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92 | |
93 | Print out a message describing available options. |
93 | Print out a message describing available options. |
94 | |
94 | |
95 | =item B<-display> I<displayname> |
95 | =item B<-display> I<displayname> |
96 | |
96 | |
97 | 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> |
98 | 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 |
99 | B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used. |
99 | display 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 | |
103 | 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; |
104 | resource B<depth>. |
104 | resource B<depth>. |
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105 | |
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106 | [Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with |
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107 | respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts |
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108 | of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about |
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109 | this, so watch out] |
105 | |
110 | |
106 | =item B<-geometry> I<geom> |
111 | =item B<-geometry> I<geom> |
107 | |
112 | |
108 | Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>. |
113 | Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>. |
109 | |
114 | |
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245 | italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont> |
250 | italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont> |
246 | for details. |
251 | for details. |
247 | |
252 | |
248 | =item B<-is>|B<+is> |
253 | =item B<-is>|B<+is> |
249 | |
254 | |
250 | Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity |
255 | Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity |
251 | foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for |
256 | foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for |
252 | details. |
257 | details. |
253 | |
258 | |
254 | =item B<-name> I<name> |
259 | =item B<-name> I<name> |
255 | |
260 | |
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273 | |
278 | |
274 | =item B<-sb>|B<+sb> |
279 | =item B<-sb>|B<+sb> |
275 | |
280 | |
276 | Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>. |
281 | Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>. |
277 | |
282 | |
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283 | =item B<-sr>|B<+sr> |
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284 | |
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285 | Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>. |
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286 | |
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287 | =item B<-st>|B<+st> |
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288 | |
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289 | Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; |
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290 | resource B<scrollBar_floating>. |
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291 | |
278 | =item B<-si>|B<+si> |
292 | =item B<-si>|B<+si> |
279 | |
293 | |
280 | Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource |
294 | Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource |
281 | B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect. |
295 | B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect. |
282 | |
296 | |
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288 | =item B<-sw>|B<+sw> |
302 | =item B<-sw>|B<+sw> |
289 | |
303 | |
290 | 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. |
291 | This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource |
305 | This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource |
292 | B<scrollWithBuffer>. |
306 | B<scrollWithBuffer>. |
293 | |
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294 | =item B<-sr>|B<+sr> |
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295 | |
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296 | Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>. |
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297 | |
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298 | =item B<-st>|B<+st> |
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299 | |
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300 | Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; |
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301 | resource B<scrollBar_floating>. |
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302 | |
307 | |
303 | =item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab> |
308 | =item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab> |
304 | |
309 | |
305 | If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as |
310 | If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as |
306 | 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 |
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449 | |
454 | |
450 | 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@@ |
451 | will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within |
456 | will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within |
452 | 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 |
453 | user; resource B<hold>. |
458 | user; resource B<hold>. |
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459 | |
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460 | =item B<-cd> I<path> |
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461 | |
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462 | Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via |
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463 | B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for |
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464 | @@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>. |
454 | |
465 | |
455 | =item B<-xrm> I<string> |
466 | =item B<-xrm> I<string> |
456 | |
467 | |
457 | Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string> |
468 | Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string> |
458 | as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this |
469 | as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this |
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567 | =item B<depth:> I<bitdepth> |
578 | =item B<depth:> I<bitdepth> |
568 | |
579 | |
569 | 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; |
570 | option B<-depth>. |
581 | option B<-depth>. |
571 | |
582 | |
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583 | =item B<buffered:> I<boolean> |
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584 | |
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585 | Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled). |
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586 | On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases |
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587 | performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it |
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588 | should normally be enabled. |
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589 | |
572 | =item B<geometry:> I<geom> |
590 | =item B<geometry:> I<geom> |
573 | |
591 | |
574 | Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24]; |
592 | Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24]; |
575 | option B<-geometry>. |
593 | option B<-geometry>. |
576 | |
594 | |
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724 | an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified |
742 | an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified |
725 | beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000. |
743 | beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000. |
726 | Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>. |
744 | Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>. |
727 | Supported operations are: |
745 | Supported operations are: |
728 | |
746 | |
729 | tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0, |
747 | tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0 |
730 | propscale will scale image keeping proportions, |
748 | propscale will scale image keeping proportions |
731 | auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100; |
749 | auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100 |
732 | hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size; |
750 | hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size |
733 | vscale will scale image vertically to the window size; |
751 | vscale will scale image vertically to the window size |
734 | scale will scale image to match window size; |
752 | scale will scale image to match window size |
735 | root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting |
753 | root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting |
736 | whenever terminal window moves. |
754 | whenever terminal window moves |
737 | |
755 | |
738 | If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be |
756 | If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be |
739 | blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any |
757 | blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any |
740 | other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option. |
758 | other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option. |
741 | |
759 | |
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806 | text font will being used for the given style. |
824 | text font will being used for the given style. |
807 | |
825 | |
808 | =item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean> |
826 | =item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean> |
809 | |
827 | |
810 | 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>, |
811 | option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high |
829 | option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high |
812 | intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>, |
830 | intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>, |
813 | 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 |
814 | reachable. |
832 | reachable. |
815 | |
833 | |
816 | =item B<selectstyle:> I<mode> |
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817 | |
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818 | Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which |
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819 | is xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which |
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820 | gives xterm style selection. Only effective when the original (non-perl) |
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821 | selection code is in use. |
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822 | |
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823 | =item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> |
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824 | |
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825 | Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is |
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826 | the author's favourite. |
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827 | |
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828 | =item B<title:> I<string> |
834 | =item B<title:> I<string> |
829 | |
835 | |
830 | Set window title string, the default title is the command-line |
836 | Set window title string, the default title is the command-line |
831 | specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application |
837 | specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application |
832 | name; option B<-title>. |
838 | name; option B<-title>. |
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876 | |
882 | |
877 | URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX) |
883 | URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX) |
878 | |
884 | |
879 | 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 |
880 | every time you hit C<Print>. |
886 | every time you hit C<Print>. |
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887 | |
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888 | =item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> |
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889 | |
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890 | Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is |
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891 | the author's favourite. |
881 | |
892 | |
882 | =item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> |
893 | =item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> |
883 | |
894 | |
884 | B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: |
895 | B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: |
885 | disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. |
896 | disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. |
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1084 | |
1095 | |
1085 | =item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean> |
1096 | =item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean> |
1086 | |
1097 | |
1087 | Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this |
1098 | Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this |
1088 | option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the |
1099 | option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the |
1089 | scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will |
1100 | scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching |
1090 | instead scroll the screen up. |
1101 | to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up. |
1091 | |
1102 | |
1092 | =item B<hold>: I<boolean> |
1103 | =item B<hold>: I<boolean> |
1093 | |
1104 | |
1094 | 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@@ |
1095 | will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within |
1106 | will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within |
1096 | 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 |
1097 | user. |
1108 | user. |
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1109 | |
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1110 | =item B<chdir>: I<path> |
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1111 | |
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1112 | Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via |
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1113 | B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for |
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1114 | @@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working |
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1115 | directory will be used; option B<-cd>. |
1098 | |
1116 | |
1099 | =item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> |
1117 | =item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> |
1100 | |
1118 | |
1101 | Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The |
1119 | Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The |
1102 | intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted. |
1120 | intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted. |
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1463 | =back |
1481 | =back |
1464 | |
1482 | |
1465 | =head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT |
1483 | =head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT |
1466 | |
1484 | |
1467 | 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 |
1468 | 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: |
1469 | (recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications, |
1487 | |
1470 | 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 |
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1489 | brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage |
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1490 | (0-100) that specifies the opacity of the color, where C<0> is completely |
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1491 | transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a |
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1492 | half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This |
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1493 | is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with |
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1494 | all ways to specify a colour. |
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1495 | |
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1496 | For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports |
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1497 | C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour |
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1498 | specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity |
1471 | specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely |
1499 | (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent, |
1472 | transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where |
1500 | while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from |
1473 | 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 |
1474 | the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy |
1502 | C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>. |
1475 | opaque. |
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1476 | |
1503 | |
1477 | 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 |
1478 | 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 |
1479 | 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 |
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1507 | rxvt-unicode just fudges around. |
1480 | |
1508 | |
1481 | For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red |
1509 | For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black |
1482 | background, and an almost opaque pink foreground: |
1510 | background, and an almost opaque pink foreground: |
1483 | |
1511 | |
1484 | @@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" |
1485 | |
1513 | |
1486 | I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by |
1514 | When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the |
1487 | the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!> |
1515 | alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as |
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1516 | transparency of course). |
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1517 | |
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1518 | When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background |
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1519 | colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the |
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1520 | background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while |
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1521 | other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background |
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1522 | image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or |
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1523 | fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION. |
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1524 | |
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1525 | Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result |
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1526 | in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER |
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1527 | extension. |
1488 | |
1528 | |
1489 | =head1 ENVIRONMENT |
1529 | =head1 ENVIRONMENT |
1490 | |
1530 | |
1491 | B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables: |
1531 | B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables: |
1492 | |
1532 | |
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1526 | C<--with-terminfo=PATH>. |
1566 | C<--with-terminfo=PATH>. |
1527 | |
1567 | |
1528 | =item B<DISPLAY> |
1568 | =item B<DISPLAY> |
1529 | |
1569 | |
1530 | 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 |
1531 | display in its child processes. |
1571 | display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It |
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1572 | defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist. |
1532 | |
1573 | |
1533 | =item B<SHELL> |
1574 | =item B<SHELL> |
1534 | |
1575 | |
1535 | 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>. |
1536 | |
1577 | |