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12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not	12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not
13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style	13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --	14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --
15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.	15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
16		16
		17	This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
		18	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod>.
		19
17	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	20	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18		21
19	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of	22	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common	23	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at	24	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.	25	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
23		26
24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT	27	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
25		28
26	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode	29	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the	30	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
28	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,	31	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
29	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts	32	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,	33	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31	like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these	34	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
32	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work	35	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
33	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such	36	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
34	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms	37	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
35	belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --	38	belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
36	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might	39	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
37	change.	40	change.
38		41
39	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let	42	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
40	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean	43	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
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89		92
90	Print out a message describing available options.	93	Print out a message describing available options.
91		94
92	=item B<-display> I<displayname>	95	=item B<-display> I<displayname>
93		96
94	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still	97	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (the older form B<-d>
95	respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the	98	is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
96	B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.	99	display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
97		100
98	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>	101	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
99		102
100	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	103	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
101	resource B<depth>.	104	resource B<depth>.
102		105
		106	[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
		107	respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
		108	of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
		109	this, so watch out]
		110
103	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>	111	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
104		112
105	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.	113	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
106		114
107	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>	115	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>
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114		122
115	=item B<-ss>\|B<+ss>	123	=item B<-ss>\|B<+ss>
116		124
117	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.	125	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
118		126
119	=item B<-ip>\|B<+ip> \| B<-tr>\|B<+tr>	127	=item B<-tr>\|B<+tr>
120		128
121	Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is	129	Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background; resource B<transparent>.
122	B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
123		130
124	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	131	B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
125	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions! Read the FAQ (man 7	132	future versions.
126	@@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
127		133
128	=item B<-fade> I<number>	134	=item B<-fade> I<number>
129		135
130	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values	136	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
131	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade	137	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
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136	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour	142	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
137	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.	143	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
138		144
139	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	145	=item B<-tint> I<colour>
140		146
141	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	147	Tint the transparent background with the given colour;
142	transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for	148	resource I<tintColor>.
143	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
144	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it; resource
145	I<tintColor>. Example:
146		149
147	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
148
149	=item B<-sh> I<number>	150	=item B<-sh> I<number>
150		151
151	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent	152	Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
152	background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;	153	A value of 100 means no shading; resource I<shading>.
153	resource I<shading>.
154		154
155	=item B<-blt> I<string>	155	=item B<-blt> I<string>
156		156
157	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified	157	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
158	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over	158	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
159	transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :	159	the transparent background, using the method specified. Supported values are:
160	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,	160	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - colour values averaging, B<colorize>,
161	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,	161	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
162	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is	162	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
163	alpha-blending; resource I<blendType>.	163	alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
164		164
165	=item B<-blr> I<number>	165	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
166		166
167	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radius to the transparent	167	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
168	background image; resource I<blurRadius>.	168	background. If a single number is specified, the vertical and
		169	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
		170	radii to 1 and the other to a large number creates interesting effects
		171	on some backgrounds. The maximum radius value is 128. An horizontal or
		172	vertical radius of 0 disables blurring;
		173	resource I<blurRadius>.
		174
		175	=item B<-icon> I<file>
		176
		177	Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
		178	is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
		179	application window; resource I<iconFile>.
169		180
170	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	181	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
171		182
172	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	183	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
173		184
174	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	185	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
175		186
176	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	187	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
177		188
178	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>	189	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;oplist]>
179		190
180	Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also	191	Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Specify image file for the background and also
181	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to	192	optionally specify a list of operations to modify it. Note you may need to
182	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the	193	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
183	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.	194	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
184		195
185	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	196	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
186		197
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233	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>	244	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
234	for details.	245	for details.
235		246
236	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>	247	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>
237		248
238	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity	249	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
239	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for	250	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
240	details.	251	details.
241		252
242	=item B<-name> I<name>	253	=item B<-name> I<name>
243		254
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261		272
262	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>	273	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>
263		274
264	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.	275	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
265		276
		277	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
		278
		279	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
		280
		281	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
		282
		283	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
		284	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
		285
266	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>	286	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>
267		287
268	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource	288	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
269	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.	289	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
270		290
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276	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>	296	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>
277		297
278	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.	298	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
279	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource	299	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
280	B<scrollWithBuffer>.	300	B<scrollWithBuffer>.
281
282	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
283
284	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
285
286	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
287
288	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
289	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
290		301
291	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>	302	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>
292		303
293	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as	304	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
294	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to	305	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
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298		309
299	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>	310	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>
300		311
301	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.	312	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
302		313
		314	=item B<-uc>\|B<+uc>
		315
		316	Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
		317
303	=item B<-iconic>	318	=item B<-iconic>
304		319
305	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.	320	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
306	Alternative form is B<-ic>.	321	Alternative form is B<-ic>.
307		322
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323		338
324	=item B<-bl>	339	=item B<-bl>
325		340
326	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.	341	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
327	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window	342	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
328	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	343	decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
		344	support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
329		345
330	=item B<-override-redirect>	346	=item B<-override-redirect>
331		347
332	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource	348	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
333	B<override-redirect>.	349	B<override-redirect>.
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341		357
342	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	358	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
343		359
344	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	360	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
345	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	361	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
346	B<linespace>.	362	B<lineSpace>.
		363
		364	=item B<-letsp> I<number>
		365
		366	Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
		367	to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
		368	letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
		369	work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
347		370
348	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	371	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
349		372
350	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the	373	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
351	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the	374	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
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406		429
407	=item B<-tcw>	430	=item B<-tcw>
408		431
409	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	432	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
410	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is	433	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
411	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the	434	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
412	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	435	the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
413		436
414	=item B<-insecure>	437	=item B<-insecure>
415		438
416	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	439	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
417	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more	440	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
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437		460
438	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	461	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
439	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	462	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
440	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	463	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
441	user; resource B<hold>.	464	user; resource B<hold>.
		465
		466	=item B<-cd> I<path>
		467
		468	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		469	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		470	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
		471
		472	=item B<-xrm> I<string>
		473
		474	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
		475	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
		476	way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
		477
		478	Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
		479	e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
		480	options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
		481	of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
		482	resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
		483	programs.
442		484
443	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>	485	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
444		486
445	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	487	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
446		488
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481	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	523	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
482	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that	524	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
483	yourself if you want that.	525	yourself if you want that.
484		526
485	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress	527	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
486	pty/tty operations.	528	pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
		529	perl extension that manages the terminal.
487		530
488	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a	531	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
489	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	532	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
490		533
491	use IO::Pty;	534	use IO::Pty;
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505	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in	548	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
506	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.	549	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
507		550
508	=back	551	=back
509		552
510	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	553	=head1 RESOURCES
511		554
512	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	555	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
513	options) compiled into your version.	556	options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
		557	long-options.
514		558
515	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many	559	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
516	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X	560	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
517	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,	561	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
518	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:	562	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
519		563
520	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
521	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	564	1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
		565	2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
522	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	566	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
523	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	567	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
524	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	568	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
		569	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
525		570
526	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class	571	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
527	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources	572	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
528	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily	573	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
529	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to	574	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
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539	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>	584	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
540		585
541	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	586	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
542	option B<-depth>.	587	option B<-depth>.
543		588
		589	=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
		590
		591	Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
		592	On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
		593	performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
		594	should normally be enabled.
		595
544	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	596	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
545		597
546	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	598	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
547	option B<-geometry>.	599	option B<-geometry>.
548		600
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561	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7	613	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
562	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to	614	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
563	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)	615	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
564	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,	616	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
565	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour	617	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
566	names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	618	names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
567		619
568	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be	620	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
569	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).	621	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
570		622
571	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with	623	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
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582	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>	634	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
583		635
584	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	636	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
585	foreground colour is the default.	637	foreground colour is the default.
586		638
587	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
588
589	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
590	when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
591
592	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>	639	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
593		640
594	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline	641	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
595	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.	642	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
		643
		644	=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
		645
		646	If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
		647	characters. If unset, use reverse video.
		648
		649	=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
		650
		651	If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
		652	foreground for highlighted characters.
596		653
597	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>	654	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
598		655
599	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the	656	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
600	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.	657	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
…		…
607		664
608	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>	665	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
609		666
610	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;	667	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
611	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	668	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
612	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	669	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
613		670
614	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	671	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
615		672
616	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots	673	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
617	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines	674	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
…		…
631		688
632	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even	689	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
633	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the	690	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
634	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.	691	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
635		692
636	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	693	=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
637		694
638	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	695	Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
639	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'
640	pixmap.
641		696
642	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	697	B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
643	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	698	future versions.
644		699
645	=item B<fading:> I<number>	700	=item B<fading:> I<number>
646		701
647	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	702	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
648		703
…		…
651	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default	706	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
652	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.	707	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
653		708
654	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>	709	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
655		710
656	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option	711	Tint the transparent background with the given colour. If the RENDER
657	B<-tint>.	712	extension is not available only black, red, green, yellow, blue,
		713	magenta, cyan and white tints can be performed server-side. Note that
		714	a black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
		715	the image unchanged; option B<-tint>.
658		716
659	=item B<shading:> I<number>	717	=item B<shading:> I<number>
660		718
661	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image	719	Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
662	in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>.	720	A value of 100 means no shading; option B<-sh>.
663		721
664	=item B<blendType:> I<string>	722	=item B<blendType:> I<string>
665		723
666	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.	724	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
667		725
668	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>	726	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
669		727
670	Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent	728	Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
671	background image; option B<-blr>.	729	background; option B<-blr>.
		730
		731	=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
		732
		733	Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
672		734
673	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	735	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
674		736
675	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	737	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
676		738
…		…
682	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>	744	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
683		745
684	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	746	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
685	and the text.	747	and the text.
686		748
687	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>	749	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;oplist]>
688		750
689	Use the specified image file for the background and also optionally	751	Use the specified image file for the background and also
690	specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,	752	optionally specify a colon separated list of operations to modify it.
691	in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical scale (percent),	753	Supported operations are:
		754
		755	=over 4
		756
		757	=item B<WxH+X+Y>
		758
		759	sets scale and position. B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical
692	and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent).	760	scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent). A
693	A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale of 1 displays the	761	scale of 0 disables scaling. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
694	image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies an integer	762
695	number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified beyond	763	=item B<op=tile>
696	10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.	764
697	Special string of B<"auto"> used as a geometry will cause image to be	765	enables tiling
698	automatically scaled to match window size.	766
		767	=item B<op=keep-aspect>
		768
		769	maintain the image aspect ratio when scaling
		770
		771	=item B<op=root-align>
		772
		773	use the position of the terminal window relative to the root window as
		774	the image offset, simulating a root window background
		775
		776	=back
		777
		778	The default scale and position setting is C<100x100+50+50>.
		779	Alternatively, a predefined set of templates can be used to achieve
		780	the most common setups:
		781
		782	=over 4
		783
		784	=item B<style=tiled>
		785
		786	the image is tiled with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+0+0:op=tile
		787
		788	=item B<style=aspect-stretched>
		789
		790	the image is scaled to fill the whole window maintaining the aspect
		791	ratio and centered. Equivalent to 100x100+50+50:op=keep-aspect
		792
		793	=item B<style=stretched>
		794
		795	the image is scaled to fill the whole window. Equivalent to 100x100
		796
		797	=item B<style=centered>
		798
		799	the image is centered with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+50+50
		800
		801	=item B<style=root-tiled>
		802
		803	the image is tiled with no scaling and using 'root' positioning.
		804	Equivalent to 0x0:op=tile:op=root-align
		805
		806	=back
		807
		808	If multiple templates are specified the last one wins. Note that a
		809	template overrides all the scale, position and operations settings.
		810
699	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option - specified pixmap will be	811	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
700	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any	812	blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending. If I<afterimage>
701	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.	813	support has been compiled in it is possible to choose other blending
702	[default 0x0+50+50]	814	types with B<-blt "type"> option.
703		815
704	=item B<path:> I<path>	816	=item B<path:> I<path>
705		817
706	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding XPM files.	818	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
707		819
708	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>	820	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
709		821
710	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names	822	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
711	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The	823	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
…		…
734	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels	846	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
735	wide and 15 pixels high.	847	wide and 15 pixels high.
736		848
737	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in	849	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
738	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but	850	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
739	the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a	851	the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
740	useful supplement.	852	useful supplement.
741		853
742	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters	854	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
743	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font	855	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
744	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.	856	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
…		…
768	text font will being used for the given style.	880	text font will being used for the given style.
769		881
770	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	882	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
771		883
772	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,	884	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
773	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high	885	option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
774	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	886	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
775	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not	887	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
776	reachable.	888	reachable.
777		889
778	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
779
780	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which
781	is xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which
782	gives xterm style selection. Only effective when the original (non-perl)
783	selection code is in use.
784
785	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
786
787	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
788	the author's favourite.
789
790	=item B<title:> I<string>	890	=item B<title:> I<string>
791		891
792	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line	892	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
793	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application	893	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
794	name; option B<-title>.	894	name; option B<-title>.
…		…
807	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>	907	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
808		908
809	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.	909	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
810	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].	910	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
811		911
		912	@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
		913
812	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	914	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
813		915
814	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	916	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
815	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	917	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
816		918
…		…
839	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	941	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
840		942
841	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents	943	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
842	every time you hit C<Print>.	944	every time you hit C<Print>.
843		945
		946	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
		947
		948	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
		949	the author's favourite.
		950
		951	=item B<thickness:> I<number>
		952
		953	Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
		954
844	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	955	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
845		956
846	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	957	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
847	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	958	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
848		959
…		…
867	B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option	978	B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
868	B<+si>.	979	B<+si>.
869		980
870	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>	981	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
871		982
872	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and	983	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
873	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll	984	try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
874	with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>.	985	B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
		986	new lines; option B<+sw>.
875		987
876	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>	988	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
877		989
878	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys	990	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
879	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and	991	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
…		…
910	=item B<termName:> I<termname>	1022	=item B<termName:> I<termname>
911		1023
912	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment	1024	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
913	variable; option B<-tn>.	1025	variable; option B<-tn>.
914		1026
915	=item B<linespace:> I<number>	1027	=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
916		1028
917	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	1029	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
918	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.	1030	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
919		1031
920	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>	1032	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
…		…
934		1046
935	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>	1047	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
936		1048
937	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];	1049	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
938	option B<-bc>.	1050	option B<-bc>.
		1051
		1052	=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
		1053
		1054	B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
		1055	option B<-uc>.
939		1056
940	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>	1057	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
941		1058
942	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number	1059	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
943	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible	1060	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
…		…
957	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.	1074	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
958		1075
959	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>	1076	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
960		1077
961	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>	1078	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
962	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace>	1079	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
963	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode	1080	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
964	escape sequence.	1081	escape sequence.
965		1082
966	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>	1083	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
967		1084
…		…
980	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.	1097	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
981		1098
982	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can	1099	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
983	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:	1100	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
984		1101
985	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	1102	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{\|} >>
986		1103
987	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	1104	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
988		1105
989	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	1106	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
990		1107
…		…
1046		1163
1047	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>	1164	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
1048		1165
1049	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this	1166	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
1050	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1167	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
1051	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1168	scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
1052	instead scroll the screen up.	1169	to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
1053		1170
1054	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>	1171	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1055		1172
1056	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	1173	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1057	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1174	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1058	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	1175	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1059	user.	1176	user.
		1177
		1178	=item B<chdir>: I<path>
		1179
		1180	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		1181	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		1182	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
		1183	directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1060		1184
1061	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>	1185	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
1062		1186
1063	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The	1187	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
1064	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.	1188	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
…		…
1078	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and	1202	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
1079	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex	1203	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
1080	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not	1204	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
1081	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.	1205	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1082		1206
1083	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,	1207	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
1084	C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,	1208	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1085	C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
1086	C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
1087	can start or end with whitespace. B<This feature is deprecated and will
1088	be removed>.
1089		1209
1090	Please note that you need to double the C<\> in resource files, as
1091	Xlib itself does its own de-escaping (you can use C<\033> instead of
1092	C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and @@RXVT_NAME@@'s own
1093	processing).
1094
1095	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1210	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by
		1211	loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and providing a I<string>
1096	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'	1212	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1097	should be a character not used by the strings.	1213	should be a character not used by the strings.
1098		1214
1099	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:	1215	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1100		1216
1101	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>	1217	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<\|abc\|>
1102		1218
1103	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:	1219	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1104		1220
1105	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a>	1221	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<a>
1106	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b>	1222	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<b>
1107	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c>	1223	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<c>
1108		1224
1109	If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>	1225	If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1110	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For	1226	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
1111	example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>	1227	example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1112	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":	1228	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1113		1229
1114	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007	1230	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1115		1231
1116	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>	1232	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1117	is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)	1233	is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1118	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via	1234	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1119	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:	1235	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1120		1236
1121	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13	1237	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1122		1238
1123	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping	1239	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
1124	will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and	1240	will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
1125	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That	1241	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1126	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide	1242	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1127	definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined	1243	definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1128	mappings themselves.	1244	mappings themselves.
1129		1245
…		…
1180	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.	1296	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1181		1297
1182	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>	1298	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1183		1299
1184	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See	1300	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1185	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource	1301	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1186	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1187		1302
1188	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>	1303	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1189		1304
1190	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension	1305	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1191	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,	1306	scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first
1192	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in	1307	look in these directories, then in $HOME/.urxvt/ext and lastly in
1193	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource	1308	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1194	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1195		1309
1196	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1310	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1197		1311
1198	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>	1312	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1199		1313
…		…
1221		1335
1222	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>	1336	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1223		1337
1224	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making	1338	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1225	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.	1339	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1340
		1341	=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
		1342
		1343	Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1226		1344
1227	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>	1345	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1228		1346
1229	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).	1347	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1230		1348
…		…
1305		1423
1306	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT	1424	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1307		1425
1308	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters	1426	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1309	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The	1427	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1310	first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with	1428	first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1311	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled	1429	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1312	with C<--enable-iso14755>.	1430	with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1313		1431
1314	=over 4	1432	=over 4
1315		1433
…		…
1373	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that	1491	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1374	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To	1492	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1375	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root	1493	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1376	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.	1494	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1377		1495
1378	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1496	=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1379		1497
1380	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1498	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1381	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1499	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1382	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the	1500	high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1383	colours with their names.	1501	240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
		1502	cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
		1503
		1504	Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1384		1505
1385	=begin table	1506	=begin table
1386		1507
1387	B<color0> (black) = Black	1508	B<color0> (black) = Black
1388	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1509	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
1408	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1529	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1409	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1530	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1410	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of	1531	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1411	color0-color15.	1532	color0-color15.
1412		1533
1413	In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an	1534	The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1414	additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79)	1535	values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1415	consist of a 444 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
1416	16>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
1417		1536
		1537	The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
		1538
		1539	index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
		1540	index_256 = (r * 16 + g) * 16 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..15
		1541
		1542	The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
		1543	steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
		1544	the RGB cube.
		1545
1418	Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only	1546	Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1419	the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only	1547	colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1420	be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").	1548	rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1549
		1550	Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
		1551	number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1421		1552
1422	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1553	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1423	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1554	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1424	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1555	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1425	been specified. For example,	1556	been specified. For example,
1426		1557
1427	=over 4
1428
1429	=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv>	1558	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1430		1559
1431	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1560	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1432	on White.	1561	White.
1433
1434	=back
1435		1562
1436	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT	1563	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1437		1564
1438	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get	1565	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1439	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>	1566	their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1440	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,	1567
1441	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component	1568	You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
		1569	brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
		1570	(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
		1571	transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
		1572	half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
		1573	is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
		1574	all ways to specify a colour.
		1575
		1576	For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
		1577	C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
		1578	specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1442	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely	1579	(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1443	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where	1580	while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1444	C<percent> is a decimal percentage (0-100) that specifies the opacity of	1581	earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1445	the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy	1582	C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1446	opaque.
1447		1583
1448	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that	1584	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1449	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting	1585	alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1450	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.	1586	layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
		1587	rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1451		1588
1452	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red	1589	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1453	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:	1590	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1454		1591
1455	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink"	1592	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1456		1593
1457	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	1594	When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1458	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	1595	alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
		1596	transparency of course).
		1597
		1598	When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
		1599	colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
		1600	background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
		1601	other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
		1602	image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
		1603	fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
		1604
		1605	Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
		1606	in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
		1607	extension.
1459		1608
1460	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1609	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1461		1610
1462	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1611	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1463		1612
…		…
1469	resources or on the command line.	1618	resources or on the command line.
1470		1619
1471	=item B<COLORTERM>	1620	=item B<COLORTERM>
1472		1621
1473	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was	1622	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1474	compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension	1623	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1475	C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.	1624	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
		1625	screen.
1476		1626
1477	=item B<COLORFGBG>	1627	=item B<COLORFGBG>
1478		1628
1479	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is	1629	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1480	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string	1630	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1481	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be	1631	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1482	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the	1632	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1483	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@	1633	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1484	was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can	1634	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1485	(and do) use this information to optimize screen output.	1635	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1486		1636
1487	=item B<WINDOWID>	1637	=item B<WINDOWID>
1488		1638
1489	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel	1639	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1490	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal	1640	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
…		…
1496	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1646	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1497		1647
1498	=item B<DISPLAY>	1648	=item B<DISPLAY>
1499		1649
1500	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1650	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1501	display in its child processes.	1651	display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
		1652	defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1502		1653
1503	=item B<SHELL>	1654	=item B<SHELL>
1504		1655
1505	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1656	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1506		1657
1507	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>	1658	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1508		1659
1509	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and	1660	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1510	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).	1661	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1511		1662
1512	Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>.	1663	Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1513		1664
1514	=item B<HOME>	1665	=item B<HOME>
1515		1666
1516	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for	1667	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1517	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as	1668	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1518	C<.Xdefaults>)	1669	C<.Xdefaults>)
1519		1670
1520	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>	1671	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1521		1672
1522	Directory where various X resource files are being located.	1673	Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1523		1674
1524	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>	1675	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1525		1676
1526	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by	1677	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1527	@@RXVT_NAME@@.	1678	@@RXVT_NAME@@.
…		…
1532		1683
1533	=over 4	1684	=over 4
1534		1685
1535	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>	1686	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1536		1687
1537	Color names.	1688	Colour names.
1538		1689
1539	=back	1690	=back
1540		1691
1541	=head1 SEE ALSO	1692	=head1 SEE ALSO
1542		1693
…		…
1581	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1732	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1582		1733
1583	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1734	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1584		1735
1585	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.	1736	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1586		1737
1587	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1738	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1588		1739
1589	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1740	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1590		1741
1591	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl	1742	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
…		…
1593		1744
1594	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)	1745	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1595		1746
1596	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>	1747	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
1597		1748
1598	Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.	1749	pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1599		1750
1600	=back	1751	=back
1601		1752

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