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124 124
125Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>. 125Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
126 126
127=item B<-tr>|B<+tr> 127=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
128 128
129Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background; resource B<transparent>. 129Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background; resource B<transparent>.
130 130
131B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in 131B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
132future versions. 132future versions.
133 133
134=item B<-fade> I<number> 134=item B<-fade> I<number>
142Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour 142Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
143is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>. 143is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
144 144
145=item B<-tint> I<colour> 145=item B<-tint> I<colour>
146 146
147Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 147Tint the transparent background with the given colour;
148transparency is enabled with B<-tr>. This only works for 148resource I<tintColor>.
149non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
150used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
151Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
152thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
153blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them. Also
154pure black and pure white colours essentially mean no tinting; resource
155I<tintColor>. Example:
156
157 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
158 149
159=item B<-sh> I<number> 150=item B<-sh> I<number>
160 151
161Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (100 .. 200) the transparent 152Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
162background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it; 153A value of 100 means no shading; resource I<shading>.
163resource I<shading>.
164 154
165=item B<-blt> I<string> 155=item B<-blt> I<string>
166 156
167Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified 157Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
168at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over 158at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
169transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are : 159the transparent background, using the method specified. Supported values are:
170B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - colour values averaging, B<colorize>, 160B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - colour values averaging, B<colorize>,
171B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>, 161B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
172B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is 162B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
173alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>. 163alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
174 164
175=item B<-blr> I<HxV> 165=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
176 166
177Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent 167Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
178background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and 168background. If a single number is specified - both vertical and
179horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the 169horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
180radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects 170radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
181on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage> or I<xft>; 171on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128;
182resource I<blurRadius>. 172resource I<blurRadius>.
183 173
184=item B<-icon> I<file> 174=item B<-icon> I<file>
185 175
186Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This 176Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
193 183
194=item B<-fg> I<colour> 184=item B<-fg> I<colour>
195 185
196Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 186Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
197 187
198=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]> 188=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;oplist]>
199 189
200Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Specify image file for the background and also 190Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Specify image file for the background and also
201optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to 191optionally specify a list of operations to modify it. Note you may need to
202add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the 192add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
203command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>. 193command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
204 194
205=item B<-cr> I<colour> 195=item B<-cr> I<colour>
206 196
568You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many 558You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
569distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X 559distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
570starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order, 560starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
571with later settings overwriting earlier ones: 561with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
572 562
573 1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
574 2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR 563 1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
564 2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
575 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults 565 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
576 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen 566 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
577 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename> 567 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
578 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline 568 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
579 569
580Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class 570Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
581names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources 571names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
699if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the 689if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
700monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>. 690monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
701 691
702=item B<transparent:> I<boolean> 692=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
703 693
704Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background. 694Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
705 695
706B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in 696B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
707future versions. 697future versions.
708 698
709=item B<fading:> I<number> 699=item B<fading:> I<number>
715Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default 705Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
716colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>. 706colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
717 707
718=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 708=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
719 709
720Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option 710Tint the transparent background with the given colour. If the RENDER
721B<-tint>. 711extension is not available only black, red, green, yellow, blue,
712magenta, cyan and white tints can be performed server-side. Note that
713a black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
714the image unchanged; option B<-tint>.
722 715
723=item B<shading:> I<number> 716=item B<shading:> I<number>
724 717
725Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image 718Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
726in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>. 719A value of 100 means no shading; option B<-sh>.
727 720
728=item B<blendType:> I<string> 721=item B<blendType:> I<string>
729 722
730Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>. 723Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
731 724
732=item B<blurRadius:> I<number> 725=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
733 726
734Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent 727Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
735background image; option B<-blr>. 728background; option B<-blr>.
736 729
737=item B<iconFile:> I<file> 730=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
738 731
739Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>. 732Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
740 733
750=item B<borderColor:> I<colour> 743=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
751 744
752The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar 745The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
753and the text. 746and the text.
754 747
755=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]> 748=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;oplist]>
756 749
757Use the specified image file for the background and also 750Use the specified image file for the background and also
758optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>, 751optionally specify a colon separated list of operations to modify it.
759(default C<100x100+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
760horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
761centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling.
762The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
763Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
764Supported operations are: 752Supported operations are:
765 753
766 tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0 754=over 4
767 propscale will scale image keeping proportions 755
768 auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100 756=item B<WxH+X+Y>
769 hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size 757
770 vscale will scale image vertically to the window size 758sets scale and position. B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical
771 scale will scale image to match window size 759scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent). A
772 root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting 760scale of 0 disables scaling. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
773 whenever terminal window moves 761
762=item B<op=tile>
763
764enables tiling
765
766=item B<op=pscale>
767
768enables proportional scaling
769
770=item B<op=root>
771
772use the position of the terminal window relative to the root window as
773the image offset, simulating a root window background
774
775=back
776
777The default scale and position setting is C<100x100+50+50>.
778Alternatively, a predefined set of templates can be used to achieve
779the most common setups:
780
781=over 4
782
783=item B<style=tiled>
784
785the image is tiled with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+0+0:op=tile
786
787=item B<style=aspect-stretched>
788
789the image is scaled to fill the whole window maintaining the aspect
790ratio and centered. Equivalent to 100x100+50+50:op=pscale
791
792=item B<style=stretched>
793
794the image is scaled to fill the whole window. Equivalent to 100x100
795
796=item B<style=centered>
797
798the image is centered with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+50+50
799
800=item B<style=root-tiled>
801
802the image is tiled with no scaling and using 'root' positioning.
803Equivalent to 0x0:op=tile:op=root
804
805=back
806
807If multiple templates are specified the last one wins. Note that a
808template overrides all the scale, position and operations settings.
774 809
775If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be 810If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
776blended over transparency image using alpha-blending. If I<afterimage> 811blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending. If I<afterimage>
777support has been compiled in it is possible to choose other blending 812support has been compiled in it is possible to choose other blending
778types with B<-blt "type"> option. 813types with B<-blt "type"> option.
779 814
780=item B<path:> I<path> 815=item B<path:> I<path>
781 816
910=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 945=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
911 946
912Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is 947Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
913the author's favourite. 948the author's favourite.
914 949
950=item B<thickness:> I<number>
951
952Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
953
915=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 954=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
916 955
917B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 956B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
918disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 957disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
919 958
938B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 977B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
939B<+si>. 978B<+si>.
940 979
941=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 980=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
942 981
943B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and 982B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
944B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 983try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
945with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>. 984B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
985new lines; option B<+sw>.
946 986
947=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 987=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
948 988
949B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 989B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
950are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 990are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
1170with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/' 1210with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1171should be a character not used by the strings. 1211should be a character not used by the strings.
1172 1212
1173Its usage can be demonstrated by an example: 1213Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1174 1214
1175 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<M-C-|abc|> 1215 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|>
1176 1216
1177The above line is equivalent to the following three lines: 1217The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1178 1218
1179 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a> 1219 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<a>
1180 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b> 1220 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<b>
1181 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c> 1221 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<c>
1182 1222
1183If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING> 1223If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1184is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For 1224is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
1185example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK> 1225example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1186when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": 1226when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1259the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. 1299the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1260 1300
1261=item B<perl-lib>: I<path> 1301=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1262 1302
1263Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension 1303Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1264scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource, 1304scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first
1265@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in 1305look in these directories, then in $HOME/.urxvt/ext and lastly in
1266F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. 1306F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1267 1307
1268See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. 1308See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1269 1309
1270=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex> 1310=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1616=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> 1656=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1617 1657
1618The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and 1658The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1619@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1). 1659@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1620 1660
1621Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>. 1661Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1622 1662
1623=item B<HOME> 1663=item B<HOME>
1624 1664
1625Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for 1665Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1626daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as 1666daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1627C<.Xdefaults>) 1667C<.Xdefaults>)
1628 1668
1629=item B<XAPPLRESDIR> 1669=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1630 1670
1631Directory where various X resource files are being located. 1671Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1632 1672
1633=item B<XENVIRONMENT> 1673=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1634 1674
1635If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by 1675If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1636@@RXVT_NAME@@. 1676@@RXVT_NAME@@.
1702 1742
1703Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) 1743Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1704 1744
1705=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >> 1745=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
1706 1746
1707Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing. 1747pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1708 1748
1709=back 1749=back
1710 1750

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