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98is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the 98is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
99display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used. 99display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
100 100
101=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth> 101=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
102 102
103Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth; 103Compile I<frills>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
104resource B<depth>. 104resource B<depth>.
105 105
106[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with 106[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
107respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts 107respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
108of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about 108of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
109this, so watch out] 109this, so watch out]
110 110
111=item B<-visual> I<visualID>
112
113Compile I<frills>: Use the given visual (see e.g. C<xdpyinfo> for
114possible visual ids) instead of the default, and also allocate a private
115colormap. All visual types except for DirectColor are supported.
116
111=item B<-geometry> I<geom> 117=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
112 118
113Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>. 119Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
114 120
115=item B<-rv>|B<+rv> 121=item B<-rv>|B<+rv>
121Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>. 127Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
122 128
123=item B<-ss>|B<+ss> 129=item B<-ss>|B<+ss>
124 130
125Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>. 131Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
126
127=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
128
129Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background; resource B<transparent>.
130
131B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
132future versions.
133 132
134=item B<-fade> I<number> 133=item B<-fade> I<number>
135 134
136Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values 135Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
137fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade 136fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
140=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour> 139=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
141 140
142Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour 141Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
143is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>. 142is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
144 143
145=item B<-tint> I<colour>
146
147Tint the transparent background with the given colour;
148resource I<tintColor>.
149
150=item B<-sh> I<number>
151
152Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
153A value of 100 means no shading; resource I<shading>.
154
155=item B<-blt> I<string>
156
157Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
158at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
159the transparent background, using the method specified. Supported values are:
160B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - colour values averaging, B<colorize>,
161B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
162B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
163alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
164
165=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
166
167Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
168background. If a single number is specified - both vertical and
169horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
170radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
171on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128;
172resource I<blurRadius>.
173
174=item B<-icon> I<file> 144=item B<-icon> I<file>
175 145
176Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This 146Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
177is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the 147is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
178application window; resource I<iconFile>. 148application window; resource I<iconFile>.
179 149
180=item B<-bg> I<colour> 150=item B<-bg> I<colour>
181 151
182Window background colour; resource B<background>. 152Window background colour; resource B<background>.
183 153
184=item B<-fg> I<colour> 154=item B<-fg> I<colour>
185 155
186Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 156Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
187
188=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
189
190Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Specify image file for the background and also
191optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
192add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
193command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
194 157
195=item B<-cr> I<colour> 158=item B<-cr> I<colour>
196 159
197The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 160The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
198 161
257 220
258=item B<-ls>|B<+ls> 221=item B<-ls>|B<+ls>
259 222
260Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>. 223Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>.
261 224
225=item B<-mc> I<milliseconds>
226
227Specify the maximum time between multi-click selections.
228
262=item B<-ut>|B<+ut> 229=item B<-ut>|B<+ut>
263 230
264Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource 231Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource
265B<utmpInhibit>. 232B<utmpInhibit>.
266 233
344 311
345=item B<-override-redirect> 312=item B<-override-redirect>
346 313
347Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource 314Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
348B<override-redirect>. 315B<override-redirect>.
316
317=item B<-dockapp>
318
319Sets the initial state of the window to WithdrawnState, which makes
320window managers that support this extension treat it as a dockapp.
349 321
350=item B<-sbg> 322=item B<-sbg>
351 323
352Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line 324Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
353drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use 325drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
407 379
408=item B<-pt> I<style> 380=item B<-pt> I<style>
409 381
410Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>, 382Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>,
411B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>. 383B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>.
384
385If the perl extension C<xim-onthespot> is used (which is the default),
386then additionally the C<OnTheSpot> preedit type is available.
412 387
413=item B<-im> I<text> 388=item B<-im> I<text>
414 389
415Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>. 390Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.
416 391
687 662
688B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even 663B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
689if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the 664if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
690monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>. 665monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
691 666
692=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
693
694Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
695
696B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
697future versions.
698
699=item B<fading:> I<number> 667=item B<fading:> I<number>
700 668
701Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>. 669Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
702 670
703=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour> 671=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
704 672
705Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default 673Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
706colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>. 674colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
707 675
708=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
709
710Tint the transparent background with the given colour. If the RENDER
711extension is not available only black, red, green, yellow, blue,
712magenta, cyan and white tints can be performed server-side. Note that
713a black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
714the image unchanged; option B<-tint>.
715
716=item B<shading:> I<number>
717
718Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
719A value of 100 means no shading; option B<-sh>.
720
721=item B<blendType:> I<string>
722
723Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
724
725=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
726
727Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
728background; option B<-blr>.
729
730=item B<iconFile:> I<file> 676=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
731 677
732Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>. 678Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
733 679
734=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 680=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
742 688
743=item B<borderColor:> I<colour> 689=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
744 690
745The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar 691The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
746and the text. 692and the text.
747
748=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
749
750Use the specified image file for the background and also
751optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
752(default C<100x100+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
753horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
754centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling.
755The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
756Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
757Supported operations are:
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
768If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
769blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending. If I<afterimage>
770support has been compiled in it is possible to choose other blending
771types with B<-blt "type"> option.
772
773=item B<path:> I<path>
774
775Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
776 693
777=item B<font:> I<fontlist> 694=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
778 695
779Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names 696Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
780that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The 697that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
877 794
878B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of 795B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of
879the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell 796the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell
880[default]; option B<+ls>. 797[default]; option B<+ls>.
881 798
799=item B<multiClickTime:> I<number>
800
801Specify the maximum time in milliseconds between multi-click select
802events. The default is 500 milliseconds; option B<-mc>.
803
882=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean> 804=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>
883 805
884B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>; 806B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>;
885option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp> 807option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp>
886[default]; option B<+ut>. 808[default]; option B<+ut>.
1058 980
1059B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|} >> 981B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|} >>
1060 982
1061=item B<preeditType:> I<style> 983=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
1062 984
1063B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>. 985B<OnTheSpot>, B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
1064 986
1065=item B<inputMethod:> I<name> 987=item B<inputMethod:> I<name>
1066 988
1067I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>. 989I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.
1068 990
1137Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via 1059Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
1138B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for 1060B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
1139@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working 1061@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
1140directory will be used; option B<-cd>. 1062directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1141 1063
1142=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 1064=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<action>
1143 1065
1144Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The 1066Compile I<frills>: Associate I<action> with keysym I<sym>. The intervening
1145intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted. 1067resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
1146 1068
1147The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be 1069Using this resource, you can map key combinations such as
1148any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>, 1070C<Ctrl-Shift-BackSpace> to various actions, such as outputting a different
1149B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>, B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>, 1071string than would normally result from that combination, making the
1150and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>, B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>, 1072terminal scroll up or down the way you want it, or any other thing an
1151B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>. 1073extension might provide.
1074
1075The key combination that triggers the action, I<sym>, has the following format:
1076
1077 (modifiers-)key
1078
1079Where I<modifiers> can be any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>,
1080B<Control>, B<NumLock>, B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>,
1081B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>, and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>,
1082B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>, B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.
1152 1083
1153The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to 1084The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
1154whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr 1085whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
1155keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the 1086keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1156current application keymap mode state. 1087current application keymap mode state.
1157 1088
1158The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or 1089Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a key mapping will
1159searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and 1090match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and no other
1091key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That means that
1092defining a mapping for C<a> will automatically provide definitions for
1093C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined mappings
1094themselves. See the C<builtin:> action, below, for a way to work around
1095this when this is a problem.
1096
1097The spelling of I<key> depends on your implementation of X. An easy way to
1098find a key name is to use the B<xev>(1) command. You can find a list by
1099looking for the C<XK_> macros in the B<X11/keysymdef.h> include file (omit
1160omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex 1100the C<XK_> prefix). Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex keysym
1161keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not 1101value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>).
1162performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1163 1102
1164I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal 1103As with any resource value, the I<action> string may contain backslash
1104escape sequences (C<\n>: newline, C<\\>: backslash, C<\000>: octal
1165number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details. 1105number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1166 1106
1107An action starts with an action prefix that selects a certain type
1108of action, followed by a colon. An action string without colons is
1109interpreted as a literal string to pass to the tty (as if it was
1110prefixed with C<string:>).
1111
1112The following action prefixes are known - extensions can provide
1113additional prefixes:
1114
1115=over 4
1116
1117=item string:STRING
1118
1119If the I<action> starts with C<string:> (or otherwise contains no colons),
1120then the remaining C<STRING> will be passed to the program running in the
1121terminal. For example, you could replace whatever Shift-Tab outputs by the
1122string C<echo rm -rf /> followed by a newline:
1123
1124 URxvt.keysym.Shift-Tab: string:echo rm -rf /\n
1125
1126This could in theory be used to completely redefine your keymap.
1127
1128In addition, for actions of this type, you can define a range of
1129keysyms in one shot by loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and
1130providing an I<action> with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where
1131the delimiter `/' should be a character not used by the strings.
1132
1133Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1134
1135 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|>
1136
1137The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1138
1139 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: string:\033<a>
1140 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: string:\033<b>
1141 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: string:\033<c>
1142
1143=item command:STRING
1144
1167If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING> 1145If I<action> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1168is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For 1146is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence (basically
1147the opposite of C<string:> - instead of sending it to the program running
1148in the terminal, it will be treated as if it were program output). This is
1149most useful to feed command sequences into @@RXVT_NAME@@.
1150
1169example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK> 1151For example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1170when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": 1152when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1171 1153
1172 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007 1154 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1173 1155
1174If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING> 1156The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
1175is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) 1157the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1176manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via 1158font-switching at runtime:
1177C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1178 1159
1179 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13 1160 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
1161 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1180 1162
1181Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping 1163Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1182will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and 1164info):
1183no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1184means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1185definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1186mappings themselves.
1187 1165
1188Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example 1166 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
1167 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
1168
1169=item builtin:
1170
1171The builtin action is the action that @@RXVT_NAME@@ would execute if no
1172key binding existed for the key combination. The obvious use is to undo
1173the effect of existing bindings. The not so obvious use is to reinstate
1174bindings when another binding overrides too many modifiers.
1175
1189if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s 1176For example if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable
1190C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the 1177@@RXVT_NAME@@'s C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke
1191user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement: 1178"holes" into the user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1192 1179
1193 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence> 1180 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1194 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin: 1181 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1195 1182
1196The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination 1183The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1197of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for 1184of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1198C<Shift-Insert>. 1185C<Shift-Insert>.
1199 1186
1200The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to 1187=item builtin-string:
1201the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1202font-switching at runtime:
1203 1188
1204 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007 1189This action is mainly useful to restore string mappings for keys that
1205 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007 1190have predefined actions in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The exact semantics are a bit
1191difficult to explain - basically, this action will send the string to the
1192application that would be sent if @@RXVT_NAME@@ wouldn't have a built-in
1193action for it.
1206 1194
1207Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more 1195An example might make it clearer: @@RXVT_NAME@@ normally pastes the
1208info): 1196selection when you press C<Shift-Insert>. With the following bindings, it
1197would instead emit the (undocumented, but what applications running in the
1198terminal might expect) sequence C<ESC [ 2 $> instead:
1209 1199
1210 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t 1200 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin-string:
1211 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t 1201 URxvt.keysym.C-S-Insert: builtin:
1202
1203The first line disables the paste functionality for that key
1204combination, and the second reinstates the default behaviour for
1205C<Control-Shift-Insert>, which would otherwise be overridden.
1206
1207Similarly, to let applications gain access to the C<C-M-c> (copy to
1208clipboard) and C<C-M-v> (paste clipboard) key combination, you can do
1209this:
1210
1211 URxvt.keysym.C-M-c: builtin-string:
1212 URxvt.keysym.C-M-v: builtin-string:
1213
1214=item EXTENSION:STRING
1215
1216An action of this form invokes the action B<STRING>, if any, provided
1217by the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) extension B<EXTENSION>. The extension will
1218be loaded automatically if necessary.
1219
1220Not all extensions define actions, but popular extensions that do
1221include the I<selection> and I<matcher> extensions (documented in their
1222own manpages, @@RXVT_NAME@@-selection(1) and @@RXVT_NAME@@-matcher(1),
1223respectively).
1224
1225From the silly examples department, this will rot13-"encrypt"
1226@@RXVT_NAME@@'s selection when Alt-Control-c is pressed on typical PC
1227keyboards:
1228
1229 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: selection:rot13
1230
1231=item perl:STRING *DEPRECATED*
1232
1233This is a deprecated way of invoking commands provided by perl
1234extensions. It is still supported, but should not be used anymore.
1235
1236=back
1212 1237
1213=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string> 1238=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1214 1239
1215=item B<perl-ext>: I<string> 1240=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1216 1241
1218use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>. 1243use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1219 1244
1220Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using 1245Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
1221them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded 1246them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
1222by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For 1247by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
1223example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except 1248example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extensions except
1224C<selection>. 1249C<selection>.
1225 1250
1226Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets 1251The default set includes the C<selection>, C<option-popup>,
1227(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for 1252C<selection-popup>, C<readline> and C<searchable-scrollback>
1228searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension 1253extensions, and extensions which are mentioned in B<keysym> resources.
1229multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to 1254
1230the extension. 1255Any extension such that a corresponding resource is given on the
1256command line is automatically appended to B<perl-ext>.
1231 1257
1232Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if 1258Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1233necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. 1259necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. When the library
1260search path contains multiple extension files of the same name, then the
1261first one found will be used.
1234 1262
1235If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl 1263If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl interpreter
1236interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that 1264will not be initialized. The rationale for having two options is that
1237B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to 1265B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1238all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances. 1266all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1239 1267
1240=item B<perl-eval>: I<string> 1268=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1241 1269
1243the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. 1271the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1244 1272
1245=item B<perl-lib>: I<path> 1273=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1246 1274
1247Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension 1275Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1248scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource, 1276scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look
1249@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in 1277in these directories, then in C<$URXVT_PERL_LIB>, F<$HOME/.urxvt/ext> and
1250F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. 1278lastly in F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1251 1279
1252See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. 1280See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1253 1281
1254=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex> 1282=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1255 1283
1259=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform> 1287=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1260 1288
1261Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage 1289Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1262for details. 1290for details.
1263 1291
1264=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> 1292=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> *DEPRECATED*
1265 1293
1266Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search 1294This resource is deprecated and will be removed. Use a B<keysym> resource
1267(default: C<M-s>). 1295instead, e.g.:
1268 1296
1297 URxvt.keysym.M-s: searchable-scrollback:start
1298
1269=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string> 1299=item B<url-launcher>: I<string>
1270 1300
1271Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the 1301Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1272C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions. 1302C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1273 1303
1274=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid> 1304=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1285Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled). 1315Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1286 1316
1287=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean> 1317=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1288 1318
1289Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled). 1319Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1320
1321=back
1322
1323=head1 BACKGROUND IMAGE OPTIONS AND RESOURCES
1324
1325=over 4
1326
1327=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;oplist]>
1328
1329=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;oplist]>
1330
1331Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image file as the window's
1332background and also optionally specify a colon separated list of
1333operations to modify it. Note that you may need to quote the C<;>
1334character when using the command line option, as C<;> is usually a
1335metacharacter in shells. Supported operations are:
1336
1337=over 4
1338
1339=item B<WxH+X+Y>
1340
1341sets scale and position. B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical
1342scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent). A
1343scale of 0 disables scaling.
1344
1345=item B<op=tile>
1346
1347enables tiling
1348
1349=item B<op=keep-aspect>
1350
1351maintain the image aspect ratio when scaling
1352
1353=item B<op=root-align>
1354
1355use the position of the terminal window relative to the root window as
1356the image offset, simulating a root window background
1357
1358=back
1359
1360The default scale and position setting is C<100x100+50+50>.
1361Alternatively, a predefined set of templates can be used to achieve
1362the most common setups:
1363
1364=over 4
1365
1366=item B<style=tiled>
1367
1368the image is tiled with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+0+0:op=tile
1369
1370=item B<style=aspect-stretched>
1371
1372the image is scaled to fill the whole window maintaining the aspect
1373ratio and centered. Equivalent to 100x100+50+50:op=keep-aspect
1374
1375=item B<style=stretched>
1376
1377the image is scaled to fill the whole window. Equivalent to 100x100
1378
1379=item B<style=centered>
1380
1381the image is centered with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+50+50
1382
1383=item B<style=root-tiled>
1384
1385the image is tiled with no scaling and using 'root' positioning.
1386Equivalent to 0x0:op=tile:op=root-align
1387
1388=back
1389
1390If multiple templates are specified the last one wins. Note that a
1391template overrides all the scale, position and operations settings.
1392
1393If used in conjunction with pseudo-transparency, the specified pixmap
1394will be blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending.
1395
1396=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
1397
1398=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
1399
1400Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
1401
1402B<-ip> (B<inheritPixmap>) is still accepted as an obsolete alias but
1403will be removed in future versions.
1404
1405=item B<-tint> I<colour>
1406
1407=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
1408
1409Tint the transparent background with the given colour. Note that a
1410black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
1411the image unchanged.
1412
1413=item B<-sh> I<number>
1414
1415=item B<shading:> I<number>
1416
1417Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
1418A value of 100 means no shading.
1419
1420=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
1421
1422=item B<blurRadius:> I<HxV>
1423
1424Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
1425background. If a single number is specified, the vertical and
1426horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
1427radii to 1 and the other to a large number creates interesting effects
1428on some backgrounds. The maximum radius value is 128. An horizontal or
1429vertical radius of 0 disables blurring.
1430
1431=item B<path:> I<path>
1432
1433Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
1290 1434
1291=back 1435=back
1292 1436
1293=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 1437=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1294 1438
1342window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the 1486window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1343B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard. 1487B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1344 1488
1345Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be 1489Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1346inserted too. 1490inserted too.
1491
1492rxvt-unicode also provides the bindings B<Ctrl-Meta-c> and
1493<Ctrl-Meta-v> to interact with the CLIPBOARD selection. The first
1494binding causes the value of the internal selection to be copied to the
1495CLIPBOARD selection, while the second binding causes the value of the
1496CLIPBOARD selection to be inserted.
1347 1497
1348=back 1498=back
1349 1499
1350=head1 CHANGING FONTS 1500=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1351 1501
1476The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and 1626The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1477values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses). 1627values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1478 1628
1479The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas: 1629The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
1480 1630
1481 index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3 1631 index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
1482 index_256 = (r * 16 + g) * 16 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..15 1632 index_256 = (r * 6 + g) * 6 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..5
1483 1633
1484The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10% 1634The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
1485steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of 1635steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
1486the RGB cube. 1636the RGB cube.
1487 1637
1503White. 1653White.
1504 1654
1505=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT 1655=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1506 1656
1507If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get 1657If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1508their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management: 1658their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1509 1659
1510You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in 1660You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
1511brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage 1661brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
1512(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely 1662(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
1513transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a 1663transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
1595 1745
1596=item B<SHELL> 1746=item B<SHELL>
1597 1747
1598The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>. 1748The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1599 1749
1600=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> 1750=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> [I<sic>]
1601 1751
1602The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and 1752The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1603@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1). 1753@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1604 1754
1605Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename> >> >>>. 1755Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1756
1757=item B<URXVT_PERL_LIB>
1758
1759Additional F<:>-separated library search path for perl extensions. Will be
1760searched after B<-perl-lib> but before F<~/.urxvt/ext> and the system library
1761directory.
1762
1763=item B<URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY>
1764
1765See L<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl>(3).
1606 1766
1607=item B<HOME> 1767=item B<HOME>
1608 1768
1609Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for 1769Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1610daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as 1770daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1631 1791
1632=back 1792=back
1633 1793
1634=head1 SEE ALSO 1794=head1 SEE ALSO
1635 1795
1796@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@-extensions(1),
1636@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5) 1797@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1637 1798
1638=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR 1799=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1639 1800
1640=over 4 1801=over 4
1641 1802
1642=item Project Coordinator 1803=item Project Coordinator
1643 1804
1644Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> 1805Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>.
1645 1806
1646L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html> 1807L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1647 1808
1648=back 1809=back
1649 1810
1653 1814
1654=item John Bovey 1815=item John Bovey
1655 1816
1656University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt. 1817University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1657 1818
1658=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >> 1819=item Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>
1659 1820
1660very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt 1821very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1661 1822
1662=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >> 1823=item Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>
1663 1824
1664wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code) 1825wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1665 1826
1666=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >> 1827=item mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>
1667 1828
1668Wrote the menu system. 1829Wrote the menu system.
1669 1830
1670Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21) 1831Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1671 1832
1672=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >> 1833=item Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>
1673 1834
1674Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5) 1835Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1675 1836
1676=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >> 1837=item Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>
1677 1838
1678Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. 1839Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1679 1840
1680Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) 1841Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1681 1842
1682=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> 1843=item Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>
1683 1844
1684Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl 1845Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1685extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions. 1846extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1686 1847
1687Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) 1848Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1688 1849
1689=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >> 1850=item Emanuele Giaquinta <emanuele.giaquinta@gmail.com>
1690 1851
1691pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes. 1852pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1692 1853
1693=back 1854=back
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