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12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not	12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not
13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style	13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --	14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --
15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.	15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
16		16
		17	This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
		18	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod>.
		19
17	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	20	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18		21
19	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of	22	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common	23	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at	24	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.	25	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
23		26
24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT	27	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
25		28
26	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode	29	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the	30	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
28	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,	31	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
29	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts	32	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,	33	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31	like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these	34	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
32	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work	35	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
33	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such	36	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
34	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms	37	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
35	belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --	38	belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
36	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might	39	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
37	change.	40	change.
38		41
39	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let	42	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
40	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean	43	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
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89		92
90	Print out a message describing available options.	93	Print out a message describing available options.
91		94
92	=item B<-display> I<displayname>	95	=item B<-display> I<displayname>
93		96
94	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still	97	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (the older form B<-d>
95	respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the	98	is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
96	B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.	99	display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
97		100
98	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>	101	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
99		102
100	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	103	Compile I<frills>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
101	resource B<depth>.	104	resource B<depth>.
102		105
		106	[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
		107	respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
		108	of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
		109	this, so watch out]
		110
		111	=item B<-visual> I<visualID>
		112
		113	Compile I<frills>: Use the given visual (see e.g. C<xdpyinfo> for
		114	possible visual ids) instead of the default, and also allocate a private
		115	colormap. All visual types except for DirectColor are supported.
		116
103	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>	117	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
104		118
105	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.	119	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
106		120
107	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>	121	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>
108		122
109	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.	123	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
110		124
111	=item B<-j>\|B<+j>	125	=item B<-j>\|B<+j>
112		126
113	Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>.	127	Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
114		128
115	=item B<-ip>\|B<+ip> \| B<-tr>\|B<+tr>	129	=item B<-ss>\|B<+ss>
116		130
117	Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is	131	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
118	B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
119
120	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
121	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions! Read the FAQ (man 7
122	@@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
123		132
124	=item B<-fade> I<number>	133	=item B<-fade> I<number>
125		134
126	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values	135	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
127	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade	136	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
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130	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>	139	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
131		140
132	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour	141	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
133	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.	142	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
134		143
135	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	144	=item B<-icon> I<file>
136		145
137	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	146	Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
138	transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for	147	is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
139	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be	148	application window; resource I<iconFile>.
140	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it; resource
141	I<tintColor>. Example:
142
143	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
144
145	=item B<-sh> I<number>
146
147	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent
148	background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;
149	resource I<shading>.
150
151	=item B<-blt> I<string>
152
153	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
154	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
155	transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
156	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,
157	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
158	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
159	alpha-blending; resource I<blendType>.
160
161	=item B<-blr> I<number>
162
163	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radius to the transparent
164	background image; resource I<blurRadius>.
165		149
166	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	150	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
167		151
168	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	152	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
169		153
170	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	154	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
171		155
172	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	156	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
173
174	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>
175
176	Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also
177	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
178	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
179	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
180		157
181	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	158	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
182		159
183	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.	160	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
184		161
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229	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>	206	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
230	for details.	207	for details.
231		208
232	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>	209	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>
233		210
234	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity	211	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
235	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for	212	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
236	details.	213	details.
237		214
238	=item B<-name> I<name>	215	=item B<-name> I<name>
239		216
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243		220
244	=item B<-ls>\|B<+ls>	221	=item B<-ls>\|B<+ls>
245		222
246	Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>.	223	Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>.
247		224
		225	=item B<-mc> I<milliseconds>
		226
		227	Specify the maximum time between multi-click selections.
		228
248	=item B<-ut>\|B<+ut>	229	=item B<-ut>\|B<+ut>
249		230
250	Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource	231	Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource
251	B<utmpInhibit>.	232	B<utmpInhibit>.
252		233
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256	B<visualBell>.	237	B<visualBell>.
257		238
258	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>	239	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>
259		240
260	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.	241	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
		242
		243	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
		244
		245	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
		246
		247	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
		248
		249	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
		250	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
261		251
262	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>	252	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>
263		253
264	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource	254	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
265	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.	255	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
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272	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>	262	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>
273		263
274	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.	264	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
275	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource	265	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
276	B<scrollWithBuffer>.	266	B<scrollWithBuffer>.
277
278	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
279
280	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
281
282	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
283
284	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
285	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
286		267
287	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>	268	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>
288		269
289	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as	270	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
290	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to	271	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
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294		275
295	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>	276	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>
296		277
297	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.	278	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
298		279
		280	=item B<-uc>\|B<+uc>
		281
		282	Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
		283
299	=item B<-iconic>	284	=item B<-iconic>
300		285
301	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.	286	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
302	Alternative form is B<-ic>.	287	Alternative form is B<-ic>.
303		288
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319		304
320	=item B<-bl>	305	=item B<-bl>
321		306
322	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.	307	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
323	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window	308	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
324	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	309	decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
		310	support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
325		311
326	=item B<-override-redirect>	312	=item B<-override-redirect>
327		313
328	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource	314	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
329	B<override-redirect>.	315	B<override-redirect>.
		316
		317	=item B<-dockapp>
		318
		319	Sets the initial state of the window to WithdrawnState, which makes
		320	window managers that support this extension treat it as a dockapp.
330		321
331	=item B<-sbg>	322	=item B<-sbg>
332		323
333	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line	324	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
334	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use	325	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
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337		328
338	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	329	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
339		330
340	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	331	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
341	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	332	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
342	B<linespace>.	333	B<lineSpace>.
		334
		335	=item B<-letsp> I<number>
		336
		337	Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
		338	to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
		339	letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
		340	work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
343		341
344	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	342	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
345		343
346	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the	344	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
347	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the	345	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
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382	=item B<-pt> I<style>	380	=item B<-pt> I<style>
383		381
384	Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>,	382	Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>,
385	B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>.	383	B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>.
386		384
		385	If the perl extension C<xim-onthespot> is used (which is the default),
		386	then additionally the C<OnTheSpot> preedit type is available.
		387
387	=item B<-im> I<text>	388	=item B<-im> I<text>
388		389
389	Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.	390	Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.
390		391
391	=item B<-imlocale> I<string>	392	=item B<-imlocale> I<string>
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402		403
403	=item B<-tcw>	404	=item B<-tcw>
404		405
405	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	406	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
406	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is	407	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
407	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the	408	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
408	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	409	the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
409		410
410	=item B<-insecure>	411	=item B<-insecure>
411		412
412	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	413	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
413	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more	414	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
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433		434
434	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	435	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
435	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	436	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
436	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	437	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
437	user; resource B<hold>.	438	user; resource B<hold>.
		439
		440	=item B<-cd> I<path>
		441
		442	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		443	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		444	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
		445
		446	=item B<-xrm> I<string>
		447
		448	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
		449	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
		450	way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
		451
		452	Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
		453	e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
		454	options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
		455	of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
		456	resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
		457	programs.
438		458
439	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>	459	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
440		460
441	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	461	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
442		462
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477	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	497	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
478	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that	498	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
479	yourself if you want that.	499	yourself if you want that.
480		500
481	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress	501	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
482	pty/tty operations.	502	pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
		503	perl extension that manages the terminal.
483		504
484	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a	505	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
485	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	506	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
486		507
487	use IO::Pty;	508	use IO::Pty;
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501	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in	522	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
502	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.	523	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
503		524
504	=back	525	=back
505		526
506	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	527	=head1 RESOURCES
507		528
508	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	529	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
509	options) compiled into your version.	530	options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
		531	long-options.
510		532
511	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many	533	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
512	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X	534	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
513	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,	535	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
514	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:	536	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
515		537
516	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
517	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	538	1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
		539	2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
518	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	540	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
519	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	541	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
520	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	542	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
		543	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
521		544
522	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class	545	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
523	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources	546	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
524	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily	547	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
525	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to	548	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
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535	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>	558	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
536		559
537	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	560	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
538	option B<-depth>.	561	option B<-depth>.
539		562
		563	=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
		564
		565	Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
		566	On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
		567	performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
		568	should normally be enabled.
		569
540	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	570	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
541		571
542	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	572	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
543	option B<-geometry>.	573	option B<-geometry>.
544		574
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557	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7	587	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
558	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to	588	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
559	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)	589	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
560	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,	590	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
561	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour	591	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
562	names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	592	names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
563		593
564	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be	594	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
565	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).	595	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
566		596
567	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with	597	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
…		…
578	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>	608	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
579		609
580	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	610	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
581	foreground colour is the default.	611	foreground colour is the default.
582		612
583	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
584
585	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
586	when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
587
588	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>	613	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
589		614
590	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline	615	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
591	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.	616	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
		617
		618	=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
		619
		620	If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
		621	characters. If unset, use reverse video.
		622
		623	=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
		624
		625	If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
		626	foreground for highlighted characters.
592		627
593	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>	628	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
594		629
595	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the	630	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
596	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.	631	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
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603		638
604	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>	639	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
605		640
606	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;	641	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
607	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	642	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
608	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	643	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
609		644
610	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	645	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
611		646
612	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling	647	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
613	quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>.	648	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
		649	has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
		650	received line; option B<-j>.
		651
614	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>.	652	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
		653	force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
615		654
616	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	655	=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
617		656
618	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	657	B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
619	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'	658	receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
620	pixmap.	659	(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
		660	result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
		661	option B<-ss>.
621		662
622	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	663	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
623	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	664	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
		665	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
624		666
625	=item B<fading:> I<number>	667	=item B<fading:> I<number>
626		668
627	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	669	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
628		670
629	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>	671	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
630		672
631	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default	673	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
632	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.	674	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
633		675
634	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>	676	=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
635		677
636	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option	678	Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
637	B<-tint>.
638
639	=item B<shading:> I<number>
640
641	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image
642	in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>.
643
644	=item B<blendType:> I<string>
645
646	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
647
648	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
649
650	Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent
651	background image; option B<-blr>.
652		679
653	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	680	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
654		681
655	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	682	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
656		683
…		…
661		688
662	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>	689	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
663		690
664	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	691	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
665	and the text.	692	and the text.
666
667	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>
668
669	Use the specified image file for the background and also optionally
670	specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
671	in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical scale (percent),
672	and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent).
673	A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale of 1 displays the
674	image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies an integer
675	number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified beyond
676	10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
677	Special string of B<"auto"> used as a geometry will cause image to be
678	automatically scaled to match window size.
679	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option - specified pixmap will be
680	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any
681	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
682	[default 0x0+50+50]
683
684	=item B<path:> I<path>
685
686	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding XPM files.
687		693
688	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>	694	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
689		695
690	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names	696	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
691	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The	697	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
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714	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels	720	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
715	wide and 15 pixels high.	721	wide and 15 pixels high.
716		722
717	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in	723	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
718	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but	724	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
719	the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a	725	the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
720	useful supplement.	726	useful supplement.
721		727
722	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters	728	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
723	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font	729	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
724	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.	730	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
…		…
748	text font will being used for the given style.	754	text font will being used for the given style.
749		755
750	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	756	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
751		757
752	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,	758	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
753	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high	759	option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
754	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	760	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
755	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not	761	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
756	reachable.	762	reachable.
757		763
758	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
759
760	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which
761	is xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which
762	gives xterm style selection. Only effective when the original (non-perl)
763	selection code is in use.
764
765	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
766
767	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
768	the author's favourite.
769
770	=item B<title:> I<string>	764	=item B<title:> I<string>
771		765
772	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line	766	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
773	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application	767	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
774	name; option B<-title>.	768	name; option B<-title>.
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787	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>	781	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
788		782
789	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.	783	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
790	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].	784	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
791		785
		786	@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
		787
792	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	788	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
793		789
794	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	790	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
795	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	791	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
796		792
…		…
798		794
799	B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of	795	B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of
800	the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell	796	the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell
801	[default]; option B<+ls>.	797	[default]; option B<+ls>.
802		798
		799	=item B<multiClickTime:> I<number>
		800
		801	Specify the maximum time in milliseconds between multi-click select
		802	events. The default is 500 milliseconds; option B<-mc>.
		803
803	=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>	804	=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>
804		805
805	B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>;	806	B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>;
806	option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp>	807	option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp>
807	[default]; option B<+ut>.	808	[default]; option B<+ut>.
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819	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	820	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
820		821
821	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents	822	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
822	every time you hit C<Print>.	823	every time you hit C<Print>.
823		824
		825	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
		826
		827	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
		828	the author's favourite.
		829
		830	=item B<thickness:> I<number>
		831
		832	Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
		833
824	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	834	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
825		835
826	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	836	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
827	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	837	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
828		838
…		…
847	B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option	857	B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
848	B<+si>.	858	B<+si>.
849		859
850	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>	860	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
851		861
852	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and	862	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
853	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll	863	try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
854	with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>.	864	B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
		865	new lines; option B<+sw>.
855		866
856	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>	867	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
857		868
858	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys	869	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
859	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and	870	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
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890	=item B<termName:> I<termname>	901	=item B<termName:> I<termname>
891		902
892	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment	903	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
893	variable; option B<-tn>.	904	variable; option B<-tn>.
894		905
895	=item B<linespace:> I<number>	906	=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
896		907
897	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	908	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
898	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.	909	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
899		910
900	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>	911	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
…		…
914		925
915	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>	926	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
916		927
917	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];	928	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
918	option B<-bc>.	929	option B<-bc>.
		930
		931	=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
		932
		933	B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
		934	option B<-uc>.
919		935
920	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>	936	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
921		937
922	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number	938	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
923	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible	939	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
…		…
937	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.	953	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
938		954
939	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>	955	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
940		956
941	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>	957	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
942	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace>	958	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
943	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode	959	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
944	escape sequence.	960	escape sequence.
945		961
946	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>	962	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
947		963
…		…
960	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.	976	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
961		977
962	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can	978	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
963	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:	979	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
964		980
965	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	981	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{\|} >>
966		982
967	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	983	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
968		984
969	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	985	B<OnTheSpot>, B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
970		986
971	=item B<inputMethod:> I<name>	987	=item B<inputMethod:> I<name>
972		988
973	I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.	989	I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.
974		990
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1026		1042
1027	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>	1043	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
1028		1044
1029	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this	1045	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
1030	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1046	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
1031	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1047	scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
1032	instead scroll the screen up.	1048	to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
1033		1049
1034	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>	1050	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1035		1051
1036	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	1052	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1037	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1053	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1038	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	1054	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1039	user.	1055	user.
1040		1056
		1057	=item B<chdir>: I<path>
		1058
		1059	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		1060	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		1061	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
		1062	directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
		1063
1041	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>	1064	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<action>
1042		1065
1043	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The	1066	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<action> with keysym I<sym>. The intervening
1044	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.	1067	resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
1045		1068
1046	The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be	1069	Using this resource, you can map key combinations such as
1047	any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>,	1070	C<Ctrl-Shift-BackSpace> to various actions, such as outputting a different
1048	B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>, B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>,	1071	string than would normally result from that combination, making the
1049	and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>, B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>,	1072	terminal scroll up or down the way you want it, or any other thing an
1050	B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.	1073	extension might provide.
		1074
		1075	The key combination that triggers the action, I<sym>, has the following format:
		1076
		1077	(modifiers-)key
		1078
		1079	Where I<modifiers> can be any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>,
		1080	B<Control>, B<NumLock>, B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>,
		1081	B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>, and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>,
		1082	B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>, B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.
1051		1083
1052	The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to	1084	The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
1053	whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr	1085	whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
1054	keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the	1086	keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1055	current application keymap mode state.	1087	current application keymap mode state.
1056		1088
1057	The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or	1089	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a key mapping will
1058	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and	1090	match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and no other
		1091	key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That means that
		1092	defining a mapping for C<a> will automatically provide definitions for
		1093	C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined mappings
		1094	themselves. See the C<builtin:> action, below, for a way to work around
		1095	this when this is a problem.
		1096
		1097	The spelling of I<key> depends on your implementation of X. An easy way to
		1098	find a key name is to use the B<xev>(1) command. You can find a list by
		1099	looking for the C<XK_> macros in the B<X11/keysymdef.h> include file (omit
1059	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex	1100	the C<XK_> prefix). Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex keysym
1060	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not	1101	value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>).
1061	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1062		1102
1063	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,	1103	As with any resource value, the I<action> string may contain backslash
1064	C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,	1104	escape sequences (C<\n>: newline, C<\\>: backslash, C<\000>: octal
1065	C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,	1105	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1066	C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
1067	can start or end with whitespace. B<This feature is deprecated and will
1068	be removed>.
1069		1106
1070	Please note that you need to double the C<\> in resource files, as	1107	An action starts with an action prefix that selects a certain type
1071	Xlib itself does its own de-escaping (you can use C<\033> instead of	1108	of action, followed by a colon. An action string without colons is
1072	C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and @@RXVT_NAME@@'s own	1109	interpreted as a literal string to pass to the tty (as if it was
1073	processing).	1110	prefixed with C<string:>).
1074		1111
1075	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1112	The following action prefixes are known - extensions can provide
1076	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'	1113	additional prefixes:
		1114
		1115	=over 4
		1116
		1117	=item string:STRING
		1118
		1119	If the I<action> starts with C<string:> (or otherwise contains no colons),
		1120	then the remaining C<STRING> will be passed to the program running in the
		1121	terminal. For example, you could replace whatever Shift-Tab outputs by the
		1122	string C<echo rm -rf /> followed by a newline:
		1123
		1124	URxvt.keysym.Shift-Tab: string:echo rm -rf /\n
		1125
		1126	This could in theory be used to completely redefine your keymap.
		1127
		1128	In addition, for actions of this type, you can define a range of
		1129	keysyms in one shot by loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and
		1130	providing an I<action> with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where
1077	should be a character not used by the strings.	1131	the delimiter `/' should be a character not used by the strings.
1078		1132
1079	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:	1133	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1080		1134
1081	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>	1135	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<\|abc\|>
1082		1136
1083	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:	1137	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1084		1138
1085	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a>	1139	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: string:\033<a>
1086	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b>	1140	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: string:\033<b>
1087	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c>	1141	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: string:\033<c>
1088		1142
		1143	=item command:STRING
		1144
1089	If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>	1145	If I<action> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1090	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For	1146	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence (basically
		1147	the opposite of C<string:> - instead of sending it to the program running
		1148	in the terminal, it will be treated as if it were program output). This is
		1149	most useful to feed command sequences into @@RXVT_NAME@@.
		1150
1091	example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>	1151	For example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1092	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":	1152	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1093		1153
1094	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007	1154	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1095		1155
1096	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>	1156	The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
1097	is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)	1157	the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1098	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via	1158	font-switching at runtime:
1099	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1100		1159
1101	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13	1160	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
		1161	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1102		1162
1103	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping	1163	Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1104	will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and	1164	info):
1105	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1106	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1107	definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1108	mappings themselves.
1109		1165
1110	Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example	1166	URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
		1167	URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
		1168
		1169	=item builtin:
		1170
		1171	The builtin action is the action that @@RXVT_NAME@@ would execute if no
		1172	key binding existed for the key combination. The obvious use is to undo
		1173	the effect of existing bindings. The not so obvious use is to reinstate
		1174	bindings when another binding overrides too many modifiers.
		1175
1111	if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s	1176	For example if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable
1112	C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the	1177	@@RXVT_NAME@@'s C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke
1113	user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:	1178	"holes" into the user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1114		1179
1115	URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>	1180	URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1116	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:	1181	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1117		1182
1118	The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination	1183	The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1119	of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for	1184	of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1120	C<Shift-Insert>.	1185	C<Shift-Insert>.
1121		1186
1122	The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to	1187	=item builtin-string:
1123	the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1124	font-switching at runtime:
1125		1188
1126	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007	1189	This action is mainly useful to restore string mappings for keys that
1127	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007	1190	have predefined actions in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The exact semantics are a bit
		1191	difficult to explain - basically, this action will send the string to the
		1192	application that would be sent if @@RXVT_NAME@@ wouldn't have a built-in
		1193	action for it.
1128		1194
1129	Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more	1195	An example might make it clearer: @@RXVT_NAME@@ normally pastes the
1130	info):	1196	selection when you press C<Shift-Insert>. With the following bindings, it
		1197	would instead emit the (undocumented, but what applications running in the
		1198	terminal might expect) sequence C<ESC [ 2 $> instead:
1131		1199
1132	URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t	1200	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin-string:
1133	URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t	1201	URxvt.keysym.C-S-Insert: builtin:
		1202
		1203	The first line disables the paste functionality for that key
		1204	combination, and the second reinstates the default behaviour for
		1205	C<Control-Shift-Insert>, which would otherwise be overridden.
		1206
		1207	Similarly, to let applications gain access to the C<C-M-c> (copy to
		1208	clipboard) and C<C-M-v> (paste clipboard) key combination, you can do
		1209	this:
		1210
		1211	URxvt.keysym.C-M-c: builtin-string:
		1212	URxvt.keysym.C-M-v: builtin-string:
		1213
		1214	=item EXTENSION:STRING
		1215
		1216	An action of this form invokes the action B<STRING>, if any, provided
		1217	by the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) extension B<EXTENSION>. The extension will
		1218	be loaded automatically if necessary.
		1219
		1220	Not all extensions define actions, but popular extensions that do
		1221	include the I<selection> and I<matcher> extensions (documented in their
		1222	own manpages, @@RXVT_NAME@@-selection(1) and @@RXVT_NAME@@-matcher(1),
		1223	respectively).
		1224
		1225	From the silly examples department, this will rot13-"encrypt"
		1226	@@RXVT_NAME@@'s selection when Alt-Control-c is pressed on typical PC
		1227	keyboards:
		1228
		1229	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: selection:rot13
		1230
		1231	=item perl:STRING DEPRECATED
		1232
		1233	This is a deprecated way of invoking commands provided by perl
		1234	extensions. It is still supported, but should not be used anymore.
		1235
		1236	=back
1134		1237
1135	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>	1238	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1136		1239
1137	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>	1240	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1138		1241
…		…
1140	use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.	1243	use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1141		1244
1142	Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using	1245	Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
1143	them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded	1246	them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
1144	by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For	1247	by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
1145	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except	1248	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extensions except
1146	C<selection>.	1249	C<selection>.
1147		1250
1148	Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets	1251	The default set includes the C<selection>, C<option-popup>,
1149	(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for	1252	C<selection-popup>, C<readline> and C<searchable-scrollback>
1150	searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension	1253	extensions, and extensions which are mentioned in B<keysym> resources.
1151	multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to	1254
1152	the extension.	1255	Any extension such that a corresponding resource is given on the
		1256	command line is automatically appended to B<perl-ext>.
1153		1257
1154	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if	1258	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1155	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.	1259	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. When the library
		1260	search path contains multiple extension files of the same name, then the
		1261	first one found will be used.
1156		1262
1157	If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl	1263	If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl interpreter
1158	interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that	1264	will not be initialized. The rationale for having two options is that
1159	B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to	1265	B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1160	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.	1266	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1161		1267
1162	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>	1268	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1163		1269
1164	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See	1270	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1165	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource	1271	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1166	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1167		1272
1168	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>	1273	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1169		1274
1170	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension	1275	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1171	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,	1276	scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look
1172	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in	1277	in these directories, then in C<$URXVT_PERL_LIB>, F<$HOME/.urxvt/ext> and
1173	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource	1278	lastly in F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1174	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1175		1279
1176	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1280	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1177		1281
1178	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>	1282	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1179		1283
…		…
1183	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>	1287	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1184		1288
1185	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage	1289	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1186	for details.	1290	for details.
1187		1291
1188	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>	1292	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> DEPRECATED
1189		1293
1190	Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search	1294	This resource is deprecated and will be removed. Use a B<keysym> resource
1191	(default: C<M-s>).	1295	instead, e.g.:
1192		1296
		1297	URxvt.keysym.M-s: searchable-scrollback:start
		1298
1193	=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>	1299	=item B<url-launcher>: I<string>
1194		1300
1195	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the	1301	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1196	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.	1302	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1197		1303
1198	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>	1304	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
…		…
1201		1307
1202	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>	1308	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1203		1309
1204	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making	1310	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1205	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.	1311	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1312
		1313	=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
		1314
		1315	Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
		1316
		1317	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
		1318
		1319	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
		1320
		1321	=back
		1322
		1323	=head1 BACKGROUND IMAGE OPTIONS AND RESOURCES
		1324
		1325	=over 4
		1326
		1327	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;oplist]>
		1328
		1329	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;oplist]>
		1330
		1331	Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image file as the window's
		1332	background and also optionally specify a colon separated list of
		1333	operations to modify it. Note that you may need to quote the C<;>
		1334	character when using the command line option, as C<;> is usually a
		1335	metacharacter in shells. Supported operations are:
		1336
		1337	=over 4
		1338
		1339	=item B<WxH+X+Y>
		1340
		1341	sets scale and position. B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical
		1342	scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent). A
		1343	scale of 0 disables scaling.
		1344
		1345	=item B<op=tile>
		1346
		1347	enables tiling
		1348
		1349	=item B<op=keep-aspect>
		1350
		1351	maintain the image aspect ratio when scaling
		1352
		1353	=item B<op=root-align>
		1354
		1355	use the position of the terminal window relative to the root window as
		1356	the image offset, simulating a root window background
		1357
		1358	=back
		1359
		1360	The default scale and position setting is C<100x100+50+50>.
		1361	Alternatively, a predefined set of templates can be used to achieve
		1362	the most common setups:
		1363
		1364	=over 4
		1365
		1366	=item B<style=tiled>
		1367
		1368	the image is tiled with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+0+0:op=tile
		1369
		1370	=item B<style=aspect-stretched>
		1371
		1372	the image is scaled to fill the whole window maintaining the aspect
		1373	ratio and centered. Equivalent to 100x100+50+50:op=keep-aspect
		1374
		1375	=item B<style=stretched>
		1376
		1377	the image is scaled to fill the whole window. Equivalent to 100x100
		1378
		1379	=item B<style=centered>
		1380
		1381	the image is centered with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+50+50
		1382
		1383	=item B<style=root-tiled>
		1384
		1385	the image is tiled with no scaling and using 'root' positioning.
		1386	Equivalent to 0x0:op=tile:op=root-align
		1387
		1388	=back
		1389
		1390	If multiple templates are specified the last one wins. Note that a
		1391	template overrides all the scale, position and operations settings.
		1392
		1393	If used in conjunction with pseudo-transparency, the specified pixmap
		1394	will be blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending.
		1395
		1396	=item B<-tr>\|B<+tr>
		1397
		1398	=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
		1399
		1400	Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
		1401
		1402	B<-ip> (B<inheritPixmap>) is still accepted as an obsolete alias but
		1403	will be removed in future versions.
		1404
		1405	=item B<-tint> I<colour>
		1406
		1407	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
		1408
		1409	Tint the transparent background with the given colour. Note that a
		1410	black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
		1411	the image unchanged.
		1412
		1413	=item B<-sh> I<number>
		1414
		1415	=item B<shading:> I<number>
		1416
		1417	Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
		1418	A value of 100 means no shading.
		1419
		1420	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
		1421
		1422	=item B<blurRadius:> I<HxV>
		1423
		1424	Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
		1425	background. If a single number is specified, the vertical and
		1426	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
		1427	radii to 1 and the other to a large number creates interesting effects
		1428	on some backgrounds. The maximum radius value is 128. An horizontal or
		1429	vertical radius of 0 disables blurring.
		1430
		1431	=item B<path:> I<path>
		1432
		1433	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
1206		1434
1207	=back	1435	=back
1208		1436
1209	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR	1437	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1210		1438
…		…
1259	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.	1487	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1260		1488
1261	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be	1489	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1262	inserted too.	1490	inserted too.
1263		1491
		1492	rxvt-unicode also provides the bindings B<Ctrl-Meta-c> and
		1493	<Ctrl-Meta-v> to interact with the CLIPBOARD selection. The first
		1494	binding causes the value of the internal selection to be copied to the
		1495	CLIPBOARD selection, while the second binding causes the value of the
		1496	CLIPBOARD selection to be inserted.
		1497
1264	=back	1498	=back
1265		1499
1266	=head1 CHANGING FONTS	1500	=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1267		1501
1268	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet	1502	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
…		…
1281		1515
1282	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT	1516	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1283		1517
1284	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters	1518	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1285	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The	1519	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1286	first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with	1520	first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1287	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled	1521	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1288	with C<--enable-iso14755>.	1522	with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1289		1523
1290	=over 4	1524	=over 4
1291		1525
…		…
1349	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that	1583	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1350	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To	1584	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1351	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root	1585	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1352	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.	1586	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1353		1587
1354	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1588	=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1355		1589
1356	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1590	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1357	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1591	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1358	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the	1592	high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1359	colours with their names.	1593	240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
		1594	cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
		1595
		1596	Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1360		1597
1361	=begin table	1598	=begin table
1362		1599
1363	B<color0> (black) = Black	1600	B<color0> (black) = Black
1364	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1601	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
1384	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1621	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1385	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1622	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1386	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of	1623	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1387	color0-color15.	1624	color0-color15.
1388		1625
1389	In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an	1626	The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1390	additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79)	1627	values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1391	consist of a 444 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
1392	16>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
1393		1628
		1629	The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
		1630
		1631	index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
		1632	index_256 = (r * 6 + g) * 6 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..5
		1633
		1634	The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
		1635	steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
		1636	the RGB cube.
		1637
1394	Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only	1638	Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1395	the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only	1639	colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1396	be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").	1640	rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1641
		1642	Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
		1643	number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1397		1644
1398	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1645	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1399	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1646	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1400	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1647	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1401	been specified. For example,	1648	been specified. For example,
1402		1649
1403	=over 4
1404
1405	=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv>	1650	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1406		1651
1407	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1652	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1408	on White.	1653	White.
1409
1410	=back
1411		1654
1412	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT	1655	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1413		1656
1414	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get	1657	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1415	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>	1658	their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1416	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,	1659
1417	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component	1660	You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
		1661	brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
		1662	(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
		1663	transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
		1664	half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
		1665	is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
		1666	all ways to specify a colour.
		1667
		1668	For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
		1669	C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
		1670	specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1418	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely	1671	(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1419	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where	1672	while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1420	C<percent> is a decimal percentage (0-100) that specifies the opacity of	1673	earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1421	the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy	1674	C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1422	opaque.
1423		1675
1424	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that	1676	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1425	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting	1677	alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1426	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.	1678	layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
		1679	rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1427		1680
1428	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red	1681	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1429	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:	1682	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1430		1683
1431	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink"	1684	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1432		1685
1433	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	1686	When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1434	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	1687	alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
		1688	transparency of course).
		1689
		1690	When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
		1691	colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
		1692	background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
		1693	other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
		1694	image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
		1695	fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
		1696
		1697	Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
		1698	in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
		1699	extension.
1435		1700
1436	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1701	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1437		1702
1438	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1703	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1439		1704
…		…
1445	resources or on the command line.	1710	resources or on the command line.
1446		1711
1447	=item B<COLORTERM>	1712	=item B<COLORTERM>
1448		1713
1449	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was	1714	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1450	compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension	1715	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1451	C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.	1716	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
		1717	screen.
1452		1718
1453	=item B<COLORFGBG>	1719	=item B<COLORFGBG>
1454		1720
1455	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is	1721	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1456	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string	1722	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1457	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be	1723	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1458	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the	1724	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1459	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@	1725	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1460	was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can	1726	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1461	(and do) use this information to optimize screen output.	1727	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1462		1728
1463	=item B<WINDOWID>	1729	=item B<WINDOWID>
1464		1730
1465	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel	1731	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1466	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal	1732	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
…		…
1472	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1738	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1473		1739
1474	=item B<DISPLAY>	1740	=item B<DISPLAY>
1475		1741
1476	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1742	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1477	display in its child processes.	1743	display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
		1744	defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1478		1745
1479	=item B<SHELL>	1746	=item B<SHELL>
1480		1747
1481	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1748	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1482		1749
1483	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>	1750	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> [I<sic>]
1484		1751
1485	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and	1752	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1486	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).	1753	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1487		1754
1488	Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>.	1755	Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
		1756
		1757	=item B<URXVT_PERL_LIB>
		1758
		1759	Additional F<:>-separated library search path for perl extensions. Will be
		1760	searched after B<-perl-lib> but before F<~/.urxvt/ext> and the system library
		1761	directory.
		1762
		1763	=item B<URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY>
		1764
		1765	See L<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl>(3).
1489		1766
1490	=item B<HOME>	1767	=item B<HOME>
1491		1768
1492	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for	1769	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1493	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as	1770	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1494	C<.Xdefaults>)	1771	C<.Xdefaults>)
1495		1772
1496	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>	1773	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1497		1774
1498	Directory where various X resource files are being located.	1775	Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1499		1776
1500	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>	1777	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1501		1778
1502	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by	1779	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1503	@@RXVT_NAME@@.	1780	@@RXVT_NAME@@.
…		…
1508		1785
1509	=over 4	1786	=over 4
1510		1787
1511	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>	1788	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1512		1789
1513	Color names.	1790	Colour names.
1514		1791
1515	=back	1792	=back
1516		1793
1517	=head1 SEE ALSO	1794	=head1 SEE ALSO
1518		1795
		1796	@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@-extensions(1),
1519	@@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)	1797	@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1520		1798
1521	=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR	1799	=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1522		1800
1523	=over 4	1801	=over 4
1524		1802
1525	=item Project Coordinator	1803	=item Project Coordinator
1526		1804
1527	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1805	Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>.
1528		1806
1529	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>	1807	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1530		1808
1531	=back	1809	=back
1532		1810
…		…
1536		1814
1537	=item John Bovey	1815	=item John Bovey
1538		1816
1539	University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.	1817	University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1540		1818
1541	=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >>	1819	=item Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>
1542		1820
1543	very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt	1821	very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1544		1822
1545	=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >>	1823	=item Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>
1546		1824
1547	wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)	1825	wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1548		1826
1549	=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >>	1827	=item mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>
1550		1828
1551	Wrote the menu system.	1829	Wrote the menu system.
1552		1830
1553	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)	1831	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1554		1832
1555	=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >>	1833	=item Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>
1556		1834
1557	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1835	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1558		1836
1559	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1837	=item Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>
1560		1838
1561	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.	1839	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1562		1840
1563	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1841	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1564		1842
1565	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1843	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>
1566		1844
1567	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl	1845	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1568	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.	1846	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1569		1847
1570	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)	1848	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1571		1849
1572	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>	1850	=item Emanuele Giaquinta <emanuele.giaquinta@gmail.com>
1573		1851
1574	Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.	1852	pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1575		1853
1576	=back	1854	=back
1577		1855

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