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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/checkout/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
28	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,	31	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
29	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts	32	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,	33	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31	like tibetan or devenagari. 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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89		92
90	Print out a message describing available options.	93	Print out a message describing available options.
91		94
92	=item B<-display> I<displayname>	95	=item B<-display> I<displayname>
93		96
94	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still	97	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (the older form B<-d>
95	respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the	98	is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
96	B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.	99	display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
97		100
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>
108		116
109	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.	117	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
110		118
111	=item B<-j>\|B<+j>	119	=item B<-j>\|B<+j>
112		120
113	Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>.	121	Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
114		122
115	=item B<-ip>\|B<+ip> \| B<-tr>\|B<+tr>	123	=item B<-ss>\|B<+ss>
116		124
117	Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is	125	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
118	B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
119		126
120	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	127	=item B<-tr>\|B<+tr>
121	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions! Read the FAQ (man 7	128
122	@@RXVT_NAME@@)!>	129	Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background; resource B<transparent>.
		130
		131	B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
		132	future versions.
123		133
124	=item B<-fade> I<number>	134	=item B<-fade> I<number>
125		135
126	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values	136	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
127	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade	137	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
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132	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour	142	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
133	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.	143	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
134		144
135	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	145	=item B<-tint> I<colour>
136		146
137	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	147	Tint the transparent background with the given colour;
138	transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for	148	resource I<tintColor>.
139	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
140	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it; resource
141	I<tintColor>. Example:
142		149
143	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40	150	=item B<-sh> I<number>
144		151
145	=item B<-sh>
146
147	I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent	152	Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
148	background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be	153	A value of 100 means no shading; resource I<shading>.
149	specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>).	154
		155	=item B<-blt> I<string>
		156
		157	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
		158	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
		159	the transparent background, using the method specified. Supported values are:
		160	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - colour values averaging, B<colorize>,
		161	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
		162	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
		163	alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
		164
		165	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
		166
		167	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
		168	background. If a single number is specified - both vertical and
		169	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
		170	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
		171	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128;
		172	resource I<blurRadius>.
		173
		174	=item B<-icon> I<file>
		175
		176	Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
		177	is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
		178	application window; resource I<iconFile>.
150		179
151	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	180	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
152		181
153	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	182	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
154		183
155	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	184	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
156		185
157	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	186	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
158		187
159	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>	188	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;oplist]>
160		189
161	Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally	190	Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Specify image file for the background and also
162	specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to	191	optionally specify a list of operations to modify it. Note you may need to
163	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the	192	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
164	command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.	193	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
165		194
166	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	195	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
167		196
168	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.	197	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
169		198
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214	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>	243	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
215	for details.	244	for details.
216		245
217	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>	246	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>
218		247
219	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity	248	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
220	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for	249	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
221	details.	250	details.
222		251
223	=item B<-name> I<name>	252	=item B<-name> I<name>
224		253
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242		271
243	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>	272	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>
244		273
245	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.	274	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
246		275
		276	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
		277
		278	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
		279
		280	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
		281
		282	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
		283	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
		284
247	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>	285	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>
248		286
249	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource	287	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
250	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.	288	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
251		289
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257	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>	295	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>
258		296
259	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.	297	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
260	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource	298	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
261	B<scrollWithBuffer>.	299	B<scrollWithBuffer>.
262
263	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
264
265	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
266
267	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
268
269	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
270	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
271		300
272	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>	301	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>
273		302
274	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as	303	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
275	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to	304	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
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279		308
280	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>	309	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>
281		310
282	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.	311	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
283		312
		313	=item B<-uc>\|B<+uc>
		314
		315	Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
		316
284	=item B<-iconic>	317	=item B<-iconic>
285		318
286	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.	319	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
287	Alternative form is B<-ic>.	320	Alternative form is B<-ic>.
288		321
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304		337
305	=item B<-bl>	338	=item B<-bl>
306		339
307	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.	340	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
308	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window	341	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
309	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	342	decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
		343	support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
310		344
311	=item B<-override-redirect>	345	=item B<-override-redirect>
312		346
313	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource	347	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
314	B<override-redirect>.	348	B<override-redirect>.
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322		356
323	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	357	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
324		358
325	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	359	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
326	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	360	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
327	B<linespace>.	361	B<lineSpace>.
		362
		363	=item B<-letsp> I<number>
		364
		365	Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
		366	to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
		367	letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
		368	work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
328		369
329	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	370	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
330		371
331	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the	372	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
332	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the	373	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
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386	for more info.	427	for more info.
387		428
388	=item B<-tcw>	429	=item B<-tcw>
389		430
390	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	431	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
		432	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
391	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the	433	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
392	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	434	the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
393		435
394	=item B<-insecure>	436	=item B<-insecure>
395		437
396	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	438	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
397	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more	439	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
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417		459
418	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	460	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
419	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	461	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
420	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	462	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
421	user; resource B<hold>.	463	user; resource B<hold>.
		464
		465	=item B<-cd> I<path>
		466
		467	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		468	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		469	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
		470
		471	=item B<-xrm> I<string>
		472
		473	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
		474	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
		475	way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
		476
		477	Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
		478	e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
		479	options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
		480	of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
		481	resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
		482	programs.
422		483
423	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>	484	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
424		485
425	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	486	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
426		487
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461	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	522	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
462	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that	523	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
463	yourself if you want that.	524	yourself if you want that.
464		525
465	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress	526	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
466	pty/tty operations.	527	pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
		528	perl extension that manages the terminal.
467		529
468	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a	530	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
469	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	531	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
470		532
471	use IO::Pty;	533	use IO::Pty;
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485	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in	547	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
486	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.	548	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
487		549
488	=back	550	=back
489		551
490	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	552	=head1 RESOURCES
491		553
492	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	554	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
493	options) compiled into your version.	555	options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
		556	long-options.
494		557
495	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many	558	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
496	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X	559	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
497	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,	560	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
498	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:	561	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
499		562
500	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
501	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	563	1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
		564	2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
502	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	565	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
503	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	566	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
504	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	567	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
		568	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
505		569
506	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class	570	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
507	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources	571	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
508	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily	572	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
509	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to	573	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
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519	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>	583	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
520		584
521	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	585	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
522	option B<-depth>.	586	option B<-depth>.
523		587
		588	=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
		589
		590	Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
		591	On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
		592	performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
		593	should normally be enabled.
		594
524	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	595	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
525		596
526	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	597	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
527	option B<-geometry>.	598	option B<-geometry>.
528		599
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541	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7	612	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
542	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to	613	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
543	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)	614	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
544	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,	615	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
545	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour	616	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
546	names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	617	names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
547		618
548	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be	619	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
549	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).	620	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
550		621
551	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with	622	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
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562	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>	633	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
563		634
564	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	635	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
565	foreground colour is the default.	636	foreground colour is the default.
566		637
567	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
568
569	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video
570	characters.
571
572	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>	638	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
573		639
574	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline	640	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
575	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.	641	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
		642
		643	=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
		644
		645	If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
		646	characters. If unset, use reverse video.
		647
		648	=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
		649
		650	If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
		651	foreground for highlighted characters.
576		652
577	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>	653	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
578		654
579	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the	655	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
580	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.	656	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
…		…
587		663
588	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>	664	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
589		665
590	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;	666	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
591	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	667	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
592	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	668	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
593		669
594	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	670	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
595		671
596	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling	672	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
597	quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>.	673	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
		674	has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
		675	received line; option B<-j>.
		676
598	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>.	677	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
		678	force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
599		679
600	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	680	=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
601		681
602	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	682	B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
603	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'	683	receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
604	pixmap.	684	(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
		685	result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
		686	option B<-ss>.
605		687
606	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	688	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
607	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	689	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
		690	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
		691
		692	=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
		693
		694	Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
		695
		696	B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
		697	future versions.
608		698
609	=item B<fading:> I<number>	699	=item B<fading:> I<number>
610		700
611	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	701	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
612		702
…		…
615	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default	705	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
616	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.	706	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
617		707
618	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>	708	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
619		709
620	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option	710	Tint the transparent background with the given colour. If the RENDER
621	B<-tint>.	711	extension is not available only black, red, green, yellow, blue,
		712	magenta, cyan and white tints can be performed server-side. Note that
		713	a black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
		714	the image unchanged; option B<-tint>.
622		715
623	=item B<shading:> I<number>	716	=item B<shading:> I<number>
624		717
625	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background	718	Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
626	image in addition to tinting it.	719	A value of 100 means no shading; option B<-sh>.
		720
		721	=item B<blendType:> I<string>
		722
		723	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
		724
		725	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
		726
		727	Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
		728	background; option B<-blr>.
		729
		730	=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
		731
		732	Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
627		733
628	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	734	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
629		735
630	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	736	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
631		737
…		…
637	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>	743	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
638		744
639	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	745	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
640	and the text.	746	and the text.
641		747
642	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>	748	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;oplist]>
643		749
644	Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for	750	Use the specified image file for the background and also
645	the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry	751	optionally specify a colon separated list of operations to modify it.
646	string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the	752	Supported operations are:
647	horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image	753
648	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale	754	=over 4
649	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9	755
650	specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will	756	=item B<WxH+X+Y>
651	be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted	757
652	scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]	758	sets scale and position. B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical
		759	scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent). A
		760	scale of 0 disables scaling. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
		761
		762	=item B<op=tile>
		763
		764	enables tiling
		765
		766	=item B<op=pscale>
		767
		768	enables proportional scaling
		769
		770	=item B<op=root>
		771
		772	use the position of the terminal window relative to the root window as
		773	the image offset, simulating a root window background
		774
		775	=back
		776
		777	The default scale and position setting is C<100x100+50+50>.
		778	Alternatively, a predefined set of templates can be used to achieve
		779	the most common setups:
		780
		781	=over 4
		782
		783	=item B<style=tiled>
		784
		785	the image is tiled with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+0+0:op=tile
		786
		787	=item B<style=aspect-stretched>
		788
		789	the image is scaled to fill the whole window maintaining the aspect
		790	ratio and centered. Equivalent to 100x100+50+50:op=pscale
		791
		792	=item B<style=stretched>
		793
		794	the image is scaled to fill the whole window. Equivalent to 100x100
		795
		796	=item B<style=centered>
		797
		798	the image is centered with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+50+50
		799
		800	=item B<style=root-tiled>
		801
		802	the image is tiled with no scaling and using 'root' positioning.
		803	Equivalent to 0x0:op=tile:op=root
		804
		805	=back
		806
		807	If multiple templates are specified the last one wins. Note that a
		808	template overrides all the scale, position and operations settings.
		809
		810	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
		811	blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending. If I<afterimage>
		812	support has been compiled in it is possible to choose other blending
		813	types with B<-blt "type"> option.
653		814
654	=item B<path:> I<path>	815	=item B<path:> I<path>
655		816
656	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding XPM files.	817	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
657		818
658	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>	819	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
659		820
660	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names	821	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
661	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The	822	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
…		…
684	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels	845	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
685	wide and 15 pixels high.	846	wide and 15 pixels high.
686		847
687	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in	848	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
688	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but	849	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
689	the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a	850	the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
690	useful supplement.	851	useful supplement.
691		852
692	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters	853	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
693	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font	854	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
694	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.	855	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
…		…
718	text font will being used for the given style.	879	text font will being used for the given style.
719		880
720	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	881	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
721		882
722	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,	883	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
723	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high	884	option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
724	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	885	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
725	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not	886	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
726	reachable.	887	reachable.
727		888
728	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
729
730	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is
731	xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives
732	xterm style selection.
733
734	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
735
736	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
737	the author's favourite.
738
739	=item B<title:> I<string>	889	=item B<title:> I<string>
740		890
741	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line	891	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
742	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application	892	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
743	name; option B<-title>.	893	name; option B<-title>.
…		…
751	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>	901	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
752		902
753	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no	903	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
754	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].	904	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
755		905
		906	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
		907
		908	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
		909	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
		910
		911	@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
		912
756	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	913	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
757		914
758	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	915	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
759	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	916	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
760		917
…		…
783	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	940	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
784		941
785	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents	942	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
786	every time you hit C<Print>.	943	every time you hit C<Print>.
787		944
		945	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
		946
		947	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
		948	the author's favourite.
		949
		950	=item B<thickness:> I<number>
		951
		952	Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
		953
788	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	954	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
789		955
790	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	956	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
791	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	957	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
792		958
…		…
811	B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option	977	B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
812	B<+si>.	978	B<+si>.
813		979
814	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>	980	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
815		981
816	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and	982	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
817	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll	983	try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
818	with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>.	984	B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
		985	new lines; option B<+sw>.
819		986
820	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>	987	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
821		988
822	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys	989	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
823	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and	990	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
…		…
854	=item B<termName:> I<termname>	1021	=item B<termName:> I<termname>
855		1022
856	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment	1023	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
857	variable; option B<-tn>.	1024	variable; option B<-tn>.
858		1025
859	=item B<linespace:> I<number>	1026	=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
860		1027
861	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	1028	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
862	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.	1029	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
863		1030
864	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>	1031	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
…		…
878		1045
879	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>	1046	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
880		1047
881	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];	1048	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
882	option B<-bc>.	1049	option B<-bc>.
		1050
		1051	=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
		1052
		1053	B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
		1054	option B<-uc>.
883		1055
884	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>	1056	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
885		1057
886	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number	1058	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
887	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible	1059	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
…		…
901	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.	1073	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
902		1074
903	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>	1075	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
904		1076
905	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>	1077	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
906	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace>	1078	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
907	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode	1079	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
908	escape sequence.	1080	escape sequence.
909		1081
910	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>	1082	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
911		1083
…		…
916	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>	1088	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
917		1089
918	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection	1090	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
919	(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).	1091	(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
920		1092
921	When the selection extension is in use (the default if compiled in, see	1093	When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
922	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these characters	1094	in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
923	will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex will be	1095	characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
924	created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.	1096	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
925		1097
926	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can	1098	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
927	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:	1099	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
928		1100
929	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	1101	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{\|} >>
930		1102
931	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	1103	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
932		1104
933	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	1105	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
934		1106
…		…
988		1160
989	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).	1161	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
990		1162
991	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>	1163	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
992		1164
993	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this	1165	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
994	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1166	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
995	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1167	scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
996	instead scroll the screen up.	1168	to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
997		1169
998	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>	1170	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
999		1171
1000	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	1172	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1001	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1173	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1002	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	1174	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1003	user.	1175	user.
		1176
		1177	=item B<chdir>: I<path>
		1178
		1179	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		1180	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		1181	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
		1182	directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1004		1183
1005	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>	1184	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
1006		1185
1007	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The	1186	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
1008	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.	1187	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
…		…
1022	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and	1201	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
1023	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex	1202	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
1024	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not	1203	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
1025	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.	1204	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1026		1205
1027	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,	1206	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
1028	C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,	1207	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1029	C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
1030	C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
1031	can start or end with whitespace.
1032
1033	Please note that you need to double the C<\> in resource files, as
1034	Xlib itself does its own de-escaping (you can use C<\033> instead of
1035	C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and @@RXVT_NAME@@'s own
1036	processing).
1037		1208
1038	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1209	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
1039	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'	1210	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1040	should be a character not used by the strings.	1211	should be a character not used by the strings.
1041		1212
1042	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:	1213	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1043		1214
1044	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>	1215	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<\|abc\|>
1045		1216
1046	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:	1217	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1047		1218
1048	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a>	1219	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<a>
1049	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b>	1220	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<b>
1050	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c>	1221	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<c>
1051		1222
1052	If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>	1223	If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1053	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For	1224	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
1054	example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>	1225	example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1055	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":	1226	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1056		1227
1057	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007	1228	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1058		1229
1059	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>	1230	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1060	is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)	1231	is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1061	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via	1232	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1062	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:	1233	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1063		1234
1064	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13	1235	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1065		1236
1066	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping	1237	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
1067	will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and	1238	will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
1068	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That	1239	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1069	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide	1240	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1070	definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined	1241	definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1071	mappings themselves.	1242	mappings themselves.
1072		1243
…		…
1123	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.	1294	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1124		1295
1125	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>	1296	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1126		1297
1127	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See	1298	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1128	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource	1299	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1129	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1130		1300
1131	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>	1301	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1132		1302
1133	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension	1303	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1134	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,	1304	scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first
1135	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in	1305	look in these directories, then in $HOME/.urxvt/ext and lastly in
1136	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource	1306	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1137	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1138		1307
1139	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1308	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1140		1309
1141	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>	1310	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1142		1311
…		…
1154	(default: C<M-s>).	1323	(default: C<M-s>).
1155		1324
1156	=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>	1325	=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>
1157		1326
1158	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the	1327	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1159	C<selection-popup> and C<mark-urls> perl extensions.	1328	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1160		1329
1161	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>	1330	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1162		1331
1163	Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.	1332	Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
1164		1333
1165	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>	1334	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1166		1335
1167	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making	1336	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1168	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.	1337	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1338
		1339	=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
		1340
		1341	Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
		1342
		1343	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
		1344
		1345	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1169		1346
1170	=back	1347	=back
1171		1348
1172	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR	1349	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1173		1350
…		…
1192	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>	1369	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
1193	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the	1370	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
1194	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),	1371	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
1195	respectively.	1372	respectively.
1196		1373
1197	=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION	1374	=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
1198		1375
1199	The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to	1376	The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
1200	I<xterm>(1).	1377	to I<xterm>(1).
1201		1378
1202	=over 4	1379	=over 4
1203		1380
1204	=item B<Selection>:	1381	=item B<Selecting>:
1205		1382
1206	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region	1383	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
1207	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click	1384	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
1208	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line	1385	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
1209	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource	1386	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
…		…
1213	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a	1390	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1214	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the	1391	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1215	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from	1392	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1216	the selection.	1393	the selection.
1217		1394
1218	=item B<Insertion>:	1395	=item B<Pasting>:
1219		1396
1220	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>	1397	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
1221	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the	1398	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1222	Meta modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.	1399	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1223		1400
1224	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be	1401	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1225	inserted too.	1402	inserted too.
1226		1403
1227	=back	1404	=back
…		…
1244		1421
1245	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT	1422	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1246		1423
1247	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters	1424	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1248	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The	1425	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1249	first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with	1426	first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1250	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled	1427	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1251	with C<--enable-iso14755>.	1428	with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1252		1429
1253	=over 4	1430	=over 4
1254		1431
…		…
1312	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that	1489	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1313	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To	1490	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1314	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root	1491	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1315	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.	1492	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1316		1493
1317	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1494	=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1318		1495
1319	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1496	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1320	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1497	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1321	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the	1498	high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1322	colours with their names.	1499	240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
		1500	cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
		1501
		1502	Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1323		1503
1324	=begin table	1504	=begin table
1325		1505
1326	B<color0> (black) = Black	1506	B<color0> (black) = Black
1327	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1507	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
1347	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1527	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1348	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1528	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1349	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of	1529	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1350	color0-color15.	1530	color0-color15.
1351		1531
1352	In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an	1532	The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1353	additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79)	1533	values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1354	consist of a 444 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
1355	16>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
1356		1534
		1535	The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
		1536
		1537	index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
		1538	index_256 = (r * 16 + g) * 16 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..15
		1539
		1540	The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
		1541	steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
		1542	the RGB cube.
		1543
1357	Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only	1544	Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1358	the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only	1545	colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1359	be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").	1546	rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1547
		1548	Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
		1549	number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1360		1550
1361	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1551	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1362	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1552	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1363	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1553	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1364	been specified. For example,	1554	been specified. For example,
1365		1555
1366	=over 4
1367
1368	=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv>	1556	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1369		1557
1370	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1558	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1371	on White.	1559	White.
1372
1373	=back
1374		1560
1375	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT	1561	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1376		1562
1377	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get	1563	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1378	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>	1564	their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management:
1379	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,	1565
1380	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component	1566	You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
		1567	brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
		1568	(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
		1569	transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
		1570	half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
		1571	is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
		1572	all ways to specify a colour.
		1573
		1574	For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
		1575	C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
		1576	specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1381	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely	1577	(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1382	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[a]>, where C<a> is on	1578	while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1383	to four hex digits specifiying the opacity value.	1579	earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
		1580	C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1384		1581
1385	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that	1582	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1386	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting	1583	alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1387	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.	1584	layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
		1585	rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1388		1586
1389	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red	1587	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1390	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:	1588	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1391		1589
1392	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/2222 -fg "[e]pink"	1590	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1393		1591
1394	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	1592	When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1395	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	1593	alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
		1594	transparency of course).
		1595
		1596	When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
		1597	colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
		1598	background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
		1599	other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
		1600	image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
		1601	fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
		1602
		1603	Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
		1604	in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
		1605	extension.
1396		1606
1397	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1607	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1398		1608
1399	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1609	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1400		1610
…		…
1406	resources or on the command line.	1616	resources or on the command line.
1407		1617
1408	=item B<COLORTERM>	1618	=item B<COLORTERM>
1409		1619
1410	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was	1620	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1411	compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension	1621	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1412	C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.	1622	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
		1623	screen.
1413		1624
1414	=item B<COLORFGBG>	1625	=item B<COLORFGBG>
1415		1626
1416	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is	1627	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1417	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string	1628	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1418	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be	1629	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1419	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the	1630	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1420	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@	1631	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1421	was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can	1632	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1422	(and do) use this information to optimize screen output.	1633	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1423		1634
1424	=item B<WINDOWID>	1635	=item B<WINDOWID>
1425		1636
1426	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel	1637	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1427	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal	1638	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
…		…
1433	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1644	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1434		1645
1435	=item B<DISPLAY>	1646	=item B<DISPLAY>
1436		1647
1437	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1648	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1438	display in its child processes.	1649	display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
		1650	defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1439		1651
1440	=item B<SHELL>	1652	=item B<SHELL>
1441		1653
1442	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1654	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1443		1655
1444	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>	1656	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1445		1657
1446	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and	1658	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1447	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).	1659	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1448		1660
1449	Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>.	1661	Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1450		1662
1451	=item B<HOME>	1663	=item B<HOME>
1452		1664
1453	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for	1665	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1454	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as	1666	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1455	C<.Xdefaults>)	1667	C<.Xdefaults>)
1456		1668
1457	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>	1669	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1458		1670
1459	Directory where various X resource files are being located.	1671	Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1460		1672
1461	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>	1673	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1462		1674
1463	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by	1675	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1464	@@RXVT_NAME@@.	1676	@@RXVT_NAME@@.
…		…
1469		1681
1470	=over 4	1682	=over 4
1471		1683
1472	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>	1684	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1473		1685
1474	Color names.	1686	Colour names.
1475		1687
1476	=back	1688	=back
1477		1689
1478	=head1 SEE ALSO	1690	=head1 SEE ALSO
1479		1691
…		…
1518	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1730	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1519		1731
1520	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1732	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1521		1733
1522	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.	1734	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1523		1735
1524	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1736	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1525		1737
1526	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1738	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1527		1739
1528	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl	1740	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
…		…
1530		1742
1531	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)	1743	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1532		1744
1533	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>	1745	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
1534		1746
1535	Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.	1747	pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1536		1748
1537	=back	1749	=back
1538		1750

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