[ViewVC] Diff of: cvs/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod

Comparing rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod (file contents):
Revision 1.138 by sasha, Thu Sep 20 15:56:41 2007 UTC vs.
Revision 1.164 by root, Sun Jun 15 13:54:15 2008 UTC

…		…
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
…		…
30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,	33	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these	34	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
32	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work	35	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
33	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such	36	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
34	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms	37	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
35	belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --	38	belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
36	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might	39	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
37	change.	40	change.
38		41
39	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let	42	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
40	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean	43	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
…		…
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>
…		…
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 illusion of a transparent window background; resource B<transparent>.
122	B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
123		130
		131	B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
		132	future versions.
		133
124	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at	134	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
125	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>	135	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
126		136
127	=item B<-fade> I<number>	137	=item B<-fade> I<number>
128		138
129	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values	139	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
…		…
136	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.	146	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
137		147
138	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	148	=item B<-tint> I<colour>
139		149
140	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	150	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
141	transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for	151	transparency is enabled with B<-tr>. This only works for
142	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be	152	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
143	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.	153	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
144	Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,	154	Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
145	thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:	155	thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
146	blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them; resource	156	blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them. Also
		157	pure black and pure white colors essentially mean no tinting; resource
147	I<tintColor>. Example:	158	I<tintColor>. Example:
148		159
149	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40	160	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
150		161
151	=item B<-sh> I<number>	162	=item B<-sh> I<number>
152		163
153	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent	164	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (100 .. 200) the transparent
154	background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;	165	background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;
155	resource I<shading>.	166	resource I<shading>.
156		167
157	=item B<-blt> I<string>	168	=item B<-blt> I<string>
158		169
…		…
160	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over	171	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
161	transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :	172	transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
162	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,	173	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,
163	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,	174	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
164	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is	175	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
165	alpha-blending; resource I<blendType>.	176	alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
166		177
167	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>	178	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
168		179
169	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent	180	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
170	background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and	181	background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and
171	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the	182	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
172	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects	183	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
173	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128; resource I<blurRadius>.	184	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage>;
		185	resource I<blurRadius>.
174		186
175	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	187	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
176		188
177	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	189	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
178		190
179	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	191	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
180		192
181	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	193	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
182		194
183	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>	195	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
184		196
185	Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also	197	Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also
186	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to	198	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
187	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the	199	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
188	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.	200	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
189		201
190	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	202	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
…		…
238	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>	250	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
239	for details.	251	for details.
240		252
241	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>	253	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>
242		254
243	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity	255	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
244	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for	256	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
245	details.	257	details.
246		258
247	=item B<-name> I<name>	259	=item B<-name> I<name>
248		260
…		…
266		278
267	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>	279	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>
268		280
269	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.	281	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
270		282
		283	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
		284
		285	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
		286
		287	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
		288
		289	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
		290	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
		291
271	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>	292	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>
272		293
273	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource	294	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
274	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.	295	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
275		296
…		…
281	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>	302	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>
282		303
283	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.	304	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
284	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource	305	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
285	B<scrollWithBuffer>.	306	B<scrollWithBuffer>.
286
287	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
288
289	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
290
291	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
292
293	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
294	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
295		307
296	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>	308	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>
297		309
298	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as	310	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
299	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to	311	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
…		…
411		423
412	=item B<-tcw>	424	=item B<-tcw>
413		425
414	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	426	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
415	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is	427	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
416	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the	428	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
417	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	429	the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
418		430
419	=item B<-insecure>	431	=item B<-insecure>
420		432
421	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	433	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
422	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more	434	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
…		…
442		454
443	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	455	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
444	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	456	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
445	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	457	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
446	user; resource B<hold>.	458	user; resource B<hold>.
		459
		460	=item B<-cd> I<path>
		461
		462	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		463	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		464	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
		465
		466	=item B<-xrm> I<string>
		467
		468	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
		469	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
		470	way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
		471
		472	Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
		473	e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
		474	options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
		475	of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
		476	resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
		477	programs.
447		478
448	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>	479	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
449		480
450	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	481	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
451		482
…		…
486	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	517	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
487	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that	518	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
488	yourself if you want that.	519	yourself if you want that.
489		520
490	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress	521	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
491	pty/tty operations.	522	pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
		523	perl extension that manages the terminal.
492		524
493	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a	525	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
494	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	526	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
495		527
496	use IO::Pty;	528	use IO::Pty;
…		…
510	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in	542	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
511	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.	543	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
512		544
513	=back	545	=back
514		546
515	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	547	=head1 RESOURCES
516		548
517	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	549	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
518	options) compiled into your version.	550	options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
		551	long-options.
519		552
520	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many	553	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
521	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X	554	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
522	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,	555	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
523	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:	556	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
…		…
525	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global	558	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
526	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	559	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
527	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	560	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults
528	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	561	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen
529	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	562	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
		563	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
530		564
531	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class	565	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
532	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources	566	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
533	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily	567	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
534	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to	568	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
…		…
544	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>	578	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
545		579
546	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	580	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
547	option B<-depth>.	581	option B<-depth>.
548		582
		583	=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
		584
		585	Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
		586	On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
		587	performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
		588	should normally be enabled.
		589
549	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	590	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
550		591
551	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	592	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
552	option B<-geometry>.	593	option B<-geometry>.
553		594
…		…
636		677
637	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even	678	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
638	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the	679	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
639	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.	680	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
640		681
641	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	682	=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
642		683
643	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	684	Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background.
644	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'
645	pixmap.
646		685
647	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	686	B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
648	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	687	future versions.
		688
		689	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
		690	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
649		691
650	=item B<fading:> I<number>	692	=item B<fading:> I<number>
651		693
652	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	694	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
653		695
…		…
670		712
671	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.	713	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
672		714
673	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>	715	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
674		716
675	Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent	717	Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent
676	background image; option B<-blr>.	718	background image; option B<-blr>.
677		719
678	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	720	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
679		721
680	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	722	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
…		…
687	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>	729	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
688		730
689	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	731	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
690	and the text.	732	and the text.
691		733
692	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>	734	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
693		735
694	Use the specified image file for the background and also optionally	736	Use the specified image file for the background and also
695	specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,	737	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
696	in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical scale (percent),	738	(default C<0x0+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
697	and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent).	739	horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
698	A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale of 1 displays the	740	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
699	image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies an integer	741	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies
700	number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified beyond	742	an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified
701	10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.	743	beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
702	Special string of B<"auto"> used as a geometry will cause image to be	744	Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
703	automatically scaled to match window size.	745	Supported operations are:
		746
		747	tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0
		748	propscale will scale image keeping proportions
		749	auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100
		750	hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size
		751	vscale will scale image vertically to the window size
		752	scale will scale image to match window size
		753	root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
		754	whenever terminal window moves
		755
704	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option - specified pixmap will be	756	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
705	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any	757	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any
706	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.	758	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
707	[default 0x0+50+50]
708		759
709	=item B<path:> I<path>	760	=item B<path:> I<path>
710		761
711	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.	762	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
712		763
…		…
773	text font will being used for the given style.	824	text font will being used for the given style.
774		825
775	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	826	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
776		827
777	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,	828	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
778	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high	829	option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
779	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	830	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
780	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not	831	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
781	reachable.	832	reachable.
782		833
783	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
784
785	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which
786	is xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which
787	gives xterm style selection. Only effective when the original (non-perl)
788	selection code is in use.
789
790	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
791
792	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
793	the author's favourite.
794
795	=item B<title:> I<string>	834	=item B<title:> I<string>
796		835
797	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line	836	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
798	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application	837	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
799	name; option B<-title>.	838	name; option B<-title>.
…		…
843		882
844	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	883	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
845		884
846	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents	885	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
847	every time you hit C<Print>.	886	every time you hit C<Print>.
		887
		888	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
		889
		890	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
		891	the author's favourite.
848		892
849	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	893	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
850		894
851	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	895	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
852	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	896	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
…		…
985	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.	1029	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
986		1030
987	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can	1031	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
988	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:	1032	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
989		1033
990	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	1034	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{\|} >>
991		1035
992	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	1036	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
993		1037
994	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	1038	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
995		1039
…		…
1051		1095
1052	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>	1096	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
1053		1097
1054	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this	1098	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
1055	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1099	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
1056	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1100	scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
1057	instead scroll the screen up.	1101	to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
1058		1102
1059	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>	1103	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1060		1104
1061	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	1105	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1062	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1106	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1063	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	1107	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1064	user.	1108	user.
		1109
		1110	=item B<chdir>: I<path>
		1111
		1112	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		1113	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		1114	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
		1115	directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1065		1116
1066	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>	1117	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
1067		1118
1068	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The	1119	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
1069	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.	1120	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
…		…
1083	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and	1134	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
1084	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex	1135	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
1085	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not	1136	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
1086	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.	1137	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1087		1138
1088	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,	1139	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
1089	C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,	1140	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for futher details.
1090	C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
1091	C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
1092	can start or end with whitespace. B<This feature is deprecated and will
1093	be removed>.
1094
1095	Please note that you need to double the C<\> in resource files, as
1096	Xlib itself does its own de-escaping (you can use C<\033> instead of
1097	C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and @@RXVT_NAME@@'s own
1098	processing).
1099		1141
1100	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1142	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
1101	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'	1143	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1102	should be a character not used by the strings.	1144	should be a character not used by the strings.
1103		1145
…		…
1439	=back	1481	=back
1440		1482
1441	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT	1483	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1442		1484
1443	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get	1485	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1444	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>	1486	their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management:
1445	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,	1487
1446	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component	1488	You can prefix any color with an opaquenes percentage enclosed in
		1489	brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
		1490	(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the color, where C<0> is completely
		1491	transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
		1492	half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
		1493	is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
		1494	all ways to specify a colour.
		1495
		1496	For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
		1497	C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
		1498	specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1447	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely	1499	(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1448	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where	1500	while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1449	C<percent> is a decimal percentage (0-100) that specifies the opacity of	1501	earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1450	the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy	1502	C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1451	opaque.
1452		1503
1453	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that	1504	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1454	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting	1505	alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1455	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.	1506	layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
		1507	rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1456		1508
1457	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red	1509	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1458	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:	1510	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1459		1511
1460	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink"	1512	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1461		1513
1462	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	1514	When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1463	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	1515	alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
		1516	transparency of course).
		1517
		1518	When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
		1519	colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
		1520	background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
		1521	other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
		1522	image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
		1523	fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
		1524
		1525	Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
		1526	in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
		1527	extension.
1464		1528
1465	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1529	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1466		1530
1467	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1531	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1468		1532
…		…
1474	resources or on the command line.	1538	resources or on the command line.
1475		1539
1476	=item B<COLORTERM>	1540	=item B<COLORTERM>
1477		1541
1478	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was	1542	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1479	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added	1543	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1480	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome	1544	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
1481	screen.	1545	screen.
1482		1546
1483	=item B<COLORFGBG>	1547	=item B<COLORFGBG>
1484		1548
1485	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is	1549	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1486	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string	1550	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1487	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be	1551	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1488	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the	1552	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1489	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@	1553	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1490	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>	1554	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1491	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.	1555	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1492		1556
1493	=item B<WINDOWID>	1557	=item B<WINDOWID>
1494		1558
1495	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel	1559	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
…		…
1502	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1566	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1503		1567
1504	=item B<DISPLAY>	1568	=item B<DISPLAY>
1505		1569
1506	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1570	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1507	display in its child processes.	1571	display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
		1572	defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1508		1573
1509	=item B<SHELL>	1574	=item B<SHELL>
1510		1575
1511	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1576	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1512		1577
…		…
1587	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1652	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1588		1653
1589	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1654	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1590		1655
1591	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.	1656	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1592		1657
1593	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1658	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1594		1659
1595	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1660	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1596		1661
1597	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl	1662	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl

Diff Legend

-–
+Removed lines
-+
+Added lines
-<
+Changed lines
->
+Changed lines

Comparing rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod (file contents): Revision 1.138 by sasha, Thu Sep 20 15:56:41 2007 UTC vs. Revision 1.164 by root, Sun Jun 15 13:54:15 2008 UTC

Diff Legend

Comparing rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod (file contents):
Revision 1.138 by sasha, Thu Sep 20 15:56:41 2007 UTC vs.
Revision 1.164 by root, Sun Jun 15 13:54:15 2008 UTC