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98is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the 98is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
99display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used. 99display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
100 100
101=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth> 101=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
102 102
103Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth; 103Compile I<frills>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
104resource B<depth>. 104resource B<depth>.
105 105
106[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with 106[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
107respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts 107respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
108of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about 108of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
109this, so watch out] 109this, so watch out]
110 110
111=item B<-visual> I<visualID>
112
113Compile I<frills>: Use the given visual (see e.g. C<xdpyinfo> for
114possible visual ids) instead of the default, and also allocate a private
115colormap. All visual types except for DirectColor are supported.
116
111=item B<-geometry> I<geom> 117=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
112 118
113Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>. 119Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
114 120
115=item B<-rv>|B<+rv> 121=item B<-rv>|B<+rv>
121Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>. 127Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
122 128
123=item B<-ss>|B<+ss> 129=item B<-ss>|B<+ss>
124 130
125Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>. 131Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
126
127=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
128
129Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background; resource B<transparent>.
130
131B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
132future versions.
133 132
134=item B<-fade> I<number> 133=item B<-fade> I<number>
135 134
136Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values 135Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
137fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade 136fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
140=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour> 139=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
141 140
142Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour 141Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
143is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>. 142is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
144 143
145=item B<-tint> I<colour>
146
147Tint the transparent background with the given colour;
148resource I<tintColor>.
149
150=item B<-sh> I<number>
151
152Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
153A value of 100 means no shading; resource I<shading>.
154
155=item B<-blt> I<string>
156
157Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
158at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
159the transparent background, using the method specified. Supported values are:
160B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - colour values averaging, B<colorize>,
161B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
162B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
163alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
164
165=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
166
167Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
168background. If a single number is specified - both vertical and
169horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
170radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
171on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128;
172resource I<blurRadius>.
173
174=item B<-icon> I<file> 144=item B<-icon> I<file>
175 145
176Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This 146Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
177is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the 147is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
178application window; resource I<iconFile>. 148application window; resource I<iconFile>.
179 149
180=item B<-bg> I<colour> 150=item B<-bg> I<colour>
181 151
182Window background colour; resource B<background>. 152Window background colour; resource B<background>.
183 153
184=item B<-fg> I<colour> 154=item B<-fg> I<colour>
185 155
186Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 156Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
187
188=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
189
190Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Specify image file for the background and also
191optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
192add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
193command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
194 157
195=item B<-cr> I<colour> 158=item B<-cr> I<colour>
196 159
197The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 160The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
198 161
257 220
258=item B<-ls>|B<+ls> 221=item B<-ls>|B<+ls>
259 222
260Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>. 223Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>.
261 224
225=item B<-mc> I<milliseconds>
226
227Specify the maximum time between multi-click selections.
228
262=item B<-ut>|B<+ut> 229=item B<-ut>|B<+ut>
263 230
264Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource 231Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource
265B<utmpInhibit>. 232B<utmpInhibit>.
266 233
344 311
345=item B<-override-redirect> 312=item B<-override-redirect>
346 313
347Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource 314Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
348B<override-redirect>. 315B<override-redirect>.
316
317=item B<-dockapp>
318
319Sets the initial state of the window to WithdrawnState, which makes
320window managers that support this extension treat it as a dockapp.
349 321
350=item B<-sbg> 322=item B<-sbg>
351 323
352Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line 324Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
353drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use 325drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
687 659
688B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even 660B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
689if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the 661if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
690monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>. 662monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
691 663
692=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
693
694Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
695
696B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
697future versions.
698
699=item B<fading:> I<number> 664=item B<fading:> I<number>
700 665
701Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>. 666Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
702 667
703=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour> 668=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
704 669
705Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default 670Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
706colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>. 671colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
707 672
708=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
709
710Tint the transparent background with the given colour. If the RENDER
711extension is not available only black, red, green, yellow, blue,
712magenta, cyan and white tints can be performed server-side. Note that
713a black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
714the image unchanged; option B<-tint>.
715
716=item B<shading:> I<number>
717
718Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
719A value of 100 means no shading; option B<-sh>.
720
721=item B<blendType:> I<string>
722
723Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
724
725=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
726
727Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
728background; option B<-blr>.
729
730=item B<iconFile:> I<file> 673=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
731 674
732Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>. 675Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
733 676
734=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 677=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
742 685
743=item B<borderColor:> I<colour> 686=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
744 687
745The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar 688The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
746and the text. 689and the text.
747
748=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
749
750Use the specified image file for the background and also
751optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
752(default C<100x100+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
753horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
754centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling.
755The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
756Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
757Supported operations are:
758
759 tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0
760 propscale will scale image keeping proportions
761 auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100
762 hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size
763 vscale will scale image vertically to the window size
764 scale will scale image to match window size
765 root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
766 whenever terminal window moves
767
768If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
769blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending. If I<afterimage>
770support has been compiled in it is possible to choose other blending
771types with B<-blt "type"> option.
772
773=item B<path:> I<path>
774
775Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
776 690
777=item B<font:> I<fontlist> 691=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
778 692
779Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names 693Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
780that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The 694that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
876=item B<loginShell:> I<boolean> 790=item B<loginShell:> I<boolean>
877 791
878B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of 792B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of
879the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell 793the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell
880[default]; option B<+ls>. 794[default]; option B<+ls>.
795
796=item B<multiClickTime:> I<number>
797
798Specify the maximum time in milliseconds between multi-click select
799events. The default is 500 milliseconds; option B<-mc>.
881 800
882=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean> 801=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>
883 802
884B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>; 803B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>;
885option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp> 804option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp>
1137Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via 1056Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
1138B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for 1057B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
1139@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working 1058@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
1140directory will be used; option B<-cd>. 1059directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1141 1060
1142=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 1061=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<action>
1143 1062
1144Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The 1063Compile I<frills>: Associate I<action> with keysym I<sym>. The intervening
1145intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted. 1064resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
1146 1065
1147The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be 1066Using this resource, you can map key combinations such as
1148any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>, 1067C<Ctrl-Shift-BackSpace> to various actions, such as outputting a different
1149B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>, B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>, 1068string than would normally result from that combination, making the
1150and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>, B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>, 1069terminal scroll up or down the way you want it, or any other thing an
1151B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>. 1070extension might provide.
1071
1072The key combination that triggers the action, I<sym>, has the following format:
1073
1074 (modifiers-)key
1075
1076Where I<modifiers> can be any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>,
1077B<Control>, B<NumLock>, B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>,
1078B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>, and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>,
1079B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>, B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.
1152 1080
1153The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to 1081The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
1154whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr 1082whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
1155keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the 1083keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1156current application keymap mode state. 1084current application keymap mode state.
1157 1085
1158The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or 1086Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a key mapping will
1159searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and 1087match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and no other
1088key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That means that
1089defining a mapping for C<a> will automatically provide definitions for
1090C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined mappings
1091themselves. See the C<builtin:> action, below, for a way to work around
1092this when this is a problem.
1093
1094The spelling of I<key> depends on your implementation of X. An easy way to
1095find a key name is to use the B<xev>(1) command. You can find a list by
1096looking for the C<XK_> macros in the B<X11/keysymdef.h> include file (omit
1160omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex 1097the C<XK_> prefix). Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex keysym
1161keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not 1098value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>).
1162performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1163 1099
1164I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal 1100As with any resource value, the I<action> string may contain backslash
1101escape sequences (C<\n>: newline, C<\\>: backslash, C<\000>: octal
1165number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details. 1102number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1166 1103
1104An action starts with an action prefix that selects a certain type
1105of action, followed by a colon. An action string without colons is
1106interpreted as a literal string to pass to the tty (as if it was
1107prefixed with C<string:>).
1108
1109The following action prefixes are known - extensions can provide
1110additional prefixes:
1111
1112=over 4
1113
1114=item string:STRING
1115
1116If the I<action> starts with C<string:> (or otherwise contains no colons),
1117then the remaining C<STRING> will be passed to the program running in the
1118terminal. For example, you could replace whatever Shift-Tab outputs by the
1119string C<echo rm -rf /> followed by a newline:
1120
1121 URxvt.keysym.Shift-Tab: string:echo rm -rf /\n
1122
1123This could in theory be used to completely redefine your keymap.
1124
1125In addition, for actions of this type, you can define a range of
1126keysyms in one shot by loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and
1127providing an I<action> with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where
1128the delimiter `/' should be a character not used by the strings.
1129
1130Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1131
1132 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|>
1133
1134The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1135
1136 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: string:\033<a>
1137 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: string:\033<b>
1138 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: string:\033<c>
1139
1140=item command:STRING
1141
1167If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING> 1142If I<action> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1168is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For 1143is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence (basically
1144the opposite of C<string:> - instead of sending it to the program running
1145in the terminal, it will be treated as if it were program output). This is
1146most useful to feed command sequences into @@RXVT_NAME@@.
1147
1169example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK> 1148For example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1170when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": 1149when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1171 1150
1172 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007 1151 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1173 1152
1174If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING> 1153The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
1175is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) 1154the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1176manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via 1155font-switching at runtime:
1177C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1178 1156
1179 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13 1157 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
1158 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1180 1159
1181Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping 1160Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1182will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and 1161info):
1183no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1184means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1185definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1186mappings themselves.
1187 1162
1188Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example 1163 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
1164 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
1165
1166=item builtin:
1167
1168The builtin action is the action that @@RXVT_NAME@@ would execute if no
1169key binding existed for the key combination. The obvious use is to undo
1170the effect of existing bindings. The not so obvious use is to reinstate
1171bindings when another binding overrides too many modifiers.
1172
1189if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s 1173For example if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable
1190C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the 1174@@RXVT_NAME@@'s C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke
1191user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement: 1175"holes" into the user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1192 1176
1193 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence> 1177 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1194 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin: 1178 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1195 1179
1196The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination 1180The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1197of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for 1181of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1198C<Shift-Insert>. 1182C<Shift-Insert>.
1199 1183
1200The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to 1184=item builtin-string:
1201the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1202font-switching at runtime:
1203 1185
1204 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007 1186This action is mainly useful to restore string mappings for keys that
1205 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007 1187have predefined actions in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The exact semantics are a bit
1188difficult to explain - basically, this action will send the string to the
1189application that would be sent if @@RXVT_NAME@@ wouldn't have a built-in
1190action for it.
1206 1191
1207Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more 1192An example might make it clearer: @@RXVT_NAME@@ normally pastes the
1208info): 1193selection when you press C<Shift-Insert>. With the following bindings, it
1194would instead emit the (undocumented, but what applications running in the
1195terminal might expect) sequence C<ESC [ 2 $> instead:
1209 1196
1210 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t 1197 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin-string:
1211 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t 1198 URxvt.keysym.C-S-Insert: builtin:
1199
1200The first line disables the paste functionality for that key
1201combination, and the second reinstates the default behaviour for
1202C<Control-Shift-Insert>, which would otherwise be overridden.
1203
1204Similarly, to let applications gain access to the C<C-M-c> (copy to
1205clipboard) and C<C-M-v> (paste clipboard) key combination, you can do
1206this:
1207
1208 URxvt.keysym.C-M-c: builtin-string:
1209 URxvt.keysym.C-M-v: builtin-string:
1210
1211=item EXTENSION:STRING
1212
1213An action of this form invokes the action B<STRING>, if any, provided
1214by the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) extension B<EXTENSION>. The extension will
1215be loaded automatically if necessary.
1216
1217Not all extensions define actions, but popular extensions that do
1218include the I<selection> and I<matcher> extensions (documented in their
1219own manpages, @@RXVT_NAME@@-selection(1) and @@RXVT_NAME@@-matcher(1),
1220respectively).
1221
1222From the silly examples department, this will rot13-"encrypt"
1223@@RXVT_NAME@@'s selection when Alt-Control-c is pressed on typical PC
1224keyboards:
1225
1226 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: selection:rot13
1227
1228=item perl:STRING *DEPRECATED*
1229
1230This is a deprecated way of invoking commands provided by perl
1231extensions. It is still supported, but should not be used anymore.
1232
1233=back
1212 1234
1213=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string> 1235=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1214 1236
1215=item B<perl-ext>: I<string> 1237=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1216 1238
1218use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>. 1240use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1219 1241
1220Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using 1242Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
1221them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded 1243them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
1222by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For 1244by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
1223example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except 1245example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extensions except
1224C<selection>. 1246C<selection>.
1225 1247
1226Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets 1248The default set includes the C<selection>, C<option-popup>,
1227(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for 1249C<selection-popup> and C<readline> extensions, any extensions that
1228searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension 1250define keybindings via C<BINDING> meta comments, and extensions which
1229multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to 1251are mentioned in B<keysym> resources.
1230the extension. 1252
1253Any extension such that a corresponding resource is given on the
1254command line is automatically appended to B<perl-ext>.
1231 1255
1232Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if 1256Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1233necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. 1257necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. When the library
1258search path contains multiple extension files of the same name, then the
1259first one found will be used.
1234 1260
1235If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl 1261If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl interpreter
1236interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that 1262will not be initialized. The rationale for having two options is that
1237B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to 1263B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1238all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances. 1264all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1239 1265
1240=item B<perl-eval>: I<string> 1266=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1241 1267
1243the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. 1269the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1244 1270
1245=item B<perl-lib>: I<path> 1271=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1246 1272
1247Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension 1273Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1248scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource, 1274scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look
1249@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in 1275in these directories, then in C<$URXVT_PERL_LIB>, F<$HOME/.urxvt/ext> and
1250F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. 1276lastly in F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1251 1277
1252See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. 1278See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1253 1279
1254=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex> 1280=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1255 1281
1259=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform> 1285=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1260 1286
1261Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage 1287Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1262for details. 1288for details.
1263 1289
1264=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> 1290=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> *DEPRECATED*
1265 1291
1266Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search 1292This resource is deprecated and will be removed. Use a B<keysym> resource
1267(default: C<M-s>). 1293instead, e.g.:
1268 1294
1295 URxvt.keysym.M-s: searchable-scrollback:start
1296
1269=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string> 1297=item B<url-launcher>: I<string>
1270 1298
1271Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the 1299Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1272C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions. 1300C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1273 1301
1274=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid> 1302=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1285Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled). 1313Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1286 1314
1287=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean> 1315=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1288 1316
1289Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled). 1317Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1318
1319=back
1320
1321=head1 BACKGROUND IMAGE OPTIONS AND RESOURCES
1322
1323=over 4
1324
1325=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;oplist]>
1326
1327=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;oplist]>
1328
1329Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image file as the window's
1330background and also optionally specify a colon separated list of
1331operations to modify it. Note that you may need to quote the C<;>
1332character when using the command line option, as C<;> is usually a
1333metacharacter in shells. Supported operations are:
1334
1335=over 4
1336
1337=item B<WxH+X+Y>
1338
1339sets scale and position. B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical
1340scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent). A
1341scale of 0 disables scaling.
1342
1343=item B<op=tile>
1344
1345enables tiling
1346
1347=item B<op=keep-aspect>
1348
1349maintain the image aspect ratio when scaling
1350
1351=item B<op=root-align>
1352
1353use the position of the terminal window relative to the root window as
1354the image offset, simulating a root window background
1355
1356=back
1357
1358The default scale and position setting is C<100x100+50+50>.
1359Alternatively, a predefined set of templates can be used to achieve
1360the most common setups:
1361
1362=over 4
1363
1364=item B<style=tiled>
1365
1366the image is tiled with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+0+0:op=tile
1367
1368=item B<style=aspect-stretched>
1369
1370the image is scaled to fill the whole window maintaining the aspect
1371ratio and centered. Equivalent to 100x100+50+50:op=keep-aspect
1372
1373=item B<style=stretched>
1374
1375the image is scaled to fill the whole window. Equivalent to 100x100
1376
1377=item B<style=centered>
1378
1379the image is centered with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+50+50
1380
1381=item B<style=root-tiled>
1382
1383the image is tiled with no scaling and using 'root' positioning.
1384Equivalent to 0x0:op=tile:op=root-align
1385
1386=back
1387
1388If multiple templates are specified the last one wins. Note that a
1389template overrides all the scale, position and operations settings.
1390
1391If used in conjunction with pseudo-transparency, the specified pixmap
1392will be blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending.
1393
1394=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
1395
1396=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
1397
1398Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
1399
1400B<-ip> (B<inheritPixmap>) is still accepted as an obsolete alias but
1401will be removed in future versions.
1402
1403=item B<-tint> I<colour>
1404
1405=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
1406
1407Tint the transparent background with the given colour. Note that a
1408black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
1409the image unchanged.
1410
1411=item B<-sh> I<number>
1412
1413=item B<shading:> I<number>
1414
1415Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
1416A value of 100 means no shading.
1417
1418=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
1419
1420=item B<blurRadius:> I<HxV>
1421
1422Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
1423background. If a single number is specified, the vertical and
1424horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
1425radii to 1 and the other to a large number creates interesting effects
1426on some backgrounds. The maximum radius value is 128. An horizontal or
1427vertical radius of 0 disables blurring.
1428
1429=item B<path:> I<path>
1430
1431Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
1290 1432
1291=back 1433=back
1292 1434
1293=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 1435=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1294 1436
1342window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the 1484window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1343B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard. 1485B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1344 1486
1345Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be 1487Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1346inserted too. 1488inserted too.
1489
1490rxvt-unicode also provides the bindings B<Ctrl-Meta-c> and
1491<Ctrl-Meta-v> to interact with the CLIPBOARD selection. The first
1492binding causes the value of the internal selection to be copied to the
1493CLIPBOARD selection, while the second binding causes the value of the
1494CLIPBOARD selection to be inserted.
1347 1495
1348=back 1496=back
1349 1497
1350=head1 CHANGING FONTS 1498=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1351 1499
1476The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and 1624The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1477values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses). 1625values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1478 1626
1479The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas: 1627The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
1480 1628
1481 index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3 1629 index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
1482 index_256 = (r * 16 + g) * 16 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..15 1630 index_256 = (r * 6 + g) * 6 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..5
1483 1631
1484The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10% 1632The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
1485steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of 1633steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
1486the RGB cube. 1634the RGB cube.
1487 1635
1503White. 1651White.
1504 1652
1505=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT 1653=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1506 1654
1507If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get 1655If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1508their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management: 1656their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1509 1657
1510You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in 1658You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
1511brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage 1659brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
1512(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely 1660(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
1513transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a 1661transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
1595 1743
1596=item B<SHELL> 1744=item B<SHELL>
1597 1745
1598The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>. 1746The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1599 1747
1600=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> 1748=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> [I<sic>]
1601 1749
1602The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and 1750The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1603@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1). 1751@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1604 1752
1605Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename> >> >>>. 1753Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1754
1755=item B<URXVT_PERL_LIB>
1756
1757Additional F<:>-separated library search path for perl extensions. Will be
1758searched after B<-perl-lib> but before F<~/.urxvt/ext> and the system library
1759directory.
1760
1761=item B<URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY>
1762
1763See L<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl>(3).
1606 1764
1607=item B<HOME> 1765=item B<HOME>
1608 1766
1609Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for 1767Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1610daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as 1768daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1631 1789
1632=back 1790=back
1633 1791
1634=head1 SEE ALSO 1792=head1 SEE ALSO
1635 1793
1794@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@-extensions(1),
1636@@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) 1795@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1637 1796
1638=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR 1797=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1639 1798
1640=over 4 1799=over 4
1641 1800
1642=item Project Coordinator 1801=item Project Coordinator
1643 1802
1644Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> 1803Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>.
1645 1804
1646L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html> 1805L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1647 1806
1648=back 1807=back
1649 1808
1653 1812
1654=item John Bovey 1813=item John Bovey
1655 1814
1656University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt. 1815University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1657 1816
1658=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >> 1817=item Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>
1659 1818
1660very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt 1819very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1661 1820
1662=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >> 1821=item Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>
1663 1822
1664wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code) 1823wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1665 1824
1666=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >> 1825=item mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>
1667 1826
1668Wrote the menu system. 1827Wrote the menu system.
1669 1828
1670Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21) 1829Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1671 1830
1672=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >> 1831=item Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>
1673 1832
1674Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5) 1833Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1675 1834
1676=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >> 1835=item Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>
1677 1836
1678Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. 1837Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1679 1838
1680Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) 1839Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1681 1840
1682=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> 1841=item Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>
1683 1842
1684Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl 1843Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1685extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions. 1844extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1686 1845
1687Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) 1846Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1688 1847
1689=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >> 1848=item Emanuele Giaquinta <emanuele.giaquinta@gmail.com>
1690 1849
1691pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes. 1850pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1692 1851
1693=back 1852=back
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