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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> 111=item B<-visual> I<visualID>
112 112
113Compile I<frills>: Use the given visual (see e.g. C<xdpyinfo> for possible 113Compile I<frills>: Use the given visual (see e.g. C<xdpyinfo> for
114visual ids). 114possible visual ids) instead of the default, and also allocate a private
115colormap. All visual types except for DirectColor are supported.
115 116
116=item B<-geometry> I<geom> 117=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
117 118
118Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>. 119Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
119 120
126Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>. 127Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
127 128
128=item B<-ss>|B<+ss> 129=item B<-ss>|B<+ss>
129 130
130Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>. 131Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
131
132=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
133
134Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background; resource B<transparent>.
135
136B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
137future versions.
138 132
139=item B<-fade> I<number> 133=item B<-fade> I<number>
140 134
141Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values 135Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
142fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade 136fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
145=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour> 139=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
146 140
147Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour 141Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
148is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>. 142is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
149 143
150=item B<-tint> I<colour>
151
152Tint the transparent background with the given colour;
153resource I<tintColor>.
154
155=item B<-sh> I<number>
156
157Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
158A value of 100 means no shading; resource I<shading>.
159
160=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
161
162Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
163background. If a single number is specified, the vertical and
164horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
165radii to 1 and the other to a large number creates interesting effects
166on some backgrounds. The maximum radius value is 128. An horizontal or
167vertical radius of 0 disables blurring;
168resource I<blurRadius>.
169
170=item B<-icon> I<file> 144=item B<-icon> I<file>
171 145
172Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This 146Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
173is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the 147is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
174application window; resource I<iconFile>. 148application window; resource I<iconFile>.
178Window background colour; resource B<background>. 152Window background colour; resource B<background>.
179 153
180=item B<-fg> I<colour> 154=item B<-fg> I<colour>
181 155
182Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 156Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
183
184=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;oplist]>
185
186Compile I<pixbuf>: Specify image file for the background and also
187optionally specify a list of operations to modify it. Note you may need to
188add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
189command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
190 157
191=item B<-cr> I<colour> 158=item B<-cr> I<colour>
192 159
193The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 160The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
194 161
253 220
254=item B<-ls>|B<+ls> 221=item B<-ls>|B<+ls>
255 222
256Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>. 223Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>.
257 224
225=item B<-mc> I<milliseconds>
226
227Specify the maximum time between multi-click selections.
228
258=item B<-ut>|B<+ut> 229=item B<-ut>|B<+ut>
259 230
260Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource 231Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource
261B<utmpInhibit>. 232B<utmpInhibit>.
262 233
340 311
341=item B<-override-redirect> 312=item B<-override-redirect>
342 313
343Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource 314Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
344B<override-redirect>. 315B<override-redirect>.
316
317=item B<-dockapp>
318
319Sets the initial state of the window to WithdrawnState, which makes
320window managers that support this extension treat it as a dockapp.
345 321
346=item B<-sbg> 322=item B<-sbg>
347 323
348Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line 324Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
349drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use 325drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
403 379
404=item B<-pt> I<style> 380=item B<-pt> I<style>
405 381
406Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>, 382Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>,
407B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>. 383B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>.
384
385If the perl extension C<xim-onthespot> is used (which is the default),
386then additionally the C<OnTheSpot> preedit type is available.
408 387
409=item B<-im> I<text> 388=item B<-im> I<text>
410 389
411Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>. 390Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.
412 391
683 662
684B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even 663B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
685if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the 664if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
686monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>. 665monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
687 666
688=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
689
690Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
691
692B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
693future versions.
694
695=item B<fading:> I<number> 667=item B<fading:> I<number>
696 668
697Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>. 669Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
698 670
699=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour> 671=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
700 672
701Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default 673Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
702colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>. 674colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
703 675
704=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
705
706Tint the transparent background with the given colour. If the RENDER
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>.
711
712=item B<shading:> I<number>
713
714Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
715A value of 100 means no shading; option B<-sh>.
716
717=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
718
719Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
720background; option B<-blr>.
721
722=item B<iconFile:> I<file> 676=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
723 677
724Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>. 678Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
725 679
726=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 680=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
734 688
735=item B<borderColor:> I<colour> 689=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
736 690
737The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar 691The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
738and the text. 692and the text.
739
740=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;oplist]>
741
742Use the specified image file for the background and also
743optionally specify a colon separated list of operations to modify it.
744Supported operations are:
745
746=over 4
747
748=item B<WxH+X+Y>
749
750sets scale and position. B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical
751scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent). A
752scale of 0 disables scaling.
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.
801
802If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
803blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending.
804
805=item B<path:> I<path>
806
807Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
808 693
809=item B<font:> I<fontlist> 694=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
810 695
811Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names 696Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
812that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The 697that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
909 794
910B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of 795B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of
911the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell 796the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell
912[default]; option B<+ls>. 797[default]; option B<+ls>.
913 798
799=item B<multiClickTime:> I<number>
800
801Specify the maximum time in milliseconds between multi-click select
802events. The default is 500 milliseconds; option B<-mc>.
803
914=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean> 804=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>
915 805
916B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>; 806B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>;
917option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp> 807option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp>
918[default]; option B<+ut>. 808[default]; option B<+ut>.
981are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to 871are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to
982bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>. 872bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>.
983 873
984=item B<saveLines:> I<number> 874=item B<saveLines:> I<number>
985 875
986Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This 876Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 1000]; option B<-sl>.
987resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>.
988 877
989=item B<internalBorder:> I<number> 878=item B<internalBorder:> I<number>
990 879
991Internal border of I<number> pixels. This resource is limited to 100; 880Internal border of I<number> pixels. This resource is limited to 100;
992option B<-b>. 881option B<-b>.
1055 944
1056=item B<pointerColor2:> I<colour> 945=item B<pointerColor2:> I<colour>
1057 946
1058Mouse pointer background colour. 947Mouse pointer background colour.
1059 948
949=item B<pointerShape:> I<string>
950
951Compile I<frills>: Specifies the name of the mouse pointer shape
952[default B<xterm>]. See the macros in the B<X11/cursorfont.h> include
953file for possible values (omit the C<XC_> prefix).
954
1060=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number> 955=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
1061 956
1062Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a 957Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
1063large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout. 958large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
1064 959
1090 985
1091B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|} >> 986B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|} >>
1092 987
1093=item B<preeditType:> I<style> 988=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
1094 989
1095B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>. 990B<OnTheSpot>, B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
1096 991
1097=item B<inputMethod:> I<name> 992=item B<inputMethod:> I<name>
1098 993
1099I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>. 994I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.
1100 995
1169Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via 1064Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
1170B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for 1065B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
1171@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working 1066@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
1172directory will be used; option B<-cd>. 1067directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1173 1068
1174=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 1069=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<action>
1175 1070
1176Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The 1071Compile I<frills>: Associate I<action> with keysym I<sym>. The intervening
1177intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted. 1072resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
1178 1073
1179The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be 1074Using this resource, you can map key combinations such as
1180any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>, 1075C<Ctrl-Shift-BackSpace> to various actions, such as outputting a different
1181B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>, B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>, 1076string than would normally result from that combination, making the
1182and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>, B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>, 1077terminal scroll up or down the way you want it, or any other thing an
1183B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>. 1078extension might provide.
1079
1080The key combination that triggers the action, I<sym>, has the following format:
1081
1082 (modifiers-)key
1083
1084Where I<modifiers> can be any combination of the following full or
1085abbreviated modifier names:
1086
1087=begin table
1088
1089 B<ISOLevel3> B<I>
1090 B<AppKeypad> B<K>
1091 B<Control> B<C>
1092 B<NumLock> B<N>
1093 B<Shift> B<S>
1094 B<Meta> B<M>, B<A>
1095 B<Lock> B<L>
1096 B<Mod1> B<1>
1097 B<Mod2> B<2>
1098 B<Mod3> B<3>
1099 B<Mod4> B<4>
1100 B<Mod5> B<5>
1101
1102=end table
1184 1103
1185The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to 1104The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
1186whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr 1105whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
1187keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the 1106keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1188current application keymap mode state. 1107current application keymap mode state.
1189 1108
1190The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or 1109Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a key mapping will
1191searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and 1110match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and no other
1111key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That means that
1112defining a mapping for C<a> will automatically provide definitions for
1113C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined mappings
1114themselves. See the C<builtin:> action, below, for a way to work around
1115this when this is a problem.
1116
1117The spelling of I<key> depends on your implementation of X. An easy way to
1118find a key name is to use the B<xev>(1) command. You can find a list by
1119looking for the C<XK_> macros in the B<X11/keysymdef.h> include file (omit
1192omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex 1120the C<XK_> prefix). Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex keysym
1193keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not 1121value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>).
1194performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1195 1122
1196I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal 1123As with any resource value, the I<action> string may contain backslash
1124escape sequences (C<\n>: newline, C<\\>: backslash, C<\000>: octal
1197number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details. 1125number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1198 1126
1199You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by 1127An action starts with an action prefix that selects a certain type
1200loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and providing a I<string> 1128of action, followed by a colon. An action string without colons is
1201with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/' 1129interpreted as a literal string to pass to the tty (as if it was
1130prefixed with C<string:>).
1131
1132The following action prefixes are known - extensions can provide
1133additional prefixes:
1134
1135=over 4
1136
1137=item string:STRING
1138
1139If the I<action> starts with C<string:> (or otherwise contains no colons),
1140then the remaining C<STRING> will be passed to the program running in the
1141terminal. For example, you could replace whatever Shift-Tab outputs by the
1142string C<echo rm -rf /> followed by a newline:
1143
1144 URxvt.keysym.Shift-Tab: string:echo rm -rf /\n
1145
1146This could in theory be used to completely redefine your keymap.
1147
1148In addition, for actions of this type, you can define a range of
1149keysyms in one shot by loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and
1150providing an I<action> with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where
1202should be a character not used by the strings. 1151the delimiter `/' should be a character not used by the strings.
1203 1152
1204Its usage can be demonstrated by an example: 1153Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1205 1154
1206 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|> 1155 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|>
1207 1156
1208The above line is equivalent to the following three lines: 1157The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1209 1158
1210 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<a> 1159 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: string:\033<a>
1211 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<b> 1160 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: string:\033<b>
1212 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<c> 1161 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: string:\033<c>
1213 1162
1163=item command:STRING
1164
1214If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING> 1165If I<action> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1215is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For 1166is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence (basically
1167the opposite of C<string:> - instead of sending it to the program running
1168in the terminal, it will be treated as if it were program output). This is
1169most useful to feed command sequences into @@RXVT_NAME@@.
1170
1216example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK> 1171For example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1217when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": 1172when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1218 1173
1219 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007 1174 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1220 1175
1221If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING> 1176The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
1222is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) 1177the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1223manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via 1178font-switching at runtime:
1224C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1225 1179
1226 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13 1180 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
1181 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1227 1182
1228Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping 1183Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1229will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and 1184info):
1230no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1231means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1232definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1233mappings themselves.
1234 1185
1235Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example 1186 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
1187 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
1188
1189=item builtin:
1190
1191The builtin action is the action that @@RXVT_NAME@@ would execute if no
1192key binding existed for the key combination. The obvious use is to undo
1193the effect of existing bindings. The not so obvious use is to reinstate
1194bindings when another binding overrides too many modifiers.
1195
1236if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s 1196For example if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable
1237C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the 1197@@RXVT_NAME@@'s C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke
1238user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement: 1198"holes" into the user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1239 1199
1240 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence> 1200 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1241 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin: 1201 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1242 1202
1243The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination 1203The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1244of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for 1204of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1245C<Shift-Insert>. 1205C<Shift-Insert>.
1246 1206
1247The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to 1207=item builtin-string:
1248the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1249font-switching at runtime:
1250 1208
1251 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007 1209This action is mainly useful to restore string mappings for keys that
1252 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007 1210have predefined actions in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The exact semantics are a bit
1211difficult to explain - basically, this action will send the string to the
1212application that would be sent if @@RXVT_NAME@@ wouldn't have a built-in
1213action for it.
1253 1214
1254Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more 1215An example might make it clearer: @@RXVT_NAME@@ normally pastes the
1255info): 1216selection when you press C<Shift-Insert>. With the following bindings, it
1217would instead emit the (undocumented, but what applications running in the
1218terminal might expect) sequence C<ESC [ 2 $> instead:
1256 1219
1257 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t 1220 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin-string:
1258 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t 1221 URxvt.keysym.C-S-Insert: builtin:
1222
1223The first line disables the paste functionality for that key
1224combination, and the second reinstates the default behaviour for
1225C<Control-Shift-Insert>, which would otherwise be overridden.
1226
1227Similarly, to let applications gain access to the C<C-M-c> (copy to
1228clipboard) and C<C-M-v> (paste clipboard) key combination, you can do
1229this:
1230
1231 URxvt.keysym.C-M-c: builtin-string:
1232 URxvt.keysym.C-M-v: builtin-string:
1233
1234=item EXTENSION:STRING
1235
1236An action of this form invokes the action B<STRING>, if any, provided
1237by the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) extension B<EXTENSION>. The extension will
1238be loaded automatically if necessary.
1239
1240Not all extensions define actions, but popular extensions that do
1241include the I<selection> and I<matcher> extensions (documented in their
1242own manpages, @@RXVT_NAME@@-selection(1) and @@RXVT_NAME@@-matcher(1),
1243respectively).
1244
1245From the silly examples department, this will rot13-"encrypt"
1246@@RXVT_NAME@@'s selection when Alt-Control-c is pressed on typical PC
1247keyboards:
1248
1249 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: selection:rot13
1250
1251=item perl:STRING *DEPRECATED*
1252
1253This is a deprecated way of invoking commands provided by perl
1254extensions. It is still supported, but should not be used anymore.
1255
1256=back
1259 1257
1260=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string> 1258=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1261 1259
1262=item B<perl-ext>: I<string> 1260=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1263 1261
1265use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>. 1263use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1266 1264
1267Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using 1265Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
1268them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded 1266them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
1269by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For 1267by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
1270example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except 1268example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extensions except
1271C<selection>. 1269C<selection>.
1272 1270
1273Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets 1271The default set includes the C<selection>, C<option-popup>,
1274(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for 1272C<selection-popup>, C<readline> and C<searchable-scrollback>
1275searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension 1273extensions, and extensions which are mentioned in B<keysym> resources.
1276multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to 1274
1277the extension. 1275Any extension such that a corresponding resource is given on the
1276command line is automatically appended to B<perl-ext>.
1278 1277
1279Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if 1278Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1280necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. 1279necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. When the library
1280search path contains multiple extension files of the same name, then the
1281first one found will be used.
1281 1282
1282If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl 1283If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl interpreter
1283interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that 1284will not be initialized. The rationale for having two options is that
1284B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to 1285B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1285all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances. 1286all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1286 1287
1287=item B<perl-eval>: I<string> 1288=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1288 1289
1306=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform> 1307=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1307 1308
1308Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage 1309Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1309for details. 1310for details.
1310 1311
1311=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> 1312=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> *DEPRECATED*
1312 1313
1313Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search 1314This resource is deprecated and will be removed. Use a B<keysym> resource
1314(default: C<M-s>). 1315instead, e.g.:
1315 1316
1317 URxvt.keysym.M-s: searchable-scrollback:start
1318
1316=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string> 1319=item B<url-launcher>: I<string>
1317 1320
1318Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the 1321Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1319C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions. 1322C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1320 1323
1321=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid> 1324=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1389window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the 1392window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1390B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard. 1393B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1391 1394
1392Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be 1395Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1393inserted too. 1396inserted too.
1397
1398rxvt-unicode also provides the bindings B<Ctrl-Meta-c> and
1399<Ctrl-Meta-v> to interact with the CLIPBOARD selection. The first
1400binding causes the value of the internal selection to be copied to the
1401CLIPBOARD selection, while the second binding causes the value of the
1402CLIPBOARD selection to be inserted.
1394 1403
1395=back 1404=back
1396 1405
1397=head1 CHANGING FONTS 1406=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1398 1407
1487In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1496In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1488B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus 1497B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1489high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or 1498high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1490240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB 1499240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
1491cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp. 1500cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
1501
1502B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> supports direct 24-bit fg/bg RGB colour escapes
1503C< ESC [ 38 ; 2 ; R ; G ; Bm > / C< ESC [ 48 ; 2; R ; G ; Bm >. However the
1504number of 24-bit colours that can be used is limited: an internal 7x7x5 (256
1505colour mode) or 6x6x4 (88 colour mode) colour cube is used to index into the
150624-bit colour space. When indexing collisions happen, the nearest old colour in
1507the cube will be adapted to the new 24-bit RGB colour. That means one cannot
1508use many similar 24-bit colours. It's typically not a problem in common
1509scenarios.
1492 1510
1493Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names. 1511Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1494 1512
1495=begin table 1513=begin table
1496 1514
1523The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and 1541The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1524values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses). 1542values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1525 1543
1526The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas: 1544The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
1527 1545
1528 index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3 1546 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 1547 index_256 = (r * 6 + g) * 6 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..5
1530 1548
1531The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10% 1549The 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 1550steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
1533the RGB cube. 1551the RGB cube.
1534 1552
1697 1715
1698=over 4 1716=over 4
1699 1717
1700=item Project Coordinator 1718=item Project Coordinator
1701 1719
1702Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> 1720Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>.
1703 1721
1704L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html> 1722L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1705 1723
1706=back 1724=back
1707 1725
1711 1729
1712=item John Bovey 1730=item John Bovey
1713 1731
1714University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt. 1732University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1715 1733
1716=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >> 1734=item Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>
1717 1735
1718very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt 1736very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1719 1737
1720=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >> 1738=item Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>
1721 1739
1722wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code) 1740wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1723 1741
1724=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >> 1742=item mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>
1725 1743
1726Wrote the menu system. 1744Wrote the menu system.
1727 1745
1728Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21) 1746Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1729 1747
1730=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >> 1748=item Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>
1731 1749
1732Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5) 1750Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1733 1751
1734=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >> 1752=item Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>
1735 1753
1736Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. 1754Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1737 1755
1738Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) 1756Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1739 1757
1740=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> 1758=item Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>
1741 1759
1742Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl 1760Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1743extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions. 1761extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1744 1762
1745Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) 1763Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1746 1764
1747=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >> 1765=item Emanuele Giaquinta <emanuele.giaquinta@gmail.com>
1748 1766
1749pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes. 1767pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1750 1768
1751=back 1769=back
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