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98is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the 98is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
99display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used. 99display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
100 100
101=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth> 101=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
102 102
103Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth; 103Compile I<frills>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
104resource B<depth>. 104resource B<depth>.
105 105
106[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with 106[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
107respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts 107respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
108of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about 108of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
109this, so watch out] 109this, so watch out]
110 110
111=item B<-visual> I<visualID>
112
113Compile I<frills>: Use the given visual (see e.g. C<xdpyinfo> for
114possible visual ids) instead of the default, and also allocate a private
115colormap. All visual types except for DirectColor are supported.
116
111=item B<-geometry> I<geom> 117=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
112 118
113Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>. 119Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
114 120
115=item B<-rv>|B<+rv> 121=item B<-rv>|B<+rv>
121Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>. 127Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
122 128
123=item B<-ss>|B<+ss> 129=item B<-ss>|B<+ss>
124 130
125Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>. 131Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
126
127=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
128
129Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background; resource B<transparent>.
130
131B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
132future versions.
133
134I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
135sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
136 132
137=item B<-fade> I<number> 133=item B<-fade> I<number>
138 134
139Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values 135Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
140fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade 136fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
143=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour> 139=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
144 140
145Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour 141Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
146is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>. 142is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
147 143
148=item B<-tint> I<colour> 144=item B<-icon> I<file>
149 145
150Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 146Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
151transparency is enabled with B<-tr>. This only works for 147is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
152non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be 148application window; resource I<iconFile>.
153used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
154Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
155thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
156blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them. Also
157pure black and pure white colors essentially mean no tinting; resource
158I<tintColor>. Example:
159
160 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
161
162=item B<-sh> I<number>
163
164Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (100 .. 200) the transparent
165background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;
166resource I<shading>.
167
168=item B<-blt> I<string>
169
170Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
171at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
172transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
173B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,
174B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
175B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
176alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
177
178=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
179
180Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
181background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and
182horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
183radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
184on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage>;
185resource I<blurRadius>.
186 149
187=item B<-bg> I<colour> 150=item B<-bg> I<colour>
188 151
189Window background colour; resource B<background>. 152Window background colour; resource B<background>.
190 153
191=item B<-fg> I<colour> 154=item B<-fg> I<colour>
192 155
193Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 156Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
194
195=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
196
197Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also
198optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
199add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
200command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
201 157
202=item B<-cr> I<colour> 158=item B<-cr> I<colour>
203 159
204The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 160The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
205 161
264 220
265=item B<-ls>|B<+ls> 221=item B<-ls>|B<+ls>
266 222
267Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>. 223Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>.
268 224
225=item B<-mc> I<milliseconds>
226
227Specify the maximum time between multi-click selections.
228
269=item B<-ut>|B<+ut> 229=item B<-ut>|B<+ut>
270 230
271Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource 231Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource
272B<utmpInhibit>. 232B<utmpInhibit>.
273 233
315 275
316=item B<-bc>|B<+bc> 276=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
317 277
318Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>. 278Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
319 279
280=item B<-uc>|B<+uc>
281
282Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
283
320=item B<-iconic> 284=item B<-iconic>
321 285
322Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option. 286Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
323Alternative form is B<-ic>. 287Alternative form is B<-ic>.
324 288
348=item B<-override-redirect> 312=item B<-override-redirect>
349 313
350Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource 314Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
351B<override-redirect>. 315B<override-redirect>.
352 316
317=item B<-dockapp>
318
319Sets the initial state of the window to WithdrawnState, which makes
320window managers that support this extension treat it as a dockapp.
321
353=item B<-sbg> 322=item B<-sbg>
354 323
355Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line 324Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
356drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use 325drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
357this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs; 326this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
360=item B<-lsp> I<number> 329=item B<-lsp> I<number>
361 330
362Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 331Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
363the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource 332the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
364B<lineSpace>. 333B<lineSpace>.
334
335=item B<-letsp> I<number>
336
337Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
338to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
339letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
340work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
365 341
366=item B<-tn> I<termname> 342=item B<-tn> I<termname>
367 343
368This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the 344This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
369B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 345B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
404=item B<-pt> I<style> 380=item B<-pt> I<style>
405 381
406Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>, 382Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>,
407B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>. 383B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>.
408 384
385If the perl extension C<xim-onthespot> is used (which is the default),
386then additionally the C<OnTheSpot> preedit type is available.
387
409=item B<-im> I<text> 388=item B<-im> I<text>
410 389
411Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>. 390Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.
412 391
413=item B<-imlocale> I<string> 392=item B<-imlocale> I<string>
427Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse 406Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
428button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is 407button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
429in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to 408in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
430the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>. 409the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
431 410
411=item B<-dpb>|B<+dpb>
412
413Compile frills: Disable (or enable) emitting bracketed paste mode
414sequences (default enabled). Bracketed paste mode allows programs
415to detect when something is pasted. Since more and more programs
416abuse this, these sequences can be disabled. The command sequences to
417enable and query paste mode will still work, but the actual bracket
418sequences will no longer be emitted. You can also toggle this from the
419ctrl-middle-mouse-button menu; resource B<disablePasteBrackets>.
420
432=item B<-insecure> 421=item B<-insecure>
433 422
434Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape 423Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
435sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more 424sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
436info. 425info.
448 437
449=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr> 438=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
450 439
451Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource 440Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
452B<secondaryScroll>. 441B<secondaryScroll>.
442
443=item B<-rm> I<mode>
444
445Compile I<frills>: Sets long line rewrapping behaviour on window resizes
446to one of B<auto> (the default), B<always> or B<never>. The latter two
447modes do the obvious, B<auto> rewraps (acts like B<always>) if scrollback
448is non-empty, and wings lines (acts like B<never>) otherwise; resource
449B<rewrapMode>.
453 450
454=item B<-hold>|B<+hold> 451=item B<-hold>|B<+hold>
455 452
456Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@ 453Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
457will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within 454will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
554You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many 551You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
555distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X 552distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
556starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order, 553starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
557with later settings overwriting earlier ones: 554with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
558 555
559 1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
560 2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR 556 1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
557 2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
561 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults 558 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
562 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen 559 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
563 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename> 560 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
564 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline 561 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
565 562
566Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class 563Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
567names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources 564names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
608Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7 605Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
609corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to 606corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
610high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background) 607high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
611colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 608colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
6123=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour 6093=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
613names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 610names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
614 611
615Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be 612Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
616changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)). 613changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
617 614
618Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with 615Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
629=item B<colorUL:> I<colour> 626=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
630 627
631Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the 628Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
632foreground colour is the default. 629foreground colour is the default.
633 630
634=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
635
636Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
637when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
638
639=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour> 631=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
640 632
641If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline 633If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
642itself. If unset, use the foreground colour. 634itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
635
636=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
637
638If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
639characters. If unset, use reverse video.
640
641=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
642
643If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
644foreground for highlighted characters.
643 645
644=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour> 646=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
645 647
646Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the 648Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
647foreground colour; option B<-cr>. 649foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
654 656
655=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean> 657=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
656 658
657B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours; 659B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
658option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option 660option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
659B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 661B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
660 662
661=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean> 663=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
662 664
663B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots 665B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
664of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines 666of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
678 680
679B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even 681B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
680if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the 682if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
681monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>. 683monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
682 684
683=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
684
685Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background.
686
687B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
688future versions.
689
690I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
691sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
692
693=item B<fading:> I<number> 685=item B<fading:> I<number>
694 686
695Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>. 687Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
696 688
697=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour> 689=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
698 690
699Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default 691Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
700colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>. 692colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
701 693
702=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 694=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
703 695
704Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option 696Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
705B<-tint>.
706
707=item B<shading:> I<number>
708
709Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image
710in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>.
711
712=item B<blendType:> I<string>
713
714Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
715
716=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
717
718Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent
719background image; option B<-blr>.
720 697
721=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 698=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
722 699
723Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 700Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
724 701
729 706
730=item B<borderColor:> I<colour> 707=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
731 708
732The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar 709The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
733and the text. 710and the text.
734
735=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
736
737Use the specified image file for the background and also
738optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
739(default C<0x0+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
740horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
741centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
742of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies
743an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified
744beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
745Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
746Supported operations are:
747
748 tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0
749 propscale will scale image keeping proportions
750 auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100
751 hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size
752 vscale will scale image vertically to the window size
753 scale will scale image to match window size
754 root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
755 whenever terminal window moves
756
757If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
758blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any
759other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
760
761=item B<path:> I<path>
762
763Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
764 711
765=item B<font:> I<fontlist> 712=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
766 713
767Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names 714Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
768that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The 715that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
791it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels 738it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
792wide and 15 pixels high. 739wide and 15 pixels high.
793 740
794The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in 741The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
795the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but 742the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
796the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a 743the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
797useful supplement. 744useful supplement.
798 745
799The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters 746The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
800are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font 747are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
801contains other characters, but we are not interested in them. 748contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
865 812
866B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of 813B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of
867the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell 814the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell
868[default]; option B<+ls>. 815[default]; option B<+ls>.
869 816
817=item B<multiClickTime:> I<number>
818
819Specify the maximum time in milliseconds between multi-click select
820events. The default is 500 milliseconds; option B<-mc>.
821
870=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean> 822=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>
871 823
872B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>; 824B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>;
873option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp> 825option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp>
874[default]; option B<+ut>. 826[default]; option B<+ut>.
891=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 843=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
892 844
893Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is 845Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
894the author's favourite. 846the author's favourite.
895 847
848=item B<thickness:> I<number>
849
850Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
851
896=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 852=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
897 853
898B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 854B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
899disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 855disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
900 856
919B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 875B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
920B<+si>. 876B<+si>.
921 877
922=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 878=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
923 879
924B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and 880B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
925B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 881try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
926with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>. 882B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
883new lines; option B<+sw>.
927 884
928=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 885=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
929 886
930B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 887B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
931are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 888are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
932are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to 889are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to
933bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>. 890bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>.
934 891
935=item B<saveLines:> I<number> 892=item B<saveLines:> I<number>
936 893
937Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This 894Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 1000]; option B<-sl>.
938resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>.
939 895
940=item B<internalBorder:> I<number> 896=item B<internalBorder:> I<number>
941 897
942Internal border of I<number> pixels. This resource is limited to 100; 898Internal border of I<number> pixels. This resource is limited to 100;
943option B<-b>. 899option B<-b>.
987=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean> 943=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
988 944
989B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default]; 945B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
990option B<-bc>. 946option B<-bc>.
991 947
948=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
949
950B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
951option B<-uc>.
952
992=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean> 953=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
993 954
994B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number 955B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
995of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible 956of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
996[default]. 957[default].
1001 962
1002=item B<pointerColor2:> I<colour> 963=item B<pointerColor2:> I<colour>
1003 964
1004Mouse pointer background colour. 965Mouse pointer background colour.
1005 966
967=item B<pointerShape:> I<string>
968
969Compile I<frills>: Specifies the name of the mouse pointer shape
970[default B<xterm>]. See the macros in the B<X11/cursorfont.h> include
971file for possible values (omit the C<XC_> prefix).
972
1006=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number> 973=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
1007 974
1008Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a 975Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
1009large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout. 976large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
1010 977
1011=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 978=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
1012 979
1013The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 980The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
1014or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> 981or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
1015(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
1016escape sequence. 983escape sequence.
1017 984
1018=item B<deletekey:> I<string> 985=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
1019 986
1036 1003
1037B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|} >> 1004B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|} >>
1038 1005
1039=item B<preeditType:> I<style> 1006=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
1040 1007
1041B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>. 1008B<OnTheSpot>, B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
1042 1009
1043=item B<inputMethod:> I<name> 1010=item B<inputMethod:> I<name>
1044 1011
1045I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>. 1012I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.
1046 1013
1064 1031
1065Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse 1032Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
1066button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to 1033button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
1067the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>. 1034the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
1068 1035
1036=item B<disablePasteBrackets:> I<boolean>
1037
1038Prevent emission of paste bracket sequences; option B<-dpb>.
1039
1069=item B<insecure:> I<boolean> 1040=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
1070 1041
1071Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that 1042Enable "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
1072echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be 1043echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
1073abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether 1044abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
1074through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through 1045through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
1075write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by 1046write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
1076default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these 1047default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
1094 1065
1095=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean> 1066=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
1096 1067
1097Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled). 1068Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
1098 1069
1070=item B<rewrapMode:> I<mode>
1071
1072Sets long line rewrap behaviour on window resize to one of B<auto>
1073(default), B<always> or B<never>.
1074
1099=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean> 1075=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
1100 1076
1101Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this 1077Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
1102option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 1078option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
1103scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching 1079scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
1115Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via 1091Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
1116B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for 1092B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
1117@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working 1093@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
1118directory will be used; option B<-cd>. 1094directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1119 1095
1120=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 1096=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<action>
1121 1097
1122Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The 1098Compile I<frills>: Associate I<action> with keysym I<sym>. The intervening
1123intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted. 1099resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
1124 1100
1125The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be 1101Using this resource, you can map key combinations such as
1126any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>, 1102C<Ctrl-Shift-BackSpace> to various actions, such as outputting a different
1127B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>, B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>, 1103string than would normally result from that combination, making the
1128and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>, B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>, 1104terminal scroll up or down the way you want it, or any other thing an
1129B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>. 1105extension might provide.
1106
1107The key combination that triggers the action, I<sym>, has the following format:
1108
1109 (modifiers-)key
1110
1111Where I<modifiers> can be any combination of the following full or
1112abbreviated 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
1130 1130
1131The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to 1131The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
1132whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr 1132whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
1133keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the 1133keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1134current application keymap mode state. 1134current application keymap mode state.
1135 1135
1136The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or 1136Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a key mapping will
1137searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and 1137match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and no other
1138key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That means that
1139defining a mapping for C<a> will automatically provide definitions for
1140C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined mappings
1141themselves. See the C<builtin:> action, below, for a way to work around
1142this when this is a problem.
1143
1144The spelling of I<key> depends on your implementation of X. An easy way to
1145find a key name is to use the B<xev>(1) command. You can find a list by
1146looking for the C<XK_> macros in the B<X11/keysymdef.h> include file (omit
1138omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex 1147the C<XK_> prefix). Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex keysym
1139keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not 1148value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>).
1140performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1141 1149
1142I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal 1150As with any resource value, the I<action> string may contain backslash
1151escape sequences (C<\n>: newline, C<\\>: backslash, C<\000>: octal
1143number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for futher details. 1152number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1144 1153
1145You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string> 1154An action starts with an action prefix that selects a certain type
1146with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/' 1155of action, followed by a colon. An action string without colons is
1156interpreted as a literal string to pass to the tty (as if it was
1157prefixed with C<string:>).
1158
1159The following action prefixes are known - extensions can provide
1160additional prefixes:
1161
1162=over 4
1163
1164=item string:STRING
1165
1166If the I<action> starts with C<string:> (or otherwise contains no colons),
1167then the remaining C<STRING> will be passed to the program running in the
1168terminal. For example, you could replace whatever Shift-Tab outputs by the
1169string C<echo rm -rf /> followed by a newline:
1170
1171 URxvt.keysym.Shift-Tab: string:echo rm -rf /\n
1172
1173This could in theory be used to completely redefine your keymap.
1174
1175In addition, for actions of this type, you can define a range of
1176keysyms in one shot by loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and
1177providing an I<action> with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where
1147should be a character not used by the strings. 1178the delimiter `/' should be a character not used by the strings.
1148 1179
1149Its usage can be demonstrated by an example: 1180Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1150 1181
1151 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<M-C-|abc|> 1182 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|>
1152 1183
1153The above line is equivalent to the following three lines: 1184The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1154 1185
1155 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a> 1186 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: string:\033<a>
1156 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b> 1187 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: string:\033<b>
1157 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c> 1188 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: string:\033<c>
1158 1189
1190=item command:STRING
1191
1159If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING> 1192If I<action> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1160is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For 1193is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence (basically
1194the opposite of C<string:> - instead of sending it to the program running
1195in the terminal, it will be treated as if it were program output). This is
1196most useful to feed command sequences into @@RXVT_NAME@@.
1197
1161example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK> 1198For example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1162when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": 1199when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1163 1200
1164 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
1165 1202
1166If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING> 1203The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
1167is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) 1204the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1168manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via 1205font-switching at runtime:
1169C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1170 1206
1171 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
1172 1209
1173Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping 1210Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1174will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and 1211info):
1175no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1176means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1177definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1178mappings themselves.
1179 1212
1180Unfortunately, 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
1218The builtin action is the action that @@RXVT_NAME@@ would execute if no
1219key binding existed for the key combination. The obvious use is to undo
1220the effect of existing bindings. The not so obvious use is to reinstate
1221bindings when another binding overrides too many modifiers.
1222
1181if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s 1223For example if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable
1182C<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
1183user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement: 1225"holes" into the user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1184 1226
1185 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence> 1227 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1186 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin: 1228 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1187 1229
1188The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination 1230The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1189of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for 1231of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1190C<Shift-Insert>. 1232C<Shift-Insert>.
1191 1233
1192The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to 1234=item builtin-string:
1193the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1194font-switching at runtime:
1195 1235
1196 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007 1236This action is mainly useful to restore string mappings for keys that
1197 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007 1237have predefined actions in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The exact semantics are a bit
1238difficult to explain - basically, this action will send the string to the
1239application that would be sent if @@RXVT_NAME@@ wouldn't have a built-in
1240action for it.
1198 1241
1199Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more 1242An example might make it clearer: @@RXVT_NAME@@ normally pastes the
1200info): 1243selection when you press C<Shift-Insert>. With the following bindings, it
1244would instead emit the (undocumented, but what applications running in the
1245terminal might expect) sequence C<ESC [ 2 $> instead:
1201 1246
1202 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t 1247 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin-string:
1203 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t 1248 URxvt.keysym.C-S-Insert: builtin:
1249
1250The first line disables the paste functionality for that key
1251combination, and the second reinstates the default behaviour for
1252C<Control-Shift-Insert>, which would otherwise be overridden.
1253
1254Similarly, to let applications gain access to the C<C-M-c> (copy to
1255clipboard) and C<C-M-v> (paste clipboard) key combination, you can do
1256this:
1257
1258 URxvt.keysym.C-M-c: builtin-string:
1259 URxvt.keysym.C-M-v: builtin-string:
1260
1261=item EXTENSION:STRING
1262
1263An action of this form invokes the action B<STRING>, if any, provided
1264by the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) extension B<EXTENSION>. The extension will
1265be loaded automatically if necessary.
1266
1267Not all extensions define actions, but popular extensions that do
1268include the I<selection> and I<matcher> extensions (documented in their
1269own manpages, @@RXVT_NAME@@-selection(1) and @@RXVT_NAME@@-matcher(1),
1270respectively).
1271
1272From the silly examples department, this will rot13-"encrypt"
1273@@RXVT_NAME@@'s selection when Alt-Control-c is pressed on typical PC
1274keyboards:
1275
1276 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: selection:rot13
1277
1278=item perl:STRING *DEPRECATED*
1279
1280This is a deprecated way of invoking commands provided by perl
1281extensions. It is still supported, but should not be used anymore.
1282
1283=back
1204 1284
1205=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string> 1285=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1206 1286
1207=item B<perl-ext>: I<string> 1287=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1208 1288
1210use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>. 1290use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1211 1291
1212Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using 1292Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
1213them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded 1293them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
1214by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For 1294by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
1215example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except 1295example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extensions except
1216C<selection>. 1296C<selection>.
1217 1297
1218Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets 1298The default set includes the C<selection>, C<option-popup>,
1219(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for 1299C<selection-popup>, C<readline> and C<searchable-scrollback>
1220searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension 1300extensions, and extensions which are mentioned in B<keysym> resources.
1221multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to 1301
1222the extension. 1302Any extension such that a corresponding resource is given on the
1303command line is automatically appended to B<perl-ext>.
1223 1304
1224Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if 1305Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1225necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. 1306necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. When the library
1307search path contains multiple extension files of the same name, then the
1308first one found will be used.
1226 1309
1227If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl 1310If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl interpreter
1228interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that 1311will not be initialized. The rationale for having two options is that
1229B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to 1312B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1230all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances. 1313all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1231 1314
1232=item B<perl-eval>: I<string> 1315=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1233 1316
1235the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. 1318the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1236 1319
1237=item B<perl-lib>: I<path> 1320=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1238 1321
1239Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension 1322Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1240scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource, 1323scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look
1241@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in 1324in these directories, then in C<$URXVT_PERL_LIB>, F<$HOME/.urxvt/ext> and
1242F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. 1325lastly in F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1243 1326
1244See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. 1327See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1245 1328
1246=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex> 1329=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1247 1330
1251=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform> 1334=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1252 1335
1253Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage 1336Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1254for details. 1337for details.
1255 1338
1256=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> 1339=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> *DEPRECATED*
1257 1340
1258Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search 1341This resource is deprecated and will be removed. Use a B<keysym> resource
1259(default: C<M-s>). 1342instead, e.g.:
1260 1343
1344 URxvt.keysym.M-s: searchable-scrollback:start
1345
1261=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string> 1346=item B<url-launcher>: I<string>
1262 1347
1263Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the 1348Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1264C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions. 1349C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1265 1350
1266=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid> 1351=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1269 1354
1270=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean> 1355=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1271 1356
1272Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making 1357Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1273it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>. 1358it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
1359
1360=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
1361
1362Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1274 1363
1275=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean> 1364=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1276 1365
1277Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled). 1366Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1278 1367
1330window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the 1419window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1331B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard. 1420B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1332 1421
1333Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be 1422Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1334inserted too. 1423inserted too.
1424
1425rxvt-unicode also provides the bindings B<Ctrl-Meta-c> and
1426<Ctrl-Meta-v> to interact with the CLIPBOARD selection. The first
1427binding causes the value of the internal selection to be copied to the
1428CLIPBOARD selection, while the second binding causes the value of the
1429CLIPBOARD selection to be inserted.
1335 1430
1336=back 1431=back
1337 1432
1338=head1 CHANGING FONTS 1433=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1339 1434
1421B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that 1516B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1422it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To 1517it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1423allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root 1518allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1424on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others. 1519on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1425 1520
1426=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS 1521=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1427 1522
1428In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1523In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1429B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus 1524B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1430high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the 1525high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1431colours with their names. 1526240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
1527cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
1528
1529B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> supports direct 24-bit fg/bg RGB colour escapes
1530C< ESC [ 38 ; 2 ; R ; G ; Bm > / C< ESC [ 48 ; 2; R ; G ; Bm >. However the
1531number of 24-bit colours that can be used is limited: an internal 7x7x5 (256
1532colour mode) or 6x6x4 (88 colour mode) colour cube is used to index into the
153324-bit colour space. When indexing collisions happen, the nearest old colour in
1534the cube will be adapted to the new 24-bit RGB colour. That means one cannot
1535use many similar 24-bit colours. It's typically not a problem in common
1536scenarios.
1537
1538Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1432 1539
1433=begin table 1540=begin table
1434 1541
1435 B<color0> (black) = Black 1542 B<color0> (black) = Black
1436 B<color1> (red) = Red3 1543 B<color1> (red) = Red3
1456It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>, 1563It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1457B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as 1564B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1458a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of 1565a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1459color0-color15. 1566color0-color15.
1460 1567
1461In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an 1568The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1462additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79) 1569values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1463consist of a 4*4*4 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
146416>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
1465 1570
1571The 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
1576The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
1577steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
1578the RGB cube.
1579
1466Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only 1580Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1467the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only 1581colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1468be changed via command sequences ("escape codes"). 1582rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
1583
1584Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
1585number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1469 1586
1470Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by 1587Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1471always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to 1588always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1472I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise 1589I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1473been specified. For example, 1590been specified. For example,
1474 1591
1475=over 4
1476
1477=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv> 1592 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1478 1593
1479would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black 1594would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1480on White. 1595White.
1481
1482=back
1483 1596
1484=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT 1597=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1485 1598
1486If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get 1599If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1487their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management: 1600their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1488 1601
1489You can prefix any color with an opaquenes percentage enclosed in 1602You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
1490brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage 1603brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
1491(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the color, where C<0> is completely 1604(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
1492transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a 1605transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
1493half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This 1606half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
1494is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with 1607is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
1495all ways to specify a colour. 1608all ways to specify a colour.
1496 1609
1574 1687
1575=item B<SHELL> 1688=item B<SHELL>
1576 1689
1577The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>. 1690The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1578 1691
1579=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> 1692=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> [I<sic>]
1580 1693
1581The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and 1694The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1582@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1). 1695@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1583 1696
1584Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>. 1697Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1698
1699=item B<URXVT_PERL_LIB>
1700
1701Additional F<:>-separated library search path for perl extensions. Will be
1702searched after B<-perl-lib> but before F<~/.urxvt/ext> and the system library
1703directory.
1704
1705=item B<URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY>
1706
1707See L<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl>(3).
1585 1708
1586=item B<HOME> 1709=item B<HOME>
1587 1710
1588Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for 1711Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1589daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as 1712daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1590C<.Xdefaults>) 1713C<.Xdefaults>)
1591 1714
1592=item B<XAPPLRESDIR> 1715=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1593 1716
1594Directory where various X resource files are being located. 1717Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1595 1718
1596=item B<XENVIRONMENT> 1719=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1597 1720
1598If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by 1721If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1599@@RXVT_NAME@@. 1722@@RXVT_NAME@@.
1604 1727
1605=over 4 1728=over 4
1606 1729
1607=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt> 1730=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1608 1731
1609Color names. 1732Colour names.
1610 1733
1611=back 1734=back
1612 1735
1613=head1 SEE ALSO 1736=head1 SEE ALSO
1614 1737
1738@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@-extensions(1),
1615@@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)
1616 1740
1617=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR 1741=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1618 1742
1619=over 4 1743=over 4
1620 1744
1621=item Project Coordinator 1745=item Project Coordinator
1622 1746
1623Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> 1747Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>.
1624 1748
1625L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html> 1749L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1626 1750
1627=back 1751=back
1628 1752
1632 1756
1633=item John Bovey 1757=item John Bovey
1634 1758
1635University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt. 1759University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1636 1760
1637=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >> 1761=item Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>
1638 1762
1639very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt 1763very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1640 1764
1641=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >> 1765=item Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>
1642 1766
1643wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code) 1767wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1644 1768
1645=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >> 1769=item mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>
1646 1770
1647Wrote the menu system. 1771Wrote the menu system.
1648 1772
1649Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21) 1773Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1650 1774
1651=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >> 1775=item Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>
1652 1776
1653Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5) 1777Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1654 1778
1655=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >> 1779=item Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>
1656 1780
1657Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. 1781Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1658 1782
1659Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) 1783Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1660 1784
1661=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> 1785=item Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>
1662 1786
1663Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl 1787Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1664extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions. 1788extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1665 1789
1666Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) 1790Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1667 1791
1668=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >> 1792=item Emanuele Giaquinta <emanuele.giaquinta@gmail.com>
1669 1793
1670Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing. 1794pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1671 1795
1672=back 1796=back
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