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84	far greater than those listed. For example: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --loginShell --color1	84	far greater than those listed. For example: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --loginShell --color1
85	Orange'.	85	Orange'.
86		86
87	The following options are available:	87	The following options are available:
88		88
89	=over 4	89	=over
90		90
91	=item B<-help>, B<--help>	91	=item B<-help>, B<--help>
92		92
93	Print out a message describing available options.	93	Print out a message describing available options.
94		94
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98	is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the	98	is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
99	display specified by the 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<frills>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
104	resource B<depth>.	104	resource B<depth>.
105		105
106	[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with	106	[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
107	respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts	107	respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
108	of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about	108	of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
109	this, so watch out]	109	this, so watch out]
110		110
		111	=item B<-visual> I<visualID>
		112
		113	Compile I<frills>: Use the given visual (see e.g. C<xdpyinfo> for
		114	possible visual ids) instead of the default, and also allocate a private
		115	colormap. All visual types except for DirectColor are supported.
		116
111	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>	117	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
112		118
113	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.	119	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
114		120
115	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>	121	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>
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122		128
123	=item B<-ss>\|B<+ss>	129	=item B<-ss>\|B<+ss>
124		130
125	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.	131	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
126		132
127	=item B<-tr>\|B<+tr>	133	=item B<-fps> I<number>
128		134
129	Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background; resource B<transparent>.	135	Compile I<frills>: Set the refresh interval (in frames per second or
130		136	negative seconds); resource B<refreshRate>.
131	B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
132	future versions.
133
134	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
135	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
136		137
137	=item B<-fade> I<number>	138	=item B<-fade> I<number>
138		139
139	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values	140	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
140	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade	141	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
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143	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>	144	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
144		145
145	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour	146	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
146	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.	147	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
147		148
148	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	149	=item B<-icon> I<file>
149		150
150	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	151	Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
151	transparency is enabled with B<-tr>. This only works for	152	is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
152	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be	153	application window; resource I<iconFile>.
153	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
154	Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
155	thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
156	blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them. Also
157	pure black and pure white colors essentially mean no tinting; resource
158	I<tintColor>. Example:
159
160	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
161
162	=item B<-sh> I<number>
163
164	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (100 .. 200) the transparent
165	background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;
166	resource I<shading>.
167
168	=item B<-blt> I<string>
169
170	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
171	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
172	transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
173	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,
174	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
175	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
176	alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
177
178	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
179
180	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
181	background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and
182	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
183	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
184	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage>;
185	resource I<blurRadius>.
186		154
187	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	155	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
188		156
189	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	157	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
190		158
191	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	159	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
192		160
193	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	161	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
194
195	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
196
197	Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also
198	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
199	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
200	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
201		162
202	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	163	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
203		164
204	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.	165	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
205		166
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264		225
265	=item B<-ls>\|B<+ls>	226	=item B<-ls>\|B<+ls>
266		227
267	Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>.	228	Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>.
268		229
		230	=item B<-mc> I<milliseconds>
		231
		232	Specify the maximum time between multi-click selections.
		233
269	=item B<-ut>\|B<+ut>	234	=item B<-ut>\|B<+ut>
270		235
271	Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource	236	Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource
272	B<utmpInhibit>.	237	B<utmpInhibit>.
273		238
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315		280
316	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>	281	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>
317		282
318	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.	283	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
319		284
		285	=item B<-uc>\|B<+uc>
		286
		287	Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
		288
320	=item B<-iconic>	289	=item B<-iconic>
321		290
322	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.	291	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
323	Alternative form is B<-ic>.	292	Alternative form is B<-ic>.
324		293
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348	=item B<-override-redirect>	317	=item B<-override-redirect>
349		318
350	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource	319	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
351	B<override-redirect>.	320	B<override-redirect>.
352		321
		322	=item B<-dockapp>
		323
		324	Sets the initial state of the window to WithdrawnState, which makes
		325	window managers that support this extension treat it as a dockapp.
		326
353	=item B<-sbg>	327	=item B<-sbg>
354		328
355	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line	329	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
356	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use	330	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
357	this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;	331	this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
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360	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	334	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
361		335
362	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	336	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
363	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	337	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
364	B<lineSpace>.	338	B<lineSpace>.
		339
		340	=item B<-letsp> I<number>
		341
		342	Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
		343	to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
		344	letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
		345	work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
365		346
366	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	347	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
367		348
368	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the	349	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
369	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the	350	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
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404	=item B<-pt> I<style>	385	=item B<-pt> I<style>
405		386
406	Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>,	387	Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>,
407	B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>.	388	B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>.
408		389
		390	If the perl extension C<xim-onthespot> is used (which is the default),
		391	then additionally the C<OnTheSpot> preedit type is available.
		392
409	=item B<-im> I<text>	393	=item B<-im> I<text>
410		394
411	Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.	395	Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.
412		396
413	=item B<-imlocale> I<string>	397	=item B<-imlocale> I<string>
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427	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	411	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
428	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is	412	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
429	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to	413	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
430	the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	414	the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
431		415
		416	=item B<-dpb>\|B<+dpb>
		417
		418	Compile frills: Disable (or enable) emitting bracketed paste mode
		419	sequences (default enabled). Bracketed paste mode allows programs
		420	to detect when something is pasted. Since more and more programs
		421	abuse this, these sequences can be disabled. The command sequences to
		422	enable and query paste mode will still work, but the actual bracket
		423	sequences will no longer be emitted. You can also toggle this from the
		424	ctrl-middle-mouse-button menu; resource B<disablePasteBrackets>.
		425
432	=item B<-insecure>	426	=item B<-insecure>
433		427
434	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	428	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
435	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more	429	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
436	info.	430	info.
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448		442
449	=item B<-ssr>\|B<+ssr>	443	=item B<-ssr>\|B<+ssr>
450		444
451	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource	445	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
452	B<secondaryScroll>.	446	B<secondaryScroll>.
		447
		448	=item B<-rm> I<mode>
		449
		450	Compile I<frills>: Sets long line rewrapping behaviour on window resizes
		451	to one of B<auto> (the default), B<always> or B<never>. The latter two
		452	modes do the obvious, B<auto> rewraps (acts like B<always>) if scrollback
		453	is non-empty, and wings lines (acts like B<never>) otherwise; resource
		454	B<rewrapMode>.
453		455
454	=item B<-hold>\|B<+hold>	456	=item B<-hold>\|B<+hold>
455		457
456	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	458	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
457	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	459	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
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536		538
537	# now communicate with rxvt	539	# now communicate with rxvt
538	my $slave = $pty->slave;	540	my $slave = $pty->slave;
539	while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }	541	while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
540		542
		543	Note that, despite what the name might imply, the file descriptor does not
		544	need to be a pty, it can be a bi-directional pipe as well (e.g. a unix
		545	domain or tcp socket). While tty operations cannot be done in this case,
		546	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can still be remote controlled with it:
		547
		548	use Socket;
		549	use Fcntl;
		550
		551	socketpair my $URXVT, my $slave, Socket::AF_UNIX, Socket::SOCK_STREAM, Socket::PF_UNSPEC;
		552	fcntl $slave, Fcntl::F_SETFD, 0;
		553	system "exec @@RXVT_NAME@@ -pty-fd " . (fileno $slave) . " &";
		554	close $slave;
		555
		556	syswrite $URXVT, "Type a secret password: ";
		557	my $secret = do { local $/ = "\r"; <$URXVT> };
		558	print "Not so secret anymore: $secret\n";
		559
541	=item B<-pe> I<string>	560	=item B<-pe> I<string>
542		561
543	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in	562	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
544	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.	563	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
545		564
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554	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many	573	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
555	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X	574	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
556	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,	575	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
557	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:	576	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
558		577
559	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
560	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	578	1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
		579	2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
561	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	580	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
562	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	581	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
563	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	582	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
564	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline	583	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
565		584
566	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class	585	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
567	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources	586	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
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572	be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource	591	be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
573	settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to	592	settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
574	check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl	593	check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
575	extensions not documented here):	594	extensions not documented here):
576		595
577	=over 4	596	=over
578		597
579	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>	598	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
580		599
581	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	600	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
582	option B<-depth>.	601	option B<-depth>.
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608	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7	627	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
609	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to	628	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
610	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)	629	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
611	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,	630	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
612	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour	631	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
613	names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	632	names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
614		633
615	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be	634	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
616	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).	635	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
617		636
618	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with	637	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
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629	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>	648	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
630		649
631	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	650	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
632	foreground colour is the default.	651	foreground colour is the default.
633		652
634	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
635
636	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
637	when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
638
639	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>	653	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
640		654
641	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline	655	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
642	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.	656	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
		657
		658	=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
		659
		660	If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
		661	characters. If unset, use reverse video.
		662
		663	=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
		664
		665	If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
		666	foreground for highlighted characters.
643		667
644	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>	668	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
645		669
646	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the	670	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
647	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.	671	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
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654		678
655	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>	679	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
656		680
657	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;	681	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
658	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	682	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
659	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	683	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
660		684
661	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	685	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
662		686
663	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots	687	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
664	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines	688	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
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678		702
679	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even	703	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
680	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the	704	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
681	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.	705	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
682		706
683	=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>	707	=item B<refreshRate:> I<number>
684		708
685	Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background.	709	Compile I<frills>: When positive, sets the maximum refreshes per second
686		710	(the default is C<60>). When zero or negative, sets the minimum interval
687	B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in	711	between refreshes, negated. That is, positive numbers limit the number
688	future versions.	712	of refreshes per second to that number, similar to a fps limiter in
689		713	games. A negative number gets negated and directly sets the minimum
690	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at	714	interval between refreshes, that is, C<10> and C<-0.1> both specify
691	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>	715	the same refresh interval (likewise C<50> and C<0.02>). Finally, zero
		716	makes @@RXVT_NAME@@ refresh as fast as possible. Fractional values are
		717	supported; option B<-fps>.
692		718
693	=item B<fading:> I<number>	719	=item B<fading:> I<number>
694		720
695	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	721	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
696		722
697	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>	723	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
698		724
699	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default	725	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
700	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.	726	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
701		727
702	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>	728	=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
703		729
704	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option	730	Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
705	B<-tint>.
706
707	=item B<shading:> I<number>
708
709	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image
710	in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>.
711
712	=item B<blendType:> I<string>
713
714	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
715
716	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
717
718	Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent
719	background image; option B<-blr>.
720		731
721	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	732	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
722		733
723	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	734	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
724		735
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729		740
730	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>	741	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
731		742
732	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	743	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
733	and the text.	744	and the text.
734
735	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
736
737	Use the specified image file for the background and also
738	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
739	(default C<0x0+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
740	horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
741	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
742	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies
743	an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified
744	beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
745	Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
746	Supported operations are:
747
748	tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0
749	propscale will scale image keeping proportions
750	auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100
751	hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size
752	vscale will scale image vertically to the window size
753	scale will scale image to match window size
754	root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
755	whenever terminal window moves
756
757	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
758	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any
759	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
760
761	=item B<path:> I<path>
762
763	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
764		745
765	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>	746	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
766		747
767	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names	748	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
768	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The	749	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
…		…
791	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels	772	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
792	wide and 15 pixels high.	773	wide and 15 pixels high.
793		774
794	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in	775	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
795	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but	776	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
796	the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a	777	the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
797	useful supplement.	778	useful supplement.
798		779
799	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters	780	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
800	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font	781	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
801	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.	782	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
…		…
852	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>	833	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
853		834
854	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.	835	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
855	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].	836	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
856		837
		838	@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
		839
857	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	840	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
858		841
859	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	842	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
860	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	843	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
861		844
…		…
863		846
864	B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of	847	B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of
865	the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell	848	the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell
866	[default]; option B<+ls>.	849	[default]; option B<+ls>.
867		850
		851	=item B<multiClickTime:> I<number>
		852
		853	Specify the maximum time in milliseconds between multi-click select
		854	events. The default is 500 milliseconds; option B<-mc>.
		855
868	=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>	856	=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>
869		857
870	B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>;	858	B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>;
871	option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp>	859	option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp>
872	[default]; option B<+ut>.	860	[default]; option B<+ut>.
…		…
889	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>	877	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
890		878
891	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is	879	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
892	the author's favourite.	880	the author's favourite.
893		881
		882	=item B<thickness:> I<number>
		883
		884	Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
		885
894	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	886	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
895		887
896	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	888	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
897	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	889	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
898		890
…		…
917	B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option	909	B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
918	B<+si>.	910	B<+si>.
919		911
920	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>	912	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
921		913
922	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and	914	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
923	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll	915	try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
924	with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>.	916	B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
		917	new lines; option B<+sw>.
925		918
926	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>	919	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
927		920
928	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys	921	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
929	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and	922	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
930	are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to	923	are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to
931	bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>.	924	bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>.
932		925
933	=item B<saveLines:> I<number>	926	=item B<saveLines:> I<number>
934		927
935	Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This	928	Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 1000]; option B<-sl>.
936	resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>.
937		929
938	=item B<internalBorder:> I<number>	930	=item B<internalBorder:> I<number>
939		931
940	Internal border of I<number> pixels. This resource is limited to 100;	932	Internal border of I<number> pixels. This resource is limited to 100;
941	option B<-b>.	933	option B<-b>.
…		…
985	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>	977	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
986		978
987	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];	979	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
988	option B<-bc>.	980	option B<-bc>.
989		981
		982	=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
		983
		984	B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
		985	option B<-uc>.
		986
990	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>	987	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
991		988
992	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number	989	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
993	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible	990	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
994	[default].	991	[default].
…		…
999		996
1000	=item B<pointerColor2:> I<colour>	997	=item B<pointerColor2:> I<colour>
1001		998
1002	Mouse pointer background colour.	999	Mouse pointer background colour.
1003		1000
		1001	=item B<pointerShape:> I<string>
		1002
		1003	Compile I<frills>: Specifies the name of the mouse pointer shape
		1004	[default B<xterm>]. See the macros in the B<X11/cursorfont.h> include
		1005	file for possible values (omit the C<XC_> prefix).
		1006
1004	=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>	1007	=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
1005		1008
1006	Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a	1009	Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
1007	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.	1010	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
1008		1011
1009	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>	1012	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
1010		1013
1011	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>	1014	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
1012	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace>	1015	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
1013	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode	1016	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
1014	escape sequence.	1017	escape sequence.
1015		1018
1016	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>	1019	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
1017		1020
…		…
1034		1037
1035	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{\|} >>	1038	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{\|} >>
1036		1039
1037	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	1040	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
1038		1041
1039	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	1042	B<OnTheSpot>, B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
1040		1043
1041	=item B<inputMethod:> I<name>	1044	=item B<inputMethod:> I<name>
1042		1045
1043	I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.	1046	I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.
1044		1047
…		…
1062		1065
1063	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	1066	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
1064	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to	1067	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
1065	the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.	1068	the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
1066		1069
		1070	=item B<disablePasteBrackets:> I<boolean>
		1071
		1072	Prevent emission of paste bracket sequences; option B<-dpb>.
		1073
1067	=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>	1074	=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
1068		1075
1069	Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that	1076	Enable "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
1070	echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be	1077	echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
1071	abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether	1078	abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
1072	through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through	1079	through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
1073	write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by	1080	write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
1074	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these	1081	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
…		…
1092		1099
1093	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>	1100	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
1094		1101
1095	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).	1102	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
1096		1103
		1104	=item B<rewrapMode:> I<mode>
		1105
		1106	Sets long line rewrap behaviour on window resize to one of B<auto>
		1107	(default), B<always> or B<never>.
		1108
1097	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>	1109	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
1098		1110
1099	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this	1111	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
1100	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1112	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
1101	scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching	1113	scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
…		…
1113	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via	1125	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
1114	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for	1126	B<-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	1127	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
1116	directory will be used; option B<-cd>.	1128	directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1117		1129
1118	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>	1130	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<action>
1119		1131
1120	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The	1132	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<action> with keysym I<sym>. The intervening
1121	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.	1133	resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
1122		1134
1123	The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be	1135	Using this resource, you can map key combinations such as
1124	any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>,	1136	C<Ctrl-Shift-BackSpace> to various actions, such as outputting a different
1125	B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>, B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>,	1137	string than would normally result from that combination, making the
1126	and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>, B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>,	1138	terminal scroll up or down the way you want it, or any other thing an
1127	B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.	1139	extension might provide.
		1140
		1141	The key combination that triggers the action, I<sym>, has the following format:
		1142
		1143	(modifiers-)key
		1144
		1145	Where I<modifiers> can be any combination of the following full or
		1146	abbreviated modifier names:
		1147
		1148	=begin table
		1149
		1150	B<ISOLevel3> B<I>
		1151	B<AppKeypad> B<K>
		1152	B<Control> B<C>
		1153	B<NumLock> B<N>
		1154	B<Shift> B<S>
		1155	B<Meta> B<M> I<or> B<A>
		1156	B<Lock> B<L>
		1157	B<Mod1> B<1>
		1158	B<Mod2> B<2>
		1159	B<Mod3> B<3>
		1160	B<Mod4> B<4>
		1161	B<Mod5> B<5>
		1162
		1163	=end table
1128		1164
1129	The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to	1165	The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
1130	whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr	1166	whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
1131	keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the	1167	keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1132	current application keymap mode state.	1168	current application keymap mode state.
1133		1169
1134	The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or	1170	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a key mapping will
1135	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and	1171	match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and no other
		1172	key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That means that
		1173	defining a mapping for C<a> will automatically provide definitions for
		1174	C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined mappings
		1175	themselves. See the C<builtin:> action, below, for a way to work around
		1176	this when this is a problem.
		1177
		1178	The spelling of I<key> depends on your implementation of X. An easy way to
		1179	find a key name is to use the B<xev>(1) command. You can find a list by
		1180	looking for the C<XK_> macros in the B<X11/keysymdef.h> include file (omit
1136	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex	1181	the C<XK_> prefix). Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex keysym
1137	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not	1182	value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>).
1138	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1139		1183
1140	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal	1184	As with any resource value, the I<action> string may contain backslash
		1185	escape sequences (C<\n>: newline, C<\\>: backslash, C<\000>: octal
1141	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for futher details.	1186	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1142		1187
1143	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1188	An action starts with an action prefix that selects a certain type
1144	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'	1189	of action, followed by a colon. An action string without colons is
		1190	interpreted as a literal string to pass to the tty (as if it was
		1191	prefixed with C<string:>).
		1192
		1193	The following action prefixes are known - extensions can provide
		1194	additional prefixes:
		1195
		1196	=over
		1197
		1198	=item string:STRING
		1199
		1200	If the I<action> starts with C<string:> (or otherwise contains no colons),
		1201	then the remaining C<STRING> will be passed to the program running in the
		1202	terminal. For example, you could replace whatever Shift-Tab outputs by the
		1203	string C<echo rm -rf /> followed by a newline:
		1204
		1205	URxvt.keysym.Shift-Tab: string:echo rm -rf /\n
		1206
		1207	This could in theory be used to completely redefine your keymap.
		1208
		1209	In addition, for actions of this type, you can define a range of
		1210	keysyms in one shot by loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and
		1211	providing an I<action> with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where
1145	should be a character not used by the strings.	1212	the delimiter `/' should be a character not used by the strings.
1146		1213
1147	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:	1214	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1148		1215
1149	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>	1216	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<\|abc\|>
1150		1217
1151	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:	1218	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1152		1219
1153	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a>	1220	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: string:\033<a>
1154	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b>	1221	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: string:\033<b>
1155	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c>	1222	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: string:\033<c>
1156		1223
		1224	=item command:STRING
		1225
1157	If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>	1226	If I<action> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1158	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For	1227	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence (basically
		1228	the opposite of C<string:> - instead of sending it to the program running
		1229	in the terminal, it will be treated as if it were program output). This is
		1230	most useful to feed command sequences into @@RXVT_NAME@@.
		1231
1159	example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>	1232	For example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1160	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":	1233	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1161		1234
1162	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007	1235	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1163		1236
1164	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>	1237	The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
1165	is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)	1238	the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1166	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via	1239	font-switching at runtime:
1167	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1168		1240
1169	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13	1241	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
		1242	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1170		1243
1171	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping	1244	Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1172	will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and	1245	info):
1173	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1174	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1175	definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1176	mappings themselves.
1177		1246
1178	Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example	1247	URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
		1248	URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
		1249
		1250	=item builtin:
		1251
		1252	The builtin action is the action that @@RXVT_NAME@@ would execute if no
		1253	key binding existed for the key combination. The obvious use is to undo
		1254	the effect of existing bindings. The not so obvious use is to reinstate
		1255	bindings when another binding overrides too many modifiers.
		1256
1179	if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s	1257	For example if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable
1180	C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the	1258	@@RXVT_NAME@@'s C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke
1181	user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:	1259	"holes" into the user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1182		1260
1183	URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>	1261	URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1184	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:	1262	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1185		1263
1186	The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination	1264	The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1187	of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for	1265	of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1188	C<Shift-Insert>.	1266	C<Shift-Insert>.
1189		1267
1190	The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to	1268	=item builtin-string:
1191	the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1192	font-switching at runtime:
1193		1269
1194	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007	1270	This action is mainly useful to restore string mappings for keys that
1195	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007	1271	have predefined actions in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The exact semantics are a bit
		1272	difficult to explain - basically, this action will send the string to the
		1273	application that would be sent if @@RXVT_NAME@@ wouldn't have a built-in
		1274	action for it.
1196		1275
1197	Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more	1276	An example might make it clearer: @@RXVT_NAME@@ normally pastes the
1198	info):	1277	selection when you press C<Shift-Insert>. With the following bindings, it
		1278	would instead emit the (undocumented, but what applications running in the
		1279	terminal might expect) sequence C<ESC [ 2 $> instead:
1199		1280
1200	URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t	1281	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin-string:
1201	URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t	1282	URxvt.keysym.C-S-Insert: builtin:
		1283
		1284	The first line disables the paste functionality for that key
		1285	combination, and the second reinstates the default behaviour for
		1286	C<Control-Shift-Insert>, which would otherwise be overridden.
		1287
		1288	Similarly, to let applications gain access to the C<C-M-c> (copy to
		1289	clipboard) and C<C-M-v> (paste clipboard) key combination, you can do
		1290	this:
		1291
		1292	URxvt.keysym.C-M-c: builtin-string:
		1293	URxvt.keysym.C-M-v: builtin-string:
		1294
		1295	=item EXTENSION:STRING
		1296
		1297	An action of this form invokes the action B<STRING>, if any, provided
		1298	by the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) extension B<EXTENSION>. The extension will
		1299	be loaded automatically if necessary.
		1300
		1301	Not all extensions define actions, but popular extensions that do
		1302	include the I<selection> and I<matcher> extensions (documented in their
		1303	own manpages, @@RXVT_NAME@@-selection(1) and @@RXVT_NAME@@-matcher(1),
		1304	respectively).
		1305
		1306	From the silly examples department, this will rot13-"encrypt"
		1307	@@RXVT_NAME@@'s selection when Alt-Control-c is pressed on typical PC
		1308	keyboards:
		1309
		1310	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: selection:rot13
		1311
		1312	=item perl:STRING DEPRECATED
		1313
		1314	This is a deprecated way of invoking commands provided by perl
		1315	extensions. It is still supported, but should not be used anymore.
		1316
		1317	=back
1202		1318
1203	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>	1319	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1204		1320
1205	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>	1321	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1206		1322
1207	Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to	1323	Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to
1208	use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.	1324	use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1209		1325
1210	Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using	1326	Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to remove them again, in
1211	them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded	1327	case they had been specified earlier. This can be useful to selectively
1212	by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For	1328	disable some extensions loaded by default, or specified via the
1213	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except	1329	C<perl-ext-common> resource. For example, C<default,-selection> will use
1214	C<selection>.	1330	all the default extensions except C<selection>.
1215		1331
1216	Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets	1332	To prohibit autoloading of extensions, you can prefix them with C</>,
1217	(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for	1333	which will make urxvt refuse to automatically load them (this can be
1218	searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension	1334	overridden, however, by specifying the extension name again without a
1219	multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to	1335	prefix, though). This does not prohibit extensions themselves loading
1220	the extension.	1336	other extensions. For example, C<default,/background> will keep the
		1337	C<background> extension from being loaded when a background OSC sequence
		1338	is received.
		1339
		1340	The default set includes the C<selection>, C<option-popup>,
		1341	C<selection-popup>, C<readline>, C<searchable-scrollback> and
		1342	C<confirm-paste> extensions, as well as any extensions which are mentioned
		1343	in B<keysym> resources.
		1344
		1345	Any extension such that a corresponding resource is given on the
		1346	command line is automatically appended to B<perl-ext>.
1221		1347
1222	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if	1348	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1223	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.	1349	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. When the library
		1350	search path contains multiple extension files of the same name, then the
		1351	first one found will be used.
1224		1352
1225	If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl	1353	If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl interpreter
1226	interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that	1354	will not be initialized. The rationale for having two options is that
1227	B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to	1355	B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1228	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.	1356	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1229		1357
1230	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>	1358	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1231		1359
…		…
1233	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1361	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1234		1362
1235	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>	1363	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1236		1364
1237	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension	1365	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1238	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,	1366	scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look
1239	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in	1367	in these directories, then in C<$URXVT_PERL_LIB>, F<$HOME/.urxvt/ext> and
1240	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.	1368	lastly in F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1241		1369
1242	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1370	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1243		1371
1244	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>	1372	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1245		1373
…		…
1249	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>	1377	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1250		1378
1251	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage	1379	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1252	for details.	1380	for details.
1253		1381
1254	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>	1382	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> DEPRECATED
1255		1383
1256	Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search	1384	This resource is deprecated and will be removed. Use a B<keysym> resource
1257	(default: C<M-s>).	1385	instead, e.g.:
1258		1386
		1387	URxvt.keysym.M-s: searchable-scrollback:start
		1388
1259	=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>	1389	=item B<url-launcher>: I<string>
1260		1390
1261	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the	1391	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1262	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.	1392	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1263		1393
1264	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>	1394	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
…		…
1267		1397
1268	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>	1398	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1269		1399
1270	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making	1400	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1271	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.	1401	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1402
		1403	=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
		1404
		1405	Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1272		1406
1273	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>	1407	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1274		1408
1275	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).	1409	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1276		1410
…		…
1304	=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT	1438	=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
1305		1439
1306	The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar	1440	The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
1307	to I<xterm>(1).	1441	to I<xterm>(1).
1308		1442
1309	=over 4	1443	=over
1310		1444
1311	=item B<Selecting>:	1445	=item B<Selecting>:
1312		1446
1313	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region	1447	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
1314	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click	1448	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
…		…
1329	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.	1463	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1330		1464
1331	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be	1465	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1332	inserted too.	1466	inserted too.
1333		1467
		1468	rxvt-unicode also provides the bindings B<Ctrl-Meta-c> and
		1469	<Ctrl-Meta-v> to interact with the CLIPBOARD selection. The first
		1470	binding causes the value of the internal selection to be copied to the
		1471	CLIPBOARD selection, while the second binding causes the value of the
		1472	CLIPBOARD selection to be inserted.
		1473
1334	=back	1474	=back
1335		1475
1336	=head1 CHANGING FONTS	1476	=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1337		1477
1338	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet	1478	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
…		…
1355	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The	1495	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1356	first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with	1496	first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1357	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled	1497	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1358	with C<--enable-iso14755>.	1498	with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1359		1499
1360	=over 4	1500	=over
1361		1501
1362	=item * 5.1: Basic method	1502	=item * 5.1: Basic method
1363		1503
1364	This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode.	1504	This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode.
1365		1505
…		…
1419	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that	1559	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1420	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To	1560	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1421	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root	1561	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1422	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.	1562	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1423		1563
1424	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1564	=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1425		1565
1426	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1566	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1427	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1567	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1428	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the	1568	high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1429	colours with their names.	1569	240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
		1570	cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
		1571
		1572	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> supports direct 24-bit fg/bg RGB colour escapes
		1573	C< ESC [ 38 ; 2 ; R ; G ; Bm > / C< ESC [ 48 ; 2; R ; G ; Bm >. However the
		1574	number of 24-bit colours that can be used is limited: an internal 7x7x5 (256
		1575	colour mode) or 6x6x4 (88 colour mode) colour cube is used to index into the
		1576	24-bit colour space. When indexing collisions happen, the nearest old colour in
		1577	the cube will be adapted to the new 24-bit RGB colour. That means one cannot
		1578	use many similar 24-bit colours. It's typically not a problem in common
		1579	scenarios.
		1580
		1581	Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1430		1582
1431	=begin table	1583	=begin table
1432		1584
1433	B<color0> (black) = Black	1585	B<color0> (black) = Black
1434	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1586	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
1454	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1606	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1455	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1607	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1456	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of	1608	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1457	color0-color15.	1609	color0-color15.
1458		1610
1459	In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an	1611	The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1460	additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79)	1612	values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1461	consist of a 444 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
1462	16>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
1463		1613
		1614	The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
		1615
		1616	index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
		1617	index_256 = (r * 6 + g) * 6 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..5
		1618
		1619	The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
		1620	steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
		1621	the RGB cube.
		1622
1464	Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only	1623	Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1465	the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only	1624	colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1466	be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").	1625	rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1626
		1627	Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
		1628	number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1467		1629
1468	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1630	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1469	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1631	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1470	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1632	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1471	been specified. For example,	1633	been specified. For example,
1472		1634
1473	=over 4
1474
1475	=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv>	1635	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1476		1636
1477	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1637	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1478	on White.	1638	White.
1479
1480	=back
1481		1639
1482	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT	1640	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1483		1641
1484	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get	1642	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1485	their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management:	1643	their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1486		1644
1487	You can prefix any color with an opaquenes percentage enclosed in	1645	You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
1488	brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage	1646	brackets, 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	1647	(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
1490	transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a	1648	transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
1491	half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This	1649	half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
1492	is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with	1650	is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
1493	all ways to specify a colour.	1651	all ways to specify a colour.
1494		1652
…		…
1527		1685
1528	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1686	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1529		1687
1530	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1688	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1531		1689
1532	=over 4	1690	=over
1533		1691
1534	=item B<TERM>	1692	=item B<TERM>
1535		1693
1536	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via	1694	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1537	resources or on the command line.	1695	resources or on the command line.
…		…
1572		1730
1573	=item B<SHELL>	1731	=item B<SHELL>
1574		1732
1575	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1733	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1576		1734
1577	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>	1735	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> [I<sic>]
1578		1736
1579	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and	1737	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1580	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).	1738	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1581		1739
1582	Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>.	1740	Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
		1741
		1742	=item B<URXVT_PERL_LIB>
		1743
		1744	Additional F<:>-separated library search path for perl extensions. Will be
		1745	searched after B<-perl-lib> but before F<~/.urxvt/ext> and the system library
		1746	directory.
		1747
		1748	=item B<URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY>
		1749
		1750	See L<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl>(3).
1583		1751
1584	=item B<HOME>	1752	=item B<HOME>
1585		1753
1586	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for	1754	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1587	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as	1755	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1588	C<.Xdefaults>)	1756	C<.Xdefaults>)
1589		1757
1590	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>	1758	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1591		1759
1592	Directory where various X resource files are being located.	1760	Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1593		1761
1594	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>	1762	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1595		1763
1596	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by	1764	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1597	@@RXVT_NAME@@.	1765	@@RXVT_NAME@@.
1598		1766
1599	=back	1767	=back
1600		1768
1601	=head1 FILES	1769	=head1 FILES
1602		1770
1603	=over 4	1771	=over
1604		1772
1605	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>	1773	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1606		1774
1607	Color names.	1775	Colour names.
1608		1776
1609	=back	1777	=back
1610		1778
1611	=head1 SEE ALSO	1779	=head1 SEE ALSO
1612		1780
		1781	@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@-extensions(1),
1613	@@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)	1782	@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1614		1783
1615	=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR	1784	=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1616		1785
1617	=over 4	1786	=over
1618		1787
1619	=item Project Coordinator	1788	=item Project Coordinator
1620		1789
1621	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1790	Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>.
1622		1791
1623	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>	1792	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1624		1793
1625	=back	1794	=back
1626		1795
1627	=head1 AUTHORS	1796	=head1 AUTHORS
1628		1797
1629	=over 4	1798	=over
1630		1799
1631	=item John Bovey	1800	=item John Bovey
1632		1801
1633	University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.	1802	University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1634		1803
1635	=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >>	1804	=item Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>
1636		1805
1637	very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt	1806	very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1638		1807
1639	=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >>	1808	=item Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>
1640		1809
1641	wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)	1810	wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1642		1811
1643	=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >>	1812	=item mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>
1644		1813
1645	Wrote the menu system.	1814	Wrote the menu system.
1646		1815
1647	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)	1816	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1648		1817
1649	=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >>	1818	=item Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>
1650		1819
1651	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1820	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1652		1821
1653	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1822	=item Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>
1654		1823
1655	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.	1824	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1656		1825
1657	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1826	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1658		1827
1659	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1828	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>
1660		1829
1661	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl	1830	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1662	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.	1831	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1663		1832
1664	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)	1833	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1665		1834
1666	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>	1835	=item Emanuele Giaquinta <emanuele.giaquinta@gmail.com>
1667		1836
1668	Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.	1837	pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1669		1838
1670	=back	1839	=back
1671		1840

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