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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
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30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,	33	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31	like tibetan or devanagari. 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>
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113	Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.	127	Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
114		128
115	=item B<-ss>\|B<+ss>	129	=item B<-ss>\|B<+ss>
116		130
117	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.	131	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
118
119	=item B<-tr>\|B<+tr>
120
121	Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background. Obsolete form of it is
122	B<-ip> and it should not be used anymore; resource B<transparent>.
123
124	I<Please note that old resource name of B<inheritPixmap> is obsolete and should be
125	changed to B<transparent>. Backwards compatibility support for B<inheritPixmap> will
126	be phased out in future versions of rxvt!>
127
128	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
129	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
130		132
131	=item B<-fade> I<number>	133	=item B<-fade> I<number>
132		134
133	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
134	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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137	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>	139	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
138		140
139	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
140	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.	142	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
141		143
142	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	144	=item B<-icon> I<file>
143		145
144	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	146	Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
145	transparency is enabled with B<-tr>. This only works for	147	is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
146	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be	148	application window; resource I<iconFile>.
147	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
148	Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
149	thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
150	blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them. Also
151	pure black and pure white colors essentially mean no tinting; resource
152	I<tintColor>. Example:
153
154	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
155
156	=item B<-sh> I<number>
157
158	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (100 .. 200) the transparent
159	background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;
160	resource I<shading>.
161
162	=item B<-blt> I<string>
163
164	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
165	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
166	transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
167	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,
168	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
169	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
170	alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
171
172	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
173
174	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
175	background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and
176	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
177	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
178	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage>;
179	resource I<blurRadius>.
180		149
181	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	150	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
182		151
183	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	152	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
184		153
185	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	154	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
186		155
187	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	156	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
188
189	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>
190
191	Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also
192	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
193	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
194	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
195		157
196	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	158	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
197		159
198	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.	160	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
199		161
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244	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>	206	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
245	for details.	207	for details.
246		208
247	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>	209	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>
248		210
249	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity	211	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
250	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for	212	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
251	details.	213	details.
252		214
253	=item B<-name> I<name>	215	=item B<-name> I<name>
254		216
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258		220
259	=item B<-ls>\|B<+ls>	221	=item B<-ls>\|B<+ls>
260		222
261	Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>.	223	Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>.
262		224
		225	=item B<-mc> I<milliseconds>
		226
		227	Specify the maximum time between multi-click selections.
		228
263	=item B<-ut>\|B<+ut>	229	=item B<-ut>\|B<+ut>
264		230
265	Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource	231	Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource
266	B<utmpInhibit>.	232	B<utmpInhibit>.
267		233
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271	B<visualBell>.	237	B<visualBell>.
272		238
273	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>	239	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>
274		240
275	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>.
276		251
277	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>	252	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>
278		253
279	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource	254	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
280	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.	255	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
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287	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>	262	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>
288		263
289	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.
290	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource	265	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
291	B<scrollWithBuffer>.	266	B<scrollWithBuffer>.
292
293	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
294
295	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
296
297	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
298
299	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
300	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
301		267
302	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>	268	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>
303		269
304	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as	270	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
305	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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309		275
310	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>	276	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>
311		277
312	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.	278	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
313		279
		280	=item B<-uc>\|B<+uc>
		281
		282	Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
		283
314	=item B<-iconic>	284	=item B<-iconic>
315		285
316	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.	286	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
317	Alternative form is B<-ic>.	287	Alternative form is B<-ic>.
318		288
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334		304
335	=item B<-bl>	305	=item B<-bl>
336		306
337	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.
338	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
339	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.
340		311
341	=item B<-override-redirect>	312	=item B<-override-redirect>
342		313
343	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource	314	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
344	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.
345		321
346	=item B<-sbg>	322	=item B<-sbg>
347		323
348	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
349	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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353	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	329	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
354		330
355	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
356	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	332	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
357	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>.
358		341
359	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	342	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
360		343
361	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
362	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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397	=item B<-pt> I<style>	380	=item B<-pt> I<style>
398		381
399	Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>,	382	Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>,
400	B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>.	383	B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>.
401		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
402	=item B<-im> I<text>	388	=item B<-im> I<text>
403		389
404	Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.	390	Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.
405		391
406	=item B<-imlocale> I<string>	392	=item B<-imlocale> I<string>
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417		403
418	=item B<-tcw>	404	=item B<-tcw>
419		405
420	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	406	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
421	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is	407	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
422	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
423	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	409	the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
		410
		411	=item B<-dpb>\|B<+dpb>
		412
		413	Compile frills: Disable (or enable) emitting bracketed paste mode
		414	sequences (default enabled). Bracketed paste mode allows programs
		415	to detect when something is pasted. Since more and more programs
		416	abuse this, these sequences can be disabled. The command sequences to
		417	enable and query paste mode will still work, but the actual bracket
		418	sequences will no longer be emitted. You can also toggle this from the
		419	ctrl-middle-mouse-button menu; resource B<disablePasteBrackets>.
424		420
425	=item B<-insecure>	421	=item B<-insecure>
426		422
427	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	423	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
428	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more	424	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
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441		437
442	=item B<-ssr>\|B<+ssr>	438	=item B<-ssr>\|B<+ssr>
443		439
444	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource	440	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
445	B<secondaryScroll>.	441	B<secondaryScroll>.
		442
		443	=item B<-rm> I<mode>
		444
		445	Compile I<frills>: Sets long line rewrapping behaviour on window resizes
		446	to one of B<auto> (the default), B<always> or B<never>. The latter two
		447	modes do the obvious, B<auto> rewraps (acts like B<always>) if scrollback
		448	is non-empty, and wings lines (acts like B<never>) otherwise; resource
		449	B<rewrapMode>.
446		450
447	=item B<-hold>\|B<+hold>	451	=item B<-hold>\|B<+hold>
448		452
449	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	453	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
450	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	454	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
451	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	455	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
452	user; resource B<hold>.	456	user; resource B<hold>.
		457
		458	=item B<-cd> I<path>
		459
		460	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		461	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		462	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
		463
		464	=item B<-xrm> I<string>
		465
		466	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
		467	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
		468	way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
		469
		470	Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
		471	e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
		472	options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
		473	of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
		474	resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
		475	programs.
453		476
454	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>	477	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
455		478
456	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	479	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
457		480
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492	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	515	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
493	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that	516	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
494	yourself if you want that.	517	yourself if you want that.
495		518
496	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress	519	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
497	pty/tty operations.	520	pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
		521	perl extension that manages the terminal.
498		522
499	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a	523	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
500	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	524	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
501		525
502	use IO::Pty;	526	use IO::Pty;
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516	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in	540	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
517	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.	541	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
518		542
519	=back	543	=back
520		544
521	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	545	=head1 RESOURCES
522		546
523	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	547	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
524	options) compiled into your version.	548	options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
		549	long-options.
525		550
526	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many	551	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
527	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X	552	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
528	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,	553	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
529	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:	554	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
530		555
531	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
532	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	556	1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
		557	2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
533	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	558	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
534	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	559	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
535	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	560	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
		561	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
536		562
537	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class	563	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
538	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources	564	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
539	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily	565	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
540	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to	566	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
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550	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>	576	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
551		577
552	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	578	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
553	option B<-depth>.	579	option B<-depth>.
554		580
		581	=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
		582
		583	Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
		584	On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
		585	performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
		586	should normally be enabled.
		587
555	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	588	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
556		589
557	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	590	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
558	option B<-geometry>.	591	option B<-geometry>.
559		592
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572	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7	605	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
573	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to	606	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
574	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)	607	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
575	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,	608	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
576	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour	609	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
577	names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	610	names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
578		611
579	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be	612	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
580	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).	613	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
581		614
582	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with	615	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
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593	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>	626	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
594		627
595	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	628	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
596	foreground colour is the default.	629	foreground colour is the default.
597		630
598	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
599
600	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
601	when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
602
603	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>	631	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
604		632
605	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline	633	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
606	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.	634	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
		635
		636	=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
		637
		638	If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
		639	characters. If unset, use reverse video.
		640
		641	=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
		642
		643	If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
		644	foreground for highlighted characters.
607		645
608	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>	646	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
609		647
610	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the	648	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
611	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.	649	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
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618		656
619	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>	657	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
620		658
621	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;	659	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
622	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	660	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
623	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	661	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
624		662
625	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	663	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
626		664
627	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots	665	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
628	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines	666	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
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642		680
643	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even	681	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
644	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the	682	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
645	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.	683	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
646		684
647	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>
648
649	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving
650	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'
651	pixmap.
652
653	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
654	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>
655
656	=item B<fading:> I<number>	685	=item B<fading:> I<number>
657		686
658	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	687	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
659		688
660	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>	689	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
661		690
662	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default	691	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
663	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.	692	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
664		693
665	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>	694	=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
666		695
667	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option	696	Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
668	B<-tint>.
669
670	=item B<shading:> I<number>
671
672	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image
673	in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>.
674
675	=item B<blendType:> I<string>
676
677	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
678
679	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
680
681	Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent
682	background image; option B<-blr>.
683		697
684	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	698	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
685		699
686	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	700	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
687		701
…		…
692		706
693	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>	707	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
694		708
695	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	709	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
696	and the text.	710	and the text.
697
698	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>
699
700	Use the specified image file for the background and also optionally
701	specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
702	in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical scale (percent),
703	and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent).
704	A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale of 1 displays the
705	image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies an integer
706	number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified beyond
707	10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
708	Special string of B<"auto"> used as a geometry will cause image to be
709	automatically scaled to match window size.
710	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option - specified pixmap will be
711	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any
712	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
713	[default 0x0+50+50]
714
715	=item B<path:> I<path>
716
717	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
718		711
719	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>	712	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
720		713
721	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names	714	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
722	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The	715	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
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745	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels	738	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
746	wide and 15 pixels high.	739	wide and 15 pixels high.
747		740
748	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in	741	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
749	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but	742	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
750	the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a	743	the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
751	useful supplement.	744	useful supplement.
752		745
753	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters	746	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
754	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font	747	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
755	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.	748	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
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779	text font will being used for the given style.	772	text font will being used for the given style.
780		773
781	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	774	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
782		775
783	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,	776	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
784	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high	777	option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
785	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	778	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
786	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not	779	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
787	reachable.	780	reachable.
788		781
789	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
790
791	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which
792	is xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which
793	gives xterm style selection. Only effective when the original (non-perl)
794	selection code is in use.
795
796	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
797
798	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
799	the author's favourite.
800
801	=item B<title:> I<string>	782	=item B<title:> I<string>
802		783
803	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line	784	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
804	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application	785	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
805	name; option B<-title>.	786	name; option B<-title>.
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818	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>	799	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
819		800
820	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.	801	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
821	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].	802	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
822		803
		804	@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
		805
823	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	806	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
824		807
825	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	808	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
826	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	809	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
827		810
…		…
829		812
830	B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of	813	B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of
831	the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell	814	the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell
832	[default]; option B<+ls>.	815	[default]; option B<+ls>.
833		816
		817	=item B<multiClickTime:> I<number>
		818
		819	Specify the maximum time in milliseconds between multi-click select
		820	events. The default is 500 milliseconds; option B<-mc>.
		821
834	=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>	822	=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>
835		823
836	B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>;	824	B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>;
837	option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp>	825	option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp>
838	[default]; option B<+ut>.	826	[default]; option B<+ut>.
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850	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	838	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
851		839
852	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents	840	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
853	every time you hit C<Print>.	841	every time you hit C<Print>.
854		842
		843	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
		844
		845	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
		846	the author's favourite.
		847
		848	=item B<thickness:> I<number>
		849
		850	Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
		851
855	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	852	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
856		853
857	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	854	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
858	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	855	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
859		856
…		…
878	B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option	875	B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
879	B<+si>.	876	B<+si>.
880		877
881	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>	878	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
882		879
883	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and	880	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
884	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll	881	try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
885	with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>.	882	B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
		883	new lines; option B<+sw>.
886		884
887	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>	885	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
888		886
889	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys	887	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
890	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and	888	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
891	are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to	889	are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to
892	bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>.	890	bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>.
893		891
894	=item B<saveLines:> I<number>	892	=item B<saveLines:> I<number>
895		893
896	Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This	894	Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 1000]; option B<-sl>.
897	resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>.
898		895
899	=item B<internalBorder:> I<number>	896	=item B<internalBorder:> I<number>
900		897
901	Internal border of I<number> pixels. This resource is limited to 100;	898	Internal border of I<number> pixels. This resource is limited to 100;
902	option B<-b>.	899	option B<-b>.
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946	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>	943	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
947		944
948	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];	945	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
949	option B<-bc>.	946	option B<-bc>.
950		947
		948	=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
		949
		950	B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
		951	option B<-uc>.
		952
951	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>	953	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
952		954
953	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number	955	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
954	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible	956	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
955	[default].	957	[default].
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960		962
961	=item B<pointerColor2:> I<colour>	963	=item B<pointerColor2:> I<colour>
962		964
963	Mouse pointer background colour.	965	Mouse pointer background colour.
964		966
		967	=item B<pointerShape:> I<string>
		968
		969	Compile I<frills>: Specifies the name of the mouse pointer shape
		970	[default B<xterm>]. See the macros in the B<X11/cursorfont.h> include
		971	file for possible values (omit the C<XC_> prefix).
		972
965	=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>	973	=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
966		974
967	Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a	975	Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
968	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.	976	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
969		977
970	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>	978	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
971		979
972	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>	980	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
973	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace>	981	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
974	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode	982	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
975	escape sequence.	983	escape sequence.
976		984
977	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>	985	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
978		986
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991	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.	999	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
992		1000
993	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can	1001	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
994	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:	1002	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
995		1003
996	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	1004	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{\|} >>
997		1005
998	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	1006	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
999		1007
1000	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	1008	B<OnTheSpot>, B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
1001		1009
1002	=item B<inputMethod:> I<name>	1010	=item B<inputMethod:> I<name>
1003		1011
1004	I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.	1012	I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.
1005		1013
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1023		1031
1024	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	1032	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
1025	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to	1033	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
1026	the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.	1034	the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
1027		1035
		1036	=item B<disablePasteBrackets:> I<boolean>
		1037
		1038	Prevent emission of paste bracket sequences; option B<-dpb>.
		1039
1028	=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>	1040	=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
1029		1041
1030	Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that	1042	Enable "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
1031	echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be	1043	echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
1032	abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether	1044	abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
1033	through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through	1045	through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
1034	write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by	1046	write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
1035	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these	1047	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
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1053		1065
1054	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>	1066	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
1055		1067
1056	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).	1068	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
1057		1069
		1070	=item B<rewrapMode:> I<mode>
		1071
		1072	Sets long line rewrap behaviour on window resize to one of B<auto>
		1073	(default), B<always> or B<never>.
		1074
1058	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>	1075	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
1059		1076
1060	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this	1077	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
1061	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1078	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
1062	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1079	scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
1063	instead scroll the screen up.	1080	to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
1064		1081
1065	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>	1082	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1066		1083
1067	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	1084	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1068	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1085	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1069	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	1086	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1070	user.	1087	user.
1071		1088
		1089	=item B<chdir>: I<path>
		1090
		1091	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		1092	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		1093	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
		1094	directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
		1095
1072	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>	1096	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<action>
1073		1097
1074	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The	1098	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<action> with keysym I<sym>. The intervening
1075	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.	1099	resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
1076		1100
1077	The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be	1101	Using this resource, you can map key combinations such as
1078	any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>,	1102	C<Ctrl-Shift-BackSpace> to various actions, such as outputting a different
1079	B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>, B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>,	1103	string than would normally result from that combination, making the
1080	and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>, B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>,	1104	terminal scroll up or down the way you want it, or any other thing an
1081	B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.	1105	extension might provide.
		1106
		1107	The key combination that triggers the action, I<sym>, has the following format:
		1108
		1109	(modifiers-)key
		1110
		1111	Where I<modifiers> can be any combination of the following full or
		1112	abbreviated modifier names:
		1113
		1114	=begin table
		1115
		1116	B<ISOLevel3> B<I>
		1117	B<AppKeypad> B<K>
		1118	B<Control> B<C>
		1119	B<NumLock> B<N>
		1120	B<Shift> B<S>
		1121	B<Meta> B<M> I<or> B<A>
		1122	B<Lock> B<L>
		1123	B<Mod1> B<1>
		1124	B<Mod2> B<2>
		1125	B<Mod3> B<3>
		1126	B<Mod4> B<4>
		1127	B<Mod5> B<5>
		1128
		1129	=end table
1082		1130
1083	The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to	1131	The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
1084	whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr	1132	whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
1085	keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the	1133	keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1086	current application keymap mode state.	1134	current application keymap mode state.
1087		1135
1088	The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or	1136	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a key mapping will
1089	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and	1137	match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and no other
		1138	key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That means that
		1139	defining a mapping for C<a> will automatically provide definitions for
		1140	C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined mappings
		1141	themselves. See the C<builtin:> action, below, for a way to work around
		1142	this when this is a problem.
		1143
		1144	The spelling of I<key> depends on your implementation of X. An easy way to
		1145	find a key name is to use the B<xev>(1) command. You can find a list by
		1146	looking for the C<XK_> macros in the B<X11/keysymdef.h> include file (omit
1090	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex	1147	the C<XK_> prefix). Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex keysym
1091	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not	1148	value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>).
1092	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1093		1149
1094	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal	1150	As with any resource value, the I<action> string may contain backslash
		1151	escape sequences (C<\n>: newline, C<\\>: backslash, C<\000>: octal
1095	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for futher details.	1152	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1096		1153
1097	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1154	An action starts with an action prefix that selects a certain type
1098	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'	1155	of action, followed by a colon. An action string without colons is
		1156	interpreted as a literal string to pass to the tty (as if it was
		1157	prefixed with C<string:>).
		1158
		1159	The following action prefixes are known - extensions can provide
		1160	additional prefixes:
		1161
		1162	=over 4
		1163
		1164	=item string:STRING
		1165
		1166	If the I<action> starts with C<string:> (or otherwise contains no colons),
		1167	then the remaining C<STRING> will be passed to the program running in the
		1168	terminal. For example, you could replace whatever Shift-Tab outputs by the
		1169	string C<echo rm -rf /> followed by a newline:
		1170
		1171	URxvt.keysym.Shift-Tab: string:echo rm -rf /\n
		1172
		1173	This could in theory be used to completely redefine your keymap.
		1174
		1175	In addition, for actions of this type, you can define a range of
		1176	keysyms in one shot by loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and
		1177	providing an I<action> with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where
1099	should be a character not used by the strings.	1178	the delimiter `/' should be a character not used by the strings.
1100		1179
1101	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:	1180	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1102		1181
1103	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>	1182	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<\|abc\|>
1104		1183
1105	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:	1184	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1106		1185
1107	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a>	1186	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: string:\033<a>
1108	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b>	1187	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: string:\033<b>
1109	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c>	1188	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: string:\033<c>
1110		1189
		1190	=item command:STRING
		1191
1111	If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>	1192	If I<action> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1112	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For	1193	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence (basically
		1194	the opposite of C<string:> - instead of sending it to the program running
		1195	in the terminal, it will be treated as if it were program output). This is
		1196	most useful to feed command sequences into @@RXVT_NAME@@.
		1197
1113	example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>	1198	For example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1114	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":	1199	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1115		1200
1116	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007	1201	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1117		1202
1118	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>	1203	The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
1119	is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)	1204	the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1120	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via	1205	font-switching at runtime:
1121	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1122		1206
1123	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13	1207	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
		1208	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1124		1209
1125	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping	1210	Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1126	will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and	1211	info):
1127	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1128	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1129	definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1130	mappings themselves.
1131		1212
1132	Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example	1213	URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
		1214	URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
		1215
		1216	=item builtin:
		1217
		1218	The builtin action is the action that @@RXVT_NAME@@ would execute if no
		1219	key binding existed for the key combination. The obvious use is to undo
		1220	the effect of existing bindings. The not so obvious use is to reinstate
		1221	bindings when another binding overrides too many modifiers.
		1222
1133	if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s	1223	For example if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable
1134	C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the	1224	@@RXVT_NAME@@'s C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke
1135	user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:	1225	"holes" into the user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1136		1226
1137	URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>	1227	URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1138	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:	1228	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1139		1229
1140	The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination	1230	The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1141	of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for	1231	of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1142	C<Shift-Insert>.	1232	C<Shift-Insert>.
1143		1233
1144	The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to	1234	=item builtin-string:
1145	the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1146	font-switching at runtime:
1147		1235
1148	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007	1236	This action is mainly useful to restore string mappings for keys that
1149	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007	1237	have predefined actions in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The exact semantics are a bit
		1238	difficult to explain - basically, this action will send the string to the
		1239	application that would be sent if @@RXVT_NAME@@ wouldn't have a built-in
		1240	action for it.
1150		1241
1151	Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more	1242	An example might make it clearer: @@RXVT_NAME@@ normally pastes the
1152	info):	1243	selection when you press C<Shift-Insert>. With the following bindings, it
		1244	would instead emit the (undocumented, but what applications running in the
		1245	terminal might expect) sequence C<ESC [ 2 $> instead:
1153		1246
1154	URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t	1247	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin-string:
1155	URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t	1248	URxvt.keysym.C-S-Insert: builtin:
		1249
		1250	The first line disables the paste functionality for that key
		1251	combination, and the second reinstates the default behaviour for
		1252	C<Control-Shift-Insert>, which would otherwise be overridden.
		1253
		1254	Similarly, to let applications gain access to the C<C-M-c> (copy to
		1255	clipboard) and C<C-M-v> (paste clipboard) key combination, you can do
		1256	this:
		1257
		1258	URxvt.keysym.C-M-c: builtin-string:
		1259	URxvt.keysym.C-M-v: builtin-string:
		1260
		1261	=item EXTENSION:STRING
		1262
		1263	An action of this form invokes the action B<STRING>, if any, provided
		1264	by the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) extension B<EXTENSION>. The extension will
		1265	be loaded automatically if necessary.
		1266
		1267	Not all extensions define actions, but popular extensions that do
		1268	include the I<selection> and I<matcher> extensions (documented in their
		1269	own manpages, @@RXVT_NAME@@-selection(1) and @@RXVT_NAME@@-matcher(1),
		1270	respectively).
		1271
		1272	From the silly examples department, this will rot13-"encrypt"
		1273	@@RXVT_NAME@@'s selection when Alt-Control-c is pressed on typical PC
		1274	keyboards:
		1275
		1276	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: selection:rot13
		1277
		1278	=item perl:STRING DEPRECATED
		1279
		1280	This is a deprecated way of invoking commands provided by perl
		1281	extensions. It is still supported, but should not be used anymore.
		1282
		1283	=back
1156		1284
1157	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>	1285	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1158		1286
1159	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>	1287	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1160		1288
…		…
1162	use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.	1290	use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1163		1291
1164	Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using	1292	Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
1165	them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded	1293	them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
1166	by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For	1294	by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
1167	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except	1295	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extensions except
1168	C<selection>.	1296	C<selection>.
1169		1297
1170	Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets	1298	The default set includes the C<selection>, C<option-popup>,
1171	(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for	1299	C<selection-popup>, C<readline> and C<searchable-scrollback>
1172	searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension	1300	extensions, and extensions which are mentioned in B<keysym> resources.
1173	multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to	1301
1174	the extension.	1302	Any extension such that a corresponding resource is given on the
		1303	command line is automatically appended to B<perl-ext>.
1175		1304
1176	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if	1305	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1177	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.	1306	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. When the library
		1307	search path contains multiple extension files of the same name, then the
		1308	first one found will be used.
1178		1309
1179	If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl	1310	If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl interpreter
1180	interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that	1311	will not be initialized. The rationale for having two options is that
1181	B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to	1312	B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1182	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.	1313	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1183		1314
1184	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>	1315	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1185		1316
1186	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See	1317	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1187	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource	1318	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1188	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1189		1319
1190	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>	1320	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1191		1321
1192	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension	1322	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1193	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,	1323	scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look
1194	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in	1324	in these directories, then in C<$URXVT_PERL_LIB>, F<$HOME/.urxvt/ext> and
1195	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource	1325	lastly in F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1196	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1197		1326
1198	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1327	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1199		1328
1200	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>	1329	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1201		1330
…		…
1205	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>	1334	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1206		1335
1207	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage	1336	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1208	for details.	1337	for details.
1209		1338
1210	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>	1339	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> DEPRECATED
1211		1340
1212	Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search	1341	This resource is deprecated and will be removed. Use a B<keysym> resource
1213	(default: C<M-s>).	1342	instead, e.g.:
1214		1343
		1344	URxvt.keysym.M-s: searchable-scrollback:start
		1345
1215	=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>	1346	=item B<url-launcher>: I<string>
1216		1347
1217	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the	1348	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1218	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.	1349	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1219		1350
1220	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>	1351	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
…		…
1223		1354
1224	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>	1355	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1225		1356
1226	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making	1357	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1227	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.	1358	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1359
		1360	=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
		1361
		1362	Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1228		1363
1229	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>	1364	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1230		1365
1231	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).	1366	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1232		1367
…		…
1284	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the	1419	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1285	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.	1420	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1286		1421
1287	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be	1422	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1288	inserted too.	1423	inserted too.
		1424
		1425	rxvt-unicode also provides the bindings B<Ctrl-Meta-c> and
		1426	<Ctrl-Meta-v> to interact with the CLIPBOARD selection. The first
		1427	binding causes the value of the internal selection to be copied to the
		1428	CLIPBOARD selection, while the second binding causes the value of the
		1429	CLIPBOARD selection to be inserted.
1289		1430
1290	=back	1431	=back
1291		1432
1292	=head1 CHANGING FONTS	1433	=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1293		1434
…		…
1375	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that	1516	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1376	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To	1517	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1377	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root	1518	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1378	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.	1519	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1379		1520
1380	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1521	=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1381		1522
1382	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1523	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1383	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1524	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1384	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the	1525	high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1385	colours with their names.	1526	240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
		1527	cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
		1528
		1529	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> supports direct 24-bit fg/bg RGB colour escapes
		1530	C< ESC [ 38 ; 2 ; R ; G ; Bm > / C< ESC [ 48 ; 2; R ; G ; Bm >. However the
		1531	number of 24-bit colours that can be used is limited: an internal 7x7x5 (256
		1532	colour mode) or 6x6x4 (88 colour mode) colour cube is used to index into the
		1533	24-bit colour space. When indexing collisions happen, the nearest old colour in
		1534	the cube will be adapted to the new 24-bit RGB colour. That means one cannot
		1535	use many similar 24-bit colours. It's typically not a problem in common
		1536	scenarios.
		1537
		1538	Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1386		1539
1387	=begin table	1540	=begin table
1388		1541
1389	B<color0> (black) = Black	1542	B<color0> (black) = Black
1390	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1543	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
1410	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1563	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1411	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1564	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1412	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of	1565	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1413	color0-color15.	1566	color0-color15.
1414		1567
1415	In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an	1568	The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1416	additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79)	1569	values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1417	consist of a 444 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
1418	16>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
1419		1570
		1571	The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
		1572
		1573	index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
		1574	index_256 = (r * 6 + g) * 6 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..5
		1575
		1576	The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
		1577	steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
		1578	the RGB cube.
		1579
1420	Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only	1580	Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1421	the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only	1581	colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1422	be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").	1582	rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1583
		1584	Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
		1585	number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1423		1586
1424	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1587	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1425	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1588	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1426	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1589	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1427	been specified. For example,	1590	been specified. For example,
1428		1591
1429	=over 4
1430
1431	=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv>	1592	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1432		1593
1433	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1594	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1434	on White.	1595	White.
1435
1436	=back
1437		1596
1438	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT	1597	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1439		1598
1440	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get	1599	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1441	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>	1600	their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1442	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,	1601
1443	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component	1602	You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
		1603	brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
		1604	(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
		1605	transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
		1606	half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
		1607	is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
		1608	all ways to specify a colour.
		1609
		1610	For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
		1611	C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
		1612	specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1444	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely	1613	(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1445	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where	1614	while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1446	C<percent> is a decimal percentage (0-100) that specifies the opacity of	1615	earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1447	the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy	1616	C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1448	opaque.
1449		1617
1450	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that	1618	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1451	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting	1619	alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1452	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.	1620	layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
		1621	rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1453		1622
1454	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red	1623	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1455	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:	1624	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1456		1625
1457	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink"	1626	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1458		1627
1459	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	1628	When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1460	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	1629	alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
		1630	transparency of course).
		1631
		1632	When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
		1633	colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
		1634	background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
		1635	other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
		1636	image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
		1637	fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
		1638
		1639	Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
		1640	in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
		1641	extension.
1461		1642
1462	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1643	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1463		1644
1464	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1645	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1465		1646
…		…
1471	resources or on the command line.	1652	resources or on the command line.
1472		1653
1473	=item B<COLORTERM>	1654	=item B<COLORTERM>
1474		1655
1475	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was	1656	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1476	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added	1657	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1477	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome	1658	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
1478	screen.	1659	screen.
1479		1660
1480	=item B<COLORFGBG>	1661	=item B<COLORFGBG>
1481		1662
1482	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is	1663	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1483	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string	1664	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1484	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be	1665	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1485	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the	1666	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1486	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@	1667	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1487	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>	1668	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1488	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.	1669	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1489		1670
1490	=item B<WINDOWID>	1671	=item B<WINDOWID>
1491		1672
1492	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel	1673	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
…		…
1499	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1680	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1500		1681
1501	=item B<DISPLAY>	1682	=item B<DISPLAY>
1502		1683
1503	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1684	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1504	display in its child processes.	1685	display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
		1686	defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1505		1687
1506	=item B<SHELL>	1688	=item B<SHELL>
1507		1689
1508	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1690	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1509		1691
1510	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>	1692	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> [I<sic>]
1511		1693
1512	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and	1694	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1513	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).	1695	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1514		1696
1515	Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>.	1697	Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
		1698
		1699	=item B<URXVT_PERL_LIB>
		1700
		1701	Additional F<:>-separated library search path for perl extensions. Will be
		1702	searched after B<-perl-lib> but before F<~/.urxvt/ext> and the system library
		1703	directory.
		1704
		1705	=item B<URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY>
		1706
		1707	See L<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl>(3).
1516		1708
1517	=item B<HOME>	1709	=item B<HOME>
1518		1710
1519	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for	1711	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1520	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as	1712	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1521	C<.Xdefaults>)	1713	C<.Xdefaults>)
1522		1714
1523	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>	1715	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1524		1716
1525	Directory where various X resource files are being located.	1717	Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1526		1718
1527	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>	1719	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1528		1720
1529	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by	1721	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1530	@@RXVT_NAME@@.	1722	@@RXVT_NAME@@.
…		…
1535		1727
1536	=over 4	1728	=over 4
1537		1729
1538	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>	1730	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1539		1731
1540	Color names.	1732	Colour names.
1541		1733
1542	=back	1734	=back
1543		1735
1544	=head1 SEE ALSO	1736	=head1 SEE ALSO
1545		1737
		1738	@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@-extensions(1),
1546	@@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)	1739	@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1547		1740
1548	=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR	1741	=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1549		1742
1550	=over 4	1743	=over 4
1551		1744
1552	=item Project Coordinator	1745	=item Project Coordinator
1553		1746
1554	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1747	Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>.
1555		1748
1556	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>	1749	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1557		1750
1558	=back	1751	=back
1559		1752
…		…
1563		1756
1564	=item John Bovey	1757	=item John Bovey
1565		1758
1566	University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.	1759	University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1567		1760
1568	=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >>	1761	=item Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>
1569		1762
1570	very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt	1763	very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1571		1764
1572	=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >>	1765	=item Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>
1573		1766
1574	wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)	1767	wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1575		1768
1576	=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >>	1769	=item mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>
1577		1770
1578	Wrote the menu system.	1771	Wrote the menu system.
1579		1772
1580	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)	1773	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1581		1774
1582	=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >>	1775	=item Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>
1583		1776
1584	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1777	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1585		1778
1586	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1779	=item Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>
1587		1780
1588	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.	1781	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1589		1782
1590	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1783	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1591		1784
1592	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1785	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>
1593		1786
1594	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl	1787	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1595	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.	1788	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1596		1789
1597	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)	1790	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1598		1791
1599	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>	1792	=item Emanuele Giaquinta <emanuele.giaquinta@gmail.com>
1600		1793
1601	Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.	1794	pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1602		1795
1603	=back	1796	=back
1604		1797

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