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12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not	12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not
13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style	13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --	14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --
15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.	15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
16		16
		17	This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
		18	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod>.
		19
17	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	20	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18		21
19	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of	22	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common	23	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at	24	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.	25	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
23		26
24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT	27	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
25		28
26	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode	29	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the	30	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
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30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,	33	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these	34	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
32	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work	35	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
33	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such	36	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
34	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms	37	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
35	belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --	38	belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
36	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might	39	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
37	change.	40	change.
38		41
39	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let	42	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
40	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean	43	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
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89		92
90	Print out a message describing available options.	93	Print out a message describing available options.
91		94
92	=item B<-display> I<displayname>	95	=item B<-display> I<displayname>
93		96
94	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still	97	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (the older form B<-d>
95	respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the	98	is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
96	B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.	99	display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
97		100
98	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>	101	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
99		102
100	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	103	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
101	resource B<depth>.	104	resource B<depth>.
		105
		106	[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
		107	respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
		108	of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
		109	this, so watch out]
102		110
103	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>	111	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
104		112
105	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.	113	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
106		114
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174	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the	182	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
175	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects	183	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
176	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage>;	184	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage>;
177	resource I<blurRadius>.	185	resource I<blurRadius>.
178		186
		187	=item B<-icon> I<file>
		188
		189	Compile I<afterimage>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
		190	is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
		191	application window; resource I<iconFile>.
		192
179	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	193	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
180		194
181	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	195	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
182		196
183	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	197	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
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242	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>	256	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
243	for details.	257	for details.
244		258
245	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>	259	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>
246		260
247	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity	261	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
248	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for	262	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
249	details.	263	details.
250		264
251	=item B<-name> I<name>	265	=item B<-name> I<name>
252		266
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270		284
271	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>	285	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>
272		286
273	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.	287	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
274		288
		289	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
		290
		291	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
		292
		293	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
		294
		295	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
		296	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
		297
275	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>	298	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>
276		299
277	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource	300	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
278	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.	301	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
279		302
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285	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>	308	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>
286		309
287	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.	310	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
288	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource	311	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
289	B<scrollWithBuffer>.	312	B<scrollWithBuffer>.
290
291	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
292
293	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
294
295	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
296
297	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
298	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
299		313
300	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>	314	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>
301		315
302	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as	316	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
303	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to	317	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
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332		346
333	=item B<-bl>	347	=item B<-bl>
334		348
335	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.	349	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
336	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window	350	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
337	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	351	decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
		352	support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
338		353
339	=item B<-override-redirect>	354	=item B<-override-redirect>
340		355
341	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource	356	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
342	B<override-redirect>.	357	B<override-redirect>.
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447	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	462	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
448	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	463	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
449	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	464	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
450	user; resource B<hold>.	465	user; resource B<hold>.
451		466
		467	=item B<-cd> I<path>
		468
		469	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		470	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		471	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
		472
452	=item B<-xrm> I<string>	473	=item B<-xrm> I<string>
453		474
454	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>	475	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
455	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this	476	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
456	way take precedence over all other resource specifications.	477	way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
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503	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	524	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
504	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that	525	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
505	yourself if you want that.	526	yourself if you want that.
506		527
507	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress	528	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
508	pty/tty operations.	529	pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
		530	perl extension that manages the terminal.
509		531
510	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a	532	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
511	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	533	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
512		534
513	use IO::Pty;	535	use IO::Pty;
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527	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in	549	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
528	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.	550	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
529		551
530	=back	552	=back
531		553
532	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	554	=head1 RESOURCES
533		555
534	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	556	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
535	options) compiled into your version.	557	options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
		558	long-options.
536		559
537	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many	560	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
538	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X	561	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
539	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,	562	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
540	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:	563	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
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562	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>	585	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
563		586
564	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	587	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
565	option B<-depth>.	588	option B<-depth>.
566		589
		590	=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
		591
		592	Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
		593	On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
		594	performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
		595	should normally be enabled.
		596
567	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	597	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
568		598
569	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	599	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
570	option B<-geometry>.	600	option B<-geometry>.
571		601
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689		719
690	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.	720	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
691		721
692	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>	722	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
693		723
694	Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent	724	Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
695	background image; option B<-blr>.	725	background image; option B<-blr>.
		726
		727	=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
		728
		729	Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
696		730
697	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	731	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
698		732
699	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	733	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
700		734
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719	an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified	753	an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified
720	beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.	754	beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
721	Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.	755	Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
722	Supported operations are:	756	Supported operations are:
723		757
724	tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0,	758	tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0
725	propscale will scale image keeping proportions,	759	propscale will scale image keeping proportions
726	auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100;	760	auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100
727	hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size;	761	hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size
728	vscale will scale image vertically to the window size;	762	vscale will scale image vertically to the window size
729	scale will scale image to match window size;	763	scale will scale image to match window size
730	root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting	764	root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
731	whenever terminal window moves.	765	whenever terminal window moves
732		766
733	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be	767	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
734	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any	768	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any
735	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.	769	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
736		770
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801	text font will being used for the given style.	835	text font will being used for the given style.
802		836
803	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	837	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
804		838
805	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,	839	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
806	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high	840	option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
807	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	841	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
808	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not	842	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
809	reachable.	843	reachable.
810		844
811	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
812
813	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which
814	is xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which
815	gives xterm style selection. Only effective when the original (non-perl)
816	selection code is in use.
817
818	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
819
820	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
821	the author's favourite.
822
823	=item B<title:> I<string>	845	=item B<title:> I<string>
824		846
825	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line	847	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
826	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application	848	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
827	name; option B<-title>.	849	name; option B<-title>.
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840	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>	862	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
841		863
842	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.	864	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
843	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].	865	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
844		866
		867	@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
		868
845	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	869	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
846		870
847	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	871	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
848	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	872	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
849		873
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871		895
872	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	896	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
873		897
874	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents	898	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
875	every time you hit C<Print>.	899	every time you hit C<Print>.
		900
		901	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
		902
		903	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
		904	the author's favourite.
876		905
877	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	906	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
878		907
879	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	908	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
880	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	909	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
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1079		1108
1080	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>	1109	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
1081		1110
1082	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this	1111	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
1083	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1112	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
1084	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1113	scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
1085	instead scroll the screen up.	1114	to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
1086		1115
1087	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>	1116	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1088		1117
1089	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	1118	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1090	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1119	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1091	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	1120	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1092	user.	1121	user.
		1122
		1123	=item B<chdir>: I<path>
		1124
		1125	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		1126	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		1127	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
		1128	directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1093		1129
1094	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>	1130	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
1095		1131
1096	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The	1132	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
1097	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.	1133	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
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1204	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.	1240	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1205		1241
1206	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>	1242	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1207		1243
1208	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See	1244	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1209	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource	1245	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1210	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1211		1246
1212	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>	1247	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1213		1248
1214	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension	1249	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1215	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,	1250	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,
1216	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in	1251	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
1217	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource	1252	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1218	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1219		1253
1220	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1254	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1221		1255
1222	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>	1256	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1223		1257
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1458	=back	1492	=back
1459		1493
1460	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT	1494	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1461		1495
1462	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get	1496	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1463	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>	1497	their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management:
1464	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,	1498
1465	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component	1499	You can prefix any color with an opaquenes percentage enclosed in
		1500	brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
		1501	(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the color, where C<0> is completely
		1502	transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
		1503	half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
		1504	is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
		1505	all ways to specify a colour.
		1506
		1507	For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
		1508	C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
		1509	specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1466	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely	1510	(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1467	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where	1511	while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1468	C<percent> is a decimal percentage (0-100) that specifies the opacity of	1512	earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1469	the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy	1513	C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1470	opaque.
1471		1514
1472	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that	1515	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1473	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting	1516	alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1474	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.	1517	layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
		1518	rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1475		1519
1476	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red	1520	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1477	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:	1521	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1478		1522
1479	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink"	1523	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1480		1524
1481	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	1525	When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1482	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	1526	alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
		1527	transparency of course).
		1528
		1529	When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
		1530	colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
		1531	background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
		1532	other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
		1533	image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
		1534	fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
		1535
		1536	Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
		1537	in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
		1538	extension.
1483		1539
1484	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1540	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1485		1541
1486	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1542	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1487		1543
…		…
1521	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1577	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1522		1578
1523	=item B<DISPLAY>	1579	=item B<DISPLAY>
1524		1580
1525	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1581	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1526	display in its child processes.	1582	display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
		1583	defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1527		1584
1528	=item B<SHELL>	1585	=item B<SHELL>
1529		1586
1530	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1587	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1531		1588

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