\*(C'\fR,
1340 followed by releasing the modifier keys.
1341 .IP "* 5.2: Keyboard symbols entry method" 4
1342 .IX Item "5.2: Keyboard symbols entry method"
1343 This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1344 your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1345 .Sp
1346 Start by pressing \f(CW\*(C`Control\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`Shift\*(C'\fR together, then releasing
1347 them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1348 invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1349 keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1350 released, otherwise pressing e.g. \f(CW\*(C`Shift\*(C'\fR would enter the symbol for
1351 \&\f(CW\*(C`ISO Level 2 Switch\*(C'\fR, although your intention might have been to enter a
1352 reverse tab (Shift\-Tab).
1353 .IP "* 5.3: Screen-selection entry method" 4
1354 .IX Item "5.3: Screen-selection entry method"
1355 While this is implemented already (it's basically the selection
1356 mechanism), it could be extended by displaying a unicode character map.
1357 .IP "* 5.4: Feedback method for identifying displayed characters for later input" 4
1358 .IX Item "5.4: Feedback method for identifying displayed characters for later input"
1359 This method lets you display the unicode character code associated with
1360 characters already displayed.
1361 .Sp
1362 You enter this mode by holding down \f(CW\*(C`Control\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`Shift\*(C'\fR together, then
1363 pressing and holding the left mouse button and moving around. The unicode
1364 hex code(s) (it might be a combining character) of the character under the
1365 pointer is displayed until you release \f(CW\*(C`Control\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`Shift\*(C'\fR.
1366 .Sp
1367 In addition to the hex codes it will display the font used to draw this
1368 character \- due to implementation reasons, characters combined with
1369 combining characters, line drawing characters and unknown characters will
1370 always be drawn using the built-in support font.
1371 .PP
1372 With respect to conformance, rxvt-unicode is supposed to be compliant to
1373 both scenario A and B of \s-1ISO\s0 14755, including part 5.2.
1374 .SH "LOGIN STAMP"
1375 .IX Header "LOGIN STAMP"
1376 \&\fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR tries to write an entry into the \fIutmp\fR(5) file so that
1377 it can be seen via the \fI\fIwho\fI\|(1)\fR command, and can accept messages. To
1378 allow this feature, \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR may need to be installed setuid root
1379 on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1380 .SH "COLORS AND GRAPHICS"
1381 .IX Header "COLORS AND GRAPHICS"
1382 In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1383 \&\fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR can display up to 16 colours (8 \s-1ANSI\s0 colours plus
1384 high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the
1385 colours with their names.
1386 .TS
1387 l l l .
1388 color0 (black) = Black
1389 color1 (red) = Red3
1390 color2 (green) = Green3
1391 color3 (yellow) = Yellow3
1392 color4 (blue) = Blue3
1393 color5 (magenta) = Magenta3
1394 color6 (cyan) = Cyan3
1395 color7 (white) = AntiqueWhite
1396 color8 (bright black) = Grey25
1397 color9 (bright red) = Red
1398 color10 (bright green) = Green
1399 color11 (bright yellow) = Yellow
1400 color12 (bright blue) = Blue
1401 color13 (bright magenta) = Magenta
1402 color14 (bright cyan) = Cyan
1403 color15 (bright white) = White
1404 foreground = Black
1405 background = White
1406 .TE
1407
1408 .PP
1409 It is also possible to specify the colour values of \fBforeground\fR,
1410 \&\fBbackground\fR, \fBcursorColor\fR, \fBcursorColor2\fR, \fBcolorBD\fR, \fBcolorUL\fR as
1411 a number 0\-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1412 color0\-color15.
1413 .PP
1414 In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an
1415 additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79)
1416 consist of a 4*4*4 \s-1RGB\s0 colour cube (i.e. \fIindex = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
1417 16\fR), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
1418 .PP
1419 Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only
1420 the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only
1421 be changed via command sequences (\*(L"escape codes\*(R").
1422 .PP
1423 Note that \fB\-rv\fR (\fB\*(L"reverseVideo: True\*(R"\fR) simulates reverse video by
1424 always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1425 \&\fIxterm\fR(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1426 been specified. For example,
1427 .IP "\fB@@RXVT_NAME@@ \-fg Black \-bg White \-rv\fR" 4
1428 .IX Item "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv"
1429 would yield White on Black, while on \fIxterm\fR(1) it would yield Black
1430 on White.
1431 .Sh "\s-1ALPHA\s0 \s-1CHANNEL\s0 \s-1SUPPORT\s0"
1432 .IX Subsection "ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT"
1433 If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1434 their act together, rxvt-unicode will support \f(CW\*(C`rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa\*(C'\fR
1435 (recommended, but \fB\s-1MUST\s0\fR have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,
1436 in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component
1437 specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of \f(CW0\fR is completely
1438 transparent). You can also prefix any color with \f(CW\*(C`[percent]\*(C'\fR, where
1439 \&\f(CW\*(C`percent\*(C'\fR is a decimal percentage (0\-100) that specifies the opacity of
1440 the color, where \f(CW0\fR is completely transparent and \f(CW100\fR is completelxy
1441 opaque.
1442 .PP
1443 You probably need to specify \fB\*(L"\-depth 32\*(R"\fR, too, and have the luck that
1444 your X\-server uses \s-1ARGB\s0 pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting
1445 \&\s-1ARGB\s0 visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1446 .PP
1447 For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red
1448 background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1449 .PP
1450 .Vb 1
1451 \& @@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink"
1452 .Ve
1453 .PP
1454 \&\fIPlease note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
1455 the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!\fR
1456 .SH "ENVIRONMENT"
1457 .IX Header "ENVIRONMENT"
1458 \&\fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1459 .IP "\fB\s-1TERM\s0\fR" 4
1460 .IX Item "TERM"
1461 Normally set to \f(CW\*(C`rxvt\-unicode\*(C'\fR, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1462 resources or on the command line.
1463 .IP "\fB\s-1COLORTERM\s0\fR" 4
1464 .IX Item "COLORTERM"
1465 Either \f(CW\*(C`rxvt\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`rxvt\-xpm\*(C'\fR, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1466 compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1467 extension \f(CW\*(C`\-mono\*(C'\fR to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
1468 screen.
1469 .IP "\fB\s-1COLORFGBG\s0\fR" 4
1470 .IX Item "COLORFGBG"
1471 Set to a string of the form \f(CW\*(C`fg;bg\*(C'\fR or \f(CW\*(C`fg;xpm;bg\*(C'\fR, where \f(CW\*(C`fg\*(C'\fR is
1472 the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1473 \&\f(CW\*(C`default\*(C'\fR to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1474 used), \f(CW\*(C`bg\*(C'\fR is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1475 string \f(CW\*(C`default\*(C'\fR), and \f(CW\*(C`xpm\*(C'\fR is the string \f(CW\*(C`default\*(C'\fR if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1476 was compiled with background image support. Libraries like \f(CW\*(C`ncurses\*(C'\fR
1477 and \f(CW\*(C`slang\*(C'\fR can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1478 .IP "\fB\s-1WINDOWID\s0\fR" 4
1479 .IX Item "WINDOWID"
1480 Set to the (decimal) X Window \s-1ID\s0 of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1481 window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
1482 window and so on).
1483 .IP "\fB\s-1TERMINFO\s0\fR" 4
1484 .IX Item "TERMINFO"
1485 Set to the terminfo directory iff @@RXVT_NAME@@ was configured with
1486 \&\f(CW\*(C`\-\-with\-terminfo=PATH\*(C'\fR.
1487 .IP "\fB\s-1DISPLAY\s0\fR" 4
1488 .IX Item "DISPLAY"
1489 Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1490 display in its child processes.
1491 .IP "\fB\s-1SHELL\s0\fR" 4
1492 .IX Item "SHELL"
1493 The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to \f(CW\*(C`/bin/sh\*(C'\fR.
1494 .IP "\fB\s-1RXVT_SOCKET\s0\fR" 4
1495 .IX Item "RXVT_SOCKET"
1496 The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1497 @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1498 .Sp
1499 Default \fI$HOME/.rxvt\-unicode\-\fI<nodename\fI\fR.
1500 .IP "\fB\s-1HOME\s0\fR" 4
1501 .IX Item "HOME"
1502 Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1503 daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1504 \&\f(CW\*(C`.Xdefaults\*(C'\fR)
1505 .IP "\fB\s-1XAPPLRESDIR\s0\fR" 4
1506 .IX Item "XAPPLRESDIR"
1507 Directory where various X resource files are being located.
1508 .IP "\fB\s-1XENVIRONMENT\s0\fR" 4
1509 .IX Item "XENVIRONMENT"
1510 If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1511 @@RXVT_NAME@@.
1512 .SH "FILES"
1513 .IX Header "FILES"
1514 .IP "\fB/usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt\fR" 4
1515 .IX Item "/usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt"
1516 Color names.
1517 .SH "SEE ALSO"
1518 .IX Header "SEE ALSO"
1519 @@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), \fIxterm\fR\|(1), \fIsh\fR\|(1), \fIresize\fR\|(1), X(1), \fIpty\fR\|(4), \fItty\fR\|(4), \fIutmp\fR\|(5)
1520 .SH "CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR"
1521 .IX Header "CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR"
1522 .IP "Project Coordinator" 4
1523 .IX Item "Project Coordinator"
1524 Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt\-unicode@schmorp.de>
1525 .Sp
1526 <http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt\-unicode.html>
1527 .SH "AUTHORS"
1528 .IX Header "AUTHORS"
1529 .IP "John Bovey" 4
1530 .IX Item "John Bovey"
1531 University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1532 .IP "Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>" 4
1533 .IX Item "Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>"
1534 very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1535 .IP "Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>" 4
1536 .IX Item "Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>"
1537 wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1538 .IP "mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>" 4
1539 .IX Item "mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>"
1540 Wrote the menu system.
1541 .Sp
1542 Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1543 .IP "Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu\-berlin.de>" 4
1544 .IX Item "Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>"
1545 Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1546 .IP "Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>" 4
1547 .IX Item "Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>"
1548 Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1549 .Sp
1550 Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 \- rxvt\-unicode)
1551 .IP "Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt\-unicode@schmorp.de>" 4
1552 .IX Item "Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>"
1553 Forked rxvt\-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1554 extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1555 .Sp
1556 Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 \-)
1557 .IP "Emanuele Giaquinta <e.giaquinta@glauco.it>" 4
1558 .IX Item "Emanuele Giaquinta <e.giaquinta@glauco.it>"
1559 Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.