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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 devenagari. 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
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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>
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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; resource B<jumpScroll>.
109		114
110	=item B<-ip>\|B<+ip>	115	=item B<-ip>\|B<+ip> \| B<-tr>\|B<+tr>
111		116
112	Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is	117	Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is
113	B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.	118	B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
114		119
		120	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
		121	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>
		122
115	=item B<-fade> I<number>	123	=item B<-fade> I<number>
116		124
117	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. resource B<fading>.	125	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
		126	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
		127	colour; resource B<fading>.
		128
		129	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
		130
		131	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
		132	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
118		133
119	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	134	=item B<-tint> I<colour>
120		135
121	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	136	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
122	transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. See also the B<-sh>	137	transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for
123	option that can be used to brighten or darken the image in addition to	138	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
124	tinting it.	139	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it; resource
		140	I<tintColor>. Example:
		141
		142	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
125		143
126	=item B<-sh>	144	=item B<-sh>
127		145
128	I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent	146	I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent
129	background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be	147	background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be
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162	resource B<borderColor>.	180	resource B<borderColor>.
163		181
164	=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>	182	=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
165		183
166	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names	184	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
167	that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. The	185	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
168	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be	186	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
169	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default	187	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
170	font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.	188	font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
171		189
172	In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify it's name or prefix it	190	In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify its name or prefix it
173	with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,	191	with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
174	e.g.:	192	e.g.:
175		193
176	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"	194	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
177	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"	195	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
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179	See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ	197	See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ
180	section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).	198	section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
181		199
182	=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>	200	=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>
183		201
184	Compile font-styles: The bold font list to use when bold characters are to	202	Compile I<font-styles>: The bold font list to use when B<bold> characters
185	be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.	203	are to be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.
186		204
187	=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>	205	=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>
188		206
189	Compile font-styles: The italic font list to use when bold characters are to	207	Compile I<font-styles>: The italic font list to use when I<italic>
190	be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.	208	characters are to be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.
191		209
192	=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>	210	=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>
193		211
194	Compile font-styles: The bold italic font list to use when bold characters are to	212	Compile I<font-styles>: The bold italic font list to use when B<< I<bold
195	be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont> for details.	213	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
		214	for details.
		215
		216	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>
		217
		218	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity
		219	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
		220	details.
196		221
197	=item B<-name> I<name>	222	=item B<-name> I<name>
198		223
199	Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,	224	Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
200	rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain	225	rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
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238		263
239	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.	264	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
240		265
241	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>	266	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
242		267
243	Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;	268	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
244	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.	269	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
245		270
246	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>	271	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>
247		272
248	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as	273	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
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279	=item B<-bl>	304	=item B<-bl>
280		305
281	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.	306	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
282	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window	307	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
283	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	308	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.
		309
		310	=item B<-override-redirect>
		311
		312	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
		313	B<override-redirect>.
		314
		315	=item B<-sbg>
		316
		317	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
		318	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
		319	this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
		320	resource B<skipBuiltinGlyphs>.
284		321
285	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	322	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
286		323
287	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	324	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
288	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	325	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
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303	given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last	340	given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last
304	on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to	341	on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to
305	run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or,	342	run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or,
306	failing that, I<sh(1)>.	343	failing that, I<sh(1)>.
307		344
		345	Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you want to
		346	run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like this:
		347
		348	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -e sh -c "shell commands"
		349
308	=item B<-title> I<text>	350	=item B<-title> I<text>
309		351
310	Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename	352	Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename
311	of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the	353	of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the
312	application name; resource B<title>.	354	application name; resource B<title>.
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368	=item B<-ssr>\|B<+ssr>	410	=item B<-ssr>\|B<+ssr>
369		411
370	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource	412	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
371	B<secondaryScroll>.	413	B<secondaryScroll>.
372		414
		415	=item B<-hold>\|B<+hold>
		416
		417	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
		418	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
		419	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
		420	user; resource B<hold>.
		421
373	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>	422	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
374		423
375	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	424	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
376		425
377	=item B<-embed> I<windowid>	426	=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
378		427
379	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window,	428	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
380	which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.	429	which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
381		430
382	Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it	431	Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
383	shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it	432	shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
384	quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to	433	quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
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399	$rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {	448	$rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
400	my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;	449	my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
401	system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";	450	system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
402	});	451	});
403		452
404	=item B<-pty-fd> I<fileno>	453	=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
405		454
406	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty	455	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
407	pair but instead use the given filehandle as the tty master. This is	456	pair but instead use the given filehandle as the tty master. This is
408	useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator	457	useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
409	without having to run a program within it.	458	without having to run a program within it.
410		459
411	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	460	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
412	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that	461	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
413	yourself if you want that.	462	yourself if you want that.
414		463
		464	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
		465	pty/tty operations.
		466
415	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a	467	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
416	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	468	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
417		469
418	use IO::Pty;	470	use IO::Pty;
419	use Fcntl;	471	use Fcntl;
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425		477
426	# now communicate with rxvt	478	# now communicate with rxvt
427	my $slave = $pty->slave;	479	my $slave = $pty->slave;
428	while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }	480	while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
429		481
		482	=item B<-pe> I<string>
		483
		484	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
		485	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
		486
430	=back	487	=back
431		488
432	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	489	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)
433		490
434	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	491	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
435	options) compiled into your version.	492	options) compiled into your version.
436		493
437	There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the	494	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
438	Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal	495	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
439	Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie.	496	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
440	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the	497	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
441	resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many distribution do also load
442	settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@
443	will consult the following files/resources in order, with later settings
444	overwriting earlier ones:
445		498
446	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global	499	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
447	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	500	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
448	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	501	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults
449	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	502	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen
450	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	503	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
451		504
452	If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h>
453	lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults
454	set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually
455	B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in
456	B<~/.Xdefaults>, or B<~/.Xresources> if B<~/.Xdefaults> does not exist.
457	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two	505	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
458	class names: B<XTerm> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows	506	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
459	resources common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be	507	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
460	easily configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources	508	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
461	unique to B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, notably colours and key-handling, to be	509	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, to be shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
462	shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> configurations. If no	510	configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will
463	resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line	511	be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
464	arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following	512	settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
465	resources are allowed:	513	check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
		514	extensions not documented here):
466		515
467	=over 4	516	=over 4
		517
		518	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
		519
		520	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
		521	option B<-depth>.
468		522
469	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	523	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
470		524
471	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	525	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
472	option B<-geometry>.	526	option B<-geometry>.
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546		600
547	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	601	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving
548	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'	602	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'
549	pixmap.	603	pixmap.
550		604
		605	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
		606	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>
		607
551	=item B<fading:> I<number>	608	=item B<fading:> I<number>
552		609
553	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost.	610	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
		611
		612	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
		613
		614	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
		615	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
554		616
555	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>	617	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
556		618
557	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour.	619	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option
		620	B<-tint>.
558		621
559	=item B<shading:> I<number>	622	=item B<shading:> I<number>
560		623
561	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background	624	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background
562	image in addition to tinting it.	625	image in addition to tinting it.
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566	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	629	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
567		630
568	=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>	631	=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>
569		632
570	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default	633	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default
571	#969696]. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.	634	#969696]. Only relevant for rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.
572		635
573	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>	636	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
574		637
575	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	638	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
576	and the text.	639	and the text.
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585	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9	648	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9
586	specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will	649	specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will
587	be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted	650	be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted
588	scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]	651	scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]
589		652
590	=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]>
591
592	Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is
593	optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the
594	reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar.
595
596	=item B<path:> I<path>	653	=item B<path:> I<path>
597		654
598	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and	655	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding XPM files.
599	menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
600	B<PATH> environment variables.
601		656
602	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>	657	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
603		658
604	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font	659	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
605	names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters.	660	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
606	The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might	661	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
607	be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always	662	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
608	appended to it. option B<-fn>.	663	font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
609		664
610	Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with	665	Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
611	optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.	666	optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
612		667
613	In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and	668	In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
…		…
615	hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft	670	hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
616	fonts.	671	fonts.
617		672
618	For example, this font resource	673	For example, this font resource
619		674
620	URxvt*font: 9x15bold,\	675	URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
621	-misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\	676	-misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
622	-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \	677	-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
623	[codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \	678	[codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
624	xft:Code2000:antialias=false	679	xft:Code2000:antialias=false
625		680
…		…
659	not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.	714	not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
660		715
661	If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal	716	If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
662	text font will being used for the given style.	717	text font will being used for the given style.
663		718
		719	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
		720
		721	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
		722	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high
		723	intensity foreground/backround colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
		724	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
		725	reachable.
		726
664	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>	727	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
665		728
666	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is	729	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is
667	xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives	730	xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives
668	xterm style selection.	731	xterm style selection.
669		732
670	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>	733	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
671		734
672	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is	735	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
673	the author's favourite..	736	the author's favourite.
674		737
675	=item B<title:> I<string>	738	=item B<title:> I<string>
676		739
677	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line	740	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
678	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application	741	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
…		…
709	=item B<print-pipe:> I<string>	772	=item B<print-pipe:> I<string>
710		773
711	Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use	774	Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use
712	B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or	775	B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or
713	B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well.	776	B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well.
		777
		778	The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
		779
		780	Example:
		781
		782	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
		783
		784	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
		785	everytime you hit C<Print>.
714		786
715	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	787	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
716		788
717	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	789	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
718	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	790	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
…		…
769	=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean>	841	=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean>
770		842
771	Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the	843	Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the
772	WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>.	844	WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>.
773		845
		846	=item B<skipBuiltinGlyphs:> I<boolean>
		847
		848	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
		849	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
		850	this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
		851	option B<-sbg>.
		852
774	=item B<termName:> I<termname>	853	=item B<termName:> I<termname>
775		854
776	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment	855	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
777	variable; option B<-tn>.	856	variable; option B<-tn>.
778		857
…		…
815		894
816	Mouse pointer background colour.	895	Mouse pointer background colour.
817		896
818	=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>	897	=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
819		898
820	Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2].	899	Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
		900	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
821		901
822	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>	902	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
823		903
824	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>	904	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
825	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace>	905	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace>
…		…
832	pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated	912	pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
833	with the B<Execute> key.	913	with the B<Execute> key.
834		914
835	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>	915	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
836		916
837	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The	917	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
838	built-in default:	918	(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
		919
		920	When the selection extension is in use (the default if compiled in, see
		921	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these characters
		922	will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex will be
		923	created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
		924
		925	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
		926	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
839		927
840	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	928	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>
841		929
842	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	930	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
843		931
…		…
850	=item B<imLocale:> I<name>	938	=item B<imLocale:> I<name>
851		939
852	The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.	940	The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
853	C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the	941	C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
854	input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in	942	input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
855	another locale. option B<-imlocale>.	943	another locale; option B<-imlocale>.
856		944
857	=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>	945	=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>
858		946
859	Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or	947	Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or
860	C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated	948	C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated
…		…
865		953
866	=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>	954	=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>
867		955
868	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	956	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
869	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to	957	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
870	the end of the logical line only. option B<-tcw>.	958	the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
871		959
872	=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>	960	=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
873		961
874	Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that	962	Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
875	echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be	963	echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
876	abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether	964	abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
877	throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though	965	through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
878	write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note	966	write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
879	that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences	967	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
880	enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean	968	sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
881	resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this	969
882	enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window title	970	You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
883	requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch.	971	B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
		972	locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
884		973
885	=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>	974	=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
886		975
887	Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,	976	Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
888	B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option	977	B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
…		…
892		981
893	Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)	982	Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
894	character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described	983	character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
895	in the entry on B<keysym> following.	984	in the entry on B<keysym> following.
896		985
897	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool>	986	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
898		987
899	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).	988	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
900		989
901	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool>	990	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
902		991
903	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this	992	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this
904	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	993	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
905	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	994	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will
906	instead scroll the screen up.	995	instead scroll the screen up.
		996
		997	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
		998
		999	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
		1000	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
		1001	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
		1002	user.
907		1003
908	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>	1004	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
909		1005
910	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The	1006	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
911	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.	1007	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
…		…
931	C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,	1027	C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,
932	C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,	1028	C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
933	C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it	1029	C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
934	can start or end with whitespace.	1030	can start or end with whitespace.
935		1031
936	Please note that you need to double the C<\> when using	1032	Please note that you need to double the C<\> in resource files, as
937	C<--enable-xgetdefault>, as X itself does it's own de-escaping (you can	1033	Xlib itself does its own de-escaping (you can use C<\033> instead of
938	use C<\033> instead of C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and	1034	C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and @@RXVT_NAME@@'s own
939	@@RXVT_NAME@@'s own processing).	1035	processing).
940		1036
941	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1037	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
942	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimeter `/'	1038	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimeter `/'
943	should be a character not used by the strings.	1039	should be a character not used by the strings.
944		1040
…		…
957	example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>	1053	example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
958	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":	1054	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
959		1055
960	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007	1056	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
961		1057
		1058	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
		1059	is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
		1060	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
		1061	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
		1062
		1063	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
		1064
		1065	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
		1066	will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
		1067	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
		1068	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
		1069	definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
		1070	mappings themselves.
		1071
		1072	Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example
		1073	if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s
		1074	C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the
		1075	user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
		1076
		1077	URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
		1078	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
		1079
		1080	The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
		1081	of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
		1082	C<Shift-Insert>.
		1083
962	The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to	1084	The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
963	the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited	1085	the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
964	font-switching at runtime:	1086	font-switching at runtime:
965		1087
966	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007	1088	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
…		…
969	Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more	1091	Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
970	info):	1092	info):
971		1093
972	URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t	1094	URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
973	URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t	1095	URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
		1096
		1097	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
		1098
		1099	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
		1100
		1101	Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to
		1102	use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
		1103
		1104	Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
		1105	them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
		1106	by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
		1107	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except
		1108	C<selection>.
		1109
		1110	Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets
		1111	(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for
		1112	searchable scorllback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension
		1113	multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to
		1114	the extension.
		1115
		1116	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
		1117	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.
		1118
		1119	If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl
		1120	interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that
		1121	B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
		1122	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
		1123
		1124	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
		1125
		1126	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
		1127	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource
		1128	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
		1129
		1130	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
		1131
		1132	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
		1133	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,
		1134	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
		1135	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource
		1136	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
		1137
		1138	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
		1139
		1140	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
		1141
		1142	Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for
		1143	details.
		1144
		1145	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
		1146
		1147	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
		1148	for details.
		1149
		1150	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>
		1151
		1152	Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search
		1153	(default: C<M-s>).
		1154
		1155	=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>
		1156
		1157	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
		1158	C<selection-popup> and C<mark-urls> perl extensions.
		1159
		1160	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
		1161
		1162	Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
		1163
		1164	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
		1165
		1166	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
		1167	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
974		1168
975	=back	1169	=back
976		1170
977	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR	1171	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
978		1172
…		…
1013	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line	1207	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
1014	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource	1208	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
1015	B<tripleclickwords>.	1209	B<tripleclickwords>.
1016		1210
1017	Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys)	1211	Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys)
1018	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a normal	1212	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1019	one.	1213	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
		1214	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
		1215	the selection.
1020		1216
1021	=item B<Insertion>:	1217	=item B<Insertion>:
1022		1218
1023	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in	1219	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
1024	an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be	1220	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1025	inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.	1221	Meta modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
		1222
		1223	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
		1224	inserted too.
1026		1225
1027	=back	1226	=back
1028		1227
1029	=head1 CHANGING FONTS	1228	=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1030		1229
1031	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet	1230	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
1032	supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.	1231	supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
1033		1232
1034	You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and	1233	You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
1035	therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
1036		1234
1037	printf '\e]701;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"	1235	printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
		1236
		1237	You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
		1238
		1239	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
		1240	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
1038		1241
1039	rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.	1242	rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
1040		1243
1041	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT	1244	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1042		1245
…		…
1070	This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of	1273	This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1071	your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.	1274	your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1072		1275
1073	Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing	1276	Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
1074	them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not	1277	them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1075	invoke it's usual function but instead will insert the corresponding	1278	invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1076	keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been	1279	keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1077	released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for	1280	released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
1078	C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a	1281	C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
1079	reverse tab (Shift-Tab).	1282	reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
1080		1283
…		…
1113	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1316	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS
1114		1317
1115	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1318	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1116	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1319	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus
1117	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the	1320	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the
1118	colours with their B<rgb.txt> names.	1321	colours with their names.
1119		1322
1120	=begin table	1323	=begin table
1121		1324
1122	B<color0> (black) = Black	1325	B<color0> (black) = Black
1123	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1326	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
1143	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1346	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1144	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1347	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1145	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of	1348	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1146	color0-color15.	1349	color0-color15.
1147		1350
		1351	In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an
		1352	additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79)
		1353	consist of a 444 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
		1354	16>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
		1355
		1356	Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only
		1357	the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only
		1358	be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1359
1148	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1360	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1149	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1361	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1150	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1362	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1151	been specified. For example,	1363	been specified. For example,
1152		1364
…		…
1156		1368
1157	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1369	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black
1158	on White.	1370	on White.
1159		1371
1160	=back	1372	=back
		1373
		1374	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
		1375
		1376	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
		1377	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>
		1378	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,
		1379	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component
		1380	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely
		1381	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[a]>, where C<a> is on
		1382	to four hex digits specifiying the opacity value.
		1383
		1384	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that
		1385	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting
		1386	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
		1387
		1388	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red
		1389	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
		1390
		1391	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/2222 -fg "[e]pink"
		1392
		1393	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
		1394	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>
1161		1395
1162	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1396	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1163		1397
1164	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1398	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1165		1399
…		…
1198	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1432	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1199		1433
1200	=item B<DISPLAY>	1434	=item B<DISPLAY>
1201		1435
1202	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1436	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1203	display in it's child processes.	1437	display in its child processes.
1204		1438
1205	=item B<SHELL>	1439	=item B<SHELL>
1206		1440
1207	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1441	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1208
1209	=item B<RXVTPATH>
1210
1211	The path where @@RXVT_NAME@@ looks for support files such as menu and xpm
1212	files.
1213
1214	=item B<PATH>
1215
1216	Used in the same way as C<RXVTPATH>.
1217		1442
1218	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>	1443	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1219		1444
1220	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and	1445	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1221	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).	1446	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1222		1447
1223	Default C<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-<nodename >>.	1448	Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>.
1224		1449
1225	=item B<HOME>	1450	=item B<HOME>
1226		1451
1227	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for	1452	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1228	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as	1453	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
…		…
1249		1474
1250	=back	1475	=back
1251		1476
1252	=head1 SEE ALSO	1477	=head1 SEE ALSO
1253		1478
1254	@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)	1479	@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1255
1256	=head1 BUGS
1257
1258	Check the BUGS file for an up-to-date list.
1259
1260	Cursor change support is not yet implemented.
1261
1262	Click-and-drag doesn't work with X11 mouse report overriding.
1263		1480
1264	=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR	1481	=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1265		1482
1266	=over 4	1483	=over 4
1267		1484
1268	=item Project Coordinator	1485	=item Project Coordinator
1269		1486
1270	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1487	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1271		1488
1272	L<http://software.schmorp.de/#rxvt-unicode>	1489	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1273		1490
1274	=back	1491	=back
1275		1492
1276	=head1 AUTHORS	1493	=head1 AUTHORS
1277		1494
…		…
1299		1516
1300	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1517	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1301		1518
1302	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1519	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1303		1520
1304	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator	1521	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
		1522
1305	(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1523	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1306		1524
1307	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1525	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1308		1526
1309	Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal	1527	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1310	character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm	1528	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1311	compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
1312		1529
1313	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)	1530	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1314		1531
		1532	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
		1533
		1534	Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.
		1535
1315	=back	1536	=back
1316		1537

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