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12emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not 12emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not
13require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style 13require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
14configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space -- 14configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --
15a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions. 15a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
16 16
17This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
18L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod>.
19
20=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
21
22See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
23frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
24problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
25L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
26
17=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT 27=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
18 28
19Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode 29Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
20internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the 30internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
21world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult, 31world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
22especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts 32especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
23like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules, 33like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
24like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these 34like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
25scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work 35scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
26fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are left-to-right scripts, such 36fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
27as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms 37as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
28belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things -- 38belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
29such as cursor-movement -- break othwerwise). 39such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
40change.
30 41
42If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
43me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
44terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely
45because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and
46another for japanese.
47
31Another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to display 48Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to
32characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other programs 49display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other
33force onto it's users never made sense to me: You should be able to choose 50programs force onto its users never made sense to me: You should be able
34any font for any script. 51to choose any font for any script freely.
35 52
36Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than 53Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than
37it's predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy 54its predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy
38in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot less bugs than the original 55in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot bugs less than the original
39rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements. 56rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.
40 57
41It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean 58It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean
42and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode 59and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode
43without most of it's features to get a lean binary. It also comes with 60without most of its features to get a lean binary. It also comes with
44a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows 61a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows
45from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and 62from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and
46drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and 63drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and
47@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client). 64@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).
48 65
49It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have 66It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have
50been extended) easier accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical 67been extended) more accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical
51reference documentation (escape sequences etc.) and the FAQ section at the 68reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).
52end of this document.
53 69
54=head1 OPTIONS 70=head1 OPTIONS
55 71
56The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed 72The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed
57below. In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be 73below. In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be
68far greater than those listed. For example: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --loginShell --color1 84far greater than those listed. For example: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --loginShell --color1
69Orange'. 85Orange'.
70 86
71The following options are available: 87The following options are available:
72 88
73=over 4 89=over
74 90
75=item B<-help>, B<--help> 91=item B<-help>, B<--help>
76 92
77Print out a message describing available options. 93Print out a message describing available options.
78 94
79=item B<-display> I<displayname> 95=item B<-display> I<displayname>
80 96
81Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still 97Attempt to open a window on the named X display (the older form B<-d>
82respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the 98is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
83B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used. 99display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
100
101=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
102
103Compile I<frills>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
104resource B<depth>.
105
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
108of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
109this, so watch out]
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.
84 116
85=item B<-geometry> I<geom> 117=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
86 118
87Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>. 119Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
88 120
90 122
91Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>. 123Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
92 124
93=item B<-j>|B<+j> 125=item B<-j>|B<+j>
94 126
95Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>. 127Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
96 128
97=item B<-ip>|B<+ip> 129=item B<-ss>|B<+ss>
98 130
99Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is 131Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
100B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
101 132
102=item B<-fade> I<number> 133=item B<-fade> I<number>
103 134
104Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 135Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
136fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
137colour; resource B<fading>.
105 138
106=item B<-tint> I<colour> 139=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
107 140
108Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 141Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
109transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. See also the B<-sh> 142is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
110option that can be used to brighten or darken the image in addition to
111tinting it.
112 143
113=item B<-sh> 144=item B<-icon> I<file>
114 145
115I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent 146Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
116background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be 147is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
117specified, too). 148application window; resource I<iconFile>.
118 149
119=item B<-bg> I<colour> 150=item B<-bg> I<colour>
120 151
121Window background colour; resource B<background>. 152Window background colour; resource B<background>.
122 153
123=item B<-fg> I<colour> 154=item B<-fg> I<colour>
124 155
125Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 156Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
126 157
127=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>
128
129Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally
130specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to add
131quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the `;' in the
132command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
133
134=item B<-cr> I<colour> 158=item B<-cr> I<colour>
135 159
136The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 160The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
137 161
138=item B<-pr> I<colour> 162=item B<-pr> I<colour>
143 167
144The mouse pointer background colour; resource B<pointerColor2>. 168The mouse pointer background colour; resource B<pointerColor2>.
145 169
146=item B<-bd> I<colour> 170=item B<-bd> I<colour>
147 171
148The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text; 172The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar and the text;
149resource B<borderColor>. 173resource B<borderColor>.
150 174
151=item B<-fn> I<fontname> 175=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
152 176
153Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma seperated list of font 177Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
154names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 178that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
155The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 179first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
156be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 180smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
157appended to it. resource B<font>. 181font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
182
183In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify its name or prefix it
184with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
185e.g.:
186
187 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
188 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
158 189
159See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ 190See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ
160section. 191section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
161 192
193=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>
194
195Compile I<font-styles>: The bold font list to use when B<bold> characters
196are to be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.
197
198=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>
199
200Compile I<font-styles>: The italic font list to use when I<italic>
201characters are to be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.
202
203=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>
204
205Compile I<font-styles>: The bold italic font list to use when B<< I<bold
206italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
207for details.
208
162=item B<-rb>|B<+rb> 209=item B<-is>|B<+is>
163 210
164Enable "real bold" support. When this option is on, bold text will be 211Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
165displayed using the first available bold font in the font list. Bold 212foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
166fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their 213details.
167corresponding regular fonts. If no bold font can be found, a regular
168font will be used. resource B<realBold>.
169 214
170=item B<-name> I<name> 215=item B<-name> I<name>
171 216
172Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained, 217Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
173rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain 218rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
175 220
176=item B<-ls>|B<+ls> 221=item B<-ls>|B<+ls>
177 222
178Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>. 223Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>.
179 224
225=item B<-mc> I<milliseconds>
226
227Specify the maximum time between multi-click selections.
228
180=item B<-ut>|B<+ut> 229=item B<-ut>|B<+ut>
181 230
182Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource 231Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource
183B<utmpInhibit>. 232B<utmpInhibit>.
184 233
188B<visualBell>. 237B<visualBell>.
189 238
190=item B<-sb>|B<+sb> 239=item B<-sb>|B<+sb>
191 240
192Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>. 241Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
242
243=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
244
245Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
246
247=item B<-st>|B<+st>
248
249Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
250resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
193 251
194=item B<-si>|B<+si> 252=item B<-si>|B<+si>
195 253
196Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource 254Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
197B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect. 255B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
205 263
206Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear. 264Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
207This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource 265This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
208B<scrollWithBuffer>. 266B<scrollWithBuffer>.
209 267
210=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
211
212Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
213
214=item B<-st>|B<+st> 268=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
215 269
216Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; 270If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
217resource B<scrollBar_floating>. 271actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
272select and paste them. Since a horizontal tab is a cursor movement and
273not an actual glyph, this can sometimes be visually annoying as the cursor
274on a tab character is displayed as a wide cursor; resource B<pastableTabs>.
218 275
219=item B<-bc>|B<+bc> 276=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
220 277
221Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>. 278Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
279
280=item B<-uc>|B<+uc>
281
282Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
222 283
223=item B<-iconic> 284=item B<-iconic>
224 285
225Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option. 286Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
226Alternative form is B<-ic>. 287Alternative form is B<-ic>.
243 304
244=item B<-bl> 305=item B<-bl>
245 306
246Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. 307Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
247if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window 308if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
248decorations; resource B<borderLess>. 309decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
310support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
311
312=item B<-override-redirect>
313
314Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
315B<override-redirect>.
316
317=item B<-dockapp>
318
319Sets the initial state of the window to WithdrawnState, which makes
320window managers that support this extension treat it as a dockapp.
321
322=item B<-sbg>
323
324Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
325drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
326this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
327resource B<skipBuiltinGlyphs>.
249 328
250=item B<-lsp> I<number> 329=item B<-lsp> I<number>
251 330
252Compile I<linespace>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row 331Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
253of the display; resource B<linespace>. 332the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
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>.
254 341
255=item B<-tn> I<termname> 342=item B<-tn> I<termname>
256 343
257This 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
258B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 345B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
267given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last 354given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last
268on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to 355on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to
269run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or, 356run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or,
270failing that, I<sh(1)>. 357failing that, I<sh(1)>.
271 358
359Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you want to
360run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like this:
361
362 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -e sh -c "shell commands"
363
272=item B<-title> I<text> 364=item B<-title> I<text>
273 365
274Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename 366Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename
275of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the 367of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the
276application name; resource B<title>. 368application name; resource B<title>.
288=item B<-pt> I<style> 380=item B<-pt> I<style>
289 381
290Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>, 382Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>,
291B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>. 383B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>.
292 384
385If the perl extension C<xim-onthespot> is used (which is the default),
386then additionally the C<OnTheSpot> preedit type is available.
387
293=item B<-im> I<text> 388=item B<-im> I<text>
294 389
295Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>. 390Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.
296 391
297=item B<-imlocale> I<string> 392=item B<-imlocale> I<string>
298 393
299The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 394The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
300de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP for the input 395C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
301extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 396input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
302another locale. 397another locale. resource B<imLocale>.
398
399=item B<-imfont> I<fontset>
400
401Set the font set to use for the X Input Method, see resource B<imFont>
402for more info.
403
404=item B<-tcw>
405
406Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
407button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
408in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
409the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
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>.
303 420
304=item B<-insecure> 421=item B<-insecure>
305 422
306Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape 423Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
307sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more 424sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
321=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr> 438=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
322 439
323Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource 440Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
324B<secondaryScroll>. 441B<secondaryScroll>.
325 442
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>.
450
451=item B<-hold>|B<+hold>
452
453Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
454will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
455it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
456user; resource B<hold>.
457
458=item B<-cd> I<path>
459
460Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
461B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
462@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
463
326=item B<-xrm> I<resourcestring> 464=item B<-xrm> I<string>
327 465
328No effect on rxvt-unicode. Simply passes through an argument to be made 466Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
329available in the instance's argument list. Appears in I<WM_COMMAND> in 467as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
330some window managers. 468way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
469
470Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
471e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
472options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
473of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
474resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
475programs.
476
477=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
478
479Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
480
481=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
482
483Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
484which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
485
486Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
487shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
488quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
489create an extra subwindow for @@RXVT_NAME@@ and leave it alone.
490
491The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
492
493It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
494descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
495can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
496terminal. This works regardless of whether the C<-embed> option was used or
497not.
498
499Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
500used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
501
502 my $rxvt = new Gtk2::Socket;
503 $rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
504 my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
505 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
506 });
507
508=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
509
510Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
511pair but instead use the given file descriptor as the tty master. This is
512useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
513without having to run a program within it.
514
515If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
516entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
517yourself if you want that.
518
519As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
520pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
521perl extension that manages the terminal.
522
523Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
524longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
525
526 use IO::Pty;
527 use Fcntl;
528
529 my $pty = new IO::Pty;
530 fcntl $pty, F_SETFD, 0; # clear close-on-exec
531 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pty-fd " . (fileno $pty) . "&";
532 close $pty;
533
534 # now communicate with rxvt
535 my $slave = $pty->slave;
536 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
537
538Note that, despite what the name might imply, the file descriptor does not
539need to be a pty, it can be a bi-directional pipe as well (e.g. a unix
540domain or tcp socket). While tty operations cannot be done in this case,
541B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can still be remote controlled with it:
542
543 use Socket;
544 use Fcntl;
545
546 socketpair my $URXVT, my $slave, Socket::AF_UNIX, Socket::SOCK_STREAM, Socket::PF_UNSPEC;
547 fcntl $slave, Fcntl::F_SETFD, 0;
548 system "exec @@RXVT_NAME@@ -pty-fd " . (fileno $slave) . " &";
549 close $slave;
550
551 syswrite $URXVT, "Type a secret password: ";
552 my $secret = do { local $/ = "\r"; <$URXVT> };
553 print "Not so secret anymore: $secret\n";
554
555=item B<-pe> I<string>
556
557Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
558this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
331 559
332=back 560=back
333 561
334=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 562=head1 RESOURCES
335 563
336Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long 564Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
337options) compiled into your version. 565options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
566long-options.
338 567
339There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the 568You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
340Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal 569distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
341Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie. 570starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
342B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the 571with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
343resources using X11 tools like B<xset>. Many distribution do also load
344settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts.
345 572
346If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> 573 1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
347lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults 574 2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
348set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually 575 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
349B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in 576 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
350B<~/.Xdefaults>, or B<~/.Xresources> if B<~/.Xdefaults> does not exist. 577 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
578 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
579
351Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two 580Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
352class names: B<XTerm> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows 581names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
353resources common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be 582common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
354easily configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources 583configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
355unique to B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, notably colours and key-handling, to be 584B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, to be shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
356shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> configurations. If no 585configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will
357resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line 586be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
358arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following 587settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
359resources are allowed: 588check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
589extensions not documented here):
360 590
361=over 4 591=over
592
593=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
594
595Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
596option B<-depth>.
597
598=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
599
600Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
601On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
602performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
603should normally be enabled.
362 604
363=item B<geometry:> I<geom> 605=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
364 606
365Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24]; 607Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
366option B<-geometry>. 608option B<-geometry>.
380Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7 622Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
381corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to 623corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
382high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background) 624high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
383colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 625colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
3843=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour 6263=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
385names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 627names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
628
629Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
630changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
631
632Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
63388 colour support). Colours 80-87 are evenly spaces grey steps.
386 634
387=item B<colorBD:> I<colour> 635=item B<colorBD:> I<colour>
388 636
637=item B<colorIT:> I<colour>
638
389Use the specified colour to display bold characters when the foreground 639Use the specified colour to display bold or italic characters when the
390colour is the default. This option will be ignored if B<realBold> is 640foreground colour is the default. If font styles are not available
391enabled. 641(Compile I<styles>) and this option is unset, reverse video is used instead.
392 642
393=item B<colorUL:> I<colour> 643=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
394 644
395Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the 645Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
396foreground colour is the default. 646foreground colour is the default.
397 647
398=item B<colorRV:> I<colour> 648=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
399 649
650If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
651itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
652
653=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
654
400Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video 655If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
401characters. 656characters. If unset, use reverse video.
657
658=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
659
660If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
661foreground for highlighted characters.
402 662
403=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour> 663=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
404 664
405Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the 665Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
406foreground colour; option B<-cr>. 666foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
413 673
414=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean> 674=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
415 675
416B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours; 676B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
417option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option 677option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
418B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 678B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
419 679
420=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean> 680=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
421 681
422B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling 682B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
423quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>. 683of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
684has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
685received line; option B<-j>.
686
424B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>. 687B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
688force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
425 689
426=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean> 690=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
427 691
428B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving 692B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
429artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows' 693receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
430pixmap. 694(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
695result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
696option B<-ss>.
697
698B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
699if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
700monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
431 701
432=item B<fading:> I<number> 702=item B<fading:> I<number>
433 703
434Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 704Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
435 705
436=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 706=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
437 707
438Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour. 708Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
709colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
439 710
440=item B<shading:> I<number> 711=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
441 712
442Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background 713Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
443image in addition to tinting it.
444
445=item B<fading:> I<number>
446
447Scale the tint colour by the given percentage.
448 714
449=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 715=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
450 716
451Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 717Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
452 718
453=item B<troughColor:> I<colour> 719=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>
454 720
455Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default 721Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default
456#969696]. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar. 722#969696]. Only relevant for rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.
457 723
458=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]> 724=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
459 725
460Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for 726The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
461the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry 727and the text.
462string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
463horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
464centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
465of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9
466specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will
467be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted
468scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]
469 728
470=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]>
471
472Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is
473optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the
474reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar.
475
476=item B<path:> I<path>
477
478Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and
479menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
480B<PATH> environment variables.
481
482=item B<font:> I<fontname> 729=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
483 730
484Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma seperated list of font 731Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
485names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 732that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
486The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 733first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
487be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 734smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
488appended to it. option B<-fn>. 735font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
489 736
490=item B<realBold:> I<boolean> 737Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
738optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
491 739
492B<True>: Enable "real bold" support. When this option is on, bold text 740In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
493will be displayed using the first available bold font in the font list. 741specifications enclosed in square brackets (C<[]>). The only available
494Bold fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their 742hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
495corresponding regular fonts. If no bold font can be found, a regular 743fonts.
496font will be used. option B<-rb>. B<False>: Display bold text in a
497regular font, using the color specified with B<colorBD>; option B<+rb>.
498 744
499=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode> 745For example, this font resource
500 746
501Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is 747 URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
502xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives 748 -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
503xterm style selection. 749 -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
750 [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
751 xft:Code2000:antialias=false
504 752
505=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 753specifies five fonts to be used. The first one is C<9x15bold> (actually
754the iso8859-1 version of the second font), which is the base font (because
755it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
756wide and 15 pixels high.
506 757
507Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is 758The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
508the author's favourite.. 759the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
760the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
761useful supplement.
762
763The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
764are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
765contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
766
767The last font is a useful catch-all font that supplies most of the
768remaining unicode characters.
769
770=item B<boldFont:> I<fontlist>
771
772=item B<italicFont:> I<fontlist>
773
774=item B<boldItalicFont:> I<fontlist>
775
776The font list to use for displaying B<bold>, I<italic> or B<< I<bold
777italic> >> characters, respectively.
778
779If specified and non-empty, then the syntax is the same as for the
780B<font>-resource, and the given font list will be used as is, which makes
781it possible to substitute completely different font styles for bold and
782italic.
783
784If unset (the default), a suitable font list will be synthesized by
785"morphing" the normal text font list into the desired shape. If that is
786not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
787
788If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
789text font will being used for the given style.
790
791=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
792
793When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
794option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
795intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
796option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
797reachable.
509 798
510=item B<title:> I<string> 799=item B<title:> I<string>
511 800
512Set window title string, the default title is the command-line 801Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
513specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application 802specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
522=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean> 811=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
523 812
524B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no 813B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
525de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default]. 814de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
526 815
816=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
817
818B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
819B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
820
821@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
822
527=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean> 823=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
528 824
529B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>. 825B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
530B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>. 826B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
531 827
533 829
534B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of 830B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of
535the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell 831the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell
536[default]; option B<+ls>. 832[default]; option B<+ls>.
537 833
834=item B<multiClickTime:> I<number>
835
836Specify the maximum time in milliseconds between multi-click select
837events. The default is 500 milliseconds; option B<-mc>.
838
538=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean> 839=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>
539 840
540B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>; 841B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>;
541option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp> 842option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp>
542[default]; option B<+ut>. 843[default]; option B<+ut>.
545 846
546Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use 847Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use
547B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or 848B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or
548B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well. 849B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well.
549 850
851The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
852
853Example:
854
855 URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
856
857This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
858every time you hit C<Print>.
859
860=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
861
862Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
863the author's favourite.
864
865=item B<thickness:> I<number>
866
867Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
868
550=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 869=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
551 870
552B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 871B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
553disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 872disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
554 873
573B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 892B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
574B<+si>. 893B<+si>.
575 894
576=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 895=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
577 896
578B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines (and 897B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
579B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<+sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 898try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
580with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<-sw>. 899B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
900new lines; option B<+sw>.
581 901
582=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 902=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
583 903
584B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 904B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
585are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 905are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
586are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to 906are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to
587bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>. 907bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>.
588 908
589=item B<smallfont_key:> I<keysym>
590
591If enabled, use B<@@HOTKEY@@->I<keysym> to toggle to a smaller font
592[default B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@SMALLFONT@@>]
593
594=item B<bigfont_key:> I<keysym>
595
596If enabled, use B<@@HOTKEY@@->I<keysym> to toggle to a bigger font
597[default B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@BIGFONT@@>]
598
599=item B<saveLines:> I<number> 909=item B<saveLines:> I<number>
600 910
601Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This 911Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 1000]; option B<-sl>.
602resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>.
603 912
604=item B<internalBorder:> I<number> 913=item B<internalBorder:> I<number>
605 914
606Internal border of I<number> pixels. This resource is limited to 100; 915Internal border of I<number> pixels. This resource is limited to 100;
607option B<-b>. 916option B<-b>.
614=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean> 923=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean>
615 924
616Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the 925Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the
617WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>. 926WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>.
618 927
928=item B<skipBuiltinGlyphs:> I<boolean>
929
930Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
931drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
932this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
933option B<-sbg>.
934
619=item B<termName:> I<termname> 935=item B<termName:> I<termname>
620 936
621Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment 937Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
622variable; option B<-tn>. 938variable; option B<-tn>.
623 939
624=item B<linespace:> I<number> 940=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
625 941
626Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 942Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
627the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>. 943the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
628 944
629=item B<meta8:> I<boolean> 945=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
634=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean> 950=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean>
635 951
636B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel 952B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel
637scrolls five lines [default]. 953scrolls five lines [default].
638 954
955=item B<pastableTabs:> I<boolean>
956
957B<True>: store tabs as wide characters. B<False>: interpret tabs as cursor
958movement only; option C<-ptab>.
959
639=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean> 960=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
640 961
641B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default]; 962B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
642option B<-bc>. 963option B<-bc>.
964
965=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
966
967B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
968option B<-uc>.
643 969
644=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean> 970=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
645 971
646B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number 972B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
647of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible 973of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
653 979
654=item B<pointerColor2:> I<colour> 980=item B<pointerColor2:> I<colour>
655 981
656Mouse pointer background colour. 982Mouse pointer background colour.
657 983
984=item B<pointerShape:> I<string>
985
986Compile I<frills>: Specifies the name of the mouse pointer shape
987[default B<xterm>]. See the macros in the B<X11/cursorfont.h> include
988file for possible values (omit the C<XC_> prefix).
989
658=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number> 990=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
659 991
660Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. 992Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
993large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
661 994
662=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 995=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
663 996
664The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 997The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
665or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> 998or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
666(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode 999(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
667escape sequence. 1000escape sequence.
668 1001
669=item B<deletekey:> I<string> 1002=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
670 1003
672pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated 1005pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
673with the B<Execute> key. 1006with the B<Execute> key.
674 1007
675=item B<cutchars:> I<string> 1008=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
676 1009
677The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The 1010The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
678built-in default: 1011(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
679 1012
1013When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
1014in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
1015characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
1016will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
1017
1018When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
1019be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
1020
680B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{|} >> 1021B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|} >>
681 1022
682=item B<preeditType:> I<style> 1023=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
683 1024
684B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>. 1025B<OnTheSpot>, B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
685 1026
686=item B<inputMethod:> I<name> 1027=item B<inputMethod:> I<name>
687 1028
688I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>. 1029I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.
689 1030
690=item B<imLocale:> I<name> 1031=item B<imLocale:> I<name>
691 1032
692The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 1033The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
693de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP for the input 1034C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
694extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 1035input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
695another locale. option B<-imlocale>. 1036another locale; option B<-imlocale>.
696 1037
697=item B<insecure> 1038=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>
698 1039
1040Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or
1041C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated
1042by commas), i.e. it's not in the same format as the other font lists used
1043in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The default will be set-up to chose *any* suitable found
1044found, preferably one or two pixels differing in size to the base font.
1045option B<-imfont>.
1046
1047=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>
1048
1049Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
1050button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
1051the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
1052
1053=item B<disablePasteBrackets:> I<boolean>
1054
1055Prevent emission of paste bracket sequences; option B<-dpb>.
1056
1057=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
1058
699Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that 1059Enable "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
700echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be 1060echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
701abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, wether 1061abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
702throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though 1062through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
703write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note 1063write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
704that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences 1064default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
705enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean 1065sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
706resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this 1066
707enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window title 1067You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
708requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. 1068B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
1069locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
709 1070
710=item B<modifier:> I<modifier> 1071=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
711 1072
712Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>, 1073Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
713B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option 1074B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
717 1078
718Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E) 1079Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
719character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described 1080character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
720in the entry on B<keysym> following. 1081in the entry on B<keysym> following.
721 1082
722=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool> 1083=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
723 1084
724Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled). 1085Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
725 1086
1087=item B<rewrapMode:> I<mode>
1088
1089Sets long line rewrap behaviour on window resize to one of B<auto>
1090(default), B<always> or B<never>.
1091
726=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool> 1092=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
727 1093
728Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this 1094Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
729option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 1095option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
730scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 1096scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
731instead scroll the screen up. 1097to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
732 1098
1099=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1100
1101Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1102will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1103it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1104user.
1105
1106=item B<chdir>: I<path>
1107
1108Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
1109B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
1110@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
1111directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1112
733=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 1113=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<action>
734 1114
735Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym> (B<0xFF00 - 0xFFFF>). It may 1115Compile I<frills>: Associate I<action> with keysym I<sym>. The intervening
736contain escape values (\a: bell, \b: backspace, \e, \E: escape, \n: 1116resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
737newline, \r: return, \t: 1117
738tab, \000: octal number) or control characters (^?: delete, ^@: null, 1118Using this resource, you can map key combinations such as
739^A ...) and may enclosed with double quotes so that it can start or end 1119C<Ctrl-Shift-BackSpace> to various actions, such as outputting a different
740with whitespace. The intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be 1120string than would normally result from that combination, making the
741omitted. This resource is only available when compiled with 1121terminal scroll up or down the way you want it, or any other thing an
742KEYSYM_RESOURCE. 1122extension might provide.
1123
1124The key combination that triggers the action, I<sym>, has the following format:
1125
1126 (modifiers-)key
1127
1128Where I<modifiers> can be any combination of the following full or
1129abbreviated modifier names:
1130
1131=begin table
1132
1133 B<ISOLevel3> B<I>
1134 B<AppKeypad> B<K>
1135 B<Control> B<C>
1136 B<NumLock> B<N>
1137 B<Shift> B<S>
1138 B<Meta> B<M> I<or> B<A>
1139 B<Lock> B<L>
1140 B<Mod1> B<1>
1141 B<Mod2> B<2>
1142 B<Mod3> B<3>
1143 B<Mod4> B<4>
1144 B<Mod5> B<5>
1145
1146=end table
1147
1148The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
1149whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
1150keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1151current application keymap mode state.
1152
1153Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a key mapping will
1154match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and no other
1155key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That means that
1156defining a mapping for C<a> will automatically provide definitions for
1157C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined mappings
1158themselves. See the C<builtin:> action, below, for a way to work around
1159this when this is a problem.
1160
1161The spelling of I<key> depends on your implementation of X. An easy way to
1162find a key name is to use the B<xev>(1) command. You can find a list by
1163looking for the C<XK_> macros in the B<X11/keysymdef.h> include file (omit
1164the C<XK_> prefix). Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex keysym
1165value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>).
1166
1167As with any resource value, the I<action> string may contain backslash
1168escape sequences (C<\n>: newline, C<\\>: backslash, C<\000>: octal
1169number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1170
1171An action starts with an action prefix that selects a certain type
1172of action, followed by a colon. An action string without colons is
1173interpreted as a literal string to pass to the tty (as if it was
1174prefixed with C<string:>).
1175
1176The following action prefixes are known - extensions can provide
1177additional prefixes:
1178
1179=over
1180
1181=item string:STRING
1182
1183If the I<action> starts with C<string:> (or otherwise contains no colons),
1184then the remaining C<STRING> will be passed to the program running in the
1185terminal. For example, you could replace whatever Shift-Tab outputs by the
1186string C<echo rm -rf /> followed by a newline:
1187
1188 URxvt.keysym.Shift-Tab: string:echo rm -rf /\n
1189
1190This could in theory be used to completely redefine your keymap.
1191
1192In addition, for actions of this type, you can define a range of
1193keysyms in one shot by loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and
1194providing an I<action> with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where
1195the delimiter `/' should be a character not used by the strings.
1196
1197Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1198
1199 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|>
1200
1201The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1202
1203 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: string:\033<a>
1204 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: string:\033<b>
1205 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: string:\033<c>
1206
1207=item command:STRING
1208
1209If I<action> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1210is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence (basically
1211the opposite of C<string:> - instead of sending it to the program running
1212in the terminal, it will be treated as if it were program output). This is
1213most useful to feed command sequences into @@RXVT_NAME@@.
1214
1215For example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1216when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1217
1218 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1219
1220The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
1221the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1222font-switching at runtime:
1223
1224 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
1225 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1226
1227Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1228info):
1229
1230 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
1231 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
1232
1233=item builtin:
1234
1235The builtin action is the action that @@RXVT_NAME@@ would execute if no
1236key binding existed for the key combination. The obvious use is to undo
1237the effect of existing bindings. The not so obvious use is to reinstate
1238bindings when another binding overrides too many modifiers.
1239
1240For example if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable
1241@@RXVT_NAME@@'s C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke
1242"holes" into the user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1243
1244 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1245 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1246
1247The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1248of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1249C<Shift-Insert>.
1250
1251=item builtin-string:
1252
1253This action is mainly useful to restore string mappings for keys that
1254have predefined actions in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The exact semantics are a bit
1255difficult to explain - basically, this action will send the string to the
1256application that would be sent if @@RXVT_NAME@@ wouldn't have a built-in
1257action for it.
1258
1259An example might make it clearer: @@RXVT_NAME@@ normally pastes the
1260selection when you press C<Shift-Insert>. With the following bindings, it
1261would instead emit the (undocumented, but what applications running in the
1262terminal might expect) sequence C<ESC [ 2 $> instead:
1263
1264 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin-string:
1265 URxvt.keysym.C-S-Insert: builtin:
1266
1267The first line disables the paste functionality for that key
1268combination, and the second reinstates the default behaviour for
1269C<Control-Shift-Insert>, which would otherwise be overridden.
1270
1271Similarly, to let applications gain access to the C<C-M-c> (copy to
1272clipboard) and C<C-M-v> (paste clipboard) key combination, you can do
1273this:
1274
1275 URxvt.keysym.C-M-c: builtin-string:
1276 URxvt.keysym.C-M-v: builtin-string:
1277
1278=item EXTENSION:STRING
1279
1280An action of this form invokes the action B<STRING>, if any, provided
1281by the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) extension B<EXTENSION>. The extension will
1282be loaded automatically if necessary.
1283
1284Not all extensions define actions, but popular extensions that do
1285include the I<selection> and I<matcher> extensions (documented in their
1286own manpages, @@RXVT_NAME@@-selection(1) and @@RXVT_NAME@@-matcher(1),
1287respectively).
1288
1289From the silly examples department, this will rot13-"encrypt"
1290@@RXVT_NAME@@'s selection when Alt-Control-c is pressed on typical PC
1291keyboards:
1292
1293 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: selection:rot13
1294
1295=item perl:STRING *DEPRECATED*
1296
1297This is a deprecated way of invoking commands provided by perl
1298extensions. It is still supported, but should not be used anymore.
1299
1300=back
1301
1302=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1303
1304=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1305
1306Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to
1307use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1308
1309Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to remove them again, in
1310case they had been specified earlier. This can be useful to selectively
1311disable some extensions loaded by default, or specified via the
1312C<perl-ext-common> resource. For example, C<default,-selection> will use
1313all the default extensions except C<selection>.
1314
1315To prohibit autoloading of extensions, you can prefix them with C</>,
1316which will make urxvt refuse to automatically load them (this can be
1317overridden, however, by specifying the extension name again without a
1318prefix, though). This does not prohibit extensions themselves loading
1319other extensions. For example, C<default,/background> will keep the
1320C<background> extension from being loaded when a background OSC sequence
1321is received.
1322
1323The default set includes the C<selection>, C<option-popup>,
1324C<selection-popup>, C<readline>, C<searchable-scrollback> and
1325C<confirm-paste> extensions, as well as any extensions which are mentioned
1326in B<keysym> resources.
1327
1328Any extension such that a corresponding resource is given on the
1329command line is automatically appended to B<perl-ext>.
1330
1331Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1332necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. When the library
1333search path contains multiple extension files of the same name, then the
1334first one found will be used.
1335
1336If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl interpreter
1337will not be initialized. The rationale for having two options is that
1338B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1339all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1340
1341=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1342
1343Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1344the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1345
1346=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1347
1348Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1349scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look
1350in these directories, then in C<$URXVT_PERL_LIB>, F<$HOME/.urxvt/ext> and
1351lastly in F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1352
1353See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1354
1355=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1356
1357Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for
1358details.
1359
1360=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1361
1362Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1363for details.
1364
1365=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> *DEPRECATED*
1366
1367This resource is deprecated and will be removed. Use a B<keysym> resource
1368instead, e.g.:
1369
1370 URxvt.keysym.M-s: searchable-scrollback:start
1371
1372=item B<url-launcher>: I<string>
1373
1374Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1375C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1376
1377=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1378
1379Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
1380
1381=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1382
1383Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1384it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
1385
1386=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
1387
1388Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1389
1390=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1391
1392Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
743 1393
744=back 1394=back
745 1395
746=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 1396=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
747 1397
761the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta 1411the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta
762(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action. 1412(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action.
763 1413
764If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are 1414If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are
765disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen 1415disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen
766application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC[6~> 1416application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
767(Next) and B<ESC[5~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the 1417(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
768up and down arrows sends B<ESC[A> (Up) and B<ESC[B> (Down), 1418up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
769respectively. 1419respectively.
770 1420
771=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION 1421=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
772 1422
773The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to 1423The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
774I<xterm>(1). 1424to I<xterm>(1).
775 1425
776=over 4 1426=over
777 1427
778=item B<Selection>: 1428=item B<Selecting>:
779 1429
780Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the 1430Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
781region and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left 1431and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
782double-click to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire 1432to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
783line. 1433(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
1434B<tripleclickwords>.
784 1435
1436Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys)
1437(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1438normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1439selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1440the selection.
1441
785=item B<Insertion>: 1442=item B<Pasting>:
786 1443
787Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in 1444Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
788an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be 1445window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
789inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard. 1446B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1447
1448Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1449inserted too.
1450
1451rxvt-unicode also provides the bindings B<Ctrl-Meta-c> and
1452<Ctrl-Meta-v> to interact with the CLIPBOARD selection. The first
1453binding causes the value of the internal selection to be copied to the
1454CLIPBOARD selection, while the second binding causes the value of the
1455CLIPBOARD selection to be inserted.
790 1456
791=back 1457=back
792 1458
793=head1 CHANGING FONTS 1459=head1 CHANGING FONTS
794 1460
795You can change fonts on-the-fly, which is to say cycle through the 1461Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
796default font and others of various sizes, by using B<Shift-KP_Add> and 1462supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
797B<Shift-KP_Subtract>. Or, alternatively (if enabled) with 1463
798B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@BIGFONT@@> and B<@@HOTKEY@@-@@SMALLFONT@@>, where the 1464You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
799actual key can be selected using resources 1465
800B<smallfont_key>/B<bigfont_key>. 1466 printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1467
1468You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
1469
1470 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
1471 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
1472
1473rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
801 1474
802=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT 1475=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
803 1476
804Partial ISO 14755-support is implemented. that means that pressing 1477ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1478and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1479first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1480C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1481with C<--enable-iso14755>.
805 1482
806Section 5.1: Control and Shift together enters unicode input 1483=over
807mode. Entering hex digits composes a Unicode character, pressing space or
808releasing the modifiers commits the keycode and every other key cancels
809the current input character.
810 1484
811Section 5.2: Pressing and immediately releasing Control and Shift together 1485=item * 5.1: Basic method
812enters keycap entry mode for the next key: pressing a function key (tab, 1486
813return etc..) will enter the unicode character corresponding to the given 1487This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode.
814key. 1488
1489Start by pressing and holding both C<Control> and C<Shift>, then enter
1490hex-digits (between one and six). Releasing C<Control> and C<Shift> will
1491commit the character as if it were typed directly. While holding down
1492C<Control> and C<Shift> you can also enter multiple characters by pressing
1493C<Space>, which will commit the current character and lets you start a new
1494one.
1495
1496As an example of use, imagine a business card with a japanese e-mail
1497address, which you cannot type. Fortunately, the card has the e-mail
1498address printed as hexcodes, e.g. C<671d 65e5>. You can enter this easily
1499by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift>, followed by C<6-7-1-D-SPACE-6-5-E-5>,
1500followed by releasing the modifier keys.
1501
1502=item * 5.2: Keyboard symbols entry method
1503
1504This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1505your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1506
1507Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
1508them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1509invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1510keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1511released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
1512C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
1513reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
1514
1515=item * 5.3: Screen-selection entry method
1516
1517While this is implemented already (it's basically the selection
1518mechanism), it could be extended by displaying a unicode character map.
1519
1520=item * 5.4: Feedback method for identifying displayed characters for later input
1521
1522This method lets you display the unicode character code associated with
1523characters already displayed.
1524
1525You enter this mode by holding down C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then
1526pressing and holding the left mouse button and moving around. The unicode
1527hex code(s) (it might be a combining character) of the character under the
1528pointer is displayed until you release C<Control> and C<Shift>.
1529
1530In addition to the hex codes it will display the font used to draw this
1531character - due to implementation reasons, characters combined with
1532combining characters, line drawing characters and unknown characters will
1533always be drawn using the built-in support font.
1534
1535=back
1536
1537With respect to conformance, rxvt-unicode is supposed to be compliant to
1538both scenario A and B of ISO 14755, including part 5.2.
815 1539
816=head1 LOGIN STAMP 1540=head1 LOGIN STAMP
817 1541
818B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so 1542B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
819that it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. 1543it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
820To allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> must be installed setuid root on 1544allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
821some systems. 1545on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
822 1546
823=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS 1547=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
824 1548
825In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1549In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
826B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus 1550B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
827high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the 1551high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
828colours with their B<rgb.txt> names. 1552240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
1553cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
1554
1555B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> supports direct 24-bit fg/bg RGB colour escapes
1556C< ESC [ 38 ; 2 ; R ; G ; Bm > / C< ESC [ 48 ; 2; R ; G ; Bm >. However the
1557number of 24-bit colours that can be used is limited: an internal 7x7x5 (256
1558colour mode) or 6x6x4 (88 colour mode) colour cube is used to index into the
155924-bit colour space. When indexing collisions happen, the nearest old colour in
1560the cube will be adapted to the new 24-bit RGB colour. That means one cannot
1561use many similar 24-bit colours. It's typically not a problem in common
1562scenarios.
1563
1564Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
829 1565
830=begin table 1566=begin table
831 1567
832 B<color0> (black) = Black 1568 B<color0> (black) = Black
833 B<color1> (red) = Red3 1569 B<color1> (red) = Red3
853It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>, 1589It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
854B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as 1590B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
855a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of 1591a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
856color0-color15. 1592color0-color15.
857 1593
1594The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1595values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1596
1597The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
1598
1599 index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
1600 index_256 = (r * 6 + g) * 6 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..5
1601
1602The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
1603steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
1604the RGB cube.
1605
1606Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1607colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1608rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
1609
1610Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
1611number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1612
858Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by 1613Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
859always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to 1614always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
860I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise 1615I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
861been specified. For example, 1616been specified. For example,
862 1617
863=over 4
864
865=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv> 1618 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
866 1619
867would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black 1620would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
868on White. 1621White.
1622
1623=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1624
1625If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1626their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1627
1628You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
1629brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
1630(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
1631transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
1632half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
1633is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
1634all ways to specify a colour.
1635
1636For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
1637C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
1638specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1639(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1640while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1641earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1642C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1643
1644You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1645alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1646layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
1647rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1648
1649For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1650background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1651
1652 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1653
1654When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1655alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
1656transparency of course).
1657
1658When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
1659colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
1660background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
1661other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
1662image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
1663fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
1664
1665Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
1666in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
1667extension.
1668
1669=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1670
1671B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1672
1673=over
1674
1675=item B<TERM>
1676
1677Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1678resources or on the command line.
1679
1680=item B<COLORTERM>
1681
1682Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1683compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1684extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
1685screen.
1686
1687=item B<COLORFGBG>
1688
1689Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1690the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1691C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1692used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1693string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1694was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1695and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1696
1697=item B<WINDOWID>
1698
1699Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1700window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
1701window and so on).
1702
1703=item B<TERMINFO>
1704
1705Set to the terminfo directory iff @@RXVT_NAME@@ was configured with
1706C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1707
1708=item B<DISPLAY>
1709
1710Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1711display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
1712defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1713
1714=item B<SHELL>
1715
1716The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1717
1718=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> [I<sic>]
1719
1720The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1721@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1722
1723Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1724
1725=item B<URXVT_PERL_LIB>
1726
1727Additional F<:>-separated library search path for perl extensions. Will be
1728searched after B<-perl-lib> but before F<~/.urxvt/ext> and the system library
1729directory.
1730
1731=item B<URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY>
1732
1733See L<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl>(3).
1734
1735=item B<HOME>
1736
1737Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1738daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1739C<.Xdefaults>)
1740
1741=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1742
1743Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1744
1745=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1746
1747If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1748@@RXVT_NAME@@.
869 1749
870=back 1750=back
871 1751
872=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) 1752=head1 FILES
873 1753
874=over 4 1754=over
875 1755
876=item How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using? 1756=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
877 1757
878The version number is displayed with the usage (-h). For rxvt-unicode 1758Colour names.
879version 2.14 and later, the escape sequence C<ESC[8n> sets the window
880title to the version number.
881
882=item Why do the characters look ugly?
883
884=item How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?
885
886Most fonts do not contain the full range of Unicode, which is
887fine. Chances are that the font you (or the admin/package maintainer of
888your system/os) have specified does not cover all the characters you want
889to display.
890
891B<rxvt-unicode> makes a best-effort try at finding a replacement
892font. Often the result is fine, but sometimes the chosen font looks
893bad. In that case, select a font of your taste and add it to the font
894list, e.g.:
895
896 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn basefont,font2,font3...
897
898When rxvt-unicode sees a character, it will first look at the base
899font. If the base font does not contain the character, it will go to the
900next font, and so on.
901
902The only limitation is that all the fonts must not be larger than the base
903font, as the base font defines the principial cell size, which must be the
904same due to the way terminals work.
905
906=item Why do some chinese characters look so different than others?
907
908This is because there is a difference between script and language --
909rxvt-unicode does not know which language the text that is output
910is, as it only knows the unicode character codes. If rxvt-unicode
911first sees a japanese character, it might choose a japanese font for
912it. Subseqzuent japanese characters will take that font. Now, many chinese
913characters aren't represented in japanese fonts, so when the first
914non-japanese character comes up, rxvt-unicode will look for a chinese font
915-- unfortunately at this point, it will still use the japanese font for
916japanese characters that are also chinese.
917
918The workaround is easy: just tag a chinese font at the end of your font
919list (see the previous question). The key is to view the font list as
920a preference list: If you expect more japanese, list a japanese font
921first. If you expect more chinese, put a chinese font first.
922
923In the future it might be possible to switch preferences at runtime (the
924internal data structure has no problem with using different fonts for
925the same character at the same time, but no interface for this has been
926designed yet).
927
928=item Mouse cut/paste suddenly no longer works.
929
930Make sure that mouse reporting is actually turned off since killing
931some editors prematurely may leave the mouse in mouse report mode. I've
932heard that tcsh may use mouse reporting unless it otherwise specified. A
933quick check is to see if cut/paste works when the Alt or Shift keys are
934depressed. See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)
935
936=item What's with this bold/blink stuff?
937
938If no bold colour is set via C<colorBD:>, bold will invert text using the
939standard foreground colour.
940
941For the standard background colour, blinking will actually make the
942text blink when compiled with C<--enable-blinking>. with standard
943colours. Without C<--enable-blinking>, the blink attribute will be
944ignored.
945
946On ANSI colours, bold/blink attributes are used to set high-intensity
947foreground/background colors.
948
949color0-7 are the low-intensity colors.
950
951color8-15 are the corresponding high-intensity colors.
952
953=item I don't like the screen colors. How do I change them?
954
955You can change the screen colors at run-time using F<~/.Xdefaults>
956resources (or as long-options).
957
958Here are values that are supposed to resemble a VGA screen,
959including the murky brown that passes for low-intensity yellow:
960
961 Rxvt*color0: #000000
962 Rxvt*color1: #A80000
963 Rxvt*color2: #00A800
964 Rxvt*color3: #A8A800
965 Rxvt*color4: #0000A8
966 Rxvt*color5: #A800A8
967 Rxvt*color6: #00A8A8
968 Rxvt*color7: #A8A8A8
969
970 Rxvt*color8: #000054
971 Rxvt*color9: #FF0054
972 Rxvt*color10: #00FF54
973 Rxvt*color11: #FFFF54
974 Rxvt*color12: #0000FF
975 Rxvt*color13: #FF00FF
976 Rxvt*color14: #00FFFF
977 Rxvt*color15: #FFFFFF
978
979=item What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?
980
981Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the
982BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following
983question) there are two standard values that can be used for
984Backspace: C<^H> and C<^?>.
985
986Historically, either value is correct, but rxvt-unicode adopts the debian
987policy of using C<^?> when unsure, because it's the one only only correct
988choice :).
989
990Rxvt-unicode tries to inherit the current stty settings and uses the value
991of `erase' to guess the value for backspace. If rxvt-unicode wasn't
992started from a terminal (say, from a menu or by remote shell), then the
993system value of `erase', which corresponds to CERASE in <termios.h>, will
994be used (which may not be the same as your stty setting).
995
996For starting a new rxvt-unicode:
997
998 # use Backspace = ^H
999 $ stty erase ^H
1000 $ @@RXVT_NAME@@
1001
1002 # use Backspace = ^?
1003 $ stty erase ^?
1004 $ @@RXVT_NAME@@
1005
1006Toggle with "ESC[36h" / "ESC[36l" as documented in @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
1007
1008For an existing rxvt-unicode:
1009
1010 # use Backspace = ^H
1011 $ stty erase ^H
1012 $ echo -n "^[[36h"
1013
1014 # use Backspace = ^?
1015 $ stty erase ^?
1016 $ echo -n "^[[36l"
1017
1018This helps satisfy some of the Backspace discrepancies that occur, but
1019if you use Backspace = C<^H>, make sure that the termcap/terminfo value
1020properly reflects that.
1021
1022The Delete key is a another casualty of the ill-defined Backspace problem.
1023To avoid confusion between the Backspace and Delete keys, the Delete
1024key has been assigned an escape sequence to match the vt100 for Execute
1025(ESC[3~) and is in the supplied termcap/terminfo.
1026
1027Some other Backspace problems:
1028
1029some editors use termcap/terminfo,
1030some editors (vim I'm told) expect Backspace = ^H,
1031GNU Emacs (and Emacs-like editors) use ^H for help.
1032
1033Perhaps someday this will all be resolved in a consistent manner.
1034
1035=item I don't like the key-bindings. How do I change them?
1036
1037There are some compile-time selections available via configure. Unless
1038you have run "configure" with the C<--disable-resources> option you can
1039use the `keysym' resource to alter the keystrings associated with keysym
10400xFF00 - 0xFFFF (function, cursor keys, etc).
1041
1042Here's an example for a tn3270 session started using `@@RXVT_NAME@@ -name tn3270'
1043
1044 !# ----- special uses ------:
1045 ! tn3270 login, remap function and arrow keys.
1046 tn3270*font: *clean-bold-*-*--15-*
1047
1048 ! keysym - used by rxvt only
1049 ! Delete - ^D
1050 tn3270*keysym.0xFFFF: \004
1051
1052 ! Home - ^A
1053 tn3270*keysym.0xFF50: \001
1054 ! Left - ^B
1055 tn3270*keysym.0xFF51: \002
1056 ! Up - ^P
1057 tn3270*keysym.0xFF52: \020
1058 ! Right - ^F
1059 tn3270*keysym.0xFF53: \006
1060 ! Down - ^N
1061 tn3270*keysym.0xFF54: \016
1062 ! End - ^E
1063 tn3270*keysym.0xFF57: \005
1064
1065 ! F1 - F12
1066 tn3270*keysym.0xFFBE: \e1
1067 tn3270*keysym.0xFFBF: \e2
1068 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC0: \e3
1069 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC1: \e4
1070 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC2: \e5
1071 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC3: \e6
1072 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC4: \e7
1073 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC5: \e8
1074 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC6: \e9
1075 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC7: \e0
1076 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC8: \e-
1077 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC9: \e=
1078
1079 ! map Prior/Next to F7/F8
1080 tn3270*keysym.0xFF55: \e7
1081 tn3270*keysym.0xFF56: \e8
1082
1083=item I'm using keyboard model XXX that has extra Prior/Next/Insert keys.
1084How do I make use of them? For example, the Sun Keyboard type 4
1085has the following mappings that rxvt-unicode doesn't recognize.
1086
1087 KP_Insert == Insert
1088 F22 == Print
1089 F27 == Home
1090 F29 == Prior
1091 F33 == End
1092 F35 == Next
1093
1094Rather than have rxvt-unicode try to accomodate all the various possible keyboard
1095mappings, it is better to use `xmodmap' to remap the keys as required for
1096your particular machine.
1097
1098=item How do I distinguish if I'm running rxvt-unicode or a regular xterm?
1099I need this to decide about setting colors etc.
1100
1101rxvt and rxvt-unicode always export the variable "COLORTERM", so you can
1102check and see if that is set. Note that several programs, JED, slrn,
1103Midnight Commander automatically check this variable to decide whether or
1104not to use color.
1105
1106=item How do I set the correct, full IP address for the DISPLAY variable?
1107
1108If you've compiled rxvt-unicode with DISPLAY_IS_IP and ahve enabled
1109insecure mode then it is possible to use the following shell script
1110snippets to correctly set the display. If your version of rxvt-unicode
1111wasn't also compiled with ESCZ_ANSWER (as assumed in these snippets) then
1112the COLORTERM variable can be used to distinguish rxvt-unicode from a
1113regular xterm.
1114
1115Courtesy of Chuck Blake <cblake@BBN.COM> with the following shell script
1116snippets:
1117
1118 # Bourne/Korn/POSIX family of shells:
1119 [ ${TERM:-foo} = foo ] && TERM=xterm # assume an xterm if we don't know
1120 if [ ${TERM:-foo} = xterm ]; then
1121 stty -icanon -echo min 0 time 15 # see if enhanced rxvt or not
1122 echo -n '^[Z'
1123 read term_id
1124 stty icanon echo
1125 if [ ""${term_id} = '^[[?1;2C' -a ${DISPLAY:-foo} = foo ]; then
1126 echo -n '^[[7n' # query the rxvt we are in for the DISPLAY string
1127 read DISPLAY # set it in our local shell
1128 fi
1129 fi
1130
1131=item How do I compile the manual pages for myself?
1132
1133You need to have a recent version of perl installed as F</usr/bin/perl>,
1134one that comes with F<pod2man>, F<pod2text> and F<pod2html>. Then go to
1135the doc subdirectory and enter C<make alldoc>.
1136 1759
1137=back 1760=back
1138 1761
1139=head1 ENVIRONMENT 1762=head1 SEE ALSO
1140 1763
1141B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets the environment variables B<TERM>, B<COLORTERM> 1764@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@-extensions(1),
1142and B<COLORFGBG>. The environment variable B<WINDOWID> is set to the X 1765@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1143window id number of the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window and it also uses and
1144sets the environment variable B<DISPLAY> to specify which display
1145terminal to use. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> uses the environment variables
1146B<RXVTPATH> and B<PATH> to find XPM files.
1147 1766
1148=head1 FILES 1767=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1149 1768
1150=over 4 1769=over
1151 1770
1152=item B</etc/utmp> 1771=item Project Coordinator
1153 1772
1154System file for login records. 1773Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>.
1155 1774
1156=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt> 1775L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1157
1158Color names.
1159 1776
1160=back 1777=back
1161 1778
1162=head1 SEE ALSO 1779=head1 AUTHORS
1163 1780
1164@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1165
1166=head1 BUGS
1167
1168Check the BUGS file for an up-to-date list.
1169
1170Cursor change support is not yet implemented.
1171
1172Click-and-drag doesn't work with X11 mouse report overriding.
1173
1174=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1175
1176=over 4 1781=over
1177 1782
1178=item Project Coordinator 1783=item John Bovey
1179 1784
1180@@RXVTMAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_MAINTEMAIL@@> 1785University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1181 1786
1182=item Web page maintainter 1787=item Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>
1183 1788
1184@@RXVTWEBMAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_WEBMAINTEMAIL@@> 1789very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1185 1790
1186L<@@RXVT_WEBPAGE@@> 1791=item Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>
1792
1793wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1794
1795=item mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>
1796
1797Wrote the menu system.
1798
1799Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1800
1801=item Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>
1802
1803Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1804
1805=item Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>
1806
1807Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1808
1809Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1810
1811=item Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>
1812
1813Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1814extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1815
1816Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1817
1818=item Emanuele Giaquinta <emanuele.giaquinta@gmail.com>
1819
1820pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1187 1821
1188=back 1822=back
1189 1823
1190=head1 AUTHORS
1191
1192=over 4
1193
1194=item John Bovey
1195
1196University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1197
1198=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >>
1199
1200very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1201
1202=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >>
1203
1204wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1205
1206=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >>
1207
1208Wrote the menu system.
1209
1210Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1211
1212=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >>
1213
1214Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1215
1216=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1217
1218Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator
1219(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1220
1221=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt@schmorp.de> >>
1222
1223Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal
1224character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm
1225compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
1226
1227Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1228
1229=back
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