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17	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	17	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18		18
19	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of	19	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common	20	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at	21	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/checkout/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.	22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.
23		23
24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT	24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
25		25
26	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode	26	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the	27	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
28	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,	28	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
29	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts	29	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,	30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31	like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these	31	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
32	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work	32	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
33	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are left-to-right scripts, such	33	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
34	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms	34	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
35	belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --	35	belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
36	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might	36	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
37	change.	37	change.
38		38
39	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let	39	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
40	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very userfriendly, lean and clean	40	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
41	terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely	41	terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely
42	because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and	42	because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and
43	another for japanese.	43	another for japanese.
44		44
45	Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to	45	Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to
46	display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other	46	display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other
47	programs force onto it's users never made sense to me: You should be able	47	programs force onto its users never made sense to me: You should be able
48	to choose any font for any script freely.	48	to choose any font for any script freely.
49		49
50	Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than	50	Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than
51	it's predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy	51	its predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy
52	in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot less bugs than the original	52	in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot bugs less than the original
53	rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.	53	rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.
54		54
55	It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean	55	It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean
56	and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode	56	and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode
57	without most of it's features to get a lean binary. It also comes with	57	without most of its features to get a lean binary. It also comes with
58	a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows	58	a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows
59	from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and	59	from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and
60	drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and	60	drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and
61	@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).	61	@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).
62		62
63	It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have	63	It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have
64	been extended) easier accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical	64	been extended) more accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical
65	reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).	65	reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).
66		66
67	=head1 OPTIONS	67	=head1 OPTIONS
68		68
69	The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed	69	The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed
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93		93
94	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still	94	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still
95	respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the	95	respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the
96	B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.	96	B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
97		97
		98	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
		99
		100	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
		101	resource B<depth>.
		102
98	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>	103	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
99		104
100	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.	105	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
101		106
102	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>	107	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>
103		108
104	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.	109	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
105		110
106	=item B<-j>\|B<+j>	111	=item B<-j>\|B<+j>
107		112
108	Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>.	113	Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
109		114
110	=item B<-ip>\|B<+ip> \| B<-tr>\|B<+tr>	115	=item B<-ss>\|B<+ss>
111		116
112	Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is	117	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
113	B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.	118
		119	=item B<-tr>\|B<+tr>
		120
		121	Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background. Obsolete form of it is
		122	B<-ip> and it should not be used anymore; resource B<transparent>.
		123
		124	I<Please note that old resource name of B<inheritPixmap> is obsolete and should be
		125	changed to B<transparent>. Backwards compatibility support for B<inheritPixmap> will
		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@@)!>
114		130
115	=item B<-fade> I<number>	131	=item B<-fade> I<number>
116		132
117	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values	133	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
118	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade	134	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
119	colour; resource B<fading>.	135	colour; resource B<fading>.
120		136
121	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>	137	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
122		138
123	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour	139	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
124	is black. resource B<fadeColor>.	140	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
125		141
126	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	142	=item B<-tint> I<colour>
127		143
128	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	144	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
129	transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for	145	transparency is enabled with B<-tr>. This only works for
130	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be	146	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
131	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it; resource	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
132	I<tintColor>. Example:	152	I<tintColor>. Example:
133		153
134	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40	154	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
135		155
136	=item B<-sh>	156	=item B<-sh> I<number>
137		157
138	I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent	158	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (100 .. 200) the transparent
139	background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be	159	background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;
140	specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>).	160	resource I<shading>.
		161
		162	=item B<-blt> I<string>
		163
		164	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
		165	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
		166	transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
		167	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,
		168	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
		170	alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
		171
		172	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
		173
		174	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
		175	background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and
		176	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
		178	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage>;
		179	resource I<blurRadius>.
141		180
142	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	181	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
143		182
144	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	183	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
145		184
146	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	185	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
147		186
148	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	187	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
149		188
150	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>	189	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
151		190
152	Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally	191	Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also
153	specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to	192	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
154	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the	193	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
155	command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.	194	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
156		195
157	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	196	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
158		197
159	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.	198	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
160		199
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172	resource B<borderColor>.	211	resource B<borderColor>.
173		212
174	=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>	213	=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
175		214
176	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names	215	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
177	that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. The	216	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
178	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be	217	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
179	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default	218	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
180	font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.	219	font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
181		220
182	In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify it's name or prefix it	221	In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify its name or prefix it
183	with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,	222	with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
184	e.g.:	223	e.g.:
185		224
186	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"	225	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
187	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"	226	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
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297		336
298	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.	337	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
299	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window	338	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
300	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	339	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.
301		340
		341	=item B<-override-redirect>
		342
		343	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
		344	B<override-redirect>.
		345
302	=item B<-sbg>	346	=item B<-sbg>
303		347
304	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line	348	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
305	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use	349	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
306	this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;	350	this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
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308		352
309	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	353	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
310		354
311	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	355	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
312	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	356	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
313	B<linespace>.	357	B<lineSpace>.
314		358
315	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	359	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
316		360
317	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the	361	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
318	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the	362	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
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372	for more info.	416	for more info.
373		417
374	=item B<-tcw>	418	=item B<-tcw>
375		419
376	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	420	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
		421	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
377	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the	422	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the
378	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	423	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
379		424
380	=item B<-insecure>	425	=item B<-insecure>
381		426
382	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	427	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
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410		455
411	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	456	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
412		457
413	=item B<-embed> I<windowid>	458	=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
414		459
415	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window,	460	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
416	which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.	461	which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
417		462
418	Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it	463	Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
419	shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it	464	shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
420	quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to	465	quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
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423	The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.	468	The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
424		469
425	It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file	470	It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
426	descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you	471	descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
427	can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the	472	can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
428	terminal. This works regardless of wether the C<-embed> option was used or	473	terminal. This works regardless of whether the C<-embed> option was used or
429	not.	474	not.
430		475
431	Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be	476	Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
432	used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):	477	used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
433		478
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438	});	483	});
439		484
440	=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>	485	=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
441		486
442	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty	487	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
443	pair but instead use the given filehandle as the tty master. This is	488	pair but instead use the given file descriptor as the tty master. This is
444	useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator	489	useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
445	without having to run a program within it.	490	without having to run a program within it.
446		491
447	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	492	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
448	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that	493	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
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500	check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl	545	check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
501	extensions not documented here):	546	extensions not documented here):
502		547
503	=over 4	548	=over 4
504		549
		550	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
		551
		552	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
		553	option B<-depth>.
		554
505	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	555	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
506		556
507	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	557	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
508	option B<-geometry>.	558	option B<-geometry>.
509		559
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545	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	595	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
546	foreground colour is the default.	596	foreground colour is the default.
547		597
548	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>	598	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
549		599
550	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video	600	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
551	characters.	601	when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
552		602
553	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>	603	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
554		604
555	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline	605	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
556	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.	606	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
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572	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	622	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
573	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	623	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.
574		624
575	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	625	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
576		626
577	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling	627	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
578	quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>.	628	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
		629	has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
		630	received line; option B<-j>.
		631
579	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>.	632	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
		633	force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
		634
		635	=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
		636
		637	B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
		638	receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
		639	(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
		640	result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
		641	option B<-ss>.
		642
		643	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
		645	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
580		646
581	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	647	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>
582		648
583	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	649	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving
584	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'	650	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'
585	pixmap.	651	pixmap.
586		652
		653	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
		654	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>
		655
587	=item B<fading:> I<number>	656	=item B<fading:> I<number>
588		657
589	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	658	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
590		659
591	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>	660	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
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598	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option	667	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option
599	B<-tint>.	668	B<-tint>.
600		669
601	=item B<shading:> I<number>	670	=item B<shading:> I<number>
602		671
603	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background	672	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image
604	image in addition to tinting it.	673	in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>.
		674
		675	=item B<blendType:> I<string>
		676
		677	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
		678
		679	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
		680
		681	Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent
		682	background image; option B<-blr>.
605		683
606	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	684	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
607		685
608	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	686	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
609		687
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615	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>	693	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
616		694
617	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	695	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
618	and the text.	696	and the text.
619		697
620	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>	698	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
621		699
622	Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for	700	Use the specified image file for the background and also optionally
623	the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry	701	specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
624	string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the	702	in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical scale (percent),
625	horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image	703	and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent).
626	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale	704	A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale of 1 displays the
627	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9	705	image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies an integer
628	specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will	706	number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified beyond
629	be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted	707	10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
630	scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]	708	Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
		709	Supported operations are:
		710	B<"tile"> - force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0,
		711	B<"propscale"> - will scale image keeping proportions,
		712	B<"auto"> - will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100;
		713	B<"hscale"> - will scale image horizontally to the window size;
		714	B<"vscale"> - will scale image vertically to the window size;
		715	B<"scale"> - will scale image to match window size;
		716	B<"root"> - will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
		717	whenever terminal window moves.
631		718
632	=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]>	719	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option - specified pixmap will be
633		720	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any
634	Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is	721	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
635	optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the	722	[default 0x0+50+50]
636	reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar.
637		723
638	=item B<path:> I<path>	724	=item B<path:> I<path>
639		725
640	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and	726	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
641	menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
642	B<PATH> environment variables.
643		727
644	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>	728	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
645		729
646	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font	730	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
647	names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters.	731	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
648	The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might	732	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
649	be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always	733	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
650	appended to it; option B<-fn>.	734	font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
651		735
652	Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with	736	Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
653	optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.	737	optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
654		738
655	In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and	739	In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
…		…
657	hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft	741	hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
658	fonts.	742	fonts.
659		743
660	For example, this font resource	744	For example, this font resource
661		745
662	URxvt*font: 9x15bold,\	746	URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
663	-misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\	747	-misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
664	-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \	748	-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
665	[codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \	749	[codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
666	xft:Code2000:antialias=false	750	xft:Code2000:antialias=false
667		751
…		…
705		789
706	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	790	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
707		791
708	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,	792	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
709	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high	793	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high
710	intensity foreground/backround colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	794	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
711	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not	795	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
712	reachable.	796	reachable.
713		797
714	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>	798	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
715		799
716	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is	800	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which
717	xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives	801	is xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which
718	xterm style selection.	802	gives xterm style selection. Only effective when the original (non-perl)
		803	selection code is in use.
719		804
720	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>	805	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
721		806
722	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is	807	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
723	the author's favourite.	808	the author's favourite.
…		…
737	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>	822	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
738		823
739	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no	824	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
740	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].	825	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
741		826
		827	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
		828
		829	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].
		831
742	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	832	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
743		833
744	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	834	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
745	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	835	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
746		836
…		…
764		854
765	The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.	855	The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
766		856
767	Example:	857	Example:
768		858
769	URxvt*print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	859	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
770		860
771	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents	861	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
772	everytime you hit C<Print>.	862	every time you hit C<Print>.
773		863
774	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	864	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
775		865
776	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	866	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
777	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	867	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
…		…
799		889
800	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>	890	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
801		891
802	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and	892	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and
803	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll	893	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll
804	with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<+sw>.	894	with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>.
805		895
806	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>	896	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
807		897
808	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys	898	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
809	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and	899	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
…		…
840	=item B<termName:> I<termname>	930	=item B<termName:> I<termname>
841		931
842	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment	932	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
843	variable; option B<-tn>.	933	variable; option B<-tn>.
844		934
845	=item B<linespace:> I<number>	935	=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
846		936
847	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	937	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
848	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.	938	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
849		939
850	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>	940	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
…		…
899	pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated	989	pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
900	with the B<Execute> key.	990	with the B<Execute> key.
901		991
902	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>	992	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
903		993
904	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The	994	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
905	built-in default:	995	(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
		996
		997	When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
		998	in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
		999	characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
		1000	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
		1001
		1002	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:
906		1004
907	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	1005	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>
908		1006
909	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	1007	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
910		1008
…		…
946	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these	1044	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
947	sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).	1045	sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
948		1046
949	You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying	1047	You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
950	B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,	1048	B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
951	locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests as well as dynamic	1049	locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
952	menubar dispatch.
953		1050
954	=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>	1051	=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
955		1052
956	Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,	1053	Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
957	B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option	1054	B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
…		…
961		1058
962	Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)	1059	Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
963	character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described	1060	character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
964	in the entry on B<keysym> following.	1061	in the entry on B<keysym> following.
965		1062
966	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool>	1063	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
967		1064
968	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).	1065	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
969		1066
970	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool>	1067	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
971		1068
972	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this	1069	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
973	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1070	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
974	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1071	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will
975	instead scroll the screen up.	1072	instead scroll the screen up.
976		1073
977	=item B<hold>: I<bool>	1074	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
978		1075
979	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	1076	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
980	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1077	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
981	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	1078	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
982	user.	1079	user.
…		…
1001	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and	1098	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
1002	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex	1099	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
1003	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not	1100	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
1004	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.	1101	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1005		1102
1006	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,	1103	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
1007	C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,	1104	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for futher details.
1008	C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
1009	C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
1010	can start or end with whitespace.
1011
1012	Please note that you need to double the C<\> in resource files, as
1013	Xlib itself does it's own de-escaping (you can use C<\033> instead of
1014	C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and @@RXVT_NAME@@'s own
1015	processing).
1016		1105
1017	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1106	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
1018	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimeter `/'	1107	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1019	should be a character not used by the strings.	1108	should be a character not used by the strings.
1020		1109
1021	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:	1110	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1022		1111
1023	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>	1112	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>
…		…
1087	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except	1176	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except
1088	C<selection>.	1177	C<selection>.
1089		1178
1090	Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets	1179	Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets
1091	(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for	1180	(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for
1092	searchable scorllback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension	1181	searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension
1093	multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to	1182	multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to
1094	the extension.	1183	the extension.
1095		1184
1096	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if	1185	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1097	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.	1186	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.
…		…
1115	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource	1204	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource
1116	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.	1205	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1117		1206
1118	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1207	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1119		1208
		1209	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
		1210
		1211	Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for
		1212	details.
		1213
		1214	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
		1215
		1216	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
		1217	for details.
		1218
		1219	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>
		1220
		1221	Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search
		1222	(default: C<M-s>).
		1223
1120	=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>	1224	=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>
1121		1225
1122	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the	1226	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1123	C<selection-popup> and C<mark-urls> perl extensions.	1227	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1124		1228
1125	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>	1229	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1126		1230
1127	Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window iw.	1231	Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
		1232
		1233	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
		1234
		1235	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
		1236	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1237
		1238	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
		1239
		1240	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1128		1241
1129	=back	1242	=back
1130		1243
1131	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR	1244	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1132		1245
…		…
1151	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>	1264	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
1152	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the	1265	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
1153	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),	1266	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
1154	respectively.	1267	respectively.
1155		1268
1156	=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION	1269	=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
1157		1270
1158	The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to	1271	The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
1159	I<xterm>(1).	1272	to I<xterm>(1).
1160		1273
1161	=over 4	1274	=over 4
1162		1275
1163	=item B<Selection>:	1276	=item B<Selecting>:
1164		1277
1165	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region	1278	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
1166	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click	1279	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
1167	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line	1280	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
1168	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource	1281	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
…		…
1172	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a	1285	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1173	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the	1286	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1174	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from	1287	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1175	the selection.	1288	the selection.
1176		1289
1177	=item B<Insertion>:	1290	=item B<Pasting>:
1178		1291
1179	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in	1292	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
1180	an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be	1293	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1181	inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.	1294	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
		1295
		1296	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
		1297	inserted too.
1182		1298
1183	=back	1299	=back
1184		1300
1185	=head1 CHANGING FONTS	1301	=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1186		1302
1187	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet	1303	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
1188	supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.	1304	supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
1189		1305
1190	You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and	1306	You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
1191	therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
1192		1307
1193	printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"	1308	printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
		1309
		1310	You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
		1311
		1312	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
		1313	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
1194		1314
1195	rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.	1315	rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
1196		1316
1197	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT	1317	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1198		1318
1199	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters	1319	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1200	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The	1320	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1201	first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with	1321	first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1202	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled	1322	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1203	with C<--enable-iso14755>.	1323	with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1204		1324
1205	=over 4	1325	=over 4
1206		1326
…		…
1226	This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of	1346	This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1227	your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.	1347	your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1228		1348
1229	Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing	1349	Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
1230	them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not	1350	them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
1231	invoke it's usual function but instead will insert the corresponding	1351	invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1232	keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been	1352	keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
1233	released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for	1353	released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
1234	C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a	1354	C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
1235	reverse tab (Shift-Tab).	1355	reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
1236		1356
…		…
1269	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1389	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS
1270		1390
1271	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1391	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1272	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1392	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus
1273	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the	1393	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the
1274	colours with their B<rgb.txt> names.	1394	colours with their names.
1275		1395
1276	=begin table	1396	=begin table
1277		1397
1278	B<color0> (black) = Black	1398	B<color0> (black) = Black
1279	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1399	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
1299	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1419	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1300	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1420	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1301	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of	1421	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1302	color0-color15.	1422	color0-color15.
1303		1423
		1424	In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an
		1425	additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79)
		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
		1429	Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only
		1430	the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only
		1431	be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1432
1304	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1433	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1305	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1434	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1306	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1435	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1307	been specified. For example,	1436	been specified. For example,
1308		1437
…		…
1313	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1442	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black
1314	on White.	1443	on White.
1315		1444
1316	=back	1445	=back
1317		1446
		1447	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
		1448
		1449	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>
		1451	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,
		1452	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component
		1453	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely
		1454	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where
		1455	C<percent> is a decimal percentage (0-100) that specifies the opacity of
		1456	the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy
		1457	opaque.
		1458
		1459	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that
		1460	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting
		1461	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
		1462
		1463	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red
		1464	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
		1465
		1466	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink"
		1467
		1468	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
		1469	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>
		1470
1318	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1471	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1319		1472
1320	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1473	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1321		1474
1322	=over 4	1475	=over 4
1323		1476
1324	=item B<TERM>	1477	=item B<TERM>
1325		1478
1326	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via	1479	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1327	resources or on the commandline.	1480	resources or on the command line.
1328		1481
1329	=item B<COLORTERM>	1482	=item B<COLORTERM>
1330		1483
1331	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on wether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was	1484	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1332	compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension	1485	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1333	C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.	1486	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
		1487	screen.
1334		1488
1335	=item B<COLORFGBG>	1489	=item B<COLORFGBG>
1336		1490
1337	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is	1491	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1338	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string	1492	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1339	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be	1493	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1340	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the	1494	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1341	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@	1495	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1342	was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can	1496	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1343	(and do) use this information to optimize screen output.	1497	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1344		1498
1345	=item B<WINDOWID>	1499	=item B<WINDOWID>
1346		1500
1347	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel	1501	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1348	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal	1502	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
…		…
1354	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1508	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1355		1509
1356	=item B<DISPLAY>	1510	=item B<DISPLAY>
1357		1511
1358	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1512	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1359	display in it's child processes.	1513	display in its child processes.
1360		1514
1361	=item B<SHELL>	1515	=item B<SHELL>
1362		1516
1363	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1517	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1364
1365	=item B<RXVTPATH>
1366
1367	The path where @@RXVT_NAME@@ looks for support files such as menu and xpm
1368	files.
1369
1370	=item B<PATH>
1371
1372	Used in the same way as C<RXVTPATH>.
1373		1518
1374	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>	1519	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1375		1520
1376	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and	1521	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1377	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).	1522	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
…		…
1415		1560
1416	=item Project Coordinator	1561	=item Project Coordinator
1417		1562
1418	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1563	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1419		1564
1420	L<http://software.schmorp.de/#rxvt-unicode>	1565	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1421		1566
1422	=back	1567	=back
1423		1568
1424	=head1 AUTHORS	1569	=head1 AUTHORS
1425		1570
…		…
1447		1592
1448	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1593	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1449		1594
1450	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1595	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1451		1596
1452	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator	1597	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
		1598
1453	(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1599	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1454		1600
1455	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1601	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1456		1602
1457	Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal	1603	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1458	character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm	1604	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1459	compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
1460		1605
1461	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)	1606	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1462		1607
		1608	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
		1609
		1610	Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.
		1611
1463	=back	1612	=back
1464		1613

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