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17	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	17	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18		18
19	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of	19	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common	20	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at	21	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/checkout/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.	22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.
23		23
24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT	24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
25		25
26	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode	26	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the	27	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
28	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,	28	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
29	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts	29	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,	30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31	like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these	31	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
32	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work	32	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
33	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are left-to-right scripts, such	33	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
34	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms	34	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
35	belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --	35	belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
36	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might	36	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
37	change.	37	change.
38		38
39	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let	39	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
40	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very userfriendly, lean and clean	40	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
41	terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely	41	terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely
42	because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and	42	because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and
43	another for japanese.	43	another for japanese.
44		44
45	Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to	45	Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to
46	display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other	46	display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other
47	programs force onto it's users never made sense to me: You should be able	47	programs force onto its users never made sense to me: You should be able
48	to choose any font for any script freely.	48	to choose any font for any script freely.
49		49
50	Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than	50	Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than
51	it's predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy	51	its predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy
52	in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot less bugs than the original	52	in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot bugs less than the original
53	rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.	53	rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.
54		54
55	It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean	55	It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean
56	and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode	56	and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode
57	without most of it's features to get a lean binary. It also comes with	57	without most of its features to get a lean binary. It also comes with
58	a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows	58	a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows
59	from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and	59	from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and
60	drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and	60	drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and
61	@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).	61	@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).
62		62
63	It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have	63	It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have
64	been extended) easier accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical	64	been extended) more accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical
65	reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).	65	reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).
66		66
67	=head1 OPTIONS	67	=head1 OPTIONS
68		68
69	The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed	69	The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed
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93		93
94	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still	94	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still
95	respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the	95	respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the
96	B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.	96	B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
97		97
		98	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
		99
		100	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
		101	resource B<depth>.
		102
98	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>	103	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
99		104
100	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.	105	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
101		106
102	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>	107	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>
103		108
104	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.	109	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
105		110
106	=item B<-j>\|B<+j>	111	=item B<-j>\|B<+j>
107		112
108	Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>.	113	Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
109		114
110	=item B<-ip>\|B<+ip> \| B<-tr>\|B<+tr>	115	=item B<-ss>\|B<+ss>
111		116
112	Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is	117	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
113	B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.	118
		119	=item B<-tr>\|B<+tr>
		120
		121	Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background. Obsolete form of it is
		122	B<-ip> and it should not be used anymore; resource B<transparent>.
		123
		124	I<Please note that old resource name of B<inheritPixmap> is obsolete and should be
		125	changed to B<transparent>. Backwards compatibility support for B<inheritPixmap> will
		126	be phased out in future versions of rxvt!>
		127
		128	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
		129	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
114		130
115	=item B<-fade> I<number>	131	=item B<-fade> I<number>
116		132
117	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values	133	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
118	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade	134	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
119	colour; resource B<fading>.	135	colour; resource B<fading>.
120		136
121	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>	137	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
122		138
123	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour	139	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
124	is black. resource B<fadeColor>.	140	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
125		141
126	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	142	=item B<-tint> I<colour>
127		143
128	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	144	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
129	transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for	145	transparency is enabled with B<-tr>. This only works for
130	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be	146	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
131	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it; resource	147	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
		148	Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
		149	thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
		150	blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them. Also
		151	pure black and pure white colors essentially mean no tinting; resource
132	I<tintColor>. Example:	152	I<tintColor>. Example:
133		153
134	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40	154	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
135		155
136	=item B<-sh>	156	=item B<-sh> I<number>
137		157
138	I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent	158	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (100 .. 200) the transparent
139	background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be	159	background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;
140	specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>).	160	resource I<shading>.
		161
		162	=item B<-blt> I<string>
		163
		164	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
		165	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
		166	transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
		167	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,
		168	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
		169	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
		170	alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
		171
		172	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
		173
		174	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
		175	background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and
		176	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
		177	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
		178	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage>;
		179	resource I<blurRadius>.
141		180
142	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	181	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
143		182
144	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	183	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
145		184
146	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	185	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
147		186
148	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	187	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
149		188
150	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>	189	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
151		190
152	Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally	191	Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also
153	specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to	192	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
154	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the	193	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
155	command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.	194	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
156		195
157	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	196	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
158		197
159	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.	198	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
160		199
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172	resource B<borderColor>.	211	resource B<borderColor>.
173		212
174	=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>	213	=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
175		214
176	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names	215	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	216	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
178	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be	217	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
179	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default	218	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
180	font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.	219	font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
181		220
182	In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify it's name or prefix it	221	In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify its name or prefix it
183	with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,	222	with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
184	e.g.:	223	e.g.:
185		224
186	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"	225	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
187	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"	226	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
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297		336
298	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.	337	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
299	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window	338	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
300	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	339	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.
301		340
		341	=item B<-override-redirect>
		342
		343	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
		344	B<override-redirect>.
		345
302	=item B<-sbg>	346	=item B<-sbg>
303		347
304	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line	348	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
305	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use	349	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
306	this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;	350	this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
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308		352
309	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	353	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
310		354
311	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	355	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
312	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	356	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
313	B<linespace>.	357	B<lineSpace>.
314		358
315	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	359	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
316		360
317	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the	361	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
318	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the	362	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
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372	for more info.	416	for more info.
373		417
374	=item B<-tcw>	418	=item B<-tcw>
375		419
376	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	420	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
		421	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
377	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the	422	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the
378	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	423	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
379		424
380	=item B<-insecure>	425	=item B<-insecure>
381		426
382	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	427	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
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404	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	449	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
405	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	450	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
406	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	451	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
407	user; resource B<hold>.	452	user; resource B<hold>.
408		453
		454	=item B<-xrm> I<string>
		455
		456	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
		457	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
		458	way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
		459
		460	Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
		461	e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
		462	options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
		463	of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
		464	resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
		465	programs.
		466
409	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>	467	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
410		468
411	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	469	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
412		470
413	=item B<-embed> I<windowid>	471	=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
414		472
415	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window,	473	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
416	which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.	474	which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
417		475
418	Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it	476	Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
419	shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it	477	shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
420	quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to	478	quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
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423	The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.	481	The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
424		482
425	It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file	483	It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
426	descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you	484	descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
427	can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the	485	can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
428	terminal. This works regardless of wether the C<-embed> option was used or	486	terminal. This works regardless of whether the C<-embed> option was used or
429	not.	487	not.
430		488
431	Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be	489	Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
432	used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):	490	used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
433		491
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438	});	496	});
439		497
440	=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>	498	=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
441		499
442	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty	500	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
443	pair but instead use the given filehandle as the tty master. This is	501	pair but instead use the given file descriptor as the tty master. This is
444	useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator	502	useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
445	without having to run a program within it.	503	without having to run a program within it.
446		504
447	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	505	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
448	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that	506	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
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476	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	534	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)
477		535
478	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	536	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
479	options) compiled into your version.	537	options) compiled into your version.
480		538
481	There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the	539	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
482	Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal	540	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
483	Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie.	541	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
484	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the	542	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
485	resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many distribution do also load
486	settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@
487	will consult the following files/resources in order, with later settings
488	overwriting earlier ones:
489		543
490	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global	544	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
491	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	545	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
492	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	546	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults
493	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	547	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen
494	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	548	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
		549	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
495		550
496	If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h>
497	lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults
498	set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually
499	B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in
500	B<~/.Xdefaults>, or B<~/.Xresources> if B<~/.Xdefaults> does not exist.
501	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two	551	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
502	class names: B<XTerm> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows	552	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
503	resources common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be	553	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
504	easily configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources	554	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
505	unique to B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, notably colours and key-handling, to be	555	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, to be shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
506	shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> configurations. If no	556	configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will
507	resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line	557	be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
508	arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following	558	settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
509	resources are allowed:	559	check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
		560	extensions not documented here):
510		561
511	=over 4	562	=over 4
		563
		564	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
		565
		566	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
		567	option B<-depth>.
512		568
513	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	569	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
514		570
515	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	571	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
516	option B<-geometry>.	572	option B<-geometry>.
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553	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	609	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
554	foreground colour is the default.	610	foreground colour is the default.
555		611
556	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>	612	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
557		613
558	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video	614	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
559	characters.	615	when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
560		616
561	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>	617	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
562		618
563	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline	619	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
564	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.	620	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
…		…
580	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	636	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
581	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	637	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.
582		638
583	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	639	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
584		640
585	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling	641	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
586	quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>.	642	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
		643	has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
		644	received line; option B<-j>.
		645
587	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>.	646	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
		647	force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
		648
		649	=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
		650
		651	B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
		652	receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
		653	(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
		654	result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
		655	option B<-ss>.
		656
		657	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
		658	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
		659	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
588		660
589	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	661	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>
590		662
591	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	663	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving
592	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'	664	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'
593	pixmap.	665	pixmap.
594		666
		667	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
		668	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>
		669
595	=item B<fading:> I<number>	670	=item B<fading:> I<number>
596		671
597	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	672	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
598		673
599	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>	674	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
…		…
606	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option	681	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option
607	B<-tint>.	682	B<-tint>.
608		683
609	=item B<shading:> I<number>	684	=item B<shading:> I<number>
610		685
611	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background	686	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image
612	image in addition to tinting it.	687	in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>.
		688
		689	=item B<blendType:> I<string>
		690
		691	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
		692
		693	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
		694
		695	Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent
		696	background image; option B<-blr>.
613		697
614	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	698	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
615		699
616	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	700	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
617		701
…		…
623	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>	707	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
624		708
625	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	709	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
626	and the text.	710	and the text.
627		711
628	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>	712	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
629		713
630	Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for	714	Use the specified image file for the background and also
631	the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry	715	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
632	string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the	716	(default C<0x0+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
633	horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image	717	horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
634	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale	718	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
635	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9	719	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies
636	specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will	720	an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified
637	be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted	721	beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
638	scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]	722	Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
		723	Supported operations are:
639		724
640	=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]>	725	tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0,
		726	propscale will scale image keeping proportions,
		727	auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100;
		728	hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size;
		729	vscale will scale image vertically to the window size;
		730	scale will scale image to match window size;
		731	root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
		732	whenever terminal window moves.
641		733
642	Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is	734	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
643	optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the	735	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any
644	reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar.	736	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
645		737
646	=item B<path:> I<path>	738	=item B<path:> I<path>
647		739
648	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and	740	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
649	menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
650	B<PATH> environment variables.
651		741
652	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>	742	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
653		743
654	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font	744	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
655	names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters.	745	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
656	The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might	746	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
657	be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always	747	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
658	appended to it; option B<-fn>.	748	font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
659		749
660	Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with	750	Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
661	optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.	751	optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
662		752
663	In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and	753	In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
…		…
665	hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft	755	hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
666	fonts.	756	fonts.
667		757
668	For example, this font resource	758	For example, this font resource
669		759
670	URxvt*font: 9x15bold,\	760	URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
671	-misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\	761	-misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
672	-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \	762	-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
673	[codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \	763	[codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
674	xft:Code2000:antialias=false	764	xft:Code2000:antialias=false
675		765
…		…
713		803
714	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	804	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
715		805
716	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,	806	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
717	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high	807	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high
718	intensity foreground/backround colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	808	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
719	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not	809	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
720	reachable.	810	reachable.
721		811
722	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>	812	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
723		813
724	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is	814	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which
725	xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives	815	is xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which
726	xterm style selection.	816	gives xterm style selection. Only effective when the original (non-perl)
		817	selection code is in use.
727		818
728	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>	819	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
729		820
730	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is	821	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
731	the author's favourite.	822	the author's favourite.
…		…
745	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>	836	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
746		837
747	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no	838	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
748	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].	839	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
749		840
		841	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
		842
		843	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
		844	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
		845
750	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	846	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
751		847
752	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	848	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
753	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	849	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
754		850
…		…
772		868
773	The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.	869	The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
774		870
775	Example:	871	Example:
776		872
777	URxvt*print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	873	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
778		874
779	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents	875	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
780	everytime you hit C<Print>.	876	every time you hit C<Print>.
781		877
782	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	878	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
783		879
784	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	880	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
785	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	881	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
…		…
807		903
808	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>	904	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
809		905
810	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and	906	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and
811	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll	907	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll
812	with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<+sw>.	908	with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>.
813		909
814	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>	910	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
815		911
816	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys	912	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
817	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and	913	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
…		…
848	=item B<termName:> I<termname>	944	=item B<termName:> I<termname>
849		945
850	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment	946	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
851	variable; option B<-tn>.	947	variable; option B<-tn>.
852		948
853	=item B<linespace:> I<number>	949	=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
854		950
855	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	951	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
856	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.	952	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
857		953
858	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>	954	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
…		…
907	pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated	1003	pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
908	with the B<Execute> key.	1004	with the B<Execute> key.
909		1005
910	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>	1006	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
911		1007
912	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The	1008	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
913	built-in default:	1009	(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
914		1010
		1011	When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
		1012	in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
		1013	characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
		1014	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
		1015
		1016	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
		1017	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
		1018
915	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	1019	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{\|} >>
916		1020
917	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	1021	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
918		1022
919	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	1023	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
920		1024
…		…
954	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these	1058	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
955	sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).	1059	sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
956		1060
957	You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying	1061	You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
958	B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,	1062	B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
959	locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests as well as dynamic	1063	locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
960	menubar dispatch.
961		1064
962	=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>	1065	=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
963		1066
964	Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,	1067	Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
965	B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option	1068	B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
…		…
969		1072
970	Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)	1073	Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
971	character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described	1074	character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
972	in the entry on B<keysym> following.	1075	in the entry on B<keysym> following.
973		1076
974	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool>	1077	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
975		1078
976	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).	1079	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
977		1080
978	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool>	1081	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
979		1082
980	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this	1083	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
981	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1084	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
982	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1085	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will
983	instead scroll the screen up.	1086	instead scroll the screen up.
984		1087
985	=item B<hold>: I<bool>	1088	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
986		1089
987	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	1090	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
988	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1091	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
989	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	1092	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
990	user.	1093	user.
…		…
1009	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and	1112	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
1010	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex	1113	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
1011	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not	1114	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
1012	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.	1115	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1013		1116
1014	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,	1117	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
1015	C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,	1118	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for futher details.
1016	C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
1017	C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
1018	can start or end with whitespace.
1019
1020	Please note that you need to double the C<\> when using
1021	C<--enable-xgetdefault>, as X itself does it's own de-escaping (you can
1022	use C<\033> instead of C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and
1023	@@RXVT_NAME@@'s own processing).
1024		1119
1025	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1120	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
1026	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimeter `/'	1121	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1027	should be a character not used by the strings.	1122	should be a character not used by the strings.
1028		1123
1029	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:	1124	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1030		1125
1031	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>	1126	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>
…		…
1095	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except	1190	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except
1096	C<selection>.	1191	C<selection>.
1097		1192
1098	Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets	1193	Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets
1099	(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for	1194	(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for
1100	searchable scorllback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension	1195	searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension
1101	multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to	1196	multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to
1102	the extension.	1197	the extension.
1103		1198
1104	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if	1199	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1105	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.	1200	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.
…		…
1123	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource	1218	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource
1124	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.	1219	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1125		1220
1126	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1221	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1127		1222
		1223	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
		1224
		1225	Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for
		1226	details.
		1227
		1228	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
		1229
		1230	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
		1231	for details.
		1232
		1233	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>
		1234
		1235	Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search
		1236	(default: C<M-s>).
		1237
		1238	=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>
		1239
		1240	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
		1241	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
		1242
1128	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>	1243	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1129		1244
1130	Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window iw.	1245	Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
		1246
		1247	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
		1248
		1249	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
		1250	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1251
		1252	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
		1253
		1254	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1131		1255
1132	=back	1256	=back
1133		1257
1134	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR	1258	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1135		1259
…		…
1154	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>	1278	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
1155	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the	1279	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
1156	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),	1280	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
1157	respectively.	1281	respectively.
1158		1282
1159	=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION	1283	=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
1160		1284
1161	The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to	1285	The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
1162	I<xterm>(1).	1286	to I<xterm>(1).
1163		1287
1164	=over 4	1288	=over 4
1165		1289
1166	=item B<Selection>:	1290	=item B<Selecting>:
1167		1291
1168	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region	1292	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
1169	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click	1293	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
1170	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line	1294	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
1171	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource	1295	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
…		…
1175	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a	1299	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1176	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the	1300	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1177	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from	1301	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1178	the selection.	1302	the selection.
1179		1303
1180	=item B<Insertion>:	1304	=item B<Pasting>:
1181		1305
1182	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in	1306	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
1183	an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be	1307	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1184	inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.	1308	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
		1309
		1310	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
		1311	inserted too.
1185		1312
1186	=back	1313	=back
1187		1314
1188	=head1 CHANGING FONTS	1315	=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1189		1316
1190	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet	1317	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
1191	supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.	1318	supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
1192		1319
1193	You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and	1320	You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
1194	therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
1195		1321
1196	printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"	1322	printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
		1323
		1324	You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
		1325
		1326	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
		1327	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
1197		1328
1198	rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.	1329	rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
1199		1330
1200	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT	1331	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1201		1332
1202	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters	1333	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1203	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The	1334	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1204	first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with	1335	first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1205	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled	1336	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1206	with C<--enable-iso14755>.	1337	with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1207		1338
1208	=over 4	1339	=over 4
1209		1340
…		…
1229	This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of	1360	This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1230	your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.	1361	your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1231		1362
1232	Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing	1363	Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
1233	them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not	1364	them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1234	invoke it's usual function but instead will insert the corresponding	1365	invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1235	keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been	1366	keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1236	released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for	1367	released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
1237	C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a	1368	C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
1238	reverse tab (Shift-Tab).	1369	reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
1239		1370
…		…
1272	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1403	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS
1273		1404
1274	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1405	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1275	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1406	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus
1276	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the	1407	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the
1277	colours with their B<rgb.txt> names.	1408	colours with their names.
1278		1409
1279	=begin table	1410	=begin table
1280		1411
1281	B<color0> (black) = Black	1412	B<color0> (black) = Black
1282	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1413	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
1302	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1433	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1303	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1434	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1304	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of	1435	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1305	color0-color15.	1436	color0-color15.
1306		1437
		1438	In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an
		1439	additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79)
		1440	consist of a 444 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
		1441	16>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
		1442
		1443	Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only
		1444	the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only
		1445	be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1446
1307	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1447	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1308	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1448	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1309	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1449	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1310	been specified. For example,	1450	been specified. For example,
1311		1451
…		…
1316	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1456	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black
1317	on White.	1457	on White.
1318		1458
1319	=back	1459	=back
1320		1460
		1461	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
		1462
		1463	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
		1464	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>
		1465	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,
		1466	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component
		1467	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely
		1468	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where
		1469	C<percent> is a decimal percentage (0-100) that specifies the opacity of
		1470	the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy
		1471	opaque.
		1472
		1473	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that
		1474	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting
		1475	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
		1476
		1477	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red
		1478	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
		1479
		1480	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink"
		1481
		1482	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
		1483	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>
		1484
1321	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1485	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1322		1486
1323	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1487	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1324		1488
1325	=over 4	1489	=over 4
1326		1490
1327	=item B<TERM>	1491	=item B<TERM>
1328		1492
1329	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via	1493	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1330	resources or on the commandline.	1494	resources or on the command line.
1331		1495
1332	=item B<COLORTERM>	1496	=item B<COLORTERM>
1333		1497
1334	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on wether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was	1498	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1335	compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension	1499	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1336	C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.	1500	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
		1501	screen.
1337		1502
1338	=item B<COLORFGBG>	1503	=item B<COLORFGBG>
1339		1504
1340	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is	1505	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1341	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string	1506	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1342	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be	1507	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1343	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the	1508	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1344	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@	1509	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1345	was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can	1510	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1346	(and do) use this information to optimize screen output.	1511	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1347		1512
1348	=item B<WINDOWID>	1513	=item B<WINDOWID>
1349		1514
1350	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel	1515	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1351	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal	1516	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
…		…
1357	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1522	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1358		1523
1359	=item B<DISPLAY>	1524	=item B<DISPLAY>
1360		1525
1361	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1526	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1362	display in it's child processes.	1527	display in its child processes.
1363		1528
1364	=item B<SHELL>	1529	=item B<SHELL>
1365		1530
1366	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1531	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1367
1368	=item B<RXVTPATH>
1369
1370	The path where @@RXVT_NAME@@ looks for support files such as menu and xpm
1371	files.
1372
1373	=item B<PATH>
1374
1375	Used in the same way as C<RXVTPATH>.
1376		1532
1377	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>	1533	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1378		1534
1379	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and	1535	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1380	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).	1536	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
…		…
1418		1574
1419	=item Project Coordinator	1575	=item Project Coordinator
1420		1576
1421	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1577	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1422		1578
1423	L<http://software.schmorp.de/#rxvt-unicode>	1579	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1424		1580
1425	=back	1581	=back
1426		1582
1427	=head1 AUTHORS	1583	=head1 AUTHORS
1428		1584
…		…
1450		1606
1451	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1607	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1452		1608
1453	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1609	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1454		1610
1455	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator	1611	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
		1612
1456	(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1613	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1457		1614
1458	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1615	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1459		1616
1460	Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal	1617	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1461	character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm	1618	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1462	compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
1463		1619
1464	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)	1620	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1465		1621
		1622	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
		1623
		1624	Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.
		1625
1466	=back	1626	=back
1467		1627

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