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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 16
17This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
18L<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
19See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of 22See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common 23frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at 24problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/*checkout*/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>. 25L<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
26Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode 29Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the 30internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
28world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult, 31world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
29especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts 32especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
30like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules, 33like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these 34like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
32scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work 35scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
33fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are left-to-right scripts, such 36fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
34as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms 37as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
35belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things -- 38belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
36such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might 39such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
37change. 40change.
38 41
39If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let 42If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
40me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very userfriendly, lean and clean 43me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
41terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely 44terminal 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 45because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and
43another for japanese. 46another for japanese.
44 47
45Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to 48Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to
46display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other 49display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other
47programs force onto it's users never made sense to me: You should be able 50programs force onto its users never made sense to me: You should be able
48to choose any font for any script freely. 51to choose any font for any script freely.
49 52
50Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than 53Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than
51it's predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy 54its predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy
52in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot less bugs than the original 55in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot bugs less than the original
53rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements. 56rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.
54 57
55It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean 58It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean
56and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode 59and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode
57without most of it's features to get a lean binary. It also comes with 60without most of its features to get a lean binary. It also comes with
58a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows 61a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows
59from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and 62from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and
60drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and 63drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and
61@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client). 64@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).
62 65
63It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have 66It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have
64been extended) easier accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical 67been extended) more accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical
65reference documentation (escape sequences etc.). 68reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).
66 69
67=head1 OPTIONS 70=head1 OPTIONS
68 71
69The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed 72The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed
89 92
90Print out a message describing available options. 93Print out a message describing available options.
91 94
92=item B<-display> I<displayname> 95=item B<-display> I<displayname>
93 96
94Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still 97Attempt to open a window on the named X display (the older form B<-d>
95respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the 98is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
96B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used. 99display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
100
101=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
102
103Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
104resource B<depth>.
105
106[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
107respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
108of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
109this, so watch out]
97 110
98=item B<-geometry> I<geom> 111=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
99 112
100Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>. 113Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
101 114
103 116
104Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>. 117Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
105 118
106=item B<-j>|B<+j> 119=item B<-j>|B<+j>
107 120
108Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>. 121Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
109 122
110=item B<-ip>|B<+ip> | B<-tr>|B<+tr> 123=item B<-ss>|B<+ss>
111 124
112Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is 125Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
113B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>. 126
127=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
128
129Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background; resource B<transparent>.
130
131B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
132future versions.
114 133
115=item B<-fade> I<number> 134=item B<-fade> I<number>
116 135
117Fade 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
118fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade 137fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
119colour; resource B<fading>. 138colour; resource B<fading>.
120 139
121=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour> 140=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
122 141
123Fade 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
124is black. resource B<fadeColor>. 143is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
125 144
126=item B<-tint> I<colour> 145=item B<-tint> I<colour>
127 146
128Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 147Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
129transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for 148transparency is enabled with B<-tr>. This only works for
130non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be 149non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
131used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it; resource 150used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
151Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
152thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
153blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them. Also
154pure black and pure white colours essentially mean no tinting; resource
132I<tintColor>. Example: 155I<tintColor>. Example:
133 156
134 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40 157 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
135 158
136=item B<-sh> 159=item B<-sh> I<number>
137 160
138I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent 161Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (100 .. 200) the transparent
139background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be 162background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;
140specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>). 163resource I<shading>.
164
165=item B<-blt> I<string>
166
167Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
168at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
169transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
170B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - colour values averaging, B<colorize>,
171B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
172B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
173alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
174
175=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
176
177Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
178background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and
179horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
180radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
181on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage> or I<xft>;
182resource I<blurRadius>.
183
184=item B<-icon> I<file>
185
186Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
187is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
188application window; resource I<iconFile>.
141 189
142=item B<-bg> I<colour> 190=item B<-bg> I<colour>
143 191
144Window background colour; resource B<background>. 192Window background colour; resource B<background>.
145 193
146=item B<-fg> I<colour> 194=item B<-fg> I<colour>
147 195
148Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 196Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
149 197
150=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]> 198=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
151 199
152Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally 200Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Specify image file for the background and also
153specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to 201optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
154add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the 202add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
155command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>. 203command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
156 204
157=item B<-cr> I<colour> 205=item B<-cr> I<colour>
158 206
159The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 207The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
160 208
172resource B<borderColor>. 220resource B<borderColor>.
173 221
174=item B<-fn> I<fontlist> 222=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
175 223
176Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names 224Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
177that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. The 225that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
178first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be 226first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
179smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default 227smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
180font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details. 228font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
181 229
182In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify it's name or prefix it 230In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify its name or prefix it
183with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>, 231with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
184e.g.: 232e.g.:
185 233
186 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15" 234 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
187 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono" 235 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
189See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ 237See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ
190section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7). 238section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
191 239
192=item B<-fb> I<fontlist> 240=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>
193 241
194Compile font-styles: The bold font list to use when bold characters are to 242Compile I<font-styles>: The bold font list to use when B<bold> characters
195be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details. 243are to be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.
196 244
197=item B<-fi> I<fontlist> 245=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>
198 246
199Compile font-styles: The italic font list to use when bold characters are to 247Compile I<font-styles>: The italic font list to use when I<italic>
200be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details. 248characters are to be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.
201 249
202=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist> 250=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>
203 251
204Compile font-styles: The bold italic font list to use when bold characters are to 252Compile I<font-styles>: The bold italic font list to use when B<< I<bold
205be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont> for details. 253italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
254for details.
255
256=item B<-is>|B<+is>
257
258Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
259foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
260details.
206 261
207=item B<-name> I<name> 262=item B<-name> I<name>
208 263
209Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained, 264Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
210rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain 265rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
226 281
227=item B<-sb>|B<+sb> 282=item B<-sb>|B<+sb>
228 283
229Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>. 284Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
230 285
286=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
287
288Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
289
290=item B<-st>|B<+st>
291
292Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
293resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
294
231=item B<-si>|B<+si> 295=item B<-si>|B<+si>
232 296
233Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource 297Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
234B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect. 298B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
235 299
241=item B<-sw>|B<+sw> 305=item B<-sw>|B<+sw>
242 306
243Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear. 307Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
244This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource 308This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
245B<scrollWithBuffer>. 309B<scrollWithBuffer>.
246
247=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
248
249Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
250
251=item B<-st>|B<+st>
252
253Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
254resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
255 310
256=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab> 311=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
257 312
258If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as 313If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
259actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to 314actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
263 318
264=item B<-bc>|B<+bc> 319=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
265 320
266Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>. 321Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
267 322
323=item B<-uc>|B<+uc>
324
325Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
326
268=item B<-iconic> 327=item B<-iconic>
269 328
270Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option. 329Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
271Alternative form is B<-ic>. 330Alternative form is B<-ic>.
272 331
288 347
289=item B<-bl> 348=item B<-bl>
290 349
291Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. 350Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
292if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window 351if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
293decorations; resource B<borderLess>. 352decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
353support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
354
355=item B<-override-redirect>
356
357Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
358B<override-redirect>.
359
360=item B<-sbg>
361
362Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
363drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
364this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
365resource B<skipBuiltinGlyphs>.
294 366
295=item B<-lsp> I<number> 367=item B<-lsp> I<number>
296 368
297Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 369Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
298the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource 370the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
299B<linespace>. 371B<lineSpace>.
372
373=item B<-letsp> I<number>
374
375Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
376to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
377letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
378work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
300 379
301=item B<-tn> I<termname> 380=item B<-tn> I<termname>
302 381
303This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the 382This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
304B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 383B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
313given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last 392given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last
314on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to 393on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to
315run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or, 394run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or,
316failing that, I<sh(1)>. 395failing that, I<sh(1)>.
317 396
397Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you want to
398run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like this:
399
400 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -e sh -c "shell commands"
401
318=item B<-title> I<text> 402=item B<-title> I<text>
319 403
320Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename 404Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename
321of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the 405of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the
322application name; resource B<title>. 406application name; resource B<title>.
353for more info. 437for more info.
354 438
355=item B<-tcw> 439=item B<-tcw>
356 440
357Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse 441Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
442button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
358button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the 443in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
359end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>. 444the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
360 445
361=item B<-insecure> 446=item B<-insecure>
362 447
363Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape 448Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
364sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more 449sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
378=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr> 463=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
379 464
380Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource 465Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
381B<secondaryScroll>. 466B<secondaryScroll>.
382 467
468=item B<-hold>|B<+hold>
469
470Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
471will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
472it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
473user; resource B<hold>.
474
475=item B<-cd> I<path>
476
477Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
478B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
479@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
480
481=item B<-xrm> I<string>
482
483Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
484as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
485way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
486
487Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
488e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
489options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
490of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
491resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
492programs.
493
383=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string> 494=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
384 495
385Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>. 496Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
386 497
387=item B<-embed> I<windowid> 498=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
388 499
389Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window, 500Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
390which enables applications to easily embed a terminal. 501which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
391 502
392Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it 503Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
393shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it 504shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
394quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to 505quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
397The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits. 508The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
398 509
399It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file 510It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
400descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you 511descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
401can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the 512can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
402terminal. This works regardless of wether the C<-embed> option was used or 513terminal. This works regardless of whether the C<-embed> option was used or
403not. 514not.
404 515
405Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be 516Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
406used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>): 517used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
407 518
409 $rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub { 520 $rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
410 my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid; 521 my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
411 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &"; 522 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
412 }); 523 });
413 524
414=item B<-pty-fd> I<fileno> 525=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
415 526
416Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty 527Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
417pair but instead use the given filehandle as the tty master. This is 528pair but instead use the given file descriptor as the tty master. This is
418useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator 529useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
419without having to run a program within it. 530without having to run a program within it.
420 531
421If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp 532If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
422entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that 533entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
423yourself if you want that. 534yourself if you want that.
535
536As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
537pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
538perl extension that manages the terminal.
424 539
425Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a 540Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
426longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>): 541longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
427 542
428 use IO::Pty; 543 use IO::Pty;
435 550
436 # now communicate with rxvt 551 # now communicate with rxvt
437 my $slave = $pty->slave; 552 my $slave = $pty->slave;
438 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" } 553 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
439 554
555=item B<-pe> I<string>
556
557Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
558this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
559
440=back 560=back
441 561
442=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 562=head1 RESOURCES
443 563
444Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long 564Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
445options) compiled into your version. 565options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
566long-options.
446 567
447There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the 568You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
448Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal 569distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
449Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie. 570starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
450B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the 571with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
451resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many distribution do also load
452settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@
453will consult the following files/resources in order, with later settings
454overwriting earlier ones:
455 572
456 1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global 573 1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
457 2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR 574 2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
458 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults 575 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults
459 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen 576 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen
460 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename> 577 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
578 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
461 579
462If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h>
463lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults
464set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually
465B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in
466B<~/.Xdefaults>, or B<~/.Xresources> if B<~/.Xdefaults> does not exist.
467Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two 580Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
468class names: B<XTerm> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows 581names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
469resources common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be 582common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
470easily configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources 583configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
471unique to B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, notably colours and key-handling, to be 584B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, to be shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
472shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> configurations. If no 585configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will
473resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line 586be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
474arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following 587settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
475resources are allowed: 588check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
589extensions not documented here):
476 590
477=over 4 591=over 4
592
593=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
594
595Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
596option B<-depth>.
597
598=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
599
600Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
601On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
602performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
603should normally be enabled.
478 604
479=item B<geometry:> I<geom> 605=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
480 606
481Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24]; 607Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
482option B<-geometry>. 608option B<-geometry>.
496Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7 622Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
497corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to 623corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
498high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background) 624high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
499colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 625colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
5003=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour 6263=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
501names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 627names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
502 628
503Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be 629Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
504changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)). 630changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
505 631
506Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with 632Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
517=item B<colorUL:> I<colour> 643=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
518 644
519Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the 645Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
520foreground colour is the default. 646foreground colour is the default.
521 647
522=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
523
524Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video
525characters.
526
527=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour> 648=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
528 649
529If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline 650If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
530itself. If unset, use the foreground colour. 651itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
652
653=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
654
655If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
656characters. If unset, use reverse video.
657
658=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
659
660If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
661foreground for highlighted characters.
531 662
532=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour> 663=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
533 664
534Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the 665Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
535foreground colour; option B<-cr>. 666foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
542 673
543=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean> 674=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
544 675
545B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours; 676B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
546option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option 677option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
547B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 678B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
548 679
549=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean> 680=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
550 681
551B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling 682B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
552quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>. 683of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
684has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
685received line; option B<-j>.
686
553B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>. 687B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
688force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
554 689
555=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean> 690=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
556 691
557B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving 692B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
558artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows' 693receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
559pixmap. 694(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
695result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
696option B<-ss>.
697
698B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
699if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
700monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
701
702=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
703
704Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background.
705
706B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
707future versions.
560 708
561=item B<fading:> I<number> 709=item B<fading:> I<number>
562 710
563Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>. 711Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
564 712
572Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option 720Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option
573B<-tint>. 721B<-tint>.
574 722
575=item B<shading:> I<number> 723=item B<shading:> I<number>
576 724
577Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background 725Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image
578image in addition to tinting it. 726in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>.
727
728=item B<blendType:> I<string>
729
730Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
731
732=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
733
734Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
735background image; option B<-blr>.
736
737=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
738
739Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
579 740
580=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 741=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
581 742
582Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 743Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
583 744
589=item B<borderColor:> I<colour> 750=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
590 751
591The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar 752The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
592and the text. 753and the text.
593 754
594=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]> 755=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
595 756
596Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for 757Use the specified image file for the background and also
597the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry 758optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
598string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the 759(default C<100x100+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
599horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image 760horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
600centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale 761centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling.
601of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 762The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
602specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will 763Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
603be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted 764Supported operations are:
604scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]
605 765
606=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]> 766 tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0
767 propscale will scale image keeping proportions
768 auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100
769 hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size
770 vscale will scale image vertically to the window size
771 scale will scale image to match window size
772 root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
773 whenever terminal window moves
607 774
608Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is 775If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
609optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the 776blended over transparency image using alpha-blending. If I<afterimage>
610reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar. 777support has been compiled in it is possible to choose other blending
778types with B<-blt "type"> option.
611 779
612=item B<path:> I<path> 780=item B<path:> I<path>
613 781
614Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and 782Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
615menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
616B<PATH> environment variables.
617 783
618=item B<font:> I<fontlist> 784=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
619 785
620Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font 786Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
621names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 787that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
622The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 788first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
623be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 789smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
624appended to it. option B<-fn>. 790font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
625 791
626Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with 792Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
627optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>. 793optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
628 794
629In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and 795In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
631hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft 797hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
632fonts. 798fonts.
633 799
634For example, this font resource 800For example, this font resource
635 801
636 URxvt*font: 9x15bold,\ 802 URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
637 -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\ 803 -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
638 -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \ 804 -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
639 [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \ 805 [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
640 xft:Code2000:antialias=false 806 xft:Code2000:antialias=false
641 807
644it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels 810it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
645wide and 15 pixels high. 811wide and 15 pixels high.
646 812
647The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in 813The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
648the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but 814the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
649the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a 815the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
650useful supplement. 816useful supplement.
651 817
652The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters 818The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
653are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font 819are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
654contains other characters, but we are not interested in them. 820contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
675not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried. 841not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
676 842
677If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal 843If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
678text font will being used for the given style. 844text font will being used for the given style.
679 845
680=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode> 846=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
681 847
682Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is 848When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
683xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives 849option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
684xterm style selection. 850intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
685 851option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
686=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 852reachable.
687
688Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
689the author's favourite.
690 853
691=item B<title:> I<string> 854=item B<title:> I<string>
692 855
693Set window title string, the default title is the command-line 856Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
694specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application 857specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
703=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean> 866=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
704 867
705B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no 868B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
706de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default]. 869de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
707 870
871=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
872
873B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
874B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
875
876@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
877
708=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean> 878=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
709 879
710B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>. 880B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
711B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>. 881B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
712 882
730 900
731The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is. 901The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
732 902
733Example: 903Example:
734 904
735 URxvt*print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX) 905 URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
736 906
737This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents 907This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
738everytime you hit C<Print>. 908every time you hit C<Print>.
909
910=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
911
912Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
913the author's favourite.
739 914
740=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 915=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
741 916
742B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 917B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
743disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 918disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
765 940
766=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 941=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
767 942
768B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and 943B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and
769B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 944B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll
770with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<+sw>. 945with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>.
771 946
772=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 947=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
773 948
774B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 949B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
775are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 950are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
794=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean> 969=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean>
795 970
796Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the 971Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the
797WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>. 972WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>.
798 973
974=item B<skipBuiltinGlyphs:> I<boolean>
975
976Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
977drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
978this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
979option B<-sbg>.
980
799=item B<termName:> I<termname> 981=item B<termName:> I<termname>
800 982
801Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment 983Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
802variable; option B<-tn>. 984variable; option B<-tn>.
803 985
804=item B<linespace:> I<number> 986=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
805 987
806Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 988Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
807the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>. 989the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
808 990
809=item B<meta8:> I<boolean> 991=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
823 1005
824=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean> 1006=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
825 1007
826B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default]; 1008B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
827option B<-bc>. 1009option B<-bc>.
1010
1011=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
1012
1013B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
1014option B<-uc>.
828 1015
829=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean> 1016=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
830 1017
831B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number 1018B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
832of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible 1019of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
846large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout. 1033large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
847 1034
848=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 1035=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
849 1036
850The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 1037The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
851or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> 1038or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
852(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode 1039(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
853escape sequence. 1040escape sequence.
854 1041
855=item B<deletekey:> I<string> 1042=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
856 1043
858pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated 1045pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
859with the B<Execute> key. 1046with the B<Execute> key.
860 1047
861=item B<cutchars:> I<string> 1048=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
862 1049
863The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The 1050The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
864built-in default: 1051(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
865 1052
1053When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
1054in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
1055characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
1056will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
1057
1058When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
1059be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
1060
866B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{|} >> 1061B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|} >>
867 1062
868=item B<preeditType:> I<style> 1063=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
869 1064
870B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>. 1065B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
871 1066
876=item B<imLocale:> I<name> 1071=item B<imLocale:> I<name>
877 1072
878The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g. 1073The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
879C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the 1074C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
880input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 1075input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
881another locale. option B<-imlocale>. 1076another locale; option B<-imlocale>.
882 1077
883=item B<imFont:> I<fontset> 1078=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>
884 1079
885Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or 1080Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or
886C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated 1081C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated
891 1086
892=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean> 1087=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>
893 1088
894Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse 1089Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
895button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to 1090button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
896the end of the logical line only. option B<-tcw>. 1091the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
897 1092
898=item B<insecure:> I<boolean> 1093=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
899 1094
900Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that 1095Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
901echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be 1096echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
902abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether 1097abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
903throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though 1098through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
904write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note 1099write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
905that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences 1100default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
906enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean 1101sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
907resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this 1102
908enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window title 1103You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
909requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. 1104B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
1105locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
910 1106
911=item B<modifier:> I<modifier> 1107=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
912 1108
913Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>, 1109Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
914B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option 1110B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
918 1114
919Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E) 1115Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
920character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described 1116character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
921in the entry on B<keysym> following. 1117in the entry on B<keysym> following.
922 1118
923=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool> 1119=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
924 1120
925Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled). 1121Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
926 1122
927=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool> 1123=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
928 1124
929Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this 1125Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
930option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 1126option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
931scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 1127scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
932instead scroll the screen up. 1128to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
1129
1130=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1131
1132Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1133will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1134it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1135user.
1136
1137=item B<chdir>: I<path>
1138
1139Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
1140B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
1141@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
1142directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
933 1143
934=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 1144=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
935 1145
936Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The 1146Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
937intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted. 1147intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
951searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and 1161searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
952omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex 1162omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
953keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not 1163keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
954performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured. 1164performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
955 1165
956I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace, 1166I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
957C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab, 1167number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
958C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
959C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
960can start or end with whitespace.
961
962Please note that you need to double the C<\> when using
963C<--enable-xgetdefault>, as X itself does it's own de-escaping (you can
964use C<\033> instead of C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and
965@@RXVT_NAME@@'s own processing).
966 1168
967You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string> 1169You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
968with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimeter `/' 1170with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
969should be a character not used by the strings. 1171should be a character not used by the strings.
970 1172
971Its usage can be demonstrated by an example: 1173Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
972 1174
973 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<M-C-|abc|> 1175 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<M-C-|abc|>
983example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK> 1185example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
984when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": 1186when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
985 1187
986 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007 1188 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
987 1189
1190If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1191is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1192manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1193C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1194
1195 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1196
988Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping 1197Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
989will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and 1198will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
990no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That 1199no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
991means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide 1200means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
992definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined 1201definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
993mappings themselves. 1202mappings themselves.
994 1203
1014Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more 1223Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1015info): 1224info):
1016 1225
1017 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t 1226 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
1018 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t 1227 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
1228
1229=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1230
1231=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1232
1233Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to
1234use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1235
1236Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
1237them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
1238by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
1239example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except
1240C<selection>.
1241
1242Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets
1243(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for
1244searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension
1245multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to
1246the extension.
1247
1248Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1249necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.
1250
1251If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl
1252interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that
1253B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1254all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1255
1256=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1257
1258Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1259the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1260
1261=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1262
1263Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1264scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,
1265@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
1266F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1267
1268See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1269
1270=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1271
1272Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for
1273details.
1274
1275=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1276
1277Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1278for details.
1279
1280=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>
1281
1282Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search
1283(default: C<M-s>).
1284
1285=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>
1286
1287Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1288C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1289
1290=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1291
1292Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
1293
1294=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1295
1296Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1297it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
1298
1299=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
1300
1301Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1302
1303=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1304
1305Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1019 1306
1020=back 1307=back
1021 1308
1022=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 1309=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1023 1310
1042application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~> 1329application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
1043(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the 1330(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
1044up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down), 1331up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
1045respectively. 1332respectively.
1046 1333
1047=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION 1334=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
1048 1335
1049The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to 1336The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
1050I<xterm>(1). 1337to I<xterm>(1).
1051 1338
1052=over 4 1339=over 4
1053 1340
1054=item B<Selection>: 1341=item B<Selecting>:
1055 1342
1056Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region 1343Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
1057and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click 1344and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
1058to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line 1345to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
1059(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource 1346(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
1060B<tripleclickwords>. 1347B<tripleclickwords>.
1061 1348
1062Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys) 1349Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys)
1063(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a normal 1350(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1064one. 1351normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1352selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1353the selection.
1065 1354
1066=item B<Insertion>: 1355=item B<Pasting>:
1067 1356
1068Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in 1357Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
1069an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be 1358window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1070inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard. 1359B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1360
1361Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1362inserted too.
1071 1363
1072=back 1364=back
1073 1365
1074=head1 CHANGING FONTS 1366=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1075 1367
1076Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet 1368Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
1077supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this. 1369supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
1078 1370
1079You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and 1371You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
1080therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
1081 1372
1082 printf '\e]701;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" 1373 printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1374
1375You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
1376
1377 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
1378 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
1083 1379
1084rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far. 1380rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
1085 1381
1086=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT 1382=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1087 1383
1088ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters 1384ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1089and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The 1385and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1090first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with 1386first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1091C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled 1387C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1092with C<--enable-iso14755>. 1388with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1093 1389
1094=over 4 1390=over 4
1095 1391
1115This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of 1411This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1116your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding. 1412your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1117 1413
1118Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing 1414Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
1119them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not 1415them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1120invoke it's usual function but instead will insert the corresponding 1416invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1121keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been 1417keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1122released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for 1418released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
1123C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a 1419C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
1124reverse tab (Shift-Tab). 1420reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
1125 1421
1153B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that 1449B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1154it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To 1450it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1155allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root 1451allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1156on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others. 1452on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1157 1453
1158=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS 1454=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1159 1455
1160In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1456In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1161B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus 1457B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1162high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the 1458high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1163colours with their B<rgb.txt> names. 1459240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
1460cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
1461
1462Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1164 1463
1165=begin table 1464=begin table
1166 1465
1167 B<color0> (black) = Black 1466 B<color0> (black) = Black
1168 B<color1> (red) = Red3 1467 B<color1> (red) = Red3
1188It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>, 1487It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1189B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as 1488B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1190a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of 1489a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1191color0-color15. 1490color0-color15.
1192 1491
1492The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1493values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1494
1495The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
1496
1497 index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
1498 index_256 = (r * 16 + g) * 16 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..15
1499
1500The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
1501steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
1502the RGB cube.
1503
1504Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1505colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1506rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
1507
1508Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
1509number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1510
1193Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by 1511Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1194always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to 1512always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1195I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise 1513I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1196been specified. For example, 1514been specified. For example,
1197 1515
1516 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1517
1518would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1519White.
1520
1521=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1522
1523If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1524their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management:
1525
1526You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
1527brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
1528(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
1529transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
1530half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
1531is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
1532all ways to specify a colour.
1533
1534For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
1535C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
1536specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1537(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1538while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1539earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1540C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1541
1542You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1543alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1544layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
1545rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1546
1547For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1548background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1549
1550 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1551
1552When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1553alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
1554transparency of course).
1555
1556When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
1557colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
1558background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
1559other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
1560image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
1561fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
1562
1563Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
1564in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
1565extension.
1566
1567=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1568
1569B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1570
1198=over 4 1571=over 4
1199 1572
1200=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv>
1201
1202would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black
1203on White.
1204
1205=back
1206
1207=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1208
1209B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1210
1211=over 4
1212
1213=item B<TERM> 1573=item B<TERM>
1214 1574
1215Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via 1575Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1216resources or on the commandline. 1576resources or on the command line.
1217 1577
1218=item B<COLORTERM> 1578=item B<COLORTERM>
1219 1579
1220Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on wether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was 1580Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1221compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension 1581compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1222C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen. 1582extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
1583screen.
1223 1584
1224=item B<COLORFGBG> 1585=item B<COLORFGBG>
1225 1586
1226Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is 1587Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1227the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string 1588the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1228C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be 1589C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1229used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the 1590used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1230string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@ 1591string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1231was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can 1592was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1232(and do) use this information to optimize screen output. 1593and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1233 1594
1234=item B<WINDOWID> 1595=item B<WINDOWID>
1235 1596
1236Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel 1597Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1237window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal 1598window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
1243C<--with-terminfo=PATH>. 1604C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1244 1605
1245=item B<DISPLAY> 1606=item B<DISPLAY>
1246 1607
1247Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct 1608Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1248display in it's child processes. 1609display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
1610defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1249 1611
1250=item B<SHELL> 1612=item B<SHELL>
1251 1613
1252The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>. 1614The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1253
1254=item B<RXVTPATH>
1255
1256The path where @@RXVT_NAME@@ looks for support files such as menu and xpm
1257files.
1258
1259=item B<PATH>
1260
1261Used in the same way as C<RXVTPATH>.
1262 1615
1263=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> 1616=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1264 1617
1265The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and 1618The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1266@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1). 1619@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1288 1641
1289=over 4 1642=over 4
1290 1643
1291=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt> 1644=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1292 1645
1293Color names. 1646Colour names.
1294 1647
1295=back 1648=back
1296 1649
1297=head1 SEE ALSO 1650=head1 SEE ALSO
1298 1651
1304 1657
1305=item Project Coordinator 1658=item Project Coordinator
1306 1659
1307Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> 1660Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1308 1661
1309L<http://software.schmorp.de/#rxvt-unicode> 1662L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1310 1663
1311=back 1664=back
1312 1665
1313=head1 AUTHORS 1666=head1 AUTHORS
1314 1667
1336 1689
1337Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5) 1690Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1338 1691
1339=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >> 1692=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1340 1693
1341Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator 1694Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1695
1342(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) 1696Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1343 1697
1344=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> 1698=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1345 1699
1346Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal 1700Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1347character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm 1701extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1348compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
1349 1702
1350Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) 1703Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1351 1704
1705=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
1706
1707Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.
1708
1352=back 1709=back
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