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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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297		330
298	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.
299	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
300	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	333	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.
301		334
		335	=item B<-override-redirect>
		336
		337	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
		338	B<override-redirect>.
		339
302	=item B<-sbg>	340	=item B<-sbg>
303		341
304	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line	342	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	343	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;	344	this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
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308		346
309	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	347	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
310		348
311	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
312	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	350	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
313	B<linespace>.	351	B<lineSpace>.
314		352
315	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	353	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
316		354
317	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
318	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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372	for more info.	410	for more info.
373		411
374	=item B<-tcw>	412	=item B<-tcw>
375		413
376	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
377	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
378	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	417	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
379		418
380	=item B<-insecure>	419	=item B<-insecure>
381		420
382	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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410		449
411	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	450	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
412		451
413	=item B<-embed> I<windowid>	452	=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
414		453
415	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,
416	which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.	455	which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
417		456
418	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
419	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
420	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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423	The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.	462	The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
424		463
425	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
426	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
427	can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the	466	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	467	terminal. This works regardless of whether the C<-embed> option was used or
429	not.	468	not.
430		469
431	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
432	used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):	471	used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
433		472
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435	$rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {	474	$rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
436	my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;	475	my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
437	system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";	476	system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
438	});	477	});
439		478
440	=item B<-pty-fd> I<fileno>	479	=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
441		480
442	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
443	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
444	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
445	without having to run a program within it.	484	without having to run a program within it.
446		485
447	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
448	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
449	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.
450		492
451	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
452	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	494	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
453		495
454	use IO::Pty;	496	use IO::Pty;
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463	my $slave = $pty->slave;	505	my $slave = $pty->slave;
464	while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }	506	while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
465		507
466	=item B<-pe> I<string>	508	=item B<-pe> I<string>
467		509
468	Colon-separated list of perl extension scripts to use in this terminal	510	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
469	instance. See resource B<perl-ext>.	511	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
470		512
471	=back	513	=back
472		514
473	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	515	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)
474		516
475	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	517	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
476	options) compiled into your version.	518	options) compiled into your version.
477		519
478	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
479	Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal	521	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
480	Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie.	522	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
481	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the	523	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
482	resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many distribution do also load
483	settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@
484	will consult the following files/resources in order, with later settings
485	overwriting earlier ones:
486		524
487	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global	525	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
488	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	526	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
489	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	527	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults
490	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	528	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen
491	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	529	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
492		530
493	If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h>
494	lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults
495	set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually
496	B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in
497	B<~/.Xdefaults>, or B<~/.Xresources> if B<~/.Xdefaults> does not exist.
498	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two	531	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
499	class names: B<XTerm> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows	532	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
500	resources common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be	533	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
501	easily configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources	534	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
502	unique to B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, notably colours and key-handling, to be	535	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, to be shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
503	shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> configurations. If no	536	configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will
504	resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line	537	be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
505	arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following	538	settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
506	resources are allowed:	539	check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
		540	extensions not documented here):
507		541
508	=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>.
509		548
510	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	549	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
511		550
512	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	551	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
513	option B<-geometry>.	552	option B<-geometry>.
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550	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	589	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
551	foreground colour is the default.	590	foreground colour is the default.
552		591
553	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>	592	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
554		593
555	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video	594	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
556	characters.	595	when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
557		596
558	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>	597	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
559		598
560	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
561	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.	600	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
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577	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	616	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
578	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	617	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.
579		618
580	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	619	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
581		620
582	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling	621	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
583	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
584	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>.
585		640
586	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	641	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>
587		642
588	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	643	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving
589	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'	644	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'
590	pixmap.	645	pixmap.
591		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
592	=item B<fading:> I<number>	650	=item B<fading:> I<number>
593		651
594	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>.
595		653
596	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>	654	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
…		…
603	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option	661	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option
604	B<-tint>.	662	B<-tint>.
605		663
606	=item B<shading:> I<number>	664	=item B<shading:> I<number>
607		665
608	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background	666	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image
609	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>.
610		677
611	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	678	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
612		679
613	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	680	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
614		681
…		…
622	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
623	and the text.	690	and the text.
624		691
625	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>	692	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>
626		693
627	Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for	694	Use the specified image file for the background and also optionally
628	the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry	695	specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
629	string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the	696	in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical scale (percent),
630	horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image	697	and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent).
631	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
632	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
633	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
634	be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted	701	10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
635	scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]	702	Special string of B<"auto"> used as a geometry will cause image to be
636		703	automatically scaled to match window size.
637	=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]>	704	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option - specified pixmap will be
638		705	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any
639	Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is	706	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
640	optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the	707	[default 0x0+50+50]
641	reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar.
642		708
643	=item B<path:> I<path>	709	=item B<path:> I<path>
644		710
645	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and	711	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
646	menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
647	B<PATH> environment variables.
648		712
649	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>	713	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
650		714
651	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
652	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
653	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
654	be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always	718	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
655	appended to it; option B<-fn>.	719	font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
656		720
657	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
658	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:>.
659		723
660	In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and	724	In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
…		…
662	hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft	726	hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
663	fonts.	727	fonts.
664		728
665	For example, this font resource	729	For example, this font resource
666		730
667	URxvt*font: 9x15bold,\	731	URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
668	-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,\
669	-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, \
670	[codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \	734	[codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
671	xft:Code2000:antialias=false	735	xft:Code2000:antialias=false
672		736
…		…
710		774
711	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	775	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
712		776
713	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>,
714	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
715	intensity foreground/backround colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	779	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
716	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
717	reachable.	781	reachable.
718		782
719	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>	783	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
720		784
721	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
722	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
723	xterm style selection.	787	gives xterm style selection. Only effective when the original (non-perl)
		788	selection code is in use.
724		789
725	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>	790	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
726		791
727	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
728	the author's favourite.	793	the author's favourite.
…		…
742	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>	807	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
743		808
744	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
745	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].	810	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
746		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
747	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	817	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
748		818
749	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>.
750	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	820	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
751		821
…		…
769		839
770	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.
771		841
772	Example:	842	Example:
773		843
774	URxvt*print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	844	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
775		845
776	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
777	everytime you hit C<Print>.	847	every time you hit C<Print>.
778		848
779	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	849	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
780		850
781	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	851	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
782	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	852	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
…		…
804		874
805	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>	875	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
806		876
807	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
808	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
809	with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<+sw>.	879	with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>.
810		880
811	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>	881	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
812		882
813	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
814	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
…		…
845	=item B<termName:> I<termname>	915	=item B<termName:> I<termname>
846		916
847	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
848	variable; option B<-tn>.	918	variable; option B<-tn>.
849		919
850	=item B<linespace:> I<number>	920	=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
851		921
852	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
853	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.	923	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
854		924
855	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>	925	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
…		…
904	pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated	974	pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
905	with the B<Execute> key.	975	with the B<Execute> key.
906		976
907	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>	977	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
908		978
909	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The	979	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
910	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:
911		989
912	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	990	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>
913		991
914	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	992	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
915		993
…		…
951	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these	1029	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
952	sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).	1030	sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
953		1031
954	You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying	1032	You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
955	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,
956	locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests as well as dynamic	1034	locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
957	menubar dispatch.
958		1035
959	=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>	1036	=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
960		1037
961	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>,
962	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
…		…
966		1043
967	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)
968	character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described	1045	character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
969	in the entry on B<keysym> following.	1046	in the entry on B<keysym> following.
970		1047
971	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool>	1048	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
972		1049
973	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).	1050	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
974		1051
975	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool>	1052	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
976		1053
977	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this	1054	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
978	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1055	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
979	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1056	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will
980	instead scroll the screen up.	1057	instead scroll the screen up.
981		1058
982	=item B<hold>: I<bool>	1059	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
983		1060
984	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@@
985	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1062	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
986	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	1063	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
987	user.	1064	user.
…		…
1010		1087
1011	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,	1088	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,
1012	C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,	1089	C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,
1013	C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,	1090	C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
1014	C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it	1091	C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
1015	can start or end with whitespace.	1092	can start or end with whitespace. B<This feature is deprecated and will
		1093	be removed>.
1016		1094
1017	Please note that you need to double the C<\> when using	1095	Please note that you need to double the C<\> in resource files, as
1018	C<--enable-xgetdefault>, as X itself does it's own de-escaping (you can	1096	Xlib itself does its own de-escaping (you can use C<\033> instead of
1019	use C<\033> instead of C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and	1097	C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and @@RXVT_NAME@@'s own
1020	@@RXVT_NAME@@'s own processing).	1098	processing).
1021		1099
1022	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1100	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
1023	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimeter `/'	1101	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1024	should be a character not used by the strings.	1102	should be a character not used by the strings.
1025		1103
1026	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:	1104	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1027		1105
1028	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>	1106	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>
…		…
1081		1159
1082	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>	1160	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1083		1161
1084	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>	1162	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1085		1163
1086	Colon-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts to use in this terminal	1164	Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to
		1165	use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
		1166
		1167	Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
		1168	them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
		1169	by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
		1170	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except
		1171	C<selection>.
		1172
		1173	Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets
		1174	(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for
		1175	searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension
		1176	multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to
		1177	the extension.
		1178
1087	instance. Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded	1179	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1088	if necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. If this	1180	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.
1089	resource is empty or missing, then the perl interpreter will not be	1181
1090	initialized. The idea behind two options is that B<perl-ext-common> will	1182	If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl
1091	be used for extensions that should be available to all instances, while	1183	interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that
1092	B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances; option B<-pe>.	1184	B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
		1185	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1093		1186
1094	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>	1187	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1095		1188
1096	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See the	1189	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1097	@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1190	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource
		1191	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1098		1192
1099	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>	1193	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1100		1194
1101	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension	1195	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1102	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,	1196	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,
1103	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in	1197	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
1104	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.	1198	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource
		1199	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1105		1200
1106	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1201	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
		1202
		1203	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
		1204
		1205	Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for
		1206	details.
		1207
		1208	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
		1209
		1210	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
		1211	for details.
		1212
		1213	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>
		1214
		1215	Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search
		1216	(default: C<M-s>).
		1217
		1218	=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>
		1219
		1220	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
		1221	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
		1222
		1223	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
		1224
		1225	Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
		1226
		1227	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
		1228
		1229	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
		1230	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1231
		1232	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
		1233
		1234	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1107		1235
1108	=back	1236	=back
1109		1237
1110	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR	1238	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1111		1239
…		…
1130	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>	1258	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
1131	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the	1259	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
1132	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),	1260	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
1133	respectively.	1261	respectively.
1134		1262
1135	=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION	1263	=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
1136		1264
1137	The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to	1265	The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
1138	I<xterm>(1).	1266	to I<xterm>(1).
1139		1267
1140	=over 4	1268	=over 4
1141		1269
1142	=item B<Selection>:	1270	=item B<Selecting>:
1143		1271
1144	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region	1272	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
1145	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click	1273	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
1146	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line	1274	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
1147	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource	1275	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
…		…
1151	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a	1279	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1152	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the	1280	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1153	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from	1281	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1154	the selection.	1282	the selection.
1155		1283
1156	=item B<Insertion>:	1284	=item B<Pasting>:
1157		1285
1158	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in	1286	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
1159	an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be	1287	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1160	inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.	1288	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
		1289
		1290	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
		1291	inserted too.
1161		1292
1162	=back	1293	=back
1163		1294
1164	=head1 CHANGING FONTS	1295	=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1165		1296
1166	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet	1297	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
1167	supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.	1298	supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
1168		1299
1169	You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and	1300	You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
1170	therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
1171		1301
1172	printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"	1302	printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
		1303
		1304	You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
		1305
		1306	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
		1307	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
1173		1308
1174	rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.	1309	rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
1175		1310
1176	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT	1311	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1177		1312
1178	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters	1313	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1179	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The	1314	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1180	first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with	1315	first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1181	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled	1316	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1182	with C<--enable-iso14755>.	1317	with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1183		1318
1184	=over 4	1319	=over 4
1185		1320
…		…
1205	This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of	1340	This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1206	your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.	1341	your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1207		1342
1208	Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing	1343	Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
1209	them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not	1344	them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1210	invoke it's usual function but instead will insert the corresponding	1345	invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1211	keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been	1346	keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1212	released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for	1347	released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
1213	C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a	1348	C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
1214	reverse tab (Shift-Tab).	1349	reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
1215		1350
…		…
1248	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1383	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS
1249		1384
1250	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1385	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1251	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1386	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus
1252	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the	1387	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the
1253	colours with their B<rgb.txt> names.	1388	colours with their names.
1254		1389
1255	=begin table	1390	=begin table
1256		1391
1257	B<color0> (black) = Black	1392	B<color0> (black) = Black
1258	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1393	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
1278	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1413	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1279	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1414	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1280	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of	1415	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1281	color0-color15.	1416	color0-color15.
1282		1417
		1418	In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an
		1419	additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79)
		1420	consist of a 444 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
		1421	16>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
		1422
		1423	Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only
		1424	the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only
		1425	be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1426
1283	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1427	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1284	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1428	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1285	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1429	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1286	been specified. For example,	1430	been specified. For example,
1287		1431
…		…
1292	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1436	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black
1293	on White.	1437	on White.
1294		1438
1295	=back	1439	=back
1296		1440
		1441	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
		1442
		1443	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
		1444	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>
		1445	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,
		1446	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component
		1447	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely
		1448	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where
		1449	C<percent> is a decimal percentage (0-100) that specifies the opacity of
		1450	the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy
		1451	opaque.
		1452
		1453	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that
		1454	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting
		1455	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
		1456
		1457	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red
		1458	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
		1459
		1460	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink"
		1461
		1462	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
		1463	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>
		1464
1297	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1465	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1298		1466
1299	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1467	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1300		1468
1301	=over 4	1469	=over 4
1302		1470
1303	=item B<TERM>	1471	=item B<TERM>
1304		1472
1305	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via	1473	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1306	resources or on the commandline.	1474	resources or on the command line.
1307		1475
1308	=item B<COLORTERM>	1476	=item B<COLORTERM>
1309		1477
1310	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on wether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was	1478	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1311	compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension	1479	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1312	C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.	1480	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
		1481	screen.
1313		1482
1314	=item B<COLORFGBG>	1483	=item B<COLORFGBG>
1315		1484
1316	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is	1485	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1317	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string	1486	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1318	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be	1487	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1319	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the	1488	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1320	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@	1489	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1321	was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can	1490	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1322	(and do) use this information to optimize screen output.	1491	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1323		1492
1324	=item B<WINDOWID>	1493	=item B<WINDOWID>
1325		1494
1326	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel	1495	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1327	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal	1496	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
…		…
1333	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1502	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1334		1503
1335	=item B<DISPLAY>	1504	=item B<DISPLAY>
1336		1505
1337	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1506	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1338	display in it's child processes.	1507	display in its child processes.
1339		1508
1340	=item B<SHELL>	1509	=item B<SHELL>
1341		1510
1342	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1511	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1343
1344	=item B<RXVTPATH>
1345
1346	The path where @@RXVT_NAME@@ looks for support files such as menu and xpm
1347	files.
1348
1349	=item B<PATH>
1350
1351	Used in the same way as C<RXVTPATH>.
1352		1512
1353	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>	1513	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1354		1514
1355	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and	1515	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1356	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).	1516	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
…		…
1394		1554
1395	=item Project Coordinator	1555	=item Project Coordinator
1396		1556
1397	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1557	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1398		1558
1399	L<http://software.schmorp.de/#rxvt-unicode>	1559	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1400		1560
1401	=back	1561	=back
1402		1562
1403	=head1 AUTHORS	1563	=head1 AUTHORS
1404		1564
…		…
1426		1586
1427	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1587	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1428		1588
1429	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1589	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1430		1590
1431	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator	1591	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
		1592
1432	(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1593	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1433		1594
1434	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1595	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1435		1596
1436	Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal	1597	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1437	character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm	1598	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1438	compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
1439		1599
1440	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)	1600	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1441		1601
		1602	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
		1603
		1604	Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.
		1605
1442	=back	1606	=back
1443		1607

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