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12emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not 12emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not
13require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style 13require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
14configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space -- 14configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --
15a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions. 15a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
16 16
17This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
18L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod>.
19
20=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
21
22See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
23frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
24problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
25L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
26
17=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT 27=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
18 28
19Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode 29Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
20internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the 30internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
21world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult, 31world. Being a terminal emulator, however, some things are very difficult,
22especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts 32especially cursive scripts such as arabic, vertically written scripts
23like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules, 33like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
24like tibetan or devenagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these 34like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
25scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work 35scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
26fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are left-to-right scripts, such 36fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
27as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms 37as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
28belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things -- 38belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
29such as cursor-movement while editing -- break othwerwise), but that might 39such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
30change. 40change.
31 41
32If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let 42If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
33me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very userfriendly, lean and clean 43me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
34terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely 44terminal emulator. In fact, the reason rxvt-unicode was born was solely
35because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and 45because the author couldn't get C<mlterm> to use one font for latin1 and
36another for japanese. 46another for japanese.
37 47
38Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to 48Therefore another design rationale was the use of multiple fonts to
39display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other 49display characters: The idea of a single unicode font which many other
40programs force onto it's users never made sense to me: You should be able 50programs force onto its users never made sense to me: You should be able
41to choose any font for any script freely. 51to choose any font for any script freely.
42 52
43Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than 53Apart from that, rxvt-unicode is also much better internationalised than
44it's predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy 54its predecessor, supports things such as XFT and ISO 14755 that are handy
45in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot less bugs than the original 55in i18n-environments, is faster, and has a lot bugs less than the original
46rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements. 56rxvt. This all in addition to dozens of other small improvements.
47 57
48It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean 58It is still faithfully following the original rxvt idea of being lean
49and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode 59and nice on resources: for example, you can still configure rxvt-unicode
50without most of it's features to get a lean binary. It also comes with 60without most of its features to get a lean binary. It also comes with
51a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows 61a client/daemon pair that lets you open any number of terminal windows
52from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and 62from within a single process, which makes startup time very fast and
53drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and 63drastically reduces memory usage. See @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1) (daemon) and
54@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client). 64@@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) (client).
55 65
56It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have 66It also makes technical information about escape sequences (which have
57been extended) easier accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical 67been extended) more accessible: see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for technical
58reference documentation (escape sequences etc.) and the FAQ section at the 68reference documentation (escape sequences etc.).
59end of this document.
60 69
61=head1 OPTIONS 70=head1 OPTIONS
62 71
63The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed 72The B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> options (mostly a subset of I<xterm>'s) are listed
64below. In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be 73below. In keeping with the smaller-is-better philosophy, options may be
83 92
84Print out a message describing available options. 93Print out a message describing available options.
85 94
86=item B<-display> I<displayname> 95=item B<-display> I<displayname>
87 96
88Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still 97Attempt to open a window on the named X display (the older form B<-d>
89respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the 98is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
90B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used. 99display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
100
101=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
102
103Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
104resource B<depth>.
105
106[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
107respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
108of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
109this, so watch out]
91 110
92=item B<-geometry> I<geom> 111=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
93 112
94Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>. 113Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
95 114
97 116
98Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>. 117Turn on/off simulated reverse video; resource B<reverseVideo>.
99 118
100=item B<-j>|B<+j> 119=item B<-j>|B<+j>
101 120
102Turn on/off jump scrolling; resource B<jumpScroll>. 121Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
103 122
104=item B<-ip>|B<+ip> 123=item B<-ss>|B<+ss>
105 124
106Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is 125Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
107B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>. 126
127=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
128
129Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background; resource B<transparent>.
130
131B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
132future versions.
108 133
109=item B<-fade> I<number> 134=item B<-fade> I<number>
110 135
111Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 136Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
137fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
138colour; resource B<fading>.
139
140=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
141
142Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
143is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
112 144
113=item B<-tint> I<colour> 145=item B<-tint> I<colour>
114 146
115Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 147Tint the transparent background with the given colour;
116transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. See also the B<-sh> 148resource I<tintColor>.
117option that can be used to brighten or darken the image in addition to
118tinting it.
119 149
120=item B<-sh> 150=item B<-sh> I<number>
121 151
122I<number> Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent 152Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
123background image in addition to tinting it (i.e. B<-tint> must be 153A value of 100 means no shading; resource I<shading>.
124specified, too). 154
155=item B<-blt> I<string>
156
157Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
158at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
159the transparent background, using the method specified. Supported values are:
160B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - colour values averaging, B<colorize>,
161B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
162B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
163alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
164
165=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
166
167Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
168background. If a single number is specified - both vertical and
169horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
170radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
171on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128;
172resource I<blurRadius>.
173
174=item B<-icon> I<file>
175
176Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
177is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
178application window; resource I<iconFile>.
125 179
126=item B<-bg> I<colour> 180=item B<-bg> I<colour>
127 181
128Window background colour; resource B<background>. 182Window background colour; resource B<background>.
129 183
130=item B<-fg> I<colour> 184=item B<-fg> I<colour>
131 185
132Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 186Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
133 187
134=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]> 188=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
135 189
136Compile I<XPM>: Specify XPM file for the background and also optionally 190Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Specify image file for the background and also
137specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to add 191optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
138quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the `;' in the 192add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
139command-line; resource B<backgroundPixmap>. 193command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
140 194
141=item B<-cr> I<colour> 195=item B<-cr> I<colour>
142 196
143The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 197The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
144 198
150 204
151The mouse pointer background colour; resource B<pointerColor2>. 205The mouse pointer background colour; resource B<pointerColor2>.
152 206
153=item B<-bd> I<colour> 207=item B<-bd> I<colour>
154 208
155The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text; 209The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar and the text;
156resource B<borderColor>. 210resource B<borderColor>.
157 211
158=item B<-fn> I<fontname> 212=item B<-fn> I<fontlist>
159 213
160Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma seperated list of font 214Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
161names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 215that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
162The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 216first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
163be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 217smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
164appended to it. resource B<font>. 218font list is always appended to it. See resource B<font> for more details.
219
220In short, to specify an X11 core font, just specify its name or prefix it
221with C<x:>. To specify an XFT-font, you need to prefix it with C<xft:>,
222e.g.:
223
224 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:pixelsize=15"
225 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn "9x15bold,xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono"
165 226
166See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ 227See also the question "How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?" in the FAQ
167section. 228section of @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
168 229
230=item B<-fb> I<fontlist>
231
232Compile I<font-styles>: The bold font list to use when B<bold> characters
233are to be printed. See resource B<boldFont> for details.
234
235=item B<-fi> I<fontlist>
236
237Compile I<font-styles>: The italic font list to use when I<italic>
238characters are to be printed. See resource B<italicFont> for details.
239
240=item B<-fbi> I<fontlist>
241
242Compile I<font-styles>: The bold italic font list to use when B<< I<bold
243italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
244for details.
245
169=item B<-rb>|B<+rb> 246=item B<-is>|B<+is>
170 247
171Enable "real bold" support. When this option is on, bold text will be 248Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
172displayed using the first available bold font in the font list. Bold 249foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
173fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their 250details.
174corresponding regular fonts. If no bold font can be found, a regular
175font will be used. resource B<realBold>.
176 251
177=item B<-name> I<name> 252=item B<-name> I<name>
178 253
179Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained, 254Specify the application name under which resources are to be obtained,
180rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain 255rather than the default executable file name. Name should not contain
196 271
197=item B<-sb>|B<+sb> 272=item B<-sb>|B<+sb>
198 273
199Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>. 274Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
200 275
276=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
277
278Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
279
280=item B<-st>|B<+st>
281
282Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
283resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
284
201=item B<-si>|B<+si> 285=item B<-si>|B<+si>
202 286
203Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource 287Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
204B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect. 288B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
205 289
212 296
213Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear. 297Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
214This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource 298This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
215B<scrollWithBuffer>. 299B<scrollWithBuffer>.
216 300
217=item B<-sr>|B<+sr>
218
219Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
220
221=item B<-st>|B<+st> 301=item B<-ptab>|B<+ptab>
222 302
223Display normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough; 303If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
224resource B<scrollBar_floating>. 304actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
305select and paste them. Since a horizontal tab is a cursor movement and
306not an actual glyph, this can sometimes be visually annoying as the cursor
307on a tab character is displayed as a wide cursor; resource B<pastableTabs>.
225 308
226=item B<-bc>|B<+bc> 309=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
227 310
228Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>. 311Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
312
313=item B<-uc>|B<+uc>
314
315Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
229 316
230=item B<-iconic> 317=item B<-iconic>
231 318
232Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option. 319Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
233Alternative form is B<-ic>. 320Alternative form is B<-ic>.
250 337
251=item B<-bl> 338=item B<-bl>
252 339
253Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. 340Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
254if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window 341if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
255decorations; resource B<borderLess>. 342decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
343support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
344
345=item B<-override-redirect>
346
347Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
348B<override-redirect>.
349
350=item B<-sbg>
351
352Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
353drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
354this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
355resource B<skipBuiltinGlyphs>.
256 356
257=item B<-lsp> I<number> 357=item B<-lsp> I<number>
258 358
259Compile I<linespace>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row 359Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
260of the display; resource B<linespace>. 360the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
361B<lineSpace>.
362
363=item B<-letsp> I<number>
364
365Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
366to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
367letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
368work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
261 369
262=item B<-tn> I<termname> 370=item B<-tn> I<termname>
263 371
264This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the 372This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
265B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 373B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
274given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last 382given on the command line. If this option is used, it must be the last
275on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to 383on the command-line. If there is no B<-e> option then the default is to
276run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or, 384run the program specified by the B<SHELL> environment variable or,
277failing that, I<sh(1)>. 385failing that, I<sh(1)>.
278 386
387Please note that you must specify a program with arguments. If you want to
388run shell commands, you have to specify the shell, like this:
389
390 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -e sh -c "shell commands"
391
279=item B<-title> I<text> 392=item B<-title> I<text>
280 393
281Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename 394Window title (B<-T> still respected); the default title is the basename
282of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the 395of the program specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the
283application name; resource B<title>. 396application name; resource B<title>.
301 414
302Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>. 415Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.
303 416
304=item B<-imlocale> I<string> 417=item B<-imlocale> I<string>
305 418
306The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 419The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
307de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP for the input 420C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
308extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 421input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
309another locale. 422another locale. resource B<imLocale>.
423
424=item B<-imfont> I<fontset>
425
426Set the font set to use for the X Input Method, see resource B<imFont>
427for more info.
428
429=item B<-tcw>
430
431Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
432button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
433in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
434the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
310 435
311=item B<-insecure> 436=item B<-insecure>
312 437
313Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape 438Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
314sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more 439sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
328=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr> 453=item B<-ssr>|B<+ssr>
329 454
330Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource 455Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); resource
331B<secondaryScroll>. 456B<secondaryScroll>.
332 457
458=item B<-hold>|B<+hold>
459
460Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
461will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
462it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
463user; resource B<hold>.
464
465=item B<-cd> I<path>
466
467Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
468B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
469@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
470
333=item B<-xrm> I<resourcestring> 471=item B<-xrm> I<string>
334 472
335No effect on rxvt-unicode. Simply passes through an argument to be made 473Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
336available in the instance's argument list. Appears in I<WM_COMMAND> in 474as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
337some window managers. 475way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
476
477Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
478e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
479options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
480of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
481resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
482programs.
483
484=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
485
486Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
487
488=item B<-embed> I<windowid>
489
490Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ to embed its windows into an already-existing window,
491which enables applications to easily embed a terminal.
492
493Right now, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first unmap/map the specified window, so it
494shouldn't be a top-level window. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will also reconfigure it
495quite a bit, so don't expect it to keep some specific state. It's best to
496create an extra subwindow for @@RXVT_NAME@@ and leave it alone.
497
498The window will not be destroyed when @@RXVT_NAME@@ exits.
499
500It might be useful to know that @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not close file
501descriptors passed to it (except for stdin/out/err, of course), so you
502can use file descriptors to communicate with the programs within the
503terminal. This works regardless of whether the C<-embed> option was used or
504not.
505
506Here is a short Gtk2-perl snippet that illustrates how this option can be
507used (a longer example is in F<doc/embed>):
508
509 my $rxvt = new Gtk2::Socket;
510 $rxvt->signal_connect_after (realize => sub {
511 my $xid = $_[0]->window->get_xid;
512 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -embed $xid &";
513 });
514
515=item B<-pty-fd> I<file descriptor>
516
517Tells @@RXVT_NAME@@ NOT to execute any commands or create a new pty/tty
518pair but instead use the given file descriptor as the tty master. This is
519useful if you want to drive @@RXVT_NAME@@ as a generic terminal emulator
520without having to run a program within it.
521
522If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
523entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
524yourself if you want that.
525
526As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
527pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
528perl extension that manages the terminal.
529
530Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
531longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
532
533 use IO::Pty;
534 use Fcntl;
535
536 my $pty = new IO::Pty;
537 fcntl $pty, F_SETFD, 0; # clear close-on-exec
538 system "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pty-fd " . (fileno $pty) . "&";
539 close $pty;
540
541 # now communicate with rxvt
542 my $slave = $pty->slave;
543 while (<$slave>) { print $slave "got <$_>\n" }
544
545=item B<-pe> I<string>
546
547Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
548this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
338 549
339=back 550=back
340 551
341=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options) 552=head1 RESOURCES
342 553
343Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long 554Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
344options) compiled into your version. 555options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
556long-options.
345 557
346There are two different methods that @@RXVT_NAME@@ can use to get the 558You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
347Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal 559distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
348Xresources reader (B<~/.Xdefaults>). For the first method (ie. 560starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
349B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> lists B<XGetDefaults>), you can set and change the 561with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
350resources using X11 tools like B<xset>. Many distribution do also load
351settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X starts.
352 562
353If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -h> 563 1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
354lists B<.Xdefaults>) then B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> accepts application defaults 564 2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
355set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually 565 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
356B</usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt>) and resources set in 566 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
357B<~/.Xdefaults>, or B<~/.Xresources> if B<~/.Xdefaults> does not exist. 567 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
568 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
569
358Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two 570Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
359class names: B<XTerm> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows 571names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
360resources common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be 572common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
361easily configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources 573configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
362unique to B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, notably colours and key-handling, to be 574B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>, to be shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
363shared between different B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> configurations. If no 575configurations. If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will
364resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used. Command-line 576be used. Command-line arguments can be used to override resource
365arguments can be used to override resource settings. The following 577settings. The following resources are supported (you might want to
366resources are allowed: 578check the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for additional settings by perl
579extensions not documented here):
367 580
368=over 4 581=over 4
582
583=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
584
585Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
586option B<-depth>.
587
588=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
589
590Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
591On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
592performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
593should normally be enabled.
369 594
370=item B<geometry:> I<geom> 595=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
371 596
372Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24]; 597Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
373option B<-geometry>. 598option B<-geometry>.
387Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7 612Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
388corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to 613corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
389high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background) 614high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
390colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 615colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
3913=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour 6163=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
392names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 617names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
618
619Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
620changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
621
622Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
62388 colour support). Colours 80-87 are evenly spaces grey steps.
393 624
394=item B<colorBD:> I<colour> 625=item B<colorBD:> I<colour>
395 626
627=item B<colorIT:> I<colour>
628
396Use the specified colour to display bold characters when the foreground 629Use the specified colour to display bold or italic characters when the
397colour is the default. This option will be ignored if B<realBold> is 630foreground colour is the default. If font styles are not available
398enabled. 631(Compile I<styles>) and this option is unset, reverse video is used instead.
399 632
400=item B<colorUL:> I<colour> 633=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
401 634
402Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the 635Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
403foreground colour is the default. 636foreground colour is the default.
404 637
405=item B<colorRV:> I<colour> 638=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
406 639
640If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
641itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
642
643=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
644
407Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video 645If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
408characters. 646characters. If unset, use reverse video.
647
648=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
649
650If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
651foreground for highlighted characters.
409 652
410=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour> 653=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
411 654
412Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the 655Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
413foreground colour; option B<-cr>. 656foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
420 663
421=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean> 664=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
422 665
423B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours; 666B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
424option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option 667option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
425B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 668B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
426 669
427=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean> 670=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
428 671
429B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When scrolling 672B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
430quickly, fewer screen updates are performed [default]; option B<-j>. 673of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
674has been read, resulting in fewer updates while still displaying every
675received line; option B<-j>.
676
431B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used; option B<+j>. 677B<False>: specify that smooth scrolling should be used. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will
678force a screen refresh on each new line it received; option B<+j>.
432 679
433=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean> 680=item B<skipScroll:> I<boolean>
434 681
435B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving 682B<True>: (the default) specify that skip scrolling should be used. When
436artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows' 683receiving lots of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once in a while
437pixmap. 684(around 60 times per second), resulting in far fewer updates. This can
685result in @@RXVT_NAME@@ not ever displaying some of the lines it receives;
686option B<-ss>.
687
688B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
689if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
690monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
691
692=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
693
694Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
695
696B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
697future versions.
438 698
439=item B<fading:> I<number> 699=item B<fading:> I<number>
440 700
441Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. 701Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
702
703=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
704
705Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
706colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
442 707
443=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 708=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
444 709
445Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour. 710Tint the transparent background with the given colour. If the RENDER
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>.
446 715
447=item B<shading:> I<number> 716=item B<shading:> I<number>
448 717
449Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background 718Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
450image in addition to tinting it. 719A value of 100 means no shading; option B<-sh>.
451 720
721=item B<blendType:> I<string>
722
723Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
724
452=item B<fading:> I<number> 725=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
453 726
454Scale the tint colour by the given percentage. 727Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
728background; option B<-blr>.
729
730=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
731
732Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
455 733
456=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 734=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
457 735
458Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 736Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
459 737
460=item B<troughColor:> I<colour> 738=item B<troughColor:> I<colour>
461 739
462Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default 740Use the specified colour for the scrollbar's trough area [default
463#969696]. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar. 741#969696]. Only relevant for rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar.
464 742
743=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
744
745The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
746and the text.
747
465=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]> 748=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
466 749
467Use the specified XPM file (note the `.xpm' extension is optional) for 750Use the specified image file for the background and also
468the background and also optionally specify its scaling with a geometry 751optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
469string B<WxH+X+Y>, in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the 752(default C<100x100+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
470horizontal/vertical scale (percent) and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image 753horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
471centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale 754centre (percent). A scale of 0 disables scaling.
472of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 755The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
473specifies an integer number of images in that direction. No image will 756Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
474be magnified beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted 757Supported operations are:
475scale is 1000. [default 0x0+50+50]
476 758
477=item B<menu:> I<file[;tag]> 759 op=tile enables tiling
760 op=pscale enables proportional scaling
761 op=root use the position of the terminal window relative to the root
762 window as the image offset, simulating a root window background
478 763
479Read in the specified menu file (note the `.menu' extension is 764Alternatively, a predefined set of templates can be used to achieve
480optional) and also optionally specify a starting tag to find. See the 765the most common setups:
481reference documentation for details on the syntax for the menuBar. 766
767 style=tiled the image is tiled with no scaling
768 style=aspect-stretched the image is scaled to fill the whole window maintaining
769 the aspect ratio and centered
770 style=stretched the image is scaled to fill the whole window
771 style=centered the image is centered with no scaling
772 style=root-tiled the image is tiled with no scaling and using 'op=root' positioning
773
774If multiple templates are specified the last one wins. Note that a
775template overrides all the scale, position and operations settings.
776Indeed, the templates can be specified in terms of low level settings
777as follows:
778
779 style=tiled 0x0+0+0:op=tile
780 style=aspect-stretched +50+50:op=pscale
781 style=stretched 100x100
782 style=centered 0x0+50+50
783 style=root-tiled 0x0:op=tile:op=root
784
785If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
786blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending. If I<afterimage>
787support has been compiled in it is possible to choose other blending
788types with B<-blt "type"> option.
482 789
483=item B<path:> I<path> 790=item B<path:> I<path>
484 791
485Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding files (XPM and 792Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
486menus), in addition to the paths specified by the B<RXVTPATH> and
487B<PATH> environment variables.
488 793
489=item B<font:> I<fontname> 794=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
490 795
491Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma seperated list of font 796Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
492names that are used in turn when trying to display Unicode characters. 797that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
493The first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might 798first font defines the cell size for characters; other fonts might be
494be smaller, but not larger. A reasonable default font list is always 799smaller, but not (in general) larger. A (hopefully) reasonable default
495appended to it. option B<-fn>. 800font list is always appended to it; option B<-fn>.
496 801
497=item B<realBold:> I<boolean> 802Each font can either be a standard X11 core font (XLFD) name, with
803optional prefix C<x:> or a Xft font (Compile I<xft>), prefixed with C<xft:>.
498 804
499B<True>: Enable "real bold" support. When this option is on, bold text 805In addition, each font can be prefixed with additional hints and
500will be displayed using the first available bold font in the font list. 806specifications enclosed in square brackets (C<[]>). The only available
501Bold fonts should thus be specified in the font list after their 807hint currently is C<codeset=codeset-name>, and this is only used for Xft
502corresponding regular fonts. If no bold font can be found, a regular 808fonts.
503font will be used. option B<-rb>. B<False>: Display bold text in a
504regular font, using the color specified with B<colorBD>; option B<+rb>.
505 809
506=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode> 810For example, this font resource
507 811
508Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which is 812 URxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
509xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which gives 813 -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
510xterm style selection. 814 -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
815 [codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic:antialias=false, \
816 xft:Code2000:antialias=false
511 817
512=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 818specifies five fonts to be used. The first one is C<9x15bold> (actually
819the iso8859-1 version of the second font), which is the base font (because
820it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
821wide and 15 pixels high.
513 822
514Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is 823The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
515the author's favourite.. 824the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
825the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
826useful supplement.
827
828The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
829are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
830contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
831
832The last font is a useful catch-all font that supplies most of the
833remaining unicode characters.
834
835=item B<boldFont:> I<fontlist>
836
837=item B<italicFont:> I<fontlist>
838
839=item B<boldItalicFont:> I<fontlist>
840
841The font list to use for displaying B<bold>, I<italic> or B<< I<bold
842italic> >> characters, respectively.
843
844If specified and non-empty, then the syntax is the same as for the
845B<font>-resource, and the given font list will be used as is, which makes
846it possible to substitute completely different font styles for bold and
847italic.
848
849If unset (the default), a suitable font list will be synthesized by
850"morphing" the normal text font list into the desired shape. If that is
851not possible, replacement fonts of the desired shape will be tried.
852
853If set, but empty, then this specific style is disabled and the normal
854text font will being used for the given style.
855
856=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
857
858When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
859option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
860intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
861option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
862reachable.
516 863
517=item B<title:> I<string> 864=item B<title:> I<string>
518 865
519Set window title string, the default title is the command-line 866Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
520specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application 867specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
529=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean> 876=item B<mapAlert:> I<boolean>
530 877
531B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no 878B<True>: de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character. B<False>: no
532de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default]. 879de-iconify (map) on receipt of a bell character [default].
533 880
881=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
882
883B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
884B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
885
886@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
887
534=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean> 888=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
535 889
536B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>. 890B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
537B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>. 891B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
538 892
552 906
553Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use 907Specify a command pipe for vt100 printer [default I<lpr(1)>]. Use
554B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or 908B<Print> to initiate a screen dump to the printer and B<Ctrl-Print> or
555B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well. 909B<Shift-Print> to include the scrollback as well.
556 910
911The string will be interpreted as if typed into the shell as-is.
912
913Example:
914
915 URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
916
917This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
918every time you hit C<Print>.
919
920=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
921
922Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
923the author's favourite.
924
925=item B<thickness:> I<number>
926
927Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
928
557=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 929=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
558 930
559B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 931B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
560disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 932disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
561 933
580B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 952B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
581B<+si>. 953B<+si>.
582 954
583=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 955=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
584 956
585B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines (and 957B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
586B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<+sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 958try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
587with scrollback buffer when tty recieves new lines; option B<-sw>. 959B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
960new lines; option B<+sw>.
588 961
589=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 962=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
590 963
591B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 964B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
592are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 965are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
611=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean> 984=item B<borderLess:> I<boolean>
612 985
613Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the 986Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e. if honoured by the
614WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>. 987WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window decorations; option B<-bl>.
615 988
989=item B<skipBuiltinGlyphs:> I<boolean>
990
991Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
992drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
993this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
994option B<-sbg>.
995
616=item B<termName:> I<termname> 996=item B<termName:> I<termname>
617 997
618Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment 998Specifies the terminal type name to be set in the B<TERM> environment
619variable; option B<-tn>. 999variable; option B<-tn>.
620 1000
621=item B<linespace:> I<number> 1001=item B<lineSpace:> I<number>
622 1002
623Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 1003Specifies number of lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
624the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>. 1004the display [default 0]; option B<-lsp>.
625 1005
626=item B<meta8:> I<boolean> 1006=item B<meta8:> I<boolean>
631=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean> 1011=item B<mouseWheelScrollPage:> I<boolean>
632 1012
633B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel 1013B<True>: the mouse wheel scrolls a page full. B<False>: the mouse wheel
634scrolls five lines [default]. 1014scrolls five lines [default].
635 1015
1016=item B<pastableTabs:> I<boolean>
1017
1018B<True>: store tabs as wide characters. B<False>: interpret tabs as cursor
1019movement only; option C<-ptab>.
1020
636=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean> 1021=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
637 1022
638B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default]; 1023B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
639option B<-bc>. 1024option B<-bc>.
1025
1026=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
1027
1028B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
1029option B<-uc>.
640 1030
641=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean> 1031=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
642 1032
643B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number 1033B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
644of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible 1034of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
652 1042
653Mouse pointer background colour. 1043Mouse pointer background colour.
654 1044
655=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number> 1045=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
656 1046
657Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. 1047Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
1048large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
658 1049
659=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 1050=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
660 1051
661The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 1052The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
662or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> 1053or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
663(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode 1054(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
664escape sequence. 1055escape sequence.
665 1056
666=item B<deletekey:> I<string> 1057=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
667 1058
669pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated 1060pressed. If unset it will send the sequence traditionally associated
670with the B<Execute> key. 1061with the B<Execute> key.
671 1062
672=item B<cutchars:> I<string> 1063=item B<cutchars:> I<string>
673 1064
674The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection. The 1065The characters used as delimiters for double-click word selection
675built-in default: 1066(whitespace delimiting is added automatically if resource is given).
676 1067
1068When the perl selection extension is in use (the default if compiled
1069in, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage), a suitable regex using these
1070characters will be created (if the resource exists, otherwise, no regex
1071will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
1072
1073When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
1074be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
1075
677B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{|} >> 1076B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|} >>
678 1077
679=item B<preeditType:> I<style> 1078=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
680 1079
681B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>. 1080B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
682 1081
684 1083
685I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>. 1084I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.
686 1085
687=item B<imLocale:> I<name> 1086=item B<imLocale:> I<name>
688 1087
689The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an LC_CTYPE of e.g. 1088The locale to use for opening the IM. You can use an C<LC_CTYPE> of e.g.
690de_DE.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP.EUC-JP for the input 1089C<de_DE.UTF-8> for normal text processing but C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> for the
691extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in 1090input extension to be able to input japanese characters while staying in
692another locale. option B<-imlocale>. 1091another locale; option B<-imlocale>.
693 1092
694=item B<insecure> 1093=item B<imFont:> I<fontset>
1094
1095Specify the font-set used for XIM styles C<OverTheSpot> or
1096C<OffTheSpot>. It must be a standard X font set (XLFD patterns separated
1097by commas), i.e. it's not in the same format as the other font lists used
1098in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The default will be set-up to chose *any* suitable found
1099found, preferably one or two pixels differing in size to the base font.
1100option B<-imfont>.
1101
1102=item B<tripleclickwords:> I<boolean>
1103
1104Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
1105button. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
1106the end of the logical line only; option B<-tcw>.
1107
1108=item B<insecure:> I<boolean>
695 1109
696Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that 1110Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that
697echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be 1111echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be
698abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, wether 1112abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether
699throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though 1113through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through
700write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note 1114write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by
701that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences 1115default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these
702enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean 1116sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though).
703resource or specifying B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this 1117
704enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window title 1118You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying
705requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. 1119B<-insecure> as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer,
1120locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests.
706 1121
707=item B<modifier:> I<modifier> 1122=item B<modifier:> I<modifier>
708 1123
709Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>, 1124Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: B<alt>, B<meta>,
710B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option 1125B<hyper>, B<super>, B<mod1>, B<mod2>, B<mod3>, B<mod4>, B<mod5>; option
714 1129
715Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E) 1130Specify the reply rxvt-unicode sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E)
716character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described 1131character is passed through. It may contain escape values as described
717in the entry on B<keysym> following. 1132in the entry on B<keysym> following.
718 1133
719=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<bool> 1134=item B<secondaryScreen:> I<boolean>
720 1135
721Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled). 1136Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled).
722 1137
723=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<bool> 1138=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
724 1139
725Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If the this 1140Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
726option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the 1141option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
727scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will 1142scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
728instead scroll the screen up. 1143to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
1144
1145=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1146
1147Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1148will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1149it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1150user.
1151
1152=item B<chdir>: I<path>
1153
1154Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
1155B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
1156@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
1157directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
729 1158
730=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 1159=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
731 1160
732Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym> (B<0xFF00 - 0xFFFF>). It may 1161Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
733contain escape values (\a: bell, \b: backspace, \e, \E: escape, \n:
734newline, \r: return, \t:
735tab, \000: octal number) or control characters (^?: delete, ^@: null,
736^A ...) and may enclosed with double quotes so that it can start or end
737with whitespace. The intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be 1162intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
738omitted. This resource is only available when compiled with 1163
739KEYSYM_RESOURCE. 1164The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be
1165any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>,
1166B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>, B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>,
1167and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>, B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>,
1168B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.
1169
1170The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
1171whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
1172keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1173current application keymap mode state.
1174
1175The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or
1176searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
1177omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
1178keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
1179performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1180
1181I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
1182number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1183
1184You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>
1185with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1186should be a character not used by the strings.
1187
1188Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1189
1190 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|>
1191
1192The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1193
1194 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<a>
1195 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<b>
1196 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<c>
1197
1198If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1199is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
1200example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1201when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1202
1203 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1204
1205If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1206is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1207manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1208C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1209
1210 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1211
1212Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
1213will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
1214no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1215means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1216definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1217mappings themselves.
1218
1219Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example
1220if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s
1221C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the
1222user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1223
1224 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1225 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1226
1227The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1228of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1229C<Shift-Insert>.
1230
1231The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
1232the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1233font-switching at runtime:
1234
1235 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
1236 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1237
1238Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1239info):
1240
1241 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
1242 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
1243
1244=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1245
1246=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1247
1248Comma-separated list(s) of perl extension scripts (default: C<default>) to
1249use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1250
1251Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
1252them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
1253by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
1254example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except
1255C<selection>.
1256
1257Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets
1258(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for
1259searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension
1260multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to
1261the extension.
1262
1263Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1264necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.
1265
1266If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl
1267interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that
1268B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1269all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1270
1271=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1272
1273Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1274the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1275
1276=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1277
1278Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1279scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,
1280@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in
1281F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1282
1283See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1284
1285=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1286
1287Additional selection patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage for
1288details.
1289
1290=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1291
1292Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1293for details.
1294
1295=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>
1296
1297Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search
1298(default: C<M-s>).
1299
1300=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>
1301
1302Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1303C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1304
1305=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1306
1307Compile I<frills>: Sets the WM_TRANSIENT_FOR property to the given window id.
1308
1309=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1310
1311Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1312it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
1313
1314=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
1315
1316Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1317
1318=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1319
1320Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
740 1321
741=back 1322=back
742 1323
743=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 1324=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
744 1325
758the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta 1339the normal text selection/insertion, hold either the Shift or the Meta
759(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action. 1340(Alt) key while performing the desired mouse action.
760 1341
761If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are 1342If mouse reporting mode is active, the normal scrollbar actions are
762disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen 1343disabled -- on the assumption that we are using a fullscreen
763application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC[6~> 1344application. Instead, pressing Button1 and Button3 sends B<ESC [ 6 ~>
764(Next) and B<ESC[5~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the 1345(Next) and B<ESC [ 5 ~> (Prior), respectively. Similarly, clicking on the
765up and down arrows sends B<ESC[A> (Up) and B<ESC[B> (Down), 1346up and down arrows sends B<ESC [ A> (Up) and B<ESC [ B> (Down),
766respectively. 1347respectively.
767 1348
768=head1 TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION 1349=head1 THE SELECTION: SELECTING AND PASTING TEXT
769 1350
770The behaviour of text selection and insertion mechanism is similar to 1351The behaviour of text selection and insertion/pasting mechanism is similar
771I<xterm>(1). 1352to I<xterm>(1).
772 1353
773=over 4 1354=over 4
774 1355
775=item B<Selection>: 1356=item B<Selecting>:
776 1357
777Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the 1358Left click at the beginning of the region, drag to the end of the region
778region and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left 1359and release; Right click to extend the marked region; Left double-click
779double-click to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire 1360to select a word; Left triple-click to select the entire logical line
780line. 1361(which can span multiple screen lines), unless modified by resource
1362B<tripleclickwords>.
781 1363
1364Starting a selection while pressing the B<Meta> key (or B<Meta+Ctrl> keys)
1365(Compile: I<frills>) will create a rectangular selection instead of a
1366normal one. In this mode, every selected row becomes its own line in the
1367selection, and trailing whitespace is visually underlined and removed from
1368the selection.
1369
782=item B<Insertion>: 1370=item B<Pasting>:
783 1371
784Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button (or B<Shift-Insert>) in 1372Pressing and releasing the Middle mouse button in an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@>
785an B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window causes the current text selection to be 1373window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
786inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard. 1374B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1375
1376Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1377inserted too.
787 1378
788=back 1379=back
789 1380
790=head1 CHANGING FONTS 1381=head1 CHANGING FONTS
791 1382
792Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet 1383Changing fonts (or font sizes, respectively) via the keypad is not yet
793supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this. 1384supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.
794 1385
795You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and 1386You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences, e.g.:
796therefore using the menubar), e.g.:
797 1387
798 printf '\e]701;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" 1388 printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1389
1390You can use keyboard shortcuts, too:
1391
1392 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
1393 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
799 1394
800rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far. 1395rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.
801 1396
802=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT 1397=head1 ISO 14755 SUPPORT
803 1398
804ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters 1399ISO 14755 is a standard for entering and viewing unicode characters
805and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The 1400and character codes using the keyboard. It consists of 4 parts. The
806first part is available rxvt-unicode has been compiled with 1401first part is available if rxvt-unicode has been compiled with
807C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled 1402C<--enable-frills>, the rest is available when rxvt-unicode was compiled
808with C<--enable-iso14755>. 1403with C<--enable-iso14755>.
809 1404
810=over 4 1405=over 4
811 1406
812=item 5.1: Basic method 1407=item * 5.1: Basic method
813 1408
814This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode. 1409This allows you to enter unicode characters using their hexcode.
815 1410
816Start by pressing and holding both C<Control> and C<Shift>, then enter 1411Start by pressing and holding both C<Control> and C<Shift>, then enter
817hex-digits (between one and six). Releasing C<Control> and C<Shift> will 1412hex-digits (between one and six). Releasing C<Control> and C<Shift> will
824address, which you cannot type. Fortunately, the card has the e-mail 1419address, which you cannot type. Fortunately, the card has the e-mail
825address printed as hexcodes, e.g. C<671d 65e5>. You can enter this easily 1420address printed as hexcodes, e.g. C<671d 65e5>. You can enter this easily
826by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift>, followed by C<6-7-1-D-SPACE-6-5-E-5>, 1421by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift>, followed by C<6-7-1-D-SPACE-6-5-E-5>,
827followed by releasing the modifier keys. 1422followed by releasing the modifier keys.
828 1423
829=item 5.2: Keyboard symbols entry method 1424=item * 5.2: Keyboard symbols entry method
830 1425
831This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of 1426This mode lets you input characters representing the keycap symbols of
832your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding. 1427your keyboard, if representable in the current locale encoding.
833 1428
834Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing 1429Start by pressing C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then releasing
835them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not 1430them. The next special key (cursor keys, home etc.) you enter will not
836invoke it's usual function but instead will insert the corresponding 1431invoke its usual function but instead will insert the corresponding
837keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been 1432keycap symbol. The symbol will only be entered when the key has been
838released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for 1433released, otherwise pressing e.g. C<Shift> would enter the symbol for
839C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have beenm to enter a 1434C<ISO Level 2 Switch>, although your intention might have been to enter a
840reverse tab (Shift-Tab). 1435reverse tab (Shift-Tab).
841 1436
842=item 5.3: Screen-selection entry method 1437=item * 5.3: Screen-selection entry method
843 1438
844While this is implemented already (it's basically the selection 1439While this is implemented already (it's basically the selection
845mechanism), it could be extended by displaying a unicode character map. 1440mechanism), it could be extended by displaying a unicode character map.
846 1441
847=item 5.4: Feedback method for identifying displayed characters for later input 1442=item * 5.4: Feedback method for identifying displayed characters for later input
848 1443
849This method lets you display the unicode character code associated with 1444This method lets you display the unicode character code associated with
850characters already displayed. 1445characters already displayed.
851 1446
852You enter this mode by holding down C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then 1447You enter this mode by holding down C<Control> and C<Shift> together, then
853pressing and holding the left mouse button and moving around. The unicode 1448pressing and holding the left mouse button and moving around. The unicode
854hex code(s) (it might be a combining character) of the character under the 1449hex code(s) (it might be a combining character) of the character under the
855pointer is displayed until you release C<Control> and C<Shift>. 1450pointer is displayed until you release C<Control> and C<Shift>.
856 1451
1452In addition to the hex codes it will display the font used to draw this
1453character - due to implementation reasons, characters combined with
1454combining characters, line drawing characters and unknown characters will
1455always be drawn using the built-in support font.
1456
857=back 1457=back
858 1458
859With respect to conformance, rxvt-unicode is supposed to be compliant to 1459With respect to conformance, rxvt-unicode is supposed to be compliant to
860both scenario A and B of ISO 14755, including part 5.2. 1460both scenario A and B of ISO 14755, including part 5.2.
861 1461
862=head1 LOGIN STAMP 1462=head1 LOGIN STAMP
863 1463
864B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so 1464B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
865that it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. 1465it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
866To allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> must be installed setuid root on 1466allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
867some systems. 1467on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
868 1468
869=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS 1469=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
870 1470
871In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1471In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
872B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus 1472B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
873high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the 1473high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
874colours with their B<rgb.txt> names. 1474240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
1475cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
1476
1477Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
875 1478
876=begin table 1479=begin table
877 1480
878 B<color0> (black) = Black 1481 B<color0> (black) = Black
879 B<color1> (red) = Red3 1482 B<color1> (red) = Red3
899It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>, 1502It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
900B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as 1503B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
901a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of 1504a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
902color0-color15. 1505color0-color15.
903 1506
1507The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1508values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1509
1510The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
1511
1512 index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
1513 index_256 = (r * 16 + g) * 16 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..15
1514
1515The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
1516steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
1517the RGB cube.
1518
1519Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1520colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1521rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
1522
1523Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
1524number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1525
904Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by 1526Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
905always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to 1527always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
906I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise 1528I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
907been specified. For example, 1529been specified. For example,
908 1530
1531 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1532
1533would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1534White.
1535
1536=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1537
1538If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1539their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management:
1540
1541You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
1542brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
1543(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
1544transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
1545half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
1546is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
1547all ways to specify a colour.
1548
1549For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
1550C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
1551specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1552(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1553while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1554earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1555C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1556
1557You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1558alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1559layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
1560rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1561
1562For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1563background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1564
1565 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1566
1567When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1568alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
1569transparency of course).
1570
1571When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
1572colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
1573background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
1574other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
1575image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
1576fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
1577
1578Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
1579in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
1580extension.
1581
1582=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1583
1584B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1585
909=over 4 1586=over 4
910 1587
911=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv> 1588=item B<TERM>
912 1589
913would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black 1590Normally set to C<rxvt-unicode>, unless overwritten at configure time, via
914on White. 1591resources or on the command line.
1592
1593=item B<COLORTERM>
1594
1595Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1596compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1597extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
1598screen.
1599
1600=item B<COLORFGBG>
1601
1602Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1603the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1604C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1605used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1606string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1607was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1608and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1609
1610=item B<WINDOWID>
1611
1612Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
1613window, which usually has subwindows for the scrollbar, the terminal
1614window and so on).
1615
1616=item B<TERMINFO>
1617
1618Set to the terminfo directory iff @@RXVT_NAME@@ was configured with
1619C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1620
1621=item B<DISPLAY>
1622
1623Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1624display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
1625defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1626
1627=item B<SHELL>
1628
1629The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1630
1631=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1632
1633The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1634@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1635
1636Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1637
1638=item B<HOME>
1639
1640Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1641daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1642C<.Xdefaults>)
1643
1644=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1645
1646Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1647
1648=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1649
1650If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1651@@RXVT_NAME@@.
915 1652
916=back 1653=back
917 1654
918=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) 1655=head1 FILES
919 1656
920=over 4 1657=over 4
921 1658
922=item How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using? 1659=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
923 1660
924The version number is displayed with the usage (-h). For rxvt-unicode 1661Colour names.
925version 2.14 and later, the escape sequence C<ESC[8n> sets the window
926title to the version number.
927
928=item Rxvt-unicode does not seem to understand the selected encoding?
929
930=item Unicode does not seem to work?
931
932If you encounter strange problems like typing an accented character but
933getting two unrelated other characters or similar, or if program output is
934subtly garbled, then you should check your locale settings.
935
936Rxvt-unicode must be started with the same C<LC_CTYPE> setting as the
937programs. Often rxvt-unicode is started in the C<C> locale, while the
938login script running within the rxvt-unicode window changes the locale to
939sth. else, e.h. C<en_GB.UTF-8>. Needless to say, this is not going to work.
940
941The best thing is to fix your startup environment, as you will likely run
942into other problems. If nothing works you can try this in your .profile.
943
944 printf '\e]701;%s\007' "$LC_CTYPE"
945
946If this doesn't work, then maybe you use a C<LC_CTYPE> specification not
947supported on your systems. Some systems have a C<locale> comamnd which
948displays this. If it displays sth. like:
949
950 locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: ...
951
952Then the locale you specified is not supported on your system.
953
954If nothing works and you are sure that everything is set correctly then
955you will need to remember a little known fact: Some programs just don't
956support locales :(
957
958=item Why do the characters look ugly?
959
960=item How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?
961
962Most fonts do not contain the full range of Unicode, which is
963fine. Chances are that the font you (or the admin/package maintainer of
964your system/os) have specified does not cover all the characters you want
965to display.
966
967B<rxvt-unicode> makes a best-effort try at finding a replacement
968font. Often the result is fine, but sometimes the chosen font looks
969bad. In that case, select a font of your taste and add it to the font
970list, e.g.:
971
972 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn basefont,font2,font3...
973
974When rxvt-unicode sees a character, it will first look at the base
975font. If the base font does not contain the character, it will go to the
976next font, and so on.
977
978The only limitation is that all the fonts must not be larger than the base
979font, as the base font defines the principial cell size, which must be the
980same due to the way terminals work.
981
982=item Why do some chinese characters look so different than others?
983
984This is because there is a difference between script and language --
985rxvt-unicode does not know which language the text that is output
986is, as it only knows the unicode character codes. If rxvt-unicode
987first sees a japanese character, it might choose a japanese font for
988it. Subseqzuent japanese characters will take that font. Now, many chinese
989characters aren't represented in japanese fonts, so when the first
990non-japanese character comes up, rxvt-unicode will look for a chinese font
991-- unfortunately at this point, it will still use the japanese font for
992japanese characters that are also chinese.
993
994The workaround is easy: just tag a chinese font at the end of your font
995list (see the previous question). The key is to view the font list as
996a preference list: If you expect more japanese, list a japanese font
997first. If you expect more chinese, put a chinese font first.
998
999In the future it might be possible to switch preferences at runtime (the
1000internal data structure has no problem with using different fonts for
1001the same character at the same time, but no interface for this has been
1002designed yet).
1003
1004=item How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use?
1005
1006=item Is there an option to switch encodings?
1007
1008Unlike some other terminals, rxvt-unicode has no encoding switch, and no
1009specific "utf-8" mode, such as xterm. In fact, it doesn't even know about
1010UTF-8 or any other encodings with respect to terminal I/O.
1011
1012The reasons is that there exists a perfectly fine mechanism for selecting
1013the encoding, doing I/O and (most important) communicating this to all
1014applications so everybody agrees on character properties such as width and
1015code number. This mechanism is the I<locale>.
1016
1017Rxvt-unicode uses the C<LC_CTYPE> locale category to select encoding. All
1018programs doing the same (that is, most) will automatically agree in the
1019interpretation of characters.
1020
1021Unfortunately, there is no system-independent way to select locales, nor
1022is there a standard on how locale specifiers will look like.
1023
1024On most systems, the content of the C<LC_CTYPE> environment variable
1025contains an arbitrary string which corresponds to an already-installed
1026locale. Common names for locales are C<en_US.UTF-8>, C<de_DE.ISO-8859-15>,
1027C<ja_JP.EUC-JP>, i.e. C<language_country.encoding>, but other forms
1028(i.e. C<de> or C<german>) are also common.
1029
1030Rxvt-unicode ignores all other locale categories, and except for
1031the encoding, ignores country or language-specific settings,
1032i.e. C<de_DE.UTF-8> and C<ja_JP.UTF-8> are the same for rxvt-unicode.
1033
1034If you want to use a specific encoding you have to make sure you start
1035rxvt-unicode with the correct C<LC_CTYPE> category.
1036
1037=item Can I switch locales at runtime?
1038
1039Yes, using an escape sequence. Try sth. like this, which sets
1040rxvt-unicode's idea of C<LC_CTYPE>.
1041
1042 printf '\e]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS
1043
1044See also the previous question.
1045
1046Sometimes this capability is rather handy when you want to work in one
1047locale (e.g. C<de_DE.UTF-8>) but some programs don't support UTF-8. For
1048example, I use this script to start C<xjdic>, which first switches to a
1049locale supported by xjdic and back later:
1050
1051 printf '\e]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS
1052 xjdic -js
1053 printf '\e]701;%s\007' de_DE.UTF-8
1054
1055=item Can I switch the fonts at runtime?
1056
1057Yes, using an escape sequence. Try sth. like this, which has the same
1058effect as using the C<-fn> switch, and takes effect immediately:
1059
1060 printf '\e]50;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
1061
1062This is useful if you e.g. work primarily with japanese (and prefer a
1063japanese font), but you have to switch to chinese temporarily, where
1064japanese fonts would only be in your way.
1065
1066You can think of this as a kind of manual ISO-2022 switching.
1067
1068=item Mouse cut/paste suddenly no longer works.
1069
1070Make sure that mouse reporting is actually turned off since killing
1071some editors prematurely may leave the mouse in mouse report mode. I've
1072heard that tcsh may use mouse reporting unless it otherwise specified. A
1073quick check is to see if cut/paste works when the Alt or Shift keys are
1074depressed. See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)
1075
1076=item What's with this bold/blink stuff?
1077
1078If no bold colour is set via C<colorBD:>, bold will invert text using the
1079standard foreground colour.
1080
1081For the standard background colour, blinking will actually make the
1082text blink when compiled with C<--enable-blinking>. with standard
1083colours. Without C<--enable-blinking>, the blink attribute will be
1084ignored.
1085
1086On ANSI colours, bold/blink attributes are used to set high-intensity
1087foreground/background colors.
1088
1089color0-7 are the low-intensity colors.
1090
1091color8-15 are the corresponding high-intensity colors.
1092
1093=item I don't like the screen colors. How do I change them?
1094
1095You can change the screen colors at run-time using F<~/.Xdefaults>
1096resources (or as long-options).
1097
1098Here are values that are supposed to resemble a VGA screen,
1099including the murky brown that passes for low-intensity yellow:
1100
1101 Rxvt*color0: #000000
1102 Rxvt*color1: #A80000
1103 Rxvt*color2: #00A800
1104 Rxvt*color3: #A8A800
1105 Rxvt*color4: #0000A8
1106 Rxvt*color5: #A800A8
1107 Rxvt*color6: #00A8A8
1108 Rxvt*color7: #A8A8A8
1109
1110 Rxvt*color8: #000054
1111 Rxvt*color9: #FF0054
1112 Rxvt*color10: #00FF54
1113 Rxvt*color11: #FFFF54
1114 Rxvt*color12: #0000FF
1115 Rxvt*color13: #FF00FF
1116 Rxvt*color14: #00FFFF
1117 Rxvt*color15: #FFFFFF
1118
1119=item What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?
1120
1121Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the
1122BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following
1123question) there are two standard values that can be used for
1124Backspace: C<^H> and C<^?>.
1125
1126Historically, either value is correct, but rxvt-unicode adopts the debian
1127policy of using C<^?> when unsure, because it's the one only only correct
1128choice :).
1129
1130Rxvt-unicode tries to inherit the current stty settings and uses the value
1131of `erase' to guess the value for backspace. If rxvt-unicode wasn't
1132started from a terminal (say, from a menu or by remote shell), then the
1133system value of `erase', which corresponds to CERASE in <termios.h>, will
1134be used (which may not be the same as your stty setting).
1135
1136For starting a new rxvt-unicode:
1137
1138 # use Backspace = ^H
1139 $ stty erase ^H
1140 $ @@RXVT_NAME@@
1141
1142 # use Backspace = ^?
1143 $ stty erase ^?
1144 $ @@RXVT_NAME@@
1145
1146Toggle with "ESC[36h" / "ESC[36l" as documented in @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
1147
1148For an existing rxvt-unicode:
1149
1150 # use Backspace = ^H
1151 $ stty erase ^H
1152 $ echo -n "^[[36h"
1153
1154 # use Backspace = ^?
1155 $ stty erase ^?
1156 $ echo -n "^[[36l"
1157
1158This helps satisfy some of the Backspace discrepancies that occur, but
1159if you use Backspace = C<^H>, make sure that the termcap/terminfo value
1160properly reflects that.
1161
1162The Delete key is a another casualty of the ill-defined Backspace problem.
1163To avoid confusion between the Backspace and Delete keys, the Delete
1164key has been assigned an escape sequence to match the vt100 for Execute
1165(ESC[3~) and is in the supplied termcap/terminfo.
1166
1167Some other Backspace problems:
1168
1169some editors use termcap/terminfo,
1170some editors (vim I'm told) expect Backspace = ^H,
1171GNU Emacs (and Emacs-like editors) use ^H for help.
1172
1173Perhaps someday this will all be resolved in a consistent manner.
1174
1175=item I don't like the key-bindings. How do I change them?
1176
1177There are some compile-time selections available via configure. Unless
1178you have run "configure" with the C<--disable-resources> option you can
1179use the `keysym' resource to alter the keystrings associated with keysym
11800xFF00 - 0xFFFF (function, cursor keys, etc).
1181
1182Here's an example for a tn3270 session started using `@@RXVT_NAME@@ -name tn3270'
1183
1184 !# ----- special uses ------:
1185 ! tn3270 login, remap function and arrow keys.
1186 tn3270*font: *clean-bold-*-*--15-*
1187
1188 ! keysym - used by rxvt only
1189 ! Delete - ^D
1190 tn3270*keysym.0xFFFF: \004
1191
1192 ! Home - ^A
1193 tn3270*keysym.0xFF50: \001
1194 ! Left - ^B
1195 tn3270*keysym.0xFF51: \002
1196 ! Up - ^P
1197 tn3270*keysym.0xFF52: \020
1198 ! Right - ^F
1199 tn3270*keysym.0xFF53: \006
1200 ! Down - ^N
1201 tn3270*keysym.0xFF54: \016
1202 ! End - ^E
1203 tn3270*keysym.0xFF57: \005
1204
1205 ! F1 - F12
1206 tn3270*keysym.0xFFBE: \e1
1207 tn3270*keysym.0xFFBF: \e2
1208 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC0: \e3
1209 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC1: \e4
1210 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC2: \e5
1211 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC3: \e6
1212 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC4: \e7
1213 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC5: \e8
1214 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC6: \e9
1215 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC7: \e0
1216 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC8: \e-
1217 tn3270*keysym.0xFFC9: \e=
1218
1219 ! map Prior/Next to F7/F8
1220 tn3270*keysym.0xFF55: \e7
1221 tn3270*keysym.0xFF56: \e8
1222
1223=item I'm using keyboard model XXX that has extra Prior/Next/Insert keys.
1224How do I make use of them? For example, the Sun Keyboard type 4
1225has the following mappings that rxvt-unicode doesn't recognize.
1226
1227 KP_Insert == Insert
1228 F22 == Print
1229 F27 == Home
1230 F29 == Prior
1231 F33 == End
1232 F35 == Next
1233
1234Rather than have rxvt-unicode try to accomodate all the various possible keyboard
1235mappings, it is better to use `xmodmap' to remap the keys as required for
1236your particular machine.
1237
1238=item How do I distinguish if I'm running rxvt-unicode or a regular xterm?
1239I need this to decide about setting colors etc.
1240
1241rxvt and rxvt-unicode always export the variable "COLORTERM", so you can
1242check and see if that is set. Note that several programs, JED, slrn,
1243Midnight Commander automatically check this variable to decide whether or
1244not to use color.
1245
1246=item How do I set the correct, full IP address for the DISPLAY variable?
1247
1248If you've compiled rxvt-unicode with DISPLAY_IS_IP and ahve enabled
1249insecure mode then it is possible to use the following shell script
1250snippets to correctly set the display. If your version of rxvt-unicode
1251wasn't also compiled with ESCZ_ANSWER (as assumed in these snippets) then
1252the COLORTERM variable can be used to distinguish rxvt-unicode from a
1253regular xterm.
1254
1255Courtesy of Chuck Blake <cblake@BBN.COM> with the following shell script
1256snippets:
1257
1258 # Bourne/Korn/POSIX family of shells:
1259 [ ${TERM:-foo} = foo ] && TERM=xterm # assume an xterm if we don't know
1260 if [ ${TERM:-foo} = xterm ]; then
1261 stty -icanon -echo min 0 time 15 # see if enhanced rxvt or not
1262 echo -n '^[Z'
1263 read term_id
1264 stty icanon echo
1265 if [ ""${term_id} = '^[[?1;2C' -a ${DISPLAY:-foo} = foo ]; then
1266 echo -n '^[[7n' # query the rxvt we are in for the DISPLAY string
1267 read DISPLAY # set it in our local shell
1268 fi
1269 fi
1270
1271=item How do I compile the manual pages for myself?
1272
1273You need to have a recent version of perl installed as F</usr/bin/perl>,
1274one that comes with F<pod2man>, F<pod2text> and F<pod2html>. Then go to
1275the doc subdirectory and enter C<make alldoc>.
1276 1662
1277=back 1663=back
1278 1664
1279=head1 ENVIRONMENT 1665=head1 SEE ALSO
1280 1666
1281B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets the environment variables B<TERM>, B<COLORTERM> 1667@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1282and B<COLORFGBG>. The environment variable B<WINDOWID> is set to the X
1283window id number of the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> window and it also uses and
1284sets the environment variable B<DISPLAY> to specify which display
1285terminal to use. B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> uses the environment variables
1286B<RXVTPATH> and B<PATH> to find XPM files.
1287 1668
1288=head1 FILES 1669=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1289 1670
1290=over 4 1671=over 4
1291 1672
1292=item B</etc/utmp> 1673=item Project Coordinator
1293 1674
1294System file for login records. 1675Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1295 1676
1296=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt> 1677L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1297
1298Color names.
1299 1678
1300=back 1679=back
1301 1680
1302=head1 SEE ALSO 1681=head1 AUTHORS
1303
1304@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1305
1306=head1 BUGS
1307
1308Check the BUGS file for an up-to-date list.
1309
1310Cursor change support is not yet implemented.
1311
1312Click-and-drag doesn't work with X11 mouse report overriding.
1313
1314=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1315 1682
1316=over 4 1683=over 4
1317 1684
1318=item Project Coordinator 1685=item John Bovey
1319 1686
1320@@RXVT_MAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_MAINTEMAIL@@> 1687University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1321 1688
1322=item Web page maintainter 1689=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >>
1323 1690
1324@@RXVT_WEBMAINT@@ L<@@RXVT_WEBMAINTEMAIL@@> 1691very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1325 1692
1326L<@@RXVT_WEBPAGE@@> 1693=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >>
1694
1695wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1696
1697=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >>
1698
1699Wrote the menu system.
1700
1701Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1702
1703=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >>
1704
1705Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1706
1707=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1708
1709Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1710
1711Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1712
1713=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1714
1715Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1716extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1717
1718Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1719
1720=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
1721
1722pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1327 1723
1328=back 1724=back
1329 1725
1330=head1 AUTHORS
1331
1332=over 4
1333
1334=item John Bovey
1335
1336University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1337
1338=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >>
1339
1340very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1341
1342=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >>
1343
1344wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1345
1346=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >>
1347
1348Wrote the menu system.
1349
1350Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1351
1352=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >>
1353
1354Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1355
1356=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1357
1358Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. Project Coordinator
1359(changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1360
1361=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt@schmorp.de> >>
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1363Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and internal
1364character handling to store text in unicode, improve xterm
1365compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes and extensions.
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1367Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
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