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12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not	12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not
13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style	13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --	14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --
15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.	15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
16		16
		17	This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
		18	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod>.
		19
17	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	20	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18		21
19	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of	22	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common	23	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at	24	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.	25	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
23		26
24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT	27	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
25		28
26	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode	29	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the	30	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
28	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,	31	world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
29	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts	32	especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,	33	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31	like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these	34	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
32	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work	35	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
33	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such	36	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
34	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms	37	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
35	belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --	38	belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
36	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might	39	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
37	change.	40	change.
38		41
39	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let	42	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
40	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean	43	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
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89		92
90	Print out a message describing available options.	93	Print out a message describing available options.
91		94
92	=item B<-display> I<displayname>	95	=item B<-display> I<displayname>
93		96
94	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still	97	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (the older form B<-d>
95	respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the	98	is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
96	B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.	99	display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
97		100
98	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>	101	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
99		102
100	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	103	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
101	resource B<depth>.	104	resource B<depth>.
102		105
		106	[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
		107	respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
		108	of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
		109	this, so watch out]
		110
103	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>	111	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
104		112
105	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.	113	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
106		114
107	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>	115	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>
108		116
109	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.	117	Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
110		118
111	=item B<-j>\|B<+j>	119	=item B<-j>\|B<+j>
112		120
113	Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>.	121	Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
114		122
115	=item B<-ip>\|B<+ip> \| B<-tr>\|B<+tr>	123	=item B<-ss>\|B<+ss>
116		124
117	Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is	125	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
118	B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
119		126
120	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	127	=item B<-tr>\|B<+tr>
121	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions! Read the FAQ (man 7	128
122	@@RXVT_NAME@@)!>	129	Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background; resource B<transparent>.
		130
		131	B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
		132	future versions.
123		133
124	=item B<-fade> I<number>	134	=item B<-fade> I<number>
125		135
126	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values	136	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
127	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade	137	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
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133	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.	143	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
134		144
135	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	145	=item B<-tint> I<colour>
136		146
137	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	147	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
138	transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for	148	transparency is enabled with B<-tr>. This only works for
139	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be	149	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
140	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it; resource	150	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
		151	Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
		152	thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
		153	blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them. Also
		154	pure black and pure white colours essentially mean no tinting; resource
141	I<tintColor>. Example:	155	I<tintColor>. Example:
142		156
143	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40	157	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
144		158
145	=item B<-sh>	159	=item B<-sh> I<number>
146		160
147	I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent	161	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (100 .. 200) the transparent
148	background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be	162	background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;
149	specified, too, e.g. C<-tint white>).	163	resource I<shading>.
		164
		165	=item B<-blt> I<string>
		166
		167	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
		168	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
		169	transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
		170	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - colour values averaging, B<colorize>,
		171	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
		172	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
		173	alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
		174
		175	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
		176
		177	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
		178	background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and
		179	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
		180	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
		181	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage> or I<xft>;
		182	resource I<blurRadius>.
		183
		184	=item B<-icon> I<file>
		185
		186	Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
		187	is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
		188	application window; resource I<iconFile>.
150		189
151	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	190	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
152		191
153	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	192	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
154		193
155	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	194	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
156		195
157	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	196	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
158		197
159	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>	198	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
160		199
161	Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally	200	Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Specify image file for the background and also
162	specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to	201	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
163	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the	202	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
164	command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>.	203	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
165		204
166	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	205	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
167		206
168	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.	207	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
169		208
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214	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>	253	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
215	for details.	254	for details.
216		255
217	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>	256	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>
218		257
219	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity	258	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
220	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for	259	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
221	details.	260	details.
222		261
223	=item B<-name> I<name>	262	=item B<-name> I<name>
224		263
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242		281
243	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>	282	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>
244		283
245	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.	284	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
246		285
		286	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
		287
		288	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
		289
		290	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
		291
		292	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
		293	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
		294
247	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>	295	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>
248		296
249	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource	297	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
250	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.	298	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
251		299
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257	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>	305	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>
258		306
259	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.	307	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
260	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource	308	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
261	B<scrollWithBuffer>.	309	B<scrollWithBuffer>.
262
263	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
264
265	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
266
267	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
268
269	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
270	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
271		310
272	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>	311	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>
273		312
274	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as	313	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
275	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to	314	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
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279		318
280	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>	319	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>
281		320
282	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.	321	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
283		322
		323	=item B<-uc>\|B<+uc>
		324
		325	Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
		326
284	=item B<-iconic>	327	=item B<-iconic>
285		328
286	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.	329	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
287	Alternative form is B<-ic>.	330	Alternative form is B<-ic>.
288		331
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304		347
305	=item B<-bl>	348	=item B<-bl>
306		349
307	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.	350	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
308	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window	351	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
309	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	352	decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
		353	support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
310		354
311	=item B<-override-redirect>	355	=item B<-override-redirect>
312		356
313	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource	357	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
314	B<override-redirect>.	358	B<override-redirect>.
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322		366
323	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	367	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
324		368
325	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	369	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
326	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	370	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
327	B<linespace>.	371	B<lineSpace>.
		372
		373	=item B<-letsp> I<number>
		374
		375	Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
		376	to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
		377	letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
		378	work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
328		379
329	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	380	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
330		381
331	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the	382	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
332	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the	383	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
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386	for more info.	437	for more info.
387		438
388	=item B<-tcw>	439	=item B<-tcw>
389		440
390	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	441	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
		442	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
391	button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the	443	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
392	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	444	the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
393		445
394	=item B<-insecure>	446	=item B<-insecure>
395		447
396	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	448	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
397	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more	449	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
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417		469
418	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	470	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
419	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	471	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
420	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	472	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
421	user; resource B<hold>.	473	user; resource B<hold>.
		474
		475	=item B<-cd> I<path>
		476
		477	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		478	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		479	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
		480
		481	=item B<-xrm> I<string>
		482
		483	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
		484	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
		485	way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
		486
		487	Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
		488	e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
		489	options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
		490	of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
		491	resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
		492	programs.
422		493
423	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>	494	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
424		495
425	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	496	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
426		497
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461	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	532	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
462	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that	533	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
463	yourself if you want that.	534	yourself if you want that.
464		535
465	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress	536	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
466	pty/tty operations.	537	pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
		538	perl extension that manages the terminal.
467		539
468	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a	540	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
469	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	541	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
470		542
471	use IO::Pty;	543	use IO::Pty;
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485	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in	557	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
486	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.	558	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
487		559
488	=back	560	=back
489		561
490	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	562	=head1 RESOURCES
491		563
492	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	564	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
493	options) compiled into your version.	565	options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
		566	long-options.
494		567
495	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many	568	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
496	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X	569	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
497	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,	570	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
498	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:	571	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
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500	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global	573	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
501	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	574	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
502	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	575	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults
503	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	576	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen
504	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	577	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
		578	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
505		579
506	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class	580	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
507	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources	581	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
508	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily	582	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
509	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to	583	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
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519	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>	593	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
520		594
521	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	595	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
522	option B<-depth>.	596	option B<-depth>.
523		597
		598	=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
		599
		600	Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
		601	On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
		602	performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
		603	should normally be enabled.
		604
524	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	605	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
525		606
526	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	607	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
527	option B<-geometry>.	608	option B<-geometry>.
528		609
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541	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7	622	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
542	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to	623	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
543	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)	624	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
544	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,	625	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
545	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour	626	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
546	names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	627	names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
547		628
548	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be	629	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
549	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).	630	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
550		631
551	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with	632	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
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562	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>	643	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
563		644
564	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	645	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
565	foreground colour is the default.	646	foreground colour is the default.
566		647
567	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
568
569	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video
570	characters.
571
572	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>	648	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
573		649
574	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline	650	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
575	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.	651	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
		652
		653	=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
		654
		655	If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
		656	characters. If unset, use reverse video.
		657
		658	=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
		659
		660	If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
		661	foreground for highlighted characters.
576		662
577	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>	663	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
578		664
579	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the	665	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
580	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.	666	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
…		…
587		673
588	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>	674	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
589		675
590	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;	676	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
591	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	677	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
592	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	678	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
593		679
594	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	680	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
595		681
596	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling	682	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
597	quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>.	683	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
		684	has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
		685	received line; option B<-j>.
		686
598	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>.	687	B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
		688	force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
599		689
600	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	690	=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
601		691
602	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	692	B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
603	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'	693	receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
604	pixmap.	694	(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
		695	result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
		696	option B<-ss>.
605		697
606	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	698	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
607	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	699	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
		700	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
		701
		702	=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
		703
		704	Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background.
		705
		706	B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
		707	future versions.
608		708
609	=item B<fading:> I<number>	709	=item B<fading:> I<number>
610		710
611	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	711	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
612		712
…		…
620	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option	720	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option
621	B<-tint>.	721	B<-tint>.
622		722
623	=item B<shading:> I<number>	723	=item B<shading:> I<number>
624		724
625	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background	725	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image
626	image in addition to tinting it.	726	in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>.
		727
		728	=item B<blendType:> I<string>
		729
		730	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
		731
		732	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
		733
		734	Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
		735	background image; option B<-blr>.
		736
		737	=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
		738
		739	Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
627		740
628	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	741	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
629		742
630	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	743	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
631		744
…		…
637	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>	750	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
638		751
639	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	752	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
640	and the text.	753	and the text.
641		754
642	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>	755	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
643		756
644	Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for	757	Use the specified image file for the background and also
645	the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry	758	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
646	string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the	759	(default C<100x100+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
647	horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image	760	horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
648	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale	761	centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling.
649	of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9	762	The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
650	specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will	763	Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
651	be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted	764	Supported operations are:
652	scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]	765
		766	tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0
		767	propscale will scale image keeping proportions
		768	auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100
		769	hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size
		770	vscale will scale image vertically to the window size
		771	scale will scale image to match window size
		772	root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
		773	whenever terminal window moves
		774
		775	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
		776	blended over transparency image using alpha-blending. If I<afterimage>
		777	support has been compiled in it is possible to choose other blending
		778	types with B<-blt "type"> option.
653		779
654	=item B<path:> I<path>	780	=item B<path:> I<path>
655		781
656	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding XPM files.	782	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
657		783
658	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>	784	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
659		785
660	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names	786	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
661	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The	787	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
…		…
684	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels	810	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
685	wide and 15 pixels high.	811	wide and 15 pixels high.
686		812
687	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in	813	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
688	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but	814	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
689	the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a	815	the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
690	useful supplement.	816	useful supplement.
691		817
692	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters	818	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
693	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font	819	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
694	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.	820	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
…		…
718	text font will being used for the given style.	844	text font will being used for the given style.
719		845
720	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	846	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
721		847
722	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,	848	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
723	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high	849	option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
724	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	850	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
725	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not	851	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
726	reachable.	852	reachable.
727		853
728	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
729
730	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is
731	xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives
732	xterm style selection.
733
734	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
735
736	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
737	the author's favourite.
738
739	=item B<title:> I<string>	854	=item B<title:> I<string>
740		855
741	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line	856	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
742	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application	857	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
743	name; option B<-title>.	858	name; option B<-title>.
…		…
751	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>	866	=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
752		867
753	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no	868	B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
754	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].	869	de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
755		870
		871	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
		872
		873	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
		874	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
		875
		876	@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
		877
756	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	878	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
757		879
758	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	880	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
759	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	881	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
760		882
…		…
782		904
783	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	905	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
784		906
785	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents	907	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
786	every time you hit C<Print>.	908	every time you hit C<Print>.
		909
		910	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
		911
		912	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
		913	the author's favourite.
787		914
788	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	915	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
789		916
790	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	917	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
791	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	918	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
…		…
854	=item B<termName:> I<termname>	981	=item B<termName:> I<termname>
855		982
856	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment	983	Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
857	variable; option B<-tn>.	984	variable; option B<-tn>.
858		985
859	=item B<linespace:> I<number>	986	=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
860		987
861	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	988	Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
862	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.	989	the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
863		990
864	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>	991	=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
…		…
878		1005
879	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>	1006	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
880		1007
881	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];	1008	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
882	option B<-bc>.	1009	option B<-bc>.
		1010
		1011	=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
		1012
		1013	B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
		1014	option B<-uc>.
883		1015
884	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>	1016	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
885		1017
886	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number	1018	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
887	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible	1019	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
…		…
901	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.	1033	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
902		1034
903	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>	1035	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
904		1036
905	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>	1037	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
906	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace>	1038	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
907	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode	1039	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
908	escape sequence.	1040	escape sequence.
909		1041
910	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>	1042	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
911		1043
…		…
916	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>	1048	=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
917		1049
918	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection	1050	The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
919	(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).	1051	(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
920		1052
921	When the selection extension is in use (the default if compiled in, see	1053	When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
922	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these characters	1054	in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
923	will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex will be	1055	characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
924	created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.	1056	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
925		1057
926	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can	1058	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
927	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:	1059	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
928		1060
929	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	1061	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{\|} >>
930		1062
931	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	1063	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
932		1064
933	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	1065	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
934		1066
…		…
988		1120
989	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).	1121	Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
990		1122
991	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>	1123	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
992		1124
993	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this	1125	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
994	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1126	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
995	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1127	scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
996	instead scroll the screen up.	1128	to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
997		1129
998	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>	1130	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
999		1131
1000	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	1132	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1001	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1133	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1002	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	1134	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1003	user.	1135	user.
		1136
		1137	=item B<chdir>: I<path>
		1138
		1139	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		1140	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		1141	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
		1142	directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1004		1143
1005	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>	1144	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
1006		1145
1007	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The	1146	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
1008	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.	1147	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
…		…
1022	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and	1161	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
1023	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex	1162	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
1024	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not	1163	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
1025	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.	1164	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1026		1165
1027	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,	1166	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
1028	C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,	1167	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1029	C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
1030	C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
1031	can start or end with whitespace. B<This feature is deprecated and will
1032	be removed>.
1033
1034	Please note that you need to double the C<\> in resource files, as
1035	Xlib itself does its own de-escaping (you can use C<\033> instead of
1036	C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and @@RXVT_NAME@@'s own
1037	processing).
1038		1168
1039	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1169	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
1040	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'	1170	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1041	should be a character not used by the strings.	1171	should be a character not used by the strings.
1042		1172
…		…
1056	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":	1186	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1057		1187
1058	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007	1188	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1059		1189
1060	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>	1190	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1061	is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)	1191	is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1062	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via	1192	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1063	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:	1193	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1064		1194
1065	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13	1195	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1066		1196
1067	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping	1197	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
1068	will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and	1198	will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
1069	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That	1199	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1070	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide	1200	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1071	definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined	1201	definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1072	mappings themselves.	1202	mappings themselves.
1073		1203
…		…
1124	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.	1254	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1125		1255
1126	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>	1256	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1127		1257
1128	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See	1258	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1129	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource	1259	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1130	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1131		1260
1132	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>	1261	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1133		1262
1134	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension	1263	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1135	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,	1264	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,
1136	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in	1265	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
1137	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource	1266	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1138	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1139		1267
1140	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1268	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1141		1269
1142	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>	1270	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1143		1271
…		…
1165		1293
1166	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>	1294	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1167		1295
1168	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making	1296	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1169	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.	1297	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1298
		1299	=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
		1300
		1301	Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
		1302
		1303	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
		1304
		1305	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1170		1306
1171	=back	1307	=back
1172		1308
1173	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR	1309	=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1174		1310
…		…
1193	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>	1329	application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
1194	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the	1330	(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
1195	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),	1331	up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
1196	respectively.	1332	respectively.
1197		1333
1198	=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION	1334	=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
1199		1335
1200	The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to	1336	The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
1201	I<xterm>(1).	1337	to I<xterm>(1).
1202		1338
1203	=over 4	1339	=over 4
1204		1340
1205	=item B<Selection>:	1341	=item B<Selecting>:
1206		1342
1207	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region	1343	Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
1208	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click	1344	and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
1209	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line	1345	to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
1210	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource	1346	(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
…		…
1214	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a	1350	(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1215	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the	1351	normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1216	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from	1352	selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1217	the selection.	1353	the selection.
1218		1354
1219	=item B<Insertion>:	1355	=item B<Pasting>:
1220		1356
1221	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>	1357	Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
1222	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the	1358	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1223	Meta modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.	1359	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1224		1360
1225	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be	1361	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1226	inserted too.	1362	inserted too.
1227		1363
1228	=back	1364	=back
…		…
1245		1381
1246	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT	1382	=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
1247		1383
1248	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters	1384	ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
1249	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The	1385	and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
1250	first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with	1386	first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
1251	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled	1387	C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
1252	with C<--enable-iso14755>.	1388	with C<--enable-iso14755>.
1253		1389
1254	=over 4	1390	=over 4
1255		1391
…		…
1313	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that	1449	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1314	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To	1450	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1315	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root	1451	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1316	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.	1452	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1317		1453
1318	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1454	=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1319		1455
1320	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1456	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1321	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1457	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1322	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the	1458	high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1323	colours with their names.	1459	240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
		1460	cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
		1461
		1462	Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1324		1463
1325	=begin table	1464	=begin table
1326		1465
1327	B<color0> (black) = Black	1466	B<color0> (black) = Black
1328	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1467	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
1348	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1487	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1349	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1488	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1350	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of	1489	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1351	color0-color15.	1490	color0-color15.
1352		1491
1353	In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an	1492	The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1354	additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79)	1493	values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1355	consist of a 444 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
1356	16>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
1357		1494
		1495	The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
		1496
		1497	index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
		1498	index_256 = (r * 16 + g) * 16 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..15
		1499
		1500	The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
		1501	steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
		1502	the RGB cube.
		1503
1358	Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only	1504	Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1359	the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only	1505	colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1360	be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").	1506	rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1507
		1508	Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
		1509	number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1361		1510
1362	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1511	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1363	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1512	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1364	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1513	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1365	been specified. For example,	1514	been specified. For example,
1366		1515
1367	=over 4
1368
1369	=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv>	1516	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1370		1517
1371	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1518	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1372	on White.	1519	White.
1373
1374	=back
1375		1520
1376	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT	1521	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1377		1522
1378	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get	1523	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1379	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>	1524	their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management:
1380	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,	1525
1381	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component	1526	You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
		1527	brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
		1528	(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
		1529	transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
		1530	half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
		1531	is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
		1532	all ways to specify a colour.
		1533
		1534	For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
		1535	C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
		1536	specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1382	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely	1537	(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1383	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where	1538	while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1384	C<percent> is a decimal percentage (0-100) that specifies the opacity of	1539	earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1385	the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy	1540	C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1386	opaque.
1387		1541
1388	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that	1542	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1389	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting	1543	alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1390	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.	1544	layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
		1545	rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1391		1546
1392	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red	1547	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1393	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:	1548	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1394		1549
1395	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink"	1550	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1396		1551
1397	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	1552	When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1398	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	1553	alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
		1554	transparency of course).
		1555
		1556	When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
		1557	colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
		1558	background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
		1559	other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
		1560	image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
		1561	fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
		1562
		1563	Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
		1564	in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
		1565	extension.
1399		1566
1400	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1567	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1401		1568
1402	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1569	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1403		1570
…		…
1409	resources or on the command line.	1576	resources or on the command line.
1410		1577
1411	=item B<COLORTERM>	1578	=item B<COLORTERM>
1412		1579
1413	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was	1580	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1414	compiled with XPM support, and optionally with the added extension	1581	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1415	C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome screen.	1582	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
		1583	screen.
1416		1584
1417	=item B<COLORFGBG>	1585	=item B<COLORFGBG>
1418		1586
1419	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is	1587	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1420	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string	1588	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1421	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be	1589	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1422	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the	1590	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1423	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@	1591	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1424	was compiled with XPM support. Libraries like C<ncurses> and C<slang> can	1592	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1425	(and do) use this information to optimize screen output.	1593	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1426		1594
1427	=item B<WINDOWID>	1595	=item B<WINDOWID>
1428		1596
1429	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel	1597	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1430	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal	1598	window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
…		…
1436	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1604	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1437		1605
1438	=item B<DISPLAY>	1606	=item B<DISPLAY>
1439		1607
1440	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1608	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1441	display in its child processes.	1609	display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
		1610	defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1442		1611
1443	=item B<SHELL>	1612	=item B<SHELL>
1444		1613
1445	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1614	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1446		1615
…		…
1472		1641
1473	=over 4	1642	=over 4
1474		1643
1475	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>	1644	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1476		1645
1477	Color names.	1646	Colour names.
1478		1647
1479	=back	1648	=back
1480		1649
1481	=head1 SEE ALSO	1650	=head1 SEE ALSO
1482		1651
…		…
1521	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1690	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1522		1691
1523	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1692	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1524		1693
1525	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.	1694	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1526		1695
1527	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1696	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1528		1697
1529	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1698	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1530		1699
1531	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl	1700	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl

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