[ViewVC] Diff of: cvs/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod

Comparing rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod (file contents):
Revision 1.85 by root, Wed Jan 4 20:43:37 2006 UTC vs.
Revision 1.198 by sf-exg, Tue Aug 9 18:41:31 2011 UTC

…		…
12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not	12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not
13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style	13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --	14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --
15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.	15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
16		16
		17	This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
		18	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod>.
		19
17	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	20	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18		21
19	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of	22	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common	23	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at	24	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/checkout/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.	25	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
23		26
24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT	27	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
25		28
26	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode	29	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the	30	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
28	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,	31	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
29	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts	32	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,	33	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31	like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these	34	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
32	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work	35	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
33	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are left-to-right scripts, such	36	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
34	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms	37	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
35	belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --	38	belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
36	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might	39	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
37	change.	40	change.
38		41
39	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let	42	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
40	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very userfriendly, lean and clean	43	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
41	terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely	44	terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely
42	because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and	45	because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and
43	another for japanese.	46	another for japanese.
44		47
45	Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to	48	Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to
46	display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other	49	display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other
47	programs force onto it's users never made sense to me: You should be able	50	programs force onto its users never made sense to me: You should be able
48	to choose any font for any script freely.	51	to choose any font for any script freely.
49		52
50	Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than	53	Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than
51	it's predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy	54	its predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy
52	in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot less bugs than the original	55	in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot bugs less than the original
53	rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.	56	rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.
54		57
55	It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean	58	It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean
56	and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode	59	and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode
57	without most of it's features to get a lean binary. It also comes with	60	without most of its features to get a lean binary. It also comes with
58	a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows	61	a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows
59	from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and	62	from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and
60	drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and	63	drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and
61	@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).	64	@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).
62		65
63	It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have	66	It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have
64	been extended) easier accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical	67	been extended) more accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical
65	reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).	68	reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).
66		69
67	=head1 OPTIONS	70	=head1 OPTIONS
68		71
69	The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed	72	The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed
…		…
89		92
90	Print out a message describing available options.	93	Print out a message describing available options.
91		94
92	=item B<-display> I<displayname>	95	=item B<-display> I<displayname>
93		96
94	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still	97	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (the older form B<-d>
95	respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the	98	is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
96	B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.	99	display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
		100
		101	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
		102
		103	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
		104	resource B<depth>.
		105
		106	[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
		107	respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
		108	of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
		109	this, so watch out]
97		110
98	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>	111	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
99		112
100	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.	113	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
101		114
…		…
103		116
104	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.	117	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
105		118
106	=item B<-j>\|B<+j>	119	=item B<-j>\|B<+j>
107		120
108	Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>.	121	Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
109		122
110	=item B<-ip>\|B<+ip> \| B<-tr>\|B<+tr>	123	=item B<-ss>\|B<+ss>
111		124
112	Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is	125	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
113	B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.	126
		127	=item B<-tr>\|B<+tr>
		128
		129	Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background; resource B<transparent>.
		130
		131	B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
		132	future versions.
114		133
115	=item B<-fade> I<number>	134	=item B<-fade> I<number>
116		135
117	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values	136	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
118	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade	137	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
119	colour; resource B<fading>.	138	colour; resource B<fading>.
120		139
121	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>	140	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
122		141
123	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour	142	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
124	is black. resource B<fadeColor>.	143	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
125		144
126	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	145	=item B<-tint> I<colour>
127		146
128	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	147	Tint the transparent background with the given colour;
129	transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for	148	resource I<tintColor>.
130	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
131	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it; resource
132	I<tintColor>. Example:
133		149
134	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40	150	=item B<-sh> I<number>
135		151
136	=item B<-sh>
137
138	I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent	152	Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
139	background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be	153	A value of 100 means no shading; resource I<shading>.
140	specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>).	154
		155	=item B<-blt> I<string>
		156
		157	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
		158	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
		159	the transparent background, using the method specified. Supported values are:
		160	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - colour values averaging, B<colorize>,
		161	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
		162	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
		163	alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
		164
		165	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
		166
		167	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
		168	background. If a single number is specified - both vertical and
		169	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
		170	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
		171	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128;
		172	resource I<blurRadius>.
		173
		174	=item B<-icon> I<file>
		175
		176	Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
		177	is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
		178	application window; resource I<iconFile>.
141		179
142	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	180	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
143		181
144	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	182	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
145		183
146	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	184	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
147		185
148	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	186	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
149		187
150	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>	188	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
151		189
152	Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally	190	Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Specify image file for the background and also
153	specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to	191	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
154	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the	192	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
155	command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.	193	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
156		194
157	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	195	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
158		196
159	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.	197	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
160		198
…		…
172	resource B<borderColor>.	210	resource B<borderColor>.
173		211
174	=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>	212	=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
175		213
176	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names	214	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
177	that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. The	215	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
178	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be	216	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
179	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default	217	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
180	font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.	218	font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
181		219
182	In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify it's name or prefix it	220	In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify its name or prefix it
183	with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,	221	with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
184	e.g.:	222	e.g.:
185		223
186	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"	224	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
187	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"	225	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
…		…
205	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>	243	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
206	for details.	244	for details.
207		245
208	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>	246	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>
209		247
210	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity	248	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
211	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for	249	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
212	details.	250	details.
213		251
214	=item B<-name> I<name>	252	=item B<-name> I<name>
215		253
…		…
233		271
234	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>	272	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>
235		273
236	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.	274	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
237		275
		276	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
		277
		278	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
		279
		280	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
		281
		282	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
		283	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
		284
238	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>	285	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>
239		286
240	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource	287	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
241	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.	288	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
242		289
…		…
248	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>	295	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>
249		296
250	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.	297	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
251	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource	298	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
252	B<scrollWithBuffer>.	299	B<scrollWithBuffer>.
253
254	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
255
256	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
257
258	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
259
260	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
261	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
262		300
263	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>	301	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>
264		302
265	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as	303	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
266	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to	304	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
…		…
270		308
271	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>	309	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>
272		310
273	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.	311	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
274		312
		313	=item B<-uc>\|B<+uc>
		314
		315	Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
		316
275	=item B<-iconic>	317	=item B<-iconic>
276		318
277	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.	319	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
278	Alternative form is B<-ic>.	320	Alternative form is B<-ic>.
279		321
…		…
295		337
296	=item B<-bl>	338	=item B<-bl>
297		339
298	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.	340	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
299	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window	341	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
300	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	342	decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
		343	support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
		344
		345	=item B<-override-redirect>
		346
		347	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
		348	B<override-redirect>.
301		349
302	=item B<-sbg>	350	=item B<-sbg>
303		351
304	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line	352	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
305	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use	353	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
…		…
308		356
309	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	357	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
310		358
311	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	359	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
312	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	360	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
313	B<linespace>.	361	B<lineSpace>.
		362
		363	=item B<-letsp> I<number>
		364
		365	Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
		366	to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
		367	letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
		368	work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
314		369
315	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	370	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
316		371
317	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the	372	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
318	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the	373	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
…		…
372	for more info.	427	for more info.
373		428
374	=item B<-tcw>	429	=item B<-tcw>
375		430
376	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	431	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
		432	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
377	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the	433	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
378	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	434	the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
379		435
380	=item B<-insecure>	436	=item B<-insecure>
381		437
382	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	438	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
383	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more	439	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
…		…
404	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	460	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
405	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	461	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
406	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	462	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
407	user; resource B<hold>.	463	user; resource B<hold>.
408		464
		465	=item B<-cd> I<path>
		466
		467	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		468	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		469	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
		470
		471	=item B<-xrm> I<string>
		472
		473	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
		474	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
		475	way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
		476
		477	Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
		478	e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
		479	options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
		480	of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
		481	resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
		482	programs.
		483
409	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>	484	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
410		485
411	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	486	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
412		487
413	=item B<-embed> I<windowid>	488	=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
414		489
415	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window,	490	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
416	which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.	491	which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
417		492
418	Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it	493	Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
419	shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it	494	shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
420	quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to	495	quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
…		…
423	The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.	498	The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
424		499
425	It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file	500	It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
426	descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you	501	descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
427	can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the	502	can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
428	terminal. This works regardless of wether the C<-embed> option was used or	503	terminal. This works regardless of whether the C<-embed> option was used or
429	not.	504	not.
430		505
431	Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be	506	Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
432	used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):	507	used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
433		508
…		…
435	$rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {	510	$rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
436	my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;	511	my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
437	system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";	512	system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
438	});	513	});
439		514
440	=item B<-pty-fd> I<fileno>	515	=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
441		516
442	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty	517	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
443	pair but instead use the given filehandle as the tty master. This is	518	pair but instead use the given file descriptor as the tty master. This is
444	useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator	519	useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
445	without having to run a program within it.	520	without having to run a program within it.
446		521
447	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	522	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
448	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that	523	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
449	yourself if you want that.	524	yourself if you want that.
		525
		526	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
		527	pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
		528	perl extension that manages the terminal.
450		529
451	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a	530	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
452	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	531	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
453		532
454	use IO::Pty;	533	use IO::Pty;
…		…
463	my $slave = $pty->slave;	542	my $slave = $pty->slave;
464	while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }	543	while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
465		544
466	=item B<-pe> I<string>	545	=item B<-pe> I<string>
467		546
468	Colon-separated list of perl extension scripts to use in this terminal	547	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
469	instance. See resource B<perl-ext>.	548	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
470		549
471	=back	550	=back
472		551
473	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	552	=head1 RESOURCES
474		553
475	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	554	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
476	options) compiled into your version.	555	options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
		556	long-options.
477		557
478	There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the	558	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
479	Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal	559	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
480	Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie.	560	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
481	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the	561	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
482	resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many distribution do also load
483	settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@
484	will consult the following files/resources in order, with later settings
485	overwriting earlier ones:
486		562
487	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
488	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	563	1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
		564	2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
489	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	565	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
490	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	566	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
491	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	567	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
		568	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
492		569
493	If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h>
494	lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults
495	set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually
496	B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in
497	B<~/.Xdefaults>, or B<~/.Xresources> if B<~/.Xdefaults> does not exist.
498	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two	570	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
499	class names: B<XTerm> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows	571	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
500	resources common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be	572	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
501	easily configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources	573	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
502	unique to B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, notably colours and key-handling, to be	574	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, to be shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
503	shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> configurations. If no	575	configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will
504	resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line	576	be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
505	arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following	577	settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
506	resources are allowed:	578	check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
		579	extensions not documented here):
507		580
508	=over 4	581	=over 4
		582
		583	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
		584
		585	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
		586	option B<-depth>.
		587
		588	=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
		589
		590	Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
		591	On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
		592	performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
		593	should normally be enabled.
509		594
510	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	595	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
511		596
512	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	597	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
513	option B<-geometry>.	598	option B<-geometry>.
…		…
527	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7	612	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
528	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to	613	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
529	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)	614	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
530	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,	615	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
531	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour	616	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
532	names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	617	names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
533		618
534	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be	619	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
535	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).	620	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
536		621
537	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with	622	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
…		…
548	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>	633	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
549		634
550	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	635	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
551	foreground colour is the default.	636	foreground colour is the default.
552		637
553	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
554
555	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video
556	characters.
557
558	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>	638	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
559		639
560	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline	640	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
561	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.	641	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
		642
		643	=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
		644
		645	If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
		646	characters. If unset, use reverse video.
		647
		648	=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
		649
		650	If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
		651	foreground for highlighted characters.
562		652
563	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>	653	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
564		654
565	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the	655	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
566	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.	656	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
…		…
573		663
574	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>	664	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
575		665
576	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;	666	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
577	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	667	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
578	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	668	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
579		669
580	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	670	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
581		671
582	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling	672	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
583	quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>.	673	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
		674	has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
		675	received line; option B<-j>.
		676
584	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>.	677	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
		678	force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
585		679
586	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	680	=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
587		681
588	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	682	B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
589	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'	683	receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
590	pixmap.	684	(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
		685	result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
		686	option B<-ss>.
		687
		688	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
		689	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
		690	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
		691
		692	=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
		693
		694	Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
		695
		696	B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
		697	future versions.
591		698
592	=item B<fading:> I<number>	699	=item B<fading:> I<number>
593		700
594	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	701	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
595		702
…		…
598	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default	705	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
599	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.	706	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
600		707
601	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>	708	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
602		709
603	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option	710	Tint the transparent background with the given colour. If the RENDER
604	B<-tint>.	711	extension is not available only black, red, green, yellow, blue,
		712	magenta, cyan and white tints can be performed server-side. Note that
		713	a black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
		714	the image unchanged; option B<-tint>.
605		715
606	=item B<shading:> I<number>	716	=item B<shading:> I<number>
607		717
608	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background	718	Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
609	image in addition to tinting it.	719	A value of 100 means no shading; option B<-sh>.
		720
		721	=item B<blendType:> I<string>
		722
		723	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
		724
		725	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
		726
		727	Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
		728	background; option B<-blr>.
		729
		730	=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
		731
		732	Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
610		733
611	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	734	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
612		735
613	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	736	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
614		737
…		…
620	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>	743	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
621		744
622	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	745	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
623	and the text.	746	and the text.
624		747
625	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>	748	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
626		749
627	Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for	750	Use the specified image file for the background and also
628	the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry	751	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
629	string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the	752	(default C<100x100+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
630	horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image	753	horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
631	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale	754	centre (percent). A scale of 0 disables scaling.
632	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9	755	The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
633	specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will	756	Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
634	be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted	757	Supported operations are:
635	scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]
636		758
637	=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]>	759	tile will tile image
		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
638		767
639	Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is	768	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
640	optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the	769	blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending. If I<afterimage>
641	reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar.	770	support has been compiled in it is possible to choose other blending
		771	types with B<-blt "type"> option.
642		772
643	=item B<path:> I<path>	773	=item B<path:> I<path>
644		774
645	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and	775	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
646	menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
647	B<PATH> environment variables.
648		776
649	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>	777	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
650		778
651	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font	779	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
652	names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters.	780	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
653	The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might	781	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
654	be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always	782	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
655	appended to it; option B<-fn>.	783	font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
656		784
657	Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with	785	Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
658	optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.	786	optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
659		787
660	In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and	788	In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
…		…
662	hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft	790	hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
663	fonts.	791	fonts.
664		792
665	For example, this font resource	793	For example, this font resource
666		794
667	URxvt*font: 9x15bold,\	795	URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
668	-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,\
669	-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, \
670	[codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \	798	[codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
671	xft:Code2000:antialias=false	799	xft:Code2000:antialias=false
672		800
…		…
675	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels	803	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
676	wide and 15 pixels high.	804	wide and 15 pixels high.
677		805
678	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in	806	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
679	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but	807	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
680	the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a	808	the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
681	useful supplement.	809	useful supplement.
682		810
683	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters	811	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
684	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font	812	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
685	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.	813	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
…		…
709	text font will being used for the given style.	837	text font will being used for the given style.
710		838
711	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	839	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
712		840
713	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,	841	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
714	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high	842	option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
715	intensity foreground/backround colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	843	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
716	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not	844	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
717	reachable.	845	reachable.
718
719	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
720
721	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is
722	xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives
723	xterm style selection.
724
725	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
726
727	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
728	the author's favourite.
729		846
730	=item B<title:> I<string>	847	=item B<title:> I<string>
731		848
732	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line	849	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
733	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application	850	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
…		…
742	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>	859	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
743		860
744	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no	861	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
745	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].	862	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
746		863
		864	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
		865
		866	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
		867	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
		868
		869	@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
		870
747	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	871	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
748		872
749	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	873	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
750	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	874	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
751		875
…		…
769		893
770	The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.	894	The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
771		895
772	Example:	896	Example:
773		897
774	URxvt*print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	898	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
775		899
776	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents	900	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
777	everytime you hit C<Print>.	901	every time you hit C<Print>.
		902
		903	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
		904
		905	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
		906	the author's favourite.
		907
		908	=item B<thickness:> I<number>
		909
		910	Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
778		911
779	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	912	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
780		913
781	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	914	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
782	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	915	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
…		…
802	B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option	935	B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
803	B<+si>.	936	B<+si>.
804		937
805	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>	938	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
806		939
807	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and	940	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
808	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll	941	try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
809	with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<+sw>.	942	B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
		943	new lines; option B<+sw>.
810		944
811	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>	945	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
812		946
813	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys	947	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
814	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and	948	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
…		…
845	=item B<termName:> I<termname>	979	=item B<termName:> I<termname>
846		980
847	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment	981	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
848	variable; option B<-tn>.	982	variable; option B<-tn>.
849		983
850	=item B<linespace:> I<number>	984	=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
851		985
852	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	986	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
853	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.	987	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
854		988
855	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>	989	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
…		…
869		1003
870	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>	1004	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
871		1005
872	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];	1006	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
873	option B<-bc>.	1007	option B<-bc>.
		1008
		1009	=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
		1010
		1011	B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
		1012	option B<-uc>.
874		1013
875	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>	1014	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
876		1015
877	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number	1016	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
878	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible	1017	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
…		…
892	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.	1031	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
893		1032
894	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>	1033	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
895		1034
896	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>	1035	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
897	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace>	1036	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
898	(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
899	escape sequence.	1038	escape sequence.
900		1039
901	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>	1040	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
902		1041
…		…
904	pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated	1043	pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
905	with the B<Execute> key.	1044	with the B<Execute> key.
906		1045
907	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>	1046	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
908		1047
909	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The	1048	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
910	built-in default:	1049	(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
911		1050
		1051	When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
		1052	in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
		1053	characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
		1054	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
		1055
		1056	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
		1057	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
		1058
912	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	1059	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{\|} >>
913		1060
914	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	1061	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
915		1062
916	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	1063	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
917		1064
…		…
951	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these	1098	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
952	sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).	1099	sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
953		1100
954	You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying	1101	You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
955	B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,	1102	B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
956	locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests as well as dynamic	1103	locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
957	menubar dispatch.
958		1104
959	=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>	1105	=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
960		1106
961	Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,	1107	Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
962	B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option	1108	B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
…		…
966		1112
967	Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)	1113	Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
968	character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described	1114	character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
969	in the entry on B<keysym> following.	1115	in the entry on B<keysym> following.
970		1116
971	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool>	1117	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
972		1118
973	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).	1119	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
974		1120
975	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool>	1121	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
976		1122
977	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this	1123	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
978	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1124	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
979	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1125	scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
980	instead scroll the screen up.	1126	to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
981		1127
982	=item B<hold>: I<bool>	1128	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
983		1129
984	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	1130	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
985	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1131	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
986	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	1132	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
987	user.	1133	user.
		1134
		1135	=item B<chdir>: I<path>
		1136
		1137	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		1138	B<-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
		1140	directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
988		1141
989	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>	1142	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
990		1143
991	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The	1144	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
992	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.	1145	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
…		…
1006	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and	1159	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
1007	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex	1160	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
1008	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not	1161	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
1009	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.	1162	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1010		1163
1011	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,	1164	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
1012	C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,	1165	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1013	C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
1014	C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
1015	can start or end with whitespace.
1016
1017	Please note that you need to double the C<\> when using
1018	C<--enable-xgetdefault>, as X itself does it's own de-escaping (you can
1019	use C<\033> instead of C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and
1020	@@RXVT_NAME@@'s own processing).
1021		1166
1022	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1167	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
1023	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimeter `/'	1168	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1024	should be a character not used by the strings.	1169	should be a character not used by the strings.
1025		1170
1026	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:	1171	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1027		1172
1028	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>	1173	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<\|abc\|>
1029		1174
1030	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:	1175	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1031		1176
1032	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a>	1177	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<a>
1033	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b>	1178	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<b>
1034	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c>	1179	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<c>
1035		1180
1036	If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>	1181	If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1037	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For	1182	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
1038	example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>	1183	example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1039	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":	1184	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1040		1185
1041	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
1042		1187
1043	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>	1188	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1044	is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)	1189	is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1045	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via	1190	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1046	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:	1191	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1047		1192
1048	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13	1193	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1049		1194
1050	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping	1195	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
1051	will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and	1196	will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
1052	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That	1197	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1053	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide	1198	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1054	definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined	1199	definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1055	mappings themselves.	1200	mappings themselves.
1056		1201
…		…
1081		1226
1082	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>	1227	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1083		1228
1084	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>	1229	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1085		1230
1086	Colon-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts to use in this terminal	1231	Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to
		1232	use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
		1233
		1234	Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
		1235	them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
		1236	by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
		1237	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except
		1238	C<selection>.
		1239
		1240	Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets
		1241	(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for
		1242	searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension
		1243	multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to
		1244	the extension.
		1245
1087	instance. Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded	1246	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1088	if necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. If this	1247	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.
1089	resource is empty or missing, then the perl interpreter will not be	1248
1090	initialized. The idea behind two options is that B<perl-ext-common> will	1249	If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl
1091	be used for extensions that should be available to all instances, while	1250	interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that
1092	B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances; option B<-pe>.	1251	B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
		1252	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1093		1253
1094	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>	1254	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1095		1255
1096	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See the	1256	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1097	@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1257	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1098		1258
1099	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>	1259	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1100		1260
1101	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension	1261	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1102	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,	1262	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,
1103	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in	1263	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
1104	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.	1264	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1105		1265
1106	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1266	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
		1267
		1268	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
		1269
		1270	Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for
		1271	details.
		1272
		1273	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
		1274
		1275	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
		1276	for details.
		1277
		1278	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>
		1279
		1280	Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search
		1281	(default: C<M-s>).
		1282
		1283	=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>
		1284
		1285	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
		1286	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
		1287
		1288	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
		1289
		1290	Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
		1291
		1292	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
		1293
		1294	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
		1295	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1296
		1297	=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
		1298
		1299	Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
		1300
		1301	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
		1302
		1303	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1107		1304
1108	=back	1305	=back
1109		1306
1110	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR	1307	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1111		1308
…		…
1130	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>	1327	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
1131	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the	1328	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
1132	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),	1329	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
1133	respectively.	1330	respectively.
1134		1331
1135	=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION	1332	=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
1136		1333
1137	The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to	1334	The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
1138	I<xterm>(1).	1335	to I<xterm>(1).
1139		1336
1140	=over 4	1337	=over 4
1141		1338
1142	=item B<Selection>:	1339	=item B<Selecting>:
1143		1340
1144	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region	1341	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
1145	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click	1342	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
1146	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line	1343	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
1147	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource	1344	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
…		…
1151	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a	1348	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1152	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the	1349	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1153	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from	1350	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1154	the selection.	1351	the selection.
1155		1352
1156	=item B<Insertion>:	1353	=item B<Pasting>:
1157		1354
1158	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in	1355	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
1159	an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be	1356	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1160	inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.	1357	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
		1358
		1359	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
		1360	inserted too.
1161		1361
1162	=back	1362	=back
1163		1363
1164	=head1 CHANGING FONTS	1364	=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1165		1365
1166	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet	1366	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
1167	supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.	1367	supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
1168		1368
1169	You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and	1369	You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
1170	therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
1171		1370
1172	printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"	1371	printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
		1372
		1373	You 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
1173		1377
1174	rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.	1378	rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
1175		1379
1176	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT	1380	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1177		1381
1178	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters	1382	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1179	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The	1383	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1180	first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with	1384	first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1181	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled	1385	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1182	with C<--enable-iso14755>.	1386	with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1183		1387
1184	=over 4	1388	=over 4
1185		1389
…		…
1205	This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of	1409	This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1206	your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.	1410	your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1207		1411
1208	Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing	1412	Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
1209	them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not	1413	them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1210	invoke it's usual function but instead will insert the corresponding	1414	invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1211	keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been	1415	keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1212	released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for	1416	released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
1213	C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a	1417	C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
1214	reverse tab (Shift-Tab).	1418	reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
1215		1419
…		…
1243	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that	1447	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1244	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To	1448	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1245	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root	1449	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1246	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.	1450	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1247		1451
1248	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1452	=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1249		1453
1250	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1454	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1251	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1455	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1252	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the	1456	high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1253	colours with their B<rgb.txt> names.	1457	240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
		1458	cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
		1459
		1460	Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1254		1461
1255	=begin table	1462	=begin table
1256		1463
1257	B<color0> (black) = Black	1464	B<color0> (black) = Black
1258	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1465	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
1278	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1485	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1279	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1486	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1280	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of	1487	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1281	color0-color15.	1488	color0-color15.
1282		1489
		1490	The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
		1491	values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
		1492
		1493	The 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
		1498	The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
		1499	steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
		1500	the RGB cube.
		1501
		1502	Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
		1503	colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
		1504	rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1505
		1506	Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
		1507	number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
		1508
1283	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1509	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1284	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1510	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1285	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1511	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1286	been specified. For example,	1512	been specified. For example,
1287		1513
		1514	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
		1515
		1516	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
		1517	White.
		1518
		1519	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
		1520
		1521	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
		1522	their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management:
		1523
		1524	You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
		1525	brackets, 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
		1527	transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
		1528	half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
		1529	is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
		1530	all ways to specify a colour.
		1531
		1532	For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
		1533	C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
		1534	specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
		1535	(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
		1536	while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
		1537	earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
		1538	C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
		1539
		1540	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
		1541	alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
		1542	layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
		1543	rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
		1544
		1545	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
		1546	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
		1547
		1548	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
		1549
		1550	When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
		1551	alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
		1552	transparency of course).
		1553
		1554	When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
		1555	colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
		1556	background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
		1557	other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
		1558	image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
		1559	fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
		1560
		1561	Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
		1562	in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
		1563	extension.
		1564
		1565	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
		1566
		1567	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
		1568
1288	=over 4	1569	=over 4
1289		1570
1290	=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv>
1291
1292	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black
1293	on White.
1294
1295	=back
1296
1297	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1298
1299	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1300
1301	=over 4
1302
1303	=item B<TERM>	1571	=item B<TERM>
1304		1572
1305	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via	1573	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1306	resources or on the commandline.	1574	resources or on the command line.
1307		1575
1308	=item B<COLORTERM>	1576	=item B<COLORTERM>
1309		1577
1310	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on wether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was	1578	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1311	compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension	1579	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1312	C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.	1580	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
		1581	screen.
1313		1582
1314	=item B<COLORFGBG>	1583	=item B<COLORFGBG>
1315		1584
1316	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is	1585	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1317	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string	1586	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1318	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be	1587	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1319	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the	1588	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1320	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@	1589	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1321	was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can	1590	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1322	(and do) use this information to optimize screen output.	1591	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1323		1592
1324	=item B<WINDOWID>	1593	=item B<WINDOWID>
1325		1594
1326	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel	1595	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1327	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal	1596	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
…		…
1333	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1602	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1334		1603
1335	=item B<DISPLAY>	1604	=item B<DISPLAY>
1336		1605
1337	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1606	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1338	display in it's child processes.	1607	display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
		1608	defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1339		1609
1340	=item B<SHELL>	1610	=item B<SHELL>
1341		1611
1342	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1612	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1343
1344	=item B<RXVTPATH>
1345
1346	The path where @@RXVT_NAME@@ looks for support files such as menu and xpm
1347	files.
1348
1349	=item B<PATH>
1350
1351	Used in the same way as C<RXVTPATH>.
1352		1613
1353	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>	1614	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1354		1615
1355	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and	1616	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1356	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).	1617	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1357		1618
1358	Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>.	1619	Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1359		1620
1360	=item B<HOME>	1621	=item B<HOME>
1361		1622
1362	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for	1623	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1363	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as	1624	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1364	C<.Xdefaults>)	1625	C<.Xdefaults>)
1365		1626
1366	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>	1627	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1367		1628
1368	Directory where various X resource files are being located.	1629	Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1369		1630
1370	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>	1631	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1371		1632
1372	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by	1633	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1373	@@RXVT_NAME@@.	1634	@@RXVT_NAME@@.
…		…
1378		1639
1379	=over 4	1640	=over 4
1380		1641
1381	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>	1642	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1382		1643
1383	Color names.	1644	Colour names.
1384		1645
1385	=back	1646	=back
1386		1647
1387	=head1 SEE ALSO	1648	=head1 SEE ALSO
1388		1649
…		…
1394		1655
1395	=item Project Coordinator	1656	=item Project Coordinator
1396		1657
1397	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1658	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1398		1659
1399	L<http://software.schmorp.de/#rxvt-unicode>	1660	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1400		1661
1401	=back	1662	=back
1402		1663
1403	=head1 AUTHORS	1664	=head1 AUTHORS
1404		1665
…		…
1426		1687
1427	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1688	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1428		1689
1429	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1690	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1430		1691
1431	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator	1692	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
		1693
1432	(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1694	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1433		1695
1434	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1696	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1435		1697
1436	Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal	1698	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1437	character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm	1699	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1438	compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
1439		1700
1440	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)	1701	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1441		1702
		1703	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
		1704
		1705	pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
		1706
1442	=back	1707	=back
1443		1708

Diff Legend

-–
+Removed lines
-+
+Added lines
-<
+Changed lines
->
+Changed lines

Comparing rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod (file contents): Revision 1.85 by root, Wed Jan 4 20:43:37 2006 UTC vs. Revision 1.198 by sf-exg, Tue Aug 9 18:41:31 2011 UTC

Diff Legend

Comparing rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod (file contents):
Revision 1.85 by root, Wed Jan 4 20:43:37 2006 UTC vs.
Revision 1.198 by sf-exg, Tue Aug 9 18:41:31 2011 UTC