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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
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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<frills>: 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]
		110
		111	=item B<-visual> I<visualID>
		112
		113	Compile I<frills>: Use the given visual (see e.g. C<xdpyinfo> for possible
		114	visual ids).
97		115
98	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>	116	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
99		117
100	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.	118	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
101		119
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103		121
104	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.	122	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
105		123
106	=item B<-j>|B<+j>	124	=item B<-j>|B<+j>
107		125
108	Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>.	126	Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
109		127
110	=item B<-ip>|B<+ip>	128	=item B<-ss>|B<+ss>
111		129
112	Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is	130	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
113	B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
114		131
115	=item B<-fade> I<number>	132	=item B<-fade> I<number>
116		133
117	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. resource B<fading>.	134	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
		135	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
		136	colour; resource B<fading>.
118		137
119	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	138	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
120		139
121	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	140	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
122	transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. See also the B<-sh>	141	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
123	option that can be used to brighten or darken the image in addition to
124	tinting it.
125		142
126	=item B<-sh>	143	=item B<-icon> I<file>
127		144
128	I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent	145	Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
129	background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be	146	is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
130	specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>).	147	application window; resource I<iconFile>.
131		148
132	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	149	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
133		150
134	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	151	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
135		152
136	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	153	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
137		154
138	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	155	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
139
140	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>
141
142	Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally
143	specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
144	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
145	command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
146		156
147	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	157	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
148		158
149	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.	159	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
150		160
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162	resource B<borderColor>.	172	resource B<borderColor>.
163		173
164	=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>	174	=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
165		175
166	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names	176	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
167	that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. The	177	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
168	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be	178	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
169	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default	179	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
170	font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.	180	font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
171		181
172	In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify it's name or prefix it	182	In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify its name or prefix it
173	with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,	183	with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
174	e.g.:	184	e.g.:
175		185
176	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"	186	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
177	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"	187	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
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179	See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ	189	See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ
180	section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).	190	section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
181		191
182	=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>	192	=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>
183		193
184	Compile font-styles: The bold font list to use when bold characters are to	194	Compile I<font-styles>: The bold font list to use when B<bold> characters
185	be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.	195	are to be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.
186		196
187	=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>	197	=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>
188		198
189	Compile font-styles: The italic font list to use when bold characters are to	199	Compile I<font-styles>: The italic font list to use when I<italic>
190	be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.	200	characters are to be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.
191		201
192	=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>	202	=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>
193		203
194	Compile font-styles: The bold italic font list to use when bold characters are to	204	Compile I<font-styles>: The bold italic font list to use when B<< I<bold
195	be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont> for details.	205	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
		206	for details.
		207
		208	=item B<-is>|B<+is>
		209
		210	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
		211	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
		212	details.
196		213
197	=item B<-name> I<name>	214	=item B<-name> I<name>
198		215
199	Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,	216	Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
200	rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain	217	rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
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216		233
217	=item B<-sb>|B<+sb>	234	=item B<-sb>|B<+sb>
218		235
219	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.	236	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
220		237
		238	=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
		239
		240	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
		241
		242	=item B<-st>|B<+st>
		243
		244	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
		245	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
		246
221	=item B<-si>|B<+si>	247	=item B<-si>|B<+si>
222		248
223	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource	249	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
224	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.	250	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
225		251
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231	=item B<-sw>|B<+sw>	257	=item B<-sw>|B<+sw>
232		258
233	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.	259	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
234	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource	260	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
235	B<scrollWithBuffer>.	261	B<scrollWithBuffer>.
236
237	=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
238
239	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
240
241	=item B<-st>|B<+st>
242
243	Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
244	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
245		262
246	=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>	263	=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
247		264
248	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as	265	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
249	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to	266	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
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253		270
254	=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>	271	=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
255		272
256	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.	273	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
257		274
		275	=item B<-uc>|B<+uc>
		276
		277	Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
		278
258	=item B<-iconic>	279	=item B<-iconic>
259		280
260	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.	281	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
261	Alternative form is B<-ic>.	282	Alternative form is B<-ic>.
262		283
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278		299
279	=item B<-bl>	300	=item B<-bl>
280		301
281	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.	302	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
282	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window	303	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
283	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	304	decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
		305	support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
		306
		307	=item B<-override-redirect>
		308
		309	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
		310	B<override-redirect>.
		311
		312	=item B<-sbg>
		313
		314	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
		315	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
		316	this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
		317	resource B<skipBuiltinGlyphs>.
284		318
285	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	319	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
286		320
287	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	321	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
288	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	322	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
289	B<linespace>.	323	B<lineSpace>.
		324
		325	=item B<-letsp> I<number>
		326
		327	Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
		328	to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
		329	letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
		330	work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
290		331
291	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	332	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
292		333
293	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the	334	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
294	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the	335	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
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303	given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last	344	given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last
304	on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to	345	on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to
305	run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or,	346	run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or,
306	failing that, I<sh(1)>.	347	failing that, I<sh(1)>.
307		348
		349	Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you want to
		350	run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like this:
		351
		352	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -e sh -c "shell commands"
		353
308	=item B<-title> I<text>	354	=item B<-title> I<text>
309		355
310	Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename	356	Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename
311	of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the	357	of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the
312	application name; resource B<title>.	358	application name; resource B<title>.
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343	for more info.	389	for more info.
344		390
345	=item B<-tcw>	391	=item B<-tcw>
346		392
347	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	393	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
		394	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
348	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the	395	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
349	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	396	the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
350		397
351	=item B<-insecure>	398	=item B<-insecure>
352		399
353	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	400	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
354	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more	401	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
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368	=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>	415	=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
369		416
370	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource	417	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
371	B<secondaryScroll>.	418	B<secondaryScroll>.
372		419
		420	=item B<-hold>|B<+hold>
		421
		422	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
		423	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
		424	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
		425	user; resource B<hold>.
		426
		427	=item B<-cd> I<path>
		428
		429	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		430	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		431	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
		432
		433	=item B<-xrm> I<string>
		434
		435	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
		436	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
		437	way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
		438
		439	Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
		440	e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
		441	options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
		442	of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
		443	resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
		444	programs.
		445
373	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>	446	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
374		447
375	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	448	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
376		449
377	=item B<-embed> I<windowid>	450	=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
378		451
379	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window,	452	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
380	which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.	453	which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
381		454
382	Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it	455	Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
383	shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it	456	shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
384	quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to	457	quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
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387	The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.	460	The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
388		461
389	It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file	462	It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
390	descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you	463	descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
391	can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the	464	can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
392	terminal. This works regardless of wether the C<-embed> option was used or	465	terminal. This works regardless of whether the C<-embed> option was used or
393	not.	466	not.
394		467
395	Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be	468	Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
396	used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):	469	used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
397		470
398	my $rxvt = new Gtk2::DrawingArea;	471	my $rxvt = new Gtk2::Socket;
399	$...->add ($rxvt); # important to add it somewhere first	472	$rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
400	$rxvt->realize; # now it can be realized
401	my $xid = $rxvt->window->get_xid;	473	my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
402
403	system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";	474	system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
		475	});
404		476
405	=item B<-pty-fd> I<fileno>	477	=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
406		478
407	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty	479	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
408	pair but instead use the given filehandle as the tty master. This is	480	pair but instead use the given file descriptor as the tty master. This is
409	useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator	481	useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
410	without having to run a program within it.	482	without having to run a program within it.
411		483
412	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	484	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
413	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that	485	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
414	yourself if you want that.	486	yourself if you want that.
		487
		488	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
		489	pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
		490	perl extension that manages the terminal.
415		491
416	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a	492	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
417	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	493	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
418		494
419	use IO::Pty;	495	use IO::Pty;
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426		502
427	# now communicate with rxvt	503	# now communicate with rxvt
428	my $slave = $pty->slave;	504	my $slave = $pty->slave;
429	while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }	505	while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
430		506
		507	=item B<-pe> I<string>
		508
		509	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
		510	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
		511
431	=back	512	=back
432		513
433	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	514	=head1 RESOURCES
434		515
435	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	516	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
436	options) compiled into your version.	517	options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
		518	long-options.
437		519
438	There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the	520	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
439	Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal	521	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
440	Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie.	522	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
441	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the	523	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
442	resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many distribution do also load
443	settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@
444	will consult the following files/resources in order, with later settings
445	overwriting earlier ones:
446		524
447	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
448	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	525	1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
		526	2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
449	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	527	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
450	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	528	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
451	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	529	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
		530	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
452		531
453	If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h>
454	lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults
455	set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually
456	B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in
457	B<~/.Xdefaults>, or B<~/.Xresources> if B<~/.Xdefaults> does not exist.
458	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two	532	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
459	class names: B<XTerm> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows	533	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
460	resources common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be	534	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
461	easily configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources	535	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
462	unique to B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, notably colours and key-handling, to be	536	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, to be shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
463	shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> configurations. If no	537	configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will
464	resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line	538	be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
465	arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following	539	settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
466	resources are allowed:	540	check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
		541	extensions not documented here):
467		542
468	=over 4	543	=over 4
		544
		545	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
		546
		547	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
		548	option B<-depth>.
		549
		550	=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
		551
		552	Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
		553	On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
		554	performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
		555	should normally be enabled.
469		556
470	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	557	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
471		558
472	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	559	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
473	option B<-geometry>.	560	option B<-geometry>.
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487	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7	574	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
488	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to	575	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
489	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)	576	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
490	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,	577	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
491	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour	578	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
492	names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	579	names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
493		580
494	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be	581	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
495	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).	582	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
496		583
497	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with	584	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
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508	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>	595	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
509		596
510	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	597	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
511	foreground colour is the default.	598	foreground colour is the default.
512		599
513	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
514
515	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video
516	characters.
517
518	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>	600	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
519		601
520	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline	602	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
521	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.	603	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
		604
		605	=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
		606
		607	If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
		608	characters. If unset, use reverse video.
		609
		610	=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
		611
		612	If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
		613	foreground for highlighted characters.
522		614
523	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>	615	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
524		616
525	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the	617	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
526	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.	618	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
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533		625
534	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>	626	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
535		627
536	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;	628	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
537	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	629	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
538	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	630	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
539		631
540	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	632	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
541		633
542	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling	634	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
543	quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>.	635	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
		636	has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
		637	received line; option B<-j>.
		638
544	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>.	639	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
		640	force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
545		641
546	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	642	=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
547		643
548	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	644	B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
549	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'	645	receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
550	pixmap.	646	(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
		647	result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
		648	option B<-ss>.
		649
		650	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
		651	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
		652	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
551		653
552	=item B<fading:> I<number>	654	=item B<fading:> I<number>
553		655
554	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost.	656	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
555		657
556	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>	658	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
557		659
558	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour.	660	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
		661	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
559		662
560	=item B<shading:> I<number>	663	=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
561		664
562	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background	665	Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
563	image in addition to tinting it.
564		666
565	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	667	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
566		668
567	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	669	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
568		670
569	=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>	671	=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>
570		672
571	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default	673	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default
572	#969696]. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.	674	#969696]. Only relevant for rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.
573		675
574	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>	676	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
575		677
576	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	678	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
577	and the text.	679	and the text.
578		680
579	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>
580
581	Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for
582	the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry
583	string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
584	horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
585	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
586	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9
587	specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will
588	be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted
589	scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]
590
591	=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]>
592
593	Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is
594	optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the
595	reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar.
596
597	=item B<path:> I<path>
598
599	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and
600	menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
601	B<PATH> environment variables.
602
603	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>	681	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
604		682
605	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font	683	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
606	names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters.	684	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
607	The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might	685	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
608	be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always	686	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
609	appended to it. option B<-fn>.	687	font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
610		688
611	Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with	689	Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
612	optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.	690	optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
613		691
614	In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and	692	In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
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616	hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft	694	hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
617	fonts.	695	fonts.
618		696
619	For example, this font resource	697	For example, this font resource
620		698
621	URxvt*font: 9x15bold,\	699	URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
622	-misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\	700	-misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
623	-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \	701	-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
624	[codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \	702	[codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
625	xft:Code2000:antialias=false	703	xft:Code2000:antialias=false
626		704
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629	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels	707	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
630	wide and 15 pixels high.	708	wide and 15 pixels high.
631		709
632	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in	710	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
633	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but	711	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
634	the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a	712	the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
635	useful supplement.	713	useful supplement.
636		714
637	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters	715	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
638	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font	716	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
639	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.	717	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
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660	not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.	738	not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
661		739
662	If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal	740	If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
663	text font will being used for the given style.	741	text font will being used for the given style.
664		742
665	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>	743	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
666		744
667	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is	745	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
668	xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives	746	option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
669	xterm style selection.	747	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
670		748	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
671	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>	749	reachable.
672
673	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
674	the author's favourite..
675		750
676	=item B<title:> I<string>	751	=item B<title:> I<string>
677		752
678	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line	753	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
679	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application	754	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
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688	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>	763	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
689		764
690	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no	765	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
691	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].	766	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
692		767
		768	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
		769
		770	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
		771	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
		772
		773	@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
		774
693	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	775	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
694		776
695	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	777	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
696	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	778	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
697		779
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711		793
712	Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use	794	Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use
713	B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or	795	B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or
714	B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well.	796	B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well.
715		797
		798	The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
		799
		800	Example:
		801
		802	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
		803
		804	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
		805	every time you hit C<Print>.
		806
		807	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
		808
		809	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
		810	the author's favourite.
		811
		812	=item B<thickness:> I<number>
		813
		814	Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
		815
716	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	816	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
717		817
718	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	818	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
719	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	819	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
720		820
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739	B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option	839	B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
740	B<+si>.	840	B<+si>.
741		841
742	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>	842	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
743		843
744	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and	844	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
745	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll	845	try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
746	with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<+sw>.	846	B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
		847	new lines; option B<+sw>.
747		848
748	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>	849	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
749		850
750	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys	851	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
751	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and	852	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
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770	=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean>	871	=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean>
771		872
772	Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the	873	Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the
773	WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>.	874	WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>.
774		875
		876	=item B<skipBuiltinGlyphs:> I<boolean>
		877
		878	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
		879	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
		880	this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
		881	option B<-sbg>.
		882
775	=item B<termName:> I<termname>	883	=item B<termName:> I<termname>
776		884
777	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment	885	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
778	variable; option B<-tn>.	886	variable; option B<-tn>.
779		887
780	=item B<linespace:> I<number>	888	=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
781		889
782	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	890	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
783	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.	891	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
784		892
785	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>	893	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
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799		907
800	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>	908	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
801		909
802	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];	910	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
803	option B<-bc>.	911	option B<-bc>.
		912
		913	=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
		914
		915	B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
		916	option B<-uc>.
804		917
805	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>	918	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
806		919
807	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number	920	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
808	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible	921	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
…		…
816		929
817	Mouse pointer background colour.	930	Mouse pointer background colour.
818		931
819	=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>	932	=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
820		933
821	Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2].	934	Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
		935	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
822		936
823	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>	937	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
824		938
825	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>	939	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
826	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace>	940	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
827	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode	941	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
828	escape sequence.	942	escape sequence.
829		943
830	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>	944	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
831		945
…		…
833	pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated	947	pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
834	with the B<Execute> key.	948	with the B<Execute> key.
835		949
836	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>	950	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
837		951
838	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The	952	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
839	built-in default:	953	(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
840		954
		955	When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
		956	in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
		957	characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
		958	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
		959
		960	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
		961	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
		962
841	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{|} >>	963	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|} >>
842		964
843	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	965	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
844		966
845	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	967	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
846		968
…		…
851	=item B<imLocale:> I<name>	973	=item B<imLocale:> I<name>
852		974
853	The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.	975	The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
854	C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the	976	C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
855	input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in	977	input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
856	another locale. option B<-imlocale>.	978	another locale; option B<-imlocale>.
857		979
858	=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>	980	=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>
859		981
860	Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or	982	Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or
861	C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated	983	C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated
…		…
866		988
867	=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>	989	=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>
868		990
869	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	991	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
870	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to	992	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
871	the end of the logical line only. option B<-tcw>.	993	the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
872		994
873	=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>	995	=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
874		996
875	Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that	997	Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
876	echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be	998	echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
877	abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether	999	abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
878	throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though	1000	through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
879	write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note	1001	write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
880	that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences	1002	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
881	enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean	1003	sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
882	resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this	1004
883	enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window title	1005	You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
884	requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch.	1006	B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
		1007	locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
885		1008
886	=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>	1009	=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
887		1010
888	Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,	1011	Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
889	B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option	1012	B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
…		…
893		1016
894	Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)	1017	Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
895	character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described	1018	character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
896	in the entry on B<keysym> following.	1019	in the entry on B<keysym> following.
897		1020
898	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool>	1021	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
899		1022
900	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).	1023	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
901		1024
902	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool>	1025	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
903		1026
904	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this	1027	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
905	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1028	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
906	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1029	scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
907	instead scroll the screen up.	1030	to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
		1031
		1032	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
		1033
		1034	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
		1035	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
		1036	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
		1037	user.
		1038
		1039	=item B<chdir>: I<path>
		1040
		1041	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		1042	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		1043	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
		1044	directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
908		1045
909	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>	1046	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
910		1047
911	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The	1048	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
912	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.	1049	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
…		…
926	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and	1063	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
927	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex	1064	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
928	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not	1065	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
929	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.	1066	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
930		1067
931	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,	1068	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
932	C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,	1069	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
933	C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
934	C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
935	can start or end with whitespace.
936		1070
937	Please note that you need to double the C<\> when using
938	C<--enable-xgetdefault>, as X itself does it's own de-escaping (you can
939	use C<\033> instead of C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and
940	@@RXVT_NAME@@'s own processing).
941
942	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1071	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by
		1072	loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and providing a I<string>
943	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimeter `/'	1073	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
944	should be a character not used by the strings.	1074	should be a character not used by the strings.
945		1075
946	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:	1076	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
947		1077
948	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<M-C-|abc|>	1078	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|>
949		1079
950	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:	1080	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
951		1081
952	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a>	1082	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<a>
953	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b>	1083	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<b>
954	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c>	1084	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<c>
955		1085
956	If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>	1086	If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
957	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For	1087	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
958	example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>	1088	example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
959	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":	1089	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
960		1090
961	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007	1091	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
962		1092
		1093	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
		1094	is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
		1095	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
		1096	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
		1097
		1098	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
		1099
		1100	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
		1101	will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
		1102	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
		1103	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
		1104	definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
		1105	mappings themselves.
		1106
		1107	Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example
		1108	if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s
		1109	C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the
		1110	user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
		1111
		1112	URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
		1113	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
		1114
		1115	The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
		1116	of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
		1117	C<Shift-Insert>.
		1118
963	The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to	1119	The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
964	the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited	1120	the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
965	font-switching at runtime:	1121	font-switching at runtime:
966		1122
967	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007	1123	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
…		…
970	Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more	1126	Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
971	info):	1127	info):
972		1128
973	URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t	1129	URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
974	URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t	1130	URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
		1131
		1132	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
		1133
		1134	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
		1135
		1136	Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to
		1137	use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
		1138
		1139	Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
		1140	them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
		1141	by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
		1142	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except
		1143	C<selection>.
		1144
		1145	Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets
		1146	(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for
		1147	searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension
		1148	multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to
		1149	the extension.
		1150
		1151	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
		1152	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.
		1153
		1154	If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl
		1155	interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that
		1156	B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
		1157	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
		1158
		1159	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
		1160
		1161	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
		1162	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
		1163
		1164	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
		1165
		1166	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
		1167	scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look
		1168	in these directories, then in C<$URXVT_PERL_LIB>, F<$HOME/.urxvt/ext> and
		1169	lastly in F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
		1170
		1171	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
		1172
		1173	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
		1174
		1175	Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for
		1176	details.
		1177
		1178	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
		1179
		1180	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
		1181	for details.
		1182
		1183	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>
		1184
		1185	Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search
		1186	(default: C<M-s>).
		1187
		1188	=item B<url-launcher>: I<string>
		1189
		1190	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
		1191	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
		1192
		1193	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
		1194
		1195	Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
		1196
		1197	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
		1198
		1199	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
		1200	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1201
		1202	=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
		1203
		1204	Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
		1205
		1206	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
		1207
		1208	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
		1209
		1210	=back
		1211
		1212	=head1 BACKGROUND IMAGE OPTIONS AND RESOURCES
		1213
		1214	=over 4
		1215
		1216	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;oplist]>
		1217
		1218	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;oplist]>
		1219
		1220	Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image file as the window's
		1221	background and also optionally specify a colon separated list of
		1222	operations to modify it. Note that you may need to quote the C<;>
		1223	character when using the command line option, as C<;> is usually a
		1224	metacharacter in shells. Supported operations are:
		1225
		1226	=over 4
		1227
		1228	=item B<WxH+X+Y>
		1229
		1230	sets scale and position. B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical
		1231	scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent). A
		1232	scale of 0 disables scaling.
		1233
		1234	=item B<op=tile>
		1235
		1236	enables tiling
		1237
		1238	=item B<op=keep-aspect>
		1239
		1240	maintain the image aspect ratio when scaling
		1241
		1242	=item B<op=root-align>
		1243
		1244	use the position of the terminal window relative to the root window as
		1245	the image offset, simulating a root window background
		1246
		1247	=back
		1248
		1249	The default scale and position setting is C<100x100+50+50>.
		1250	Alternatively, a predefined set of templates can be used to achieve
		1251	the most common setups:
		1252
		1253	=over 4
		1254
		1255	=item B<style=tiled>
		1256
		1257	the image is tiled with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+0+0:op=tile
		1258
		1259	=item B<style=aspect-stretched>
		1260
		1261	the image is scaled to fill the whole window maintaining the aspect
		1262	ratio and centered. Equivalent to 100x100+50+50:op=keep-aspect
		1263
		1264	=item B<style=stretched>
		1265
		1266	the image is scaled to fill the whole window. Equivalent to 100x100
		1267
		1268	=item B<style=centered>
		1269
		1270	the image is centered with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+50+50
		1271
		1272	=item B<style=root-tiled>
		1273
		1274	the image is tiled with no scaling and using 'root' positioning.
		1275	Equivalent to 0x0:op=tile:op=root-align
		1276
		1277	=back
		1278
		1279	If multiple templates are specified the last one wins. Note that a
		1280	template overrides all the scale, position and operations settings.
		1281
		1282	If used in conjunction with pseudo-transparency, the specified pixmap
		1283	will be blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending.
		1284
		1285	=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
		1286
		1287	=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
		1288
		1289	Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
		1290
		1291	B<-ip> (B<inheritPixmap>) is still accepted as an obsolete alias but
		1292	will be removed in future versions.
		1293
		1294	=item B<-tint> I<colour>
		1295
		1296	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
		1297
		1298	Tint the transparent background with the given colour. Note that a
		1299	black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
		1300	the image unchanged.
		1301
		1302	=item B<-sh> I<number>
		1303
		1304	=item B<shading:> I<number>
		1305
		1306	Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
		1307	A value of 100 means no shading.
		1308
		1309	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
		1310
		1311	=item B<blurRadius:> I<HxV>
		1312
		1313	Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
		1314	background. If a single number is specified, the vertical and
		1315	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
		1316	radii to 1 and the other to a large number creates interesting effects
		1317	on some backgrounds. The maximum radius value is 128. An horizontal or
		1318	vertical radius of 0 disables blurring.
		1319
		1320	=item B<path:> I<path>
		1321
		1322	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
975		1323
976	=back	1324	=back
977		1325
978	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR	1326	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
979		1327
…		…
998	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>	1346	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
999	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the	1347	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
1000	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),	1348	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
1001	respectively.	1349	respectively.
1002		1350
1003	=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION	1351	=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
1004		1352
1005	The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to	1353	The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
1006	I<xterm>(1).	1354	to I<xterm>(1).
1007		1355
1008	=over 4	1356	=over 4
1009		1357
1010	=item B<Selection>:	1358	=item B<Selecting>:
1011		1359
1012	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region	1360	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
1013	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click	1361	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
1014	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line	1362	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
1015	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource	1363	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
1016	B<tripleclickwords>.	1364	B<tripleclickwords>.
1017		1365
1018	Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys)	1366	Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys)
1019	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a normal	1367	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1020	one.	1368	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
		1369	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
		1370	the selection.
1021		1371
1022	=item B<Insertion>:	1372	=item B<Pasting>:
1023		1373
1024	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in	1374	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
1025	an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be	1375	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1026	inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.	1376	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
		1377
		1378	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
		1379	inserted too.
1027		1380
1028	=back	1381	=back
1029		1382
1030	=head1 CHANGING FONTS	1383	=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1031		1384
1032	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet	1385	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
1033	supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.	1386	supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
1034		1387
1035	You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and	1388	You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
1036	therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
1037		1389
1038	printf '\e]701;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"	1390	printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
		1391
		1392	You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
		1393
		1394	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
		1395	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
1039		1396
1040	rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.	1397	rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
1041		1398
1042	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT	1399	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1043		1400
1044	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters	1401	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1045	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The	1402	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1046	first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with	1403	first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1047	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled	1404	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1048	with C<--enable-iso14755>.	1405	with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1049		1406
1050	=over 4	1407	=over 4
1051		1408
…		…
1071	This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of	1428	This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1072	your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.	1429	your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1073		1430
1074	Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing	1431	Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
1075	them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not	1432	them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1076	invoke it's usual function but instead will insert the corresponding	1433	invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1077	keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been	1434	keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1078	released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for	1435	released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
1079	C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a	1436	C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
1080	reverse tab (Shift-Tab).	1437	reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
1081		1438
…		…
1109	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that	1466	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1110	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To	1467	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1111	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root	1468	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1112	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.	1469	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1113		1470
1114	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1471	=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1115		1472
1116	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1473	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1117	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1474	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1118	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the	1475	high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1119	colours with their B<rgb.txt> names.	1476	240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
		1477	cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
		1478
		1479	Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1120		1480
1121	=begin table	1481	=begin table
1122		1482
1123	B<color0> (black) = Black	1483	B<color0> (black) = Black
1124	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1484	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
1144	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1504	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1145	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1505	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1146	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of	1506	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1147	color0-color15.	1507	color0-color15.
1148		1508
		1509	The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
		1510	values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
		1511
		1512	The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
		1513
		1514	index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
		1515	index_256 = (r * 6 + g) * 6 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..5
		1516
		1517	The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
		1518	steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
		1519	the RGB cube.
		1520
		1521	Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
		1522	colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
		1523	rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1524
		1525	Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
		1526	number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
		1527
1149	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1528	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1150	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1529	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1151	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1530	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1152	been specified. For example,	1531	been specified. For example,
1153		1532
		1533	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
		1534
		1535	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
		1536	White.
		1537
		1538	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
		1539
		1540	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
		1541	their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
		1542
		1543	You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
		1544	brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
		1545	(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
		1546	transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
		1547	half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
		1548	is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
		1549	all ways to specify a colour.
		1550
		1551	For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
		1552	C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
		1553	specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
		1554	(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
		1555	while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
		1556	earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
		1557	C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
		1558
		1559	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
		1560	alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
		1561	layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
		1562	rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
		1563
		1564	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
		1565	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
		1566
		1567	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
		1568
		1569	When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
		1570	alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
		1571	transparency of course).
		1572
		1573	When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
		1574	colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
		1575	background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
		1576	other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
		1577	image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
		1578	fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
		1579
		1580	Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
		1581	in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
		1582	extension.
		1583
		1584	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
		1585
		1586	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
		1587
1154	=over 4	1588	=over 4
1155		1589
1156	=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv>
1157
1158	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black
1159	on White.
1160
1161	=back
1162
1163	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1164
1165	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1166
1167	=over 4
1168
1169	=item B<TERM>	1590	=item B<TERM>
1170		1591
1171	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via	1592	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1172	resources or on the commandline.	1593	resources or on the command line.
1173		1594
1174	=item B<COLORTERM>	1595	=item B<COLORTERM>
1175		1596
1176	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on wether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was	1597	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1177	compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension	1598	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1178	C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.	1599	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
		1600	screen.
1179		1601
1180	=item B<COLORFGBG>	1602	=item B<COLORFGBG>
1181		1603
1182	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is	1604	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1183	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string	1605	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1184	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be	1606	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1185	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the	1607	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1186	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@	1608	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1187	was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can	1609	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1188	(and do) use this information to optimize screen output.	1610	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1189		1611
1190	=item B<WINDOWID>	1612	=item B<WINDOWID>
1191		1613
1192	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel	1614	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1193	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal	1615	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
…		…
1199	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1621	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1200		1622
1201	=item B<DISPLAY>	1623	=item B<DISPLAY>
1202		1624
1203	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1625	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1204	display in it's child processes.	1626	display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
		1627	defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1205		1628
1206	=item B<SHELL>	1629	=item B<SHELL>
1207		1630
1208	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1631	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1209		1632
1210	=item B<RXVTPATH>
1211
1212	The path where @@RXVT_NAME@@ looks for support files such as menu and xpm
1213	files.
1214
1215	=item B<PATH>
1216
1217	Used in the same way as C<RXVTPATH>.
1218
1219	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>	1633	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> [I<sic>]
1220		1634
1221	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and	1635	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1222	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).	1636	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1223		1637
1224	Default C<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-<nodename >>.	1638	Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
		1639
		1640	=item B<URXVT_PERL_LIB>
		1641
		1642	Additional F<:>-separated library search path for perl extensions. Will be
		1643	searched after B<-perl-lib> but before F<~/.urxvt/ext> and the system library
		1644	directory.
		1645
		1646	=item B<URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY>
		1647
		1648	See L<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl>(3).
1225		1649
1226	=item B<HOME>	1650	=item B<HOME>
1227		1651
1228	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for	1652	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1229	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as	1653	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1230	C<.Xdefaults>)	1654	C<.Xdefaults>)
1231		1655
1232	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>	1656	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1233		1657
1234	Directory where various X resource files are being located.	1658	Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1235		1659
1236	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>	1660	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1237		1661
1238	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by	1662	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1239	@@RXVT_NAME@@.	1663	@@RXVT_NAME@@.
…		…
1244		1668
1245	=over 4	1669	=over 4
1246		1670
1247	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>	1671	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1248		1672
1249	Color names.	1673	Colour names.
1250		1674
1251	=back	1675	=back
1252		1676
1253	=head1 SEE ALSO	1677	=head1 SEE ALSO
1254		1678
		1679	@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@-extensions(1),
1255	@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)	1680	@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1256
1257	=head1 BUGS
1258
1259	Check the BUGS file for an up-to-date list.
1260
1261	Cursor change support is not yet implemented.
1262
1263	Click-and-drag doesn't work with X11 mouse report overriding.
1264		1681
1265	=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR	1682	=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1266		1683
1267	=over 4	1684	=over 4
1268		1685
1269	=item Project Coordinator	1686	=item Project Coordinator
1270		1687
1271	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1688	Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>.
1272		1689
1273	L<http://software.schmorp.de/#rxvt-unicode>	1690	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1274		1691
1275	=back	1692	=back
1276		1693
1277	=head1 AUTHORS	1694	=head1 AUTHORS
1278		1695
…		…
1280		1697
1281	=item John Bovey	1698	=item John Bovey
1282		1699
1283	University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.	1700	University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1284		1701
1285	=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >>	1702	=item Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>
1286		1703
1287	very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt	1704	very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1288		1705
1289	=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >>	1706	=item Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>
1290		1707
1291	wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)	1708	wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1292		1709
1293	=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >>	1710	=item mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>
1294		1711
1295	Wrote the menu system.	1712	Wrote the menu system.
1296		1713
1297	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)	1714	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1298		1715
1299	=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >>	1716	=item Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>
1300		1717
1301	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1718	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1302		1719
1303	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1720	=item Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>
1304		1721
1305	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator	1722	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
		1723
1306	(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1724	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1307		1725
1308	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1726	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>
1309		1727
1310	Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal	1728	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1311	character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm	1729	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1312	compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
1313		1730
1314	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)	1731	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1315		1732
		1733	=item Emanuele Giaquinta <emanuele.giaquinta@gmail.com>
		1734
		1735	pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
		1736
1316	=back	1737	=back
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