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12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not	12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not
13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style	13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --	14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --
15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.	15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
16		16
		17	This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
		18	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod>.
		19
17	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	20	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18		21
19	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of	22	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common	23	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at	24	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.	25	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
23		26
24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT	27	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
25		28
26	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode	29	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the	30	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
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 illusion of a transparent window background; resource B<transparent>.
		130
		131	B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
		132	future versions.
		133
		134	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
		135	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
123		136
124	=item B<-fade> I<number>	137	=item B<-fade> I<number>
125		138
126	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values	139	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	140	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
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133	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.	146	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
134		147
135	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	148	=item B<-tint> I<colour>
136		149
137	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	150	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
138	transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for	151	transparency is enabled with B<-tr>. This only works for
139	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be	152	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	153	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
		154	Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
		155	thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
		156	blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them. Also
		157	pure black and pure white colors essentially mean no tinting; resource
141	I<tintColor>. Example:	158	I<tintColor>. Example:
142		159
143	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40	160	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
144		161
145	=item B<-sh>	162	=item B<-sh> I<number>
146		163
147	I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent	164	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (100 .. 200) the transparent
148	background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be	165	background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;
149	specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>); resource I<shading>.	166	resource I<shading>.
		167
		168	=item B<-blt> I<string>
		169
		170	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
		171	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
		172	transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
		173	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,
		174	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
		175	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
		176	alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
		177
		178	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
		179
		180	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
		181	background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and
		182	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
		183	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
		184	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage>;
		185	resource I<blurRadius>.
		186
		187	=item B<-icon> I<file>
		188
		189	Compile I<afterimage>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
		190	is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
		191	application window; resource I<iconFile>.
150		192
151	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	193	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
152		194
153	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	195	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
154		196
155	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	197	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
156		198
157	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	199	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
158		200
159	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>	201	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
160		202
161	Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally	203	Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also
162	specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to	204	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	205	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
164	command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.	206	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
165		207
166	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	208	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
167		209
168	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.	210	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
169		211
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214	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>	256	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
215	for details.	257	for details.
216		258
217	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>	259	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>
218		260
219	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity	261	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
220	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for	262	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
221	details.	263	details.
222		264
223	=item B<-name> I<name>	265	=item B<-name> I<name>
224		266
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242		284
243	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>	285	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>
244		286
245	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.	287	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
246		288
		289	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
		290
		291	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
		292
		293	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
		294
		295	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
		296	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
		297
247	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>	298	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>
248		299
249	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource	300	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
250	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.	301	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
251		302
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257	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>	308	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>
258		309
259	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.	310	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
260	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource	311	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
261	B<scrollWithBuffer>.	312	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		313
272	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>	314	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>
273		315
274	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as	316	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
275	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to	317	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
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279		321
280	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>	322	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>
281		323
282	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.	324	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
283		325
		326	=item B<-uc>\|B<+uc>
		327
		328	Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
		329
284	=item B<-iconic>	330	=item B<-iconic>
285		331
286	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.	332	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
287	Alternative form is B<-ic>.	333	Alternative form is B<-ic>.
288		334
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304		350
305	=item B<-bl>	351	=item B<-bl>
306		352
307	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.	353	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	354	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
309	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	355	decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
		356	support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
310		357
311	=item B<-override-redirect>	358	=item B<-override-redirect>
312		359
313	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource	360	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
314	B<override-redirect>.	361	B<override-redirect>.
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322		369
323	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	370	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
324		371
325	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	372	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
326	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	373	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
327	B<linespace>.	374	B<lineSpace>.
		375
		376	=item B<-letsp> I<number>
		377
		378	Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
		379	to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
		380	letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
		381	work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
328		382
329	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	383	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
330		384
331	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the	385	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	386	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
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386	for more info.	440	for more info.
387		441
388	=item B<-tcw>	442	=item B<-tcw>
389		443
390	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	444	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
		445	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	446	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
392	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	447	the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
393		448
394	=item B<-insecure>	449	=item B<-insecure>
395		450
396	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	451	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
397	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more	452	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
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417		472
418	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	473	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
419	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	474	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	475	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
421	user; resource B<hold>.	476	user; resource B<hold>.
		477
		478	=item B<-cd> I<path>
		479
		480	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		481	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		482	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
		483
		484	=item B<-xrm> I<string>
		485
		486	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
		487	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
		488	way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
		489
		490	Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
		491	e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
		492	options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
		493	of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
		494	resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
		495	programs.
422		496
423	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>	497	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
424		498
425	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	499	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
426		500
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461	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	535	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	536	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
463	yourself if you want that.	537	yourself if you want that.
464		538
465	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress	539	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
466	pty/tty operations.	540	pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
		541	perl extension that manages the terminal.
467		542
468	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a	543	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
469	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	544	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
470		545
471	use IO::Pty;	546	use IO::Pty;
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485	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in	560	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.	561	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
487		562
488	=back	563	=back
489		564
490	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	565	=head1 RESOURCES
491		566
492	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	567	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
493	options) compiled into your version.	568	options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
		569	long-options.
494		570
495	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many	571	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	572	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
497	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,	573	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
498	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:	574	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
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500	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global	576	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
501	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	577	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
502	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	578	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults
503	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	579	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen
504	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	580	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
		581	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
505		582
506	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class	583	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	584	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	585	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	586	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
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519	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>	596	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
520		597
521	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	598	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
522	option B<-depth>.	599	option B<-depth>.
523		600
		601	=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
		602
		603	Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
		604	On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
		605	performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
		606	should normally be enabled.
		607
524	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	608	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
525		609
526	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	610	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
527	option B<-geometry>.	611	option B<-geometry>.
528		612
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591	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	675	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
592	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	676	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.
593		677
594	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	678	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
595		679
596	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling	680	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
597	quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>.	681	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
		682	has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
		683	received line; option B<-j>.
		684
598	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>.	685	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
		686	force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
599		687
600	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	688	=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
601		689
602	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	690	B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
603	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'	691	receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
604	pixmap.	692	(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
		693	result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
		694	option B<-ss>.
605		695
606	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	696	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
607	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	697	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
		698	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
		699
		700	=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
		701
		702	Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background.
		703
		704	B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
		705	future versions.
		706
		707	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
		708	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
608		709
609	=item B<fading:> I<number>	710	=item B<fading:> I<number>
610		711
611	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	712	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
612		713
…		…
623	=item B<shading:> I<number>	724	=item B<shading:> I<number>
624		725
625	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image	726	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image
626	in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>.	727	in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>.
627		728
		729	=item B<blendType:> I<string>
		730
		731	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
		732
		733	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
		734
		735	Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
		736	background image; option B<-blr>.
		737
		738	=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
		739
		740	Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
		741
628	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	742	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
629		743
630	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	744	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
631		745
632	=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>	746	=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>
…		…
637	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>	751	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
638		752
639	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	753	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
640	and the text.	754	and the text.
641		755
642	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>	756	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
643		757
644	Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for	758	Use the specified image file for the background and also
645	the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry	759	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	760	(default C<0x0+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
647	horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image	761	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	762	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	763	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	764	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	765	beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
652	scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]	766	Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
		767	Supported operations are:
		768
		769	tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0
		770	propscale will scale image keeping proportions
		771	auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100
		772	hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size
		773	vscale will scale image vertically to the window size
		774	scale will scale image to match window size
		775	root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
		776	whenever terminal window moves
		777
		778	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
		779	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any
		780	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
653		781
654	=item B<path:> I<path>	782	=item B<path:> I<path>
655		783
656	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding XPM files.	784	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
657		785
658	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>	786	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
659		787
660	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names	788	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	789	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
…		…
718	text font will being used for the given style.	846	text font will being used for the given style.
719		847
720	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	848	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
721		849
722	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,	850	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	851	option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
724	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	852	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
725	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not	853	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
726	reachable.	854	reachable.
727		855
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>	856	=item B<title:> I<string>
740		857
741	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line	858	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
742	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application	859	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
743	name; option B<-title>.	860	name; option B<-title>.
…		…
756	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>	873	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
757		874
758	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.	875	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
759	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].	876	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
760		877
		878	@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
		879
761	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	880	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
762		881
763	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	882	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
764	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	883	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
765		884
…		…
787		906
788	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	907	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
789		908
790	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents	909	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
791	every time you hit C<Print>.	910	every time you hit C<Print>.
		911
		912	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
		913
		914	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
		915	the author's favourite.
792		916
793	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	917	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
794		918
795	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	919	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
796	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	920	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
…		…
859	=item B<termName:> I<termname>	983	=item B<termName:> I<termname>
860		984
861	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment	985	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
862	variable; option B<-tn>.	986	variable; option B<-tn>.
863		987
864	=item B<linespace:> I<number>	988	=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
865		989
866	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	990	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
867	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.	991	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
868		992
869	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>	993	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
…		…
883		1007
884	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>	1008	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
885		1009
886	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];	1010	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
887	option B<-bc>.	1011	option B<-bc>.
		1012
		1013	=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
		1014
		1015	B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
		1016	option B<-uc>.
888		1017
889	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>	1018	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
890		1019
891	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number	1020	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
892	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible	1021	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
…		…
921	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>	1050	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
922		1051
923	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection	1052	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
924	(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).	1053	(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
925		1054
926	When the selection extension is in use (the default if compiled in, see	1055	When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
927	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these characters	1056	in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
928	will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex will be	1057	characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
929	created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.	1058	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
930		1059
931	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can	1060	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
932	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:	1061	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
933		1062
934	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	1063	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{\|} >>
935		1064
936	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	1065	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
937		1066
938	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	1067	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
939		1068
…		…
995		1124
996	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>	1125	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
997		1126
998	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this	1127	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
999	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1128	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
1000	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1129	scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
1001	instead scroll the screen up.	1130	to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
1002		1131
1003	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>	1132	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1004		1133
1005	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	1134	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1006	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1135	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1007	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	1136	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1008	user.	1137	user.
		1138
		1139	=item B<chdir>: I<path>
		1140
		1141	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		1142	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		1143	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
		1144	directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1009		1145
1010	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>	1146	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
1011		1147
1012	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The	1148	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
1013	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.	1149	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
…		…
1027	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and	1163	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
1028	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex	1164	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
1029	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not	1165	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
1030	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.	1166	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1031		1167
1032	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,	1168	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
1033	C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,	1169	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for futher details.
1034	C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
1035	C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
1036	can start or end with whitespace. B<This feature is deprecated and will
1037	be removed>.
1038
1039	Please note that you need to double the C<\> in resource files, as
1040	Xlib itself does its own de-escaping (you can use C<\033> instead of
1041	C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and @@RXVT_NAME@@'s own
1042	processing).
1043		1170
1044	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1171	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
1045	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'	1172	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1046	should be a character not used by the strings.	1173	should be a character not used by the strings.
1047		1174
…		…
1061	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":	1188	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1062		1189
1063	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007	1190	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1064		1191
1065	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>	1192	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1066	is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)	1193	is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1067	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via	1194	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1068	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:	1195	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1069		1196
1070	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13	1197	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1071		1198
…		…
1129	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.	1256	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1130		1257
1131	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>	1258	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1132		1259
1133	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See	1260	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1134	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource	1261	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1135	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1136		1262
1137	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>	1263	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1138		1264
1139	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension	1265	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1140	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,	1266	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,
1141	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in	1267	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
1142	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource	1268	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1143	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1144		1269
1145	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1270	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1146		1271
1147	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>	1272	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1148		1273
…		…
1170		1295
1171	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>	1296	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1172		1297
1173	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making	1298	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1174	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.	1299	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1300
		1301	=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
		1302
		1303	Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
		1304
		1305	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
		1306
		1307	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1175		1308
1176	=back	1309	=back
1177		1310
1178	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR	1311	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1179		1312
…		…
1198	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>	1331	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
1199	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the	1332	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
1200	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),	1333	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
1201	respectively.	1334	respectively.
1202		1335
1203	=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION	1336	=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
1204		1337
1205	The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to	1338	The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
1206	I<xterm>(1).	1339	to I<xterm>(1).
1207		1340
1208	=over 4	1341	=over 4
1209		1342
1210	=item B<Selection>:	1343	=item B<Selecting>:
1211		1344
1212	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region	1345	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
1213	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click	1346	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
1214	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line	1347	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
1215	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource	1348	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
…		…
1219	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a	1352	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1220	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the	1353	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1221	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from	1354	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1222	the selection.	1355	the selection.
1223		1356
1224	=item B<Insertion>:	1357	=item B<Pasting>:
1225		1358
1226	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>	1359	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
1227	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the	1360	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1228	Meta modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.	1361	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1229		1362
1230	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be	1363	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1231	inserted too.	1364	inserted too.
1232		1365
1233	=back	1366	=back
…		…
1250		1383
1251	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT	1384	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1252		1385
1253	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters	1386	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1254	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The	1387	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1255	first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with	1388	first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1256	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled	1389	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1257	with C<--enable-iso14755>.	1390	with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1258		1391
1259	=over 4	1392	=over 4
1260		1393
…		…
1367	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1500	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1368	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1501	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1369	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1502	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1370	been specified. For example,	1503	been specified. For example,
1371		1504
1372	=over 4
1373
1374	=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv>	1505	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1375		1506
1376	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1507	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1377	on White.	1508	White.
1378
1379	=back
1380		1509
1381	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT	1510	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1382		1511
1383	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get	1512	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1384	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>	1513	their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management:
1385	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,	1514
1386	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component	1515	You can prefix any color with an opaquenes percentage enclosed in
		1516	brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
		1517	(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the color, where C<0> is completely
		1518	transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
		1519	half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
		1520	is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
		1521	all ways to specify a colour.
		1522
		1523	For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
		1524	C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
		1525	specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1387	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely	1526	(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1388	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where	1527	while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1389	C<percent> is a decimal percentage (0-100) that specifies the opacity of	1528	earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1390	the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy	1529	C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1391	opaque.
1392		1530
1393	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that	1531	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1394	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting	1532	alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1395	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.	1533	layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
		1534	rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1396		1535
1397	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red	1536	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1398	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:	1537	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1399		1538
1400	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink"	1539	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1401		1540
1402	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	1541	When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1403	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	1542	alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
		1543	transparency of course).
		1544
		1545	When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
		1546	colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
		1547	background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
		1548	other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
		1549	image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
		1550	fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
		1551
		1552	Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
		1553	in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
		1554	extension.
1404		1555
1405	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1556	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1406		1557
1407	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1558	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1408		1559
…		…
1414	resources or on the command line.	1565	resources or on the command line.
1415		1566
1416	=item B<COLORTERM>	1567	=item B<COLORTERM>
1417		1568
1418	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was	1569	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1419	compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension	1570	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1420	C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.	1571	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
		1572	screen.
1421		1573
1422	=item B<COLORFGBG>	1574	=item B<COLORFGBG>
1423		1575
1424	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is	1576	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1425	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string	1577	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1426	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be	1578	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1427	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the	1579	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1428	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@	1580	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1429	was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can	1581	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1430	(and do) use this information to optimize screen output.	1582	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1431		1583
1432	=item B<WINDOWID>	1584	=item B<WINDOWID>
1433		1585
1434	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel	1586	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1435	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal	1587	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
…		…
1441	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1593	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1442		1594
1443	=item B<DISPLAY>	1595	=item B<DISPLAY>
1444		1596
1445	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1597	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1446	display in its child processes.	1598	display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
		1599	defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1447		1600
1448	=item B<SHELL>	1601	=item B<SHELL>
1449		1602
1450	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1603	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1451		1604
…		…
1526	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1679	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1527		1680
1528	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1681	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1529		1682
1530	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.	1683	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1531		1684
1532	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1685	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1533		1686
1534	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1687	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1535		1688
1536	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl	1689	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl

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