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12emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not 12emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not
13require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style 13require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
14configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space -- 14configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --
15a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions. 15a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
16 16
17This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
18L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod>.
19
17=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 20=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18 21
19See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of 22See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common 23frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at 24problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>. 25L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
23 26
24=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT 27=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
25 28
26Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode 29Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the 30internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
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242italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont> 245italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
243for details. 246for details.
244 247
245=item B<-is>|B<+is> 248=item B<-is>|B<+is>
246 249
247Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity 250Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
248foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for 251foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
249details. 252details.
250 253
251=item B<-name> I<name> 254=item B<-name> I<name>
252 255
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503If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp 506If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
504entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that 507entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
505yourself if you want that. 508yourself if you want that.
506 509
507As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress 510As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
508pty/tty operations. 511pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
512perl extension that manages the terminal.
509 513
510Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a 514Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
511longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>): 515longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
512 516
513 use IO::Pty; 517 use IO::Pty;
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527Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in 531Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
528this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details. 532this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
529 533
530=back 534=back
531 535
532=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 536=head1 RESOURCES
533 537
534Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long 538Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
535options) compiled into your version. 539options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
540long-options.
536 541
537You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many 542You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
538distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X 543distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
539starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order, 544starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
540with later settings overwriting earlier ones: 545with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
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719an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified 724an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified
720beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000. 725beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
721Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>. 726Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
722Supported operations are: 727Supported operations are:
723 728
724 tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0, 729 tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0
725 propscale will scale image keeping proportions, 730 propscale will scale image keeping proportions
726 auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100; 731 auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100
727 hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size; 732 hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size
728 vscale will scale image vertically to the window size; 733 vscale will scale image vertically to the window size
729 scale will scale image to match window size; 734 scale will scale image to match window size
730 root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting 735 root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
731 whenever terminal window moves. 736 whenever terminal window moves
732 737
733If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be 738If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
734blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any 739blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any
735other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option. 740other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
736 741
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801text font will being used for the given style. 806text font will being used for the given style.
802 807
803=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean> 808=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
804 809
805When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>, 810When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
806option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high 811option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
807intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>, 812intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
808option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not 813option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
809reachable. 814reachable.
810
811=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
812
813Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which
814is xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which
815gives xterm style selection. Only effective when the original (non-perl)
816selection code is in use.
817 815
818=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 816=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
819 817
820Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is 818Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
821the author's favourite. 819the author's favourite.

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