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124 124
125Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>. 125Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
126 126
127=item B<-tr>|B<+tr> 127=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
128 128
129Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background; resource B<transparent>. 129Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background; resource B<transparent>.
130 130
131B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in 131B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
132future versions. 132future versions.
133
134I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
135sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
136 133
137=item B<-fade> I<number> 134=item B<-fade> I<number>
138 135
139Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values 136Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
140fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade 137fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
145Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour 142Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
146is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>. 143is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
147 144
148=item B<-tint> I<colour> 145=item B<-tint> I<colour>
149 146
150Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 147Tint the transparent background with the given colour;
151transparency is enabled with B<-tr>. This only works for 148resource I<tintColor>.
152non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
153used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
154Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
155thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
156blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them. Also
157pure black and pure white colors essentially mean no tinting; resource
158I<tintColor>. Example:
159
160 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
161 149
162=item B<-sh> I<number> 150=item B<-sh> I<number>
163 151
164Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (100 .. 200) the transparent 152Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
165background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it; 153A value of 100 means no shading; resource I<shading>.
166resource I<shading>.
167 154
168=item B<-blt> I<string> 155=item B<-blt> I<string>
169 156
170Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified 157Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
171at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over 158at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
172transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are : 159the transparent background, using the method specified. Supported values are:
173B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>, 160B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - colour values averaging, B<colorize>,
174B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>, 161B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
175B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is 162B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
176alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>. 163alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
177 164
178=item B<-blr> I<HxV> 165=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
179 166
180Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent 167Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
181background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and 168background. If a single number is specified, the vertical and
182horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the 169horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
183radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects 170radii to 1 and the other to a large number creates interesting effects
184on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage>; 171on some backgrounds. The maximum radius value is 128. An horizontal or
172vertical radius of 0 disables blurring;
185resource I<blurRadius>. 173resource I<blurRadius>.
186 174
175=item B<-icon> I<file>
176
177Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
178is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
179application window; resource I<iconFile>.
180
187=item B<-bg> I<colour> 181=item B<-bg> I<colour>
188 182
189Window background colour; resource B<background>. 183Window background colour; resource B<background>.
190 184
191=item B<-fg> I<colour> 185=item B<-fg> I<colour>
192 186
193Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 187Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
194 188
195=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]> 189=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;oplist]>
196 190
197Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also 191Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Specify image file for the background and also
198optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to 192optionally specify a list of operations to modify it. Note you may need to
199add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the 193add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
200command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>. 194command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
201 195
202=item B<-cr> I<colour> 196=item B<-cr> I<colour>
203 197
315 309
316=item B<-bc>|B<+bc> 310=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
317 311
318Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>. 312Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
319 313
314=item B<-uc>|B<+uc>
315
316Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
317
320=item B<-iconic> 318=item B<-iconic>
321 319
322Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option. 320Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
323Alternative form is B<-ic>. 321Alternative form is B<-ic>.
324 322
360=item B<-lsp> I<number> 358=item B<-lsp> I<number>
361 359
362Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 360Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
363the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource 361the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
364B<lineSpace>. 362B<lineSpace>.
363
364=item B<-letsp> I<number>
365
366Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
367to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
368letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
369work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
365 370
366=item B<-tn> I<termname> 371=item B<-tn> I<termname>
367 372
368This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the 373This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
369B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 374B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
554You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many 559You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
555distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X 560distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
556starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order, 561starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
557with later settings overwriting earlier ones: 562with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
558 563
559 1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
560 2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR 564 1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
565 2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
561 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults 566 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
562 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen 567 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
563 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename> 568 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
564 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline 569 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
565 570
566Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class 571Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
567names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources 572names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
608Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7 613Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
609corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to 614corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
610high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background) 615high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
611colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 616colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
6123=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour 6173=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
613names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 618names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
614 619
615Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be 620Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
616changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)). 621changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
617 622
618Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with 623Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
629=item B<colorUL:> I<colour> 634=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
630 635
631Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the 636Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
632foreground colour is the default. 637foreground colour is the default.
633 638
634=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
635
636Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
637when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
638
639=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour> 639=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
640 640
641If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline 641If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
642itself. If unset, use the foreground colour. 642itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
643
644=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
645
646If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
647characters. If unset, use reverse video.
648
649=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
650
651If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
652foreground for highlighted characters.
643 653
644=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour> 654=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
645 655
646Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the 656Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
647foreground colour; option B<-cr>. 657foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
654 664
655=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean> 665=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
656 666
657B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours; 667B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
658option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option 668option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
659B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 669B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
660 670
661=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean> 671=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
662 672
663B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots 673B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
664of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines 674of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
680if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the 690if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
681monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>. 691monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
682 692
683=item B<transparent:> I<boolean> 693=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
684 694
685Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background. 695Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
686 696
687B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in 697B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
688future versions. 698future versions.
689 699
690I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
691sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
692
693=item B<fading:> I<number> 700=item B<fading:> I<number>
694 701
695Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>. 702Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
696 703
697=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour> 704=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
699Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default 706Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
700colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>. 707colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
701 708
702=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 709=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
703 710
704Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option 711Tint the transparent background with the given colour. If the RENDER
705B<-tint>. 712extension is not available only black, red, green, yellow, blue,
713magenta, cyan and white tints can be performed server-side. Note that
714a black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
715the image unchanged; option B<-tint>.
706 716
707=item B<shading:> I<number> 717=item B<shading:> I<number>
708 718
709Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image 719Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
710in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>. 720A value of 100 means no shading; option B<-sh>.
711 721
712=item B<blendType:> I<string> 722=item B<blendType:> I<string>
713 723
714Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>. 724Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
715 725
716=item B<blurRadius:> I<number> 726=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
717 727
718Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent 728Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
719background image; option B<-blr>. 729background; option B<-blr>.
730
731=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
732
733Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
720 734
721=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 735=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
722 736
723Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 737Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
724 738
730=item B<borderColor:> I<colour> 744=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
731 745
732The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar 746The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
733and the text. 747and the text.
734 748
735=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]> 749=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;oplist]>
736 750
737Use the specified image file for the background and also 751Use the specified image file for the background and also
738optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>, 752optionally specify a colon separated list of operations to modify it.
739(default C<0x0+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
740horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
741centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
742of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies
743an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified
744beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
745Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
746Supported operations are: 753Supported operations are:
747 754
748 tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0 755=over 4
749 propscale will scale image keeping proportions 756
750 auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100 757=item B<WxH+X+Y>
751 hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size 758
752 vscale will scale image vertically to the window size 759sets scale and position. B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical
753 scale will scale image to match window size 760scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent). A
754 root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting 761scale of 0 disables scaling. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
755 whenever terminal window moves 762
763=item B<op=tile>
764
765enables tiling
766
767=item B<op=keep-aspect>
768
769maintain the image aspect ratio when scaling
770
771=item B<op=root-align>
772
773use the position of the terminal window relative to the root window as
774the image offset, simulating a root window background
775
776=back
777
778The default scale and position setting is C<100x100+50+50>.
779Alternatively, a predefined set of templates can be used to achieve
780the most common setups:
781
782=over 4
783
784=item B<style=tiled>
785
786the image is tiled with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+0+0:op=tile
787
788=item B<style=aspect-stretched>
789
790the image is scaled to fill the whole window maintaining the aspect
791ratio and centered. Equivalent to 100x100+50+50:op=keep-aspect
792
793=item B<style=stretched>
794
795the image is scaled to fill the whole window. Equivalent to 100x100
796
797=item B<style=centered>
798
799the image is centered with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+50+50
800
801=item B<style=root-tiled>
802
803the image is tiled with no scaling and using 'root' positioning.
804Equivalent to 0x0:op=tile:op=root-align
805
806=back
807
808If multiple templates are specified the last one wins. Note that a
809template overrides all the scale, position and operations settings.
756 810
757If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be 811If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
758blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any 812blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending. If I<afterimage>
759other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option. 813support has been compiled in it is possible to choose other blending
814types with B<-blt "type"> option.
760 815
761=item B<path:> I<path> 816=item B<path:> I<path>
762 817
763Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files. 818Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
764 819
791it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels 846it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
792wide and 15 pixels high. 847wide and 15 pixels high.
793 848
794The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in 849The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
795the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but 850the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
796the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a 851the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
797useful supplement. 852useful supplement.
798 853
799The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters 854The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
800are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font 855are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
801contains other characters, but we are not interested in them. 856contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
852=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean> 907=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
853 908
854B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character. 909B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
855B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default]. 910B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
856 911
912@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
913
857=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean> 914=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
858 915
859B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>. 916B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
860B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>. 917B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
861 918
889=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 946=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
890 947
891Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is 948Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
892the author's favourite. 949the author's favourite.
893 950
951=item B<thickness:> I<number>
952
953Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
954
894=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 955=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
895 956
896B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 957B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
897disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 958disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
898 959
917B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 978B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
918B<+si>. 979B<+si>.
919 980
920=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 981=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
921 982
922B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and 983B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
923B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 984try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
924with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>. 985B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
986new lines; option B<+sw>.
925 987
926=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 988=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
927 989
928B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 990B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
929are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 991are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
985=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean> 1047=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
986 1048
987B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default]; 1049B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
988option B<-bc>. 1050option B<-bc>.
989 1051
1052=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
1053
1054B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
1055option B<-uc>.
1056
990=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean> 1057=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
991 1058
992B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number 1059B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
993of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible 1060of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
994[default]. 1061[default].
1007large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout. 1074large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
1008 1075
1009=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 1076=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
1010 1077
1011The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 1078The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
1012or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> 1079or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
1013(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode 1080(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
1014escape sequence. 1081escape sequence.
1015 1082
1016=item B<deletekey:> I<string> 1083=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
1017 1084
1136omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex 1203omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
1137keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not 1204keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
1138performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured. 1205performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1139 1206
1140I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal 1207I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
1141number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for futher details. 1208number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1142 1209
1143You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string> 1210You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by
1211loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and providing a I<string>
1144with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/' 1212with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1145should be a character not used by the strings. 1213should be a character not used by the strings.
1146 1214
1147Its usage can be demonstrated by an example: 1215Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1148 1216
1149 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<M-C-|abc|> 1217 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|>
1150 1218
1151The above line is equivalent to the following three lines: 1219The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1152 1220
1153 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a> 1221 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<a>
1154 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b> 1222 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<b>
1155 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c> 1223 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<c>
1156 1224
1157If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING> 1225If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1158is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For 1226is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
1159example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK> 1227example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1160when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": 1228when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1161 1229
1162 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007 1230 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1163 1231
1164If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING> 1232If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1165is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) 1233is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1166manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via 1234manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1167C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events: 1235C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1168 1236
1169 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13 1237 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1170 1238
1171Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping 1239Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
1172will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and 1240will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
1173no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That 1241no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1174means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide 1242means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1175definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined 1243definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1176mappings themselves. 1244mappings themselves.
1177 1245
1228all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances. 1296all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1229 1297
1230=item B<perl-eval>: I<string> 1298=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1231 1299
1232Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See 1300Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1233the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource 1301the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1234will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1235 1302
1236=item B<perl-lib>: I<path> 1303=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1237 1304
1238Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension 1305Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1239scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource, 1306scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first
1240@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in 1307look in these directories, then in $HOME/.urxvt/ext and lastly in
1241F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource 1308F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1242will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1243 1309
1244See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. 1310See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1245 1311
1246=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex> 1312=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1247 1313
1269 1335
1270=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean> 1336=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1271 1337
1272Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making 1338Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1273it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>. 1339it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
1340
1341=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
1342
1343Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1274 1344
1275=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean> 1345=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1276 1346
1277Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled). 1347Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1278 1348
1421B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that 1491B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1422it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To 1492it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1423allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root 1493allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1424on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others. 1494on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1425 1495
1426=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS 1496=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1427 1497
1428In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1498In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1429B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus 1499B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1430high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the 1500high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1431colours with their names. 1501240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
1502cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
1503
1504Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1432 1505
1433=begin table 1506=begin table
1434 1507
1435 B<color0> (black) = Black 1508 B<color0> (black) = Black
1436 B<color1> (red) = Red3 1509 B<color1> (red) = Red3
1456It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>, 1529It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1457B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as 1530B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1458a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of 1531a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1459color0-color15. 1532color0-color15.
1460 1533
1461In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an 1534The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1462additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79) 1535values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1463consist of a 4*4*4 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
146416>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
1465 1536
1537The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
1538
1539 index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
1540 index_256 = (r * 16 + g) * 16 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..15
1541
1542The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
1543steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
1544the RGB cube.
1545
1466Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only 1546Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1467the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only 1547colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1468be changed via command sequences ("escape codes"). 1548rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
1549
1550Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
1551number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1469 1552
1470Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by 1553Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1471always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to 1554always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1472I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise 1555I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1473been specified. For example, 1556been specified. For example,
1474 1557
1475=over 4
1476
1477=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv> 1558 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1478 1559
1479would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black 1560would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1480on White. 1561White.
1481
1482=back
1483 1562
1484=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT 1563=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1485 1564
1486If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get 1565If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1487their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management: 1566their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1488 1567
1489You can prefix any color with an opaquenes percentage enclosed in 1568You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
1490brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage 1569brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
1491(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the color, where C<0> is completely 1570(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
1492transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a 1571transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
1493half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This 1572half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
1494is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with 1573is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
1495all ways to specify a colour. 1574all ways to specify a colour.
1496 1575
1579=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> 1658=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1580 1659
1581The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and 1660The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1582@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1). 1661@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1583 1662
1584Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>. 1663Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1585 1664
1586=item B<HOME> 1665=item B<HOME>
1587 1666
1588Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for 1667Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1589daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as 1668daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1590C<.Xdefaults>) 1669C<.Xdefaults>)
1591 1670
1592=item B<XAPPLRESDIR> 1671=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1593 1672
1594Directory where various X resource files are being located. 1673Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1595 1674
1596=item B<XENVIRONMENT> 1675=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1597 1676
1598If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by 1677If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1599@@RXVT_NAME@@. 1678@@RXVT_NAME@@.
1604 1683
1605=over 4 1684=over 4
1606 1685
1607=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt> 1686=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1608 1687
1609Color names. 1688Colour names.
1610 1689
1611=back 1690=back
1612 1691
1613=head1 SEE ALSO 1692=head1 SEE ALSO
1614 1693
1665 1744
1666Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) 1745Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1667 1746
1668=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >> 1747=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
1669 1748
1670Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing. 1749pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1671 1750
1672=back 1751=back
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