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12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not	12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not
13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style	13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --	14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --
15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.	15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
16		16
		17	This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
		18	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod>.
		19
17	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	20	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18		21
19	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of	22	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	23	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at	24	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.	25	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
23		26
24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT	27	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
25		28
26	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode	29	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	30	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
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30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,	33	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these	34	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
32	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work	35	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
33	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such	36	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
34	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms	37	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
35	belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --	38	belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
36	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might	39	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
37	change.	40	change.
38		41
39	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let	42	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
40	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean	43	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
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98	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>	101	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
99		102
100	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	103	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
101	resource B<depth>.	104	resource B<depth>.
102		105
		106	[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
		107	respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
		108	of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
		109	this, so watch out]
		110
103	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>	111	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
104		112
105	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.	113	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
106		114
107	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>	115	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>
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116		124
117	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.	125	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
118		126
119	=item B<-tr>\|B<+tr>	127	=item B<-tr>\|B<+tr>
120		128
121	Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background. Obsolete form of it is	129	Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background; resource B<transparent>.
122	B<-ip> and it should not be used anymore; resource B<transparent>.
123		130
124	I<Please note that old resource name of B<inheritPixmap> is obsolete and should be	131	B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
125	changed to B<transparent>. Backwards compatibility support for B<inheritPixmap> will	132	future versions.
126	be phased out in future versions of rxvt!>
127		133
128	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at	134	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
129	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>	135	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
130		136
131	=item B<-fade> I<number>	137	=item B<-fade> I<number>
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244	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>	250	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
245	for details.	251	for details.
246		252
247	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>	253	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>
248		254
249	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity	255	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
250	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for	256	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
251	details.	257	details.
252		258
253	=item B<-name> I<name>	259	=item B<-name> I<name>
254		260
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272		278
273	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>	279	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>
274		280
275	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.	281	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
276		282
		283	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
		284
		285	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
		286
		287	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
		288
		289	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
		290	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
		291
277	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>	292	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>
278		293
279	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource	294	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
280	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.	295	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
281		296
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287	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>	302	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>
288		303
289	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.	304	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
290	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource	305	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
291	B<scrollWithBuffer>.	306	B<scrollWithBuffer>.
292
293	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
294
295	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
296
297	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
298
299	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
300	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
301		307
302	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>	308	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>
303		309
304	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as	310	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
305	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to	311	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
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417		423
418	=item B<-tcw>	424	=item B<-tcw>
419		425
420	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	426	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
421	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is	427	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
422	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the	428	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
423	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	429	the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
424		430
425	=item B<-insecure>	431	=item B<-insecure>
426		432
427	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	433	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
428	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more	434	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
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448		454
449	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	455	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
450	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	456	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
451	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	457	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
452	user; resource B<hold>.	458	user; resource B<hold>.
		459
		460	=item B<-xrm> I<string>
		461
		462	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
		463	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
		464	way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
		465
		466	Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
		467	e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
		468	options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
		469	of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
		470	resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
		471	programs.
453		472
454	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>	473	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
455		474
456	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	475	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
457		476
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492	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	511	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
493	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that	512	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
494	yourself if you want that.	513	yourself if you want that.
495		514
496	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress	515	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
497	pty/tty operations.	516	pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
		517	perl extension that manages the terminal.
498		518
499	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a	519	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
500	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	520	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
501		521
502	use IO::Pty;	522	use IO::Pty;
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516	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in	536	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
517	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.	537	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
518		538
519	=back	539	=back
520		540
521	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	541	=head1 RESOURCES
522		542
523	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	543	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
524	options) compiled into your version.	544	options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
		545	long-options.
525		546
526	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many	547	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
527	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X	548	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
528	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,	549	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
529	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:	550	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
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531	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global	552	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
532	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	553	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
533	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	554	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults
534	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	555	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen
535	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	556	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
		557	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
536		558
537	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class	559	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
538	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources	560	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
539	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily	561	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
540	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to	562	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
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550	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>	572	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
551		573
552	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	574	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
553	option B<-depth>.	575	option B<-depth>.
554		576
		577	=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
		578
		579	Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
		580	On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
		581	performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
		582	should normally be enabled.
		583
555	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	584	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
556		585
557	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	586	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
558	option B<-geometry>.	587	option B<-geometry>.
559		588
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642		671
643	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even	672	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
644	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the	673	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
645	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.	674	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
646		675
647	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	676	=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
648		677
649	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	678	Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background.
650	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'
651	pixmap.
652		679
653	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	680	B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
654	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	681	future versions.
		682
		683	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
		684	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
655		685
656	=item B<fading:> I<number>	686	=item B<fading:> I<number>
657		687
658	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	688	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
659		689
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695	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	725	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
696	and the text.	726	and the text.
697		727
698	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>	728	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
699		729
700	Use the specified image file for the background and also optionally	730	Use the specified image file for the background and also
701	specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,	731	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
702	in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical scale (percent),	732	(default C<0x0+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
703	and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent).	733	horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
704	A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale of 1 displays the	734	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
705	image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies an integer	735	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies
706	number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified beyond	736	an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified
707	10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.	737	beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
708	Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.	738	Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
709	Supported operations are:	739	Supported operations are:
		740
710	B<"tile"> - force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0,	741	tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0
711	B<"propscale"> - will scale image keeping proportions,	742	propscale will scale image keeping proportions
712	B<"auto"> - will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100;	743	auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100
713	B<"hscale"> - will scale image horizontally to the window size;	744	hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size
714	B<"vscale"> - will scale image vertically to the window size;	745	vscale will scale image vertically to the window size
715	B<"scale"> - will scale image to match window size;	746	scale will scale image to match window size
716	B<"root"> - will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting	747	root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
717	whenever terminal window moves.	748	whenever terminal window moves
718		749
719	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option - specified pixmap will be	750	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
720	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any	751	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any
721	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.	752	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
722	[default 0x0+50+50]
723		753
724	=item B<path:> I<path>	754	=item B<path:> I<path>
725		755
726	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.	756	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
727		757
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788	text font will being used for the given style.	818	text font will being used for the given style.
789		819
790	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	820	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
791		821
792	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,	822	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
793	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high	823	option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
794	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	824	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
795	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not	825	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
796	reachable.	826	reachable.
797		827
798	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
799
800	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which
801	is xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which
802	gives xterm style selection. Only effective when the original (non-perl)
803	selection code is in use.
804
805	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
806
807	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
808	the author's favourite.
809
810	=item B<title:> I<string>	828	=item B<title:> I<string>
811		829
812	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line	830	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
813	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application	831	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
814	name; option B<-title>.	832	name; option B<-title>.
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858		876
859	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	877	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
860		878
861	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents	879	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
862	every time you hit C<Print>.	880	every time you hit C<Print>.
		881
		882	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
		883
		884	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
		885	the author's favourite.
863		886
864	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	887	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
865		888
866	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	889	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
867	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	890	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
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1000	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.	1023	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
1001		1024
1002	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can	1025	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
1003	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:	1026	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
1004		1027
1005	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	1028	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{\|} >>
1006		1029
1007	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	1030	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
1008		1031
1009	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	1032	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
1010		1033
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1445	=back	1468	=back
1446		1469
1447	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT	1470	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1448		1471
1449	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get	1472	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1450	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>	1473	their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management:
1451	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,	1474
1452	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component	1475	You can prefix any color with an opaquenes percentage enclosed in
		1476	brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
		1477	(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the color, where C<0> is completely
		1478	transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
		1479	half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
		1480	is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
		1481	all ways to specify a colour.
		1482
		1483	For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
		1484	C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
		1485	specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1453	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely	1486	(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1454	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where	1487	while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1455	C<percent> is a decimal percentage (0-100) that specifies the opacity of	1488	earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1456	the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy	1489	C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1457	opaque.
1458		1490
1459	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that	1491	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1460	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting	1492	alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1461	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.	1493	layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
		1494	rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1462		1495
1463	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red	1496	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1464	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:	1497	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1465		1498
1466	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink"	1499	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1467		1500
1468	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	1501	When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1469	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	1502	alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
		1503	transparency of course).
		1504
		1505	When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
		1506	colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
		1507	background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
		1508	other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
		1509	image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
		1510	fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
		1511
		1512	Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
		1513	in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
		1514	extension.
1470		1515
1471	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1516	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1472		1517
1473	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1518	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1474		1519

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