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12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not	12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not
13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style	13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --	14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --
15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.	15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
16		16
		17	This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
		18	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod>.
		19
17	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	20	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18		21
19	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of	22	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common	23	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at	24	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/checkout/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.	25	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
23		26
24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT	27	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
25		28
26	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode	29	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the	30	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
28	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,	31	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
29	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts	32	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,	33	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31	like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these	34	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
32	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work	35	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
33	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are left-to-right 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 userfriendly, lean and clean	43	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	44	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	45	because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and
43	another for japanese.	46	another for japanese.
44		47
45	Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to	48	Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to
46	display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other	49	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	50	programs force onto its users never made sense to me: You should be able
48	to choose any font for any script freely.	51	to choose any font for any script freely.
49		52
50	Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than	53	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	54	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	55	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.	56	rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.
54		57
55	It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean	58	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	59	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	60	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	61	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	62	from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and
60	drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and	63	drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and
61	@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).	64	@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).
62		65
63	It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have	66	It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have
64	been extended) easier accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical	67	been extended) more accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical
65	reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).	68	reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).
66		69
67	=head1 OPTIONS	70	=head1 OPTIONS
68		71
69	The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed	72	The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed
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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 (B<-d> still
95	respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the	98	respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the
96	B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.	99	B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
97		100
		101	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
		102
		103	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
		104	resource B<depth>.
		105
98	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>	106	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
99		107
100	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.	108	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
101		109
102	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>	110	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>
103		111
104	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.	112	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
105		113
106	=item B<-j>\|B<+j>	114	=item B<-j>\|B<+j>
107		115
108	Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>.	116	Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
109		117
110	=item B<-ip>\|B<+ip> \| B<-tr>\|B<+tr>	118	=item B<-ss>\|B<+ss>
111		119
112	Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is	120	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
113	B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.	121
		122	=item B<-tr>\|B<+tr>
		123
		124	Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background; resource B<transparent>.
		125
		126	B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
		127	future versions.
		128
		129	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
		130	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
114		131
115	=item B<-fade> I<number>	132	=item B<-fade> I<number>
116		133
117	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values	134	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	135	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
119	colour; resource B<fading>.	136	colour; resource B<fading>.
120		137
121	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>	138	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
122		139
123	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour	140	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
124	is black. resource B<fadeColor>.	141	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
125		142
126	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	143	=item B<-tint> I<colour>
127		144
128	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	145	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
129	transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for	146	transparency is enabled with B<-tr>. This only works for
130	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be	147	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	148	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
		149	Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
		150	thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
		151	blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them. Also
		152	pure black and pure white colors essentially mean no tinting; resource
132	I<tintColor>. Example:	153	I<tintColor>. Example:
133		154
134	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40	155	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
135		156
136	=item B<-sh>	157	=item B<-sh> I<number>
137		158
138	I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent	159	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (100 .. 200) the transparent
139	background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be	160	background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;
140	specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>).	161	resource I<shading>.
		162
		163	=item B<-blt> I<string>
		164
		165	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
		166	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
		167	transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
		168	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,
		169	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
		170	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
		171	alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
		172
		173	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
		174
		175	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
		176	background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and
		177	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
		178	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
		179	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage>;
		180	resource I<blurRadius>.
141		181
142	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	182	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
143		183
144	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	184	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
145		185
146	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	186	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
147		187
148	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	188	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
149		189
150	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>	190	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
151		191
152	Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally	192	Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also
153	specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to	193	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	194	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
155	command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.	195	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
156		196
157	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	197	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
158		198
159	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.	199	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
160		200
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172	resource B<borderColor>.	212	resource B<borderColor>.
173		213
174	=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>	214	=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
175		215
176	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names	216	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	217	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	218	first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
179	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default	219	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.	220	font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
181		221
182	In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify it's name or prefix it	222	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:>,	223	with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
184	e.g.:	224	e.g.:
185		225
186	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"	226	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
187	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"	227	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
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297		337
298	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.	338	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	339	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
300	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	340	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.
301		341
		342	=item B<-override-redirect>
		343
		344	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
		345	B<override-redirect>.
		346
302	=item B<-sbg>	347	=item B<-sbg>
303		348
304	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line	349	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	350	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;	351	this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
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308		353
309	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	354	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
310		355
311	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	356	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
312	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	357	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
313	B<linespace>.	358	B<lineSpace>.
314		359
315	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	360	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
316		361
317	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the	362	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	363	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
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372	for more info.	417	for more info.
373		418
374	=item B<-tcw>	419	=item B<-tcw>
375		420
376	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	421	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
		422	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	423	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
378	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	424	the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
379		425
380	=item B<-insecure>	426	=item B<-insecure>
381		427
382	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	428	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
383	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more	429	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
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404	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	450	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
405	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	451	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
406	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	452	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
407	user; resource B<hold>.	453	user; resource B<hold>.
408		454
		455	=item B<-xrm> I<string>
		456
		457	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
		458	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
		459	way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
		460
		461	Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
		462	e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
		463	options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
		464	of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
		465	resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
		466	programs.
		467
409	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>	468	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
410		469
411	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	470	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
412		471
413	=item B<-embed> I<windowid>	472	=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
414		473
415	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed it's windows into an already-existing window,	474	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
416	which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.	475	which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
417		476
418	Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it	477	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	478	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	479	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.	482	The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
424		483
425	It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file	484	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	485	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	486	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	487	terminal. This works regardless of whether the C<-embed> option was used or
429	not.	488	not.
430		489
431	Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be	490	Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
432	used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):	491	used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
433		492
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438	});	497	});
439		498
440	=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>	499	=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
441		500
442	Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty	501	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	502	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	503	useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
445	without having to run a program within it.	504	without having to run a program within it.
446		505
447	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	506	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	507	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
449	yourself if you want that.	508	yourself if you want that.
450		509
451	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress	510	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
452	pty/tty operations.	511	pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
		512	perl extension that manages the terminal.
453		513
454	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a	514	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
455	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	515	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
456		516
457	use IO::Pty;	517	use IO::Pty;
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471	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in	531	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
472	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.	532	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
473		533
474	=back	534	=back
475		535
476	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	536	=head1 RESOURCES
477		537
478	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	538	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
479	options) compiled into your version.	539	options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
		540	long-options.
480		541
481	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many	542	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
482	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X	543	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
483	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,	544	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
484	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:	545	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
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486	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global	547	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
487	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	548	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
488	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	549	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults
489	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	550	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen
490	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	551	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
		552	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
491		553
492	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class	554	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
493	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources	555	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
494	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily	556	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
495	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to	557	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
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500	check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl	562	check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
501	extensions not documented here):	563	extensions not documented here):
502		564
503	=over 4	565	=over 4
504		566
		567	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
		568
		569	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
		570	option B<-depth>.
		571
505	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	572	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
506		573
507	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	574	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
508	option B<-geometry>.	575	option B<-geometry>.
509		576
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545	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	612	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
546	foreground colour is the default.	613	foreground colour is the default.
547		614
548	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>	615	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
549		616
550	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video	617	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
551	characters.	618	when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
552		619
553	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>	620	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
554		621
555	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline	622	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
556	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.	623	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
…		…
572	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	639	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
573	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	640	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.
574		641
575	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	642	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
576		643
577	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling	644	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
578	quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>.	645	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
		646	has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
		647	received line; option B<-j>.
		648
579	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>.	649	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
		650	force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
580		651
581	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	652	=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
582		653
583	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	654	B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
584	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'	655	receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
585	pixmap.	656	(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
		657	result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
		658	option B<-ss>.
		659
		660	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
		661	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
		662	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
		663
		664	=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
		665
		666	Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background.
		667
		668	B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
		669	future versions.
		670
		671	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
		672	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
586		673
587	=item B<fading:> I<number>	674	=item B<fading:> I<number>
588		675
589	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	676	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
590		677
…		…
598	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option	685	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option
599	B<-tint>.	686	B<-tint>.
600		687
601	=item B<shading:> I<number>	688	=item B<shading:> I<number>
602		689
603	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background	690	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image
604	image in addition to tinting it.	691	in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>.
		692
		693	=item B<blendType:> I<string>
		694
		695	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
		696
		697	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
		698
		699	Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent
		700	background image; option B<-blr>.
605		701
606	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	702	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
607		703
608	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	704	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
609		705
…		…
615	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>	711	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
616		712
617	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	713	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
618	and the text.	714	and the text.
619		715
620	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>	716	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
621		717
622	Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for	718	Use the specified image file for the background and also
623	the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry	719	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
624	string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the	720	(default C<0x0+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
625	horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image	721	horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
626	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale	722	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
627	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9	723	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies
628	specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will	724	an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified
629	be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted	725	beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
630	scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]	726	Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
		727	Supported operations are:
631		728
632	=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]>	729	tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0,
		730	propscale will scale image keeping proportions,
		731	auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100;
		732	hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size;
		733	vscale will scale image vertically to the window size;
		734	scale will scale image to match window size;
		735	root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
		736	whenever terminal window moves.
633		737
634	Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is	738	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
635	optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the	739	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any
636	reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar.	740	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
637		741
638	=item B<path:> I<path>	742	=item B<path:> I<path>
639		743
640	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and	744	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		745
644	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>	746	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
645		747
646	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font	748	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.	749	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	750	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	751	smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
650	appended to it; option B<-fn>.	752	font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
651		753
652	Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with	754	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:>.	755	optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
654		756
655	In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and	757	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	759	hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
658	fonts.	760	fonts.
659		761
660	For example, this font resource	762	For example, this font resource
661		763
662	URxvt*font: 9x15bold,\	764	URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
663	-misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\	765	-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, \	766	-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
665	[codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \	767	[codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
666	xft:Code2000:antialias=false	768	xft:Code2000:antialias=false
667		769
…		…
705		807
706	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	808	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
707		809
708	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,	810	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	811	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high
710	intensity foreground/backround colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	812	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
711	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not	813	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
712	reachable.	814	reachable.
713		815
714	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>	816	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
715		817
716	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is	818	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	819	is xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which
718	xterm style selection.	820	gives xterm style selection. Only effective when the original (non-perl)
		821	selection code is in use.
719		822
720	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>	823	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
721		824
722	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is	825	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
723	the author's favourite.	826	the author's favourite.
…		…
737	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>	840	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
738		841
739	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no	842	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].	843	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
741		844
		845	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
		846
		847	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
		848	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
		849
742	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	850	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
743		851
744	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	852	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
745	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	853	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
746		854
…		…
764		872
765	The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.	873	The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
766		874
767	Example:	875	Example:
768		876
769	URxvt*print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	877	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
770		878
771	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents	879	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
772	everytime you hit C<Print>.	880	every time you hit C<Print>.
773		881
774	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	882	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
775		883
776	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	884	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
777	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	885	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
…		…
799		907
800	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>	908	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
801		909
802	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and	910	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	911	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll
804	with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<+sw>.	912	with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>.
805		913
806	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>	914	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
807		915
808	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys	916	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	917	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
…		…
840	=item B<termName:> I<termname>	948	=item B<termName:> I<termname>
841		949
842	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment	950	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
843	variable; option B<-tn>.	951	variable; option B<-tn>.
844		952
845	=item B<linespace:> I<number>	953	=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
846		954
847	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	955	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
848	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.	956	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
849		957
850	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>	958	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
…		…
899	pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated	1007	pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
900	with the B<Execute> key.	1008	with the B<Execute> key.
901		1009
902	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>	1010	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
903		1011
904	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The	1012	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
905	built-in default:	1013	(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
906		1014
		1015	When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
		1016	in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
		1017	characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
		1018	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
		1019
		1020	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
		1021	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
		1022
907	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	1023	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{\|} >>
908		1024
909	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	1025	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
910		1026
911	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	1027	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
912		1028
…		…
946	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these	1062	default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
947	sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).	1063	sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
948		1064
949	You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying	1065	You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
950	B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,	1066	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	1067	locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
952	menubar dispatch.
953		1068
954	=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>	1069	=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
955		1070
956	Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,	1071	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	1072	B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
…		…
961		1076
962	Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)	1077	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	1078	character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
964	in the entry on B<keysym> following.	1079	in the entry on B<keysym> following.
965		1080
966	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool>	1081	=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
967		1082
968	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).	1083	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
969		1084
970	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool>	1085	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
971		1086
972	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this	1087	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
973	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1088	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
974	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1089	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will
975	instead scroll the screen up.	1090	instead scroll the screen up.
976		1091
977	=item B<hold>: I<bool>	1092	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
978		1093
979	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	1094	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
980	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1095	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	1096	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
982	user.	1097	user.
…		…
1001	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and	1116	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	1117	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	1118	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.	1119	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1005		1120
1006	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,	1121	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,	1122	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		1123
1017	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1124	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 `/'	1125	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1019	should be a character not used by the strings.	1126	should be a character not used by the strings.
1020		1127
1021	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:	1128	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1022		1129
1023	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>	1130	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>
…		…
1087	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except	1194	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except
1088	C<selection>.	1195	C<selection>.
1089		1196
1090	Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets	1197	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	1198	(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for
1092	searchable scorllback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension	1199	searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension
1093	multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to	1200	multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to
1094	the extension.	1201	the extension.
1095		1202
1096	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if	1203	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1097	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.	1204	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.
…		…
1115	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource	1222	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource
1116	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.	1223	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1117		1224
1118	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1225	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1119		1226
		1227	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
		1228
		1229	Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for
		1230	details.
		1231
		1232	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
		1233
		1234	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
		1235	for details.
		1236
		1237	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>
		1238
		1239	Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search
		1240	(default: C<M-s>).
		1241
1120	=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>	1242	=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>
1121		1243
1122	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the	1244	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1123	C<selection-popup> and C<mark-urls> perl extensions.	1245	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1124		1246
1125	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>	1247	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1126		1248
1127	Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window iw.	1249	Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
		1250
		1251	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
		1252
		1253	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
		1254	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1255
		1256	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
		1257
		1258	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1128		1259
1129	=back	1260	=back
1130		1261
1131	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR	1262	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1132		1263
…		…
1151	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>	1282	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
1152	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the	1283	(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),	1284	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
1154	respectively.	1285	respectively.
1155		1286
1156	=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION	1287	=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
1157		1288
1158	The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to	1289	The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
1159	I<xterm>(1).	1290	to I<xterm>(1).
1160		1291
1161	=over 4	1292	=over 4
1162		1293
1163	=item B<Selection>:	1294	=item B<Selecting>:
1164		1295
1165	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region	1296	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	1297	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	1298	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
1168	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource	1299	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
…		…
1172	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a	1303	(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	1304	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	1305	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1175	the selection.	1306	the selection.
1176		1307
1177	=item B<Insertion>:	1308	=item B<Pasting>:
1178		1309
1179	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in	1310	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	1311	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1181	inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.	1312	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
		1313
		1314	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
		1315	inserted too.
1182		1316
1183	=back	1317	=back
1184		1318
1185	=head1 CHANGING FONTS	1319	=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1186		1320
1187	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet	1321	Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
1188	supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.	1322	supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
1189		1323
1190	You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and	1324	You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
1191	therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
1192		1325
1193	printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"	1326	printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
		1327
		1328	You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
		1329
		1330	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
		1331	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
1194		1332
1195	rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.	1333	rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
1196		1334
1197	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT	1335	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1198		1336
1199	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters	1337	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1200	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The	1338	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1201	first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with	1339	first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1202	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled	1340	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1203	with C<--enable-iso14755>.	1341	with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1204		1342
1205	=over 4	1343	=over 4
1206		1344
…		…
1226	This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of	1364	This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
1227	your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.	1365	your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
1228		1366
1229	Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing	1367	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	1368	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	1369	invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
1232	keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been	1370	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	1371	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	1372	C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
1235	reverse tab (Shift-Tab).	1373	reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
1236		1374
…		…
1269	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1407	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS
1270		1408
1271	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1409	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1272	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1410	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	1411	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the
1274	colours with their B<rgb.txt> names.	1412	colours with their names.
1275		1413
1276	=begin table	1414	=begin table
1277		1415
1278	B<color0> (black) = Black	1416	B<color0> (black) = Black
1279	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1417	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
1299	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1437	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1300	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1438	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	1439	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1302	color0-color15.	1440	color0-color15.
1303		1441
		1442	In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an
		1443	additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79)
		1444	consist of a 444 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
		1445	16>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
		1446
		1447	Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only
		1448	the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only
		1449	be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1450
1304	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1451	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1305	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1452	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	1453	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1307	been specified. For example,	1454	been specified. For example,
1308		1455
…		…
1313	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1460	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black
1314	on White.	1461	on White.
1315		1462
1316	=back	1463	=back
1317		1464
		1465	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
		1466
		1467	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
		1468	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>
		1469	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,
		1470	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component
		1471	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely
		1472	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where
		1473	C<percent> is a decimal percentage (0-100) that specifies the opacity of
		1474	the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy
		1475	opaque.
		1476
		1477	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that
		1478	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting
		1479	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
		1480
		1481	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red
		1482	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
		1483
		1484	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink"
		1485
		1486	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
		1487	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>
		1488
1318	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1489	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1319		1490
1320	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1491	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1321		1492
1322	=over 4	1493	=over 4
1323		1494
1324	=item B<TERM>	1495	=item B<TERM>
1325		1496
1326	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via	1497	Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
1327	resources or on the commandline.	1498	resources or on the command line.
1328		1499
1329	=item B<COLORTERM>	1500	=item B<COLORTERM>
1330		1501
1331	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on wether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was	1502	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1332	compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension	1503	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1333	C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.	1504	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
		1505	screen.
1334		1506
1335	=item B<COLORFGBG>	1507	=item B<COLORFGBG>
1336		1508
1337	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is	1509	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	1510	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	1511	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	1512	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@@	1513	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	1514	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1343	(and do) use this information to optimize screen output.	1515	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1344		1516
1345	=item B<WINDOWID>	1517	=item B<WINDOWID>
1346		1518
1347	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel	1519	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	1520	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
…		…
1354	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1526	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1355		1527
1356	=item B<DISPLAY>	1528	=item B<DISPLAY>
1357		1529
1358	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1530	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1359	display in it's child processes.	1531	display in its child processes.
1360		1532
1361	=item B<SHELL>	1533	=item B<SHELL>
1362		1534
1363	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1535	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		1536
1374	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>	1537	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1375		1538
1376	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and	1539	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1377	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).	1540	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
…		…
1415		1578
1416	=item Project Coordinator	1579	=item Project Coordinator
1417		1580
1418	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1581	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1419		1582
1420	L<http://software.schmorp.de/#rxvt-unicode>	1583	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1421		1584
1422	=back	1585	=back
1423		1586
1424	=head1 AUTHORS	1587	=head1 AUTHORS
1425		1588
…		…
1447		1610
1448	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1611	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1449		1612
1450	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1613	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1451		1614
1452	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator	1615	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
		1616
1453	(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1617	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1454		1618
1455	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1619	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1456		1620
1457	Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal	1621	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1458	character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm	1622	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1459	compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
1460		1623
1461	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)	1624	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1462		1625
		1626	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
		1627
		1628	Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.
		1629
1463	=back	1630	=back
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