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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; resource B<transparent>.
		122
		123	B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
		124	future versions.
		125
		126	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
		127	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
114		128
115	=item B<-fade> I<number>	129	=item B<-fade> I<number>
116		130
117	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values	131	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	132	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
119	colour; resource B<fading>.	133	colour; resource B<fading>.
120		134
121	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>	135	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
122		136
123	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour	137	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
124	is black. resource B<fadeColor>.	138	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
125		139
126	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	140	=item B<-tint> I<colour>
127		141
128	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	142	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
129	transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for	143	transparency is enabled with B<-tr>. This only works for
130	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be	144	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	145	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
		146	Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
		147	thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
		148	blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them. Also
		149	pure black and pure white colors essentially mean no tinting; resource
132	I<tintColor>. Example:	150	I<tintColor>. Example:
133		151
134	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40	152	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
135		153
136	=item B<-sh>	154	=item B<-sh> I<number>
137		155
138	I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent	156	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (100 .. 200) the transparent
139	background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be	157	background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;
140	specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>).	158	resource I<shading>.
		159
		160	=item B<-blt> I<string>
		161
		162	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
		163	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
		164	transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
		165	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,
		166	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
		167	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
		168	alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
		169
		170	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
		171
		172	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
		173	background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and
		174	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
		175	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
		176	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage>;
		177	resource I<blurRadius>.
141		178
142	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	179	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
143		180
144	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	181	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
145		182
146	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	183	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
147		184
148	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	185	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
149		186
150	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>	187	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
151		188
152	Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally	189	Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also
153	specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to	190	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	191	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
155	command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.	192	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
156		193
157	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	194	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
158		195
159	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.	196	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
160		197
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172	resource B<borderColor>.	209	resource B<borderColor>.
173		210
174	=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>	211	=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
175		212
176	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names	213	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	214	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	215	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
179	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default	216	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.	217	font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
181		218
182	In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify it's name or prefix it	219	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:>,	220	with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
184	e.g.:	221	e.g.:
185		222
186	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"	223	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
187	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"	224	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
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297		334
298	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.	335	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	336	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
300	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	337	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.
301		338
		339	=item B<-override-redirect>
		340
		341	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
		342	B<override-redirect>.
		343
302	=item B<-sbg>	344	=item B<-sbg>
303		345
304	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line	346	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	347	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;	348	this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
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308		350
309	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	351	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
310		352
311	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	353	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
312	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	354	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
313	B<linespace>.	355	B<lineSpace>.
314		356
315	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	357	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
316		358
317	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the	359	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	360	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
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372	for more info.	414	for more info.
373		415
374	=item B<-tcw>	416	=item B<-tcw>
375		417
376	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	418	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
		419	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	420	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the
378	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	421	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
379		422
380	=item B<-insecure>	423	=item B<-insecure>
381		424
382	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	425	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@@	447	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
405	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	448	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	449	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
407	user; resource B<hold>.	450	user; resource B<hold>.
408		451
		452	=item B<-xrm> I<string>
		453
		454	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
		455	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
		456	way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
		457
		458	Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
		459	e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
		460	options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
		461	of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
		462	resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
		463	programs.
		464
409	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>	465	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
410		466
411	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	467	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
412		468
413	=item B<-embed> I<windowid>	469	=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
414		470
415	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window,	471	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
416	which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.	472	which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
417		473
418	Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it	474	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	475	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	476	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.	479	The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
424		480
425	It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file	481	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	482	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	483	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	484	terminal. This works regardless of whether the C<-embed> option was used or
429	not.	485	not.
430		486
431	Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be	487	Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
432	used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):	488	used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
433		489
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435	$rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {	491	$rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
436	my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;	492	my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
437	system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";	493	system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
438	});	494	});
439		495
440	=item B<-pty-fd> I<fileno>	496	=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
441		497
442	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty	498	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	499	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	500	useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
445	without having to run a program within it.	501	without having to run a program within it.
446		502
447	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	503	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	504	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
449	yourself if you want that.	505	yourself if you want that.
		506
		507	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
		508	pty/tty operations.
450		509
451	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a	510	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
452	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	511	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
453		512
454	use IO::Pty;	513	use IO::Pty;
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463	my $slave = $pty->slave;	522	my $slave = $pty->slave;
464	while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }	523	while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
465		524
466	=item B<-pe> I<string>	525	=item B<-pe> I<string>
467		526
468	Colon-separated list of perl extension scripts to use in this terminal	527	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
469	instance. See resource B<perl-ext>.	528	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
470		529
471	=back	530	=back
472		531
473	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	532	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)
474		533
475	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	534	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
476	options) compiled into your version.	535	options) compiled into your version.
477		536
478	There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the	537	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
479	Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal	538	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
480	Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie.	539	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
481	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the	540	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
482	resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many distribution do also load
483	settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@
484	will consult the following files/resources in order, with later settings
485	overwriting earlier ones:
486		541
487	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global	542	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
488	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	543	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
489	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	544	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults
490	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	545	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen
491	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	546	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
		547	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
492		548
493	If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h>
494	lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults
495	set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually
496	B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in
497	B<~/.Xdefaults>, or B<~/.Xresources> if B<~/.Xdefaults> does not exist.
498	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two	549	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
499	class names: B<XTerm> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows	550	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
500	resources common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be	551	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
501	easily configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources	552	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
502	unique to B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, notably colours and key-handling, to be	553	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, to be shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
503	shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> configurations. If no	554	configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will
504	resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line	555	be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
505	arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following	556	settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
506	resources are allowed:	557	check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
		558	extensions not documented here):
507		559
508	=over 4	560	=over 4
		561
		562	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
		563
		564	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
		565	option B<-depth>.
509		566
510	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	567	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
511		568
512	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	569	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
513	option B<-geometry>.	570	option B<-geometry>.
…		…
550	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	607	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
551	foreground colour is the default.	608	foreground colour is the default.
552		609
553	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>	610	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
554		611
555	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video	612	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
556	characters.	613	when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
557		614
558	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>	615	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
559		616
560	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline	617	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
561	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.	618	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
…		…
577	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	634	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
578	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	635	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.
579		636
580	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	637	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
581		638
582	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling	639	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
583	quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>.	640	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
		641	has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
		642	received line; option B<-j>.
		643
584	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>.	644	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
		645	force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
585		646
586	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	647	=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
587		648
588	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	649	B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
589	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'	650	receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
590	pixmap.	651	(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
		652	result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
		653	option B<-ss>.
		654
		655	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
		656	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
		657	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
		658
		659	=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
		660
		661	Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background.
		662
		663	B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
		664	future versions.
		665
		666	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
		667	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
591		668
592	=item B<fading:> I<number>	669	=item B<fading:> I<number>
593		670
594	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	671	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
595		672
…		…
603	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option	680	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option
604	B<-tint>.	681	B<-tint>.
605		682
606	=item B<shading:> I<number>	683	=item B<shading:> I<number>
607		684
608	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background	685	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image
609	image in addition to tinting it.	686	in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>.
		687
		688	=item B<blendType:> I<string>
		689
		690	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
		691
		692	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
		693
		694	Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent
		695	background image; option B<-blr>.
610		696
611	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	697	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
612		698
613	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	699	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
614		700
…		…
620	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>	706	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
621		707
622	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	708	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
623	and the text.	709	and the text.
624		710
625	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>	711	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
626		712
627	Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for	713	Use the specified image file for the background and also
628	the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry	714	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
629	string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the	715	(default C<0x0+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
630	horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image	716	horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
631	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale	717	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
632	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9	718	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies
633	specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will	719	an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified
634	be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted	720	beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
635	scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]	721	Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
		722	Supported operations are:
636		723
637	=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]>	724	tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0,
		725	propscale will scale image keeping proportions,
		726	auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100;
		727	hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size;
		728	vscale will scale image vertically to the window size;
		729	scale will scale image to match window size;
		730	root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
		731	whenever terminal window moves.
638		732
639	Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is	733	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
640	optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the	734	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any
641	reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar.	735	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
642		736
643	=item B<path:> I<path>	737	=item B<path:> I<path>
644		738
645	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and	739	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
646	menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
647	B<PATH> environment variables.
648		740
649	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>	741	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
650		742
651	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font	743	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
652	names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters.	744	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
653	The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might	745	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
654	be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always	746	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
655	appended to it; option B<-fn>.	747	font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
656		748
657	Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with	749	Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
658	optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.	750	optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
659		751
660	In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and	752	In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
…		…
662	hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft	754	hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
663	fonts.	755	fonts.
664		756
665	For example, this font resource	757	For example, this font resource
666		758
667	URxvt*font: 9x15bold,\	759	URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
668	-misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\	760	-misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
669	-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \	761	-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
670	[codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \	762	[codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
671	xft:Code2000:antialias=false	763	xft:Code2000:antialias=false
672		764
…		…
710		802
711	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	803	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
712		804
713	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,	805	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
714	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high	806	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high
715	intensity foreground/backround colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	807	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
716	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not	808	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
717	reachable.	809	reachable.
718		810
719	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>	811	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
720		812
721	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is	813	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which
722	xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives	814	is xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which
723	xterm style selection.	815	gives xterm style selection. Only effective when the original (non-perl)
		816	selection code is in use.
724		817
725	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>	818	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
726		819
727	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is	820	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
728	the author's favourite.	821	the author's favourite.
…		…
742	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>	835	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
743		836
744	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no	837	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
745	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].	838	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
746		839
		840	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
		841
		842	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
		843	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
		844
747	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	845	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
748		846
749	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	847	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
750	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	848	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
751		849
…		…
769		867
770	The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.	868	The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
771		869
772	Example:	870	Example:
773		871
774	URxvt*print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	872	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
775		873
776	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents	874	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
777	everytime you hit C<Print>.	875	every time you hit C<Print>.
778		876
779	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	877	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
780		878
781	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	879	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
782	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	880	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
…		…
804		902
805	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>	903	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
806		904
807	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and	905	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and
808	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll	906	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll
809	with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<+sw>.	907	with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>.
810		908
811	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>	909	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
812		910
813	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys	911	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
814	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and	912	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
…		…
845	=item B<termName:> I<termname>	943	=item B<termName:> I<termname>
846		944
847	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment	945	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
848	variable; option B<-tn>.	946	variable; option B<-tn>.
849		947
850	=item B<linespace:> I<number>	948	=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
851		949
852	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	950	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
853	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.	951	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
854		952
855	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>	953	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
…		…
904	pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated	1002	pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
905	with the B<Execute> key.	1003	with the B<Execute> key.
906		1004
907	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>	1005	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
908		1006
909	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The	1007	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
910	built-in default:	1008	(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
911		1009
		1010	When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
		1011	in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
		1012	characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
		1013	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
		1014
		1015	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
		1016	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
		1017
912	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	1018	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{\|} >>
913		1019
914	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	1020	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
915		1021
916	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	1022	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
917		1023
…		…
951	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these	1057	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
952	sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).	1058	sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
953		1059
954	You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying	1060	You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
955	B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,	1061	B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
956	locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests as well as dynamic	1062	locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
957	menubar dispatch.
958		1063
959	=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>	1064	=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
960		1065
961	Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,	1066	Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
962	B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option	1067	B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
…		…
966		1071
967	Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)	1072	Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
968	character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described	1073	character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
969	in the entry on B<keysym> following.	1074	in the entry on B<keysym> following.
970		1075
971	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool>	1076	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
972		1077
973	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).	1078	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
974		1079
975	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool>	1080	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
976		1081
977	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this	1082	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
978	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1083	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
979	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1084	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will
980	instead scroll the screen up.	1085	instead scroll the screen up.
981		1086
982	=item B<hold>: I<bool>	1087	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
983		1088
984	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	1089	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
985	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1090	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
986	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	1091	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
987	user.	1092	user.
…		…
1006	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and	1111	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
1007	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex	1112	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
1008	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not	1113	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
1009	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.	1114	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1010		1115
1011	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,	1116	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
1012	C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,	1117	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for futher details.
1013	C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
1014	C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
1015	can start or end with whitespace.
1016
1017	Please note that you need to double the C<\> when using
1018	C<--enable-xgetdefault>, as X itself does it's own de-escaping (you can
1019	use C<\033> instead of C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and
1020	@@RXVT_NAME@@'s own processing).
1021		1118
1022	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1119	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
1023	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimeter `/'	1120	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1024	should be a character not used by the strings.	1121	should be a character not used by the strings.
1025		1122
1026	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:	1123	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1027		1124
1028	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>	1125	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>
…		…
1081		1178
1082	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>	1179	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1083		1180
1084	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>	1181	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1085		1182
1086	Colon-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts to use in this terminal	1183	Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to
		1184	use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
		1185
		1186	Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
		1187	them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
		1188	by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
		1189	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except
		1190	C<selection>.
		1191
		1192	Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets
		1193	(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for
		1194	searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension
		1195	multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to
		1196	the extension.
		1197
1087	instance. Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded	1198	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1088	if necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. If this	1199	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.
1089	resource is empty or missing, then the perl interpreter will not be	1200
1090	initialized. The idea behind two options is that B<perl-ext-common> will	1201	If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl
1091	be used for extensions that should be available to all instances, while	1202	interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that
1092	B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances; option B<-pe>.	1203	B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
		1204	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1093		1205
1094	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>	1206	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1095		1207
1096	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See the	1208	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1097	@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1209	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource
		1210	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1098		1211
1099	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>	1212	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1100		1213
1101	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension	1214	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1102	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,	1215	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,
1103	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in	1216	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
1104	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.	1217	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource
		1218	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1105		1219
1106	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1220	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
		1221
		1222	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
		1223
		1224	Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for
		1225	details.
		1226
		1227	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
		1228
		1229	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
		1230	for details.
		1231
		1232	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>
		1233
		1234	Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search
		1235	(default: C<M-s>).
		1236
		1237	=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>
		1238
		1239	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
		1240	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
		1241
		1242	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
		1243
		1244	Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
		1245
		1246	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
		1247
		1248	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
		1249	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1250
		1251	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
		1252
		1253	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1107		1254
1108	=back	1255	=back
1109		1256
1110	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR	1257	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1111		1258
…		…
1130	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>	1277	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
1131	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the	1278	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
1132	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),	1279	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
1133	respectively.	1280	respectively.
1134		1281
1135	=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION	1282	=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
1136		1283
1137	The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to	1284	The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
1138	I<xterm>(1).	1285	to I<xterm>(1).
1139		1286
1140	=over 4	1287	=over 4
1141		1288
1142	=item B<Selection>:	1289	=item B<Selecting>:
1143		1290
1144	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region	1291	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
1145	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click	1292	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
1146	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line	1293	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
1147	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource	1294	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
…		…
1151	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a	1298	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1152	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the	1299	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1153	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from	1300	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1154	the selection.	1301	the selection.
1155		1302
1156	=item B<Insertion>:	1303	=item B<Pasting>:
1157		1304
1158	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in	1305	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
1159	an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be	1306	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1160	inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.	1307	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
		1308
		1309	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
		1310	inserted too.
1161		1311
1162	=back	1312	=back
1163		1313
1164	=head1 CHANGING FONTS	1314	=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1165		1315
1166	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet	1316	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
1167	supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.	1317	supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
1168		1318
1169	You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and	1319	You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
1170	therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
1171		1320
1172	printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"	1321	printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
		1322
		1323	You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
		1324
		1325	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
		1326	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
1173		1327
1174	rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.	1328	rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
1175		1329
1176	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT	1330	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1177		1331
1178	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters	1332	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1179	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The	1333	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1180	first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with	1334	first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1181	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled	1335	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1182	with C<--enable-iso14755>.	1336	with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1183		1337
1184	=over 4	1338	=over 4
1185		1339
…		…
1205	This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of	1359	This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1206	your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.	1360	your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1207		1361
1208	Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing	1362	Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
1209	them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not	1363	them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1210	invoke it's usual function but instead will insert the corresponding	1364	invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1211	keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been	1365	keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1212	released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for	1366	released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
1213	C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a	1367	C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
1214	reverse tab (Shift-Tab).	1368	reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
1215		1369
…		…
1248	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1402	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS
1249		1403
1250	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1404	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1251	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1405	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus
1252	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the	1406	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the
1253	colours with their B<rgb.txt> names.	1407	colours with their names.
1254		1408
1255	=begin table	1409	=begin table
1256		1410
1257	B<color0> (black) = Black	1411	B<color0> (black) = Black
1258	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1412	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
1278	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1432	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1279	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1433	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1280	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of	1434	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1281	color0-color15.	1435	color0-color15.
1282		1436
		1437	In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an
		1438	additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79)
		1439	consist of a 444 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
		1440	16>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
		1441
		1442	Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only
		1443	the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only
		1444	be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1445
1283	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1446	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1284	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1447	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1285	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1448	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1286	been specified. For example,	1449	been specified. For example,
1287		1450
…		…
1292	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1455	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black
1293	on White.	1456	on White.
1294		1457
1295	=back	1458	=back
1296		1459
		1460	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
		1461
		1462	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
		1463	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>
		1464	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,
		1465	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component
		1466	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely
		1467	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where
		1468	C<percent> is a decimal percentage (0-100) that specifies the opacity of
		1469	the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy
		1470	opaque.
		1471
		1472	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that
		1473	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting
		1474	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
		1475
		1476	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red
		1477	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
		1478
		1479	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink"
		1480
		1481	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
		1482	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>
		1483
1297	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1484	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1298		1485
1299	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1486	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1300		1487
1301	=over 4	1488	=over 4
1302		1489
1303	=item B<TERM>	1490	=item B<TERM>
1304		1491
1305	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via	1492	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1306	resources or on the commandline.	1493	resources or on the command line.
1307		1494
1308	=item B<COLORTERM>	1495	=item B<COLORTERM>
1309		1496
1310	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on wether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was	1497	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1311	compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension	1498	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1312	C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.	1499	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
		1500	screen.
1313		1501
1314	=item B<COLORFGBG>	1502	=item B<COLORFGBG>
1315		1503
1316	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is	1504	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1317	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string	1505	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1318	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be	1506	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1319	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the	1507	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1320	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@	1508	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1321	was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can	1509	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1322	(and do) use this information to optimize screen output.	1510	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1323		1511
1324	=item B<WINDOWID>	1512	=item B<WINDOWID>
1325		1513
1326	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel	1514	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1327	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal	1515	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
…		…
1333	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1521	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1334		1522
1335	=item B<DISPLAY>	1523	=item B<DISPLAY>
1336		1524
1337	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1525	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1338	display in it's child processes.	1526	display in its child processes.
1339		1527
1340	=item B<SHELL>	1528	=item B<SHELL>
1341		1529
1342	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1530	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1343
1344	=item B<RXVTPATH>
1345
1346	The path where @@RXVT_NAME@@ looks for support files such as menu and xpm
1347	files.
1348
1349	=item B<PATH>
1350
1351	Used in the same way as C<RXVTPATH>.
1352		1531
1353	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>	1532	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1354		1533
1355	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and	1534	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1356	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).	1535	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
…		…
1394		1573
1395	=item Project Coordinator	1574	=item Project Coordinator
1396		1575
1397	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1576	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1398		1577
1399	L<http://software.schmorp.de/#rxvt-unicode>	1578	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1400		1579
1401	=back	1580	=back
1402		1581
1403	=head1 AUTHORS	1582	=head1 AUTHORS
1404		1583
…		…
1426		1605
1427	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1606	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1428		1607
1429	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1608	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1430		1609
1431	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator	1610	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
		1611
1432	(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1612	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1433		1613
1434	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1614	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1435		1615
1436	Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal	1616	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1437	character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm	1617	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1438	compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
1439		1618
1440	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)	1619	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1441		1620
		1621	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
		1622
		1623	Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.
		1624
1442	=back	1625	=back
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