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12emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not 12emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not
13require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style 13require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
14configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space -- 14configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --
15a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions. 15a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
16 16
17This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
18L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod>.
19
17=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 20=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18 21
19See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of 22See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common 23frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at 24problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/*checkout*/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>. 25L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
23 26
24=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT 27=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
25 28
26Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode 29Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the 30internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
28world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult, 31world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
29especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts 32especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
30like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules, 33like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these 34like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
32scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work 35scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
33fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are left-to-right scripts, such 36fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
34as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms 37as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
35belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things -- 38belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
36such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might 39such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
37change. 40change.
38 41
39If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let 42If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
40me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very userfriendly, lean and clean 43me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
41terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely 44terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely
42because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and 45because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and
43another for japanese. 46another for japanese.
44 47
45Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to 48Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to
46display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other 49display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other
47programs force onto it's users never made sense to me: You should be able 50programs force onto its users never made sense to me: You should be able
48to choose any font for any script freely. 51to choose any font for any script freely.
49 52
50Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than 53Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than
51it's predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy 54its predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy
52in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot less bugs than the original 55in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot bugs less than the original
53rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements. 56rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.
54 57
55It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean 58It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean
56and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode 59and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode
57without most of it's features to get a lean binary. It also comes with 60without most of its features to get a lean binary. It also comes with
58a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows 61a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows
59from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and 62from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and
60drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and 63drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and
61@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client). 64@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).
62 65
63It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have 66It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have
64been extended) easier accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical 67been extended) more accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical
65reference documentation (escape sequences etc.). 68reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).
66 69
67=head1 OPTIONS 70=head1 OPTIONS
68 71
69The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed 72The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed
89 92
90Print out a message describing available options. 93Print out a message describing available options.
91 94
92=item B<-display> I<displayname> 95=item B<-display> I<displayname>
93 96
94Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still 97Attempt to open a window on the named X display (the older form B<-d>
95respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the 98is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
96B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used. 99display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
100
101=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
102
103Compile I<frills>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
104resource B<depth>.
105
106[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
107respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
108of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
109this, so watch out]
110
111=item B<-visual> I<visualID>
112
113Compile I<frills>: Use the given visual (see e.g. C<xdpyinfo> for possible
114visual ids).
97 115
98=item B<-geometry> I<geom> 116=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
99 117
100Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>. 118Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
101 119
103 121
104Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>. 122Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
105 123
106=item B<-j>|B<+j> 124=item B<-j>|B<+j>
107 125
108Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>. 126Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
109 127
110=item B<-ip>|B<+ip> | B<-tr>|B<+tr> 128=item B<-ss>|B<+ss>
111 129
112Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is 130Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
113B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
114 131
115=item B<-fade> I<number> 132=item B<-fade> I<number>
116 133
117Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values 134Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
118fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade 135fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
119colour; resource B<fading>. 136colour; resource B<fading>.
120 137
121=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour> 138=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
122 139
123Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour 140Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
124is black. resource B<fadeColor>. 141is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
125 142
126=item B<-tint> I<colour> 143=item B<-icon> I<file>
127 144
128Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 145Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
129transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for 146is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
130non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be 147application window; resource I<iconFile>.
131used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it; resource
132I<tintColor>. Example:
133
134 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
135
136=item B<-sh>
137
138I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent
139background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be
140specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>).
141 148
142=item B<-bg> I<colour> 149=item B<-bg> I<colour>
143 150
144Window background colour; resource B<background>. 151Window background colour; resource B<background>.
145 152
146=item B<-fg> I<colour> 153=item B<-fg> I<colour>
147 154
148Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 155Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
149
150=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>
151
152Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally
153specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
154add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
155command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
156 156
157=item B<-cr> I<colour> 157=item B<-cr> I<colour>
158 158
159The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 159The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
160 160
172resource B<borderColor>. 172resource B<borderColor>.
173 173
174=item B<-fn> I<fontlist> 174=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
175 175
176Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names 176Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
177that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. The 177that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
178first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be 178first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
179smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default 179smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
180font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details. 180font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
181 181
182In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify it's name or prefix it 182In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify its name or prefix it
183with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>, 183with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
184e.g.: 184e.g.:
185 185
186 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15" 186 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
187 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono" 187 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
205italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont> 205italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
206for details. 206for details.
207 207
208=item B<-is>|B<+is> 208=item B<-is>|B<+is>
209 209
210Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity 210Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
211foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for 211foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
212details. 212details.
213 213
214=item B<-name> I<name> 214=item B<-name> I<name>
215 215
219 219
220=item B<-ls>|B<+ls> 220=item B<-ls>|B<+ls>
221 221
222Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>. 222Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>.
223 223
224=item B<-mc> I<milliseconds>
225
226Specify the maximum time between multi-click selections.
227
224=item B<-ut>|B<+ut> 228=item B<-ut>|B<+ut>
225 229
226Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource 230Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource
227B<utmpInhibit>. 231B<utmpInhibit>.
228 232
232B<visualBell>. 236B<visualBell>.
233 237
234=item B<-sb>|B<+sb> 238=item B<-sb>|B<+sb>
235 239
236Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>. 240Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
241
242=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
243
244Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
245
246=item B<-st>|B<+st>
247
248Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
249resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
237 250
238=item B<-si>|B<+si> 251=item B<-si>|B<+si>
239 252
240Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource 253Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
241B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect. 254B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
248=item B<-sw>|B<+sw> 261=item B<-sw>|B<+sw>
249 262
250Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear. 263Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
251This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource 264This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
252B<scrollWithBuffer>. 265B<scrollWithBuffer>.
253
254=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
255
256Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
257
258=item B<-st>|B<+st>
259
260Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
261resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
262 266
263=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab> 267=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
264 268
265If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as 269If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
266actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to 270actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
270 274
271=item B<-bc>|B<+bc> 275=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
272 276
273Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>. 277Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
274 278
279=item B<-uc>|B<+uc>
280
281Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
282
275=item B<-iconic> 283=item B<-iconic>
276 284
277Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option. 285Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
278Alternative form is B<-ic>. 286Alternative form is B<-ic>.
279 287
295 303
296=item B<-bl> 304=item B<-bl>
297 305
298Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. 306Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
299if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window 307if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
300decorations; resource B<borderLess>. 308decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
309support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
310
311=item B<-override-redirect>
312
313Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
314B<override-redirect>.
315
316=item B<-dockapp>
317
318Sets the initial state of the window to WithdrawnState, which makes
319window managers that support this extension treat it as a dockapp.
301 320
302=item B<-sbg> 321=item B<-sbg>
303 322
304Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line 323Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
305drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use 324drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
308 327
309=item B<-lsp> I<number> 328=item B<-lsp> I<number>
310 329
311Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 330Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
312the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource 331the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
313B<linespace>. 332B<lineSpace>.
333
334=item B<-letsp> I<number>
335
336Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
337to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
338letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
339work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
314 340
315=item B<-tn> I<termname> 341=item B<-tn> I<termname>
316 342
317This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the 343This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
318B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 344B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
372for more info. 398for more info.
373 399
374=item B<-tcw> 400=item B<-tcw>
375 401
376Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse 402Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
403button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
377button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the 404in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
378end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>. 405the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
379 406
380=item B<-insecure> 407=item B<-insecure>
381 408
382Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape 409Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
383sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more 410sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
404Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@ 431Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
405will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within 432will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
406it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the 433it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
407user; resource B<hold>. 434user; resource B<hold>.
408 435
436=item B<-cd> I<path>
437
438Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
439B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
440@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
441
442=item B<-xrm> I<string>
443
444Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
445as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
446way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
447
448Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
449e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
450options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
451of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
452resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
453programs.
454
409=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string> 455=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
410 456
411Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>. 457Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
412 458
413=item B<-embed> I<windowid> 459=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
414 460
415Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window, 461Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
416which enables applications to easily embed a terminal. 462which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
417 463
418Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it 464Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
419shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it 465shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
420quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to 466quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
423The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits. 469The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
424 470
425It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file 471It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
426descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you 472descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
427can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the 473can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
428terminal. This works regardless of wether the C<-embed> option was used or 474terminal. This works regardless of whether the C<-embed> option was used or
429not. 475not.
430 476
431Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be 477Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
432used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>): 478used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
433 479
438 }); 484 });
439 485
440=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor> 486=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
441 487
442Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty 488Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
443pair but instead use the given filehandle as the tty master. This is 489pair but instead use the given file descriptor as the tty master. This is
444useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator 490useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
445without having to run a program within it. 491without having to run a program within it.
446 492
447If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp 493If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
448entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that 494entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
449yourself if you want that. 495yourself if you want that.
450 496
451As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress 497As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
452pty/tty operations. 498pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
499perl extension that manages the terminal.
453 500
454Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a 501Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
455longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>): 502longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
456 503
457 use IO::Pty; 504 use IO::Pty;
471Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in 518Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
472this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details. 519this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
473 520
474=back 521=back
475 522
476=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 523=head1 RESOURCES
477 524
478Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long 525Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
479options) compiled into your version. 526options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
527long-options.
480 528
481You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many 529You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
482distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X 530distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
483starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order, 531starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
484with later settings overwriting earlier ones: 532with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
485 533
486 1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
487 2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR 534 1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
535 2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
488 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults 536 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
489 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen 537 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
490 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename> 538 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
539 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
491 540
492Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class 541Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
493names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources 542names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
494common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily 543common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
495configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to 544configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
500check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl 549check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
501extensions not documented here): 550extensions not documented here):
502 551
503=over 4 552=over 4
504 553
554=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
555
556Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
557option B<-depth>.
558
559=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
560
561Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
562On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
563performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
564should normally be enabled.
565
505=item B<geometry:> I<geom> 566=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
506 567
507Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24]; 568Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
508option B<-geometry>. 569option B<-geometry>.
509 570
522Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7 583Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
523corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to 584corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
524high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background) 585high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
525colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 586colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
5263=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour 5873=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
527names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 588names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
528 589
529Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be 590Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
530changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)). 591changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
531 592
532Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with 593Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
543=item B<colorUL:> I<colour> 604=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
544 605
545Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the 606Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
546foreground colour is the default. 607foreground colour is the default.
547 608
548=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
549
550Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video
551characters.
552
553=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour> 609=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
554 610
555If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline 611If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
556itself. If unset, use the foreground colour. 612itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
613
614=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
615
616If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
617characters. If unset, use reverse video.
618
619=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
620
621If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
622foreground for highlighted characters.
557 623
558=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour> 624=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
559 625
560Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the 626Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
561foreground colour; option B<-cr>. 627foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
568 634
569=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean> 635=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
570 636
571B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours; 637B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
572option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option 638option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
573B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 639B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
574 640
575=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean> 641=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
576 642
577B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling 643B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
578quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>. 644of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
645has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
646received line; option B<-j>.
647
579B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>. 648B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
649force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
580 650
581=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean> 651=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
582 652
583B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving 653B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
584artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows' 654receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
585pixmap. 655(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
656result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
657option B<-ss>.
658
659B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
660if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
661monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
586 662
587=item B<fading:> I<number> 663=item B<fading:> I<number>
588 664
589Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>. 665Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
590 666
591=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour> 667=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
592 668
593Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default 669Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
594colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>. 670colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
595 671
596=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 672=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
597 673
598Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option 674Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
599B<-tint>.
600
601=item B<shading:> I<number>
602
603Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background
604image in addition to tinting it.
605 675
606=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 676=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
607 677
608Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 678Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
609 679
615=item B<borderColor:> I<colour> 685=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
616 686
617The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar 687The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
618and the text. 688and the text.
619 689
620=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>
621
622Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for
623the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry
624string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
625horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
626centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
627of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9
628specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will
629be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted
630scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]
631
632=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]>
633
634Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is
635optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the
636reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar.
637
638=item B<path:> I<path>
639
640Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and
641menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
642B<PATH> environment variables.
643
644=item B<font:> I<fontlist> 690=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
645 691
646Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font 692Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
647names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 693that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
648The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 694first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
649be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 695smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
650appended to it; option B<-fn>. 696font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
651 697
652Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with 698Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
653optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>. 699optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
654 700
655In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and 701In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
657hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft 703hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
658fonts. 704fonts.
659 705
660For example, this font resource 706For example, this font resource
661 707
662 URxvt*font: 9x15bold,\ 708 URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
663 -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\ 709 -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
664 -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \ 710 -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
665 [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \ 711 [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
666 xft:Code2000:antialias=false 712 xft:Code2000:antialias=false
667 713
670it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels 716it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
671wide and 15 pixels high. 717wide and 15 pixels high.
672 718
673The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in 719The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
674the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but 720the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
675the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a 721the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
676useful supplement. 722useful supplement.
677 723
678The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters 724The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
679are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font 725are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
680contains other characters, but we are not interested in them. 726contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
704text font will being used for the given style. 750text font will being used for the given style.
705 751
706=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean> 752=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
707 753
708When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>, 754When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
709option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high 755option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
710intensity foreground/backround colours. Disabling this option (B<False>, 756intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
711option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not 757option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
712reachable. 758reachable.
713
714=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
715
716Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is
717xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives
718xterm style selection.
719
720=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
721
722Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
723the author's favourite.
724 759
725=item B<title:> I<string> 760=item B<title:> I<string>
726 761
727Set window title string, the default title is the command-line 762Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
728specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application 763specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
737=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean> 772=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
738 773
739B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no 774B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
740de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default]. 775de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
741 776
777=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
778
779B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
780B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
781
782@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
783
742=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean> 784=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
743 785
744B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>. 786B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
745B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>. 787B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
746 788
748 790
749B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of 791B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of
750the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell 792the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell
751[default]; option B<+ls>. 793[default]; option B<+ls>.
752 794
795=item B<multiClickTime:> I<number>
796
797Specify the maximum time in milliseconds between multi-click select
798events. The default is 500 milliseconds; option B<-mc>.
799
753=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean> 800=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>
754 801
755B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>; 802B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>;
756option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp> 803option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp>
757[default]; option B<+ut>. 804[default]; option B<+ut>.
764 811
765The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is. 812The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
766 813
767Example: 814Example:
768 815
769 URxvt*print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX) 816 URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
770 817
771This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents 818This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
772everytime you hit C<Print>. 819every time you hit C<Print>.
820
821=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
822
823Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
824the author's favourite.
825
826=item B<thickness:> I<number>
827
828Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
773 829
774=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 830=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
775 831
776B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 832B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
777disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 833disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
797B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 853B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
798B<+si>. 854B<+si>.
799 855
800=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 856=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
801 857
802B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and 858B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
803B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 859try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
804with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<+sw>. 860B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
861new lines; option B<+sw>.
805 862
806=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 863=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
807 864
808B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 865B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
809are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 866are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
840=item B<termName:> I<termname> 897=item B<termName:> I<termname>
841 898
842Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment 899Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
843variable; option B<-tn>. 900variable; option B<-tn>.
844 901
845=item B<linespace:> I<number> 902=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
846 903
847Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 904Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
848the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>. 905the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
849 906
850=item B<meta8:> I<boolean> 907=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
864 921
865=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean> 922=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
866 923
867B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default]; 924B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
868option B<-bc>. 925option B<-bc>.
926
927=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
928
929B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
930option B<-uc>.
869 931
870=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean> 932=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
871 933
872B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number 934B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
873of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible 935of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
887large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout. 949large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
888 950
889=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 951=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
890 952
891The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 953The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
892or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> 954or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
893(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode 955(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
894escape sequence. 956escape sequence.
895 957
896=item B<deletekey:> I<string> 958=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
897 959
899pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated 961pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
900with the B<Execute> key. 962with the B<Execute> key.
901 963
902=item B<cutchars:> I<string> 964=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
903 965
904The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The 966The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
905built-in default: 967(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
906 968
969When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
970in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
971characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
972will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
973
974When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
975be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
976
907B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{|} >> 977B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|} >>
908 978
909=item B<preeditType:> I<style> 979=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
910 980
911B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>. 981B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
912 982
946default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these 1016default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
947sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though). 1017sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
948 1018
949You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying 1019You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
950B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer, 1020B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
951locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests as well as dynamic 1021locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
952menubar dispatch.
953 1022
954=item B<modifier:> I<modifier> 1023=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
955 1024
956Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>, 1025Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
957B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option 1026B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
961 1030
962Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E) 1031Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
963character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described 1032character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
964in the entry on B<keysym> following. 1033in the entry on B<keysym> following.
965 1034
966=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool> 1035=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
967 1036
968Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled). 1037Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
969 1038
970=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool> 1039=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
971 1040
972Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this 1041Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
973option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 1042option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
974scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 1043scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
975instead scroll the screen up. 1044to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
976 1045
977=item B<hold>: I<bool> 1046=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
978 1047
979Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@ 1048Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
980will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within 1049will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
981it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the 1050it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
982user. 1051user.
983 1052
1053=item B<chdir>: I<path>
1054
1055Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
1056B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
1057@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
1058directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1059
984=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 1060=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<action>
985 1061
986Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The 1062Compile I<frills>: Associate I<action> with keysym I<sym>. The intervening
987intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted. 1063resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
988 1064
989The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be 1065Using this resource, you can map key combinations such as
990any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>, 1066C<Ctrl-Shift-BackSpace> to various actions, such as outputting a different
991B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>, B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>, 1067string than would normally result from that combination, making the
992and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>, B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>, 1068terminal scroll up or down the way you want it, or any other thing an
993B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>. 1069extension might provide.
1070
1071The key combination that triggers the action, I<sym>, has the following format:
1072
1073 (modifiers-)key
1074
1075Where I<modifiers> can be any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>,
1076B<Control>, B<NumLock>, B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>,
1077B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>, and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>,
1078B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>, B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.
994 1079
995The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to 1080The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
996whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr 1081whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
997keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the 1082keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
998current application keymap mode state. 1083current application keymap mode state.
999 1084
1000The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or 1085Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a key mapping will
1001searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and 1086match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and no other
1087key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That means that
1088defining a mapping for C<a> will automatically provide definitions for
1089C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined mappings
1090themselves. See the C<builtin:> action, below, for a way to work around
1091this when this is a problem.
1092
1093The spelling of I<key> depends on your implementation of X. An easy way to
1094find a key name is to use the B<xev>(1) command. You can find a list by
1095looking for the C<XK_> macros in the B<X11/keysymdef.h> include file (omit
1002omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex 1096the C<XK_> prefix). Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex keysym
1003keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not 1097value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>).
1004performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1005 1098
1006I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace, 1099As with any resource value, the I<action> string may contain backslash
1007C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab, 1100escape sequences (C<\n>: newline, C<\\>: backslash, C<\000>: octal
1008C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete, 1101number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1009C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
1010can start or end with whitespace.
1011 1102
1012Please note that you need to double the C<\> in resource files, as 1103An action starts with an action prefix that selects a certain type
1013Xlib itself does it's own de-escaping (you can use C<\033> instead of 1104of action, followed by a colon. An action string without colons is
1014C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and @@RXVT_NAME@@'s own 1105interpreted as a literal string to pass to the tty (as if it was
1015processing). 1106prefixed with C<string:>).
1016 1107
1017You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string> 1108The following action prefixes are known - extensions can provide
1018with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimeter `/' 1109additional prefixes:
1019should be a character not used by the strings.
1020 1110
1021Its usage can be demonstrated by an example: 1111=over 4
1022 1112
1023 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<M-C-|abc|> 1113=item string:STRING
1024 1114
1025The above line is equivalent to the following three lines: 1115If the I<action> starts with C<string:> (or otherwise contains no colons),
1116then the remaining C<STRING> will be passed to the program running in the
1117terminal. For example, you could replace whatever Shift-Tab outputs by the
1118string C<echo rm -rf /> followed by a newline:
1026 1119
1027 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a> 1120 URxvt.keysym.Shift-Tab: string:echo rm -rf /\n
1028 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b>
1029 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c>
1030 1121
1122This could in theory be used to completely redefine your keymap.
1123
1124=item command:STRING
1125
1031If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING> 1126If I<action> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1032is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For 1127is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence (basically
1128the opposite of C<string:> - instead of sending it to the program running
1129in the terminal, it will be treated as if it were program output). This is
1130most useful to feed command sequences into @@RXVT_NAME@@.
1131
1033example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK> 1132For example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1034when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": 1133when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1035 1134
1036 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007 1135 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1037 1136
1038If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING> 1137The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
1039is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) 1138the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1040manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via 1139font-switching at runtime:
1041C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1042 1140
1043 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13 1141 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
1142 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1044 1143
1045Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping 1144Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1046will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and 1145info):
1047no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1048means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1049definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1050mappings themselves.
1051 1146
1052Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example 1147 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
1148 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
1149
1150=item builtin:
1151
1152The builtin action is the action that @@RXVT_NAME@@ would execute if no
1153key binding existed for the key combination. The obvious use is to undo
1154the effect of existing bindings. The not so obvious use is to reinstate
1155bindings when another binding overrides too many modifiers.
1156
1053if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s 1157For example if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable
1054C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the 1158@@RXVT_NAME@@'s C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke
1055user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement: 1159"holes" into the user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1056 1160
1057 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence> 1161 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1058 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin: 1162 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1059 1163
1060The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination 1164The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1061of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for 1165of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1062C<Shift-Insert>. 1166C<Shift-Insert>.
1063 1167
1064The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to 1168=item builtin-string:
1065the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1066font-switching at runtime:
1067 1169
1068 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007 1170This action is mainly useful to restore string mappings for keys that
1069 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007 1171have predefined actions in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The exact semantics are a bit
1172difficult to explain - basically, this action will send the string to the
1173application that would be sent if @@RXVT_NAME@@ wouldn't have a built-in
1174action for it.
1070 1175
1071Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more 1176An example might make it clearer: @@RXVT_NAME@@ normally pastes the
1072info): 1177selection when you press C<Shift-Insert>. With the following bindings, it
1178would instead emit the (undocumented, but what applications running in the
1179terminal might expect) sequence C<ESC [ 2 $> instead:
1073 1180
1074 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t 1181 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin-string:
1075 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t 1182 URxvt.keysym.C-S-Insert: builtin:
1183
1184The first line disables the paste functionality for that key
1185combination, and the second reinstates the default behaviour for
1186C<Control-Shift-Insert>, which would otherwise be overridden.
1187
1188Similarly, to let applications gain access to the C<C-M-c> (copy to
1189clipboard) and C<C-M-v> (paste clipboard) key combination, you can do
1190this:
1191
1192 URxvt.keysym.C-M-c: builtin-string:
1193 URxvt.keysym.C-M-v: builtin-string:
1194
1195=item EXTENSION:STRING
1196
1197An action of this form passes the B<STRING> to the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1198extension of the same name. The extension will be loaded automatically if
1199necessary.
1200
1201Not all extensions define key actions, but popular extensions that do
1202include the I<selection> and I<matcher> extensions (documented in their
1203own manpages, @@RXVT_NAME@@-selection(1) and @@RXVT_NAME@@-matcher(1),
1204respectively).
1205
1206From the silly examples department, this will rot13-"encrypt"
1207@@RXVT_NAME@@'s selection when Alt-Control-c is pressed on typical PC
1208keyboards:
1209
1210 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: selection:rot13
1211
1212=item perl:STRING *DEPRECATED*
1213
1214This is a deprecated way of passing key mappings to perl extensions. It is
1215still supported, but should not be used anymore.
1216
1217=back
1076 1218
1077=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string> 1219=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1078 1220
1079=item B<perl-ext>: I<string> 1221=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1080 1222
1082use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>. 1224use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1083 1225
1084Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using 1226Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
1085them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded 1227them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
1086by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For 1228by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
1087example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except 1229example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extensions except
1088C<selection>. 1230C<selection>.
1089 1231
1090Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets 1232The default set includes the C<selection>, C<option-popup>,
1091(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for 1233C<selection-popup> and C<readline> extensions, any extensions that
1092searchable scorllback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension 1234define keybindings via C<BINDING> meta comments, and extensions which
1093multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to 1235are mentioned in B<keysym> resources.
1094the extension. 1236
1237Any extension such that a corresponding resource is given on the
1238command line is automatically appended to B<perl-ext>.
1095 1239
1096Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if 1240Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1097necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. 1241necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. When the library
1242search path contains multiple extension files of the same name, then the
1243first one found will be used.
1098 1244
1099If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl 1245If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl interpreter
1100interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that 1246will not be initialized. The rationale for having two options is that
1101B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to 1247B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1102all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances. 1248all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1103 1249
1104=item B<perl-eval>: I<string> 1250=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1105 1251
1106Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See 1252Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1107the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource 1253the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1108will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1109 1254
1110=item B<perl-lib>: I<path> 1255=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1111 1256
1112Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension 1257Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1113scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource, 1258scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look
1114@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in 1259in these directories, then in C<$URXVT_PERL_LIB>, F<$HOME/.urxvt/ext> and
1115F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource 1260lastly in F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1116will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1117 1261
1118See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. 1262See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1119 1263
1120=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex> 1264=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1121 1265
1125=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform> 1269=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1126 1270
1127Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage 1271Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1128for details. 1272for details.
1129 1273
1130=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> 1274=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> *DEPRECATED*
1131 1275
1132Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search 1276This resource is deprecated and will be removed. Use a B<keysym> resource
1133(default: C<M-s>). 1277instead, e.g.:
1134 1278
1279 URxvt.keysym.M-s: searchable-scrollback:start
1280
1135=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string> 1281=item B<url-launcher>: I<string>
1136 1282
1137Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the 1283Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1138C<selection-popup> and C<mark-urls> perl extensions. 1284C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1139 1285
1140=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid> 1286=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1141 1287
1142Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window iw. 1288Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
1289
1290=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1291
1292Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1293it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
1294
1295=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
1296
1297Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1298
1299=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1300
1301Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1302
1303=back
1304
1305=head1 BACKGROUND IMAGE OPTIONS AND RESOURCES
1306
1307=over 4
1308
1309=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;oplist]>
1310
1311=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;oplist]>
1312
1313Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image file as the window's
1314background and also optionally specify a colon separated list of
1315operations to modify it. Note that you may need to quote the C<;>
1316character when using the command line option, as C<;> is usually a
1317metacharacter in shells. Supported operations are:
1318
1319=over 4
1320
1321=item B<WxH+X+Y>
1322
1323sets scale and position. B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical
1324scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent). A
1325scale of 0 disables scaling.
1326
1327=item B<op=tile>
1328
1329enables tiling
1330
1331=item B<op=keep-aspect>
1332
1333maintain the image aspect ratio when scaling
1334
1335=item B<op=root-align>
1336
1337use the position of the terminal window relative to the root window as
1338the image offset, simulating a root window background
1339
1340=back
1341
1342The default scale and position setting is C<100x100+50+50>.
1343Alternatively, a predefined set of templates can be used to achieve
1344the most common setups:
1345
1346=over 4
1347
1348=item B<style=tiled>
1349
1350the image is tiled with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+0+0:op=tile
1351
1352=item B<style=aspect-stretched>
1353
1354the image is scaled to fill the whole window maintaining the aspect
1355ratio and centered. Equivalent to 100x100+50+50:op=keep-aspect
1356
1357=item B<style=stretched>
1358
1359the image is scaled to fill the whole window. Equivalent to 100x100
1360
1361=item B<style=centered>
1362
1363the image is centered with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+50+50
1364
1365=item B<style=root-tiled>
1366
1367the image is tiled with no scaling and using 'root' positioning.
1368Equivalent to 0x0:op=tile:op=root-align
1369
1370=back
1371
1372If multiple templates are specified the last one wins. Note that a
1373template overrides all the scale, position and operations settings.
1374
1375If used in conjunction with pseudo-transparency, the specified pixmap
1376will be blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending.
1377
1378=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
1379
1380=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
1381
1382Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
1383
1384B<-ip> (B<inheritPixmap>) is still accepted as an obsolete alias but
1385will be removed in future versions.
1386
1387=item B<-tint> I<colour>
1388
1389=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
1390
1391Tint the transparent background with the given colour. Note that a
1392black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
1393the image unchanged.
1394
1395=item B<-sh> I<number>
1396
1397=item B<shading:> I<number>
1398
1399Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
1400A value of 100 means no shading.
1401
1402=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
1403
1404=item B<blurRadius:> I<HxV>
1405
1406Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
1407background. If a single number is specified, the vertical and
1408horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
1409radii to 1 and the other to a large number creates interesting effects
1410on some backgrounds. The maximum radius value is 128. An horizontal or
1411vertical radius of 0 disables blurring.
1412
1413=item B<path:> I<path>
1414
1415Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
1143 1416
1144=back 1417=back
1145 1418
1146=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 1419=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1147 1420
1166application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~> 1439application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
1167(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the 1440(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
1168up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down), 1441up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
1169respectively. 1442respectively.
1170 1443
1171=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION 1444=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
1172 1445
1173The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to 1446The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
1174I<xterm>(1). 1447to I<xterm>(1).
1175 1448
1176=over 4 1449=over 4
1177 1450
1178=item B<Selection>: 1451=item B<Selecting>:
1179 1452
1180Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region 1453Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
1181and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click 1454and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
1182to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line 1455to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
1183(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource 1456(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
1187(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a 1460(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1188normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the 1461normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1189selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from 1462selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1190the selection. 1463the selection.
1191 1464
1192=item B<Insertion>: 1465=item B<Pasting>:
1193 1466
1194Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in 1467Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
1195an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be 1468window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1196inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard. 1469B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1470
1471Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1472inserted too.
1473
1474rxvt-unicode also provides the bindings B<Ctrl-Meta-c> and
1475<Ctrl-Meta-v> to interact with the CLIPBOARD selection. The first
1476binding causes the value of the internal selection to be copied to the
1477CLIPBOARD selection, while the second binding causes the value of the
1478CLIPBOARD selection to be inserted.
1197 1479
1198=back 1480=back
1199 1481
1200=head1 CHANGING FONTS 1482=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1201 1483
1202Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet 1484Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
1203supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this. 1485supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
1204 1486
1205You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and 1487You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
1206therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
1207 1488
1208 printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" 1489 printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1490
1491You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
1492
1493 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
1494 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
1209 1495
1210rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far. 1496rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
1211 1497
1212=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT 1498=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1213 1499
1214ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters 1500ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1215and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The 1501and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1216first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with 1502first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1217C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled 1503C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1218with C<--enable-iso14755>. 1504with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1219 1505
1220=over 4 1506=over 4
1221 1507
1241This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of 1527This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1242your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding. 1528your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1243 1529
1244Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing 1530Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
1245them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not 1531them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1246invoke it's usual function but instead will insert the corresponding 1532invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1247keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been 1533keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1248released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for 1534released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
1249C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a 1535C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
1250reverse tab (Shift-Tab). 1536reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
1251 1537
1279B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that 1565B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1280it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To 1566it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1281allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root 1567allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1282on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others. 1568on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1283 1569
1284=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS 1570=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1285 1571
1286In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1572In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1287B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus 1573B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1288high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the 1574high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1289colours with their B<rgb.txt> names. 1575240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
1576cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
1577
1578Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1290 1579
1291=begin table 1580=begin table
1292 1581
1293 B<color0> (black) = Black 1582 B<color0> (black) = Black
1294 B<color1> (red) = Red3 1583 B<color1> (red) = Red3
1314It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>, 1603It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1315B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as 1604B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1316a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of 1605a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1317color0-color15. 1606color0-color15.
1318 1607
1608The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1609values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1610
1611The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
1612
1613 index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
1614 index_256 = (r * 6 + g) * 6 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..5
1615
1616The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
1617steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
1618the RGB cube.
1619
1620Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1621colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1622rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
1623
1624Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
1625number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1626
1319Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by 1627Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1320always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to 1628always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1321I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise 1629I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1322been specified. For example, 1630been specified. For example,
1323 1631
1632 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1633
1634would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1635White.
1636
1637=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1638
1639If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1640their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1641
1642You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
1643brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
1644(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
1645transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
1646half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
1647is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
1648all ways to specify a colour.
1649
1650For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
1651C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
1652specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1653(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1654while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1655earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1656C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1657
1658You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1659alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1660layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
1661rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1662
1663For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1664background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1665
1666 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1667
1668When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1669alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
1670transparency of course).
1671
1672When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
1673colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
1674background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
1675other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
1676image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
1677fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
1678
1679Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
1680in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
1681extension.
1682
1683=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1684
1685B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1686
1324=over 4 1687=over 4
1325 1688
1326=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv>
1327
1328would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black
1329on White.
1330
1331=back
1332
1333=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1334
1335B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1336
1337=over 4
1338
1339=item B<TERM> 1689=item B<TERM>
1340 1690
1341Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via 1691Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1342resources or on the commandline. 1692resources or on the command line.
1343 1693
1344=item B<COLORTERM> 1694=item B<COLORTERM>
1345 1695
1346Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on wether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was 1696Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1347compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension 1697compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1348C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen. 1698extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
1699screen.
1349 1700
1350=item B<COLORFGBG> 1701=item B<COLORFGBG>
1351 1702
1352Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is 1703Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1353the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string 1704the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1354C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be 1705C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1355used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the 1706used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1356string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@ 1707string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1357was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can 1708was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1358(and do) use this information to optimize screen output. 1709and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1359 1710
1360=item B<WINDOWID> 1711=item B<WINDOWID>
1361 1712
1362Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel 1713Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1363window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal 1714window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
1369C<--with-terminfo=PATH>. 1720C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1370 1721
1371=item B<DISPLAY> 1722=item B<DISPLAY>
1372 1723
1373Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct 1724Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1374display in it's child processes. 1725display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
1726defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1375 1727
1376=item B<SHELL> 1728=item B<SHELL>
1377 1729
1378The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>. 1730The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1379 1731
1380=item B<RXVTPATH>
1381
1382The path where @@RXVT_NAME@@ looks for support files such as menu and xpm
1383files.
1384
1385=item B<PATH>
1386
1387Used in the same way as C<RXVTPATH>.
1388
1389=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> 1732=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> [I<sic>]
1390 1733
1391The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and 1734The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1392@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1). 1735@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1393 1736
1394Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>. 1737Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1738
1739=item B<URXVT_PERL_LIB>
1740
1741Additional F<:>-separated library search path for perl extensions. Will be
1742searched after B<-perl-lib> but before F<~/.urxvt/ext> and the system library
1743directory.
1744
1745=item B<URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY>
1746
1747See L<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl>(3).
1395 1748
1396=item B<HOME> 1749=item B<HOME>
1397 1750
1398Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for 1751Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1399daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as 1752daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1400C<.Xdefaults>) 1753C<.Xdefaults>)
1401 1754
1402=item B<XAPPLRESDIR> 1755=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1403 1756
1404Directory where various X resource files are being located. 1757Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1405 1758
1406=item B<XENVIRONMENT> 1759=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1407 1760
1408If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by 1761If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1409@@RXVT_NAME@@. 1762@@RXVT_NAME@@.
1414 1767
1415=over 4 1768=over 4
1416 1769
1417=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt> 1770=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1418 1771
1419Color names. 1772Colour names.
1420 1773
1421=back 1774=back
1422 1775
1423=head1 SEE ALSO 1776=head1 SEE ALSO
1424 1777
1778@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@-extensions(1),
1425@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5) 1779@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1426 1780
1427=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR 1781=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1428 1782
1429=over 4 1783=over 4
1430 1784
1431=item Project Coordinator 1785=item Project Coordinator
1432 1786
1433Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> 1787Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>.
1434 1788
1435L<http://software.schmorp.de/#rxvt-unicode> 1789L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1436 1790
1437=back 1791=back
1438 1792
1439=head1 AUTHORS 1793=head1 AUTHORS
1440 1794
1442 1796
1443=item John Bovey 1797=item John Bovey
1444 1798
1445University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt. 1799University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1446 1800
1447=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >> 1801=item Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>
1448 1802
1449very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt 1803very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1450 1804
1451=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >> 1805=item Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>
1452 1806
1453wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code) 1807wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1454 1808
1455=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >> 1809=item mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>
1456 1810
1457Wrote the menu system. 1811Wrote the menu system.
1458 1812
1459Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21) 1813Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1460 1814
1461=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >> 1815=item Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>
1462 1816
1463Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5) 1817Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1464 1818
1465=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >> 1819=item Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>
1466 1820
1467Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator 1821Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1822
1468(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) 1823Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1469 1824
1470=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> 1825=item Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>
1471 1826
1472Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal 1827Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1473character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm 1828extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1474compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
1475 1829
1476Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) 1830Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1477 1831
1832=item Emanuele Giaquinta <emanuele.giaquinta@gmail.com>
1833
1834pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1835
1478=back 1836=back
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