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14 | configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space -- |
14 | configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space -- |
15 | a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions. |
15 | a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions. |
16 | |
16 | |
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 frequently |
19 | See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of |
20 | asked questions and answer to them and some common problems. |
20 | frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common |
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21 | problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at |
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22 | L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/*checkout*/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>. |
21 | |
23 | |
22 | =head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT |
24 | =head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT |
23 | |
25 | |
24 | 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 |
25 | 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 |
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236 | |
238 | |
237 | Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>. |
239 | Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>. |
238 | |
240 | |
239 | =item B<-st>|B<+st> |
241 | =item B<-st>|B<+st> |
240 | |
242 | |
241 | Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; |
243 | Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; |
242 | resource B<scrollBar_floating>. |
244 | resource B<scrollBar_floating>. |
243 | |
245 | |
244 | =item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab> |
246 | =item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab> |
245 | |
247 | |
246 | If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as |
248 | If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as |
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366 | =item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr> |
368 | =item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr> |
367 | |
369 | |
368 | Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource |
370 | Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource |
369 | B<secondaryScroll>. |
371 | B<secondaryScroll>. |
370 | |
372 | |
371 | =item B<-xrm> I<resourcestring> |
373 | =item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string> |
372 | |
374 | |
373 | No effect on rxvt-unicode. Simply passes through an argument to be made |
375 | Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>. |
374 | available in the instance's argument list. Appears in I<WM_COMMAND> in |
376 | |
375 | some window managers. |
377 | =item B<-embed> I<windowid> |
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378 | |
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379 | Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window, |
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380 | which enables applications to easily embed a terminal. |
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381 | |
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382 | Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it |
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383 | shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it |
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384 | quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to |
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385 | create an extra subwindow for @@RXVT_NAME@@ and leave it alone. |
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386 | |
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387 | The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits. |
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388 | |
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389 | It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file |
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390 | descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you |
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391 | can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the |
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392 | terminal. This works regardless of wether the C<-embed> option was used or |
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393 | not. |
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394 | |
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395 | Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be |
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396 | used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>): |
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397 | |
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398 | my $rxvt = new Gtk2::Socket; |
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399 | $rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub { |
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400 | my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid; |
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401 | system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &"; |
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402 | }); |
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403 | |
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404 | =item B<-pty-fd> I<fileno> |
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405 | |
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406 | Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty |
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407 | pair but instead use the given filehandle as the tty master. This is |
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408 | useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator |
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409 | without having to run a program within it. |
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410 | |
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411 | If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp |
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412 | entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that |
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413 | yourself if you want that. |
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414 | |
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415 | Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a |
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416 | longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>): |
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417 | |
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418 | use IO::Pty; |
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419 | use Fcntl; |
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420 | |
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421 | my $pty = new IO::Pty; |
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422 | fcntl $pty, F_SETFD, 0; # clear close-on-exec |
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423 | system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pty-fd " . (fileno $pty) . "&"; |
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424 | close $pty; |
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425 | |
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426 | # now communicate with rxvt |
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427 | my $slave = $pty->slave; |
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428 | while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" } |
376 | |
429 | |
377 | =back |
430 | =back |
378 | |
431 | |
379 | =head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) |
432 | =head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) |
380 | |
433 | |
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383 | |
436 | |
384 | There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the |
437 | There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the |
385 | Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal |
438 | Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal |
386 | Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie. |
439 | Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie. |
387 | B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the |
440 | B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the |
388 | resources using X11 tools like B<xset>. Many distribution do also load |
441 | resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many distribution do also load |
389 | settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts. |
442 | settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ |
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443 | will consult the following files/resources in order, with later settings |
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444 | overwriting earlier ones: |
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445 | |
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446 | 1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global |
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447 | 2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR |
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448 | 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults |
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449 | 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen |
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450 | 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename> |
390 | |
451 | |
391 | If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> |
452 | If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> |
392 | lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults |
453 | lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults |
393 | set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually |
454 | set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually |
394 | B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in |
455 | B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in |
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505 | Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. |
566 | Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. |
506 | |
567 | |
507 | =item B<troughColor:> I<colour> |
568 | =item B<troughColor:> I<colour> |
508 | |
569 | |
509 | Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default |
570 | Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default |
510 | #969696]. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar. |
571 | #969696]. Only relevant for rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar. |
511 | |
572 | |
512 | =item B<borderColor:> I<colour> |
573 | =item B<borderColor:> I<colour> |
513 | |
574 | |
514 | The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar |
575 | The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar |
515 | and the text. |
576 | and the text. |
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607 | xterm style selection. |
668 | xterm style selection. |
608 | |
669 | |
609 | =item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> |
670 | =item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> |
610 | |
671 | |
611 | Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is |
672 | Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is |
612 | the author's favourite.. |
673 | the author's favourite. |
613 | |
674 | |
614 | =item B<title:> I<string> |
675 | =item B<title:> I<string> |
615 | |
676 | |
616 | Set window title string, the default title is the command-line |
677 | Set window title string, the default title is the command-line |
617 | specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application |
678 | specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application |
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649 | |
710 | |
650 | Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use |
711 | Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use |
651 | B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or |
712 | B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or |
652 | B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well. |
713 | B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well. |
653 | |
714 | |
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715 | The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is. |
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716 | |
654 | =item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> |
717 | =item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> |
655 | |
718 | |
656 | B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: |
719 | B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: |
657 | disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. |
720 | disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. |
658 | |
721 | |
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678 | B<+si>. |
741 | B<+si>. |
679 | |
742 | |
680 | =item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> |
743 | =item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> |
681 | |
744 | |
682 | B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and |
745 | B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and |
683 | B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<+sw>. B<False>: do not scroll |
746 | B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll |
684 | with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<-sw>. |
747 | with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<+sw>. |
685 | |
748 | |
686 | =item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> |
749 | =item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> |
687 | |
750 | |
688 | B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys |
751 | B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys |
689 | are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and |
752 | are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and |
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754 | |
817 | |
755 | Mouse pointer background colour. |
818 | Mouse pointer background colour. |
756 | |
819 | |
757 | =item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number> |
820 | =item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number> |
758 | |
821 | |
759 | Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. |
822 | Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a |
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823 | large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout. |
760 | |
824 | |
761 | =item B<backspacekey:> I<string> |
825 | =item B<backspacekey:> I<string> |
762 | |
826 | |
763 | The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> |
827 | The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> |
764 | or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> |
828 | or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> |
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896 | example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK> |
960 | example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK> |
897 | when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": |
961 | when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": |
898 | |
962 | |
899 | URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007 |
963 | URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007 |
900 | |
964 | |
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965 | Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping |
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966 | will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and |
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967 | no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That |
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968 | means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide |
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969 | definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined |
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970 | mappings themselves. |
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971 | |
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972 | Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example |
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973 | if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s |
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974 | C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the |
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975 | user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement: |
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976 | |
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977 | URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence> |
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978 | URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin: |
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979 | |
|
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980 | The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination |
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981 | of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for |
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982 | C<Shift-Insert>. |
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983 | |
901 | The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to |
984 | The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to |
902 | the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited |
985 | the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited |
903 | font-switching at runtime: |
986 | font-switching at runtime: |
904 | |
987 | |
905 | URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007 |
988 | URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007 |
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931 | the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta |
1014 | the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta |
932 | (Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action. |
1015 | (Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action. |
933 | |
1016 | |
934 | If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are |
1017 | If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are |
935 | disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen |
1018 | disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen |
936 | application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC[6~> |
1019 | application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~> |
937 | (Next) and B<ESC[5~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the |
1020 | (Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the |
938 | up and down arrows sends B<ESC[A> (Up) and B<ESC[B> (Down), |
1021 | up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down), |
939 | respectively. |
1022 | respectively. |
940 | |
1023 | |
941 | =head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION |
1024 | =head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION |
942 | |
1025 | |
943 | The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to |
1026 | The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to |
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1098 | |
1181 | |
1099 | =back |
1182 | =back |
1100 | |
1183 | |
1101 | =head1 ENVIRONMENT |
1184 | =head1 ENVIRONMENT |
1102 | |
1185 | |
1103 | B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets the environment variables B<TERM>, B<COLORTERM> |
1186 | B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables: |
1104 | and B<COLORFGBG>. The environment variable B<WINDOWID> is set to the X |
1187 | |
1105 | window id number of the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window and it also uses and |
1188 | =over 4 |
1106 | sets the environment variable B<DISPLAY> to specify which display |
1189 | |
1107 | terminal to use. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> uses the environment variables |
1190 | =item B<TERM> |
1108 | B<RXVTPATH> and B<PATH> to find XPM files. |
1191 | |
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1192 | Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via |
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1193 | resources or on the commandline. |
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1194 | |
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1195 | =item B<COLORTERM> |
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1196 | |
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1197 | Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on wether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was |
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1198 | compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension |
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1199 | C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen. |
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1200 | |
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1201 | =item B<COLORFGBG> |
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1202 | |
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1203 | Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is |
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|
1204 | the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string |
|
|
1205 | C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be |
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|
1206 | used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the |
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1207 | string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@ |
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1208 | was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can |
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1209 | (and do) use this information to optimize screen output. |
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1210 | |
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|
1211 | =item B<WINDOWID> |
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1212 | |
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1213 | Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel |
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1214 | window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal |
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1215 | window and so on). |
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1216 | |
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1217 | =item B<TERMINFO> |
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1218 | |
|
|
1219 | Set to the terminfo directory iff @@RXVT_NAME@@ was configured with |
|
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1220 | C<--with-terminfo=PATH>. |
|
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1221 | |
|
|
1222 | =item B<DISPLAY> |
|
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1223 | |
|
|
1224 | Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct |
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1225 | display in it's child processes. |
|
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1226 | |
|
|
1227 | =item B<SHELL> |
|
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1228 | |
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1229 | The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>. |
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1230 | |
|
|
1231 | =item B<RXVTPATH> |
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1232 | |
|
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1233 | The path where @@RXVT_NAME@@ looks for support files such as menu and xpm |
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1234 | files. |
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1235 | |
|
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1236 | =item B<PATH> |
|
|
1237 | |
|
|
1238 | Used in the same way as C<RXVTPATH>. |
|
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1239 | |
|
|
1240 | =item B<RXVT_SOCKET> |
|
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1241 | |
|
|
1242 | The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and |
|
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1243 | @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1). |
|
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1244 | |
|
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1245 | Default C<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-<nodename >>. |
|
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1246 | |
|
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1247 | =item B<HOME> |
|
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1248 | |
|
|
1249 | Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for |
|
|
1250 | daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as |
|
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1251 | C<.Xdefaults>) |
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1252 | |
|
|
1253 | =item B<XAPPLRESDIR> |
|
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1254 | |
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1255 | Directory where various X resource files are being located. |
|
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1256 | |
|
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1257 | =item B<XENVIRONMENT> |
|
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1258 | |
|
|
1259 | If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by |
|
|
1260 | @@RXVT_NAME@@. |
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1261 | |
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1262 | =back |
1109 | |
1263 | |
1110 | =head1 FILES |
1264 | =head1 FILES |
1111 | |
1265 | |
1112 | =over 4 |
1266 | =over 4 |
1113 | |
1267 | |
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1133 | |
1287 | |
1134 | =over 4 |
1288 | =over 4 |
1135 | |
1289 | |
1136 | =item Project Coordinator |
1290 | =item Project Coordinator |
1137 | |
1291 | |
1138 | @@RXVT_MAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_MAINTEMAIL@@> |
1292 | Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> |
1139 | |
1293 | |
1140 | =item Web page maintainter |
1294 | L<http://software.schmorp.de/#rxvt-unicode> |
1141 | |
|
|
1142 | @@RXVT_WEBMAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_WEBMAINTEMAIL@@> |
|
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1143 | |
|
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1144 | L<@@RXVT_WEBPAGE@@> |
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1145 | |
1295 | |
1146 | =back |
1296 | =back |
1147 | |
1297 | |
1148 | =head1 AUTHORS |
1298 | =head1 AUTHORS |
1149 | |
1299 | |
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1174 | =item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >> |
1324 | =item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >> |
1175 | |
1325 | |
1176 | Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator |
1326 | Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator |
1177 | (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) |
1327 | (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) |
1178 | |
1328 | |
1179 | =item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt@schmorp.de> >> |
1329 | =item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> |
1180 | |
1330 | |
1181 | Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal |
1331 | Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal |
1182 | character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm |
1332 | character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm |
1183 | compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions. |
1333 | compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions. |
1184 | |
1334 | |