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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 disables scaling.
755The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
756Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
757Supported operations are:
758
759 tile will tile image
760 propscale will scale image keeping proportions
761 scale will scale image to match window size
762 center will center image with no scaling
763 root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
764 whenever terminal window moves
765
766If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
767blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending. If I<afterimage>
768support has been compiled in it is possible to choose other blending
769types with B<-blt "type"> option.
770
771=item B<path:> I<path>
772
773Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
774 690
775=item B<font:> I<fontlist> 691=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
776 692
777Select 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
778that 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
874=item B<loginShell:> I<boolean> 790=item B<loginShell:> I<boolean>
875 791
876B<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
877the 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
878[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>.
879 800
880=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean> 801=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>
881 802
882B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>; 803B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>;
883option 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>
1135Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via 1056Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
1136B<-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
1137@@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
1138directory will be used; option B<-cd>. 1059directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1139 1060
1140=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 1061=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<action>
1141 1062
1142Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The 1063Compile I<frills>: Associate I<action> with keysym I<sym>. The intervening
1143intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted. 1064resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
1144 1065
1145The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be 1066Using this resource, you can map key combinations such as
1146any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>, 1067C<Ctrl-Shift-BackSpace> to various actions, such as outputting a different
1147B<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
1148and 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
1149B<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>.
1150 1080
1151The 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
1152whatever 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
1153keys 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
1154current application keymap mode state. 1084current application keymap mode state.
1155 1085
1156The 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
1157searching 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
1158omitting 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
1159keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not 1098value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>).
1160performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1161 1099
1162I<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
1163number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details. 1102number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1164 1103
1165You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string> 1104An action starts with an action prefix that selects a certain type
1166with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/' 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
1167should be a character not used by the strings. 1128the delimiter `/' should be a character not used by the strings.
1168 1129
1169Its usage can be demonstrated by an example: 1130Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1170 1131
1171 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|> 1132 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|>
1172 1133
1173The above line is equivalent to the following three lines: 1134The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1174 1135
1175 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<a> 1136 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: string:\033<a>
1176 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<b> 1137 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: string:\033<b>
1177 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<c> 1138 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: string:\033<c>
1178 1139
1140=item command:STRING
1141
1179If 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>
1180is 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
1181example 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>
1182when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": 1149when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1183 1150
1184 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
1185 1152
1186If 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
1187is 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
1188manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via 1155font-switching at runtime:
1189C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1190 1156
1191 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
1192 1159
1193Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping 1160Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1194will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and 1161info):
1195no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1196means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1197definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1198mappings themselves.
1199 1162
1200Unfortunately, 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
1201if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s 1173For example if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable
1202C<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
1203user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement: 1175"holes" into the user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1204 1176
1205 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence> 1177 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1206 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin: 1178 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1207 1179
1208The 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
1209of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for 1181of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1210C<Shift-Insert>. 1182C<Shift-Insert>.
1211 1183
1212The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to 1184=item builtin-string:
1213the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1214font-switching at runtime:
1215 1185
1216 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007 1186This action is mainly useful to restore string mappings for keys that
1217 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.
1218 1191
1219Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more 1192An example might make it clearer: @@RXVT_NAME@@ normally pastes the
1220info): 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:
1221 1196
1222 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t 1197 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin-string:
1223 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
1224 1234
1225=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string> 1235=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1226 1236
1227=item B<perl-ext>: I<string> 1237=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1228 1238
1230use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>. 1240use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1231 1241
1232Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using 1242Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
1233them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded 1243them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
1234by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For 1244by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
1235example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except 1245example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extensions except
1236C<selection>. 1246C<selection>.
1237 1247
1238Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets 1248The default set includes the C<selection>, C<option-popup>,
1239(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for 1249C<selection-popup> and C<readline> extensions, any extensions that
1240searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension 1250define keybindings via C<BINDING> meta comments, and extensions which
1241multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to 1251are mentioned in B<keysym> resources.
1242the extension. 1252
1253Any extension such that a corresponding resource is given on the
1254command line is automatically appended to B<perl-ext>.
1243 1255
1244Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if 1256Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1245necessary, 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.
1246 1260
1247If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl 1261If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl interpreter
1248interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that 1262will not be initialized. The rationale for having two options is that
1249B<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
1250all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances. 1264all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1251 1265
1252=item B<perl-eval>: I<string> 1266=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1253 1267
1255the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. 1269the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1256 1270
1257=item B<perl-lib>: I<path> 1271=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1258 1272
1259Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension 1273Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1260scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource, 1274scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look
1261@@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
1262F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. 1276lastly in F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1263 1277
1264See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. 1278See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1265 1279
1266=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex> 1280=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1267 1281
1271=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform> 1285=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1272 1286
1273Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage 1287Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1274for details. 1288for details.
1275 1289
1276=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> 1290=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> *DEPRECATED*
1277 1291
1278Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search 1292This resource is deprecated and will be removed. Use a B<keysym> resource
1279(default: C<M-s>). 1293instead, e.g.:
1280 1294
1295 URxvt.keysym.M-s: searchable-scrollback:start
1296
1281=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string> 1297=item B<url-launcher>: I<string>
1282 1298
1283Specifies 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
1284C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions. 1300C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1285 1301
1286=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid> 1302=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1297Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled). 1313Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1298 1314
1299=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean> 1315=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1300 1316
1301Turn 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.
1302 1432
1303=back 1433=back
1304 1434
1305=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 1435=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1306 1436
1354window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the 1484window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1355B<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.
1356 1486
1357Pressing 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
1358inserted 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.
1359 1495
1360=back 1496=back
1361 1497
1362=head1 CHANGING FONTS 1498=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1363 1499
1488The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and 1624The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1489values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses). 1625values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1490 1626
1491The 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:
1492 1628
1493 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
1494 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
1495 1631
1496The 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%
1497steps (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
1498the RGB cube. 1634the RGB cube.
1499 1635
1515White. 1651White.
1516 1652
1517=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT 1653=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1518 1654
1519If 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
1520their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management: 1656their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1521 1657
1522You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in 1658You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
1523brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage 1659brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
1524(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
1525transparent 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
1607 1743
1608=item B<SHELL> 1744=item B<SHELL>
1609 1745
1610The 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>.
1611 1747
1612=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> 1748=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> [I<sic>]
1613 1749
1614The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and 1750The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1615@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1). 1751@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1616 1752
1617Default 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).
1618 1764
1619=item B<HOME> 1765=item B<HOME>
1620 1766
1621Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for 1767Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1622daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as 1768daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1643 1789
1644=back 1790=back
1645 1791
1646=head1 SEE ALSO 1792=head1 SEE ALSO
1647 1793
1794@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@-extensions(1),
1648@@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)
1649 1796
1650=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR 1797=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1651 1798
1652=over 4 1799=over 4
1653 1800
1654=item Project Coordinator 1801=item Project Coordinator
1655 1802
1656Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> 1803Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>.
1657 1804
1658L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html> 1805L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1659 1806
1660=back 1807=back
1661 1808
1665 1812
1666=item John Bovey 1813=item John Bovey
1667 1814
1668University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt. 1815University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1669 1816
1670=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >> 1817=item Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>
1671 1818
1672very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt 1819very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1673 1820
1674=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >> 1821=item Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>
1675 1822
1676wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code) 1823wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1677 1824
1678=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >> 1825=item mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>
1679 1826
1680Wrote the menu system. 1827Wrote the menu system.
1681 1828
1682Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21) 1829Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1683 1830
1684=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >> 1831=item Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>
1685 1832
1686Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5) 1833Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1687 1834
1688=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >> 1835=item Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>
1689 1836
1690Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. 1837Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1691 1838
1692Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) 1839Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1693 1840
1694=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> 1841=item Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>
1695 1842
1696Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl 1843Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1697extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions. 1844extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1698 1845
1699Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) 1846Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1700 1847
1701=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >> 1848=item Emanuele Giaquinta <emanuele.giaquinta@gmail.com>
1702 1849
1703pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes. 1850pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1704 1851
1705=back 1852=back
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