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12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not	12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not
13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style	13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --	14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --
15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.	15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
16		16
		17	This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
		18	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod>.
		19
17	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	20	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18		21
19	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of	22	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common	23	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at	24	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.	25	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
23		26
24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT	27	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
25		28
26	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode	29	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the	30	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
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30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,	33	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these	34	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
32	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work	35	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
33	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such	36	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
34	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms	37	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
35	belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --	38	belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
36	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might	39	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
37	change.	40	change.
38		41
39	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let	42	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
40	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean	43	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
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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>
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116		124
117	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.	125	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
118		126
119	=item B<-tr>\|B<+tr>	127	=item B<-tr>\|B<+tr>
120		128
121	Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background. Obsolete form of it is	129	Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background; resource B<transparent>.
122	B<-ip> and it should not be used anymore; resource B<transparent>.
123		130
124	I<Please note that old resource name of B<inheritPixmap> is obsolete and should be	131	B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
125	changed to B<transparent>. Backwards compatibility support for B<inheritPixmap> will	132	future versions.
126	be phased out in future versions of rxvt!>
127
128	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
129	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
130		133
131	=item B<-fade> I<number>	134	=item B<-fade> I<number>
132		135
133	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values	136	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
134	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade	137	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
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139	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour	142	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
140	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.	143	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
141		144
142	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	145	=item B<-tint> I<colour>
143		146
144	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	147	Tint the transparent background with the given colour;
145	transparency is enabled with B<-tr>. This only works for	148	resource I<tintColor>.
146	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
147	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
148	Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
149	thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
150	blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them. Also
151	pure black and pure white colors essentially mean no tinting; resource
152	I<tintColor>. Example:
153
154	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
155		149
156	=item B<-sh> I<number>	150	=item B<-sh> I<number>
157		151
158	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (100 .. 200) the transparent	152	Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
159	background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;	153	A value of 100 means no shading; resource I<shading>.
160	resource I<shading>.
161		154
162	=item B<-blt> I<string>	155	=item B<-blt> I<string>
163		156
164	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified	157	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
165	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over	158	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
166	transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :	159	the transparent background, using the method specified. Supported values are:
167	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,	160	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - colour values averaging, B<colorize>,
168	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,	161	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
169	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is	162	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
170	alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.	163	alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
171		164
172	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>	165	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
173		166
174	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent	167	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
175	background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and	168	background. If a single number is specified - both vertical and
176	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the	169	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
177	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects	170	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
178	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage>;	171	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128;
179	resource I<blurRadius>.	172	resource I<blurRadius>.
180		173
		174	=item B<-icon> I<file>
		175
		176	Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
		177	is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
		178	application window; resource I<iconFile>.
		179
181	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	180	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
182		181
183	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	182	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
184		183
185	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	184	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
186		185
187	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	186	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
188		187
189	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>	188	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
190		189
191	Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also	190	Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Specify image file for the background and also
192	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to	191	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
193	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the	192	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
194	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.	193	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
195		194
196	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	195	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
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244	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>	243	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
245	for details.	244	for details.
246		245
247	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>	246	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>
248		247
249	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity	248	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
250	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for	249	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
251	details.	250	details.
252		251
253	=item B<-name> I<name>	252	=item B<-name> I<name>
254		253
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272		271
273	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>	272	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>
274		273
275	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.	274	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
276		275
		276	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
		277
		278	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
		279
		280	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
		281
		282	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
		283	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
		284
277	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>	285	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>
278		286
279	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource	287	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
280	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.	288	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
281		289
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287	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>	295	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>
288		296
289	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.	297	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
290	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource	298	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
291	B<scrollWithBuffer>.	299	B<scrollWithBuffer>.
292
293	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
294
295	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
296
297	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
298
299	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
300	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
301		300
302	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>	301	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>
303		302
304	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as	303	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
305	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to	304	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
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309		308
310	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>	309	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>
311		310
312	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.	311	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
313		312
		313	=item B<-uc>\|B<+uc>
		314
		315	Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
		316
314	=item B<-iconic>	317	=item B<-iconic>
315		318
316	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.	319	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
317	Alternative form is B<-ic>.	320	Alternative form is B<-ic>.
318		321
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334		337
335	=item B<-bl>	338	=item B<-bl>
336		339
337	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.	340	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
338	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window	341	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
339	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	342	decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
		343	support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
340		344
341	=item B<-override-redirect>	345	=item B<-override-redirect>
342		346
343	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource	347	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
344	B<override-redirect>.	348	B<override-redirect>.
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353	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	357	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
354		358
355	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	359	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
356	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	360	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
357	B<lineSpace>.	361	B<lineSpace>.
		362
		363	=item B<-letsp> I<number>
		364
		365	Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
		366	to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
		367	letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
		368	work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
358		369
359	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	370	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
360		371
361	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the	372	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
362	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the	373	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
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417		428
418	=item B<-tcw>	429	=item B<-tcw>
419		430
420	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	431	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
421	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is	432	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
422	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the	433	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
423	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	434	the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
424		435
425	=item B<-insecure>	436	=item B<-insecure>
426		437
427	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	438	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
428	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more	439	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
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448		459
449	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	460	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
450	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	461	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
451	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	462	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
452	user; resource B<hold>.	463	user; resource B<hold>.
		464
		465	=item B<-cd> I<path>
		466
		467	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		468	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		469	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
		470
		471	=item B<-xrm> I<string>
		472
		473	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
		474	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
		475	way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
		476
		477	Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
		478	e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
		479	options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
		480	of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
		481	resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
		482	programs.
453		483
454	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>	484	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
455		485
456	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	486	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
457		487
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492	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	522	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
493	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that	523	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
494	yourself if you want that.	524	yourself if you want that.
495		525
496	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress	526	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
497	pty/tty operations.	527	pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
		528	perl extension that manages the terminal.
498		529
499	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a	530	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
500	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	531	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
501		532
502	use IO::Pty;	533	use IO::Pty;
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516	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in	547	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
517	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.	548	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
518		549
519	=back	550	=back
520		551
521	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	552	=head1 RESOURCES
522		553
523	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	554	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
524	options) compiled into your version.	555	options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
		556	long-options.
525		557
526	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many	558	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
527	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X	559	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
528	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,	560	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
529	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:	561	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
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531	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global	563	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
532	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	564	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
533	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	565	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults
534	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	566	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen
535	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	567	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
		568	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
536		569
537	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class	570	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
538	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources	571	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
539	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily	572	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
540	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to	573	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
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550	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>	583	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
551		584
552	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	585	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
553	option B<-depth>.	586	option B<-depth>.
554		587
		588	=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
		589
		590	Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
		591	On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
		592	performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
		593	should normally be enabled.
		594
555	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	595	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
556		596
557	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	597	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
558	option B<-geometry>.	598	option B<-geometry>.
559		599
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572	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7	612	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
573	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to	613	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
574	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)	614	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
575	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,	615	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
576	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour	616	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
577	names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	617	names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
578		618
579	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be	619	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
580	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).	620	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
581		621
582	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with	622	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
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593	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>	633	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
594		634
595	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	635	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
596	foreground colour is the default.	636	foreground colour is the default.
597		637
598	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
599
600	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
601	when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
602
603	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>	638	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
604		639
605	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline	640	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
606	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.	641	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
		642
		643	=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
		644
		645	If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
		646	characters. If unset, use reverse video.
		647
		648	=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
		649
		650	If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
		651	foreground for highlighted characters.
607		652
608	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>	653	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
609		654
610	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the	655	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
611	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.	656	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
…		…
618		663
619	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>	664	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
620		665
621	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;	666	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
622	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	667	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
623	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	668	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
624		669
625	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	670	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
626		671
627	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots	672	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
628	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines	673	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
…		…
642		687
643	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even	688	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
644	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the	689	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
645	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.	690	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
646		691
647	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	692	=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
648		693
649	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	694	Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
650	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'
651	pixmap.
652		695
653	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	696	B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
654	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	697	future versions.
655		698
656	=item B<fading:> I<number>	699	=item B<fading:> I<number>
657		700
658	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	701	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
659		702
…		…
662	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default	705	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
663	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.	706	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
664		707
665	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>	708	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
666		709
667	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option	710	Tint the transparent background with the given colour; option
668	B<-tint>.	711	B<-tint>.
669		712
670	=item B<shading:> I<number>	713	=item B<shading:> I<number>
671		714
672	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image	715	Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
673	in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>.	716	A value of 100 means no shading; option B<-sh>.
674		717
675	=item B<blendType:> I<string>	718	=item B<blendType:> I<string>
676		719
677	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.	720	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
678		721
679	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>	722	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
680		723
681	Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent	724	Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
682	background image; option B<-blr>.	725	background; option B<-blr>.
		726
		727	=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
		728
		729	Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
683		730
684	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	731	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
685		732
686	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	733	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
687		734
…		…
695	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	742	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
696	and the text.	743	and the text.
697		744
698	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>	745	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
699		746
700	Use the specified image file for the background and also optionally	747	Use the specified image file for the background and also
701	specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,	748	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
702	in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical scale (percent),	749	(default C<100x100+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
703	and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent).	750	horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
704	A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale of 1 displays the	751	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling.
705	image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies an integer	752	The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
706	number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified beyond
707	10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
708	Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.	753	Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
709	Supported operations are:	754	Supported operations are:
		755
710	B<"tile"> - force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0,	756	tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0
711	B<"propscale"> - will scale image keeping proportions,	757	propscale will scale image keeping proportions
712	B<"auto"> - will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100;	758	auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100
713	B<"hscale"> - will scale image horizontally to the window size;	759	hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size
714	B<"vscale"> - will scale image vertically to the window size;	760	vscale will scale image vertically to the window size
715	B<"scale"> - will scale image to match window size;	761	scale will scale image to match window size
716	B<"root"> - will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting	762	root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
717	whenever terminal window moves.	763	whenever terminal window moves
718		764
719	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option - specified pixmap will be	765	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
720	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any	766	blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending. If I<afterimage>
721	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.	767	support has been compiled in it is possible to choose other blending
722	[default 0x0+50+50]	768	types with B<-blt "type"> option.
723		769
724	=item B<path:> I<path>	770	=item B<path:> I<path>
725		771
726	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.	772	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
727		773
…		…
754	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels	800	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
755	wide and 15 pixels high.	801	wide and 15 pixels high.
756		802
757	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in	803	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
758	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but	804	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
759	the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a	805	the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
760	useful supplement.	806	useful supplement.
761		807
762	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters	808	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
763	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font	809	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
764	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.	810	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
…		…
788	text font will being used for the given style.	834	text font will being used for the given style.
789		835
790	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	836	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
791		837
792	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,	838	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
793	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high	839	option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
794	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	840	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
795	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not	841	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
796	reachable.	842	reachable.
797		843
798	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
799
800	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which
801	is xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which
802	gives xterm style selection. Only effective when the original (non-perl)
803	selection code is in use.
804
805	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
806
807	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
808	the author's favourite.
809
810	=item B<title:> I<string>	844	=item B<title:> I<string>
811		845
812	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line	846	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
813	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application	847	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
814	name; option B<-title>.	848	name; option B<-title>.
…		…
827	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>	861	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
828		862
829	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.	863	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
830	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].	864	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
831		865
		866	@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
		867
832	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	868	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
833		869
834	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	870	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
835	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	871	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
836		872
…		…
858		894
859	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	895	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
860		896
861	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents	897	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
862	every time you hit C<Print>.	898	every time you hit C<Print>.
		899
		900	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
		901
		902	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
		903	the author's favourite.
863		904
864	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	905	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
865		906
866	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	907	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
867	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	908	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
…		…
955	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>	996	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
956		997
957	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];	998	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
958	option B<-bc>.	999	option B<-bc>.
959		1000
		1001	=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
		1002
		1003	B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
		1004	option B<-uc>.
		1005
960	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>	1006	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
961		1007
962	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number	1008	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
963	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible	1009	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
964	[default].	1010	[default].
…		…
977	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.	1023	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
978		1024
979	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>	1025	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
980		1026
981	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>	1027	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
982	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace>	1028	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
983	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode	1029	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
984	escape sequence.	1030	escape sequence.
985		1031
986	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>	1032	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
987		1033
…		…
1000	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.	1046	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
1001		1047
1002	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can	1048	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
1003	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:	1049	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
1004		1050
1005	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	1051	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{\|} >>
1006		1052
1007	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	1053	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
1008		1054
1009	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	1055	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
1010		1056
…		…
1066		1112
1067	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>	1113	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
1068		1114
1069	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this	1115	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
1070	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1116	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
1071	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1117	scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
1072	instead scroll the screen up.	1118	to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
1073		1119
1074	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>	1120	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1075		1121
1076	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	1122	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1077	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1123	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1078	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	1124	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1079	user.	1125	user.
		1126
		1127	=item B<chdir>: I<path>
		1128
		1129	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		1130	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		1131	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
		1132	directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1080		1133
1081	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>	1134	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
1082		1135
1083	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The	1136	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
1084	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.	1137	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
…		…
1099	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex	1152	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
1100	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not	1153	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
1101	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.	1154	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1102		1155
1103	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal	1156	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
1104	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for futher details.	1157	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1105		1158
1106	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1159	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
1107	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'	1160	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1108	should be a character not used by the strings.	1161	should be a character not used by the strings.
1109		1162
…		…
1123	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":	1176	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1124		1177
1125	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007	1178	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1126		1179
1127	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>	1180	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1128	is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)	1181	is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1129	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via	1182	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1130	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:	1183	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1131		1184
1132	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13	1185	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1133		1186
1134	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping	1187	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
1135	will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and	1188	will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
1136	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That	1189	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1137	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide	1190	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1138	definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined	1191	definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1139	mappings themselves.	1192	mappings themselves.
1140		1193
…		…
1191	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.	1244	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1192		1245
1193	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>	1246	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1194		1247
1195	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See	1248	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1196	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource	1249	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1197	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1198		1250
1199	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>	1251	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1200		1252
1201	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension	1253	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1202	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,	1254	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,
1203	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in	1255	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
1204	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource	1256	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1205	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1206		1257
1207	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1258	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1208		1259
1209	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>	1260	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1210		1261
…		…
1232		1283
1233	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>	1284	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1234		1285
1235	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making	1286	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1236	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.	1287	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1288
		1289	=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
		1290
		1291	Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1237		1292
1238	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>	1293	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1239		1294
1240	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).	1295	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1241		1296
…		…
1384	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that	1439	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1385	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To	1440	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1386	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root	1441	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1387	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.	1442	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1388		1443
1389	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1444	=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1390		1445
1391	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1446	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1392	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1447	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1393	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the	1448	high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1394	colours with their names.	1449	240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
		1450	cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
		1451
		1452	Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1395		1453
1396	=begin table	1454	=begin table
1397		1455
1398	B<color0> (black) = Black	1456	B<color0> (black) = Black
1399	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1457	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
1419	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1477	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1420	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1478	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1421	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of	1479	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1422	color0-color15.	1480	color0-color15.
1423		1481
1424	In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an	1482	The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1425	additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79)	1483	values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1426	consist of a 444 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
1427	16>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
1428		1484
		1485	The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
		1486
		1487	index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
		1488	index_256 = (r * 16 + g) * 16 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..15
		1489
		1490	The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
		1491	steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
		1492	the RGB cube.
		1493
1429	Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only	1494	Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1430	the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only	1495	colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1431	be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").	1496	rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1497
		1498	Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
		1499	number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1432		1500
1433	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1501	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1434	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1502	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1435	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1503	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1436	been specified. For example,	1504	been specified. For example,
1437		1505
1438	=over 4
1439
1440	=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv>	1506	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1441		1507
1442	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1508	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1443	on White.	1509	White.
1444
1445	=back
1446		1510
1447	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT	1511	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1448		1512
1449	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get	1513	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1450	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>	1514	their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management:
1451	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,	1515
1452	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component	1516	You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
		1517	brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
		1518	(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
		1519	transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
		1520	half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
		1521	is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
		1522	all ways to specify a colour.
		1523
		1524	For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
		1525	C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
		1526	specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1453	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely	1527	(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1454	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where	1528	while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1455	C<percent> is a decimal percentage (0-100) that specifies the opacity of	1529	earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1456	the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy	1530	C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1457	opaque.
1458		1531
1459	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that	1532	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1460	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting	1533	alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1461	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.	1534	layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
		1535	rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1462		1536
1463	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red	1537	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1464	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:	1538	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1465		1539
1466	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink"	1540	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1467		1541
1468	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	1542	When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1469	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	1543	alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
		1544	transparency of course).
		1545
		1546	When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
		1547	colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
		1548	background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
		1549	other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
		1550	image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
		1551	fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
		1552
		1553	Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
		1554	in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
		1555	extension.
1470		1556
1471	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1557	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1472		1558
1473	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1559	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1474		1560
…		…
1508	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1594	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1509		1595
1510	=item B<DISPLAY>	1596	=item B<DISPLAY>
1511		1597
1512	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1598	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1513	display in its child processes.	1599	display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
		1600	defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1514		1601
1515	=item B<SHELL>	1602	=item B<SHELL>
1516		1603
1517	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1604	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1518		1605
…		…
1544		1631
1545	=over 4	1632	=over 4
1546		1633
1547	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>	1634	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1548		1635
1549	Color names.	1636	Colour names.
1550		1637
1551	=back	1638	=back
1552		1639
1553	=head1 SEE ALSO	1640	=head1 SEE ALSO
1554		1641

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