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17	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	17	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18		18
19	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of	19	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common	20	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at	21	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/checkout/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.	22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.
23		23
24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT	24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
25		25
26	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode	26	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the	27	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
28	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,	28	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
29	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts	29	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,	30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31	like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these	31	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
32	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work	32	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
33	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left 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 in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
36	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might	36	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
37	change.	37	change.
38		38
39	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let	39	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
40	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean	40	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
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108		108
109	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.	109	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
110		110
111	=item B<-j>\|B<+j>	111	=item B<-j>\|B<+j>
112		112
113	Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>.	113	Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
114		114
115	=item B<-ip>\|B<+ip> \| B<-tr>\|B<+tr>	115	=item B<-ss>\|B<+ss>
116		116
117	Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is	117	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
118	B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
119		118
120	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	119	=item B<-tr>\|B<+tr>
121	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions! Read the FAQ (man 7	120
122	@@RXVT_NAME@@)!>	121	Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background; resource B<transparent>.
		122
		123	B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
		124	future versions.
		125
		126	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
		127	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
123		128
124	=item B<-fade> I<number>	129	=item B<-fade> I<number>
125		130
126	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values	131	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	132	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
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133	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.	138	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
134		139
135	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	140	=item B<-tint> I<colour>
136		141
137	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	142	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
138	transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for	143	transparency is enabled with B<-tr>. This only works for
139	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be	144	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	145	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
		146	Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
		147	thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
		148	blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them. Also
		149	pure black and pure white colors essentially mean no tinting; resource
141	I<tintColor>. Example:	150	I<tintColor>. Example:
142		151
143	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40	152	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
144		153
145	=item B<-sh>	154	=item B<-sh> I<number>
146		155
147	I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent	156	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (100 .. 200) the transparent
148	background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be	157	background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;
149	specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>).	158	resource I<shading>.
		159
		160	=item B<-blt> I<string>
		161
		162	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
		163	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
		164	transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
		165	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,
		166	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
		167	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
		168	alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
		169
		170	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
		171
		172	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
		173	background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and
		174	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
		175	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
		176	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage>;
		177	resource I<blurRadius>.
150		178
151	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	179	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
152		180
153	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	181	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
154		182
155	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	183	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
156		184
157	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	185	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
158		186
159	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>	187	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
160		188
161	Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally	189	Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also
162	specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to	190	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
163	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the	191	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
164	command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.	192	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
165		193
166	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	194	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
167		195
168	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.	196	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
169		197
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322		350
323	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	351	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
324		352
325	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	353	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
326	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	354	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
327	B<linespace>.	355	B<lineSpace>.
328		356
329	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	357	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
330		358
331	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the	359	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	360	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
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386	for more info.	414	for more info.
387		415
388	=item B<-tcw>	416	=item B<-tcw>
389		417
390	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	418	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
		419	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	420	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
392	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	421	the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
393		422
394	=item B<-insecure>	423	=item B<-insecure>
395		424
396	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	425	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
397	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more	426	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
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417		446
418	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	447	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
419	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	448	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	449	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
421	user; resource B<hold>.	450	user; resource B<hold>.
		451
		452	=item B<-xrm> I<string>
		453
		454	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
		455	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
		456	way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
		457
		458	Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
		459	e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
		460	options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
		461	of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
		462	resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
		463	programs.
422		464
423	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>	465	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
424		466
425	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	467	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
426		468
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461	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	503	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	504	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
463	yourself if you want that.	505	yourself if you want that.
464		506
465	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress	507	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
466	pty/tty operations.	508	pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
		509	perl extension that manages the terminal.
467		510
468	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a	511	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
469	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	512	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
470		513
471	use IO::Pty;	514	use IO::Pty;
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485	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in	528	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.	529	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
487		530
488	=back	531	=back
489		532
490	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	533	=head1 RESOURCES
491		534
492	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	535	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
493	options) compiled into your version.	536	options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
		537	long-options.
494		538
495	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many	539	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	540	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
497	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,	541	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
498	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:	542	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
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500	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global	544	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
501	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	545	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
502	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	546	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults
503	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	547	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen
504	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	548	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
		549	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
505		550
506	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class	551	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	552	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	553	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	554	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
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564	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	609	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
565	foreground colour is the default.	610	foreground colour is the default.
566		611
567	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>	612	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
568		613
569	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video	614	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
570	characters.	615	when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
571		616
572	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>	617	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
573		618
574	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline	619	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
575	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.	620	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
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591	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	636	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
592	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	637	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.
593		638
594	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	639	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
595		640
596	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling	641	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
597	quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>.	642	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
		643	has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
		644	received line; option B<-j>.
		645
598	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>.	646	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
		647	force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
599		648
600	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	649	=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
601		650
602	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	651	B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
603	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'	652	receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
604	pixmap.	653	(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
		654	result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
		655	option B<-ss>.
605		656
606	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	657	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
607	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	658	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
		659	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
		660
		661	=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
		662
		663	Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background.
		664
		665	B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
		666	future versions.
		667
		668	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
		669	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
608		670
609	=item B<fading:> I<number>	671	=item B<fading:> I<number>
610		672
611	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	673	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
612		674
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620	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option	682	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option
621	B<-tint>.	683	B<-tint>.
622		684
623	=item B<shading:> I<number>	685	=item B<shading:> I<number>
624		686
625	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background	687	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image
626	image in addition to tinting it.	688	in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>.
		689
		690	=item B<blendType:> I<string>
		691
		692	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
		693
		694	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
		695
		696	Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent
		697	background image; option B<-blr>.
627		698
628	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	699	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
629		700
630	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	701	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
631		702
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637	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>	708	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
638		709
639	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	710	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
640	and the text.	711	and the text.
641		712
642	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>	713	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
643		714
644	Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for	715	Use the specified image file for the background and also
645	the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry	716	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
646	string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the	717	(default C<0x0+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
647	horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image	718	horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
648	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale	719	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
649	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9	720	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies
650	specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will	721	an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified
651	be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted	722	beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
652	scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]	723	Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
		724	Supported operations are:
		725
		726	tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0,
		727	propscale will scale image keeping proportions,
		728	auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100;
		729	hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size;
		730	vscale will scale image vertically to the window size;
		731	scale will scale image to match window size;
		732	root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
		733	whenever terminal window moves.
		734
		735	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
		736	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any
		737	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
653		738
654	=item B<path:> I<path>	739	=item B<path:> I<path>
655		740
656	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding XPM files.	741	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
657		742
658	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>	743	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
659		744
660	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names	745	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	746	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
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725	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not	810	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
726	reachable.	811	reachable.
727		812
728	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>	813	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
729		814
730	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is	815	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which
731	xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives	816	is xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which
732	xterm style selection.	817	gives xterm style selection. Only effective when the original (non-perl)
		818	selection code is in use.
733		819
734	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>	820	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
735		821
736	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is	822	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
737	the author's favourite.	823	the author's favourite.
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750		836
751	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>	837	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
752		838
753	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no	839	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].	840	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
		841
		842	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
		843
		844	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
		845	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
755		846
756	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	847	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
757		848
758	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	849	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
759	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	850	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
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854	=item B<termName:> I<termname>	945	=item B<termName:> I<termname>
855		946
856	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment	947	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
857	variable; option B<-tn>.	948	variable; option B<-tn>.
858		949
859	=item B<linespace:> I<number>	950	=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
860		951
861	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	952	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
862	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.	953	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
863		954
864	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>	955	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
…		…
916	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>	1007	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
917		1008
918	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection	1009	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
919	(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).	1010	(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
920		1011
921	When the selection extension is in use (the default if compiled in, see	1012	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	1013	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	1014	characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
924	created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.	1015	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
925		1016
926	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can	1017	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:	1018	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
928		1019
929	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	1020	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{\|} >>
930		1021
931	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	1022	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
932		1023
933	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	1024	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
934		1025
…		…
988		1079
989	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).	1080	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
990		1081
991	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>	1082	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
992		1083
993	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this	1084	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
994	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1085	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
995	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1086	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will
996	instead scroll the screen up.	1087	instead scroll the screen up.
997		1088
998	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>	1089	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
…		…
1022	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and	1113	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	1114	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	1115	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.	1116	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1026		1117
1027	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,	1118	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,	1119	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for futher 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. B<This feature is deprecated and will
1032	be removed>.
1033
1034	Please note that you need to double the C<\> in resource files, as
1035	Xlib itself does its own de-escaping (you can use C<\033> instead of
1036	C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and @@RXVT_NAME@@'s own
1037	processing).
1038		1120
1039	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1121	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
1040	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'	1122	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1041	should be a character not used by the strings.	1123	should be a character not used by the strings.
1042		1124
…		…
1155	(default: C<M-s>).	1237	(default: C<M-s>).
1156		1238
1157	=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>	1239	=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>
1158		1240
1159	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the	1241	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1160	C<selection-popup> and C<mark-urls> perl extensions.	1242	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1161		1243
1162	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>	1244	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1163		1245
1164	Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.	1246	Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
1165		1247
1166	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>	1248	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1167		1249
1168	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making	1250	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1169	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.	1251	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1252
		1253	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
		1254
		1255	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1170		1256
1171	=back	1257	=back
1172		1258
1173	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR	1259	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1174		1260
…		…
1193	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>	1279	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
1194	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the	1280	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
1195	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),	1281	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
1196	respectively.	1282	respectively.
1197		1283
1198	=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION	1284	=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
1199		1285
1200	The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to	1286	The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
1201	I<xterm>(1).	1287	to I<xterm>(1).
1202		1288
1203	=over 4	1289	=over 4
1204		1290
1205	=item B<Selection>:	1291	=item B<Selecting>:
1206		1292
1207	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region	1293	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
1208	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click	1294	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
1209	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line	1295	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
1210	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource	1296	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
…		…
1214	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a	1300	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1215	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the	1301	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1216	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from	1302	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1217	the selection.	1303	the selection.
1218		1304
1219	=item B<Insertion>:	1305	=item B<Pasting>:
1220		1306
1221	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>	1307	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
1222	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the	1308	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1223	Meta modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.	1309	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1224		1310
1225	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be	1311	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1226	inserted too.	1312	inserted too.
1227		1313
1228	=back	1314	=back
…		…
1245		1331
1246	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT	1332	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1247		1333
1248	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters	1334	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1249	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The	1335	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1250	first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with	1336	first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1251	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled	1337	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1252	with C<--enable-iso14755>.	1338	with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1253		1339
1254	=over 4	1340	=over 4
1255		1341
…		…
1378	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get	1464	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1379	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>	1465	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>
1380	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,	1466	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,
1381	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component	1467	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component
1382	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely	1468	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely
1383	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[a]>, where C<a> is on	1469	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where
1384	to four hex digits specifiying the opacity value.	1470	C<percent> is a decimal percentage (0-100) that specifies the opacity of
		1471	the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy
		1472	opaque.
1385		1473
1386	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that	1474	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that
1387	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting	1475	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting
1388	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.	1476	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1389		1477
1390	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red	1478	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red
1391	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:	1479	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1392		1480
1393	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/2222 -fg "[e]pink"	1481	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink"
1394		1482
1395	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	1483	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
1396	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	1484	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>
1397		1485
1398	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1486	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
…		…
1407	resources or on the command line.	1495	resources or on the command line.
1408		1496
1409	=item B<COLORTERM>	1497	=item B<COLORTERM>
1410		1498
1411	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was	1499	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1412	compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension	1500	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1413	C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.	1501	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
		1502	screen.
1414		1503
1415	=item B<COLORFGBG>	1504	=item B<COLORFGBG>
1416		1505
1417	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is	1506	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1418	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string	1507	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1419	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be	1508	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1420	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the	1509	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1421	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@	1510	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1422	was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can	1511	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1423	(and do) use this information to optimize screen output.	1512	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1424		1513
1425	=item B<WINDOWID>	1514	=item B<WINDOWID>
1426		1515
1427	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel	1516	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1428	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal	1517	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
…		…
1519	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1608	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1520		1609
1521	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1610	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1522		1611
1523	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.	1612	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1524		1613
1525	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1614	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1526		1615
1527	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1616	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1528		1617
1529	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl	1618	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl

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