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98is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the 98is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
99display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used. 99display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
100 100
101=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth> 101=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
102 102
103Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth; 103Compile I<frills>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
104resource B<depth>. 104resource B<depth>.
105 105
106[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with 106[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
107respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts 107respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
108of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about 108of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
109this, so watch out] 109this, so watch out]
110 110
111=item B<-visual> I<visualID>
112
113Compile I<frills>: Use the given visual (see e.g. C<xdpyinfo> for possible
114visual ids).
115
111=item B<-geometry> I<geom> 116=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
112 117
113Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>. 118Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
114 119
115=item B<-rv>|B<+rv> 120=item B<-rv>|B<+rv>
124 129
125Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>. 130Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
126 131
127=item B<-tr>|B<+tr> 132=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
128 133
129Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background; resource B<transparent>. 134Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background; resource B<transparent>.
130 135
131B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in 136B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
132future versions. 137future versions.
133
134I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
135sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
136 138
137=item B<-fade> I<number> 139=item B<-fade> I<number>
138 140
139Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values 141Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
140fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade 142fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
145Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour 147Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
146is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>. 148is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
147 149
148=item B<-tint> I<colour> 150=item B<-tint> I<colour>
149 151
150Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 152Tint the transparent background with the given colour;
151transparency is enabled with B<-tr>. This only works for 153resource I<tintColor>.
152non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
153used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
154Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
155thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
156blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them. Also
157pure black and pure white colors essentially mean no tinting; resource
158I<tintColor>. Example:
159
160 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
161 154
162=item B<-sh> I<number> 155=item B<-sh> I<number>
163 156
164Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (100 .. 200) the transparent 157Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
165background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it; 158A value of 100 means no shading; resource I<shading>.
166resource I<shading>.
167
168=item B<-blt> I<string>
169
170Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
171at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
172transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
173B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,
174B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
175B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
176alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
177 159
178=item B<-blr> I<HxV> 160=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
179 161
180Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent 162Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
181background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and 163background. If a single number is specified, the vertical and
182horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the 164horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
183radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects 165radii to 1 and the other to a large number creates interesting effects
184on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage>; 166on some backgrounds. The maximum radius value is 128. An horizontal or
167vertical radius of 0 disables blurring;
185resource I<blurRadius>. 168resource I<blurRadius>.
186 169
170=item B<-icon> I<file>
171
172Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
173is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
174application window; resource I<iconFile>.
175
187=item B<-bg> I<colour> 176=item B<-bg> I<colour>
188 177
189Window background colour; resource B<background>. 178Window background colour; resource B<background>.
190 179
191=item B<-fg> I<colour> 180=item B<-fg> I<colour>
192 181
193Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 182Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
194 183
195=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]> 184=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;oplist]>
196 185
197Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also 186Compile I<pixbuf>: Specify image file for the background and also
198optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to 187optionally specify a list of operations to modify it. Note you may need to
199add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the 188add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
200command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>. 189command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
201 190
202=item B<-cr> I<colour> 191=item B<-cr> I<colour>
203 192
315 304
316=item B<-bc>|B<+bc> 305=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
317 306
318Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>. 307Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
319 308
309=item B<-uc>|B<+uc>
310
311Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
312
320=item B<-iconic> 313=item B<-iconic>
321 314
322Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option. 315Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
323Alternative form is B<-ic>. 316Alternative form is B<-ic>.
324 317
340 333
341=item B<-bl> 334=item B<-bl>
342 335
343Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. 336Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
344if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window 337if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
345decorations; resource B<borderLess>. 338decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
339support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
346 340
347=item B<-override-redirect> 341=item B<-override-redirect>
348 342
349Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource 343Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
350B<override-redirect>. 344B<override-redirect>.
359=item B<-lsp> I<number> 353=item B<-lsp> I<number>
360 354
361Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 355Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
362the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource 356the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
363B<lineSpace>. 357B<lineSpace>.
358
359=item B<-letsp> I<number>
360
361Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
362to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
363letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
364work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
364 365
365=item B<-tn> I<termname> 366=item B<-tn> I<termname>
366 367
367This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the 368This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
368B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 369B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
553You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many 554You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
554distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X 555distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
555starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order, 556starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
556with later settings overwriting earlier ones: 557with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
557 558
558 1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
559 2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR 559 1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
560 2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
560 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults 561 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
561 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen 562 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
562 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename> 563 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
563 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline 564 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
564 565
565Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class 566Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
566names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources 567names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
607Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7 608Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
608corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to 609corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
609high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background) 610high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
610colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 611colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
6113=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour 6123=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
612names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 613names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
613 614
614Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be 615Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
615changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)). 616changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
616 617
617Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with 618Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
628=item B<colorUL:> I<colour> 629=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
629 630
630Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the 631Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
631foreground colour is the default. 632foreground colour is the default.
632 633
633=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
634
635Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
636when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
637
638=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour> 634=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
639 635
640If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline 636If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
641itself. If unset, use the foreground colour. 637itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
638
639=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
640
641If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
642characters. If unset, use reverse video.
643
644=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
645
646If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
647foreground for highlighted characters.
642 648
643=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour> 649=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
644 650
645Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the 651Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
646foreground colour; option B<-cr>. 652foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
653 659
654=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean> 660=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
655 661
656B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours; 662B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
657option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option 663option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
658B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 664B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
659 665
660=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean> 666=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
661 667
662B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots 668B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
663of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines 669of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
679if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the 685if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
680monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>. 686monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
681 687
682=item B<transparent:> I<boolean> 688=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
683 689
684Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background. 690Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
685 691
686B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in 692B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
687future versions. 693future versions.
688 694
689I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
690sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
691
692=item B<fading:> I<number> 695=item B<fading:> I<number>
693 696
694Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>. 697Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
695 698
696=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour> 699=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
698Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default 701Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
699colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>. 702colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
700 703
701=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 704=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
702 705
703Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option 706Tint the transparent background with the given colour. If the RENDER
704B<-tint>. 707extension is not available only black, red, green, yellow, blue,
708magenta, cyan and white tints can be performed server-side. Note that
709a black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
710the image unchanged; option B<-tint>.
705 711
706=item B<shading:> I<number> 712=item B<shading:> I<number>
707 713
708Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image 714Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
709in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>. 715A value of 100 means no shading; option B<-sh>.
710
711=item B<blendType:> I<string>
712
713Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
714 716
715=item B<blurRadius:> I<number> 717=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
716 718
717Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent 719Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
718background image; option B<-blr>. 720background; option B<-blr>.
721
722=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
723
724Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
719 725
720=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 726=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
721 727
722Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 728Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
723 729
729=item B<borderColor:> I<colour> 735=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
730 736
731The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar 737The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
732and the text. 738and the text.
733 739
734=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]> 740=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;oplist]>
735 741
736Use the specified image file for the background and also 742Use the specified image file for the background and also
737optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>, 743optionally specify a colon separated list of operations to modify it.
738(default C<0x0+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
739horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
740centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
741of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies
742an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified
743beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
744Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
745Supported operations are: 744Supported operations are:
746 745
747 tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0 746=over 4
748 propscale will scale image keeping proportions 747
749 auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100 748=item B<WxH+X+Y>
750 hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size 749
751 vscale will scale image vertically to the window size 750sets scale and position. B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical
752 scale will scale image to match window size 751scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent). A
753 root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting 752scale of 0 disables scaling.
754 whenever terminal window moves 753
754=item B<op=tile>
755
756enables tiling
757
758=item B<op=keep-aspect>
759
760maintain the image aspect ratio when scaling
761
762=item B<op=root-align>
763
764use the position of the terminal window relative to the root window as
765the image offset, simulating a root window background
766
767=back
768
769The default scale and position setting is C<100x100+50+50>.
770Alternatively, a predefined set of templates can be used to achieve
771the most common setups:
772
773=over 4
774
775=item B<style=tiled>
776
777the image is tiled with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+0+0:op=tile
778
779=item B<style=aspect-stretched>
780
781the image is scaled to fill the whole window maintaining the aspect
782ratio and centered. Equivalent to 100x100+50+50:op=keep-aspect
783
784=item B<style=stretched>
785
786the image is scaled to fill the whole window. Equivalent to 100x100
787
788=item B<style=centered>
789
790the image is centered with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+50+50
791
792=item B<style=root-tiled>
793
794the image is tiled with no scaling and using 'root' positioning.
795Equivalent to 0x0:op=tile:op=root-align
796
797=back
798
799If multiple templates are specified the last one wins. Note that a
800template overrides all the scale, position and operations settings.
755 801
756If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be 802If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
757blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any 803blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending.
758other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
759 804
760=item B<path:> I<path> 805=item B<path:> I<path>
761 806
762Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files. 807Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
763 808
790it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels 835it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
791wide and 15 pixels high. 836wide and 15 pixels high.
792 837
793The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in 838The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
794the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but 839the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
795the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a 840the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
796useful supplement. 841useful supplement.
797 842
798The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters 843The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
799are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font 844are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
800contains other characters, but we are not interested in them. 845contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
851=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean> 896=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
852 897
853B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character. 898B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
854B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default]. 899B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
855 900
901@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
902
856=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean> 903=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
857 904
858B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>. 905B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
859B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>. 906B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
860 907
888=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 935=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
889 936
890Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is 937Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
891the author's favourite. 938the author's favourite.
892 939
940=item B<thickness:> I<number>
941
942Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
943
893=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 944=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
894 945
895B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 946B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
896disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 947disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
897 948
916B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 967B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
917B<+si>. 968B<+si>.
918 969
919=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 970=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
920 971
921B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and 972B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
922B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 973try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
923with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>. 974B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
975new lines; option B<+sw>.
924 976
925=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 977=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
926 978
927B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 979B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
928are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 980are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
984=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean> 1036=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
985 1037
986B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default]; 1038B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
987option B<-bc>. 1039option B<-bc>.
988 1040
1041=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
1042
1043B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
1044option B<-uc>.
1045
989=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean> 1046=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
990 1047
991B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number 1048B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
992of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible 1049of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
993[default]. 1050[default].
1006large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout. 1063large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
1007 1064
1008=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 1065=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
1009 1066
1010The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 1067The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
1011or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> 1068or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
1012(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode 1069(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
1013escape sequence. 1070escape sequence.
1014 1071
1015=item B<deletekey:> I<string> 1072=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
1016 1073
1135omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex 1192omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
1136keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not 1193keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
1137performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured. 1194performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1138 1195
1139I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal 1196I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
1140number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for futher details. 1197number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1141 1198
1142You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string> 1199You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by
1200loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and providing a I<string>
1143with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/' 1201with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1144should be a character not used by the strings. 1202should be a character not used by the strings.
1145 1203
1146Its usage can be demonstrated by an example: 1204Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1147 1205
1148 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<M-C-|abc|> 1206 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|>
1149 1207
1150The above line is equivalent to the following three lines: 1208The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1151 1209
1152 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a> 1210 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<a>
1153 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b> 1211 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<b>
1154 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c> 1212 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<c>
1155 1213
1156If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING> 1214If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1157is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For 1215is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
1158example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK> 1216example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1159when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": 1217when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1160 1218
1161 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007 1219 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1162 1220
1163If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING> 1221If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1164is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) 1222is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1165manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via 1223manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1166C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events: 1224C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1167 1225
1168 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13 1226 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1169 1227
1170Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping 1228Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
1171will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and 1229will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
1172no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That 1230no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1173means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide 1231means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1174definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined 1232definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1175mappings themselves. 1233mappings themselves.
1176 1234
1227all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances. 1285all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1228 1286
1229=item B<perl-eval>: I<string> 1287=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1230 1288
1231Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See 1289Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1232the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource 1290the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1233will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1234 1291
1235=item B<perl-lib>: I<path> 1292=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1236 1293
1237Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension 1294Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1238scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource, 1295scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look
1239@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in 1296in these directories, then in C<$URXVT_PERL_LIB>, F<$HOME/.urxvt/ext> and
1240F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource 1297lastly in F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1241will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1242 1298
1243See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. 1299See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1244 1300
1245=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex> 1301=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1246 1302
1268 1324
1269=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean> 1325=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1270 1326
1271Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making 1327Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1272it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>. 1328it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
1329
1330=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
1331
1332Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1273 1333
1274=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean> 1334=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1275 1335
1276Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled). 1336Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1277 1337
1420B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that 1480B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1421it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To 1481it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1422allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root 1482allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1423on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others. 1483on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1424 1484
1425=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS 1485=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1426 1486
1427In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1487In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1428B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus 1488B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1429high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the 1489high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1430colours with their names. 1490240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
1491cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
1492
1493Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1431 1494
1432=begin table 1495=begin table
1433 1496
1434 B<color0> (black) = Black 1497 B<color0> (black) = Black
1435 B<color1> (red) = Red3 1498 B<color1> (red) = Red3
1455It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>, 1518It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1456B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as 1519B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1457a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of 1520a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1458color0-color15. 1521color0-color15.
1459 1522
1460In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an 1523The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1461additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79) 1524values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1462consist of a 4*4*4 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
146316>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
1464 1525
1526The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
1527
1528 index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
1529 index_256 = (r * 16 + g) * 16 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..15
1530
1531The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
1532steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
1533the RGB cube.
1534
1465Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only 1535Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1466the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only 1536colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1467be changed via command sequences ("escape codes"). 1537rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
1538
1539Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
1540number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1468 1541
1469Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by 1542Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1470always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to 1543always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1471I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise 1544I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1472been specified. For example, 1545been specified. For example,
1473 1546
1474=over 4
1475
1476=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv> 1547 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1477 1548
1478would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black 1549would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1479on White. 1550White.
1480
1481=back
1482 1551
1483=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT 1552=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1484 1553
1485If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get 1554If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1486their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management: 1555their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1487 1556
1488You can prefix any color with an opaquenes percentage enclosed in 1557You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
1489brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage 1558brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
1490(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the color, where C<0> is completely 1559(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
1491transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a 1560transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
1492half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This 1561half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
1493is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with 1562is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
1494all ways to specify a colour. 1563all ways to specify a colour.
1495 1564
1573 1642
1574=item B<SHELL> 1643=item B<SHELL>
1575 1644
1576The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>. 1645The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1577 1646
1578=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> 1647=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> [I<sic>]
1579 1648
1580The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and 1649The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1581@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1). 1650@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1582 1651
1583Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>. 1652Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1653
1654=item B<URXVT_PERL_LIB>
1655
1656Additional F<:>-separated library search path for perl extensions. Will be
1657searched after B<-perl-lib> but before F<~/.urxvt/ext> and the system library
1658directory.
1659
1660=item B<URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY>
1661
1662See L<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl>(3).
1584 1663
1585=item B<HOME> 1664=item B<HOME>
1586 1665
1587Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for 1666Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1588daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as 1667daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1589C<.Xdefaults>) 1668C<.Xdefaults>)
1590 1669
1591=item B<XAPPLRESDIR> 1670=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1592 1671
1593Directory where various X resource files are being located. 1672Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1594 1673
1595=item B<XENVIRONMENT> 1674=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1596 1675
1597If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by 1676If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1598@@RXVT_NAME@@. 1677@@RXVT_NAME@@.
1603 1682
1604=over 4 1683=over 4
1605 1684
1606=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt> 1685=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1607 1686
1608Color names. 1687Colour names.
1609 1688
1610=back 1689=back
1611 1690
1612=head1 SEE ALSO 1691=head1 SEE ALSO
1613 1692
1693@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@-extensions(1),
1614@@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) 1694@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1615 1695
1616=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR 1696=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1617 1697
1618=over 4 1698=over 4
1619 1699
1664 1744
1665Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) 1745Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1666 1746
1667=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >> 1747=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
1668 1748
1669Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing. 1749pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1670 1750
1671=back 1751=back
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