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17=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 17=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18 18
19See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of 19See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common 20frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at 21problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>. 22L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
23 23
24=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT 24=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
25 25
26Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode 26Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the 27internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
28world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult, 28world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
29especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts 29especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
30like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules, 30like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these 31like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
32scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work 32scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
33fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such 33fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
34as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms 34as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
35belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things -- 35belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
36such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might 36such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
37change. 37change.
38 38
39If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let 39If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
40me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean 40me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
108 108
109Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>. 109Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
110 110
111=item B<-j>|B<+j> 111=item B<-j>|B<+j>
112 112
113Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>. 113Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
114 114
115=item B<-ip>|B<+ip> | B<-tr>|B<+tr> 115=item B<-ss>|B<+ss>
116 116
117Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is 117Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
118B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
119 118
120I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by 119=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
121the author. Don't bug him with installation questions! Read the FAQ (man 7 120
122@@RXVT_NAME@@)!> 121Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background; resource B<transparent>.
122
123B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
124future versions.
125
126I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
127sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
123 128
124=item B<-fade> I<number> 129=item B<-fade> I<number>
125 130
126Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values 131Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
127fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade 132fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
133is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>. 138is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
134 139
135=item B<-tint> I<colour> 140=item B<-tint> I<colour>
136 141
137Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 142Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
138transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for 143transparency is enabled with B<-tr>. This only works for
139non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be 144non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
140used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it; resource 145used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
146Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
147thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
148blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them. Also
149pure black and pure white colors essentially mean no tinting; resource
141I<tintColor>. Example: 150I<tintColor>. Example:
142 151
143 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40 152 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
144 153
145=item B<-sh> 154=item B<-sh> I<number>
146 155
147I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent 156Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (100 .. 200) the transparent
148background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be 157background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;
149specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>); resource I<shading>. 158resource I<shading>.
159
160=item B<-blt> I<string>
161
162Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
163at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
164transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
165B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,
166B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
167B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
168alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
169
170=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
171
172Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
173background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and
174horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
175radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
176on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage>;
177resource I<blurRadius>.
150 178
151=item B<-bg> I<colour> 179=item B<-bg> I<colour>
152 180
153Window background colour; resource B<background>. 181Window background colour; resource B<background>.
154 182
155=item B<-fg> I<colour> 183=item B<-fg> I<colour>
156 184
157Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 185Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
158 186
159=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]> 187=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
160 188
161Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally 189Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also
162specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to 190optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
163add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the 191add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
164command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>. 192command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
165 193
166=item B<-cr> I<colour> 194=item B<-cr> I<colour>
167 195
168The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 196The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
169 197
322 350
323=item B<-lsp> I<number> 351=item B<-lsp> I<number>
324 352
325Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 353Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
326the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource 354the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
327B<linespace>. 355B<lineSpace>.
328 356
329=item B<-tn> I<termname> 357=item B<-tn> I<termname>
330 358
331This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the 359This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
332B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 360B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
387 415
388=item B<-tcw> 416=item B<-tcw>
389 417
390Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse 418Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
391button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is 419button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
392in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the 420in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
393end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>. 421the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
394 422
395=item B<-insecure> 423=item B<-insecure>
396 424
397Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape 425Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
398sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more 426sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
418 446
419Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@ 447Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
420will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within 448will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
421it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the 449it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
422user; resource B<hold>. 450user; resource B<hold>.
451
452=item B<-xrm> I<string>
453
454Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
455as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
456way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
457
458Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
459e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
460options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
461of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
462resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
463programs.
423 464
424=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string> 465=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
425 466
426Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>. 467Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
427 468
462If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp 503If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
463entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that 504entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
464yourself if you want that. 505yourself if you want that.
465 506
466As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress 507As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
467pty/tty operations. 508pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
509perl extension that manages the terminal.
468 510
469Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a 511Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
470longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>): 512longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
471 513
472 use IO::Pty; 514 use IO::Pty;
486Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in 528Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
487this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details. 529this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
488 530
489=back 531=back
490 532
491=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 533=head1 RESOURCES
492 534
493Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long 535Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
494options) compiled into your version. 536options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
537long-options.
495 538
496You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many 539You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
497distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X 540distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
498starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order, 541starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
499with later settings overwriting earlier ones: 542with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
501 1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global 544 1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
502 2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR 545 2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
503 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults 546 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults
504 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen 547 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen
505 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename> 548 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
549 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
506 550
507Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class 551Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
508names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources 552names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
509common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily 553common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
510configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to 554configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
592option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option 636option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
593B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 637B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.
594 638
595=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean> 639=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
596 640
597B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling 641B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
598quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>. 642of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
643has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
644received line; option B<-j>.
645
599B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>. 646B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
647force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
600 648
601=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean> 649=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
602 650
603B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving 651B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
604artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows' 652receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
605pixmap. 653(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
654result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
655option B<-ss>.
606 656
607I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by 657B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
608the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!> 658if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
659monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
660
661=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
662
663Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background.
664
665B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
666future versions.
667
668I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
669sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
609 670
610=item B<fading:> I<number> 671=item B<fading:> I<number>
611 672
612Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>. 673Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
613 674
624=item B<shading:> I<number> 685=item B<shading:> I<number>
625 686
626Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image 687Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image
627in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>. 688in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>.
628 689
690=item B<blendType:> I<string>
691
692Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
693
694=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
695
696Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent
697background image; option B<-blr>.
698
629=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 699=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
630 700
631Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 701Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
632 702
633=item B<troughColor:> I<colour> 703=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>
638=item B<borderColor:> I<colour> 708=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
639 709
640The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar 710The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
641and the text. 711and the text.
642 712
643=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]> 713=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
644 714
645Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for 715Use the specified image file for the background and also
646the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry 716optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
647string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the 717(default C<0x0+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
648horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image 718horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
649centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale 719centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
650of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 720of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies
651specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will 721an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified
652be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted 722beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
653scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50] 723Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
724Supported operations are:
725
726 tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0,
727 propscale will scale image keeping proportions,
728 auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100;
729 hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size;
730 vscale will scale image vertically to the window size;
731 scale will scale image to match window size;
732 root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
733 whenever terminal window moves.
734
735If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
736blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any
737other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
654 738
655=item B<path:> I<path> 739=item B<path:> I<path>
656 740
657Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding XPM files. 741Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
658 742
659=item B<font:> I<fontlist> 743=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
660 744
661Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names 745Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
662that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The 746that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
861=item B<termName:> I<termname> 945=item B<termName:> I<termname>
862 946
863Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment 947Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
864variable; option B<-tn>. 948variable; option B<-tn>.
865 949
866=item B<linespace:> I<number> 950=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
867 951
868Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 952Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
869the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>. 953the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
870 954
871=item B<meta8:> I<boolean> 955=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
931will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used. 1015will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
932 1016
933When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can 1017When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
934be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used: 1018be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
935 1019
936B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{|} >> 1020B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|} >>
937 1021
938=item B<preeditType:> I<style> 1022=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
939 1023
940B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>. 1024B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
941 1025
1029searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and 1113searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
1030omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex 1114omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
1031keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not 1115keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
1032performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured. 1116performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1033 1117
1034I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace, 1118I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
1035C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab, 1119number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for futher details.
1036C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
1037C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
1038can start or end with whitespace. B<This feature is deprecated and will
1039be removed>.
1040
1041Please note that you need to double the C<\> in resource files, as
1042Xlib itself does its own de-escaping (you can use C<\033> instead of
1043C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and @@RXVT_NAME@@'s own
1044processing).
1045 1120
1046You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string> 1121You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
1047with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/' 1122with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1048should be a character not used by the strings. 1123should be a character not used by the strings.
1049 1124
1173=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean> 1248=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1174 1249
1175Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making 1250Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1176it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>. 1251it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
1177 1252
1253=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1254
1255Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1256
1178=back 1257=back
1179 1258
1180=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 1259=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1181 1260
1182Lines of text that scroll off the top of the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window 1261Lines of text that scroll off the top of the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window
1252 1331
1253=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT 1332=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1254 1333
1255ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters 1334ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1256and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The 1335and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1257first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with 1336first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1258C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled 1337C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1259with C<--enable-iso14755>. 1338with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1260 1339
1261=over 4 1340=over 4
1262 1341
1416resources or on the command line. 1495resources or on the command line.
1417 1496
1418=item B<COLORTERM> 1497=item B<COLORTERM>
1419 1498
1420Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was 1499Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1421compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension 1500compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1422C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen. 1501extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
1502screen.
1423 1503
1424=item B<COLORFGBG> 1504=item B<COLORFGBG>
1425 1505
1426Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is 1506Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1427the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string 1507the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1428C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be 1508C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1429used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the 1509used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1430string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@ 1510string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1431was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can 1511was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1432(and do) use this information to optimize screen output. 1512and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1433 1513
1434=item B<WINDOWID> 1514=item B<WINDOWID>
1435 1515
1436Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel 1516Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1437window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal 1517window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
1528Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5) 1608Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1529 1609
1530=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >> 1610=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1531 1611
1532Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. 1612Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1533 1613
1534Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) 1614Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1535 1615
1536=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> 1616=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1537 1617
1538Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl 1618Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl

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