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124 124
125Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>. 125Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
126 126
127=item B<-tr>|B<+tr> 127=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
128 128
129Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background; resource B<transparent>. 129Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background; resource B<transparent>.
130 130
131B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in 131B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
132future versions. 132future versions.
133
134I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
135sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
136 133
137=item B<-fade> I<number> 134=item B<-fade> I<number>
138 135
139Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values 136Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
140fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade 137fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
145Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour 142Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
146is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>. 143is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
147 144
148=item B<-tint> I<colour> 145=item B<-tint> I<colour>
149 146
150Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when 147Tint the transparent background with the given colour;
151transparency is enabled with B<-tr>. This only works for 148resource I<tintColor>.
152non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
153used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
154Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
155thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
156blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them. Also
157pure black and pure white colours essentially mean no tinting; resource
158I<tintColor>. Example:
159
160 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
161 149
162=item B<-sh> I<number> 150=item B<-sh> I<number>
163 151
164Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (100 .. 200) the transparent 152Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
165background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it; 153A value of 100 means no shading; resource I<shading>.
166resource I<shading>.
167 154
168=item B<-blt> I<string> 155=item B<-blt> I<string>
169 156
170Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified 157Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
171at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over 158at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
172transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are : 159the transparent background, using the method specified. Supported values are:
173B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - colour values averaging, B<colorize>, 160B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - colour values averaging, B<colorize>,
174B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>, 161B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
175B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is 162B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
176alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>. 163alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
177 164
178=item B<-blr> I<HxV> 165=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
179 166
180Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent 167Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
181background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and 168background. If a single number is specified - both vertical and
182horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the 169horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
183radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects 170radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
184on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage> or I<xft>; 171on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128;
185resource I<blurRadius>. 172resource I<blurRadius>.
186 173
187=item B<-icon> I<file> 174=item B<-icon> I<file>
188 175
189Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This 176Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
571You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many 558You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
572distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X 559distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
573starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order, 560starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
574with later settings overwriting earlier ones: 561with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
575 562
576 1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
577 2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR 563 1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
564 2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
578 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults 565 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
579 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen 566 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
580 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename> 567 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
581 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline 568 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
582 569
583Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class 570Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
584names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources 571names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
702if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the 689if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
703monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>. 690monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
704 691
705=item B<transparent:> I<boolean> 692=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
706 693
707Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background. 694Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
708 695
709B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in 696B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
710future versions. 697future versions.
711 698
712I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
713sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
714
715=item B<fading:> I<number> 699=item B<fading:> I<number>
716 700
717Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>. 701Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
718 702
719=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour> 703=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
721Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default 705Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
722colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>. 706colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
723 707
724=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 708=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
725 709
726Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option 710Tint the transparent background with the given colour. If the RENDER
727B<-tint>. 711extension is not available only black, red, green, yellow, blue,
712magenta, cyan and white tints can be performed server-side. Note that
713a black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
714the image unchanged; option B<-tint>.
728 715
729=item B<shading:> I<number> 716=item B<shading:> I<number>
730 717
731Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image 718Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
732in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>. 719A value of 100 means no shading; option B<-sh>.
733 720
734=item B<blendType:> I<string> 721=item B<blendType:> I<string>
735 722
736Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>. 723Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
737 724
738=item B<blurRadius:> I<number> 725=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
739 726
740Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent 727Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
741background image; option B<-blr>. 728background; option B<-blr>.
742 729
743=item B<iconFile:> I<file> 730=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
744 731
745Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>. 732Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
746 733
762 749
763Use the specified image file for the background and also 750Use the specified image file for the background and also
764optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>, 751optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
765(default C<100x100+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the 752(default C<100x100+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
766horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image 753horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
767centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. 754centre (percent). A scale of 0 disables scaling.
768The maximum permitted scale is 1000. 755The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
769Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>. 756Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
770Supported operations are: 757Supported operations are:
771 758
772 tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0 759 op=tile enables tiling
773 propscale will scale image keeping proportions 760 op=pscale enables proportional scaling
774 auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100 761 op=root use the position of the terminal window relative to the root
775 hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size 762 window as the image offset, simulating a root window background
776 vscale will scale image vertically to the window size 763
777 scale will scale image to match window size 764Alternatively, a predefined set of templates can be used to achieve
778 root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting 765the most common setups:
779 whenever terminal window moves 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
780 784
781If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be 785If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
782blended over transparency image using alpha-blending. If I<afterimage> 786blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending. If I<afterimage>
783support has been compiled in it is possible to choose other blending 787support has been compiled in it is possible to choose other blending
784types with B<-blt "type"> option. 788types with B<-blt "type"> option.
785 789
786=item B<path:> I<path> 790=item B<path:> I<path>
787 791
916=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 920=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
917 921
918Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is 922Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
919the author's favourite. 923the author's favourite.
920 924
925=item B<thickness:> I<number>
926
927Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
928
921=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 929=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
922 930
923B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 931B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
924disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 932disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
925 933
944B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 952B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
945B<+si>. 953B<+si>.
946 954
947=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 955=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
948 956
949B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and 957B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
950B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 958try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
951with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>. 959B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
960new lines; option B<+sw>.
952 961
953=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 962=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
954 963
955B<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
956are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 965are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
1176with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/' 1185with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1177should be a character not used by the strings. 1186should be a character not used by the strings.
1178 1187
1179Its usage can be demonstrated by an example: 1188Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1180 1189
1181 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<M-C-|abc|> 1190 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|>
1182 1191
1183The above line is equivalent to the following three lines: 1192The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1184 1193
1185 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a> 1194 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<a>
1186 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b> 1195 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<b>
1187 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c> 1196 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<c>
1188 1197
1189If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING> 1198If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1190is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For 1199is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
1191example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK> 1200example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1192when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": 1201when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1622=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> 1631=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1623 1632
1624The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and 1633The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1625@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1). 1634@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1626 1635
1627Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>. 1636Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1628 1637
1629=item B<HOME> 1638=item B<HOME>
1630 1639
1631Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for 1640Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1632daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as 1641daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1633C<.Xdefaults>) 1642C<.Xdefaults>)
1634 1643
1635=item B<XAPPLRESDIR> 1644=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1636 1645
1637Directory where various X resource files are being located. 1646Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1638 1647
1639=item B<XENVIRONMENT> 1648=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1640 1649
1641If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by 1650If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1642@@RXVT_NAME@@. 1651@@RXVT_NAME@@.
1708 1717
1709Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) 1718Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1710 1719
1711=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >> 1720=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
1712 1721
1713Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing. 1722pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1714 1723
1715=back 1724=back
1716 1725

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