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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
28	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,	31	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
29	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts	32	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,	33	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31	like tibetan or devenagari. 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>
108		116
109	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.	117	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
110		118
111	=item B<-j>\|B<+j>	119	=item B<-j>\|B<+j>
112		120
113	Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>.	121	Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
114		122
115	=item B<-ip>\|B<+ip> \| B<-tr>\|B<+tr>	123	=item B<-ss>\|B<+ss>
116		124
117	Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is	125	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
118	B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
119		126
120	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	127	=item B<-tr>\|B<+tr>
121	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions! Read the FAQ (man 7	128
122	@@RXVT_NAME@@)!>	129	Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background; resource B<transparent>.
		130
		131	B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
		132	future versions.
123		133
124	=item B<-fade> I<number>	134	=item B<-fade> I<number>
125		135
126	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
127	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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132	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
133	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.	143	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
134		144
135	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	145	=item B<-tint> I<colour>
136		146
137	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	147	Tint the transparent background with the given colour;
138	transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for	148	resource I<tintColor>.
139	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
140	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it; resource
141	I<tintColor>. Example:
142		149
143	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40	150	=item B<-sh> I<number>
144		151
145	=item B<-sh>
146
147	I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent	152	Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
148	background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be	153	A value of 100 means no shading; resource I<shading>.
149	specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>).	154
		155	=item B<-blt> I<string>
		156
		157	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
		158	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
		159	the transparent background, using the method specified. Supported values are:
		160	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - colour values averaging, B<colorize>,
		161	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
		162	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
		163	alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
		164
		165	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
		166
		167	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
		168	background. If a single number is specified - both vertical and
		169	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
		170	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
		171	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128;
		172	resource I<blurRadius>.
		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>.
150		179
151	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	180	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
152		181
153	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	182	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
154		183
155	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	184	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
156		185
157	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	186	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
158		187
159	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>	188	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
160		189
161	Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally	190	Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Specify image file for the background and also
162	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
163	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
164	command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.	193	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
165		194
166	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	195	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
167		196
168	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.	197	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
169		198
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214	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>	243	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
215	for details.	244	for details.
216		245
217	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>	246	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>
218		247
219	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity	248	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
220	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for	249	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
221	details.	250	details.
222		251
223	=item B<-name> I<name>	252	=item B<-name> I<name>
224		253
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242		271
243	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>	272	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>
244		273
245	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.	274	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
246		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
247	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>	285	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>
248		286
249	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource	287	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
250	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.	288	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
251		289
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257	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>	295	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>
258		296
259	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.
260	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource	298	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
261	B<scrollWithBuffer>.	299	B<scrollWithBuffer>.
262
263	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
264
265	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
266
267	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
268
269	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
270	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
271		300
272	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>	301	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>
273		302
274	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as	303	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
275	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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279		308
280	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>	309	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>
281		310
282	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.	311	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
283		312
		313	=item B<-uc>\|B<+uc>
		314
		315	Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
		316
284	=item B<-iconic>	317	=item B<-iconic>
285		318
286	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.	319	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
287	Alternative form is B<-ic>.	320	Alternative form is B<-ic>.
288		321
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304		337
305	=item B<-bl>	338	=item B<-bl>
306		339
307	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.
308	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
309	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.
310		344
311	=item B<-override-redirect>	345	=item B<-override-redirect>
312		346
313	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource	347	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
314	B<override-redirect>.	348	B<override-redirect>.
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322		356
323	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	357	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
324		358
325	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
326	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	360	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
327	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>.
328		369
329	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	370	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
330		371
331	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
332	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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386	for more info.	427	for more info.
387		428
388	=item B<-tcw>	429	=item B<-tcw>
389		430
390	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	431	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
		432	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
391	button. 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
392	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	434	the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
393		435
394	=item B<-insecure>	436	=item B<-insecure>
395		437
396	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	438	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
397	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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417		459
418	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@@
419	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	461	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
420	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
421	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.
422		483
423	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>	484	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
424		485
425	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	486	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
426		487
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461	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
462	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
463	yourself if you want that.	524	yourself if you want that.
464		525
465	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress	526	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
466	pty/tty operations.	527	pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
		528	perl extension that manages the terminal.
467		529
468	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
469	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	531	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
470		532
471	use IO::Pty;	533	use IO::Pty;
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485	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
486	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.	548	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
487		549
488	=back	550	=back
489		551
490	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	552	=head1 RESOURCES
491		553
492	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	554	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
493	options) compiled into your version.	555	options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
		556	long-options.
494		557
495	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
496	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
497	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,	560	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
498	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:	561	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
499		562
500	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
501	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	563	1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
		564	2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
502	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	565	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
503	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	566	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
504	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	567	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
		568	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
505		569
506	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
507	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
508	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
509	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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519	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>	583	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
520		584
521	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;
522	option B<-depth>.	586	option B<-depth>.
523		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
524	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	595	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
525		596
526	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	597	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
527	option B<-geometry>.	598	option B<-geometry>.
528		599
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541	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
542	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to	613	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
543	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)	614	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
544	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,
545	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
546	names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	617	names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
547		618
548	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
549	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).	620	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
550		621
551	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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562	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>	633	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
563		634
564	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	635	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
565	foreground colour is the default.	636	foreground colour is the default.
566		637
567	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
568
569	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video
570	characters.
571
572	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>	638	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
573		639
574	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
575	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.
576		652
577	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>	653	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
578		654
579	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
580	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.	656	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
…		…
587		663
588	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>	664	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
589		665
590	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;	666	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
591	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	667	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
592	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	668	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
593		669
594	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	670	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
595		671
596	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling	672	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
597	quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>.	673	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
		674	has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
		675	received line; option B<-j>.
		676
598	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>.	677	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
		678	force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
599		679
600	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	680	=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
601		681
602	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	682	B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
603	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'	683	receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
604	pixmap.	684	(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
		685	result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
		686	option B<-ss>.
605		687
606	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	688	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
607	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	689	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
		690	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
		691
		692	=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
		693
		694	Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
		695
		696	B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
		697	future versions.
608		698
609	=item B<fading:> I<number>	699	=item B<fading:> I<number>
610		700
611	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>.
612		702
…		…
615	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
616	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.	706	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
617		707
618	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>	708	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
619		709
620	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option	710	Tint the transparent background with the given colour. If the RENDER
621	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>.
622		715
623	=item B<shading:> I<number>	716	=item B<shading:> I<number>
624		717
625	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background	718	Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
626	image in addition to tinting it.	719	A value of 100 means no shading; option B<-sh>.
		720
		721	=item B<blendType:> I<string>
		722
		723	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
		724
		725	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
		726
		727	Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
		728	background; option B<-blr>.
		729
		730	=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
		731
		732	Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
627		733
628	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	734	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
629		735
630	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	736	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
631		737
…		…
637	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>	743	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
638		744
639	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
640	and the text.	746	and the text.
641		747
642	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>	748	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
643		749
644	Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for	750	Use the specified image file for the background and also
645	the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry	751	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
646	string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the	752	(default C<100x100+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
647	horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image	753	horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
648	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale	754	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling.
649	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9	755	The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
650	specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will	756	Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
651	be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted	757	Supported operations are:
652	scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]	758
		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
		768	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
		769	blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending. If I<afterimage>
		770	support has been compiled in it is possible to choose other blending
		771	types with B<-blt "type"> option.
653		772
654	=item B<path:> I<path>	773	=item B<path:> I<path>
655		774
656	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding XPM files.	775	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
657		776
658	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>	777	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
659		778
660	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names	779	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
661	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The	780	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
…		…
684	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
685	wide and 15 pixels high.	804	wide and 15 pixels high.
686		805
687	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
688	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
689	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
690	useful supplement.	809	useful supplement.
691		810
692	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
693	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
694	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.	813	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
…		…
718	text font will being used for the given style.	837	text font will being used for the given style.
719		838
720	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	839	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
721		840
722	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>,
723	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high	842	option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
724	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	843	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
725	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
726	reachable.	845	reachable.
727		846
728	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
729
730	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is
731	xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives
732	xterm style selection.
733
734	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
735
736	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
737	the author's favourite.
738
739	=item B<title:> I<string>	847	=item B<title:> I<string>
740		848
741	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line	849	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
742	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application	850	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
743	name; option B<-title>.	851	name; option B<-title>.
…		…
751	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>	859	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
752		860
753	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no	861	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
754	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].	862	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
755		863
		864	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
		865
		866	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
		867	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
		868
		869	@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
		870
756	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	871	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
757		872
758	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>.
759	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	874	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
760		875
…		…
782		897
783	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	898	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
784		899
785	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
786	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.
787		911
788	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	912	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
789		913
790	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	914	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
791	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	915	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
…		…
854	=item B<termName:> I<termname>	978	=item B<termName:> I<termname>
855		979
856	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment	980	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
857	variable; option B<-tn>.	981	variable; option B<-tn>.
858		982
859	=item B<linespace:> I<number>	983	=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
860		984
861	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	985	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
862	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.	986	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
863		987
864	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>	988	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
…		…
878		1002
879	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>	1003	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
880		1004
881	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];
882	option B<-bc>.	1006	option B<-bc>.
		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>.
883		1012
884	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>	1013	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
885		1014
886	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
887	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible	1016	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
…		…
901	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.	1030	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
902		1031
903	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>	1032	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
904		1033
905	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>
906	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>
907	(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
908	escape sequence.	1037	escape sequence.
909		1038
910	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>	1039	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
911		1040
…		…
916	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>	1045	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
917		1046
918	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection	1047	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
919	(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).	1048	(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
920		1049
921	When the selection extension is in use (the default if compiled in, see	1050	When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
922	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these characters	1051	in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
923	will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex will be	1052	characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
924	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.
925		1054
926	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
927	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:	1056	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
928		1057
929	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	1058	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{\|} >>
930		1059
931	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	1060	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
932		1061
933	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	1062	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
934		1063
…		…
988		1117
989	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).	1118	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
990		1119
991	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>	1120	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
992		1121
993	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this	1122	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
994	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1123	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
995	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1124	scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
996	instead scroll the screen up.	1125	to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
997		1126
998	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>	1127	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
999		1128
1000	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@@
1001	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1130	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1002	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
1003	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>.
1004		1140
1005	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>	1141	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
1006		1142
1007	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The	1143	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
1008	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.	1144	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
…		…
1022	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and	1158	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
1023	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
1024	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
1025	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.	1161	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1026		1162
1027	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,	1163	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
1028	C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,	1164	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1029	C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
1030	C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
1031	can start or end with whitespace. B<This feature is deprecated and will
1032	be removed>.
1033
1034	Please note that you need to double the C<\> in resource files, as
1035	Xlib itself does its own de-escaping (you can use C<\033> instead of
1036	C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and @@RXVT_NAME@@'s own
1037	processing).
1038
1039	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
1040	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1041	should be a character not used by the strings.
1042
1043	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1044
1045	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>
1046
1047	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1048
1049	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a>
1050	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b>
1051	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c>
1052		1165
1053	If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>	1166	If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1054	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For	1167	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
1055	example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>	1168	example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1056	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":	1169	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1057		1170
1058	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007	1171	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1059		1172
1060	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>	1173	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1061	is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)	1174	is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1062	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via	1175	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1063	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:	1176	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1064		1177
1065	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13	1178	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1066		1179
1067	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping	1180	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
1068	will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and	1181	will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
1069	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That	1182	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1070	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide	1183	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1071	definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined	1184	definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1072	mappings themselves.	1185	mappings themselves.
1073		1186
…		…
1124	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.	1237	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1125		1238
1126	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>	1239	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1127		1240
1128	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See	1241	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1129	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource	1242	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1130	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1131		1243
1132	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>	1244	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1133		1245
1134	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension	1246	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1135	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,	1247	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,
1136	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in	1248	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
1137	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource	1249	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1138	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1139		1250
1140	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1251	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1141		1252
1142	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>	1253	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1143		1254
…		…
1165		1276
1166	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>	1277	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1167		1278
1168	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making	1279	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1169	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.	1280	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1281
		1282	=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
		1283
		1284	Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
		1285
		1286	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
		1287
		1288	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1170		1289
1171	=back	1290	=back
1172		1291
1173	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR	1292	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1174		1293
…		…
1193	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>	1312	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
1194	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the	1313	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
1195	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),	1314	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
1196	respectively.	1315	respectively.
1197		1316
1198	=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION	1317	=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
1199		1318
1200	The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to	1319	The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
1201	I<xterm>(1).	1320	to I<xterm>(1).
1202		1321
1203	=over 4	1322	=over 4
1204		1323
1205	=item B<Selection>:	1324	=item B<Selecting>:
1206		1325
1207	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region	1326	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
1208	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click	1327	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
1209	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line	1328	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
1210	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource	1329	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
…		…
1214	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a	1333	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1215	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the	1334	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1216	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from	1335	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1217	the selection.	1336	the selection.
1218		1337
1219	=item B<Insertion>:	1338	=item B<Pasting>:
1220		1339
1221	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>	1340	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
1222	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the	1341	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1223	Meta modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.	1342	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1224		1343
1225	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be	1344	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1226	inserted too.	1345	inserted too.
1227		1346
1228	=back	1347	=back
…		…
1245		1364
1246	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT	1365	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1247		1366
1248	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters	1367	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1249	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The	1368	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1250	first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with	1369	first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1251	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled	1370	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1252	with C<--enable-iso14755>.	1371	with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1253		1372
1254	=over 4	1373	=over 4
1255		1374
…		…
1313	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that	1432	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1314	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To	1433	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1315	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root	1434	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1316	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.	1435	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1317		1436
1318	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1437	=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1319		1438
1320	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1439	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1321	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1440	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1322	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the	1441	high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1323	colours with their names.	1442	240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
		1443	cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
		1444
		1445	Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1324		1446
1325	=begin table	1447	=begin table
1326		1448
1327	B<color0> (black) = Black	1449	B<color0> (black) = Black
1328	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1450	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
1348	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1470	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1349	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1471	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1350	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of	1472	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1351	color0-color15.	1473	color0-color15.
1352		1474
1353	In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an	1475	The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1354	additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79)	1476	values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1355	consist of a 444 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
1356	16>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
1357		1477
		1478	The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
		1479
		1480	index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
		1481	index_256 = (r * 16 + g) * 16 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..15
		1482
		1483	The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
		1484	steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
		1485	the RGB cube.
		1486
1358	Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only	1487	Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1359	the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only	1488	colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1360	be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").	1489	rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1490
		1491	Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
		1492	number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1361		1493
1362	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1494	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1363	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1495	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1364	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1496	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1365	been specified. For example,	1497	been specified. For example,
1366		1498
1367	=over 4
1368
1369	=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv>	1499	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1370		1500
1371	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1501	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1372	on White.	1502	White.
1373
1374	=back
1375		1503
1376	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT	1504	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1377		1505
1378	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get	1506	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1379	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>	1507	their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management:
1380	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,	1508
1381	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component	1509	You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
		1510	brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
		1511	(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
		1512	transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
		1513	half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
		1514	is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
		1515	all ways to specify a colour.
		1516
		1517	For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
		1518	C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
		1519	specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1382	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely	1520	(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1383	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where	1521	while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1384	C<percent> is a decimal percentage (0-100) that specifies the opacity of	1522	earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1385	the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy	1523	C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1386	opaque.
1387		1524
1388	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that	1525	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1389	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting	1526	alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1390	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.	1527	layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
		1528	rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1391		1529
1392	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red	1530	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1393	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:	1531	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1394		1532
1395	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink"	1533	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1396		1534
1397	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	1535	When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1398	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	1536	alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
		1537	transparency of course).
		1538
		1539	When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
		1540	colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
		1541	background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
		1542	other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
		1543	image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
		1544	fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
		1545
		1546	Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
		1547	in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
		1548	extension.
1399		1549
1400	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1550	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1401		1551
1402	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1552	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1403		1553
…		…
1409	resources or on the command line.	1559	resources or on the command line.
1410		1560
1411	=item B<COLORTERM>	1561	=item B<COLORTERM>
1412		1562
1413	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was	1563	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1414	compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension	1564	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1415	C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.	1565	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
		1566	screen.
1416		1567
1417	=item B<COLORFGBG>	1568	=item B<COLORFGBG>
1418		1569
1419	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is	1570	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1420	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string	1571	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1421	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be	1572	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1422	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the	1573	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1423	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@	1574	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1424	was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can	1575	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1425	(and do) use this information to optimize screen output.	1576	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1426		1577
1427	=item B<WINDOWID>	1578	=item B<WINDOWID>
1428		1579
1429	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel	1580	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1430	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal	1581	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
…		…
1436	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1587	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1437		1588
1438	=item B<DISPLAY>	1589	=item B<DISPLAY>
1439		1590
1440	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1591	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1441	display in its child processes.	1592	display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
		1593	defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1442		1594
1443	=item B<SHELL>	1595	=item B<SHELL>
1444		1596
1445	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1597	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1446		1598
1447	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>	1599	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1448		1600
1449	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and	1601	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1450	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).	1602	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1451		1603
1452	Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>.	1604	Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1453		1605
1454	=item B<HOME>	1606	=item B<HOME>
1455		1607
1456	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for	1608	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1457	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as	1609	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1458	C<.Xdefaults>)	1610	C<.Xdefaults>)
1459		1611
1460	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>	1612	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1461		1613
1462	Directory where various X resource files are being located.	1614	Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1463		1615
1464	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>	1616	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1465		1617
1466	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by	1618	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1467	@@RXVT_NAME@@.	1619	@@RXVT_NAME@@.
…		…
1472		1624
1473	=over 4	1625	=over 4
1474		1626
1475	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>	1627	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1476		1628
1477	Color names.	1629	Colour names.
1478		1630
1479	=back	1631	=back
1480		1632
1481	=head1 SEE ALSO	1633	=head1 SEE ALSO
1482		1634
…		…
1521	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1673	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1522		1674
1523	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1675	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1524		1676
1525	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.	1677	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1526		1678
1527	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1679	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1528		1680
1529	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1681	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1530		1682
1531	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl	1683	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
…		…
1533		1685
1534	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)	1686	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1535		1687
1536	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>	1688	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
1537		1689
1538	Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.	1690	pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1539		1691
1540	=back	1692	=back
1541		1693

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