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12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not	12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not
13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style	13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --	14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --
15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.	15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
16		16
		17	This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
		18	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod>.
		19
17	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	20	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18		21
19	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of	22	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common	23	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at	24	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.	25	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
23		26
24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT	27	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
25		28
26	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode	29	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the	30	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
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30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,	33	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these	34	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
32	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work	35	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
33	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such	36	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
34	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms	37	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
35	belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --	38	belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
36	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might	39	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
37	change.	40	change.
38		41
39	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let	42	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
40	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean	43	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
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89		92
90	Print out a message describing available options.	93	Print out a message describing available options.
91		94
92	=item B<-display> I<displayname>	95	=item B<-display> I<displayname>
93		96
94	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still	97	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (the older form B<-d>
95	respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the	98	is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
96	B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.	99	display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
97		100
98	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>	101	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
99		102
100	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	103	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
101	resource B<depth>.	104	resource B<depth>.
102		105
		106	[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
		107	respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
		108	of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
		109	this, so watch out]
		110
103	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>	111	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
104		112
105	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.	113	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
106		114
107	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>	115	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>
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116		124
117	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.	125	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
118		126
119	=item B<-tr>\|B<+tr>	127	=item B<-tr>\|B<+tr>
120		128
121	Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background. Obsolete form of it is	129	Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background; resource B<transparent>.
122	B<-ip> and it should not be used anymore; resource B<transparent>.
123		130
124	I<Please note that old resource name of B<inheritPixmap> is obsolete and should be	131	B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
125	changed to B<transparent>. Backwards compatibility support for B<inheritPixmap> will	132	future versions.
126	be phased out in future versions of rxvt!>
127
128	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
129	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
130		133
131	=item B<-fade> I<number>	134	=item B<-fade> I<number>
132		135
133	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values	136	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
134	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade	137	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
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139	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour	142	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
140	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.	143	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
141		144
142	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	145	=item B<-tint> I<colour>
143		146
144	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	147	Tint the transparent background with the given colour;
145	transparency is enabled with B<-tr>. This only works for	148	resource I<tintColor>.
146	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
147	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
148	Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
149	thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
150	blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them; resource
151	I<tintColor>. Example:
152
153	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
154		149
155	=item B<-sh> I<number>	150	=item B<-sh> I<number>
156		151
157	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent	152	Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
158	background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;	153	A value of 100 means no shading; resource I<shading>.
159	resource I<shading>.
160		154
161	=item B<-blt> I<string>	155	=item B<-blt> I<string>
162		156
163	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified	157	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
164	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over	158	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
165	transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :	159	the transparent background, using the method specified. Supported values are:
166	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,	160	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - colour values averaging, B<colorize>,
167	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,	161	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
168	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is	162	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
169	alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.	163	alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
170		164
171	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>	165	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
172		166
173	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent	167	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
174	background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and	168	background. If a single number is specified - both vertical and
175	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the	169	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
176	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects	170	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
177	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage>;	171	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128;
178	resource I<blurRadius>.	172	resource I<blurRadius>.
179		173
		174	=item B<-icon> I<file>
		175
		176	Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
		177	is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
		178	application window; resource I<iconFile>.
		179
180	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	180	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
181		181
182	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	182	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
183		183
184	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	184	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
185		185
186	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	186	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
187		187
188	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>	188	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
189		189
190	Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also	190	Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Specify image file for the background and also
191	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to	191	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
192	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the	192	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
193	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.	193	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
194		194
195	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	195	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
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243	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>	243	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
244	for details.	244	for details.
245		245
246	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>	246	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>
247		247
248	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity	248	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
249	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for	249	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
250	details.	250	details.
251		251
252	=item B<-name> I<name>	252	=item B<-name> I<name>
253		253
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271		271
272	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>	272	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>
273		273
274	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.	274	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
275		275
		276	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
		277
		278	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
		279
		280	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
		281
		282	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
		283	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
		284
276	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>	285	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>
277		286
278	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource	287	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
279	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.	288	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
280		289
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286	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>	295	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>
287		296
288	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.	297	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
289	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource	298	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
290	B<scrollWithBuffer>.	299	B<scrollWithBuffer>.
291
292	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
293
294	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
295
296	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
297
298	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
299	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
300		300
301	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>	301	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>
302		302
303	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as	303	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
304	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to	304	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
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308		308
309	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>	309	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>
310		310
311	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.	311	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
312		312
		313	=item B<-uc>\|B<+uc>
		314
		315	Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
		316
313	=item B<-iconic>	317	=item B<-iconic>
314		318
315	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.	319	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
316	Alternative form is B<-ic>.	320	Alternative form is B<-ic>.
317		321
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333		337
334	=item B<-bl>	338	=item B<-bl>
335		339
336	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.	340	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
337	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window	341	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
338	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	342	decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
		343	support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
339		344
340	=item B<-override-redirect>	345	=item B<-override-redirect>
341		346
342	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource	347	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
343	B<override-redirect>.	348	B<override-redirect>.
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352	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	357	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
353		358
354	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	359	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
355	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	360	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
356	B<lineSpace>.	361	B<lineSpace>.
		362
		363	=item B<-letsp> I<number>
		364
		365	Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
		366	to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
		367	letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
		368	work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
357		369
358	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	370	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
359		371
360	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the	372	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
361	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the	373	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
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416		428
417	=item B<-tcw>	429	=item B<-tcw>
418		430
419	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	431	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
420	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is	432	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
421	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the	433	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
422	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	434	the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
423		435
424	=item B<-insecure>	436	=item B<-insecure>
425		437
426	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	438	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
427	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more	439	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
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447		459
448	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	460	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
449	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	461	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
450	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	462	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
451	user; resource B<hold>.	463	user; resource B<hold>.
		464
		465	=item B<-cd> I<path>
		466
		467	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		468	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		469	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
		470
		471	=item B<-xrm> I<string>
		472
		473	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
		474	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
		475	way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
		476
		477	Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
		478	e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
		479	options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
		480	of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
		481	resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
		482	programs.
452		483
453	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>	484	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
454		485
455	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	486	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
456		487
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491	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	522	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
492	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that	523	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
493	yourself if you want that.	524	yourself if you want that.
494		525
495	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress	526	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
496	pty/tty operations.	527	pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
		528	perl extension that manages the terminal.
497		529
498	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a	530	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
499	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	531	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
500		532
501	use IO::Pty;	533	use IO::Pty;
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515	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in	547	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
516	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.	548	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
517		549
518	=back	550	=back
519		551
520	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	552	=head1 RESOURCES
521		553
522	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	554	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
523	options) compiled into your version.	555	options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
		556	long-options.
524		557
525	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many	558	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
526	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X	559	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
527	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,	560	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
528	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:	561	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
529		562
530	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
531	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	563	1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
		564	2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
532	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	565	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
533	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	566	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
534	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	567	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
		568	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
535		569
536	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class	570	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
537	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources	571	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
538	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily	572	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
539	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to	573	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
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549	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>	583	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
550		584
551	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	585	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
552	option B<-depth>.	586	option B<-depth>.
553		587
		588	=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
		589
		590	Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
		591	On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
		592	performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
		593	should normally be enabled.
		594
554	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	595	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
555		596
556	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	597	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
557	option B<-geometry>.	598	option B<-geometry>.
558		599
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571	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7	612	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
572	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to	613	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
573	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)	614	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
574	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,	615	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
575	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour	616	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
576	names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	617	names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
577		618
578	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be	619	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
579	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).	620	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
580		621
581	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with	622	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
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592	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>	633	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
593		634
594	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	635	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
595	foreground colour is the default.	636	foreground colour is the default.
596		637
597	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
598
599	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
600	when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
601
602	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>	638	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
603		639
604	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline	640	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
605	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.	641	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
		642
		643	=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
		644
		645	If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
		646	characters. If unset, use reverse video.
		647
		648	=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
		649
		650	If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
		651	foreground for highlighted characters.
606		652
607	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>	653	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
608		654
609	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the	655	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
610	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.	656	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
…		…
617		663
618	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>	664	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
619		665
620	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;	666	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
621	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	667	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
622	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	668	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
623		669
624	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	670	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
625		671
626	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots	672	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
627	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines	673	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
…		…
641		687
642	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even	688	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
643	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the	689	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
644	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.	690	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
645		691
646	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	692	=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
647		693
648	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	694	Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
649	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'
650	pixmap.
651		695
652	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	696	B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
653	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	697	future versions.
654		698
655	=item B<fading:> I<number>	699	=item B<fading:> I<number>
656		700
657	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	701	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
658		702
…		…
661	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default	705	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
662	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.	706	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
663		707
664	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>	708	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
665		709
666	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option	710	Tint the transparent background with the given colour. If the RENDER
667	B<-tint>.	711	extension is not available only black, red, green, yellow, blue,
		712	magenta, cyan and white tints can be performed server-side. Note that
		713	a black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
		714	the image unchanged; option B<-tint>.
668		715
669	=item B<shading:> I<number>	716	=item B<shading:> I<number>
670		717
671	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image	718	Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
672	in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>.	719	A value of 100 means no shading; option B<-sh>.
673		720
674	=item B<blendType:> I<string>	721	=item B<blendType:> I<string>
675		722
676	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.	723	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
677		724
678	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>	725	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
679		726
680	Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent	727	Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
681	background image; option B<-blr>.	728	background; option B<-blr>.
		729
		730	=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
		731
		732	Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
682		733
683	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	734	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
684		735
685	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	736	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
686		737
…		…
692	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>	743	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
693		744
694	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	745	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
695	and the text.	746	and the text.
696		747
697	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>	748	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
698		749
699	Use the specified image file for the background and also optionally	750	Use the specified image file for the background and also
700	specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,	751	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
701	in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical scale (percent),	752	(default C<100x100+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
702	and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent).	753	horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
703	A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale of 1 displays the	754	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling.
704	image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies an integer	755	The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
705	number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified beyond	756	Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
706	10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.	757	Supported operations are:
707	Special string of B<"auto"> used as a geometry will cause image to be	758
708	automatically scaled to match window size.	759	tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0
		760	propscale will scale image keeping proportions
		761	auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100
		762	hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size
		763	vscale will scale image vertically to the window size
		764	scale will scale image to match window size
		765	root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
		766	whenever terminal window moves
		767
709	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option - specified pixmap will be	768	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
710	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any	769	blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending. If I<afterimage>
711	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.	770	support has been compiled in it is possible to choose other blending
712	[default 0x0+50+50]	771	types with B<-blt "type"> option.
713		772
714	=item B<path:> I<path>	773	=item B<path:> I<path>
715		774
716	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.	775	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
717		776
…		…
744	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels	803	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
745	wide and 15 pixels high.	804	wide and 15 pixels high.
746		805
747	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in	806	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
748	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but	807	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
749	the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a	808	the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
750	useful supplement.	809	useful supplement.
751		810
752	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters	811	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
753	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font	812	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
754	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.	813	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
…		…
778	text font will being used for the given style.	837	text font will being used for the given style.
779		838
780	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	839	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
781		840
782	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,	841	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
783	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high	842	option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
784	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	843	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
785	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not	844	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
786	reachable.	845	reachable.
787		846
788	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
789
790	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which
791	is xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which
792	gives xterm style selection. Only effective when the original (non-perl)
793	selection code is in use.
794
795	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
796
797	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
798	the author's favourite.
799
800	=item B<title:> I<string>	847	=item B<title:> I<string>
801		848
802	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line	849	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
803	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application	850	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
804	name; option B<-title>.	851	name; option B<-title>.
…		…
817	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>	864	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
818		865
819	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.	866	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
820	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].	867	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
821		868
		869	@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
		870
822	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	871	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
823		872
824	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	873	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
825	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	874	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
826		875
…		…
848		897
849	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	898	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
850		899
851	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents	900	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
852	every time you hit C<Print>.	901	every time you hit C<Print>.
		902
		903	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
		904
		905	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
		906	the author's favourite.
		907
		908	=item B<thickness:> I<number>
		909
		910	Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
853		911
854	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	912	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
855		913
856	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	914	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
857	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	915	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
…		…
945	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>	1003	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
946		1004
947	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];	1005	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
948	option B<-bc>.	1006	option B<-bc>.
949		1007
		1008	=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
		1009
		1010	B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
		1011	option B<-uc>.
		1012
950	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>	1013	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
951		1014
952	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number	1015	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
953	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible	1016	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
954	[default].	1017	[default].
…		…
967	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.	1030	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
968		1031
969	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>	1032	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
970		1033
971	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>	1034	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
972	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace>	1035	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
973	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode	1036	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
974	escape sequence.	1037	escape sequence.
975		1038
976	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>	1039	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
977		1040
…		…
990	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.	1053	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
991		1054
992	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can	1055	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
993	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:	1056	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
994		1057
995	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	1058	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{\|} >>
996		1059
997	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	1060	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
998		1061
999	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	1062	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
1000		1063
…		…
1056		1119
1057	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>	1120	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
1058		1121
1059	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this	1122	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
1060	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1123	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
1061	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1124	scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
1062	instead scroll the screen up.	1125	to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
1063		1126
1064	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>	1127	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1065		1128
1066	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	1129	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1067	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1130	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1068	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	1131	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1069	user.	1132	user.
		1133
		1134	=item B<chdir>: I<path>
		1135
		1136	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		1137	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		1138	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
		1139	directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1070		1140
1071	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>	1141	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
1072		1142
1073	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The	1143	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
1074	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.	1144	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
…		…
1089	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex	1159	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
1090	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not	1160	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
1091	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.	1161	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1092		1162
1093	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal	1163	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
1094	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for futher details.	1164	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1095		1165
1096	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1166	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
1097	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'	1167	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1098	should be a character not used by the strings.	1168	should be a character not used by the strings.
1099		1169
…		…
1113	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":	1183	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1114		1184
1115	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007	1185	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1116		1186
1117	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>	1187	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1118	is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)	1188	is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1119	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via	1189	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1120	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:	1190	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1121		1191
1122	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13	1192	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1123		1193
1124	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping	1194	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
1125	will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and	1195	will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
1126	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That	1196	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1127	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide	1197	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1128	definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined	1198	definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1129	mappings themselves.	1199	mappings themselves.
1130		1200
…		…
1181	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.	1251	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1182		1252
1183	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>	1253	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1184		1254
1185	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See	1255	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1186	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource	1256	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1187	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1188		1257
1189	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>	1258	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1190		1259
1191	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension	1260	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1192	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,	1261	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,
1193	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in	1262	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
1194	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource	1263	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1195	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1196		1264
1197	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1265	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1198		1266
1199	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>	1267	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1200		1268
…		…
1222		1290
1223	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>	1291	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1224		1292
1225	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making	1293	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1226	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.	1294	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1295
		1296	=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
		1297
		1298	Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1227		1299
1228	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>	1300	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1229		1301
1230	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).	1302	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1231		1303
…		…
1374	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that	1446	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1375	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To	1447	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1376	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root	1448	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1377	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.	1449	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1378		1450
1379	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1451	=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1380		1452
1381	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1453	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1382	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1454	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1383	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the	1455	high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1384	colours with their names.	1456	240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
		1457	cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
		1458
		1459	Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1385		1460
1386	=begin table	1461	=begin table
1387		1462
1388	B<color0> (black) = Black	1463	B<color0> (black) = Black
1389	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1464	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
1409	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1484	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1410	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1485	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1411	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of	1486	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1412	color0-color15.	1487	color0-color15.
1413		1488
1414	In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an	1489	The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1415	additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79)	1490	values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1416	consist of a 444 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
1417	16>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
1418		1491
		1492	The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
		1493
		1494	index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
		1495	index_256 = (r * 16 + g) * 16 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..15
		1496
		1497	The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
		1498	steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
		1499	the RGB cube.
		1500
1419	Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only	1501	Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1420	the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only	1502	colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1421	be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").	1503	rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1504
		1505	Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
		1506	number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1422		1507
1423	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1508	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1424	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1509	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1425	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1510	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1426	been specified. For example,	1511	been specified. For example,
1427		1512
1428	=over 4
1429
1430	=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv>	1513	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1431		1514
1432	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1515	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1433	on White.	1516	White.
1434
1435	=back
1436		1517
1437	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT	1518	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1438		1519
1439	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get	1520	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1440	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>	1521	their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management:
1441	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,	1522
1442	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component	1523	You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
		1524	brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
		1525	(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
		1526	transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
		1527	half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
		1528	is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
		1529	all ways to specify a colour.
		1530
		1531	For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
		1532	C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
		1533	specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1443	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely	1534	(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1444	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where	1535	while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1445	C<percent> is a decimal percentage (0-100) that specifies the opacity of	1536	earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1446	the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy	1537	C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1447	opaque.
1448		1538
1449	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that	1539	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1450	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting	1540	alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1451	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.	1541	layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
		1542	rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1452		1543
1453	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red	1544	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1454	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:	1545	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1455		1546
1456	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink"	1547	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1457		1548
1458	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	1549	When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1459	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	1550	alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
		1551	transparency of course).
		1552
		1553	When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
		1554	colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
		1555	background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
		1556	other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
		1557	image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
		1558	fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
		1559
		1560	Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
		1561	in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
		1562	extension.
1460		1563
1461	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1564	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1462		1565
1463	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1566	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1464		1567
…		…
1470	resources or on the command line.	1573	resources or on the command line.
1471		1574
1472	=item B<COLORTERM>	1575	=item B<COLORTERM>
1473		1576
1474	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was	1577	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1475	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added	1578	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1476	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome	1579	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
1477	screen.	1580	screen.
1478		1581
1479	=item B<COLORFGBG>	1582	=item B<COLORFGBG>
1480		1583
1481	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is	1584	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1482	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string	1585	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1483	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be	1586	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1484	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the	1587	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1485	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@	1588	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1486	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>	1589	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1487	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.	1590	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1488		1591
1489	=item B<WINDOWID>	1592	=item B<WINDOWID>
1490		1593
1491	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel	1594	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
…		…
1498	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1601	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1499		1602
1500	=item B<DISPLAY>	1603	=item B<DISPLAY>
1501		1604
1502	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1605	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1503	display in its child processes.	1606	display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
		1607	defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1504		1608
1505	=item B<SHELL>	1609	=item B<SHELL>
1506		1610
1507	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1611	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1508		1612
1509	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>	1613	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1510		1614
1511	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and	1615	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1512	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).	1616	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1513		1617
1514	Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>.	1618	Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1515		1619
1516	=item B<HOME>	1620	=item B<HOME>
1517		1621
1518	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for	1622	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1519	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as	1623	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1520	C<.Xdefaults>)	1624	C<.Xdefaults>)
1521		1625
1522	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>	1626	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1523		1627
1524	Directory where various X resource files are being located.	1628	Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1525		1629
1526	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>	1630	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1527		1631
1528	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by	1632	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1529	@@RXVT_NAME@@.	1633	@@RXVT_NAME@@.
…		…
1534		1638
1535	=over 4	1639	=over 4
1536		1640
1537	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>	1641	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1538		1642
1539	Color names.	1643	Colour names.
1540		1644
1541	=back	1645	=back
1542		1646
1543	=head1 SEE ALSO	1647	=head1 SEE ALSO
1544		1648
…		…
1583	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1687	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1584		1688
1585	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1689	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1586		1690
1587	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.	1691	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1588		1692
1589	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1693	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1590		1694
1591	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1695	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1592		1696
1593	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl	1697	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
…		…
1595		1699
1596	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)	1700	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1597		1701
1598	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>	1702	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
1599		1703
1600	Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.	1704	pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1601		1705
1602	=back	1706	=back
1603		1707

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