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17	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	17	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18		18
19	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of	19	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common	20	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at	21	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/checkout/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.	22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.
23		23
24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT	24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
25		25
26	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode	26	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the	27	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
28	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,	28	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
29	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts	29	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,	30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31	like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these	31	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
32	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work	32	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
33	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are left-to-right scripts, such	33	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
34	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms	34	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
35	belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --	35	belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
36	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might	36	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
37	change.	37	change.
38		38
39	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let	39	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
40	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very userfriendly, lean and clean	40	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
41	terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely	41	terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely
42	because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and	42	because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and
43	another for japanese.	43	another for japanese.
44		44
45	Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to	45	Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to
46	display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other	46	display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other
47	programs force onto it's users never made sense to me: You should be able	47	programs force onto its users never made sense to me: You should be able
48	to choose any font for any script freely.	48	to choose any font for any script freely.
49		49
50	Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than	50	Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than
51	it's predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy	51	its predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy
52	in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot less bugs than the original	52	in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot bugs less than the original
53	rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.	53	rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.
54		54
55	It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean	55	It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean
56	and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode	56	and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode
57	without most of it's features to get a lean binary. It also comes with	57	without most of its features to get a lean binary. It also comes with
58	a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows	58	a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows
59	from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and	59	from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and
60	drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and	60	drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and
61	@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).	61	@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).
62		62
63	It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have	63	It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have
64	been extended) easier accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical	64	been extended) more accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical
65	reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).	65	reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).
66		66
67	=head1 OPTIONS	67	=head1 OPTIONS
68		68
69	The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed	69	The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed
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93		93
94	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still	94	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still
95	respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the	95	respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the
96	B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.	96	B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
97		97
		98	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
		99
		100	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
		101	resource B<depth>.
		102
98	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>	103	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
99		104
100	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.	105	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
101		106
102	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>	107	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>
103		108
104	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.	109	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
105		110
106	=item B<-j>\|B<+j>	111	=item B<-j>\|B<+j>
107		112
108	Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>.	113	Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
		114
		115	=item B<-ss>\|B<+ss>
		116
		117	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
109		118
110	=item B<-ip>\|B<+ip> \| B<-tr>\|B<+tr>	119	=item B<-ip>\|B<+ip> \| B<-tr>\|B<+tr>
111		120
112	Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is	121	Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is
113	B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.	122	B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
		123
		124	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
		125	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
114		126
115	=item B<-fade> I<number>	127	=item B<-fade> I<number>
116		128
117	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values	129	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
118	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade	130	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
119	colour; resource B<fading>.	131	colour; resource B<fading>.
120		132
121	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>	133	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
122		134
123	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour	135	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
124	is black. resource B<fadeColor>.	136	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
125		137
126	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	138	=item B<-tint> I<colour>
127		139
128	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	140	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
129	transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for	141	transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for
130	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be	142	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
131	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it; resource	143	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
		144	Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
		145	thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
		146	blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them; resource
132	I<tintColor>. Example:	147	I<tintColor>. Example:
133		148
134	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40	149	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
135		150
136	=item B<-sh>	151	=item B<-sh> I<number>
137		152
138	I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent	153	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent
139	background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be	154	background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;
140	specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>).	155	resource I<shading>.
		156
		157	=item B<-blt> I<string>
		158
		159	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
		160	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
		161	transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
		162	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,
		163	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
		164	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
		165	alpha-blending; resource I<blendType>.
		166
		167	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
		168
		169	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
		170	background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and
		171	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
		172	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
		173	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128; resource I<blurRadius>.
141		174
142	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	175	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
143		176
144	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	177	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
145		178
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147		180
148	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	181	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
149		182
150	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>	183	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>
151		184
152	Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally	185	Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also
153	specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to	186	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
154	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the	187	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
155	command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.	188	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
156		189
157	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	190	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
158		191
159	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.	192	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
160		193
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172	resource B<borderColor>.	205	resource B<borderColor>.
173		206
174	=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>	207	=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
175		208
176	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names	209	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
177	that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. The	210	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
178	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be	211	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
179	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default	212	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
180	font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.	213	font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
181		214
182	In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify it's name or prefix it	215	In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify its name or prefix it
183	with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,	216	with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
184	e.g.:	217	e.g.:
185		218
186	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"	219	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
187	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"	220	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
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189	See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ	222	See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ
190	section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).	223	section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
191		224
192	=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>	225	=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>
193		226
194	Compile font-styles: The bold font list to use when bold characters are to	227	Compile I<font-styles>: The bold font list to use when B<bold> characters
195	be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.	228	are to be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.
196		229
197	=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>	230	=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>
198		231
199	Compile font-styles: The italic font list to use when bold characters are to	232	Compile I<font-styles>: The italic font list to use when I<italic>
200	be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.	233	characters are to be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.
201		234
202	=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>	235	=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>
203		236
204	Compile font-styles: The bold italic font list to use when bold characters are to	237	Compile I<font-styles>: The bold italic font list to use when B<< I<bold
205	be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont> for details.	238	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
		239	for details.
		240
		241	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>
		242
		243	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity
		244	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
		245	details.
206		246
207	=item B<-name> I<name>	247	=item B<-name> I<name>
208		248
209	Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,	249	Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
210	rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain	250	rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
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290		330
291	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.	331	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
292	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window	332	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
293	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	333	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.
294		334
		335	=item B<-override-redirect>
		336
		337	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
		338	B<override-redirect>.
		339
		340	=item B<-sbg>
		341
		342	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
		343	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
		344	this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
		345	resource B<skipBuiltinGlyphs>.
		346
295	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	347	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
296		348
297	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	349	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
298	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	350	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
299	B<linespace>.	351	B<lineSpace>.
300		352
301	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	353	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
302		354
303	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the	355	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
304	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the	356	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
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358	for more info.	410	for more info.
359		411
360	=item B<-tcw>	412	=item B<-tcw>
361		413
362	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	414	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
		415	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
363	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the	416	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the
364	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	417	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
365		418
366	=item B<-insecure>	419	=item B<-insecure>
367		420
368	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	421	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
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396		449
397	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	450	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
398		451
399	=item B<-embed> I<windowid>	452	=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
400		453
401	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window,	454	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
402	which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.	455	which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
403		456
404	Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it	457	Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
405	shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it	458	shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
406	quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to	459	quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
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409	The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.	462	The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
410		463
411	It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file	464	It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
412	descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you	465	descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
413	can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the	466	can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
414	terminal. This works regardless of wether the C<-embed> option was used or	467	terminal. This works regardless of whether the C<-embed> option was used or
415	not.	468	not.
416		469
417	Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be	470	Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
418	used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):	471	used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
419		472
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421	$rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {	474	$rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
422	my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;	475	my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
423	system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";	476	system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
424	});	477	});
425		478
426	=item B<-pty-fd> I<fileno>	479	=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
427		480
428	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty	481	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
429	pair but instead use the given filehandle as the tty master. This is	482	pair but instead use the given file descriptor as the tty master. This is
430	useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator	483	useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
431	without having to run a program within it.	484	without having to run a program within it.
432		485
433	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	486	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
434	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that	487	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
435	yourself if you want that.	488	yourself if you want that.
		489
		490	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
		491	pty/tty operations.
436		492
437	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a	493	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
438	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	494	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
439		495
440	use IO::Pty;	496	use IO::Pty;
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447		503
448	# now communicate with rxvt	504	# now communicate with rxvt
449	my $slave = $pty->slave;	505	my $slave = $pty->slave;
450	while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }	506	while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
451		507
		508	=item B<-pe> I<string>
		509
		510	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
		511	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
		512
452	=back	513	=back
453		514
454	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	515	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)
455		516
456	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	517	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
457	options) compiled into your version.	518	options) compiled into your version.
458		519
459	There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the	520	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
460	Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal	521	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
461	Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie.	522	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
462	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the	523	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
463	resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many distribution do also load
464	settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@
465	will consult the following files/resources in order, with later settings
466	overwriting earlier ones:
467		524
468	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global	525	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
469	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	526	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
470	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	527	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults
471	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	528	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen
472	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	529	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
473		530
474	If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h>
475	lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults
476	set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually
477	B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in
478	B<~/.Xdefaults>, or B<~/.Xresources> if B<~/.Xdefaults> does not exist.
479	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two	531	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
480	class names: B<XTerm> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows	532	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
481	resources common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be	533	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
482	easily configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources	534	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
483	unique to B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, notably colours and key-handling, to be	535	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, to be shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
484	shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> configurations. If no	536	configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will
485	resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line	537	be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
486	arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following	538	settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
487	resources are allowed:	539	check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
		540	extensions not documented here):
488		541
489	=over 4	542	=over 4
		543
		544	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
		545
		546	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
		547	option B<-depth>.
490		548
491	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	549	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
492		550
493	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	551	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
494	option B<-geometry>.	552	option B<-geometry>.
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531	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	589	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
532	foreground colour is the default.	590	foreground colour is the default.
533		591
534	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>	592	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
535		593
536	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video	594	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
537	characters.	595	when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
538		596
539	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>	597	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
540		598
541	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline	599	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
542	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.	600	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
…		…
558	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	616	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
559	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	617	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.
560		618
561	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	619	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
562		620
563	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling	621	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
564	quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>.	622	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
		623	has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
		624	received line; option B<-j>.
		625
565	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>.	626	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
		627	force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
		628
		629	=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
		630
		631	B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
		632	receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
		633	(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
		634	result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
		635	option B<-ss>.
		636
		637	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
		638	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
		639	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
566		640
567	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	641	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>
568		642
569	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	643	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving
570	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'	644	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'
571	pixmap.	645	pixmap.
572		646
		647	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
		648	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>
		649
573	=item B<fading:> I<number>	650	=item B<fading:> I<number>
574		651
575	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	652	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
576		653
577	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>	654	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
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584	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option	661	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option
585	B<-tint>.	662	B<-tint>.
586		663
587	=item B<shading:> I<number>	664	=item B<shading:> I<number>
588		665
589	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background	666	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image
590	image in addition to tinting it.	667	in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>.
		668
		669	=item B<blendType:> I<string>
		670
		671	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
		672
		673	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
		674
		675	Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent
		676	background image; option B<-blr>.
591		677
592	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	678	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
593		679
594	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	680	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
595		681
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603	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	689	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
604	and the text.	690	and the text.
605		691
606	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>	692	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>
607		693
608	Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for	694	Use the specified image file for the background and also optionally
609	the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry	695	specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
610	string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the	696	in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical scale (percent),
611	horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image	697	and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent).
612	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale	698	A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale of 1 displays the
613	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9	699	image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies an integer
614	specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will	700	number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified beyond
615	be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted	701	10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
616	scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]	702	Special string of B<"auto"> used as a geometry will cause image to be
617		703	automatically scaled to match window size.
618	=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]>	704	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option - specified pixmap will be
619		705	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any
620	Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is	706	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
621	optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the	707	[default 0x0+50+50]
622	reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar.
623		708
624	=item B<path:> I<path>	709	=item B<path:> I<path>
625		710
626	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and	711	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
627	menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
628	B<PATH> environment variables.
629		712
630	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>	713	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
631		714
632	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font	715	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
633	names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters.	716	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
634	The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might	717	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
635	be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always	718	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
636	appended to it. option B<-fn>.	719	font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
637		720
638	Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with	721	Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
639	optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.	722	optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
640		723
641	In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and	724	In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
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643	hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft	726	hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
644	fonts.	727	fonts.
645		728
646	For example, this font resource	729	For example, this font resource
647		730
648	URxvt*font: 9x15bold,\	731	URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
649	-misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\	732	-misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
650	-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \	733	-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
651	[codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \	734	[codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
652	xft:Code2000:antialias=false	735	xft:Code2000:antialias=false
653		736
…		…
687	not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.	770	not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
688		771
689	If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal	772	If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
690	text font will being used for the given style.	773	text font will being used for the given style.
691		774
		775	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
		776
		777	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
		778	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high
		779	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
		780	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
		781	reachable.
		782
692	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>	783	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
693		784
694	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is	785	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which
695	xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives	786	is xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which
696	xterm style selection.	787	gives xterm style selection. Only effective when the original (non-perl)
		788	selection code is in use.
697		789
698	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>	790	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
699		791
700	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is	792	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
701	the author's favourite.	793	the author's favourite.
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715	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>	807	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
716		808
717	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no	809	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
718	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].	810	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
719		811
		812	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
		813
		814	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
		815	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
		816
720	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	817	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
721		818
722	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	819	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
723	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	820	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
724		821
…		…
742		839
743	The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.	840	The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
744		841
745	Example:	842	Example:
746		843
747	URxvt*print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	844	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
748		845
749	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents	846	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
750	everytime you hit C<Print>.	847	every time you hit C<Print>.
751		848
752	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	849	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
753		850
754	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	851	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
755	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	852	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
…		…
777		874
778	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>	875	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
779		876
780	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and	877	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and
781	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll	878	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll
782	with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<+sw>.	879	with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>.
783		880
784	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>	881	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
785		882
786	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys	883	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
787	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and	884	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
…		…
806	=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean>	903	=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean>
807		904
808	Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the	905	Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the
809	WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>.	906	WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>.
810		907
		908	=item B<skipBuiltinGlyphs:> I<boolean>
		909
		910	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
		911	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
		912	this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
		913	option B<-sbg>.
		914
811	=item B<termName:> I<termname>	915	=item B<termName:> I<termname>
812		916
813	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment	917	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
814	variable; option B<-tn>.	918	variable; option B<-tn>.
815		919
816	=item B<linespace:> I<number>	920	=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
817		921
818	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	922	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
819	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.	923	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
820		924
821	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>	925	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
…		…
870	pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated	974	pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
871	with the B<Execute> key.	975	with the B<Execute> key.
872		976
873	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>	977	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
874		978
875	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The	979	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
876	built-in default:	980	(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
		981
		982	When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
		983	in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
		984	characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
		985	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
		986
		987	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
		988	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
877		989
878	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	990	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>
879		991
880	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	992	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
881		993
…		…
888	=item B<imLocale:> I<name>	1000	=item B<imLocale:> I<name>
889		1001
890	The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.	1002	The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
891	C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the	1003	C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
892	input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in	1004	input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
893	another locale. option B<-imlocale>.	1005	another locale; option B<-imlocale>.
894		1006
895	=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>	1007	=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>
896		1008
897	Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or	1009	Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or
898	C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated	1010	C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated
…		…
903		1015
904	=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>	1016	=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>
905		1017
906	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	1018	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
907	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to	1019	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
908	the end of the logical line only. option B<-tcw>.	1020	the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
909		1021
910	=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>	1022	=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
911		1023
912	Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that	1024	Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
913	echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be	1025	echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
…		…
917	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these	1029	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
918	sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).	1030	sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
919		1031
920	You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying	1032	You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
921	B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,	1033	B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
922	locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests as well as dynamic	1034	locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
923	menubar dispatch.
924		1035
925	=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>	1036	=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
926		1037
927	Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,	1038	Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
928	B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option	1039	B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
…		…
932		1043
933	Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)	1044	Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
934	character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described	1045	character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
935	in the entry on B<keysym> following.	1046	in the entry on B<keysym> following.
936		1047
937	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool>	1048	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
938		1049
939	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).	1050	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
940		1051
941	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool>	1052	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
942		1053
943	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this	1054	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
944	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1055	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
945	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1056	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will
946	instead scroll the screen up.	1057	instead scroll the screen up.
947		1058
948	=item B<hold>: I<bool>	1059	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
949		1060
950	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	1061	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
951	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1062	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
952	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	1063	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
953	user.	1064	user.
…		…
972	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and	1083	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
973	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex	1084	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
974	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not	1085	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
975	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.	1086	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
976		1087
977	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,	1088	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
978	C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,	1089	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for futher details.
979	C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
980	C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
981	can start or end with whitespace.
982
983	Please note that you need to double the C<\> when using
984	C<--enable-xgetdefault>, as X itself does it's own de-escaping (you can
985	use C<\033> instead of C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and
986	@@RXVT_NAME@@'s own processing).
987		1090
988	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1091	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
989	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimeter `/'	1092	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
990	should be a character not used by the strings.	1093	should be a character not used by the strings.
991		1094
992	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:	1095	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
993		1096
994	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>	1097	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>
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1003	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For	1106	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
1004	example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>	1107	example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1005	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":	1108	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1006		1109
1007	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007	1110	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
		1111
		1112	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
		1113	is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
		1114	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
		1115	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
		1116
		1117	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1008		1118
1009	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping	1119	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
1010	will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and	1120	will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
1011	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That	1121	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1012	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide	1122	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
…		…
1036	info):	1146	info):
1037		1147
1038	URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t	1148	URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
1039	URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t	1149	URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
1040		1150
		1151	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
		1152
		1153	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
		1154
		1155	Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to
		1156	use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
		1157
		1158	Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
		1159	them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
		1160	by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
		1161	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except
		1162	C<selection>.
		1163
		1164	Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets
		1165	(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for
		1166	searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension
		1167	multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to
		1168	the extension.
		1169
		1170	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
		1171	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.
		1172
		1173	If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl
		1174	interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that
		1175	B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
		1176	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
		1177
		1178	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
		1179
		1180	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
		1181	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource
		1182	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
		1183
		1184	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
		1185
		1186	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
		1187	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,
		1188	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
		1189	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource
		1190	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
		1191
		1192	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
		1193
		1194	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
		1195
		1196	Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for
		1197	details.
		1198
		1199	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
		1200
		1201	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
		1202	for details.
		1203
		1204	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>
		1205
		1206	Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search
		1207	(default: C<M-s>).
		1208
		1209	=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>
		1210
		1211	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
		1212	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
		1213
		1214	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
		1215
		1216	Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
		1217
		1218	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
		1219
		1220	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
		1221	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1222
		1223	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
		1224
		1225	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
		1226
1041	=back	1227	=back
1042		1228
1043	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR	1229	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1044		1230
1045	Lines of text that scroll off the top of the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window	1231	Lines of text that scroll off the top of the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window
…		…
1063	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>	1249	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
1064	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the	1250	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
1065	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),	1251	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
1066	respectively.	1252	respectively.
1067		1253
1068	=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION	1254	=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
1069		1255
1070	The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to	1256	The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
1071	I<xterm>(1).	1257	to I<xterm>(1).
1072		1258
1073	=over 4	1259	=over 4
1074		1260
1075	=item B<Selection>:	1261	=item B<Selecting>:
1076		1262
1077	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region	1263	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
1078	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click	1264	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
1079	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line	1265	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
1080	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource	1266	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
…		…
1084	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a	1270	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1085	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the	1271	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1086	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from	1272	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1087	the selection.	1273	the selection.
1088		1274
1089	=item B<Insertion>:	1275	=item B<Pasting>:
1090		1276
1091	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in	1277	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
1092	an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be	1278	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1093	inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.	1279	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
		1280
		1281	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
		1282	inserted too.
1094		1283
1095	=back	1284	=back
1096		1285
1097	=head1 CHANGING FONTS	1286	=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1098		1287
1099	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet	1288	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
1100	supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.	1289	supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
1101		1290
1102	You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and	1291	You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
1103	therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
1104		1292
1105	printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"	1293	printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
		1294
		1295	You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
		1296
		1297	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
		1298	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
1106		1299
1107	rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.	1300	rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
1108		1301
1109	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT	1302	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1110		1303
1111	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters	1304	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1112	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The	1305	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1113	first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with	1306	first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1114	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled	1307	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1115	with C<--enable-iso14755>.	1308	with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1116		1309
1117	=over 4	1310	=over 4
1118		1311
…		…
1138	This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of	1331	This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1139	your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.	1332	your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1140		1333
1141	Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing	1334	Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
1142	them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not	1335	them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1143	invoke it's usual function but instead will insert the corresponding	1336	invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1144	keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been	1337	keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1145	released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for	1338	released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
1146	C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a	1339	C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
1147	reverse tab (Shift-Tab).	1340	reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
1148		1341
…		…
1181	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1374	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS
1182		1375
1183	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1376	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1184	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1377	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus
1185	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the	1378	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the
1186	colours with their B<rgb.txt> names.	1379	colours with their names.
1187		1380
1188	=begin table	1381	=begin table
1189		1382
1190	B<color0> (black) = Black	1383	B<color0> (black) = Black
1191	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1384	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
1211	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1404	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1212	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1405	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1213	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of	1406	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1214	color0-color15.	1407	color0-color15.
1215		1408
		1409	In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an
		1410	additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79)
		1411	consist of a 444 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
		1412	16>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
		1413
		1414	Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only
		1415	the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only
		1416	be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1417
1216	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1418	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1217	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1419	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1218	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1420	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1219	been specified. For example,	1421	been specified. For example,
1220		1422
…		…
1225	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1427	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black
1226	on White.	1428	on White.
1227		1429
1228	=back	1430	=back
1229		1431
		1432	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
		1433
		1434	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
		1435	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>
		1436	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,
		1437	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component
		1438	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely
		1439	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where
		1440	C<percent> is a decimal percentage (0-100) that specifies the opacity of
		1441	the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy
		1442	opaque.
		1443
		1444	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that
		1445	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting
		1446	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
		1447
		1448	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red
		1449	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
		1450
		1451	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink"
		1452
		1453	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
		1454	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>
		1455
1230	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1456	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1231		1457
1232	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1458	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1233		1459
1234	=over 4	1460	=over 4
1235		1461
1236	=item B<TERM>	1462	=item B<TERM>
1237		1463
1238	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via	1464	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1239	resources or on the commandline.	1465	resources or on the command line.
1240		1466
1241	=item B<COLORTERM>	1467	=item B<COLORTERM>
1242		1468
1243	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on wether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was	1469	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1244	compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension	1470	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1245	C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.	1471	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
		1472	screen.
1246		1473
1247	=item B<COLORFGBG>	1474	=item B<COLORFGBG>
1248		1475
1249	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is	1476	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1250	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string	1477	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1251	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be	1478	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1252	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the	1479	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1253	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@	1480	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1254	was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can	1481	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1255	(and do) use this information to optimize screen output.	1482	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1256		1483
1257	=item B<WINDOWID>	1484	=item B<WINDOWID>
1258		1485
1259	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel	1486	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1260	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal	1487	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
…		…
1266	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1493	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1267		1494
1268	=item B<DISPLAY>	1495	=item B<DISPLAY>
1269		1496
1270	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1497	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1271	display in it's child processes.	1498	display in its child processes.
1272		1499
1273	=item B<SHELL>	1500	=item B<SHELL>
1274		1501
1275	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1502	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1276
1277	=item B<RXVTPATH>
1278
1279	The path where @@RXVT_NAME@@ looks for support files such as menu and xpm
1280	files.
1281
1282	=item B<PATH>
1283
1284	Used in the same way as C<RXVTPATH>.
1285		1503
1286	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>	1504	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1287		1505
1288	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and	1506	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1289	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).	1507	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
…		…
1327		1545
1328	=item Project Coordinator	1546	=item Project Coordinator
1329		1547
1330	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1548	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1331		1549
1332	L<http://software.schmorp.de/#rxvt-unicode>	1550	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1333		1551
1334	=back	1552	=back
1335		1553
1336	=head1 AUTHORS	1554	=head1 AUTHORS
1337		1555
…		…
1359		1577
1360	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1578	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1361		1579
1362	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1580	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1363		1581
1364	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator	1582	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
		1583
1365	(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1584	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1366		1585
1367	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1586	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1368		1587
1369	Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal	1588	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1370	character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm	1589	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1371	compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
1372		1590
1373	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)	1591	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1374		1592
		1593	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
		1594
		1595	Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.
		1596
1375	=back	1597	=back
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