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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
20=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
21
22See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
23frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
24problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
25L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
26
17=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT 27=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
18 28
19Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode 29Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
20internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the 30internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
21world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult, 31world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
22especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts 32especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
23like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules, 33like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
24like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these 34like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
25scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work 35scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
26fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are left-to-right scripts, such 36fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
27as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms 37as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
28belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things -- 38belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
29such as cursor-movement while editing -- break othwerwise), but that might 39such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
30change. 40change.
31 41
32If 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
33me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very userfriendly, lean and clean 43me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
34terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely 44terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely
35because 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
36another for japanese. 46another for japanese.
37 47
38Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to 48Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to
39display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other 49display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other
40programs 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
41to choose any font for any script freely. 51to choose any font for any script freely.
42 52
43Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than 53Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than
44it'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
45in 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
46rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements. 56rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.
47 57
48It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean 58It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean
49and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode 59and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode
50without 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
51a 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
52from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and 62from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and
53drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and 63drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and
54@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client). 64@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).
55 65
56It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have 66It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have
57been extended) easier accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical 67been extended) more accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical
58reference documentation (escape sequences etc.) and the FAQ section at the 68reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).
59end of this document.
60 69
61=head1 OPTIONS 70=head1 OPTIONS
62 71
63The 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
64below. In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be 73below. In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be
83 92
84Print out a message describing available options. 93Print out a message describing available options.
85 94
86=item B<-display> I<displayname> 95=item B<-display> I<displayname>
87 96
88Attempt 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>
89respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the 98is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
90B<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<frills>: 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]
110
111=item B<-visual> I<visualID>
112
113Compile I<frills>: Use the given visual (see e.g. C<xdpyinfo> for
114possible visual ids) instead of the default, and also allocate a private
115colormap. All visual types except for DirectColor are supported.
91 116
92=item B<-geometry> I<geom> 117=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
93 118
94Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>. 119Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
95 120
97 122
98Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>. 123Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
99 124
100=item B<-j>|B<+j> 125=item B<-j>|B<+j>
101 126
102Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>. 127Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
103 128
104=item B<-ip>|B<+ip> 129=item B<-ss>|B<+ss>
105 130
106Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is 131Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
107B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
108 132
109=item B<-fade> I<number> 133=item B<-fade> I<number>
110 134
111Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 135Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
136fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
137colour; resource B<fading>.
112 138
113=item B<-tint> I<colour> 139=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
114 140
115Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 141Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
116transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. See also the B<-sh> 142is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
117option that can be used to brighten or darken the image in addition to
118tinting it.
119 143
120=item B<-sh> 144=item B<-icon> I<file>
121 145
122I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent 146Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
123background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be 147is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
124specified, too). 148application window; resource I<iconFile>.
125 149
126=item B<-bg> I<colour> 150=item B<-bg> I<colour>
127 151
128Window background colour; resource B<background>. 152Window background colour; resource B<background>.
129 153
130=item B<-fg> I<colour> 154=item B<-fg> I<colour>
131 155
132Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 156Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
133 157
134=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>
135
136Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally
137specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to add
138quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the `;' in the
139command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
140
141=item B<-cr> I<colour> 158=item B<-cr> I<colour>
142 159
143The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 160The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
144 161
145=item B<-pr> I<colour> 162=item B<-pr> I<colour>
150 167
151The mouse pointer background colour; resource B<pointerColor2>. 168The mouse pointer background colour; resource B<pointerColor2>.
152 169
153=item B<-bd> I<colour> 170=item B<-bd> I<colour>
154 171
155The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text; 172The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar and the text;
156resource B<borderColor>. 173resource B<borderColor>.
157 174
158=item B<-fn> I<fontname> 175=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
159 176
160Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma seperated list of font 177Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
161names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 178that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
162The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 179first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
163be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 180smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
164appended to it. resource B<font>. 181font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
182
183In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify its name or prefix it
184with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
185e.g.:
186
187 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
188 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
165 189
166See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ 190See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ
167section. 191section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
168 192
193=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>
194
195Compile I<font-styles>: The bold font list to use when B<bold> characters
196are to be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.
197
198=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>
199
200Compile I<font-styles>: The italic font list to use when I<italic>
201characters are to be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.
202
203=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>
204
205Compile I<font-styles>: The bold italic font list to use when B<< I<bold
206italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
207for details.
208
169=item B<-rb>|B<+rb> 209=item B<-is>|B<+is>
170 210
171Enable "real bold" support. When this option is on, bold text will be 211Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
172displayed using the first available bold font in the font list. Bold 212foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
173fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their 213details.
174corresponding regular fonts. If no bold font can be found, a regular
175font will be used. resource B<realBold>.
176 214
177=item B<-name> I<name> 215=item B<-name> I<name>
178 216
179Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained, 217Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
180rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain 218rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
182 220
183=item B<-ls>|B<+ls> 221=item B<-ls>|B<+ls>
184 222
185Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>. 223Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>.
186 224
225=item B<-mc> I<milliseconds>
226
227Specify the maximum time between multi-click selections.
228
187=item B<-ut>|B<+ut> 229=item B<-ut>|B<+ut>
188 230
189Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource 231Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource
190B<utmpInhibit>. 232B<utmpInhibit>.
191 233
195B<visualBell>. 237B<visualBell>.
196 238
197=item B<-sb>|B<+sb> 239=item B<-sb>|B<+sb>
198 240
199Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>. 241Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
242
243=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
244
245Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
246
247=item B<-st>|B<+st>
248
249Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
250resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
200 251
201=item B<-si>|B<+si> 252=item B<-si>|B<+si>
202 253
203Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource 254Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
204B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect. 255B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
212 263
213Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear. 264Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
214This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource 265This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
215B<scrollWithBuffer>. 266B<scrollWithBuffer>.
216 267
217=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
218
219Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
220
221=item B<-st>|B<+st> 268=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
222 269
223Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; 270If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
224resource B<scrollBar_floating>. 271actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
272select and paste them. Since a horizontal tab is a cursor movement and
273not an actual glyph, this can sometimes be visually annoying as the cursor
274on a tab character is displayed as a wide cursor; resource B<pastableTabs>.
225 275
226=item B<-bc>|B<+bc> 276=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
227 277
228Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>. 278Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
279
280=item B<-uc>|B<+uc>
281
282Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
229 283
230=item B<-iconic> 284=item B<-iconic>
231 285
232Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option. 286Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
233Alternative form is B<-ic>. 287Alternative form is B<-ic>.
250 304
251=item B<-bl> 305=item B<-bl>
252 306
253Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. 307Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
254if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window 308if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
255decorations; resource B<borderLess>. 309decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
310support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
311
312=item B<-override-redirect>
313
314Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
315B<override-redirect>.
316
317=item B<-dockapp>
318
319Sets the initial state of the window to WithdrawnState, which makes
320window managers that support this extension treat it as a dockapp.
321
322=item B<-sbg>
323
324Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
325drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
326this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
327resource B<skipBuiltinGlyphs>.
256 328
257=item B<-lsp> I<number> 329=item B<-lsp> I<number>
258 330
259Compile I<linespace>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row 331Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
260of the display; resource B<linespace>. 332the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
333B<lineSpace>.
334
335=item B<-letsp> I<number>
336
337Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
338to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
339letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
340work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
261 341
262=item B<-tn> I<termname> 342=item B<-tn> I<termname>
263 343
264This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the 344This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
265B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 345B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
274given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last 354given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last
275on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to 355on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to
276run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or, 356run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or,
277failing that, I<sh(1)>. 357failing that, I<sh(1)>.
278 358
359Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you want to
360run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like this:
361
362 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -e sh -c "shell commands"
363
279=item B<-title> I<text> 364=item B<-title> I<text>
280 365
281Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename 366Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename
282of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the 367of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the
283application name; resource B<title>. 368application name; resource B<title>.
295=item B<-pt> I<style> 380=item B<-pt> I<style>
296 381
297Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>, 382Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>,
298B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>. 383B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>.
299 384
385If the perl extension C<xim-onthespot> is used (which is the default),
386then additionally the C<OnTheSpot> preedit type is available.
387
300=item B<-im> I<text> 388=item B<-im> I<text>
301 389
302Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>. 390Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.
303 391
304=item B<-imlocale> I<string> 392=item B<-imlocale> I<string>
305 393
306The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 394The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
307de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP for the input 395C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
308extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 396input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
309another locale. 397another locale. resource B<imLocale>.
398
399=item B<-imfont> I<fontset>
400
401Set the font set to use for the X Input Method, see resource B<imFont>
402for more info.
403
404=item B<-tcw>
405
406Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
407button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
408in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
409the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
310 410
311=item B<-insecure> 411=item B<-insecure>
312 412
313Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape 413Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
314sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more 414sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
328=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr> 428=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
329 429
330Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource 430Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
331B<secondaryScroll>. 431B<secondaryScroll>.
332 432
433=item B<-hold>|B<+hold>
434
435Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
436will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
437it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
438user; resource B<hold>.
439
440=item B<-cd> I<path>
441
442Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
443B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
444@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
445
333=item B<-xrm> I<resourcestring> 446=item B<-xrm> I<string>
334 447
335No effect on rxvt-unicode. Simply passes through an argument to be made 448Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
336available in the instance's argument list. Appears in I<WM_COMMAND> in 449as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
337some window managers. 450way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
451
452Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
453e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
454options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
455of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
456resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
457programs.
458
459=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
460
461Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
462
463=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
464
465Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
466which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
467
468Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
469shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
470quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
471create an extra subwindow for @@RXVT_NAME@@ and leave it alone.
472
473The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
474
475It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
476descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
477can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
478terminal. This works regardless of whether the C<-embed> option was used or
479not.
480
481Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
482used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
483
484 my $rxvt = new Gtk2::Socket;
485 $rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
486 my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
487 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
488 });
489
490=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
491
492Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
493pair but instead use the given file descriptor as the tty master. This is
494useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
495without having to run a program within it.
496
497If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
498entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
499yourself if you want that.
500
501As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
502pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
503perl extension that manages the terminal.
504
505Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
506longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
507
508 use IO::Pty;
509 use Fcntl;
510
511 my $pty = new IO::Pty;
512 fcntl $pty, F_SETFD, 0; # clear close-on-exec
513 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pty-fd " . (fileno $pty) . "&";
514 close $pty;
515
516 # now communicate with rxvt
517 my $slave = $pty->slave;
518 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
519
520=item B<-pe> I<string>
521
522Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
523this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
338 524
339=back 525=back
340 526
341=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 527=head1 RESOURCES
342 528
343Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long 529Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
344options) compiled into your version. 530options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
531long-options.
345 532
346There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the 533You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
347Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal 534distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
348Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie. 535starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
349B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the 536with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
350resources using X11 tools like B<xset>. Many distribution do also load
351settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts.
352 537
353If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> 538 1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
354lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults 539 2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
355set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually 540 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
356B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in 541 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
357B<~/.Xdefaults>, or B<~/.Xresources> if B<~/.Xdefaults> does not exist. 542 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
543 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
544
358Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two 545Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
359class names: B<XTerm> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows 546names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
360resources common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be 547common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
361easily configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources 548configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
362unique to B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, notably colours and key-handling, to be 549B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, to be shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
363shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> configurations. If no 550configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will
364resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line 551be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
365arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following 552settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
366resources are allowed: 553check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
554extensions not documented here):
367 555
368=over 4 556=over 4
557
558=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
559
560Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
561option B<-depth>.
562
563=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
564
565Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
566On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
567performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
568should normally be enabled.
369 569
370=item B<geometry:> I<geom> 570=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
371 571
372Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24]; 572Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
373option B<-geometry>. 573option B<-geometry>.
387Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7 587Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
388corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to 588corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
389high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background) 589high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
390colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 590colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
3913=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour 5913=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
392names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 592names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
593
594Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
595changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
596
597Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
59888 colour support). Colours 80-87 are evenly spaces grey steps.
393 599
394=item B<colorBD:> I<colour> 600=item B<colorBD:> I<colour>
395 601
602=item B<colorIT:> I<colour>
603
396Use the specified colour to display bold characters when the foreground 604Use the specified colour to display bold or italic characters when the
397colour is the default. This option will be ignored if B<realBold> is 605foreground colour is the default. If font styles are not available
398enabled. 606(Compile I<styles>) and this option is unset, reverse video is used instead.
399 607
400=item B<colorUL:> I<colour> 608=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
401 609
402Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the 610Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
403foreground colour is the default. 611foreground colour is the default.
404 612
405=item B<colorRV:> I<colour> 613=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
406 614
615If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
616itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
617
618=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
619
407Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video 620If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
408characters. 621characters. If unset, use reverse video.
622
623=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
624
625If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
626foreground for highlighted characters.
409 627
410=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour> 628=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
411 629
412Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the 630Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
413foreground colour; option B<-cr>. 631foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
420 638
421=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean> 639=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
422 640
423B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours; 641B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
424option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option 642option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
425B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 643B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
426 644
427=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean> 645=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
428 646
429B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling 647B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
430quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>. 648of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
649has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
650received line; option B<-j>.
651
431B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>. 652B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
653force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
432 654
433=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean> 655=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
434 656
435B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving 657B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
436artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows' 658receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
437pixmap. 659(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
660result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
661option B<-ss>.
662
663B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
664if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
665monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
438 666
439=item B<fading:> I<number> 667=item B<fading:> I<number>
440 668
441Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 669Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
442 670
443=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 671=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
444 672
445Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour. 673Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
674colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
446 675
447=item B<shading:> I<number> 676=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
448 677
449Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background 678Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
450image in addition to tinting it.
451
452=item B<fading:> I<number>
453
454Scale the tint colour by the given percentage.
455 679
456=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 680=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
457 681
458Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 682Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
459 683
460=item B<troughColor:> I<colour> 684=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>
461 685
462Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default 686Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default
463#969696]. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar. 687#969696]. Only relevant for rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.
464 688
465=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]> 689=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
466 690
467Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for 691The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
468the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry 692and the text.
469string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
470horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
471centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
472of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9
473specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will
474be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted
475scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]
476 693
477=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]>
478
479Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is
480optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the
481reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar.
482
483=item B<path:> I<path>
484
485Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and
486menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
487B<PATH> environment variables.
488
489=item B<font:> I<fontname> 694=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
490 695
491Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma seperated list of font 696Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
492names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 697that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
493The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 698first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
494be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 699smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
495appended to it. option B<-fn>. 700font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
496 701
497=item B<realBold:> I<boolean> 702Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
703optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
498 704
499B<True>: Enable "real bold" support. When this option is on, bold text 705In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
500will be displayed using the first available bold font in the font list. 706specifications enclosed in square brackets (C<[]>). The only available
501Bold fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their 707hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
502corresponding regular fonts. If no bold font can be found, a regular 708fonts.
503font will be used. option B<-rb>. B<False>: Display bold text in a
504regular font, using the color specified with B<colorBD>; option B<+rb>.
505 709
506=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode> 710For example, this font resource
507 711
508Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is 712 URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
509xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives 713 -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
510xterm style selection. 714 -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
715 [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
716 xft:Code2000:antialias=false
511 717
512=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 718specifies five fonts to be used. The first one is C<9x15bold> (actually
719the iso8859-1 version of the second font), which is the base font (because
720it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
721wide and 15 pixels high.
513 722
514Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is 723The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
515the author's favourite.. 724the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
725the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
726useful supplement.
727
728The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
729are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
730contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
731
732The last font is a useful catch-all font that supplies most of the
733remaining unicode characters.
734
735=item B<boldFont:> I<fontlist>
736
737=item B<italicFont:> I<fontlist>
738
739=item B<boldItalicFont:> I<fontlist>
740
741The font list to use for displaying B<bold>, I<italic> or B<< I<bold
742italic> >> characters, respectively.
743
744If specified and non-empty, then the syntax is the same as for the
745B<font>-resource, and the given font list will be used as is, which makes
746it possible to substitute completely different font styles for bold and
747italic.
748
749If unset (the default), a suitable font list will be synthesized by
750"morphing" the normal text font list into the desired shape. If that is
751not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
752
753If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
754text font will being used for the given style.
755
756=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
757
758When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
759option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
760intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
761option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
762reachable.
516 763
517=item B<title:> I<string> 764=item B<title:> I<string>
518 765
519Set window title string, the default title is the command-line 766Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
520specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application 767specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
529=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean> 776=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
530 777
531B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no 778B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
532de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default]. 779de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
533 780
781=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
782
783B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
784B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
785
786@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
787
534=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean> 788=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
535 789
536B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>. 790B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
537B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>. 791B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
538 792
540 794
541B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of 795B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of
542the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell 796the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell
543[default]; option B<+ls>. 797[default]; option B<+ls>.
544 798
799=item B<multiClickTime:> I<number>
800
801Specify the maximum time in milliseconds between multi-click select
802events. The default is 500 milliseconds; option B<-mc>.
803
545=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean> 804=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>
546 805
547B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>; 806B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>;
548option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp> 807option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp>
549[default]; option B<+ut>. 808[default]; option B<+ut>.
552 811
553Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use 812Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use
554B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or 813B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or
555B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well. 814B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well.
556 815
816The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
817
818Example:
819
820 URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
821
822This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
823every time you hit C<Print>.
824
825=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
826
827Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
828the author's favourite.
829
830=item B<thickness:> I<number>
831
832Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
833
557=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 834=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
558 835
559B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 836B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
560disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 837disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
561 838
580B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 857B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
581B<+si>. 858B<+si>.
582 859
583=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 860=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
584 861
585B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines (and 862B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
586B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<+sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 863try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
587with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<-sw>. 864B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
865new lines; option B<+sw>.
588 866
589=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 867=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
590 868
591B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 869B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
592are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 870are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
593are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to 871are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to
594bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>. 872bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>.
595 873
596=item B<saveLines:> I<number> 874=item B<saveLines:> I<number>
597 875
598Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This 876Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 1000]; option B<-sl>.
599resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>.
600 877
601=item B<internalBorder:> I<number> 878=item B<internalBorder:> I<number>
602 879
603Internal border of I<number> pixels. This resource is limited to 100; 880Internal border of I<number> pixels. This resource is limited to 100;
604option B<-b>. 881option B<-b>.
611=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean> 888=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean>
612 889
613Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the 890Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the
614WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>. 891WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>.
615 892
893=item B<skipBuiltinGlyphs:> I<boolean>
894
895Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
896drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
897this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
898option B<-sbg>.
899
616=item B<termName:> I<termname> 900=item B<termName:> I<termname>
617 901
618Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment 902Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
619variable; option B<-tn>. 903variable; option B<-tn>.
620 904
621=item B<linespace:> I<number> 905=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
622 906
623Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 907Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
624the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>. 908the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
625 909
626=item B<meta8:> I<boolean> 910=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
631=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean> 915=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean>
632 916
633B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel 917B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel
634scrolls five lines [default]. 918scrolls five lines [default].
635 919
920=item B<pastableTabs:> I<boolean>
921
922B<True>: store tabs as wide characters. B<False>: interpret tabs as cursor
923movement only; option C<-ptab>.
924
636=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean> 925=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
637 926
638B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default]; 927B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
639option B<-bc>. 928option B<-bc>.
929
930=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
931
932B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
933option B<-uc>.
640 934
641=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean> 935=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
642 936
643B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number 937B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
644of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible 938of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
650 944
651=item B<pointerColor2:> I<colour> 945=item B<pointerColor2:> I<colour>
652 946
653Mouse pointer background colour. 947Mouse pointer background colour.
654 948
949=item B<pointerShape:> I<string>
950
951Compile I<frills>: Specifies the name of the mouse pointer shape
952[default B<xterm>]. See the macros in the B<X11/cursorfont.h> include
953file for possible values (omit the C<XC_> prefix).
954
655=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number> 955=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
656 956
657Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. 957Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
958large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
658 959
659=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 960=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
660 961
661The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 962The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
662or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> 963or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
663(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode 964(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
664escape sequence. 965escape sequence.
665 966
666=item B<deletekey:> I<string> 967=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
667 968
669pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated 970pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
670with the B<Execute> key. 971with the B<Execute> key.
671 972
672=item B<cutchars:> I<string> 973=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
673 974
674The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The 975The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
675built-in default: 976(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
676 977
978When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
979in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
980characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
981will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
982
983When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
984be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
985
677B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{|} >> 986B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|} >>
678 987
679=item B<preeditType:> I<style> 988=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
680 989
681B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>. 990B<OnTheSpot>, B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
682 991
683=item B<inputMethod:> I<name> 992=item B<inputMethod:> I<name>
684 993
685I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>. 994I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.
686 995
687=item B<imLocale:> I<name> 996=item B<imLocale:> I<name>
688 997
689The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 998The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
690de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP for the input 999C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
691extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 1000input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
692another locale. option B<-imlocale>. 1001another locale; option B<-imlocale>.
693 1002
694=item B<insecure> 1003=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>
1004
1005Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or
1006C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated
1007by commas), i.e. it's not in the same format as the other font lists used
1008in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The default will be set-up to chose *any* suitable found
1009found, preferably one or two pixels differing in size to the base font.
1010option B<-imfont>.
1011
1012=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>
1013
1014Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
1015button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
1016the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
1017
1018=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
695 1019
696Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that 1020Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
697echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be 1021echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
698abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, wether 1022abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
699throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though 1023through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
700write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note 1024write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
701that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences 1025default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
702enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean 1026sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
703resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this 1027
704enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window title 1028You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
705requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. 1029B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
1030locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
706 1031
707=item B<modifier:> I<modifier> 1032=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
708 1033
709Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>, 1034Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
710B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option 1035B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
714 1039
715Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E) 1040Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
716character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described 1041character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
717in the entry on B<keysym> following. 1042in the entry on B<keysym> following.
718 1043
719=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool> 1044=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
720 1045
721Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled). 1046Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
722 1047
723=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool> 1048=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
724 1049
725Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this 1050Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
726option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 1051option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
727scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 1052scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
728instead scroll the screen up. 1053to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
729 1054
1055=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1056
1057Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1058will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1059it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1060user.
1061
1062=item B<chdir>: I<path>
1063
1064Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
1065B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
1066@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
1067directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1068
730=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 1069=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<action>
731 1070
732Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym> (B<0xFF00 - 0xFFFF>). It may 1071Compile I<frills>: Associate I<action> with keysym I<sym>. The intervening
733contain escape values (\a: bell, \b: backspace, \e, \E: escape, \n: 1072resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
734newline, \r: return, \t: 1073
735tab, \000: octal number) or control characters (^?: delete, ^@: null, 1074Using this resource, you can map key combinations such as
736^A ...) and may enclosed with double quotes so that it can start or end 1075C<Ctrl-Shift-BackSpace> to various actions, such as outputting a different
737with whitespace. The intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be 1076string than would normally result from that combination, making the
738omitted. This resource is only available when compiled with 1077terminal scroll up or down the way you want it, or any other thing an
739KEYSYM_RESOURCE. 1078extension might provide.
1079
1080The key combination that triggers the action, I<sym>, has the following format:
1081
1082 (modifiers-)key
1083
1084Where I<modifiers> can be any combination of the following full or
1085abbreviated modifier names:
1086
1087=begin table
1088
1089 B<ISOLevel3> B<I>
1090 B<AppKeypad> B<K>
1091 B<Control> B<C>
1092 B<NumLock> B<N>
1093 B<Shift> B<S>
1094 B<Meta> B<M> B<A>
1095 B<Lock> B<L>
1096 B<Mod1> B<1>
1097 B<Mod2> B<2>
1098 B<Mod3> B<3>
1099 B<Mod4> B<4>
1100 B<Mod5> B<5>
1101
1102=end table
1103
1104The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
1105whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
1106keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1107current application keymap mode state.
1108
1109Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a key mapping will
1110match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and no other
1111key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That means that
1112defining a mapping for C<a> will automatically provide definitions for
1113C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined mappings
1114themselves. See the C<builtin:> action, below, for a way to work around
1115this when this is a problem.
1116
1117The spelling of I<key> depends on your implementation of X. An easy way to
1118find a key name is to use the B<xev>(1) command. You can find a list by
1119looking for the C<XK_> macros in the B<X11/keysymdef.h> include file (omit
1120the C<XK_> prefix). Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex keysym
1121value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>).
1122
1123As with any resource value, the I<action> string may contain backslash
1124escape sequences (C<\n>: newline, C<\\>: backslash, C<\000>: octal
1125number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1126
1127An action starts with an action prefix that selects a certain type
1128of action, followed by a colon. An action string without colons is
1129interpreted as a literal string to pass to the tty (as if it was
1130prefixed with C<string:>).
1131
1132The following action prefixes are known - extensions can provide
1133additional prefixes:
1134
1135=over 4
1136
1137=item string:STRING
1138
1139If the I<action> starts with C<string:> (or otherwise contains no colons),
1140then the remaining C<STRING> will be passed to the program running in the
1141terminal. For example, you could replace whatever Shift-Tab outputs by the
1142string C<echo rm -rf /> followed by a newline:
1143
1144 URxvt.keysym.Shift-Tab: string:echo rm -rf /\n
1145
1146This could in theory be used to completely redefine your keymap.
1147
1148In addition, for actions of this type, you can define a range of
1149keysyms in one shot by loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and
1150providing an I<action> with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where
1151the delimiter `/' should be a character not used by the strings.
1152
1153Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1154
1155 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|>
1156
1157The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1158
1159 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: string:\033<a>
1160 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: string:\033<b>
1161 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: string:\033<c>
1162
1163=item command:STRING
1164
1165If I<action> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1166is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence (basically
1167the opposite of C<string:> - instead of sending it to the program running
1168in the terminal, it will be treated as if it were program output). This is
1169most useful to feed command sequences into @@RXVT_NAME@@.
1170
1171For example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1172when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1173
1174 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1175
1176The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
1177the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1178font-switching at runtime:
1179
1180 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
1181 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1182
1183Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1184info):
1185
1186 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
1187 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
1188
1189=item builtin:
1190
1191The builtin action is the action that @@RXVT_NAME@@ would execute if no
1192key binding existed for the key combination. The obvious use is to undo
1193the effect of existing bindings. The not so obvious use is to reinstate
1194bindings when another binding overrides too many modifiers.
1195
1196For example if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable
1197@@RXVT_NAME@@'s C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke
1198"holes" into the user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1199
1200 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1201 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1202
1203The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1204of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1205C<Shift-Insert>.
1206
1207=item builtin-string:
1208
1209This action is mainly useful to restore string mappings for keys that
1210have predefined actions in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The exact semantics are a bit
1211difficult to explain - basically, this action will send the string to the
1212application that would be sent if @@RXVT_NAME@@ wouldn't have a built-in
1213action for it.
1214
1215An example might make it clearer: @@RXVT_NAME@@ normally pastes the
1216selection when you press C<Shift-Insert>. With the following bindings, it
1217would instead emit the (undocumented, but what applications running in the
1218terminal might expect) sequence C<ESC [ 2 $> instead:
1219
1220 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin-string:
1221 URxvt.keysym.C-S-Insert: builtin:
1222
1223The first line disables the paste functionality for that key
1224combination, and the second reinstates the default behaviour for
1225C<Control-Shift-Insert>, which would otherwise be overridden.
1226
1227Similarly, to let applications gain access to the C<C-M-c> (copy to
1228clipboard) and C<C-M-v> (paste clipboard) key combination, you can do
1229this:
1230
1231 URxvt.keysym.C-M-c: builtin-string:
1232 URxvt.keysym.C-M-v: builtin-string:
1233
1234=item EXTENSION:STRING
1235
1236An action of this form invokes the action B<STRING>, if any, provided
1237by the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) extension B<EXTENSION>. The extension will
1238be loaded automatically if necessary.
1239
1240Not all extensions define actions, but popular extensions that do
1241include the I<selection> and I<matcher> extensions (documented in their
1242own manpages, @@RXVT_NAME@@-selection(1) and @@RXVT_NAME@@-matcher(1),
1243respectively).
1244
1245From the silly examples department, this will rot13-"encrypt"
1246@@RXVT_NAME@@'s selection when Alt-Control-c is pressed on typical PC
1247keyboards:
1248
1249 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: selection:rot13
1250
1251=item perl:STRING *DEPRECATED*
1252
1253This is a deprecated way of invoking commands provided by perl
1254extensions. It is still supported, but should not be used anymore.
1255
1256=back
1257
1258=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1259
1260=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1261
1262Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to
1263use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1264
1265Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
1266them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
1267by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
1268example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extensions except
1269C<selection>.
1270
1271The default set includes the C<selection>, C<option-popup>,
1272C<selection-popup>, C<readline> and C<searchable-scrollback>
1273extensions, and extensions which are mentioned in B<keysym> resources.
1274
1275Any extension such that a corresponding resource is given on the
1276command line is automatically appended to B<perl-ext>.
1277
1278Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1279necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. When the library
1280search path contains multiple extension files of the same name, then the
1281first one found will be used.
1282
1283If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl interpreter
1284will not be initialized. The rationale for having two options is that
1285B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1286all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1287
1288=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1289
1290Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1291the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1292
1293=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1294
1295Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1296scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look
1297in these directories, then in C<$URXVT_PERL_LIB>, F<$HOME/.urxvt/ext> and
1298lastly in F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1299
1300See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1301
1302=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1303
1304Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for
1305details.
1306
1307=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1308
1309Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1310for details.
1311
1312=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> *DEPRECATED*
1313
1314This resource is deprecated and will be removed. Use a B<keysym> resource
1315instead, e.g.:
1316
1317 URxvt.keysym.M-s: searchable-scrollback:start
1318
1319=item B<url-launcher>: I<string>
1320
1321Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1322C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1323
1324=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1325
1326Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
1327
1328=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1329
1330Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1331it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
1332
1333=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
1334
1335Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1336
1337=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1338
1339Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
740 1340
741=back 1341=back
742 1342
743=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 1343=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
744 1344
758the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta 1358the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta
759(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action. 1359(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action.
760 1360
761If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are 1361If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are
762disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen 1362disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen
763application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC[6~> 1363application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
764(Next) and B<ESC[5~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the 1364(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
765up and down arrows sends B<ESC[A> (Up) and B<ESC[B> (Down), 1365up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
766respectively. 1366respectively.
767 1367
768=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION 1368=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
769 1369
770The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to 1370The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
771I<xterm>(1). 1371to I<xterm>(1).
772 1372
773=over 4 1373=over 4
774 1374
775=item B<Selection>: 1375=item B<Selecting>:
776 1376
777Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the 1377Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
778region and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left 1378and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
779double-click to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire 1379to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
780line. 1380(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
1381B<tripleclickwords>.
781 1382
1383Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys)
1384(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1385normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1386selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1387the selection.
1388
782=item B<Insertion>: 1389=item B<Pasting>:
783 1390
784Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in 1391Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
785an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be 1392window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
786inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard. 1393B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1394
1395Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1396inserted too.
1397
1398rxvt-unicode also provides the bindings B<Ctrl-Meta-c> and
1399<Ctrl-Meta-v> to interact with the CLIPBOARD selection. The first
1400binding causes the value of the internal selection to be copied to the
1401CLIPBOARD selection, while the second binding causes the value of the
1402CLIPBOARD selection to be inserted.
787 1403
788=back 1404=back
789 1405
790=head1 CHANGING FONTS 1406=head1 CHANGING FONTS
791 1407
792Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet 1408Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
793supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this. 1409supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
794 1410
795You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and 1411You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
796therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
797 1412
798 printf '\e]701;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" 1413 printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1414
1415You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
1416
1417 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
1418 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
799 1419
800rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far. 1420rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
801 1421
802=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT 1422=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
803 1423
804ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters 1424ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
805and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The 1425and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
806first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with 1426first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
807C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled 1427C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
808with C<--enable-iso14755>. 1428with C<--enable-iso14755>.
809 1429
810=over 4 1430=over 4
811 1431
812=item 5.1: Basic method 1432=item * 5.1: Basic method
813 1433
814This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode. 1434This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode.
815 1435
816Start by pressing and holding both C<Control> and C<Shift>, then enter 1436Start by pressing and holding both C<Control> and C<Shift>, then enter
817hex-digits (between one and six). Releasing C<Control> and C<Shift> will 1437hex-digits (between one and six). Releasing C<Control> and C<Shift> will
824address, which you cannot type. Fortunately, the card has the e-mail 1444address, which you cannot type. Fortunately, the card has the e-mail
825address printed as hexcodes, e.g. C<671d 65e5>. You can enter this easily 1445address printed as hexcodes, e.g. C<671d 65e5>. You can enter this easily
826by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift>, followed by C<6-7-1-D-SPACE-6-5-E-5>, 1446by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift>, followed by C<6-7-1-D-SPACE-6-5-E-5>,
827followed by releasing the modifier keys. 1447followed by releasing the modifier keys.
828 1448
829=item 5.2: Keyboard symbols entry method 1449=item * 5.2: Keyboard symbols entry method
830 1450
831This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of 1451This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
832your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding. 1452your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
833 1453
834Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing 1454Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
835them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not 1455them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
836invoke it's usual function but instead will insert the corresponding 1456invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
837keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been 1457keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
838released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for 1458released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
839C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have beenm to enter a 1459C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
840reverse tab (Shift-Tab). 1460reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
841 1461
842=item 5.3: Screen-selection entry method 1462=item * 5.3: Screen-selection entry method
843 1463
844While this is implemented already (it's basically the selection 1464While this is implemented already (it's basically the selection
845mechanism), it could be extended by displaying a unicode character map. 1465mechanism), it could be extended by displaying a unicode character map.
846 1466
847=item 5.4: Feedback method for identifying displayed characters for later input 1467=item * 5.4: Feedback method for identifying displayed characters for later input
848 1468
849This method lets you display the unicode character code associated with 1469This method lets you display the unicode character code associated with
850characters already displayed. 1470characters already displayed.
851 1471
852You enter this mode by holding down C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then 1472You enter this mode by holding down C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then
853pressing and holding the left mouse button and moving around. The unicode 1473pressing and holding the left mouse button and moving around. The unicode
854hex code(s) (it might be a combining character) of the character under the 1474hex code(s) (it might be a combining character) of the character under the
855pointer is displayed until you release C<Control> and C<Shift>. 1475pointer is displayed until you release C<Control> and C<Shift>.
856 1476
1477In addition to the hex codes it will display the font used to draw this
1478character - due to implementation reasons, characters combined with
1479combining characters, line drawing characters and unknown characters will
1480always be drawn using the built-in support font.
1481
857=back 1482=back
858 1483
859With respect to conformance, rxvt-unicode is supposed to be compliant to 1484With respect to conformance, rxvt-unicode is supposed to be compliant to
860both scenario A and B of ISO 14755, including part 5.2. 1485both scenario A and B of ISO 14755, including part 5.2.
861 1486
862=head1 LOGIN STAMP 1487=head1 LOGIN STAMP
863 1488
864B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so 1489B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
865that it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. 1490it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
866To allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> must be installed setuid root on 1491allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
867some systems. 1492on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
868 1493
869=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS 1494=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
870 1495
871In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1496In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
872B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus 1497B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
873high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the 1498high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
874colours with their B<rgb.txt> names. 1499240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
1500cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
1501
1502B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> supports direct 24-bit fg/bg RGB colour escapes
1503C< ESC [ 38 ; 2 ; R ; G ; Bm > / C< ESC [ 48 ; 2; R ; G ; Bm >. However the
1504number of 24-bit colours that can be used is limited: an internal 7x7x5 (256
1505colour mode) or 6x6x4 (88 colour mode) colour cube is used to index into the
150624-bit colour space. When indexing collisions happen, the nearest old colour in
1507the cube will be adapted to the new 24-bit RGB colour. That means one cannot
1508use many similar 24-bit colours. It's typically not a problem in common
1509scenarios.
1510
1511Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
875 1512
876=begin table 1513=begin table
877 1514
878 B<color0> (black) = Black 1515 B<color0> (black) = Black
879 B<color1> (red) = Red3 1516 B<color1> (red) = Red3
899It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>, 1536It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
900B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as 1537B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
901a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of 1538a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
902color0-color15. 1539color0-color15.
903 1540
1541The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1542values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1543
1544The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
1545
1546 index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
1547 index_256 = (r * 6 + g) * 6 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..5
1548
1549The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
1550steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
1551the RGB cube.
1552
1553Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1554colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1555rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
1556
1557Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
1558number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1559
904Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by 1560Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
905always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to 1561always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
906I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise 1562I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
907been specified. For example, 1563been specified. For example,
908 1564
1565 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1566
1567would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1568White.
1569
1570=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1571
1572If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1573their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1574
1575You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
1576brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
1577(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
1578transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
1579half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
1580is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
1581all ways to specify a colour.
1582
1583For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
1584C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
1585specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1586(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1587while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1588earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1589C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1590
1591You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1592alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1593layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
1594rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1595
1596For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1597background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1598
1599 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1600
1601When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1602alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
1603transparency of course).
1604
1605When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
1606colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
1607background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
1608other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
1609image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
1610fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
1611
1612Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
1613in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
1614extension.
1615
1616=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1617
1618B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1619
909=over 4 1620=over 4
910 1621
911=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv> 1622=item B<TERM>
912 1623
913would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black 1624Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
914on White. 1625resources or on the command line.
1626
1627=item B<COLORTERM>
1628
1629Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1630compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1631extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
1632screen.
1633
1634=item B<COLORFGBG>
1635
1636Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1637the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1638C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1639used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1640string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1641was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1642and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1643
1644=item B<WINDOWID>
1645
1646Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1647window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
1648window and so on).
1649
1650=item B<TERMINFO>
1651
1652Set to the terminfo directory iff @@RXVT_NAME@@ was configured with
1653C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1654
1655=item B<DISPLAY>
1656
1657Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1658display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
1659defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1660
1661=item B<SHELL>
1662
1663The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1664
1665=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> [I<sic>]
1666
1667The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1668@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1669
1670Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1671
1672=item B<URXVT_PERL_LIB>
1673
1674Additional F<:>-separated library search path for perl extensions. Will be
1675searched after B<-perl-lib> but before F<~/.urxvt/ext> and the system library
1676directory.
1677
1678=item B<URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY>
1679
1680See L<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl>(3).
1681
1682=item B<HOME>
1683
1684Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1685daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1686C<.Xdefaults>)
1687
1688=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1689
1690Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1691
1692=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1693
1694If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1695@@RXVT_NAME@@.
915 1696
916=back 1697=back
917 1698
918=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) 1699=head1 FILES
919 1700
920=over 4 1701=over 4
921 1702
922=item How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using? 1703=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
923 1704
924The version number is displayed with the usage (-h). For rxvt-unicode 1705Colour names.
925version 2.14 and later, the escape sequence C<ESC[8n> sets the window
926title to the version number.
927
928=item Rxvt-unicode does not seem to understand the selected encoding?
929
930=item Unicode does not seem to work?
931
932If you encounter strange problems like typing an accented character but
933getting two unrelated other characters or similar, or if program output is
934subtly garbled, then you should check your locale settings.
935
936Rxvt-unicode must be started with the same C<LC_CTYPE> setting as the
937programs. Often rxvt-unicode is started in the C<C> locale, while the
938login script running within the rxvt-unicode window changes the locale to
939sth. else, e.h. C<en_GB.UTF-8>. Needless to say, this is not going to work.
940
941The best thing is to fix your startup environment, as you will likely run
942into other problems. If nothing works you can try this in your .profile.
943
944 printf '\e]701;%s\007' "$LC_CTYPE"
945
946If this doesn't work, then maybe you use a C<LC_CTYPE> specification not
947supported on your systems. Some systems have a C<locale> comamnd which
948displays this. If it displays sth. like:
949
950 locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: ...
951
952Then the locale you specified is not supported on your system.
953
954If nothing works and you are sure that everything is set correctly then
955you will need to remember a little known fact: Some programs just don't
956support locales :(
957
958=item Why do the characters look ugly?
959
960=item How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?
961
962Most fonts do not contain the full range of Unicode, which is
963fine. Chances are that the font you (or the admin/package maintainer of
964your system/os) have specified does not cover all the characters you want
965to display.
966
967B<rxvt-unicode> makes a best-effort try at finding a replacement
968font. Often the result is fine, but sometimes the chosen font looks
969bad. In that case, select a font of your taste and add it to the font
970list, e.g.:
971
972 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn basefont,font2,font3...
973
974When rxvt-unicode sees a character, it will first look at the base
975font. If the base font does not contain the character, it will go to the
976next font, and so on.
977
978The only limitation is that all the fonts must not be larger than the base
979font, as the base font defines the principial cell size, which must be the
980same due to the way terminals work.
981
982=item Why do some chinese characters look so different than others?
983
984This is because there is a difference between script and language --
985rxvt-unicode does not know which language the text that is output
986is, as it only knows the unicode character codes. If rxvt-unicode
987first sees a japanese character, it might choose a japanese font for
988it. Subseqzuent japanese characters will take that font. Now, many chinese
989characters aren't represented in japanese fonts, so when the first
990non-japanese character comes up, rxvt-unicode will look for a chinese font
991-- unfortunately at this point, it will still use the japanese font for
992japanese characters that are also chinese.
993
994The workaround is easy: just tag a chinese font at the end of your font
995list (see the previous question). The key is to view the font list as
996a preference list: If you expect more japanese, list a japanese font
997first. If you expect more chinese, put a chinese font first.
998
999In the future it might be possible to switch preferences at runtime (the
1000internal data structure has no problem with using different fonts for
1001the same character at the same time, but no interface for this has been
1002designed yet).
1003
1004=item How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use?
1005
1006=item Is there an option to switch encodings?
1007
1008Unlike some other terminals, rxvt-unicode has no encoding switch, and no
1009specific "utf-8" mode, such as xterm. In fact, it doesn't even know about
1010UTF-8 or any other encodings with respect to terminal I/O.
1011
1012The reasons is that there exists a perfectly fine mechanism for selecting
1013the encoding, doing I/O and (most important) communicating this to all
1014applications so everybody agrees on character properties such as width and
1015code number. This mechanism is the I<locale>.
1016
1017Rxvt-unicode uses the C<LC_CTYPE> locale category to select encoding. All
1018programs doing the same (that is, most) will automatically agree in the
1019interpretation of characters.
1020
1021Unfortunately, there is no system-independent way to select locales, nor
1022is there a standard on how locale specifiers will look like.
1023
1024On most systems, the content of the C<LC_CTYPE> environment variable
1025contains an arbitrary string which corresponds to an already-installed
1026locale. Common names for locales are C<en_US.UTF-8>, C<de_DE.ISO-8859-15>,
1027C<ja_JP.EUC-JP>, i.e. C<language_country.encoding>, but other forms
1028(i.e. C<de> or C<german>) are also common.
1029
1030Rxvt-unicode ignores all other locale categories, and except for
1031the encoding, ignores country or language-specific settings,
1032i.e. C<de_DE.UTF-8> and C<ja_JP.UTF-8> are the same for rxvt-unicode.
1033
1034If you want to use a specific encoding you have to make sure you start
1035rxvt-unicode with the correct C<LC_CTYPE> category.
1036
1037=item Can I switch locales at runtime?
1038
1039Yes, using an escape sequence. Try sth. like this, which sets
1040rxvt-unicode's idea of C<LC_CTYPE>.
1041
1042 printf '\e]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS
1043
1044See also the previous question.
1045
1046Sometimes this capability is rather handy when you want to work in one
1047locale (e.g. C<de_DE.UTF-8>) but some programs don't support UTF-8. For
1048example, I use this script to start C<xjdic>, which first switches to a
1049locale supported by xjdic and back later:
1050
1051 printf '\e]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS
1052 xjdic -js
1053 printf '\e]701;%s\007' de_DE.UTF-8
1054
1055=item Can I switch the fonts at runtime?
1056
1057Yes, using an escape sequence. Try sth. like this, which has the same
1058effect as using the C<-fn> switch, and takes effect immediately:
1059
1060 printf '\e]50;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1061
1062This is useful if you e.g. work primarily with japanese (and prefer a
1063japanese font), but you have to switch to chinese temporarily, where
1064japanese fonts would only be in your way.
1065
1066You can think of this as a kind of manual ISO-2022 switching.
1067
1068=item Mouse cut/paste suddenly no longer works.
1069
1070Make sure that mouse reporting is actually turned off since killing
1071some editors prematurely may leave the mouse in mouse report mode. I've
1072heard that tcsh may use mouse reporting unless it otherwise specified. A
1073quick check is to see if cut/paste works when the Alt or Shift keys are
1074depressed. See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)
1075
1076=item What's with this bold/blink stuff?
1077
1078If no bold colour is set via C<colorBD:>, bold will invert text using the
1079standard foreground colour.
1080
1081For the standard background colour, blinking will actually make the
1082text blink when compiled with C<--enable-blinking>. with standard
1083colours. Without C<--enable-blinking>, the blink attribute will be
1084ignored.
1085
1086On ANSI colours, bold/blink attributes are used to set high-intensity
1087foreground/background colors.
1088
1089color0-7 are the low-intensity colors.
1090
1091color8-15 are the corresponding high-intensity colors.
1092
1093=item I don't like the screen colors. How do I change them?
1094
1095You can change the screen colors at run-time using F<~/.Xdefaults>
1096resources (or as long-options).
1097
1098Here are values that are supposed to resemble a VGA screen,
1099including the murky brown that passes for low-intensity yellow:
1100
1101 Rxvt*color0: #000000
1102 Rxvt*color1: #A80000
1103 Rxvt*color2: #00A800
1104 Rxvt*color3: #A8A800
1105 Rxvt*color4: #0000A8
1106 Rxvt*color5: #A800A8
1107 Rxvt*color6: #00A8A8
1108 Rxvt*color7: #A8A8A8
1109
1110 Rxvt*color8: #000054
1111 Rxvt*color9: #FF0054
1112 Rxvt*color10: #00FF54
1113 Rxvt*color11: #FFFF54
1114 Rxvt*color12: #0000FF
1115 Rxvt*color13: #FF00FF
1116 Rxvt*color14: #00FFFF
1117 Rxvt*color15: #FFFFFF
1118
1119=item What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?
1120
1121Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the
1122BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following
1123question) there are two standard values that can be used for
1124Backspace: C<^H> and C<^?>.
1125
1126Historically, either value is correct, but rxvt-unicode adopts the debian
1127policy of using C<^?> when unsure, because it's the one only only correct
1128choice :).
1129
1130Rxvt-unicode tries to inherit the current stty settings and uses the value
1131of `erase' to guess the value for backspace. If rxvt-unicode wasn't
1132started from a terminal (say, from a menu or by remote shell), then the
1133system value of `erase', which corresponds to CERASE in <termios.h>, will
1134be used (which may not be the same as your stty setting).
1135
1136For starting a new rxvt-unicode:
1137
1138 # use Backspace = ^H
1139 $ stty erase ^H
1140 $ @@RXVT_NAME@@
1141
1142 # use Backspace = ^?
1143 $ stty erase ^?
1144 $ @@RXVT_NAME@@
1145
1146Toggle with "ESC[36h" / "ESC[36l" as documented in @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
1147
1148For an existing rxvt-unicode:
1149
1150 # use Backspace = ^H
1151 $ stty erase ^H
1152 $ echo -n "^[[36h"
1153
1154 # use Backspace = ^?
1155 $ stty erase ^?
1156 $ echo -n "^[[36l"
1157
1158This helps satisfy some of the Backspace discrepancies that occur, but
1159if you use Backspace = C<^H>, make sure that the termcap/terminfo value
1160properly reflects that.
1161
1162The Delete key is a another casualty of the ill-defined Backspace problem.
1163To avoid confusion between the Backspace and Delete keys, the Delete
1164key has been assigned an escape sequence to match the vt100 for Execute
1165(ESC[3~) and is in the supplied termcap/terminfo.
1166
1167Some other Backspace problems:
1168
1169some editors use termcap/terminfo,
1170some editors (vim I'm told) expect Backspace = ^H,
1171GNU Emacs (and Emacs-like editors) use ^H for help.
1172
1173Perhaps someday this will all be resolved in a consistent manner.
1174
1175=item I don't like the key-bindings. How do I change them?
1176
1177There are some compile-time selections available via configure. Unless
1178you have run "configure" with the C<--disable-resources> option you can
1179use the `keysym' resource to alter the keystrings associated with keysym
11800xFF00 - 0xFFFF (function, cursor keys, etc).
1181
1182Here's an example for a tn3270 session started using `@@RXVT_NAME@@ -name tn3270'
1183
1184 !# ----- special uses ------:
1185 ! tn3270 login, remap function and arrow keys.
1186 tn3270*font: *clean-bold-*-*--15-*
1187
1188 ! keysym - used by rxvt only
1189 ! Delete - ^D
1190 tn3270*keysym.0xFFFF: \004
1191
1192 ! Home - ^A
1193 tn3270*keysym.0xFF50: \001
1194 ! Left - ^B
1195 tn3270*keysym.0xFF51: \002
1196 ! Up - ^P
1197 tn3270*keysym.0xFF52: \020
1198 ! Right - ^F
1199 tn3270*keysym.0xFF53: \006
1200 ! Down - ^N
1201 tn3270*keysym.0xFF54: \016
1202 ! End - ^E
1203 tn3270*keysym.0xFF57: \005
1204
1205 ! F1 - F12
1206 tn3270*keysym.0xFFBE: \e1
1207 tn3270*keysym.0xFFBF: \e2
1208 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC0: \e3
1209 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC1: \e4
1210 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC2: \e5
1211 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC3: \e6
1212 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC4: \e7
1213 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC5: \e8
1214 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC6: \e9
1215 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC7: \e0
1216 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC8: \e-
1217 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC9: \e=
1218
1219 ! map Prior/Next to F7/F8
1220 tn3270*keysym.0xFF55: \e7
1221 tn3270*keysym.0xFF56: \e8
1222
1223=item I'm using keyboard model XXX that has extra Prior/Next/Insert keys.
1224How do I make use of them? For example, the Sun Keyboard type 4
1225has the following mappings that rxvt-unicode doesn't recognize.
1226
1227 KP_Insert == Insert
1228 F22 == Print
1229 F27 == Home
1230 F29 == Prior
1231 F33 == End
1232 F35 == Next
1233
1234Rather than have rxvt-unicode try to accomodate all the various possible keyboard
1235mappings, it is better to use `xmodmap' to remap the keys as required for
1236your particular machine.
1237
1238=item How do I distinguish if I'm running rxvt-unicode or a regular xterm?
1239I need this to decide about setting colors etc.
1240
1241rxvt and rxvt-unicode always export the variable "COLORTERM", so you can
1242check and see if that is set. Note that several programs, JED, slrn,
1243Midnight Commander automatically check this variable to decide whether or
1244not to use color.
1245
1246=item How do I set the correct, full IP address for the DISPLAY variable?
1247
1248If you've compiled rxvt-unicode with DISPLAY_IS_IP and ahve enabled
1249insecure mode then it is possible to use the following shell script
1250snippets to correctly set the display. If your version of rxvt-unicode
1251wasn't also compiled with ESCZ_ANSWER (as assumed in these snippets) then
1252the COLORTERM variable can be used to distinguish rxvt-unicode from a
1253regular xterm.
1254
1255Courtesy of Chuck Blake <cblake@BBN.COM> with the following shell script
1256snippets:
1257
1258 # Bourne/Korn/POSIX family of shells:
1259 [ ${TERM:-foo} = foo ] && TERM=xterm # assume an xterm if we don't know
1260 if [ ${TERM:-foo} = xterm ]; then
1261 stty -icanon -echo min 0 time 15 # see if enhanced rxvt or not
1262 echo -n '^[Z'
1263 read term_id
1264 stty icanon echo
1265 if [ ""${term_id} = '^[[?1;2C' -a ${DISPLAY:-foo} = foo ]; then
1266 echo -n '^[[7n' # query the rxvt we are in for the DISPLAY string
1267 read DISPLAY # set it in our local shell
1268 fi
1269 fi
1270
1271=item How do I compile the manual pages for myself?
1272
1273You need to have a recent version of perl installed as F</usr/bin/perl>,
1274one that comes with F<pod2man>, F<pod2text> and F<pod2html>. Then go to
1275the doc subdirectory and enter C<make alldoc>.
1276 1706
1277=back 1707=back
1278 1708
1279=head1 ENVIRONMENT 1709=head1 SEE ALSO
1280 1710
1281B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets the environment variables B<TERM>, B<COLORTERM> 1711@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@-extensions(1),
1282and B<COLORFGBG>. The environment variable B<WINDOWID> is set to the X 1712@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1283window id number of the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window and it also uses and
1284sets the environment variable B<DISPLAY> to specify which display
1285terminal to use. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> uses the environment variables
1286B<RXVTPATH> and B<PATH> to find XPM files.
1287 1713
1288=head1 FILES 1714=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1289 1715
1290=over 4 1716=over 4
1291 1717
1292=item B</etc/utmp> 1718=item Project Coordinator
1293 1719
1294System file for login records. 1720Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>.
1295 1721
1296=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt> 1722L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1297
1298Color names.
1299 1723
1300=back 1724=back
1301 1725
1302=head1 SEE ALSO 1726=head1 AUTHORS
1303
1304@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1305
1306=head1 BUGS
1307
1308Check the BUGS file for an up-to-date list.
1309
1310Cursor change support is not yet implemented.
1311
1312Click-and-drag doesn't work with X11 mouse report overriding.
1313
1314=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1315 1727
1316=over 4 1728=over 4
1317 1729
1318=item Project Coordinator 1730=item John Bovey
1319 1731
1320@@RXVT_MAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_MAINTEMAIL@@> 1732University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1321 1733
1322=item Web page maintainter 1734=item Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>
1323 1735
1324@@RXVT_WEBMAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_WEBMAINTEMAIL@@> 1736very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1325 1737
1326L<@@RXVT_WEBPAGE@@> 1738=item Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>
1739
1740wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1741
1742=item mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>
1743
1744Wrote the menu system.
1745
1746Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1747
1748=item Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>
1749
1750Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1751
1752=item Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>
1753
1754Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1755
1756Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1757
1758=item Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>
1759
1760Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1761extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1762
1763Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1764
1765=item Emanuele Giaquinta <emanuele.giaquinta@gmail.com>
1766
1767pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1327 1768
1328=back 1769=back
1329 1770
1330=head1 AUTHORS
1331
1332=over 4
1333
1334=item John Bovey
1335
1336University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1337
1338=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >>
1339
1340very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1341
1342=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >>
1343
1344wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1345
1346=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >>
1347
1348Wrote the menu system.
1349
1350Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1351
1352=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >>
1353
1354Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1355
1356=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1357
1358Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator
1359(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1360
1361=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt@schmorp.de> >>
1362
1363Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal
1364character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm
1365compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
1366
1367Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1368
1369=back
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