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12emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not 12emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not
13require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style 13require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
14configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space -- 14configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --
15a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions. 15a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
16 16
17This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
18L<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
19See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of 22See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common 23frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at 24problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/*checkout*/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>. 25L<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
26Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode 29Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the 30internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
28world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult, 31world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
29especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts 32especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
30like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules, 33like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these 34like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
32scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work 35scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
33fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are left-to-right scripts, such 36fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
34as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms 37as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
35belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things -- 38belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
36such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might 39such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
37change. 40change.
38 41
39If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let 42If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
40me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very userfriendly, lean and clean 43me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
41terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely 44terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely
42because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and 45because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and
43another for japanese. 46another for japanese.
44 47
45Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to 48Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to
46display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other 49display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other
47programs force onto it's users never made sense to me: You should be able 50programs force onto its users never made sense to me: You should be able
48to choose any font for any script freely. 51to choose any font for any script freely.
49 52
50Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than 53Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than
51it's predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy 54its predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy
52in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot less bugs than the original 55in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot bugs less than the original
53rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements. 56rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.
54 57
55It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean 58It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean
56and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode 59and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode
57without most of it's features to get a lean binary. It also comes with 60without most of its features to get a lean binary. It also comes with
58a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows 61a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows
59from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and 62from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and
60drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and 63drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and
61@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client). 64@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).
62 65
63It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have 66It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have
64been extended) easier accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical 67been extended) more accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical
65reference documentation (escape sequences etc.). 68reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).
66 69
67=head1 OPTIONS 70=head1 OPTIONS
68 71
69The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed 72The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed
89 92
90Print out a message describing available options. 93Print out a message describing available options.
91 94
92=item B<-display> I<displayname> 95=item B<-display> I<displayname>
93 96
94Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still 97Attempt to open a window on the named X display (the older form B<-d>
95respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the 98is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
96B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used. 99display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
100
101=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
102
103Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
104resource B<depth>.
105
106[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
107respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
108of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
109this, so watch out]
97 110
98=item B<-geometry> I<geom> 111=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
99 112
100Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>. 113Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
101 114
103 116
104Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>. 117Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
105 118
106=item B<-j>|B<+j> 119=item B<-j>|B<+j>
107 120
108Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>. 121Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
109 122
110=item B<-ip>|B<+ip> 123=item B<-ss>|B<+ss>
111 124
112Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is 125Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
113B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>. 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.
114 133
115=item B<-fade> I<number> 134=item B<-fade> I<number>
116 135
117Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. resource B<fading>. 136Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
137fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
138colour; resource B<fading>.
139
140=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
141
142Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
143is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
118 144
119=item B<-tint> I<colour> 145=item B<-tint> I<colour>
120 146
121Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 147Tint the transparent background with the given colour;
122transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. See also the B<-sh> 148resource I<tintColor>.
123option that can be used to brighten or darken the image in addition to
124tinting it.
125 149
126=item B<-sh> 150=item B<-sh> I<number>
127 151
128I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent 152Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
129background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be 153A value of 100 means no shading; resource I<shading>.
130specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>). 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>
175
176Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
177is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
178application window; resource I<iconFile>.
131 179
132=item B<-bg> I<colour> 180=item B<-bg> I<colour>
133 181
134Window background colour; resource B<background>. 182Window background colour; resource B<background>.
135 183
136=item B<-fg> I<colour> 184=item B<-fg> I<colour>
137 185
138Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 186Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
139 187
140=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]> 188=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
141 189
142Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally 190Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Specify image file for the background and also
143specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to 191optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
144add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the 192add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
145command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>. 193command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
146 194
147=item B<-cr> I<colour> 195=item B<-cr> I<colour>
148 196
149The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 197The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
150 198
162resource B<borderColor>. 210resource B<borderColor>.
163 211
164=item B<-fn> I<fontlist> 212=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
165 213
166Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names 214Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
167that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. The 215that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
168first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be 216first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
169smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default 217smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
170font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details. 218font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
171 219
172In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify it's name or prefix it 220In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify its name or prefix it
173with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>, 221with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
174e.g.: 222e.g.:
175 223
176 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15" 224 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
177 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono" 225 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
179See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ 227See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ
180section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7). 228section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
181 229
182=item B<-fb> I<fontlist> 230=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>
183 231
184Compile font-styles: The bold font list to use when bold characters are to 232Compile I<font-styles>: The bold font list to use when B<bold> characters
185be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details. 233are to be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.
186 234
187=item B<-fi> I<fontlist> 235=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>
188 236
189Compile font-styles: The italic font list to use when bold characters are to 237Compile I<font-styles>: The italic font list to use when I<italic>
190be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details. 238characters are to be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.
191 239
192=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist> 240=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>
193 241
194Compile font-styles: The bold italic font list to use when bold characters are to 242Compile I<font-styles>: The bold italic font list to use when B<< I<bold
195be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont> for details. 243italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
244for details.
245
246=item B<-is>|B<+is>
247
248Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
249foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
250details.
196 251
197=item B<-name> I<name> 252=item B<-name> I<name>
198 253
199Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained, 254Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
200rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain 255rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
216 271
217=item B<-sb>|B<+sb> 272=item B<-sb>|B<+sb>
218 273
219Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>. 274Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
220 275
276=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
277
278Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
279
280=item B<-st>|B<+st>
281
282Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
283resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
284
221=item B<-si>|B<+si> 285=item B<-si>|B<+si>
222 286
223Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource 287Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
224B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect. 288B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
225 289
231=item B<-sw>|B<+sw> 295=item B<-sw>|B<+sw>
232 296
233Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear. 297Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
234This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource 298This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
235B<scrollWithBuffer>. 299B<scrollWithBuffer>.
236
237=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
238
239Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
240
241=item B<-st>|B<+st>
242
243Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
244resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
245 300
246=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab> 301=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
247 302
248If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as 303If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
249actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to 304actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
253 308
254=item B<-bc>|B<+bc> 309=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
255 310
256Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>. 311Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
257 312
313=item B<-uc>|B<+uc>
314
315Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
316
258=item B<-iconic> 317=item B<-iconic>
259 318
260Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option. 319Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
261Alternative form is B<-ic>. 320Alternative form is B<-ic>.
262 321
278 337
279=item B<-bl> 338=item B<-bl>
280 339
281Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. 340Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
282if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window 341if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
283decorations; resource B<borderLess>. 342decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
343support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
344
345=item B<-override-redirect>
346
347Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
348B<override-redirect>.
349
350=item B<-sbg>
351
352Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
353drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
354this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
355resource B<skipBuiltinGlyphs>.
284 356
285=item B<-lsp> I<number> 357=item B<-lsp> I<number>
286 358
287Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 359Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
288the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource 360the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
289B<linespace>. 361B<lineSpace>.
362
363=item B<-letsp> I<number>
364
365Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
366to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
367letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
368work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
290 369
291=item B<-tn> I<termname> 370=item B<-tn> I<termname>
292 371
293This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the 372This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
294B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 373B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
303given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last 382given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last
304on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to 383on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to
305run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or, 384run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or,
306failing that, I<sh(1)>. 385failing that, I<sh(1)>.
307 386
387Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you want to
388run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like this:
389
390 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -e sh -c "shell commands"
391
308=item B<-title> I<text> 392=item B<-title> I<text>
309 393
310Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename 394Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename
311of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the 395of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the
312application name; resource B<title>. 396application name; resource B<title>.
343for more info. 427for more info.
344 428
345=item B<-tcw> 429=item B<-tcw>
346 430
347Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse 431Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
432button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
348button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the 433in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
349end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>. 434the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
350 435
351=item B<-insecure> 436=item B<-insecure>
352 437
353Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape 438Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
354sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more 439sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
368=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr> 453=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
369 454
370Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource 455Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
371B<secondaryScroll>. 456B<secondaryScroll>.
372 457
458=item B<-hold>|B<+hold>
459
460Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
461will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
462it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
463user; resource B<hold>.
464
465=item B<-cd> I<path>
466
467Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
468B<-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
473Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
474as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
475way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
476
477Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
478e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
479options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
480of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
481resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
482programs.
483
373=item B<-keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 484=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
374 485
375Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>. 486Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
376 487
488=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
489
490Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
491which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
492
493Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
494shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
495quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
496create an extra subwindow for @@RXVT_NAME@@ and leave it alone.
497
498The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
499
500It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
501descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
502can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
503terminal. This works regardless of whether the C<-embed> option was used or
504not.
505
506Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
507used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
508
509 my $rxvt = new Gtk2::Socket;
510 $rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
511 my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
512 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
513 });
514
515=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
516
517Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
518pair but instead use the given file descriptor as the tty master. This is
519useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
520without having to run a program within it.
521
522If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
523entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
524yourself if you want that.
525
526As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
527pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
528perl extension that manages the terminal.
529
530Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
531longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
532
533 use IO::Pty;
534 use Fcntl;
535
536 my $pty = new IO::Pty;
537 fcntl $pty, F_SETFD, 0; # clear close-on-exec
538 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pty-fd " . (fileno $pty) . "&";
539 close $pty;
540
541 # now communicate with rxvt
542 my $slave = $pty->slave;
543 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
544
377=item B<-xrm> I<resourcestring> 545=item B<-pe> I<string>
378 546
379No effect on rxvt-unicode. Simply passes through an argument to be made 547Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
380available in the instance's argument list. Appears in I<WM_COMMAND> in 548this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
381some window managers.
382 549
383=back 550=back
384 551
385=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 552=head1 RESOURCES
386 553
387Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long 554Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
388options) compiled into your version. 555options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
556long-options.
389 557
390There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the 558You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
391Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal 559distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
392Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie. 560starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
393B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the 561with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
394resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many distribution do also load
395settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@
396will consult the following files/resources in order, with later settings
397overwriting earlier ones:
398 562
399 1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
400 2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR 563 1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
564 2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
401 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults 565 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
402 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen 566 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
403 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename> 567 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
568 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
404 569
405If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h>
406lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults
407set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually
408B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in
409B<~/.Xdefaults>, or B<~/.Xresources> if B<~/.Xdefaults> does not exist.
410Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two 570Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
411class names: B<XTerm> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows 571names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
412resources common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be 572common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
413easily configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources 573configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
414unique to B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, notably colours and key-handling, to be 574B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, to be shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
415shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> configurations. If no 575configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will
416resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line 576be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
417arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following 577settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
418resources are allowed: 578check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
579extensions not documented here):
419 580
420=over 4 581=over 4
582
583=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
584
585Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
586option B<-depth>.
587
588=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
589
590Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
591On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
592performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
593should normally be enabled.
421 594
422=item B<geometry:> I<geom> 595=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
423 596
424Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24]; 597Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
425option B<-geometry>. 598option B<-geometry>.
439Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7 612Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
440corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to 613corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
441high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background) 614high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
442colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 615colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
4433=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour 6163=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
444names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 617names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
445 618
446Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be 619Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
447changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)). 620changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
448 621
449Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with 622Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
460=item B<colorUL:> I<colour> 633=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
461 634
462Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the 635Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
463foreground colour is the default. 636foreground colour is the default.
464 637
465=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
466
467Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video
468characters.
469
470=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour> 638=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
471 639
472If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline 640If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
473itself. If unset, use the foreground colour. 641itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
642
643=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
644
645If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
646characters. If unset, use reverse video.
647
648=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
649
650If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
651foreground for highlighted characters.
474 652
475=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour> 653=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
476 654
477Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the 655Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
478foreground colour; option B<-cr>. 656foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
485 663
486=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean> 664=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
487 665
488B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours; 666B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
489option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option 667option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
490B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 668B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
491 669
492=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean> 670=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
493 671
494B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling 672B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
495quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>. 673of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
674has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
675received line; option B<-j>.
676
496B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>. 677B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
678force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
497 679
498=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean> 680=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
499 681
500B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving 682B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
501artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows' 683receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
502pixmap. 684(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
685result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
686option B<-ss>.
687
688B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
689if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
690monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
691
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.
503 698
504=item B<fading:> I<number> 699=item B<fading:> I<number>
505 700
506Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 701Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
702
703=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
704
705Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
706colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
507 707
508=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 708=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
509 709
510Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour. 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>.
511 715
512=item B<shading:> I<number> 716=item B<shading:> I<number>
513 717
514Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background 718Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
515image in addition to tinting it. 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>
731
732Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
516 733
517=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 734=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
518 735
519Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 736Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
520 737
521=item B<troughColor:> I<colour> 738=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>
522 739
523Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default 740Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default
524#969696]. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar. 741#969696]. Only relevant for rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.
525 742
526=item B<borderColor:> I<colour> 743=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
527 744
528The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar 745The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
529and the text. 746and the text.
530 747
531=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]> 748=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
532 749
533Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for 750Use the specified image file for the background and also
534the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry 751optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
535string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the 752(default C<100x100+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
536horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image 753horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
537centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale 754centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling.
538of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 755The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
539specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will 756Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
540be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted 757Supported operations are:
541scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]
542 758
543=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]> 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
544 767
545Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is 768If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
546optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the 769blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending. If I<afterimage>
547reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar. 770support has been compiled in it is possible to choose other blending
771types with B<-blt "type"> option.
548 772
549=item B<path:> I<path> 773=item B<path:> I<path>
550 774
551Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and 775Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
552menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
553B<PATH> environment variables.
554 776
555=item B<font:> I<fontlist> 777=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
556 778
557Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font 779Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
558names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 780that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
559The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 781first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
560be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 782smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
561appended to it. option B<-fn>. 783font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
562 784
563Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with 785Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
564optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>. 786optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
565 787
566In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and 788In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
568hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft 790hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
569fonts. 791fonts.
570 792
571For example, this font resource 793For example, this font resource
572 794
573 URxvt*font: 9x15bold,\ 795 URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
574 -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\ 796 -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
575 -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \ 797 -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
576 [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \ 798 [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
577 xft:Code2000:antialias=false 799 xft:Code2000:antialias=false
578 800
581it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels 803it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
582wide and 15 pixels high. 804wide and 15 pixels high.
583 805
584The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in 806The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
585the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but 807the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
586the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a 808the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
587useful supplement. 809useful supplement.
588 810
589The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters 811The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
590are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font 812are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
591contains other characters, but we are not interested in them. 813contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
612not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried. 834not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
613 835
614If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal 836If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
615text font will being used for the given style. 837text font will being used for the given style.
616 838
617=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode> 839=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
618 840
619Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is 841When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
620xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives 842option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
621xterm style selection. 843intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
622 844option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
623=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 845reachable.
624
625Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
626the author's favourite..
627 846
628=item B<title:> I<string> 847=item B<title:> I<string>
629 848
630Set window title string, the default title is the command-line 849Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
631specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application 850specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
640=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean> 859=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
641 860
642B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no 861B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
643de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default]. 862de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
644 863
864=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
865
866B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
867B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
868
869@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
870
645=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean> 871=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
646 872
647B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>. 873B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
648B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>. 874B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
649 875
663 889
664Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use 890Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use
665B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or 891B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or
666B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well. 892B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well.
667 893
894The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
895
896Example:
897
898 URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
899
900This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
901every time you hit C<Print>.
902
903=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
904
905Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
906the author's favourite.
907
908=item B<thickness:> I<number>
909
910Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
911
668=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 912=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
669 913
670B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 914B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
671disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 915disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
672 916
691B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 935B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
692B<+si>. 936B<+si>.
693 937
694=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 938=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
695 939
696B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and 940B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
697B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<+sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 941try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
698with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<-sw>. 942B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
943new lines; option B<+sw>.
699 944
700=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 945=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
701 946
702B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 947B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
703are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 948are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
722=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean> 967=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean>
723 968
724Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the 969Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the
725WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>. 970WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>.
726 971
972=item B<skipBuiltinGlyphs:> I<boolean>
973
974Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
975drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
976this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
977option B<-sbg>.
978
727=item B<termName:> I<termname> 979=item B<termName:> I<termname>
728 980
729Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment 981Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
730variable; option B<-tn>. 982variable; option B<-tn>.
731 983
732=item B<linespace:> I<number> 984=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
733 985
734Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 986Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
735the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>. 987the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
736 988
737=item B<meta8:> I<boolean> 989=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
751 1003
752=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean> 1004=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
753 1005
754B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default]; 1006B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
755option B<-bc>. 1007option B<-bc>.
1008
1009=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
1010
1011B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
1012option B<-uc>.
756 1013
757=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean> 1014=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
758 1015
759B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number 1016B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
760of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible 1017of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
768 1025
769Mouse pointer background colour. 1026Mouse pointer background colour.
770 1027
771=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number> 1028=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
772 1029
773Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. 1030Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
1031large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
774 1032
775=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 1033=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
776 1034
777The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 1035The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
778or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> 1036or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
779(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode 1037(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
780escape sequence. 1038escape sequence.
781 1039
782=item B<deletekey:> I<string> 1040=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
783 1041
785pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated 1043pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
786with the B<Execute> key. 1044with the B<Execute> key.
787 1045
788=item B<cutchars:> I<string> 1046=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
789 1047
790The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The 1048The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
791built-in default: 1049(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
792 1050
1051When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
1052in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
1053characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
1054will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
1055
1056When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
1057be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
1058
793B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{|} >> 1059B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|} >>
794 1060
795=item B<preeditType:> I<style> 1061=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
796 1062
797B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>. 1063B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
798 1064
803=item B<imLocale:> I<name> 1069=item B<imLocale:> I<name>
804 1070
805The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g. 1071The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
806C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the 1072C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
807input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 1073input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
808another locale. option B<-imlocale>. 1074another locale; option B<-imlocale>.
809 1075
810=item B<imFont:> I<fontset> 1076=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>
811 1077
812Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or 1078Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or
813C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated 1079C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated
818 1084
819=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean> 1085=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>
820 1086
821Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse 1087Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
822button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to 1088button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
823the end of the logical line only. option B<-tcw>. 1089the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
824 1090
825=item B<insecure:> I<boolean> 1091=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
826 1092
827Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that 1093Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
828echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be 1094echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
829abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether 1095abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
830throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though 1096through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
831write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note 1097write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
832that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences 1098default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
833enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean 1099sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
834resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this 1100
835enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window title 1101You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
836requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. 1102B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
1103locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
837 1104
838=item B<modifier:> I<modifier> 1105=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
839 1106
840Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>, 1107Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
841B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option 1108B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
845 1112
846Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E) 1113Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
847character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described 1114character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
848in the entry on B<keysym> following. 1115in the entry on B<keysym> following.
849 1116
850=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool> 1117=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
851 1118
852Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled). 1119Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
853 1120
854=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool> 1121=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
855 1122
856Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this 1123Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
857option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 1124option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
858scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 1125scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
859instead scroll the screen up. 1126to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
1127
1128=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1129
1130Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1131will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1132it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1133user.
1134
1135=item B<chdir>: I<path>
1136
1137Sets 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
1139@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
1140directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
860 1141
861=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 1142=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
862 1143
863Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The 1144Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
864intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted. 1145intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
878searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and 1159searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
879omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex 1160omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
880keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not 1161keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
881performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured. 1162performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
882 1163
883I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace, 1164I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
884C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab, 1165number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
885C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
886C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
887can start or end with whitespace.
888
889Please note that you need to double the C<\> when using
890C<--enable-xgetdefault>, as X itself does it's own de-escaping (you can
891use C<\033> instead of C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and
892@@RXVT_NAME@@'s own processing).
893 1166
894You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string> 1167You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
895with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimeter `/' 1168with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
896should be a character not used by the strings. 1169should be a character not used by the strings.
897 1170
898Its usage can be demonstrated by an example: 1171Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
899 1172
900 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<M-C-|abc|> 1173 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|>
901 1174
902The above line is equivalent to the following three lines: 1175The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
903 1176
904 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a> 1177 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<a>
905 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b> 1178 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<b>
906 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c> 1179 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<c>
907 1180
908If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING> 1181If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
909is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For 1182is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
910example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK> 1183example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
911when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": 1184when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
912 1185
913 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007 1186 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
914 1187
1188If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1189is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1190manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1191C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1192
1193 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1194
1195Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
1196will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
1197no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1198means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1199definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1200mappings themselves.
1201
1202Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example
1203if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s
1204C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the
1205user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1206
1207 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1208 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1209
1210The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1211of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1212C<Shift-Insert>.
1213
915The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to 1214The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
916the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited 1215the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
917font-switching at runtime: 1216font-switching at runtime:
918 1217
919 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007 1218 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
922Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more 1221Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
923info): 1222info):
924 1223
925 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t 1224 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
926 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t 1225 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
1226
1227=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1228
1229=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1230
1231Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to
1232use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1233
1234Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
1235them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
1236by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
1237example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except
1238C<selection>.
1239
1240Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets
1241(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for
1242searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension
1243multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to
1244the extension.
1245
1246Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1247necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.
1248
1249If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl
1250interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that
1251B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1252all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1253
1254=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1255
1256Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1257the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1258
1259=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1260
1261Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1262scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,
1263@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
1264F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1265
1266See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1267
1268=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1269
1270Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for
1271details.
1272
1273=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1274
1275Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1276for details.
1277
1278=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>
1279
1280Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search
1281(default: C<M-s>).
1282
1283=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>
1284
1285Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1286C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1287
1288=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1289
1290Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
1291
1292=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1293
1294Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1295it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
1296
1297=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
1298
1299Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1300
1301=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1302
1303Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
927 1304
928=back 1305=back
929 1306
930=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 1307=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
931 1308
950application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~> 1327application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
951(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the 1328(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
952up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down), 1329up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
953respectively. 1330respectively.
954 1331
955=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION 1332=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
956 1333
957The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to 1334The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
958I<xterm>(1). 1335to I<xterm>(1).
959 1336
960=over 4 1337=over 4
961 1338
962=item B<Selection>: 1339=item B<Selecting>:
963 1340
964Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region 1341Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
965and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click 1342and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
966to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line 1343to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
967(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource 1344(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
968B<tripleclickwords>. 1345B<tripleclickwords>.
969 1346
970Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys) 1347Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys)
971(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a normal 1348(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
972one. 1349normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1350selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1351the selection.
973 1352
974=item B<Insertion>: 1353=item B<Pasting>:
975 1354
976Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in 1355Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
977an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be 1356window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
978inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard. 1357B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1358
1359Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1360inserted too.
979 1361
980=back 1362=back
981 1363
982=head1 CHANGING FONTS 1364=head1 CHANGING FONTS
983 1365
984Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet 1366Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
985supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this. 1367supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
986 1368
987You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and 1369You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
988therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
989 1370
990 printf '\e]701;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" 1371 printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1372
1373You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
1374
1375 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
1376 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
991 1377
992rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far. 1378rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
993 1379
994=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT 1380=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
995 1381
996ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters 1382ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
997and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The 1383and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
998first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with 1384first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
999C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled 1385C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1000with C<--enable-iso14755>. 1386with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1001 1387
1002=over 4 1388=over 4
1003 1389
1023This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of 1409This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1024your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding. 1410your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1025 1411
1026Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing 1412Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
1027them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not 1413them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1028invoke it's usual function but instead will insert the corresponding 1414invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1029keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been 1415keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1030released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for 1416released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
1031C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a 1417C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
1032reverse tab (Shift-Tab). 1418reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
1033 1419
1061B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that 1447B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1062it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To 1448it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1063allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root 1449allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1064on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others. 1450on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1065 1451
1066=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS 1452=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1067 1453
1068In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1454In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1069B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus 1455B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1070high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the 1456high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1071colours with their B<rgb.txt> names. 1457240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
1458cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
1459
1460Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1072 1461
1073=begin table 1462=begin table
1074 1463
1075 B<color0> (black) = Black 1464 B<color0> (black) = Black
1076 B<color1> (red) = Red3 1465 B<color1> (red) = Red3
1096It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>, 1485It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1097B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as 1486B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1098a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of 1487a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1099color0-color15. 1488color0-color15.
1100 1489
1490The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1491values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1492
1493The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
1494
1495 index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
1496 index_256 = (r * 16 + g) * 16 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..15
1497
1498The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
1499steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
1500the RGB cube.
1501
1502Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1503colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1504rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
1505
1506Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
1507number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1508
1101Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by 1509Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1102always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to 1510always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1103I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise 1511I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1104been specified. For example, 1512been specified. For example,
1105 1513
1514 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1515
1516would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1517White.
1518
1519=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1520
1521If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1522their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management:
1523
1524You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
1525brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
1526(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
1527transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
1528half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
1529is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
1530all ways to specify a colour.
1531
1532For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
1533C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
1534specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1535(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1536while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1537earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1538C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1539
1540You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1541alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1542layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
1543rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1544
1545For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1546background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1547
1548 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1549
1550When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1551alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
1552transparency of course).
1553
1554When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
1555colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
1556background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
1557other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
1558image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
1559fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
1560
1561Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
1562in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
1563extension.
1564
1565=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1566
1567B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1568
1106=over 4 1569=over 4
1107 1570
1108=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv>
1109
1110would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black
1111on White.
1112
1113=back
1114
1115=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1116
1117B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1118
1119=over 4
1120
1121=item B<TERM> 1571=item B<TERM>
1122 1572
1123Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via 1573Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1124resources or on the commandline. 1574resources or on the command line.
1125 1575
1126=item B<COLORTERM> 1576=item B<COLORTERM>
1127 1577
1128Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on wether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was 1578Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1129compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension 1579compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1130C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen. 1580extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
1581screen.
1131 1582
1132=item B<COLORFGBG> 1583=item B<COLORFGBG>
1133 1584
1134Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is 1585Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1135the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string 1586the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1136C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be 1587C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1137used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the 1588used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1138string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@ 1589string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1139was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can 1590was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1140(and do) use this information to optimize screen output. 1591and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1141 1592
1142=item B<WINDOWID> 1593=item B<WINDOWID>
1143 1594
1144Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel 1595Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1145window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal 1596window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
1151C<--with-terminfo=PATH>. 1602C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1152 1603
1153=item B<DISPLAY> 1604=item B<DISPLAY>
1154 1605
1155Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct 1606Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1156display in it's child processes. 1607display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
1608defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1157 1609
1158=item B<SHELL> 1610=item B<SHELL>
1159 1611
1160The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>. 1612The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1161
1162=item B<RXVTPATH>
1163
1164The path where @@RXVT_NAME@@ looks for support files such as menu and xpm
1165files.
1166
1167=item B<PATH>
1168
1169Used in the same way as C<RXVTPATH>.
1170 1613
1171=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> 1614=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1172 1615
1173The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and 1616The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1174@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1). 1617@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1175 1618
1176Default C<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-<nodename >>. 1619Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1177 1620
1178=item B<HOME> 1621=item B<HOME>
1179 1622
1180Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for 1623Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1181daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as 1624daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1182C<.Xdefaults>) 1625C<.Xdefaults>)
1183 1626
1184=item B<XAPPLRESDIR> 1627=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1185 1628
1186Directory where various X resource files are being located. 1629Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1187 1630
1188=item B<XENVIRONMENT> 1631=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1189 1632
1190If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by 1633If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1191@@RXVT_NAME@@. 1634@@RXVT_NAME@@.
1196 1639
1197=over 4 1640=over 4
1198 1641
1199=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt> 1642=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1200 1643
1201Color names. 1644Colour names.
1202 1645
1203=back 1646=back
1204 1647
1205=head1 SEE ALSO 1648=head1 SEE ALSO
1206 1649
1207@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5) 1650@@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)
1208
1209=head1 BUGS
1210
1211Check the BUGS file for an up-to-date list.
1212
1213Cursor change support is not yet implemented.
1214
1215Click-and-drag doesn't work with X11 mouse report overriding.
1216 1651
1217=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR 1652=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1218 1653
1219=over 4 1654=over 4
1220 1655
1221=item Project Coordinator 1656=item Project Coordinator
1222 1657
1223@@RXVT_MAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_MAINTEMAIL@@> 1658Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1224 1659
1225L<@@RXVT_WEBPAGE@@> 1660L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1226 1661
1227=back 1662=back
1228 1663
1229=head1 AUTHORS 1664=head1 AUTHORS
1230 1665
1252 1687
1253Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5) 1688Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1254 1689
1255=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >> 1690=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1256 1691
1257Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator 1692Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1693
1258(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) 1694Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1259 1695
1260=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt@schmorp.de> >> 1696=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1261 1697
1262Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal 1698Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1263character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm 1699extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1264compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
1265 1700
1266Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) 1701Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1267 1702
1703=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
1704
1705pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1706
1268=back 1707=back
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