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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<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
104resource B<depth>. 104resource B<depth>.
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]
105 110
106=item B<-geometry> I<geom> 111=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
107 112
108Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>. 113Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
109 114
245italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont> 250italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
246for details. 251for details.
247 252
248=item B<-is>|B<+is> 253=item B<-is>|B<+is>
249 254
250Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity 255Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
251foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for 256foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
252details. 257details.
253 258
254=item B<-name> I<name> 259=item B<-name> I<name>
255 260
273 278
274=item B<-sb>|B<+sb> 279=item B<-sb>|B<+sb>
275 280
276Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>. 281Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
277 282
283=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
284
285Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
286
287=item B<-st>|B<+st>
288
289Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
290resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
291
278=item B<-si>|B<+si> 292=item B<-si>|B<+si>
279 293
280Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource 294Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
281B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect. 295B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
282 296
288=item B<-sw>|B<+sw> 302=item B<-sw>|B<+sw>
289 303
290Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear. 304Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
291This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource 305This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
292B<scrollWithBuffer>. 306B<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>.
302 307
303=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab> 308=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
304 309
305If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as 310If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
306actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to 311actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
335 340
336=item B<-bl> 341=item B<-bl>
337 342
338Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. 343Compile 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 344if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
340decorations; resource B<borderLess>. 345decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
346support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
341 347
342=item B<-override-redirect> 348=item B<-override-redirect>
343 349
344Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource 350Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
345B<override-redirect>. 351B<override-redirect>.
449 455
450Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@ 456Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
451will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within 457will 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 458it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
453user; resource B<hold>. 459user; resource B<hold>.
460
461=item B<-cd> I<path>
462
463Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
464B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
465@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
454 466
455=item B<-xrm> I<string> 467=item B<-xrm> I<string>
456 468
457Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string> 469Works 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 470as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
567=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth> 579=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
568 580
569Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth; 581Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
570option B<-depth>. 582option B<-depth>.
571 583
584=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
585
586Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
587On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
588performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
589should normally be enabled.
590
572=item B<geometry:> I<geom> 591=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
573 592
574Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24]; 593Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
575option B<-geometry>. 594option B<-geometry>.
576 595
724an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified 743an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified
725beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000. 744beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
726Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>. 745Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
727Supported operations are: 746Supported operations are:
728 747
729 tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0, 748 tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0
730 propscale will scale image keeping proportions, 749 propscale will scale image keeping proportions
731 auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100; 750 auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100
732 hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size; 751 hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size
733 vscale will scale image vertically to the window size; 752 vscale will scale image vertically to the window size
734 scale will scale image to match window size; 753 scale will scale image to match window size
735 root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting 754 root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
736 whenever terminal window moves. 755 whenever terminal window moves
737 756
738If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be 757If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
739blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any 758blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any
740other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option. 759other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
741 760
806text font will being used for the given style. 825text font will being used for the given style.
807 826
808=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean> 827=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
809 828
810When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>, 829When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
811option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high 830option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
812intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>, 831intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
813option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not 832option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
814reachable. 833reachable.
815 834
816=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
817
818Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which
819is xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which
820gives xterm style selection. Only effective when the original (non-perl)
821selection code is in use.
822
823=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
824
825Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
826the author's favourite.
827
828=item B<title:> I<string> 835=item B<title:> I<string>
829 836
830Set window title string, the default title is the command-line 837Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
831specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application 838specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
832name; option B<-title>. 839name; option B<-title>.
876 883
877 URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX) 884 URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
878 885
879This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents 886This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
880every time you hit C<Print>. 887every time you hit C<Print>.
888
889=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
890
891Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
892the author's favourite.
881 893
882=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 894=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
883 895
884B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 896B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
885disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 897disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
1084 1096
1085=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean> 1097=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
1086 1098
1087Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this 1099Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
1088option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 1100option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
1089scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 1101scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
1090instead scroll the screen up. 1102to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
1091 1103
1092=item B<hold>: I<boolean> 1104=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1093 1105
1094Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@ 1106Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1095will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within 1107will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1096it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the 1108it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1097user. 1109user.
1110
1111=item B<chdir>: I<path>
1112
1113Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
1114B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
1115@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
1116directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1098 1117
1099=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 1118=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
1100 1119
1101Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The 1120Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
1102intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted. 1121intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
1209all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances. 1228all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1210 1229
1211=item B<perl-eval>: I<string> 1230=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1212 1231
1213Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See 1232Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1214the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource 1233the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1215will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1216 1234
1217=item B<perl-lib>: I<path> 1235=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1218 1236
1219Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension 1237Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1220scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource, 1238scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,
1221@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in 1239@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
1222F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource 1240F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1223will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1224 1241
1225See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. 1242See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1226 1243
1227=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex> 1244=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1228 1245
1463=back 1480=back
1464 1481
1465=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT 1482=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1466 1483
1467If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get 1484If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1468their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> 1485their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management:
1469(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications, 1486
1470in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component 1487You can prefix any color with an opaquenes percentage enclosed in
1488brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
1489(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the color, where C<0> is completely
1490transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
1491half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
1492is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
1493all ways to specify a colour.
1494
1495For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
1496C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
1497specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1471specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely 1498(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1472transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where 1499while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1473C<percent> is a decimal percentage (0-100) that specifies the opacity of 1500earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1474the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy 1501C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1475opaque.
1476 1502
1477You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that 1503You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1478your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting 1504alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1479ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around. 1505layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
1506rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1480 1507
1481For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red 1508For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1482background, and an almost opaque pink foreground: 1509background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1483 1510
1484 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink" 1511 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1485 1512
1486I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by 1513When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1487the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!> 1514alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
1515transparency of course).
1516
1517When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
1518colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
1519background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
1520other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
1521image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
1522fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
1523
1524Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
1525in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
1526extension.
1488 1527
1489=head1 ENVIRONMENT 1528=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1490 1529
1491B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables: 1530B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1492 1531
1526C<--with-terminfo=PATH>. 1565C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1527 1566
1528=item B<DISPLAY> 1567=item B<DISPLAY>
1529 1568
1530Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct 1569Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1531display in its child processes. 1570display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
1571defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1532 1572
1533=item B<SHELL> 1573=item B<SHELL>
1534 1574
1535The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>. 1575The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1536 1576

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