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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>.
109		114
110	=item B<-ip>\|B<+ip> \| B<-tr>\|B<+tr>	115	=item B<-ss>\|B<+ss>
111		116
112	Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is	117	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
113	B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.	118
		119	=item B<-tr>\|B<+tr>
		120
		121	Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background. Obsolete form of it is
		122	B<-ip> and it should not be used anymore; resource B<transparent>.
		123
		124	I<Please note that old resource name of B<inheritPixmap> is obsolete and should be
		125	changed to B<transparent>. Backwards compatibility support for B<inheritPixmap> will
		126	be phased out in future versions of rxvt!>
		127
		128	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
		129	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
114		130
115	=item B<-fade> I<number>	131	=item B<-fade> I<number>
116		132
117	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values	133	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	134	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
119	colour; resource B<fading>.	135	colour; resource B<fading>.
120		136
121	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>	137	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
122		138
123	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour	139	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
124	is black. resource B<fadeColor>.	140	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
125		141
126	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	142	=item B<-tint> I<colour>
127		143
128	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	144	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
129	transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for	145	transparency is enabled with B<-tr>. This only works for
130	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be	146	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	147	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
		148	Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
		149	thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
		150	blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them. Also
		151	pure black and pure white colors essentially mean no tinting; resource
132	I<tintColor>. Example:	152	I<tintColor>. Example:
133		153
134	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40	154	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
135		155
136	=item B<-sh>	156	=item B<-sh> I<number>
137		157
138	I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent	158	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (100 .. 200) the transparent
139	background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be	159	background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;
140	specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>).	160	resource I<shading>.
		161
		162	=item B<-blt> I<string>
		163
		164	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
		165	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
		166	transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
		167	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,
		168	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
		169	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
		170	alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
		171
		172	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
		173
		174	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
		175	background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and
		176	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
		177	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
		178	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage>;
		179	resource I<blurRadius>.
141		180
142	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	181	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
143		182
144	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	183	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
145		184
146	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	185	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
147		186
148	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	187	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
149		188
150	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>	189	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
151		190
152	Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally	191	Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also
153	specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to	192	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	193	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
155	command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.	194	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
156		195
157	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	196	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
158		197
159	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.	198	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
160		199
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177	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The	216	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	217	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
179	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default	218	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.	219	font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
181		220
182	In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify it's name or prefix it	221	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:>,	222	with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
184	e.g.:	223	e.g.:
185		224
186	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"	225	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
187	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"	226	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
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297		336
298	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.	337	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
299	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window	338	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
300	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	339	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.
301		340
		341	=item B<-override-redirect>
		342
		343	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
		344	B<override-redirect>.
		345
302	=item B<-sbg>	346	=item B<-sbg>
303		347
304	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line	348	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
305	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use	349	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
306	this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;	350	this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
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308		352
309	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	353	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
310		354
311	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	355	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
312	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	356	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
313	B<linespace>.	357	B<lineSpace>.
314		358
315	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	359	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
316		360
317	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the	361	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
318	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the	362	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
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372	for more info.	416	for more info.
373		417
374	=item B<-tcw>	418	=item B<-tcw>
375		419
376	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	420	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
		421	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
377	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the	422	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the
378	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	423	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
379		424
380	=item B<-insecure>	425	=item B<-insecure>
381		426
382	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	427	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
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404	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	449	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
405	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	450	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
406	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	451	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
407	user; resource B<hold>.	452	user; resource B<hold>.
408		453
		454	=item B<-xrm> I<string>
		455
		456	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
		457	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
		458	way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
		459
		460	Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
		461	e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
		462	options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
		463	of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
		464	resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
		465	programs.
		466
409	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>	467	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
410		468
411	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	469	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
412		470
413	=item B<-embed> I<windowid>	471	=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
414		472
415	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window,	473	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
416	which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.	474	which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
417		475
418	Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it	476	Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
419	shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it	477	shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
420	quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to	478	quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
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423	The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.	481	The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
424		482
425	It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file	483	It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
426	descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you	484	descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
427	can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the	485	can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
428	terminal. This works regardless of wether the C<-embed> option was used or	486	terminal. This works regardless of whether the C<-embed> option was used or
429	not.	487	not.
430		488
431	Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be	489	Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
432	used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):	490	used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
433		491
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438	});	496	});
439		497
440	=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>	498	=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
441		499
442	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty	500	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
443	pair but instead use the given filehandle as the tty master. This is	501	pair but instead use the given file descriptor as the tty master. This is
444	useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator	502	useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
445	without having to run a program within it.	503	without having to run a program within it.
446		504
447	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	505	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
448	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that	506	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
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486	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global	544	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
487	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	545	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
488	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	546	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults
489	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	547	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen
490	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	548	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
		549	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
491		550
492	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class	551	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
493	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources	552	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
494	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily	553	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
495	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to	554	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
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500	check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl	559	check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
501	extensions not documented here):	560	extensions not documented here):
502		561
503	=over 4	562	=over 4
504		563
		564	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
		565
		566	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
		567	option B<-depth>.
		568
505	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	569	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
506		570
507	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	571	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
508	option B<-geometry>.	572	option B<-geometry>.
509		573
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545	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	609	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
546	foreground colour is the default.	610	foreground colour is the default.
547		611
548	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>	612	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
549		613
550	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video	614	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
551	characters.	615	when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
552		616
553	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>	617	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
554		618
555	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline	619	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
556	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.	620	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
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572	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	636	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
573	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	637	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.
574		638
575	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	639	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
576		640
577	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling	641	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
578	quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>.	642	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
		643	has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
		644	received line; option B<-j>.
		645
579	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>.	646	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
		647	force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
		648
		649	=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
		650
		651	B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
		652	receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
		653	(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
		654	result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
		655	option B<-ss>.
		656
		657	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
		658	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
		659	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
580		660
581	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	661	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>
582		662
583	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	663	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving
584	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'	664	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'
585	pixmap.	665	pixmap.
586		666
		667	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
		668	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>
		669
587	=item B<fading:> I<number>	670	=item B<fading:> I<number>
588		671
589	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	672	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
590		673
591	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>	674	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
…		…
598	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option	681	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option
599	B<-tint>.	682	B<-tint>.
600		683
601	=item B<shading:> I<number>	684	=item B<shading:> I<number>
602		685
603	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background	686	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image
604	image in addition to tinting it.	687	in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>.
		688
		689	=item B<blendType:> I<string>
		690
		691	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
		692
		693	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
		694
		695	Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent
		696	background image; option B<-blr>.
605		697
606	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	698	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
607		699
608	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	700	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
609		701
…		…
615	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>	707	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
616		708
617	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	709	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
618	and the text.	710	and the text.
619		711
620	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>	712	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
621		713
622	Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for	714	Use the specified image file for the background and also
623	the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry	715	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
624	string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the	716	(default C<0x0+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
625	horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image	717	horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
626	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale	718	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
627	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9	719	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies
628	specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will	720	an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified
629	be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted	721	beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
630	scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]	722	Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
		723	Supported operations are:
631		724
632	=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]>	725	tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0,
		726	propscale will scale image keeping proportions,
		727	auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100;
		728	hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size;
		729	vscale will scale image vertically to the window size;
		730	scale will scale image to match window size;
		731	root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
		732	whenever terminal window moves.
633		733
634	Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is	734	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
635	optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the	735	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any
636	reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar.	736	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
637		737
638	=item B<path:> I<path>	738	=item B<path:> I<path>
639		739
640	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and	740	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
641	menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
642	B<PATH> environment variables.
643		741
644	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>	742	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
645		743
646	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names	744	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
647	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The	745	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
…		…
657	hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft	755	hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
658	fonts.	756	fonts.
659		757
660	For example, this font resource	758	For example, this font resource
661		759
662	URxvt*font: 9x15bold,\	760	URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
663	-misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\	761	-misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
664	-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \	762	-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
665	[codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \	763	[codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
666	xft:Code2000:antialias=false	764	xft:Code2000:antialias=false
667		765
…		…
705		803
706	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	804	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
707		805
708	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,	806	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
709	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high	807	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high
710	intensity foreground/backround colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	808	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
711	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not	809	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
712	reachable.	810	reachable.
713		811
714	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>	812	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
715		813
716	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is	814	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which
717	xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives	815	is xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which
718	xterm style selection.	816	gives xterm style selection. Only effective when the original (non-perl)
		817	selection code is in use.
719		818
720	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>	819	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
721		820
722	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is	821	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
723	the author's favourite.	822	the author's favourite.
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737	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>	836	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
738		837
739	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no	838	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
740	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].	839	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
741		840
		841	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
		842
		843	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
		844	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
		845
742	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	846	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
743		847
744	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	848	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
745	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	849	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
746		850
…		…
764		868
765	The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.	869	The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
766		870
767	Example:	871	Example:
768		872
769	URxvt*print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	873	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
770		874
771	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents	875	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
772	everytime you hit C<Print>.	876	every time you hit C<Print>.
773		877
774	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	878	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
775		879
776	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	880	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
777	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	881	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
…		…
799		903
800	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>	904	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
801		905
802	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and	906	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and
803	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll	907	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll
804	with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<+sw>.	908	with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>.
805		909
806	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>	910	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
807		911
808	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys	912	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
809	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and	913	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
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840	=item B<termName:> I<termname>	944	=item B<termName:> I<termname>
841		945
842	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment	946	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
843	variable; option B<-tn>.	947	variable; option B<-tn>.
844		948
845	=item B<linespace:> I<number>	949	=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
846		950
847	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	951	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
848	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.	952	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
849		953
850	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>	954	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
…		…
899	pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated	1003	pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
900	with the B<Execute> key.	1004	with the B<Execute> key.
901		1005
902	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>	1006	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
903		1007
904	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The	1008	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
905	built-in default:	1009	(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
906		1010
		1011	When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
		1012	in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
		1013	characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
		1014	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
		1015
		1016	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
		1017	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
		1018
907	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	1019	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{\|} >>
908		1020
909	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	1021	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
910		1022
911	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	1023	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
912		1024
…		…
946	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these	1058	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
947	sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).	1059	sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
948		1060
949	You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying	1061	You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
950	B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,	1062	B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
951	locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests as well as dynamic	1063	locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
952	menubar dispatch.
953		1064
954	=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>	1065	=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
955		1066
956	Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,	1067	Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
957	B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option	1068	B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
…		…
961		1072
962	Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)	1073	Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
963	character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described	1074	character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
964	in the entry on B<keysym> following.	1075	in the entry on B<keysym> following.
965		1076
966	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool>	1077	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
967		1078
968	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).	1079	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
969		1080
970	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool>	1081	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
971		1082
972	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this	1083	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
973	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1084	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
974	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1085	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will
975	instead scroll the screen up.	1086	instead scroll the screen up.
976		1087
977	=item B<hold>: I<bool>	1088	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
978		1089
979	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	1090	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
980	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1091	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
981	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	1092	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
982	user.	1093	user.
…		…
1001	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and	1112	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
1002	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex	1113	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
1003	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not	1114	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
1004	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.	1115	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1005		1116
1006	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,	1117	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
1007	C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,	1118	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for futher details.
1008	C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
1009	C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
1010	can start or end with whitespace.
1011
1012	Please note that you need to double the C<\> in resource files, as
1013	Xlib itself does it's own de-escaping (you can use C<\033> instead of
1014	C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and @@RXVT_NAME@@'s own
1015	processing).
1016		1119
1017	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1120	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
1018	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimeter `/'	1121	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1019	should be a character not used by the strings.	1122	should be a character not used by the strings.
1020		1123
1021	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:	1124	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1022		1125
1023	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>	1126	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>
…		…
1087	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except	1190	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except
1088	C<selection>.	1191	C<selection>.
1089		1192
1090	Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets	1193	Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets
1091	(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for	1194	(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for
1092	searchable scorllback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension	1195	searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension
1093	multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to	1196	multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to
1094	the extension.	1197	the extension.
1095		1198
1096	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if	1199	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1097	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.	1200	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.
…		…
1133	(default: C<M-s>).	1236	(default: C<M-s>).
1134		1237
1135	=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>	1238	=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>
1136		1239
1137	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the	1240	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1138	C<selection-popup> and C<mark-urls> perl extensions.	1241	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1139		1242
1140	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>	1243	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1141		1244
1142	Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window iw.	1245	Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
		1246
		1247	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
		1248
		1249	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
		1250	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1251
		1252	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
		1253
		1254	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1143		1255
1144	=back	1256	=back
1145		1257
1146	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR	1258	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1147		1259
…		…
1166	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>	1278	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
1167	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the	1279	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
1168	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),	1280	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
1169	respectively.	1281	respectively.
1170		1282
1171	=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION	1283	=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
1172		1284
1173	The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to	1285	The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
1174	I<xterm>(1).	1286	to I<xterm>(1).
1175		1287
1176	=over 4	1288	=over 4
1177		1289
1178	=item B<Selection>:	1290	=item B<Selecting>:
1179		1291
1180	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region	1292	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
1181	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click	1293	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
1182	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line	1294	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
1183	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource	1295	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
…		…
1187	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a	1299	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1188	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the	1300	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1189	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from	1301	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1190	the selection.	1302	the selection.
1191		1303
1192	=item B<Insertion>:	1304	=item B<Pasting>:
1193		1305
1194	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in	1306	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
1195	an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be	1307	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1196	inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.	1308	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
		1309
		1310	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
		1311	inserted too.
1197		1312
1198	=back	1313	=back
1199		1314
1200	=head1 CHANGING FONTS	1315	=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1201		1316
1202	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet	1317	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
1203	supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.	1318	supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
1204		1319
1205	You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and	1320	You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
1206	therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
1207		1321
1208	printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"	1322	printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
		1323
		1324	You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
		1325
		1326	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
		1327	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
1209		1328
1210	rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.	1329	rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
1211		1330
1212	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT	1331	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1213		1332
1214	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters	1333	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1215	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The	1334	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1216	first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with	1335	first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1217	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled	1336	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1218	with C<--enable-iso14755>.	1337	with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1219		1338
1220	=over 4	1339	=over 4
1221		1340
…		…
1241	This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of	1360	This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1242	your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.	1361	your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1243		1362
1244	Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing	1363	Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
1245	them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not	1364	them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1246	invoke it's usual function but instead will insert the corresponding	1365	invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1247	keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been	1366	keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1248	released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for	1367	released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
1249	C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a	1368	C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
1250	reverse tab (Shift-Tab).	1369	reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
1251		1370
…		…
1284	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1403	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS
1285		1404
1286	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1405	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1287	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1406	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus
1288	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the	1407	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the
1289	colours with their B<rgb.txt> names.	1408	colours with their names.
1290		1409
1291	=begin table	1410	=begin table
1292		1411
1293	B<color0> (black) = Black	1412	B<color0> (black) = Black
1294	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1413	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
1314	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1433	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1315	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1434	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1316	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of	1435	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1317	color0-color15.	1436	color0-color15.
1318		1437
		1438	In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an
		1439	additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79)
		1440	consist of a 444 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
		1441	16>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
		1442
		1443	Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only
		1444	the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only
		1445	be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1446
1319	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1447	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1320	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1448	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1321	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1449	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1322	been specified. For example,	1450	been specified. For example,
1323		1451
…		…
1328	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1456	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black
1329	on White.	1457	on White.
1330		1458
1331	=back	1459	=back
1332		1460
		1461	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
		1462
		1463	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
		1464	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>
		1465	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,
		1466	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component
		1467	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely
		1468	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where
		1469	C<percent> is a decimal percentage (0-100) that specifies the opacity of
		1470	the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy
		1471	opaque.
		1472
		1473	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that
		1474	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting
		1475	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
		1476
		1477	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red
		1478	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
		1479
		1480	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink"
		1481
		1482	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
		1483	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>
		1484
1333	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1485	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1334		1486
1335	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1487	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1336		1488
1337	=over 4	1489	=over 4
1338		1490
1339	=item B<TERM>	1491	=item B<TERM>
1340		1492
1341	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via	1493	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1342	resources or on the commandline.	1494	resources or on the command line.
1343		1495
1344	=item B<COLORTERM>	1496	=item B<COLORTERM>
1345		1497
1346	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on wether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was	1498	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1347	compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension	1499	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1348	C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.	1500	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
		1501	screen.
1349		1502
1350	=item B<COLORFGBG>	1503	=item B<COLORFGBG>
1351		1504
1352	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is	1505	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1353	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string	1506	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1354	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be	1507	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1355	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the	1508	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1356	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@	1509	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1357	was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can	1510	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1358	(and do) use this information to optimize screen output.	1511	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1359		1512
1360	=item B<WINDOWID>	1513	=item B<WINDOWID>
1361		1514
1362	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel	1515	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1363	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal	1516	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
…		…
1369	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1522	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1370		1523
1371	=item B<DISPLAY>	1524	=item B<DISPLAY>
1372		1525
1373	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1526	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1374	display in it's child processes.	1527	display in its child processes.
1375		1528
1376	=item B<SHELL>	1529	=item B<SHELL>
1377		1530
1378	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1531	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1379
1380	=item B<RXVTPATH>
1381
1382	The path where @@RXVT_NAME@@ looks for support files such as menu and xpm
1383	files.
1384
1385	=item B<PATH>
1386
1387	Used in the same way as C<RXVTPATH>.
1388		1532
1389	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>	1533	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1390		1534
1391	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and	1535	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1392	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).	1536	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
…		…
1430		1574
1431	=item Project Coordinator	1575	=item Project Coordinator
1432		1576
1433	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1577	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1434		1578
1435	L<http://software.schmorp.de/#rxvt-unicode>	1579	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1436		1580
1437	=back	1581	=back
1438		1582
1439	=head1 AUTHORS	1583	=head1 AUTHORS
1440		1584
…		…
1462		1606
1463	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1607	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1464		1608
1465	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1609	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1466		1610
1467	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator	1611	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
		1612
1468	(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1613	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1469		1614
1470	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1615	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1471		1616
1472	Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal	1617	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1473	character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm	1618	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1474	compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
1475		1619
1476	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)	1620	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1477		1621
		1622	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
		1623
		1624	Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.
		1625
1478	=back	1626	=back
1479		1627

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