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11B<rxvt-unicode>, version B<@@RXVT_VERSION@@>, is a colour vt102 terminal 11B<rxvt-unicode>, version B<@@RXVT_VERSION@@>, is a colour vt102 terminal
12emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not 12emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not
13require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style 13require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
14configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space -- 14configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --
15a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions. 15a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
16
17=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18
19See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/*checkout*/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.
16 23
17=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT 24=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
18 25
19Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode 26Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
20internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the 27internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
24like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these 31like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
25scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work 32scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
26fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are left-to-right scripts, such 33fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are left-to-right scripts, such
27as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms 34as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
28belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things -- 35belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
29such as cursor-movement -- break othwerwise). 36such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
37change.
30 38
39If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
40me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very userfriendly, lean and clean
41terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely
42because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and
43another for japanese.
44
31Another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to display 45Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to
32characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other programs 46display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other
33force onto it's users never made sense to me: You should be able to choose 47programs force onto it's users never made sense to me: You should be able
34any font for any script. 48to choose any font for any script freely.
35 49
36Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than 50Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than
37it's predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy 51it's predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy
38in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot less bugs than the original 52in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot less bugs than the original
39rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements. 53rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.
46drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and 60drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and
47@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client). 61@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).
48 62
49It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have 63It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have
50been extended) easier accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical 64been extended) easier accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical
51reference documentation (escape sequences etc.) and the FAQ section at the 65reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).
52end of this document.
53 66
54=head1 OPTIONS 67=head1 OPTIONS
55 68
56The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed 69The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed
57below. In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be 70below. In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be
99Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is 112Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is
100B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>. 113B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
101 114
102=item B<-fade> I<number> 115=item B<-fade> I<number>
103 116
104Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 117Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. resource B<fading>.
105 118
106=item B<-tint> I<colour> 119=item B<-tint> I<colour>
107 120
108Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 121Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
109transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. See also the B<-sh> 122transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. See also the B<-sh>
112 125
113=item B<-sh> 126=item B<-sh>
114 127
115I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent 128I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent
116background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be 129background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be
117specified, too). 130specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>).
118 131
119=item B<-bg> I<colour> 132=item B<-bg> I<colour>
120 133
121Window background colour; resource B<background>. 134Window background colour; resource B<background>.
122 135
125Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 138Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
126 139
127=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]> 140=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>
128 141
129Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally 142Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally
130specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to add 143specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
131quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the `;' in the 144add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
132command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>. 145command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
133 146
134=item B<-cr> I<colour> 147=item B<-cr> I<colour>
135 148
136The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 149The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
143 156
144The mouse pointer background colour; resource B<pointerColor2>. 157The mouse pointer background colour; resource B<pointerColor2>.
145 158
146=item B<-bd> I<colour> 159=item B<-bd> I<colour>
147 160
148The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text; 161The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar and the text;
149resource B<borderColor>. 162resource B<borderColor>.
150 163
151=item B<-fn> I<fontname> 164=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
152 165
153Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma seperated list of font 166Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
154names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 167that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. The
155The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 168first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
156be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 169smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
157appended to it. resource B<font>. 170font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
171
172In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify it's name or prefix it
173with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
174e.g.:
175
176 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
177 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
158 178
159See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ 179See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ
160section. 180section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
161 181
162=item B<-rb>|B<+rb> 182=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>
163 183
164Enable "real bold" support. When this option is on, bold text will be 184Compile font-styles: The bold font list to use when bold characters are to
165displayed using the first available bold font in the font list. Bold 185be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.
166fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their 186
167corresponding regular fonts. If no bold font can be found, a regular 187=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>
168font will be used. resource B<realBold>. 188
189Compile font-styles: The italic font list to use when bold characters are to
190be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.
191
192=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>
193
194Compile font-styles: The bold italic font list to use when bold characters are to
195be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont> for details.
169 196
170=item B<-name> I<name> 197=item B<-name> I<name>
171 198
172Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained, 199Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
173rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain 200rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
214=item B<-st>|B<+st> 241=item B<-st>|B<+st>
215 242
216Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; 243Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
217resource B<scrollBar_floating>. 244resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
218 245
246=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
247
248If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
249actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
250select and paste them. Since a horizontal tab is a cursor movement and
251not an actual glyph, this can sometimes be visually annoying as the cursor
252on a tab character is displayed as a wide cursor; resource B<pastableTabs>.
253
219=item B<-bc>|B<+bc> 254=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
220 255
221Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>. 256Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
222 257
223=item B<-iconic> 258=item B<-iconic>
247if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window 282if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
248decorations; resource B<borderLess>. 283decorations; resource B<borderLess>.
249 284
250=item B<-lsp> I<number> 285=item B<-lsp> I<number>
251 286
252Compile I<linespace>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row 287Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
253of the display; resource B<linespace>. 288the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
289B<linespace>.
254 290
255=item B<-tn> I<termname> 291=item B<-tn> I<termname>
256 292
257This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the 293This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
258B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 294B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
294 330
295Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>. 331Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.
296 332
297=item B<-imlocale> I<string> 333=item B<-imlocale> I<string>
298 334
299The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 335The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
300de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP for the input 336C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
301extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 337input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
302another locale. 338another locale. resource B<imLocale>.
339
340=item B<-imfont> I<fontset>
341
342Set the font set to use for the X Input Method, see resource B<imFont>
343for more info.
344
345=item B<-tcw>
346
347Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
348button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the
349end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
303 350
304=item B<-insecure> 351=item B<-insecure>
305 352
306Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape 353Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
307sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more 354sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
321=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr> 368=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
322 369
323Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource 370Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
324B<secondaryScroll>. 371B<secondaryScroll>.
325 372
326=item B<-xrm> I<resourcestring> 373=item B<-keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
327 374
328No effect on rxvt-unicode. Simply passes through an argument to be made 375Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
329available in the instance's argument list. Appears in I<WM_COMMAND> in 376
330some window managers. 377=item B<-embed>: I<windowid>
378
379Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window,
380which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
381
382Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
383shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
384quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
385create an extra subwindow for @@RXVT_NAME@@ and leave it alone.
386
387The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
388
389It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
390descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
391can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
392terminal. This works regardless of wether the C<-embed> option was used or
393not.
331 394
332=back 395=back
333 396
334=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 397=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)
335 398
338 401
339There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the 402There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the
340Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal 403Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal
341Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie. 404Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie.
342B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the 405B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the
343resources using X11 tools like B<xset>. Many distribution do also load 406resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many distribution do also load
344settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts. 407settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@
408will consult the following files/resources in order, with later settings
409overwriting earlier ones:
410
411 1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
412 2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
413 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults
414 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen
415 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
345 416
346If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> 417If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h>
347lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults 418lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults
348set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually 419set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually
349B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in 420B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in
382high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background) 453high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
383colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 454colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
3843=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour 4553=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
385names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 456names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.
386 457
458Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
459changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
460
461Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
46288 colour support). Colours 80-87 are evenly spaces grey steps.
463
387=item B<colorBD:> I<colour> 464=item B<colorBD:> I<colour>
388 465
466=item B<colorIT:> I<colour>
467
389Use the specified colour to display bold characters when the foreground 468Use the specified colour to display bold or italic characters when the
390colour is the default. This option will be ignored if B<realBold> is 469foreground colour is the default. If font styles are not available
391enabled. 470(Compile I<styles>) and this option is unset, reverse video is used instead.
392 471
393=item B<colorUL:> I<colour> 472=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
394 473
395Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the 474Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
396foreground colour is the default. 475foreground colour is the default.
397 476
398=item B<colorRV:> I<colour> 477=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
399 478
400Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video 479Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video
401characters. 480characters.
481
482=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
483
484If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
485itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
402 486
403=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour> 487=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
404 488
405Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the 489Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
406foreground colour; option B<-cr>. 490foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
440=item B<shading:> I<number> 524=item B<shading:> I<number>
441 525
442Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background 526Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background
443image in addition to tinting it. 527image in addition to tinting it.
444 528
445=item B<fading:> I<number>
446
447Scale the tint colour by the given percentage.
448
449=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 529=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
450 530
451Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 531Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
452 532
453=item B<troughColor:> I<colour> 533=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>
454 534
455Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default 535Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default
456#969696]. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar. 536#969696]. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.
537
538=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
539
540The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
541and the text.
457 542
458=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]> 543=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>
459 544
460Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for 545Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for
461the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry 546the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry
477 562
478Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and 563Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and
479menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and 564menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
480B<PATH> environment variables. 565B<PATH> environment variables.
481 566
482=item B<font:> I<fontname> 567=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
483 568
484Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma seperated list of font 569Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font
485names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 570names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters.
486The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 571The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might
487be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 572be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always
488appended to it. option B<-fn>. 573appended to it. option B<-fn>.
489 574
490=item B<realBold:> I<boolean> 575Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
576optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
491 577
492B<True>: Enable "real bold" support. When this option is on, bold text 578In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
493will be displayed using the first available bold font in the font list. 579specifications enclosed in square brackets (C<[]>). The only available
494Bold fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their 580hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
495corresponding regular fonts. If no bold font can be found, a regular 581fonts.
496font will be used. option B<-rb>. B<False>: Display bold text in a 582
497regular font, using the color specified with B<colorBD>; option B<+rb>. 583For example, this font resource
584
585 URxvt*font: 9x15bold,\
586 -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
587 -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
588 [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
589 xft:Code2000:antialias=false
590
591specifies five fonts to be used. The first one is C<9x15bold> (actually
592the iso8859-1 version of the second font), which is the base font (because
593it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
594wide and 15 pixels high.
595
596The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
597the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
598the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a
599useful supplement.
600
601The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
602are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
603contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
604
605The last font is a useful catch-all font that supplies most of the
606remaining unicode characters.
607
608=item B<boldFont:> I<fontlist>
609
610=item B<italicFont:> I<fontlist>
611
612=item B<boldItalicFont:> I<fontlist>
613
614The font list to use for displaying B<bold>, I<italic> or B<< I<bold
615italic> >> characters, respectively.
616
617If specified and non-empty, then the syntax is the same as for the
618B<font>-resource, and the given font list will be used as is, which makes
619it possible to substitute completely different font styles for bold and
620italic.
621
622If unset (the default), a suitable font list will be synthesized by
623"morphing" the normal text font list into the desired shape. If that is
624not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
625
626If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
627text font will being used for the given style.
498 628
499=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode> 629=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
500 630
501Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is 631Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is
502xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives 632xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives
573B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 703B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
574B<+si>. 704B<+si>.
575 705
576=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 706=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
577 707
578B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines (and 708B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and
579B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<+sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 709B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll
580with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<-sw>. 710with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<+sw>.
581 711
582=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 712=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
583 713
584B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 714B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
585are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 715are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
586are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to 716are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to
587bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>. 717bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>.
588 718
589=item B<smallfont_key:> I<keysym>
590
591If enabled, use B<@@HOTKEY@@->I<keysym> to toggle to a smaller font
592[default B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@SMALLFONT@@>]
593
594=item B<bigfont_key:> I<keysym>
595
596If enabled, use B<@@HOTKEY@@->I<keysym> to toggle to a bigger font
597[default B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@BIGFONT@@>]
598
599=item B<saveLines:> I<number> 719=item B<saveLines:> I<number>
600 720
601Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This 721Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This
602resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>. 722resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>.
603 723
633 753
634=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean> 754=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean>
635 755
636B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel 756B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel
637scrolls five lines [default]. 757scrolls five lines [default].
758
759=item B<pastableTabs:> I<boolean>
760
761B<True>: store tabs as wide characters. B<False>: interpret tabs as cursor
762movement only; option C<-ptab>.
638 763
639=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean> 764=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
640 765
641B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default]; 766B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
642option B<-bc>. 767option B<-bc>.
687 812
688I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>. 813I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.
689 814
690=item B<imLocale:> I<name> 815=item B<imLocale:> I<name>
691 816
692The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 817The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
693de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP for the input 818C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
694extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 819input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
695another locale. option B<-imlocale>. 820another locale. option B<-imlocale>.
696 821
697=item B<insecure> 822=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>
823
824Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or
825C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated
826by commas), i.e. it's not in the same format as the other font lists used
827in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The default will be set-up to chose *any* suitable found
828found, preferably one or two pixels differing in size to the base font.
829option B<-imfont>.
830
831=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>
832
833Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
834button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
835the end of the logical line only. option B<-tcw>.
836
837=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
698 838
699Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that 839Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
700echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be 840echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
701abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, wether 841abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
702throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though 842throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though
703write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note 843write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note
704that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences 844that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences
705enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean 845enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean
706resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this 846resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this
730scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 870scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will
731instead scroll the screen up. 871instead scroll the screen up.
732 872
733=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 873=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
734 874
735Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym> (B<0xFF00 - 0xFFFF>). It may 875Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
736contain escape values (\a: bell, \b: backspace, \e, \E: escape, \n: 876intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
737newline, \r: return, \t: 877
878The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be
879any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>,
880B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>, B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>,
881and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>, B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>,
882B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.
883
884The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
885whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
886keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
887current application keymap mode state.
888
889The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or
890searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
891omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
892keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
893performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
894
895I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,
896C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,
738tab, \000: octal number) or control characters (^?: delete, ^@: null, 897C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
739^A ...) and may enclosed with double quotes so that it can start or end 898C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
740with whitespace. The intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be 899can start or end with whitespace.
741omitted. This resource is only available when compiled with 900
742KEYSYM_RESOURCE. 901Please note that you need to double the C<\> when using
902C<--enable-xgetdefault>, as X itself does it's own de-escaping (you can
903use C<\033> instead of C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and
904@@RXVT_NAME@@'s own processing).
905
906You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
907with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimeter `/'
908should be a character not used by the strings.
909
910Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
911
912 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<M-C-|abc|>
913
914The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
915
916 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a>
917 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b>
918 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c>
919
920If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
921is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
922example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
923when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
924
925 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
926
927The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
928the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
929font-switching at runtime:
930
931 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
932 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
933
934Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
935info):
936
937 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
938 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
743 939
744=back 940=back
745 941
746=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 942=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
747 943
761the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta 957the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta
762(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action. 958(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action.
763 959
764If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are 960If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are
765disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen 961disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen
766application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC[6~> 962application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
767(Next) and B<ESC[5~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the 963(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
768up and down arrows sends B<ESC[A> (Up) and B<ESC[B> (Down), 964up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
769respectively. 965respectively.
770 966
771=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION 967=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION
772 968
773The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to 969The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to
775 971
776=over 4 972=over 4
777 973
778=item B<Selection>: 974=item B<Selection>:
779 975
780Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the 976Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
781region and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left 977and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
782double-click to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire 978to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
783line. 979(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
980B<tripleclickwords>.
981
982Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys)
983(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a normal
984one.
784 985
785=item B<Insertion>: 986=item B<Insertion>:
786 987
787Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in 988Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in
788an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be 989an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be
790 991
791=back 992=back
792 993
793=head1 CHANGING FONTS 994=head1 CHANGING FONTS
794 995
795You can change fonts on-the-fly, which is to say cycle through the 996Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
796default font and others of various sizes, by using B<Shift-KP_Add> and 997supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
797B<Shift-KP_Subtract>. Or, alternatively (if enabled) with 998
798B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@BIGFONT@@> and B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@SMALLFONT@@>, where the 999You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and
799actual key can be selected using resources 1000therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
800B<smallfont_key>/B<bigfont_key>. 1001
1002 printf '\e]701;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1003
1004rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
801 1005
802=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT 1006=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
803 1007
804Partial ISO 14755-support is implemented. that means that pressing 1008ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1009and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1010first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1011C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1012with C<--enable-iso14755>.
805 1013
806Section 5.1: Control and Shift together enters unicode input 1014=over 4
807mode. Entering hex digits composes a Unicode character, pressing space or
808releasing the modifiers commits the keycode and every other key cancels
809the current input character.
810 1015
811Section 5.2: Pressing and immediately releasing Control and Shift together 1016=item * 5.1: Basic method
812enters keycap entry mode for the next key: pressing a function key (tab, 1017
813return etc..) will enter the unicode character corresponding to the given 1018This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode.
814key. 1019
1020Start by pressing and holding both C<Control> and C<Shift>, then enter
1021hex-digits (between one and six). Releasing C<Control> and C<Shift> will
1022commit the character as if it were typed directly. While holding down
1023C<Control> and C<Shift> you can also enter multiple characters by pressing
1024C<Space>, which will commit the current character and lets you start a new
1025one.
1026
1027As an example of use, imagine a business card with a japanese e-mail
1028address, which you cannot type. Fortunately, the card has the e-mail
1029address printed as hexcodes, e.g. C<671d 65e5>. You can enter this easily
1030by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift>, followed by C<6-7-1-D-SPACE-6-5-E-5>,
1031followed by releasing the modifier keys.
1032
1033=item * 5.2: Keyboard symbols entry method
1034
1035This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1036your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1037
1038Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
1039them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1040invoke it's usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1041keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1042released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
1043C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
1044reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
1045
1046=item * 5.3: Screen-selection entry method
1047
1048While this is implemented already (it's basically the selection
1049mechanism), it could be extended by displaying a unicode character map.
1050
1051=item * 5.4: Feedback method for identifying displayed characters for later input
1052
1053This method lets you display the unicode character code associated with
1054characters already displayed.
1055
1056You enter this mode by holding down C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then
1057pressing and holding the left mouse button and moving around. The unicode
1058hex code(s) (it might be a combining character) of the character under the
1059pointer is displayed until you release C<Control> and C<Shift>.
1060
1061In addition to the hex codes it will display the font used to draw this
1062character - due to implementation reasons, characters combined with
1063combining characters, line drawing characters and unknown characters will
1064always be drawn using the built-in support font.
1065
1066=back
1067
1068With respect to conformance, rxvt-unicode is supposed to be compliant to
1069both scenario A and B of ISO 14755, including part 5.2.
815 1070
816=head1 LOGIN STAMP 1071=head1 LOGIN STAMP
817 1072
818B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so 1073B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
819that it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. 1074it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
820To allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> must be installed setuid root on 1075allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
821some systems. 1076on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
822 1077
823=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS 1078=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS
824 1079
825In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1080In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
826B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus 1081B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus
867would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black 1122would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black
868on White. 1123on White.
869 1124
870=back 1125=back
871 1126
872=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) 1127=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1128
1129B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
873 1130
874=over 4 1131=over 4
875 1132
876=item How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using? 1133=item B<TERM>
877 1134
878The version number is displayed with the usage (-h). For rxvt-unicode 1135Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
879version 2.14 and later, the escape sequence C<ESC[8n> sets the window 1136resources or on the commandline.
880title to the version number.
881 1137
882=item Why do the characters look ugly? 1138=item B<COLORTERM>
883 1139
884=item How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts? 1140Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on wether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1141compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension
1142C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.
885 1143
886Most fonts do not contain the full range of Unicode, which is 1144=item B<COLORFGBG>
887fine. Chances are that the font you (or the admin/package maintainer of
888your system/os) have specified does not cover all the characters you want
889to display.
890 1145
891B<rxvt-unicode> makes a best-effort try at finding a replacement 1146Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
892font. Often the result is fine, but sometimes the chosen font looks 1147the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
893bad. In that case, select a font of your taste and add it to the font 1148C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
894list, e.g.: 1149used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1150string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1151was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can
1152(and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
895 1153
896 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn basefont,font2,font3... 1154=item B<WINDOWID>
897 1155
898When rxvt-unicode sees a character, it will first look at the base 1156Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
899font. If the base font does not contain the character, it will go to the 1157window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
900next font, and so on. 1158window and so on).
901 1159
902The only limitation is that all the fonts must not be larger than the base 1160=item B<TERMINFO>
903font, as the base font defines the principial cell size, which must be the
904same due to the way terminals work.
905 1161
906=item Why do some chinese characters look so different than others? 1162Set to the terminfo directory iff @@RXVT_NAME@@ was configured with
1163C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
907 1164
908This is because there is a difference between script and language -- 1165=item B<DISPLAY>
909rxvt-unicode does not know which language the text that is output
910is, as it only knows the unicode character codes. If rxvt-unicode
911first sees a japanese character, it might choose a japanese font for
912it. Subseqzuent japanese characters will take that font. Now, many chinese
913characters aren't represented in japanese fonts, so when the first
914non-japanese character comes up, rxvt-unicode will look for a chinese font
915-- unfortunately at this point, it will still use the japanese font for
916japanese characters that are also chinese.
917 1166
918The workaround is easy: just tag a chinese font at the end of your font 1167Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
919list (see the previous question). The key is to view the font list as 1168display in it's child processes.
920a preference list: If you expect more japanese, list a japanese font
921first. If you expect more chinese, put a chinese font first.
922 1169
923In the future it might be possible to switch preferences at runtime (the 1170=item B<SHELL>
924internal data structure has no problem with using different fonts for
925the same character at the same time, but no interface for this has been
926designed yet).
927 1171
928=item Mouse cut/paste suddenly no longer works. 1172The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
929 1173
930Make sure that mouse reporting is actually turned off since killing 1174=item B<RXVTPATH>
931some editors prematurely may leave the mouse in mouse report mode. I've
932heard that tcsh may use mouse reporting unless it otherwise specified. A
933quick check is to see if cut/paste works when the Alt or Shift keys are
934depressed. See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)
935 1175
936=item What's with this bold/blink stuff? 1176The path where @@RXVT_NAME@@ looks for support files such as menu and xpm
1177files.
937 1178
938If no bold colour is set via C<colorBD:>, bold will invert text using the 1179=item B<PATH>
939standard foreground colour.
940 1180
941For the standard background colour, blinking will actually make the 1181Used in the same way as C<RXVTPATH>.
942text blink when compiled with C<--enable-blinking>. with standard
943colours. Without C<--enable-blinking>, the blink attribute will be
944ignored.
945 1182
946On ANSI colours, bold/blink attributes are used to set high-intensity 1183=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
947foreground/background colors.
948 1184
949color0-7 are the low-intensity colors. 1185The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1186@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
950 1187
951color8-15 are the corresponding high-intensity colors. 1188Default C<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-<nodename >>.
952 1189
953=item I don't like the screen colors. How do I change them? 1190=item B<HOME>
954 1191
955You can change the screen colors at run-time using F<~/.Xdefaults> 1192Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
956resources (or as long-options). 1193daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1194C<.Xdefaults>)
957 1195
958Here are values that are supposed to resemble a VGA screen, 1196=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
959including the murky brown that passes for low-intensity yellow:
960 1197
961 Rxvt*color0: #000000 1198Directory where various X resource files are being located.
962 Rxvt*color1: #A80000
963 Rxvt*color2: #00A800
964 Rxvt*color3: #A8A800
965 Rxvt*color4: #0000A8
966 Rxvt*color5: #A800A8
967 Rxvt*color6: #00A8A8
968 Rxvt*color7: #A8A8A8
969
970 Rxvt*color8: #000054
971 Rxvt*color9: #FF0054
972 Rxvt*color10: #00FF54
973 Rxvt*color11: #FFFF54
974 Rxvt*color12: #0000FF
975 Rxvt*color13: #FF00FF
976 Rxvt*color14: #00FFFF
977 Rxvt*color15: #FFFFFF
978 1199
979=item What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour? 1200=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
980 1201
981Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the 1202If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
982BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following
983question) there are two standard values that can be used for
984Backspace: C<^H> and C<^?>.
985
986Historically, either value is correct, but rxvt-unicode adopts the debian
987policy of using C<^?> when unsure, because it's the one only only correct
988choice :).
989
990Rxvt-unicode tries to inherit the current stty settings and uses the value
991of `erase' to guess the value for backspace. If rxvt-unicode wasn't
992started from a terminal (say, from a menu or by remote shell), then the
993system value of `erase', which corresponds to CERASE in <termios.h>, will
994be used (which may not be the same as your stty setting).
995
996For starting a new rxvt-unicode:
997
998 # use Backspace = ^H
999 $ stty erase ^H
1000 $ @@RXVT_NAME@@ 1203@@RXVT_NAME@@.
1001
1002 # use Backspace = ^?
1003 $ stty erase ^?
1004 $ @@RXVT_NAME@@
1005
1006Toggle with "ESC[36h" / "ESC[36l" as documented in @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
1007
1008For an existing rxvt-unicode:
1009
1010 # use Backspace = ^H
1011 $ stty erase ^H
1012 $ echo -n "^[[36h"
1013
1014 # use Backspace = ^?
1015 $ stty erase ^?
1016 $ echo -n "^[[36l"
1017
1018This helps satisfy some of the Backspace discrepancies that occur, but
1019if you use Backspace = C<^H>, make sure that the termcap/terminfo value
1020properly reflects that.
1021
1022The Delete key is a another casualty of the ill-defined Backspace problem.
1023To avoid confusion between the Backspace and Delete keys, the Delete
1024key has been assigned an escape sequence to match the vt100 for Execute
1025(ESC[3~) and is in the supplied termcap/terminfo.
1026
1027Some other Backspace problems:
1028
1029some editors use termcap/terminfo,
1030some editors (vim I'm told) expect Backspace = ^H,
1031GNU Emacs (and Emacs-like editors) use ^H for help.
1032
1033Perhaps someday this will all be resolved in a consistent manner.
1034
1035=item I don't like the key-bindings. How do I change them?
1036
1037There are some compile-time selections available via configure. Unless
1038you have run "configure" with the C<--disable-resources> option you can
1039use the `keysym' resource to alter the keystrings associated with keysym
10400xFF00 - 0xFFFF (function, cursor keys, etc).
1041
1042Here's an example for a tn3270 session started using `@@RXVT_NAME@@ -name tn3270'
1043
1044 !# ----- special uses ------:
1045 ! tn3270 login, remap function and arrow keys.
1046 tn3270*font: *clean-bold-*-*--15-*
1047
1048 ! keysym - used by rxvt only
1049 ! Delete - ^D
1050 tn3270*keysym.0xFFFF: \004
1051
1052 ! Home - ^A
1053 tn3270*keysym.0xFF50: \001
1054 ! Left - ^B
1055 tn3270*keysym.0xFF51: \002
1056 ! Up - ^P
1057 tn3270*keysym.0xFF52: \020
1058 ! Right - ^F
1059 tn3270*keysym.0xFF53: \006
1060 ! Down - ^N
1061 tn3270*keysym.0xFF54: \016
1062 ! End - ^E
1063 tn3270*keysym.0xFF57: \005
1064
1065 ! F1 - F12
1066 tn3270*keysym.0xFFBE: \e1
1067 tn3270*keysym.0xFFBF: \e2
1068 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC0: \e3
1069 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC1: \e4
1070 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC2: \e5
1071 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC3: \e6
1072 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC4: \e7
1073 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC5: \e8
1074 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC6: \e9
1075 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC7: \e0
1076 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC8: \e-
1077 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC9: \e=
1078
1079 ! map Prior/Next to F7/F8
1080 tn3270*keysym.0xFF55: \e7
1081 tn3270*keysym.0xFF56: \e8
1082
1083=item I'm using keyboard model XXX that has extra Prior/Next/Insert keys.
1084How do I make use of them? For example, the Sun Keyboard type 4
1085has the following mappings that rxvt-unicode doesn't recognize.
1086
1087 KP_Insert == Insert
1088 F22 == Print
1089 F27 == Home
1090 F29 == Prior
1091 F33 == End
1092 F35 == Next
1093
1094Rather than have rxvt-unicode try to accomodate all the various possible keyboard
1095mappings, it is better to use `xmodmap' to remap the keys as required for
1096your particular machine.
1097
1098=item How do I distinguish if I'm running rxvt-unicode or a regular xterm?
1099I need this to decide about setting colors etc.
1100
1101rxvt and rxvt-unicode always export the variable "COLORTERM", so you can
1102check and see if that is set. Note that several programs, JED, slrn,
1103Midnight Commander automatically check this variable to decide whether or
1104not to use color.
1105
1106=item How do I set the correct, full IP address for the DISPLAY variable?
1107
1108If you've compiled rxvt-unicode with DISPLAY_IS_IP and ahve enabled
1109insecure mode then it is possible to use the following shell script
1110snippets to correctly set the display. If your version of rxvt-unicode
1111wasn't also compiled with ESCZ_ANSWER (as assumed in these snippets) then
1112the COLORTERM variable can be used to distinguish rxvt-unicode from a
1113regular xterm.
1114
1115Courtesy of Chuck Blake <cblake@BBN.COM> with the following shell script
1116snippets:
1117
1118 # Bourne/Korn/POSIX family of shells:
1119 [ ${TERM:-foo} = foo ] && TERM=xterm # assume an xterm if we don't know
1120 if [ ${TERM:-foo} = xterm ]; then
1121 stty -icanon -echo min 0 time 15 # see if enhanced rxvt or not
1122 echo -n '^[Z'
1123 read term_id
1124 stty icanon echo
1125 if [ ""${term_id} = '^[[?1;2C' -a ${DISPLAY:-foo} = foo ]; then
1126 echo -n '^[[7n' # query the rxvt we are in for the DISPLAY string
1127 read DISPLAY # set it in our local shell
1128 fi
1129 fi
1130
1131=item How do I compile the manual pages for myself?
1132
1133You need to have a recent version of perl installed as F</usr/bin/perl>,
1134one that comes with F<pod2man>, F<pod2text> and F<pod2html>. Then go to
1135the doc subdirectory and enter C<make alldoc>.
1136 1204
1137=back 1205=back
1138 1206
1139=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1140
1141B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets the environment variables B<TERM>, B<COLORTERM>
1142and B<COLORFGBG>. The environment variable B<WINDOWID> is set to the X
1143window id number of the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window and it also uses and
1144sets the environment variable B<DISPLAY> to specify which display
1145terminal to use. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> uses the environment variables
1146B<RXVTPATH> and B<PATH> to find XPM files.
1147
1148=head1 FILES 1207=head1 FILES
1149 1208
1150=over 4 1209=over 4
1151 1210
1152=item B</etc/utmp>
1153
1154System file for login records.
1155
1156=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt> 1211=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1157 1212
1158Color names. 1213Color names.
1159 1214
1160=back 1215=back
1175 1230
1176=over 4 1231=over 4
1177 1232
1178=item Project Coordinator 1233=item Project Coordinator
1179 1234
1180@@RXVTMAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_MAINTEMAIL@@> 1235Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1181 1236
1182=item Web page maintainter 1237L<http://software.schmorp.de/#rxvt-unicode>
1183
1184@@RXVTWEBMAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_WEBMAINTEMAIL@@>
1185
1186L<@@RXVT_WEBPAGE@@>
1187 1238
1188=back 1239=back
1189 1240
1190=head1 AUTHORS 1241=head1 AUTHORS
1191 1242
1216=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >> 1267=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1217 1268
1218Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator 1269Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator
1219(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) 1270(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1220 1271
1221=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt@schmorp.de> >> 1272=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1222 1273
1223Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal 1274Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal
1224character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm 1275character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm
1225compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions. 1276compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
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