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92 92
93Print out a message describing available options. 93Print out a message describing available options.
94 94
95=item B<-display> I<displayname> 95=item B<-display> I<displayname>
96 96
97Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still 97Attempt to open a window on the named X display (the older form B<-d>
98respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the 98is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
99B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used. 99display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
100 100
101=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth> 101=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
102 102
103Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth; 103Compile I<frills>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
104resource B<depth>. 104resource B<depth>.
105 105
106[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
107respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
108of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
109this, so watch out]
110
111=item B<-visual> I<visualID>
112
113Compile I<frills>: Use the given visual (see e.g. C<xdpyinfo> for possible
114visual ids).
115
106=item B<-geometry> I<geom> 116=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
107 117
108Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>. 118Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
109 119
110=item B<-rv>|B<+rv> 120=item B<-rv>|B<+rv>
116Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>. 126Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
117 127
118=item B<-ss>|B<+ss> 128=item B<-ss>|B<+ss>
119 129
120Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>. 130Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
121
122=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
123
124Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background; resource B<transparent>.
125
126B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
127future versions.
128
129I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
130sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
131 131
132=item B<-fade> I<number> 132=item B<-fade> I<number>
133 133
134Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values 134Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
135fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade 135fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
138=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour> 138=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
139 139
140Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour 140Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
141is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>. 141is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
142 142
143=item B<-tint> I<colour> 143=item B<-icon> I<file>
144 144
145Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 145Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
146transparency is enabled with B<-tr>. This only works for 146is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
147non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be 147application window; resource I<iconFile>.
148used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
149Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
150thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
151blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them. Also
152pure black and pure white colors essentially mean no tinting; resource
153I<tintColor>. Example:
154
155 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
156
157=item B<-sh> I<number>
158
159Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (100 .. 200) the transparent
160background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;
161resource I<shading>.
162
163=item B<-blt> I<string>
164
165Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
166at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
167transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
168B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,
169B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
170B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
171alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
172
173=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
174
175Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
176background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and
177horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
178radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
179on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage>;
180resource I<blurRadius>.
181 148
182=item B<-bg> I<colour> 149=item B<-bg> I<colour>
183 150
184Window background colour; resource B<background>. 151Window background colour; resource B<background>.
185 152
186=item B<-fg> I<colour> 153=item B<-fg> I<colour>
187 154
188Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 155Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
189
190=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
191
192Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also
193optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
194add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
195command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
196 156
197=item B<-cr> I<colour> 157=item B<-cr> I<colour>
198 158
199The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 159The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
200 160
273 233
274=item B<-sb>|B<+sb> 234=item B<-sb>|B<+sb>
275 235
276Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>. 236Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
277 237
238=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
239
240Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
241
242=item B<-st>|B<+st>
243
244Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
245resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
246
278=item B<-si>|B<+si> 247=item B<-si>|B<+si>
279 248
280Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource 249Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
281B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect. 250B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
282 251
288=item B<-sw>|B<+sw> 257=item B<-sw>|B<+sw>
289 258
290Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear. 259Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
291This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource 260This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
292B<scrollWithBuffer>. 261B<scrollWithBuffer>.
293
294=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
295
296Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
297
298=item B<-st>|B<+st>
299
300Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
301resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
302 262
303=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab> 263=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
304 264
305If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as 265If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
306actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to 266actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
310 270
311=item B<-bc>|B<+bc> 271=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
312 272
313Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>. 273Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
314 274
275=item B<-uc>|B<+uc>
276
277Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
278
315=item B<-iconic> 279=item B<-iconic>
316 280
317Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option. 281Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
318Alternative form is B<-ic>. 282Alternative form is B<-ic>.
319 283
335 299
336=item B<-bl> 300=item B<-bl>
337 301
338Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. 302Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
339if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window 303if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
340decorations; resource B<borderLess>. 304decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
305support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
341 306
342=item B<-override-redirect> 307=item B<-override-redirect>
343 308
344Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource 309Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
345B<override-redirect>. 310B<override-redirect>.
354=item B<-lsp> I<number> 319=item B<-lsp> I<number>
355 320
356Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 321Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
357the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource 322the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
358B<lineSpace>. 323B<lineSpace>.
324
325=item B<-letsp> I<number>
326
327Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
328to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
329letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
330work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
359 331
360=item B<-tn> I<termname> 332=item B<-tn> I<termname>
361 333
362This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the 334This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
363B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 335B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
450Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@ 422Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
451will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within 423will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
452it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the 424it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
453user; resource B<hold>. 425user; resource B<hold>.
454 426
427=item B<-cd> I<path>
428
429Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
430B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
431@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
432
455=item B<-xrm> I<string> 433=item B<-xrm> I<string>
456 434
457Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string> 435Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
458as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this 436as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
459way take precedence over all other resource specifications. 437way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
542You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many 520You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
543distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X 521distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
544starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order, 522starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
545with later settings overwriting earlier ones: 523with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
546 524
547 1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
548 2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR 525 1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
526 2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
549 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults 527 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
550 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen 528 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
551 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename> 529 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
552 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline 530 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
553 531
554Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class 532Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
555names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources 533names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
567=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth> 545=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
568 546
569Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth; 547Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
570option B<-depth>. 548option B<-depth>.
571 549
550=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
551
552Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
553On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
554performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
555should normally be enabled.
556
572=item B<geometry:> I<geom> 557=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
573 558
574Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24]; 559Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
575option B<-geometry>. 560option B<-geometry>.
576 561
589Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7 574Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
590corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to 575corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
591high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background) 576high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
592colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 577colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
5933=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour 5783=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
594names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 579names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
595 580
596Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be 581Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
597changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)). 582changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
598 583
599Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with 584Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
610=item B<colorUL:> I<colour> 595=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
611 596
612Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the 597Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
613foreground colour is the default. 598foreground colour is the default.
614 599
615=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
616
617Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
618when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
619
620=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour> 600=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
621 601
622If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline 602If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
623itself. If unset, use the foreground colour. 603itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
604
605=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
606
607If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
608characters. If unset, use reverse video.
609
610=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
611
612If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
613foreground for highlighted characters.
624 614
625=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour> 615=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
626 616
627Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the 617Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
628foreground colour; option B<-cr>. 618foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
635 625
636=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean> 626=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
637 627
638B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours; 628B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
639option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option 629option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
640B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 630B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
641 631
642=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean> 632=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
643 633
644B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots 634B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
645of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines 635of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
659 649
660B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even 650B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
661if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the 651if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
662monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>. 652monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
663 653
664=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
665
666Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background.
667
668B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
669future versions.
670
671I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
672sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
673
674=item B<fading:> I<number> 654=item B<fading:> I<number>
675 655
676Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>. 656Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
677 657
678=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour> 658=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
679 659
680Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default 660Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
681colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>. 661colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
682 662
683=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 663=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
684 664
685Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option 665Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
686B<-tint>.
687
688=item B<shading:> I<number>
689
690Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image
691in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>.
692
693=item B<blendType:> I<string>
694
695Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
696
697=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
698
699Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent
700background image; option B<-blr>.
701 666
702=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 667=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
703 668
704Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 669Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
705 670
710 675
711=item B<borderColor:> I<colour> 676=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
712 677
713The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar 678The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
714and the text. 679and the text.
715
716=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
717
718Use the specified image file for the background and also
719optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
720(default C<0x0+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
721horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
722centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
723of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies
724an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified
725beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
726Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
727Supported operations are:
728
729 tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0
730 propscale will scale image keeping proportions
731 auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100
732 hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size
733 vscale will scale image vertically to the window size
734 scale will scale image to match window size
735 root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
736 whenever terminal window moves
737
738If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
739blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any
740other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
741
742=item B<path:> I<path>
743
744Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
745 680
746=item B<font:> I<fontlist> 681=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
747 682
748Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names 683Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
749that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The 684that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
772it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels 707it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
773wide and 15 pixels high. 708wide and 15 pixels high.
774 709
775The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in 710The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
776the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but 711the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
777the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a 712the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
778useful supplement. 713useful supplement.
779 714
780The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters 715The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
781are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font 716are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
782contains other characters, but we are not interested in them. 717contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
811option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high 746option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
812intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>, 747intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
813option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not 748option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
814reachable. 749reachable.
815 750
816=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
817
818Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
819the author's favourite.
820
821=item B<title:> I<string> 751=item B<title:> I<string>
822 752
823Set window title string, the default title is the command-line 753Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
824specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application 754specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
825name; option B<-title>. 755name; option B<-title>.
838=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean> 768=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
839 769
840B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character. 770B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
841B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default]. 771B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
842 772
773@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
774
843=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean> 775=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
844 776
845B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>. 777B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
846B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>. 778B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
847 779
870 URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX) 802 URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
871 803
872This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents 804This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
873every time you hit C<Print>. 805every time you hit C<Print>.
874 806
807=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
808
809Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
810the author's favourite.
811
812=item B<thickness:> I<number>
813
814Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
815
875=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 816=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
876 817
877B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 818B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
878disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 819disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
879 820
898B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 839B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
899B<+si>. 840B<+si>.
900 841
901=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 842=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
902 843
903B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and 844B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
904B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 845try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
905with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>. 846B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
847new lines; option B<+sw>.
906 848
907=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 849=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
908 850
909B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 851B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
910are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 852are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
966=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean> 908=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
967 909
968B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default]; 910B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
969option B<-bc>. 911option B<-bc>.
970 912
913=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
914
915B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
916option B<-uc>.
917
971=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean> 918=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
972 919
973B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number 920B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
974of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible 921of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
975[default]. 922[default].
988large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout. 935large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
989 936
990=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 937=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
991 938
992The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 939The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
993or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> 940or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
994(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode 941(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
995escape sequence. 942escape sequence.
996 943
997=item B<deletekey:> I<string> 944=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
998 945
1077 1024
1078=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean> 1025=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
1079 1026
1080Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this 1027Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
1081option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 1028option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
1082scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 1029scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
1083instead scroll the screen up. 1030to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
1084 1031
1085=item B<hold>: I<boolean> 1032=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1086 1033
1087Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@ 1034Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1088will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within 1035will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1089it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the 1036it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1090user. 1037user.
1091 1038
1039=item B<chdir>: I<path>
1040
1041Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
1042B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
1043@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
1044directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1045
1092=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 1046=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<action>
1093 1047
1094Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The 1048Compile I<frills>: Associate I<action> with keysym I<sym>. The intervening
1095intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted. 1049resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
1096 1050
1097The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be 1051Using this resource, you can map key combinations such as
1098any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>, 1052C<Ctrl-Shift-BackSpace> to various actions, such as outputting a different
1099B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>, B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>, 1053string than would normally result from that combination, making the
1100and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>, B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>, 1054terminal scroll up or down the way you want it, or any other thing an
1101B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>. 1055extension might provide.
1056
1057The key combination that triggers the action, I<sym>, has the following format:
1058
1059 (modifiers-)key
1060
1061Where I<modifiers> can be any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>,
1062B<Control>, B<NumLock>, B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>,
1063B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>, and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>,
1064B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>, B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.
1102 1065
1103The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to 1066The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
1104whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr 1067whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
1105keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the 1068keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1106current application keymap mode state. 1069current application keymap mode state.
1107 1070
1108The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or 1071Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a key mapping will
1109searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and 1072match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and no other
1073key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That means that
1074defining a mapping for C<a> will automatically provide definitions for
1075C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined mappings
1076themselves. See the C<builtin:> action, below, for a way to work around
1077this when this is a problem.
1078
1079The spelling of I<key> depends on your implementation of X. An easy way to
1080find a key name is to use the B<xev>(1) command. You can find a list by
1081looking for the C<XK_> macros in the B<X11/keysymdef.h> include file (omit
1110omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex 1082the C<XK_> prefix). Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex keysym
1111keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not 1083value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>).
1112performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1113 1084
1114I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal 1085As with any resource value, the I<action> string may contain backslash
1086escape sequences (C<\n>: newline, C<\\>: backslash, C<\000>: octal
1115number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for futher details. 1087number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1116 1088
1117You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string> 1089An action starts with an action prefix that selects a certain type
1118with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/' 1090of action, followed by a colon. An action strings without colons is
1119should be a character not used by the strings. 1091interpreted as a literal string to pass to the tty (as if they were
1092prefixed with C<string:>).
1120 1093
1121Its usage can be demonstrated by an example: 1094The following action prefixes are known - extensions can provide
1095additional prefixes:
1122 1096
1123 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<M-C-|abc|> 1097=over 4
1124 1098
1125The above line is equivalent to the following three lines: 1099=item string:STRING
1126 1100
1127 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a> 1101If the I<action> starts with C<string:> (or otherwise contains no colons),
1128 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b> 1102then the remaining C<STRING> will be passed to the program running in the
1129 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c> 1103terminal. For example, you could replace whatever Shift-Tab outputs by the
1104string C<echo rm -rf /> followed by a newline:
1130 1105
1106 URxvt.keysym.Shift-Tab: string:echo rm -rf /\n
1107
1108This could in theory be used to completely redefine your keymap.
1109
1110=item command:STRING
1111
1131If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING> 1112If I<action> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1132is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For 1113is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence (basically
1114the opposite of C<string:> - instead of sending it to the program running
1115in the terminal, it will be treated as if it were program output). This is
1116most useful to feed command sequences into @@RXVT_NAME@@.
1117
1133example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK> 1118For example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1134when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": 1119when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1135 1120
1136 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007 1121 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1137 1122
1138If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING> 1123The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
1139is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) 1124the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1140manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via 1125font-switching at runtime:
1141C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1142 1126
1143 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13 1127 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
1128 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1144 1129
1145Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping 1130Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1146will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and 1131info):
1147no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1148means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1149definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1150mappings themselves.
1151 1132
1152Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example 1133 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
1134 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
1135
1136=item builtin:
1137
1138The builtin action is the action that @@RXVT_NAME@@ would execute if no
1139key binding existed for the key combination. The obvious use is to undo
1140the effect of existing bindings. The not so obvious use is to reinstate
1141bindings when another binding overrides too many modifiers.
1142
1153if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s 1143For example if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable
1154C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the 1144@@RXVT_NAME@@'s C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke
1155user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement: 1145"holes" into the user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1156 1146
1157 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence> 1147 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1158 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin: 1148 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1159 1149
1160The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination 1150The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1161of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for 1151of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1162C<Shift-Insert>. 1152C<Shift-Insert>.
1163 1153
1164The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to 1154=item builtin-string:
1165the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1166font-switching at runtime:
1167 1155
1168 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007 1156This action is mainly useful to restore string mappings for keys that
1169 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007 1157have predefined actions in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The exact semantics are a bit
1158difficult to explain - basically, this action will send the string to the
1159application that would be sent if @@RXVT_NAME@@ wouldn't have a built-in
1160action for it.
1170 1161
1171Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more 1162An example might make it clearer: @@RXVT_NAME@@ normally pastes the
1172info): 1163selection when you press C<Shift-Insert>. With the following bindings, it
1164would instead emit the (undocumented, but what applications running in the
1165terminal might expect) sequence C<ESC [ 2 $> instead:
1173 1166
1174 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t 1167 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin-string:
1175 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t 1168 URxvt.keysym.C-S-Insert: builtin:
1169
1170The first line disables the paste functionality for that key
1171combination, and the second reinstates the default behaviour for
1172C<Control-Shift-Insert>, which would otherwise be overridden.
1173
1174Similarly, to let applications gain access to the C<C-M-c> (copy to
1175clipboard) and C<C-M-v> (paste clipboard) key combination, you can do
1176this:
1177
1178 URxvt.keysym.C-S-c: builtin-string:
1179 URxvt.keysym.C-S-v: builtin-string:
1180
1181=item EXTENSION:STRING
1182
1183An action of this form passes the B<STRING> to the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1184extension of the same name. The extension will be loaded automatically if
1185neccessary.
1186
1187Not all extensions define key actions, but popular extensions that do
1188include the I<selection> and I<matcher> extensions (documented in their
1189own manpages, @@RXVT_NAME@@-selection(1) and @@RXVT_NAME@@-matcher(1),
1190respectively).
1191
1192From the silly examples department, this will rot13-"encrypt"
1193@@RXVT_NAME@@'s selection when Alt-Control-c is pressed on typical PC
1194keyboards:
1195
1196 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: selection:rot13
1197
1198=item perl:STRING
1199
1200This is a deprecated way of passing key mappings to perl extensions. It is
1201still supported, but should not be used anymore.
1202
1203=back
1204
1205In addition, you can define a range of keysyms in one shot by loading
1206the C<keysym-list> perl extension and providing a I<string> with pattern
1207B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/' should be a
1208character not used by the strings.
1209
1210Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1211
1212 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|>
1213
1214The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1215
1216 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<a>
1217 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<b>
1218 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<c>
1176 1219
1177=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string> 1220=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1178 1221
1179=item B<perl-ext>: I<string> 1222=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1180 1223
1202all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances. 1245all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1203 1246
1204=item B<perl-eval>: I<string> 1247=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1205 1248
1206Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See 1249Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1207the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource 1250the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1208will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1209 1251
1210=item B<perl-lib>: I<path> 1252=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1211 1253
1212Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension 1254Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1213scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource, 1255scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look
1214@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in 1256in these directories, then in C<$URXVT_PERL_LIB>, F<$HOME/.urxvt/ext> and
1215F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource 1257lastly in F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1216will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1217 1258
1218See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. 1259See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1219 1260
1220=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex> 1261=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1221 1262
1230=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> 1271=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>
1231 1272
1232Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search 1273Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search
1233(default: C<M-s>). 1274(default: C<M-s>).
1234 1275
1235=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string> 1276=item B<url-launcher>: I<string>
1236 1277
1237Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the 1278Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1238C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions. 1279C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1239 1280
1240=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid> 1281=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1244=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean> 1285=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1245 1286
1246Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making 1287Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1247it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>. 1288it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
1248 1289
1290=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
1291
1292Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1293
1249=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean> 1294=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1250 1295
1251Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled). 1296Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1297
1298=back
1299
1300=head1 BACKGROUND IMAGE OPTIONS AND RESOURCES
1301
1302=over 4
1303
1304=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;oplist]>
1305
1306=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;oplist]>
1307
1308Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image file as the window's
1309background and also optionally specify a colon separated list of
1310operations to modify it. Note that you may need to quote the C<;>
1311character when using the command line option, as C<;> is usually a
1312metacharacter in shells. Supported operations are:
1313
1314=over 4
1315
1316=item B<WxH+X+Y>
1317
1318sets scale and position. B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical
1319scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent). A
1320scale of 0 disables scaling.
1321
1322=item B<op=tile>
1323
1324enables tiling
1325
1326=item B<op=keep-aspect>
1327
1328maintain the image aspect ratio when scaling
1329
1330=item B<op=root-align>
1331
1332use the position of the terminal window relative to the root window as
1333the image offset, simulating a root window background
1334
1335=back
1336
1337The default scale and position setting is C<100x100+50+50>.
1338Alternatively, a predefined set of templates can be used to achieve
1339the most common setups:
1340
1341=over 4
1342
1343=item B<style=tiled>
1344
1345the image is tiled with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+0+0:op=tile
1346
1347=item B<style=aspect-stretched>
1348
1349the image is scaled to fill the whole window maintaining the aspect
1350ratio and centered. Equivalent to 100x100+50+50:op=keep-aspect
1351
1352=item B<style=stretched>
1353
1354the image is scaled to fill the whole window. Equivalent to 100x100
1355
1356=item B<style=centered>
1357
1358the image is centered with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+50+50
1359
1360=item B<style=root-tiled>
1361
1362the image is tiled with no scaling and using 'root' positioning.
1363Equivalent to 0x0:op=tile:op=root-align
1364
1365=back
1366
1367If multiple templates are specified the last one wins. Note that a
1368template overrides all the scale, position and operations settings.
1369
1370If used in conjunction with pseudo-transparency, the specified pixmap
1371will be blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending.
1372
1373=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
1374
1375=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
1376
1377Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
1378
1379B<-ip> (B<inheritPixmap>) is still accepted as an obsolete alias but
1380will be removed in future versions.
1381
1382=item B<-tint> I<colour>
1383
1384=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
1385
1386Tint the transparent background with the given colour. Note that a
1387black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
1388the image unchanged.
1389
1390=item B<-sh> I<number>
1391
1392=item B<shading:> I<number>
1393
1394Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
1395A value of 100 means no shading.
1396
1397=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
1398
1399=item B<blurRadius:> I<HxV>
1400
1401Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
1402background. If a single number is specified, the vertical and
1403horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
1404radii to 1 and the other to a large number creates interesting effects
1405on some backgrounds. The maximum radius value is 128. An horizontal or
1406vertical radius of 0 disables blurring.
1407
1408=item B<path:> I<path>
1409
1410Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
1252 1411
1253=back 1412=back
1254 1413
1255=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 1414=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1256 1415
1304window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the 1463window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1305B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard. 1464B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1306 1465
1307Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be 1466Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1308inserted too. 1467inserted too.
1468
1469rxvt-unicode also provides the bindings B<Ctrl-Meta-c> and
1470<Ctrl-Meta-v> to interact with the CLIPBOARD selection. The first
1471binding causes the value of the internal selection to be copied to the
1472CLIPBOARD selection, while the second binding causes the value of the
1473CLIPBOARD selection to be inserted.
1309 1474
1310=back 1475=back
1311 1476
1312=head1 CHANGING FONTS 1477=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1313 1478
1395B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that 1560B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1396it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To 1561it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1397allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root 1562allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1398on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others. 1563on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1399 1564
1400=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS 1565=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1401 1566
1402In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1567In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1403B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus 1568B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1404high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the 1569high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1405colours with their names. 1570240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
1571cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
1572
1573Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1406 1574
1407=begin table 1575=begin table
1408 1576
1409 B<color0> (black) = Black 1577 B<color0> (black) = Black
1410 B<color1> (red) = Red3 1578 B<color1> (red) = Red3
1430It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>, 1598It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1431B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as 1599B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1432a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of 1600a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1433color0-color15. 1601color0-color15.
1434 1602
1435In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an 1603The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1436additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79) 1604values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1437consist of a 4*4*4 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
143816>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
1439 1605
1606The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
1607
1608 index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
1609 index_256 = (r * 6 + g) * 6 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..5
1610
1611The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
1612steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
1613the RGB cube.
1614
1440Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only 1615Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1441the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only 1616colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1442be changed via command sequences ("escape codes"). 1617rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
1618
1619Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
1620number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1443 1621
1444Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by 1622Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1445always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to 1623always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1446I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise 1624I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1447been specified. For example, 1625been specified. For example,
1448 1626
1449=over 4
1450
1451=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv> 1627 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1452 1628
1453would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black 1629would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1454on White. 1630White.
1455
1456=back
1457 1631
1458=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT 1632=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1459 1633
1460If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get 1634If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1461their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> 1635their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1462(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications, 1636
1463in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component 1637You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
1638brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
1639(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
1640transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
1641half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
1642is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
1643all ways to specify a colour.
1644
1645For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
1646C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
1647specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1464specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely 1648(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1465transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where 1649while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1466C<percent> is a decimal percentage (0-100) that specifies the opacity of 1650earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1467the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy 1651C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1468opaque.
1469 1652
1470You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that 1653You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1471your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting 1654alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1472ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around. 1655layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
1656rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1473 1657
1474For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red 1658For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1475background, and an almost opaque pink foreground: 1659background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1476 1660
1477 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink" 1661 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1478 1662
1479I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by 1663When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1480the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!> 1664alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
1665transparency of course).
1666
1667When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
1668colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
1669background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
1670other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
1671image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
1672fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
1673
1674Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
1675in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
1676extension.
1481 1677
1482=head1 ENVIRONMENT 1678=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1483 1679
1484B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables: 1680B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1485 1681
1519C<--with-terminfo=PATH>. 1715C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1520 1716
1521=item B<DISPLAY> 1717=item B<DISPLAY>
1522 1718
1523Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct 1719Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1524display in its child processes. 1720display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
1721defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1525 1722
1526=item B<SHELL> 1723=item B<SHELL>
1527 1724
1528The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>. 1725The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1529 1726
1530=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> 1727=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> [I<sic>]
1531 1728
1532The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and 1729The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1533@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1). 1730@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1534 1731
1535Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>. 1732Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1733
1734=item B<URXVT_PERL_LIB>
1735
1736Additional F<:>-separated library search path for perl extensions. Will be
1737searched after B<-perl-lib> but before F<~/.urxvt/ext> and the system library
1738directory.
1739
1740=item B<URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY>
1741
1742See L<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl>(3).
1536 1743
1537=item B<HOME> 1744=item B<HOME>
1538 1745
1539Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for 1746Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1540daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as 1747daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1541C<.Xdefaults>) 1748C<.Xdefaults>)
1542 1749
1543=item B<XAPPLRESDIR> 1750=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1544 1751
1545Directory where various X resource files are being located. 1752Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1546 1753
1547=item B<XENVIRONMENT> 1754=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1548 1755
1549If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by 1756If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1550@@RXVT_NAME@@. 1757@@RXVT_NAME@@.
1555 1762
1556=over 4 1763=over 4
1557 1764
1558=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt> 1765=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1559 1766
1560Color names. 1767Colour names.
1561 1768
1562=back 1769=back
1563 1770
1564=head1 SEE ALSO 1771=head1 SEE ALSO
1565 1772
1773@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@-extensions(1),
1566@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5) 1774@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1567 1775
1568=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR 1776=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1569 1777
1570=over 4 1778=over 4
1571 1779
1572=item Project Coordinator 1780=item Project Coordinator
1573 1781
1574Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> 1782Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>.
1575 1783
1576L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html> 1784L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1577 1785
1578=back 1786=back
1579 1787
1583 1791
1584=item John Bovey 1792=item John Bovey
1585 1793
1586University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt. 1794University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1587 1795
1588=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >> 1796=item Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>
1589 1797
1590very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt 1798very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1591 1799
1592=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >> 1800=item Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>
1593 1801
1594wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code) 1802wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1595 1803
1596=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >> 1804=item mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>
1597 1805
1598Wrote the menu system. 1806Wrote the menu system.
1599 1807
1600Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21) 1808Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1601 1809
1602=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >> 1810=item Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>
1603 1811
1604Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5) 1812Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1605 1813
1606=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >> 1814=item Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>
1607 1815
1608Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. 1816Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1609 1817
1610Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) 1818Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1611 1819
1612=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> 1820=item Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>
1613 1821
1614Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl 1822Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1615extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions. 1823extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1616 1824
1617Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) 1825Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1618 1826
1619=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >> 1827=item Emanuele Giaquinta <emanuele.giaquinta@gmail.com>
1620 1828
1621Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing. 1829pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1622 1830
1623=back 1831=back
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