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17	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	17	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18		18
19	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of	19	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common	20	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at	21	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/checkout/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.	22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.
23		23
24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT	24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
25		25
26	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode	26	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the	27	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
28	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,	28	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
29	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts	29	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,	30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31	like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these	31	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
32	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work	32	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
33	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are left-to-right scripts, such	33	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
34	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms	34	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
35	belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --	35	belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
36	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might	36	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
37	change.	37	change.
38		38
39	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let	39	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
40	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very userfriendly, lean and clean	40	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
41	terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely	41	terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely
42	because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and	42	because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and
43	another for japanese.	43	another for japanese.
44		44
45	Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to	45	Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to
46	display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other	46	display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other
47	programs force onto it's users never made sense to me: You should be able	47	programs force onto its users never made sense to me: You should be able
48	to choose any font for any script freely.	48	to choose any font for any script freely.
49		49
50	Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than	50	Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than
51	it's predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy	51	its predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy
52	in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot less bugs than the original	52	in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot bugs less than the original
53	rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.	53	rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.
54		54
55	It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean	55	It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean
56	and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode	56	and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode
57	without most of it's features to get a lean binary. It also comes with	57	without most of its features to get a lean binary. It also comes with
58	a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows	58	a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows
59	from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and	59	from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and
60	drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and	60	drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and
61	@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).	61	@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).
62		62
63	It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have	63	It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have
64	been extended) easier accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical	64	been extended) more accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical
65	reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).	65	reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).
66		66
67	=head1 OPTIONS	67	=head1 OPTIONS
68		68
69	The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed	69	The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed
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93		93
94	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still	94	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still
95	respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the	95	respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the
96	B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.	96	B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
97		97
		98	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
		99
		100	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
		101	resource B<depth>.
		102
98	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>	103	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
99		104
100	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.	105	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
101		106
102	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>	107	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>
103		108
104	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.	109	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
105		110
106	=item B<-j>\|B<+j>	111	=item B<-j>\|B<+j>
107		112
108	Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>.	113	Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
		114
		115	=item B<-ss>\|B<+ss>
		116
		117	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
109		118
110	=item B<-ip>\|B<+ip> \| B<-tr>\|B<+tr>	119	=item B<-ip>\|B<+ip> \| B<-tr>\|B<+tr>
111		120
112	Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is	121	Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is
113	B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.	122	B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
		123
		124	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
		125	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
114		126
115	=item B<-fade> I<number>	127	=item B<-fade> I<number>
116		128
117	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values	129	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
118	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade	130	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
119	colour; resource B<fading>.	131	colour; resource B<fading>.
120		132
121	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>	133	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
122		134
123	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour	135	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
124	is black. resource B<fadeColor>.	136	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
125		137
126	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	138	=item B<-tint> I<colour>
127		139
128	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	140	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
129	transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for	141	transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for
130	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be	142	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
131	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it; resource	143	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
		144	Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
		145	thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
		146	blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them; resource
132	I<tintColor>. Example:	147	I<tintColor>. Example:
133		148
134	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40	149	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
135		150
136	=item B<-sh>	151	=item B<-sh> I<number>
137		152
138	I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent	153	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent
139	background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be	154	background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;
140	specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>).	155	resource I<shading>.
		156
		157	=item B<-blt> I<string>
		158
		159	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
		160	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
		161	transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
		162	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,
		163	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
		164	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
		165	alpha-blending; resource I<blendType>.
		166
		167	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
		168
		169	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
		170	background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and
		171	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
		172	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
		173	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128; resource I<blurRadius>.
141		174
142	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	175	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
143		176
144	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	177	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
145		178
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147		180
148	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	181	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
149		182
150	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>	183	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>
151		184
152	Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally	185	Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also
153	specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to	186	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
154	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the	187	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
155	command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.	188	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
156		189
157	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	190	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
158		191
159	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.	192	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
160		193
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172	resource B<borderColor>.	205	resource B<borderColor>.
173		206
174	=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>	207	=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
175		208
176	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names	209	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
177	that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. The	210	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
178	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be	211	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
179	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default	212	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
180	font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.	213	font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
181		214
182	In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify it's name or prefix it	215	In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify its name or prefix it
183	with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,	216	with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
184	e.g.:	217	e.g.:
185		218
186	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"	219	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
187	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"	220	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
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189	See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ	222	See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ
190	section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).	223	section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
191		224
192	=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>	225	=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>
193		226
194	Compile font-styles: The bold font list to use when bold characters are to	227	Compile I<font-styles>: The bold font list to use when B<bold> characters
195	be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.	228	are to be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.
196		229
197	=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>	230	=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>
198		231
199	Compile font-styles: The italic font list to use when bold characters are to	232	Compile I<font-styles>: The italic font list to use when I<italic>
200	be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.	233	characters are to be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.
201		234
202	=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>	235	=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>
203		236
204	Compile font-styles: The bold italic font list to use when bold characters are to	237	Compile I<font-styles>: The bold italic font list to use when B<< I<bold
205	be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont> for details.	238	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
		239	for details.
206		240
207	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>	241	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>
208		242
209	Compile font-styles: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity	243	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity
210	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for	244	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
211	details.	245	details.
212		246
213	=item B<-name> I<name>	247	=item B<-name> I<name>
214		248
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296		330
297	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.	331	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
298	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window	332	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
299	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	333	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.
300		334
		335	=item B<-override-redirect>
		336
		337	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
		338	B<override-redirect>.
		339
		340	=item B<-sbg>
		341
		342	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
		343	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
		344	this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
		345	resource B<skipBuiltinGlyphs>.
		346
301	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	347	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
302		348
303	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	349	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
304	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	350	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
305	B<linespace>.	351	B<lineSpace>.
306		352
307	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	353	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
308		354
309	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the	355	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
310	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the	356	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
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364	for more info.	410	for more info.
365		411
366	=item B<-tcw>	412	=item B<-tcw>
367		413
368	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	414	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
		415	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
369	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the	416	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the
370	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	417	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
371		418
372	=item B<-insecure>	419	=item B<-insecure>
373		420
374	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	421	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
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402		449
403	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	450	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
404		451
405	=item B<-embed> I<windowid>	452	=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
406		453
407	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window,	454	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
408	which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.	455	which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
409		456
410	Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it	457	Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
411	shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it	458	shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
412	quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to	459	quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
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415	The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.	462	The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
416		463
417	It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file	464	It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
418	descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you	465	descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
419	can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the	466	can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
420	terminal. This works regardless of wether the C<-embed> option was used or	467	terminal. This works regardless of whether the C<-embed> option was used or
421	not.	468	not.
422		469
423	Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be	470	Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
424	used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):	471	used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
425		472
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427	$rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {	474	$rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
428	my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;	475	my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
429	system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";	476	system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
430	});	477	});
431		478
432	=item B<-pty-fd> I<fileno>	479	=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
433		480
434	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty	481	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
435	pair but instead use the given filehandle as the tty master. This is	482	pair but instead use the given file descriptor as the tty master. This is
436	useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator	483	useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
437	without having to run a program within it.	484	without having to run a program within it.
438		485
439	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	486	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
440	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that	487	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
441	yourself if you want that.	488	yourself if you want that.
		489
		490	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
		491	pty/tty operations.
442		492
443	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a	493	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
444	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	494	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
445		495
446	use IO::Pty;	496	use IO::Pty;
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455	my $slave = $pty->slave;	505	my $slave = $pty->slave;
456	while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }	506	while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
457		507
458	=item B<-pe> I<string>	508	=item B<-pe> I<string>
459		509
460	Colon-separated list of perl extension scripts to use in this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext>.	510	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
		511	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
461		512
462	=back	513	=back
463		514
464	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	515	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)
465		516
466	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	517	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
467	options) compiled into your version.	518	options) compiled into your version.
468		519
469	There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the	520	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
470	Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal	521	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
471	Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie.	522	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
472	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the	523	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
473	resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many distribution do also load
474	settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@
475	will consult the following files/resources in order, with later settings
476	overwriting earlier ones:
477		524
478	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global	525	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
479	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	526	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
480	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	527	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults
481	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	528	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen
482	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	529	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
483		530
484	If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h>
485	lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults
486	set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually
487	B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in
488	B<~/.Xdefaults>, or B<~/.Xresources> if B<~/.Xdefaults> does not exist.
489	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two	531	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
490	class names: B<XTerm> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows	532	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
491	resources common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be	533	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
492	easily configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources	534	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
493	unique to B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, notably colours and key-handling, to be	535	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, to be shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
494	shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> configurations. If no	536	configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will
495	resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line	537	be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
496	arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following	538	settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
497	resources are allowed:	539	check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
		540	extensions not documented here):
498		541
499	=over 4	542	=over 4
		543
		544	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
		545
		546	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
		547	option B<-depth>.
500		548
501	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	549	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
502		550
503	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	551	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
504	option B<-geometry>.	552	option B<-geometry>.
…		…
541	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	589	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
542	foreground colour is the default.	590	foreground colour is the default.
543		591
544	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>	592	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
545		593
546	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video	594	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
547	characters.	595	when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
548		596
549	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>	597	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
550		598
551	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline	599	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
552	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.	600	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
…		…
568	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	616	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
569	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	617	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.
570		618
571	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	619	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
572		620
573	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling	621	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
574	quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>.	622	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
		623	has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
		624	received line; option B<-j>.
		625
575	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>.	626	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
		627	force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
		628
		629	=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
		630
		631	B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
		632	receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
		633	(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
		634	result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
		635	option B<-ss>.
		636
		637	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
		638	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
		639	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
576		640
577	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	641	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>
578		642
579	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	643	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving
580	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'	644	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'
581	pixmap.	645	pixmap.
582		646
		647	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
		648	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>
		649
583	=item B<fading:> I<number>	650	=item B<fading:> I<number>
584		651
585	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	652	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
586		653
587	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>	654	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
…		…
594	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option	661	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option
595	B<-tint>.	662	B<-tint>.
596		663
597	=item B<shading:> I<number>	664	=item B<shading:> I<number>
598		665
599	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background	666	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image
600	image in addition to tinting it.	667	in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>.
		668
		669	=item B<blendType:> I<string>
		670
		671	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
		672
		673	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
		674
		675	Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent
		676	background image; option B<-blr>.
601		677
602	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	678	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
603		679
604	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	680	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
605		681
…		…
613	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	689	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
614	and the text.	690	and the text.
615		691
616	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>	692	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>
617		693
618	Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for	694	Use the specified image file for the background and also optionally
619	the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry	695	specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
620	string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the	696	in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical scale (percent),
621	horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image	697	and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent).
622	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale	698	A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale of 1 displays the
623	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9	699	image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies an integer
624	specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will	700	number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified beyond
625	be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted	701	10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
626	scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]	702	Special string of B<"auto"> used as a geometry will cause image to be
627		703	automatically scaled to match window size.
628	=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]>	704	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option - specified pixmap will be
629		705	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any
630	Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is	706	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
631	optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the	707	[default 0x0+50+50]
632	reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar.
633		708
634	=item B<path:> I<path>	709	=item B<path:> I<path>
635		710
636	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and	711	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
637	menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
638	B<PATH> environment variables.
639		712
640	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>	713	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
641		714
642	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font	715	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
643	names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters.	716	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
644	The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might	717	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
645	be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always	718	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
646	appended to it; option B<-fn>.	719	font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
647		720
648	Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with	721	Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
649	optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.	722	optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
650		723
651	In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and	724	In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
…		…
653	hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft	726	hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
654	fonts.	727	fonts.
655		728
656	For example, this font resource	729	For example, this font resource
657		730
658	URxvt*font: 9x15bold,\	731	URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
659	-misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\	732	-misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
660	-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \	733	-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
661	[codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \	734	[codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
662	xft:Code2000:antialias=false	735	xft:Code2000:antialias=false
663		736
…		…
701		774
702	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	775	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
703		776
704	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,	777	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
705	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high	778	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high
706	intensity foreground/backround colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	779	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
707	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not	780	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
708	reachable.	781	reachable.
709		782
710	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>	783	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
711		784
712	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is	785	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which
713	xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives	786	is xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which
714	xterm style selection.	787	gives xterm style selection. Only effective when the original (non-perl)
		788	selection code is in use.
715		789
716	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>	790	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
717		791
718	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is	792	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
719	the author's favourite.	793	the author's favourite.
…		…
733	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>	807	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
734		808
735	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no	809	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
736	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].	810	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
737		811
		812	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
		813
		814	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
		815	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
		816
738	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	817	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
739		818
740	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	819	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
741	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	820	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
742		821
…		…
760		839
761	The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.	840	The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
762		841
763	Example:	842	Example:
764		843
765	URxvt*print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	844	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
766		845
767	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents	846	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
768	everytime you hit C<Print>.	847	every time you hit C<Print>.
769		848
770	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	849	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
771		850
772	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	851	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
773	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	852	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
…		…
795		874
796	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>	875	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
797		876
798	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and	877	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and
799	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll	878	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll
800	with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<+sw>.	879	with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>.
801		880
802	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>	881	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
803		882
804	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys	883	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
805	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and	884	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
…		…
824	=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean>	903	=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean>
825		904
826	Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the	905	Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the
827	WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>.	906	WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>.
828		907
		908	=item B<skipBuiltinGlyphs:> I<boolean>
		909
		910	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
		911	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
		912	this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
		913	option B<-sbg>.
		914
829	=item B<termName:> I<termname>	915	=item B<termName:> I<termname>
830		916
831	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment	917	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
832	variable; option B<-tn>.	918	variable; option B<-tn>.
833		919
834	=item B<linespace:> I<number>	920	=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
835		921
836	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	922	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
837	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.	923	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
838		924
839	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>	925	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
…		…
888	pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated	974	pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
889	with the B<Execute> key.	975	with the B<Execute> key.
890		976
891	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>	977	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
892		978
893	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The	979	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
894	built-in default:	980	(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
		981
		982	When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
		983	in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
		984	characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
		985	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
		986
		987	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
		988	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
895		989
896	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	990	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>
897		991
898	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	992	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
899		993
…		…
935	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these	1029	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
936	sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).	1030	sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
937		1031
938	You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying	1032	You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
939	B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,	1033	B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
940	locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests as well as dynamic	1034	locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
941	menubar dispatch.
942		1035
943	=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>	1036	=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
944		1037
945	Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,	1038	Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
946	B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option	1039	B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
…		…
950		1043
951	Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)	1044	Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
952	character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described	1045	character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
953	in the entry on B<keysym> following.	1046	in the entry on B<keysym> following.
954		1047
955	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool>	1048	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
956		1049
957	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).	1050	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
958		1051
959	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool>	1052	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
960		1053
961	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this	1054	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
962	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1055	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
963	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1056	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will
964	instead scroll the screen up.	1057	instead scroll the screen up.
965		1058
966	=item B<hold>: I<bool>	1059	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
967		1060
968	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	1061	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
969	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1062	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
970	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	1063	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
971	user.	1064	user.
…		…
990	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and	1083	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
991	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex	1084	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
992	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not	1085	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
993	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.	1086	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
994		1087
995	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,	1088	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
996	C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,	1089	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for futher details.
997	C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
998	C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
999	can start or end with whitespace.
1000
1001	Please note that you need to double the C<\> when using
1002	C<--enable-xgetdefault>, as X itself does it's own de-escaping (you can
1003	use C<\033> instead of C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and
1004	@@RXVT_NAME@@'s own processing).
1005		1090
1006	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1091	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
1007	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimeter `/'	1092	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1008	should be a character not used by the strings.	1093	should be a character not used by the strings.
1009		1094
1010	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:	1095	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1011		1096
1012	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>	1097	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>
…		…
1023	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":	1108	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1024		1109
1025	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007	1110	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1026		1111
1027	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>	1112	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1028	is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the rxvtperl(3)	1113	is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1029	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via	1114	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1030	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:	1115	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1031		1116
1032	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13	1117	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1033		1118
…		…
1061	info):	1146	info):
1062		1147
1063	URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t	1148	URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
1064	URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t	1149	URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
1065		1150
		1151	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
		1152
1066	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>	1153	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1067		1154
1068	Colon-separated list of perl extension scripts to use in this terminal	1155	Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to
		1156	use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
		1157
		1158	Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
		1159	them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
		1160	by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
		1161	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except
		1162	C<selection>.
		1163
		1164	Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets
		1165	(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for
		1166	searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension
		1167	multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to
		1168	the extension.
		1169
1069	instance. Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded	1170	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1070	if necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance; option B<-pe>.	1171	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.
		1172
		1173	If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl
		1174	interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that
		1175	B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
		1176	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1071		1177
1072	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>	1178	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1073		1179
1074	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See the	1180	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1075	rxvtperl(3) manpage.	1181	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource
		1182	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1076		1183
1077	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>	1184	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1078		1185
1079	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension	1186	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1080	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,	1187	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,
1081	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in	1188	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
1082	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.	1189	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource
		1190	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1083		1191
1084	See the rxvtperl(3) manpage.	1192	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
		1193
		1194	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
		1195
		1196	Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for
		1197	details.
		1198
		1199	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
		1200
		1201	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
		1202	for details.
		1203
		1204	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>
		1205
		1206	Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search
		1207	(default: C<M-s>).
		1208
		1209	=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>
		1210
		1211	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
		1212	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
		1213
		1214	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
		1215
		1216	Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
		1217
		1218	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
		1219
		1220	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
		1221	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1222
		1223	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
		1224
		1225	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1085		1226
1086	=back	1227	=back
1087		1228
1088	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR	1229	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1089		1230
…		…
1108	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>	1249	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
1109	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the	1250	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
1110	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),	1251	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
1111	respectively.	1252	respectively.
1112		1253
1113	=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION	1254	=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
1114		1255
1115	The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to	1256	The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
1116	I<xterm>(1).	1257	to I<xterm>(1).
1117		1258
1118	=over 4	1259	=over 4
1119		1260
1120	=item B<Selection>:	1261	=item B<Selecting>:
1121		1262
1122	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region	1263	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
1123	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click	1264	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
1124	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line	1265	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
1125	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource	1266	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
…		…
1129	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a	1270	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1130	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the	1271	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1131	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from	1272	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1132	the selection.	1273	the selection.
1133		1274
1134	=item B<Insertion>:	1275	=item B<Pasting>:
1135		1276
1136	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in	1277	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
1137	an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be	1278	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1138	inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.	1279	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
		1280
		1281	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
		1282	inserted too.
1139		1283
1140	=back	1284	=back
1141		1285
1142	=head1 CHANGING FONTS	1286	=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1143		1287
1144	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet	1288	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
1145	supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.	1289	supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
1146		1290
1147	You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and	1291	You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
1148	therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
1149		1292
1150	printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"	1293	printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
		1294
		1295	You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
		1296
		1297	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
		1298	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
1151		1299
1152	rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.	1300	rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
1153		1301
1154	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT	1302	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1155		1303
1156	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters	1304	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1157	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The	1305	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1158	first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with	1306	first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1159	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled	1307	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1160	with C<--enable-iso14755>.	1308	with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1161		1309
1162	=over 4	1310	=over 4
1163		1311
…		…
1183	This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of	1331	This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1184	your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.	1332	your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1185		1333
1186	Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing	1334	Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
1187	them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not	1335	them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1188	invoke it's usual function but instead will insert the corresponding	1336	invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1189	keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been	1337	keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1190	released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for	1338	released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
1191	C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a	1339	C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
1192	reverse tab (Shift-Tab).	1340	reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
1193		1341
…		…
1226	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1374	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS
1227		1375
1228	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1376	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1229	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1377	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus
1230	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the	1378	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the
1231	colours with their B<rgb.txt> names.	1379	colours with their names.
1232		1380
1233	=begin table	1381	=begin table
1234		1382
1235	B<color0> (black) = Black	1383	B<color0> (black) = Black
1236	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1384	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
1256	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1404	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1257	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1405	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1258	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of	1406	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1259	color0-color15.	1407	color0-color15.
1260		1408
		1409	In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an
		1410	additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79)
		1411	consist of a 444 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
		1412	16>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
		1413
		1414	Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only
		1415	the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only
		1416	be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1417
1261	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1418	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1262	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1419	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1263	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1420	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1264	been specified. For example,	1421	been specified. For example,
1265		1422
…		…
1270	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1427	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black
1271	on White.	1428	on White.
1272		1429
1273	=back	1430	=back
1274		1431
		1432	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
		1433
		1434	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
		1435	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>
		1436	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,
		1437	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component
		1438	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely
		1439	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where
		1440	C<percent> is a decimal percentage (0-100) that specifies the opacity of
		1441	the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy
		1442	opaque.
		1443
		1444	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that
		1445	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting
		1446	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
		1447
		1448	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red
		1449	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
		1450
		1451	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink"
		1452
		1453	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
		1454	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>
		1455
1275	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1456	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1276		1457
1277	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1458	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1278		1459
1279	=over 4	1460	=over 4
1280		1461
1281	=item B<TERM>	1462	=item B<TERM>
1282		1463
1283	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via	1464	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1284	resources or on the commandline.	1465	resources or on the command line.
1285		1466
1286	=item B<COLORTERM>	1467	=item B<COLORTERM>
1287		1468
1288	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on wether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was	1469	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1289	compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension	1470	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1290	C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.	1471	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
		1472	screen.
1291		1473
1292	=item B<COLORFGBG>	1474	=item B<COLORFGBG>
1293		1475
1294	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is	1476	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1295	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string	1477	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1296	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be	1478	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1297	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the	1479	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1298	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@	1480	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1299	was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can	1481	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1300	(and do) use this information to optimize screen output.	1482	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1301		1483
1302	=item B<WINDOWID>	1484	=item B<WINDOWID>
1303		1485
1304	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel	1486	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1305	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal	1487	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
…		…
1311	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1493	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1312		1494
1313	=item B<DISPLAY>	1495	=item B<DISPLAY>
1314		1496
1315	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1497	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1316	display in it's child processes.	1498	display in its child processes.
1317		1499
1318	=item B<SHELL>	1500	=item B<SHELL>
1319		1501
1320	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1502	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1321
1322	=item B<RXVTPATH>
1323
1324	The path where @@RXVT_NAME@@ looks for support files such as menu and xpm
1325	files.
1326
1327	=item B<PATH>
1328
1329	Used in the same way as C<RXVTPATH>.
1330		1503
1331	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>	1504	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1332		1505
1333	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and	1506	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1334	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).	1507	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
…		…
1372		1545
1373	=item Project Coordinator	1546	=item Project Coordinator
1374		1547
1375	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1548	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1376		1549
1377	L<http://software.schmorp.de/#rxvt-unicode>	1550	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1378		1551
1379	=back	1552	=back
1380		1553
1381	=head1 AUTHORS	1554	=head1 AUTHORS
1382		1555
…		…
1404		1577
1405	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1578	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1406		1579
1407	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1580	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1408		1581
1409	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator	1582	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
		1583
1410	(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1584	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1411		1585
1412	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1586	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1413		1587
1414	Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal	1588	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1415	character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm	1589	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1416	compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
1417		1590
1418	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)	1591	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1419		1592
		1593	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
		1594
		1595	Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.
		1596
1420	=back	1597	=back
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