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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
17=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 20=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18 21
19See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of 22See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common 23frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at 24problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/*checkout*/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>. 25L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
23 26
24=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT 27=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
25 28
26Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode 29Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the 30internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
28world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult, 31world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
29especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts 32especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
30like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules, 33like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these 34like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
32scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work 35scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
33fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are left-to-right scripts, such 36fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
34as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms 37as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
35belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things -- 38belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
36such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might 39such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
37change. 40change.
38 41
39If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let 42If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
40me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very userfriendly, lean and clean 43me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
41terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely 44terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely
42because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and 45because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and
43another for japanese. 46another for japanese.
44 47
45Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to 48Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to
46display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other 49display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other
47programs force onto it's users never made sense to me: You should be able 50programs force onto its users never made sense to me: You should be able
48to choose any font for any script freely. 51to choose any font for any script freely.
49 52
50Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than 53Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than
51it'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
52in 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
53rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements. 56rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.
54 57
55It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean 58It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean
56and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode 59and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode
57without 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
58a 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
59from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and 62from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and
60drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and 63drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and
61@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client). 64@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).
62 65
63It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have 66It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have
64been extended) easier accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical 67been extended) more accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical
65reference documentation (escape sequences etc.). 68reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).
66 69
67=head1 OPTIONS 70=head1 OPTIONS
68 71
69The 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
89 92
90Print out a message describing available options. 93Print out a message describing available options.
91 94
92=item B<-display> I<displayname> 95=item B<-display> I<displayname>
93 96
94Attempt 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>
95respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the 98is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
96B<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<xft>: 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]
97 110
98=item B<-geometry> I<geom> 111=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
99 112
100Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>. 113Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
101 114
103 116
104Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>. 117Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
105 118
106=item B<-j>|B<+j> 119=item B<-j>|B<+j>
107 120
108Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>. 121Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
109 122
110=item B<-ip>|B<+ip> 123=item B<-ss>|B<+ss>
111 124
112Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is 125Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
113B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>. 126
127=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
128
129Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background; resource B<transparent>.
130
131B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
132future versions.
114 133
115=item B<-fade> I<number> 134=item B<-fade> I<number>
116 135
117Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. resource B<fading>. 136Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
137fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
138colour; resource B<fading>.
139
140=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
141
142Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
143is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
118 144
119=item B<-tint> I<colour> 145=item B<-tint> I<colour>
120 146
121Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 147Tint the transparent background with the given colour;
122transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. See also the B<-sh> 148resource I<tintColor>.
123option that can be used to brighten or darken the image in addition to
124tinting it.
125 149
126=item B<-sh> 150=item B<-sh> I<number>
127 151
128I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent 152Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
129background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be 153A value of 100 means no shading; resource I<shading>.
130specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>). 154
155=item B<-blt> I<string>
156
157Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
158at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
159the transparent background, using the method specified. Supported values are:
160B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - colour values averaging, B<colorize>,
161B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
162B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
163alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
164
165=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
166
167Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
168background. If a single number is specified - both vertical and
169horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
170radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
171on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128;
172resource I<blurRadius>.
173
174=item B<-icon> I<file>
175
176Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
177is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
178application window; resource I<iconFile>.
131 179
132=item B<-bg> I<colour> 180=item B<-bg> I<colour>
133 181
134Window background colour; resource B<background>. 182Window background colour; resource B<background>.
135 183
136=item B<-fg> I<colour> 184=item B<-fg> I<colour>
137 185
138Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 186Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
139 187
140=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]> 188=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
141 189
142Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally 190Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Specify image file for the background and also
143specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to 191optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
144add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the 192add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
145command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>. 193command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
146 194
147=item B<-cr> I<colour> 195=item B<-cr> I<colour>
148 196
149The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 197The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
150 198
162resource B<borderColor>. 210resource B<borderColor>.
163 211
164=item B<-fn> I<fontlist> 212=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
165 213
166Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names 214Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
167that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. The 215that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
168first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be 216first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
169smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default 217smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
170font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details. 218font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
171 219
172In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify it's name or prefix it 220In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify its name or prefix it
173with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>, 221with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
174e.g.: 222e.g.:
175 223
176 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15" 224 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
177 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono" 225 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
179See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ 227See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ
180section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7). 228section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
181 229
182=item B<-fb> I<fontlist> 230=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>
183 231
184Compile font-styles: The bold font list to use when bold characters are to 232Compile I<font-styles>: The bold font list to use when B<bold> characters
185be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details. 233are to be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.
186 234
187=item B<-fi> I<fontlist> 235=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>
188 236
189Compile font-styles: The italic font list to use when bold characters are to 237Compile I<font-styles>: The italic font list to use when I<italic>
190be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details. 238characters are to be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.
191 239
192=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist> 240=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>
193 241
194Compile font-styles: The bold italic font list to use when bold characters are to 242Compile I<font-styles>: The bold italic font list to use when B<< I<bold
195be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont> for details. 243italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
244for details.
245
246=item B<-is>|B<+is>
247
248Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
249foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
250details.
196 251
197=item B<-name> I<name> 252=item B<-name> I<name>
198 253
199Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained, 254Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
200rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain 255rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
216 271
217=item B<-sb>|B<+sb> 272=item B<-sb>|B<+sb>
218 273
219Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>. 274Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
220 275
276=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
277
278Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
279
280=item B<-st>|B<+st>
281
282Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
283resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
284
221=item B<-si>|B<+si> 285=item B<-si>|B<+si>
222 286
223Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource 287Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
224B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect. 288B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
225 289
231=item B<-sw>|B<+sw> 295=item B<-sw>|B<+sw>
232 296
233Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear. 297Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
234This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource 298This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
235B<scrollWithBuffer>. 299B<scrollWithBuffer>.
236
237=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
238
239Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
240
241=item B<-st>|B<+st>
242
243Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
244resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
245 300
246=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab> 301=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
247 302
248If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as 303If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
249actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to 304actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
253 308
254=item B<-bc>|B<+bc> 309=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
255 310
256Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>. 311Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
257 312
313=item B<-uc>|B<+uc>
314
315Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
316
258=item B<-iconic> 317=item B<-iconic>
259 318
260Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option. 319Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
261Alternative form is B<-ic>. 320Alternative form is B<-ic>.
262 321
278 337
279=item B<-bl> 338=item B<-bl>
280 339
281Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. 340Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
282if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window 341if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
283decorations; resource B<borderLess>. 342decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
343support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
344
345=item B<-override-redirect>
346
347Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
348B<override-redirect>.
349
350=item B<-sbg>
351
352Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
353drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
354this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
355resource B<skipBuiltinGlyphs>.
284 356
285=item B<-lsp> I<number> 357=item B<-lsp> I<number>
286 358
287Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 359Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
288the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource 360the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
289B<linespace>. 361B<lineSpace>.
362
363=item B<-letsp> I<number>
364
365Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
366to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
367letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
368work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
290 369
291=item B<-tn> I<termname> 370=item B<-tn> I<termname>
292 371
293This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the 372This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
294B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 373B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
303given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last 382given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last
304on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to 383on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to
305run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or, 384run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or,
306failing that, I<sh(1)>. 385failing that, I<sh(1)>.
307 386
387Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you want to
388run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like this:
389
390 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -e sh -c "shell commands"
391
308=item B<-title> I<text> 392=item B<-title> I<text>
309 393
310Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename 394Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename
311of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the 395of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the
312application name; resource B<title>. 396application name; resource B<title>.
343for more info. 427for more info.
344 428
345=item B<-tcw> 429=item B<-tcw>
346 430
347Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse 431Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
432button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
348button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the 433in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
349end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>. 434the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
350 435
351=item B<-insecure> 436=item B<-insecure>
352 437
353Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape 438Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
354sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more 439sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
368=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr> 453=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
369 454
370Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource 455Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
371B<secondaryScroll>. 456B<secondaryScroll>.
372 457
458=item B<-hold>|B<+hold>
459
460Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
461will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
462it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
463user; resource B<hold>.
464
465=item B<-cd> I<path>
466
467Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
468B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
469@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
470
471=item B<-xrm> I<string>
472
473Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
474as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
475way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
476
477Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
478e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
479options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
480of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
481resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
482programs.
483
373=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string> 484=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
374 485
375Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>. 486Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
376 487
377=item B<-embed> I<windowid> 488=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
378 489
379Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window, 490Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
380which enables applications to easily embed a terminal. 491which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
381 492
382Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it 493Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
383shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it 494shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
384quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to 495quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
387The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits. 498The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
388 499
389It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file 500It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
390descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you 501descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
391can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the 502can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
392terminal. This works regardless of wether the C<-embed> option was used or 503terminal. This works regardless of whether the C<-embed> option was used or
393not. 504not.
394 505
395Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be 506Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
396used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>): 507used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
397 508
399 $rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub { 510 $rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
400 my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid; 511 my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
401 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &"; 512 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
402 }); 513 });
403 514
404=item B<-pty-fd> I<fileno> 515=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
405 516
406Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty 517Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
407pair but instead use the given filehandle as the tty master. This is 518pair but instead use the given file descriptor as the tty master. This is
408useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator 519useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
409without having to run a program within it. 520without having to run a program within it.
410 521
411If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp 522If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
412entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that 523entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
413yourself if you want that. 524yourself if you want that.
525
526As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
527pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
528perl extension that manages the terminal.
414 529
415Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a 530Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
416longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>): 531longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
417 532
418 use IO::Pty; 533 use IO::Pty;
425 540
426 # now communicate with rxvt 541 # now communicate with rxvt
427 my $slave = $pty->slave; 542 my $slave = $pty->slave;
428 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" } 543 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
429 544
545=item B<-pe> I<string>
546
547Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
548this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
549
430=back 550=back
431 551
432=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 552=head1 RESOURCES
433 553
434Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long 554Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
435options) compiled into your version. 555options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
556long-options.
436 557
437There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the 558You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
438Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal 559distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
439Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie. 560starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
440B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the 561with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
441resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many distribution do also load
442settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@
443will consult the following files/resources in order, with later settings
444overwriting earlier ones:
445 562
446 1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
447 2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR 563 1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
564 2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
448 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults 565 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
449 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen 566 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
450 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename> 567 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
568 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
451 569
452If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h>
453lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults
454set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually
455B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in
456B<~/.Xdefaults>, or B<~/.Xresources> if B<~/.Xdefaults> does not exist.
457Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two 570Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
458class names: B<XTerm> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows 571names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
459resources common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be 572common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
460easily configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources 573configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
461unique to B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, notably colours and key-handling, to be 574B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, to be shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
462shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> configurations. If no 575configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will
463resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line 576be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
464arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following 577settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
465resources are allowed: 578check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
579extensions not documented here):
466 580
467=over 4 581=over 4
582
583=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
584
585Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
586option B<-depth>.
587
588=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
589
590Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
591On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
592performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
593should normally be enabled.
468 594
469=item B<geometry:> I<geom> 595=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
470 596
471Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24]; 597Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
472option B<-geometry>. 598option B<-geometry>.
486Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7 612Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
487corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to 613corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
488high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background) 614high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
489colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 615colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
4903=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour 6163=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
491names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 617names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
492 618
493Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be 619Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
494changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)). 620changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
495 621
496Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with 622Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
507=item B<colorUL:> I<colour> 633=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
508 634
509Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the 635Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
510foreground colour is the default. 636foreground colour is the default.
511 637
512=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
513
514Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video
515characters.
516
517=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour> 638=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
518 639
519If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline 640If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
520itself. If unset, use the foreground colour. 641itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
642
643=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
644
645If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
646characters. If unset, use reverse video.
647
648=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
649
650If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
651foreground for highlighted characters.
521 652
522=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour> 653=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
523 654
524Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the 655Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
525foreground colour; option B<-cr>. 656foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
532 663
533=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean> 664=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
534 665
535B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours; 666B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
536option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option 667option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
537B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 668B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
538 669
539=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean> 670=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
540 671
541B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling 672B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
542quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>. 673of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
674has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
675received line; option B<-j>.
676
543B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>. 677B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
678force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
544 679
545=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean> 680=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
546 681
547B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving 682B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
548artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows' 683receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
549pixmap. 684(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
685result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
686option B<-ss>.
687
688B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
689if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
690monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
691
692=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
693
694Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
695
696B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
697future versions.
550 698
551=item B<fading:> I<number> 699=item B<fading:> I<number>
552 700
553Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 701Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
702
703=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
704
705Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
706colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
554 707
555=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 708=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
556 709
557Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour. 710Tint the transparent background with the given colour. If the RENDER
711extension is not available only black, red, green, yellow, blue,
712magenta, cyan and white tints can be performed server-side. Note that
713a black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
714the image unchanged; option B<-tint>.
558 715
559=item B<shading:> I<number> 716=item B<shading:> I<number>
560 717
561Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background 718Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
562image in addition to tinting it. 719A value of 100 means no shading; option B<-sh>.
720
721=item B<blendType:> I<string>
722
723Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
724
725=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
726
727Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
728background; option B<-blr>.
729
730=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
731
732Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
563 733
564=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 734=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
565 735
566Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 736Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
567 737
573=item B<borderColor:> I<colour> 743=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
574 744
575The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar 745The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
576and the text. 746and the text.
577 747
578=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]> 748=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
579 749
580Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for 750Use the specified image file for the background and also
581the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry 751optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
582string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the 752(default C<100x100+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
583horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image 753horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
584centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale 754centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling.
585of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 755The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
586specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will 756Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
587be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted 757Supported operations are:
588scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]
589 758
590=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]> 759 tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0
760 propscale will scale image keeping proportions
761 auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100
762 hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size
763 vscale will scale image vertically to the window size
764 scale will scale image to match window size
765 root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
766 whenever terminal window moves
591 767
592Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is 768If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
593optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the 769blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending. If I<afterimage>
594reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar. 770support has been compiled in it is possible to choose other blending
771types with B<-blt "type"> option.
595 772
596=item B<path:> I<path> 773=item B<path:> I<path>
597 774
598Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and 775Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
599menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
600B<PATH> environment variables.
601 776
602=item B<font:> I<fontlist> 777=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
603 778
604Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font 779Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
605names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 780that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
606The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 781first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
607be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 782smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
608appended to it. option B<-fn>. 783font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
609 784
610Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with 785Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
611optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>. 786optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
612 787
613In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and 788In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
615hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft 790hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
616fonts. 791fonts.
617 792
618For example, this font resource 793For example, this font resource
619 794
620 URxvt*font: 9x15bold,\ 795 URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
621 -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\ 796 -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
622 -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \ 797 -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
623 [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \ 798 [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
624 xft:Code2000:antialias=false 799 xft:Code2000:antialias=false
625 800
628it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels 803it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
629wide and 15 pixels high. 804wide and 15 pixels high.
630 805
631The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in 806The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
632the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but 807the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
633the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a 808the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
634useful supplement. 809useful supplement.
635 810
636The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters 811The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
637are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font 812are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
638contains other characters, but we are not interested in them. 813contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
659not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried. 834not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
660 835
661If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal 836If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
662text font will being used for the given style. 837text font will being used for the given style.
663 838
664=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode> 839=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
665 840
666Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is 841When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
667xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives 842option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
668xterm style selection. 843intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
669 844option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
670=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 845reachable.
671
672Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
673the author's favourite.
674 846
675=item B<title:> I<string> 847=item B<title:> I<string>
676 848
677Set window title string, the default title is the command-line 849Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
678specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application 850specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
687=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean> 859=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
688 860
689B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no 861B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
690de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default]. 862de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
691 863
864=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
865
866B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
867B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
868
869@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
870
692=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean> 871=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
693 872
694B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>. 873B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
695B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>. 874B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
696 875
712B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or 891B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or
713B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well. 892B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well.
714 893
715The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is. 894The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
716 895
896Example:
897
898 URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
899
900This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
901every time you hit C<Print>.
902
903=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
904
905Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
906the author's favourite.
907
908=item B<thickness:> I<number>
909
910Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
911
717=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 912=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
718 913
719B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 914B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
720disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 915disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
721 916
740B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 935B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
741B<+si>. 936B<+si>.
742 937
743=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 938=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
744 939
745B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and 940B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
746B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 941try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
747with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<+sw>. 942B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
943new lines; option B<+sw>.
748 944
749=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 945=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
750 946
751B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 947B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
752are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 948are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
771=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean> 967=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean>
772 968
773Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the 969Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the
774WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>. 970WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>.
775 971
972=item B<skipBuiltinGlyphs:> I<boolean>
973
974Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
975drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
976this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
977option B<-sbg>.
978
776=item B<termName:> I<termname> 979=item B<termName:> I<termname>
777 980
778Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment 981Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
779variable; option B<-tn>. 982variable; option B<-tn>.
780 983
781=item B<linespace:> I<number> 984=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
782 985
783Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 986Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
784the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>. 987the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
785 988
786=item B<meta8:> I<boolean> 989=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
800 1003
801=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean> 1004=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
802 1005
803B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default]; 1006B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
804option B<-bc>. 1007option B<-bc>.
1008
1009=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
1010
1011B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
1012option B<-uc>.
805 1013
806=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean> 1014=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
807 1015
808B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number 1016B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
809of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible 1017of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
823large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout. 1031large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
824 1032
825=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 1033=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
826 1034
827The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 1035The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
828or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> 1036or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
829(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode 1037(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
830escape sequence. 1038escape sequence.
831 1039
832=item B<deletekey:> I<string> 1040=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
833 1041
835pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated 1043pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
836with the B<Execute> key. 1044with the B<Execute> key.
837 1045
838=item B<cutchars:> I<string> 1046=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
839 1047
840The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The 1048The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
841built-in default: 1049(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
842 1050
1051When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
1052in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
1053characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
1054will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
1055
1056When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
1057be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
1058
843B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{|} >> 1059B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|} >>
844 1060
845=item B<preeditType:> I<style> 1061=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
846 1062
847B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>. 1063B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
848 1064
853=item B<imLocale:> I<name> 1069=item B<imLocale:> I<name>
854 1070
855The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g. 1071The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
856C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the 1072C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
857input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 1073input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
858another locale. option B<-imlocale>. 1074another locale; option B<-imlocale>.
859 1075
860=item B<imFont:> I<fontset> 1076=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>
861 1077
862Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or 1078Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or
863C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated 1079C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated
868 1084
869=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean> 1085=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>
870 1086
871Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse 1087Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
872button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to 1088button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
873the end of the logical line only. option B<-tcw>. 1089the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
874 1090
875=item B<insecure:> I<boolean> 1091=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
876 1092
877Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that 1093Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
878echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be 1094echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
879abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether 1095abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
880throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though 1096through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
881write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note 1097write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
882that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences 1098default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
883enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean 1099sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
884resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this 1100
885enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window title 1101You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
886requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. 1102B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
1103locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
887 1104
888=item B<modifier:> I<modifier> 1105=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
889 1106
890Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>, 1107Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
891B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option 1108B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
895 1112
896Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E) 1113Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
897character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described 1114character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
898in the entry on B<keysym> following. 1115in the entry on B<keysym> following.
899 1116
900=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool> 1117=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
901 1118
902Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled). 1119Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
903 1120
904=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool> 1121=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
905 1122
906Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this 1123Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
907option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 1124option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
908scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 1125scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
909instead scroll the screen up. 1126to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
1127
1128=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1129
1130Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1131will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1132it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1133user.
1134
1135=item B<chdir>: I<path>
1136
1137Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
1138B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
1139@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
1140directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
910 1141
911=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 1142=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
912 1143
913Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The 1144Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
914intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted. 1145intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
928searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and 1159searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
929omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex 1160omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
930keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not 1161keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
931performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured. 1162performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
932 1163
933I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace, 1164I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
934C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab, 1165number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
935C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
936C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
937can start or end with whitespace.
938
939Please note that you need to double the C<\> when using
940C<--enable-xgetdefault>, as X itself does it's own de-escaping (you can
941use C<\033> instead of C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and
942@@RXVT_NAME@@'s own processing).
943
944You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
945with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimeter `/'
946should be a character not used by the strings.
947
948Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
949
950 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<M-C-|abc|>
951
952The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
953
954 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a>
955 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b>
956 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c>
957 1166
958If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING> 1167If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
959is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For 1168is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
960example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK> 1169example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
961when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": 1170when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
962 1171
963 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007 1172 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
964 1173
1174If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1175is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1176manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1177C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1178
1179 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1180
965Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping 1181Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
966will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and 1182will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
967no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That 1183no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
968means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide 1184means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
969definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined 1185definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
970mappings themselves. 1186mappings themselves.
971 1187
991Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more 1207Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
992info): 1208info):
993 1209
994 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t 1210 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
995 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t 1211 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
1212
1213=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1214
1215=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1216
1217Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to
1218use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1219
1220Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
1221them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
1222by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
1223example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except
1224C<selection>.
1225
1226Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets
1227(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for
1228searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension
1229multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to
1230the extension.
1231
1232Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1233necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.
1234
1235If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl
1236interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that
1237B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1238all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1239
1240=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1241
1242Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1243the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1244
1245=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1246
1247Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1248scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,
1249@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
1250F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1251
1252See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1253
1254=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1255
1256Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for
1257details.
1258
1259=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1260
1261Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1262for details.
1263
1264=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>
1265
1266Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search
1267(default: C<M-s>).
1268
1269=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>
1270
1271Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1272C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1273
1274=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1275
1276Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
1277
1278=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1279
1280Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1281it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
1282
1283=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
1284
1285Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1286
1287=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1288
1289Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
996 1290
997=back 1291=back
998 1292
999=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 1293=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1000 1294
1019application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~> 1313application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
1020(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the 1314(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
1021up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down), 1315up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
1022respectively. 1316respectively.
1023 1317
1024=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION 1318=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
1025 1319
1026The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to 1320The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
1027I<xterm>(1). 1321to I<xterm>(1).
1028 1322
1029=over 4 1323=over 4
1030 1324
1031=item B<Selection>: 1325=item B<Selecting>:
1032 1326
1033Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region 1327Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
1034and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click 1328and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
1035to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line 1329to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
1036(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource 1330(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
1037B<tripleclickwords>. 1331B<tripleclickwords>.
1038 1332
1039Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys) 1333Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys)
1040(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a normal 1334(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1041one. 1335normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1336selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1337the selection.
1042 1338
1043=item B<Insertion>: 1339=item B<Pasting>:
1044 1340
1045Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in 1341Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
1046an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be 1342window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1047inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard. 1343B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1344
1345Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1346inserted too.
1048 1347
1049=back 1348=back
1050 1349
1051=head1 CHANGING FONTS 1350=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1052 1351
1053Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet 1352Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
1054supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this. 1353supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
1055 1354
1056You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and 1355You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
1057therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
1058 1356
1059 printf '\e]701;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" 1357 printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1358
1359You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
1360
1361 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
1362 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
1060 1363
1061rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far. 1364rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
1062 1365
1063=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT 1366=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1064 1367
1065ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters 1368ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1066and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The 1369and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1067first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with 1370first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1068C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled 1371C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1069with C<--enable-iso14755>. 1372with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1070 1373
1071=over 4 1374=over 4
1072 1375
1092This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of 1395This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1093your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding. 1396your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1094 1397
1095Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing 1398Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
1096them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not 1399them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1097invoke it's usual function but instead will insert the corresponding 1400invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1098keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been 1401keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1099released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for 1402released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
1100C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a 1403C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
1101reverse tab (Shift-Tab). 1404reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
1102 1405
1130B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that 1433B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1131it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To 1434it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1132allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root 1435allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1133on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others. 1436on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1134 1437
1135=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS 1438=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1136 1439
1137In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1440In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1138B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus 1441B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1139high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the 1442high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1140colours with their B<rgb.txt> names. 1443240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
1444cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
1445
1446Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1141 1447
1142=begin table 1448=begin table
1143 1449
1144 B<color0> (black) = Black 1450 B<color0> (black) = Black
1145 B<color1> (red) = Red3 1451 B<color1> (red) = Red3
1165It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>, 1471It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1166B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as 1472B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1167a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of 1473a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1168color0-color15. 1474color0-color15.
1169 1475
1476The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1477values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1478
1479The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
1480
1481 index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
1482 index_256 = (r * 16 + g) * 16 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..15
1483
1484The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
1485steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
1486the RGB cube.
1487
1488Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1489colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1490rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
1491
1492Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
1493number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1494
1170Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by 1495Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1171always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to 1496always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1172I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise 1497I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1173been specified. For example, 1498been specified. For example,
1174 1499
1500 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1501
1502would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1503White.
1504
1505=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1506
1507If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1508their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management:
1509
1510You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
1511brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
1512(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
1513transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
1514half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
1515is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
1516all ways to specify a colour.
1517
1518For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
1519C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
1520specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1521(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1522while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1523earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1524C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1525
1526You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1527alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1528layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
1529rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1530
1531For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1532background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1533
1534 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1535
1536When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1537alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
1538transparency of course).
1539
1540When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
1541colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
1542background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
1543other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
1544image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
1545fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
1546
1547Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
1548in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
1549extension.
1550
1551=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1552
1553B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1554
1175=over 4 1555=over 4
1176 1556
1177=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv>
1178
1179would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black
1180on White.
1181
1182=back
1183
1184=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1185
1186B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1187
1188=over 4
1189
1190=item B<TERM> 1557=item B<TERM>
1191 1558
1192Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via 1559Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1193resources or on the commandline. 1560resources or on the command line.
1194 1561
1195=item B<COLORTERM> 1562=item B<COLORTERM>
1196 1563
1197Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on wether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was 1564Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1198compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension 1565compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1199C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen. 1566extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
1567screen.
1200 1568
1201=item B<COLORFGBG> 1569=item B<COLORFGBG>
1202 1570
1203Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is 1571Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1204the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string 1572the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1205C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be 1573C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1206used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the 1574used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1207string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@ 1575string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1208was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can 1576was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1209(and do) use this information to optimize screen output. 1577and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1210 1578
1211=item B<WINDOWID> 1579=item B<WINDOWID>
1212 1580
1213Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel 1581Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1214window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal 1582window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
1220C<--with-terminfo=PATH>. 1588C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1221 1589
1222=item B<DISPLAY> 1590=item B<DISPLAY>
1223 1591
1224Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct 1592Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1225display in it's child processes. 1593display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
1594defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1226 1595
1227=item B<SHELL> 1596=item B<SHELL>
1228 1597
1229The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>. 1598The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1230
1231=item B<RXVTPATH>
1232
1233The path where @@RXVT_NAME@@ looks for support files such as menu and xpm
1234files.
1235
1236=item B<PATH>
1237
1238Used in the same way as C<RXVTPATH>.
1239 1599
1240=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> 1600=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1241 1601
1242The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and 1602The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1243@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1). 1603@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1244 1604
1245Default C<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-<nodename >>. 1605Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1246 1606
1247=item B<HOME> 1607=item B<HOME>
1248 1608
1249Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for 1609Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1250daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as 1610daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1251C<.Xdefaults>) 1611C<.Xdefaults>)
1252 1612
1253=item B<XAPPLRESDIR> 1613=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1254 1614
1255Directory where various X resource files are being located. 1615Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1256 1616
1257=item B<XENVIRONMENT> 1617=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1258 1618
1259If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by 1619If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1260@@RXVT_NAME@@. 1620@@RXVT_NAME@@.
1265 1625
1266=over 4 1626=over 4
1267 1627
1268=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt> 1628=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1269 1629
1270Color names. 1630Colour names.
1271 1631
1272=back 1632=back
1273 1633
1274=head1 SEE ALSO 1634=head1 SEE ALSO
1275 1635
1276@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5) 1636@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1277
1278=head1 BUGS
1279
1280Check the BUGS file for an up-to-date list.
1281
1282Cursor change support is not yet implemented.
1283
1284Click-and-drag doesn't work with X11 mouse report overriding.
1285 1637
1286=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR 1638=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1287 1639
1288=over 4 1640=over 4
1289 1641
1290=item Project Coordinator 1642=item Project Coordinator
1291 1643
1292Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> 1644Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1293 1645
1294L<http://software.schmorp.de/#rxvt-unicode> 1646L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1295 1647
1296=back 1648=back
1297 1649
1298=head1 AUTHORS 1650=head1 AUTHORS
1299 1651
1321 1673
1322Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5) 1674Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1323 1675
1324=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >> 1676=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1325 1677
1326Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator 1678Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1679
1327(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) 1680Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1328 1681
1329=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> 1682=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1330 1683
1331Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal 1684Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1332character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm 1685extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1333compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
1334 1686
1335Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) 1687Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1336 1688
1689=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
1690
1691pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1692
1337=back 1693=back
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