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12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not	12	emulator intended as an I<xterm>(1) replacement for users who do not
13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style	13	require features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style
14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --	14	configurability. As a result, B<rxvt-unicode> uses much less swap space --
15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.	15	a significant advantage on a machine serving many X sessions.
16		16
		17	This document is also available on the World-Wide-Web at
		18	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod>.
		19
17	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	20	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
18		21
19	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of	22	See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) (try C<man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@>) for a list of
20	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common	23	frequently asked questions and answer to them and some common
21	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at	24	problems. That document is also accessible on the World-Wide-Web at
22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.	25	L<http://pod.tst.eu/http://cvs.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod>.
23		26
24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT	27	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE VS. RXVT
25		28
26	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode	29	Unlike the original rxvt, B<rxvt-unicode> stores all text in Unicode
27	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the	30	internally. That means it can store and display most scripts in the
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30	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,	33	like mongolian or scripts requiring extremely complex combining rules,
31	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these	34	like tibetan or devanagari. Don't expect pretty output when using these
32	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work	35	scripts. Most other scripts, latin, cyrillic, kanji, thai etc. should work
33	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such	36	fine, though. A somewhat difficult case are right-to-left scripts, such
34	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms	37	as hebrew: B<rxvt-unicode> adopts the view that bidirectional algorithms
35	belong into the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --	38	belong in the application, not the terminal emulator (too many things --
36	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might	39	such as cursor-movement while editing -- break otherwise), but that might
37	change.	40	change.
38		41
39	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let	42	If you are looking for a terminal that supports more exotic scripts, let
40	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean	43	me recommend C<mlterm>, which is a very user friendly, lean and clean
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89		92
90	Print out a message describing available options.	93	Print out a message describing available options.
91		94
92	=item B<-display> I<displayname>	95	=item B<-display> I<displayname>
93		96
94	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (B<-d> still	97	Attempt to open a window on the named X display (the older form B<-d>
95	respected). In the absence of this option, the display specified by the	98	is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
96	B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.	99	display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
97		100
98	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>	101	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
99		102
100	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	103	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
101	resource B<depth>.	104	resource B<depth>.
102		105
		106	[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
		107	respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
		108	of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
		109	this, so watch out]
		110
103	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>	111	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
104		112
105	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.	113	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
106		114
107	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>	115	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>
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114		122
115	=item B<-ss>\|B<+ss>	123	=item B<-ss>\|B<+ss>
116		124
117	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.	125	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
118		126
119	=item B<-ip>\|B<+ip> \| B<-tr>\|B<+tr>	127	=item B<-tr>\|B<+tr>
120		128
121	Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is	129	Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background; resource B<transparent>.
122	B<-tr>; resource B<inheritPixmap>.
123		130
124	I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at	131	B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
125	sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>	132	future versions.
126		133
127	=item B<-fade> I<number>	134	=item B<-fade> I<number>
128		135
129	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values	136	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
130	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade	137	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
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135	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour	142	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
136	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.	143	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
137		144
138	=item B<-tint> I<colour>	145	=item B<-tint> I<colour>
139		146
140	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when	147	Tint the transparent background with the given colour;
141	transparency is enabled with B<-tr> or B<-ip>. This only works for	148	resource I<tintColor>.
142	non-tiled backgrounds, currently. See also the B<-sh> option that can be
143	used to brighten or darken the image in addition to tinting it.
144	Please note that certain tint colours can be applied on the server-side,
145	thus yielding performance gain of two orders of magnitude. These colours are:
146	blue, red, green, cyan, magenta, yellow, and those close to them; resource
147	I<tintColor>. Example:
148
149	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -tr -tint blue -sh 40
150		149
151	=item B<-sh> I<number>	150	=item B<-sh> I<number>
152		151
153	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent	152	Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
154	background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;	153	A value of 100 means no shading; resource I<shading>.
155	resource I<shading>.
156
157	=item B<-blt> I<string>
158
159	Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
160	at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
161	transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
162	B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,
163	B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
164	B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
165	alpha-blending; resource I<blendType>.
166		154
167	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>	155	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
168		156
169	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent	157	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
170	background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and	158	background. If a single number is specified, the vertical and
171	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the	159	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
172	radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects	160	radii to 1 and the other to a large number creates interesting effects
173	on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128; resource I<blurRadius>.	161	on some backgrounds. The maximum radius value is 128. An horizontal or
		162	vertical radius of 0 disables blurring;
		163	resource I<blurRadius>.
		164
		165	=item B<-icon> I<file>
		166
		167	Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
		168	is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
		169	application window; resource I<iconFile>.
174		170
175	=item B<-bg> I<colour>	171	=item B<-bg> I<colour>
176		172
177	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	173	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
178		174
179	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	175	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
180		176
181	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	177	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
182		178
183	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom]>	179	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;oplist]>
184		180
185	Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also	181	Compile I<pixbuf>: Specify image file for the background and also
186	optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to	182	optionally specify a list of operations to modify it. Note you may need to
187	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the	183	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
188	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.	184	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
189		185
190	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	186	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
191		187
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238	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>	234	italic> >> characters are to be printed. See resource B<boldItalicFont>
239	for details.	235	for details.
240		236
241	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>	237	=item B<-is>\|B<+is>
242		238
243	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Italic font styles imply high intensity	239	Compile I<font-styles>: Bold/Blink font styles imply high intensity
244	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for	240	foreground/background (default). See resource B<intensityStyles> for
245	details.	241	details.
246		242
247	=item B<-name> I<name>	243	=item B<-name> I<name>
248		244
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266		262
267	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>	263	=item B<-sb>\|B<+sb>
268		264
269	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.	265	Turn on/off scrollbar; resource B<scrollBar>.
270		266
		267	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
		268
		269	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
		270
		271	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
		272
		273	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
		274	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
		275
271	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>	276	=item B<-si>\|B<+si>
272		277
273	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource	278	Turn on/off scroll-to-bottom on TTY output inhibit; resource
274	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.	279	B<scrollTtyOutput> has opposite effect.
275		280
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281	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>	286	=item B<-sw>\|B<+sw>
282		287
283	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.	288	Turn on/off scrolling with the scrollback buffer as new lines appear.
284	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource	289	This only takes effect if B<-si> is also given; resource
285	B<scrollWithBuffer>.	290	B<scrollWithBuffer>.
286
287	=item B<-sr>\|B<+sr>
288
289	Put scrollbar on right/left; resource B<scrollBar_right>.
290
291	=item B<-st>\|B<+st>
292
293	Display rxvt (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar without/with a trough;
294	resource B<scrollBar_floating>.
295		291
296	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>	292	=item B<-ptab>\|B<+ptab>
297		293
298	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as	294	If enabled (default), "Horizontal Tab" characters are being stored as
299	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to	295	actual wide characters in the screen buffer, which makes it possible to
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303		299
304	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>	300	=item B<-bc>\|B<+bc>
305		301
306	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.	302	Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
307		303
		304	=item B<-uc>\|B<+uc>
		305
		306	Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
		307
308	=item B<-iconic>	308	=item B<-iconic>
309		309
310	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.	310	Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
311	Alternative form is B<-ic>.	311	Alternative form is B<-ic>.
312		312
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328		328
329	=item B<-bl>	329	=item B<-bl>
330		330
331	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.	331	Compile I<frills>: Set MWM hints to request a borderless window, i.e.
332	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window	332	if honoured by the WM, the rxvt-unicode window will not have window
333	decorations; resource B<borderLess>.	333	decorations; resource B<borderLess>. If the window manager does not
		334	support MWM hints (e.g. kwin), enables override-redirect mode.
334		335
335	=item B<-override-redirect>	336	=item B<-override-redirect>
336		337
337	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource	338	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
338	B<override-redirect>.	339	B<override-redirect>.
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347	=item B<-lsp> I<number>	348	=item B<-lsp> I<number>
348		349
349	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of	350	Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
350	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource	351	the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
351	B<lineSpace>.	352	B<lineSpace>.
		353
		354	=item B<-letsp> I<number>
		355
		356	Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
		357	to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
		358	letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
		359	work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
352		360
353	=item B<-tn> I<termname>	361	=item B<-tn> I<termname>
354		362
355	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the	363	This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
356	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the	364	B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
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411		419
412	=item B<-tcw>	420	=item B<-tcw>
413		421
414	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse	422	Change the meaning of triple-click selection with the left mouse
415	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is	423	button. Only effective when the original (non-perl) selection code is
416	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection the	424	in-use. Instead of selecting a full line it will extend the selection to
417	end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.	425	the end of the logical line only. resource B<tripleclickwords>.
418		426
419	=item B<-insecure>	427	=item B<-insecure>
420		428
421	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape	429	Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape
422	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more	430	sequences that echo strings. See the resource B<insecure> for more
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442		450
443	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	451	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
444	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	452	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
445	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	453	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
446	user; resource B<hold>.	454	user; resource B<hold>.
		455
		456	=item B<-cd> I<path>
		457
		458	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		459	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		460	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start; resource B<chdir>.
		461
		462	=item B<-xrm> I<string>
		463
		464	Works like the X Toolkit option of the same name, by adding the I<string>
		465	as if it were specified in a resource file. Resource values specified this
		466	way take precedence over all other resource specifications.
		467
		468	Note that you need to use the I<same> syntax as in the .Xdefaults file,
		469	e.g. C<*.background: black>. Also note that all @@RXVT_NAME@@-specific
		470	options can be specified as long-options on the commandline, so use
		471	of B<-xrm> is mostly limited to cases where you want to specify other
		472	resources (e.g. for input methods) or for compatibility with other
		473	programs.
447		474
448	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>	475	=item B<-keysym.>I<sym> I<string>
449		476
450	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.	477	Remap a key symbol. See resource B<keysym>.
451		478
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486	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp	513	If this switch is given, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will not create any utmp/wtmp
487	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that	514	entries and will not tinker with pty/tty permissions - you have to do that
488	yourself if you want that.	515	yourself if you want that.
489		516
490	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress	517	As an extremely special case, specifying C<-1> will completely suppress
491	pty/tty operations.	518	pty/tty operations, which is probably only useful in conjunction with some
		519	perl extension that manages the terminal.
492		520
493	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a	521	Here is a example in perl that illustrates how this option can be used (a
494	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):	522	longer example is in F<doc/pty-fd>):
495		523
496	use IO::Pty;	524	use IO::Pty;
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510	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in	538	Comma-separated list of perl extension scripts to use (or not to use) in
511	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.	539	this terminal instance. See resource B<perl-ext> for details.
512		540
513	=back	541	=back
514		542
515	=head1 RESOURCES (available also as long-options)	543	=head1 RESOURCES
516		544
517	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long	545	Note: `@@RXVT_NAME@@ --help' gives a list of all resources (long
518	options) compiled into your version.	546	options) compiled into your version. All resources are also available as
		547	long-options.
519		548
520	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many	549	You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
521	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X	550	distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
522	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,	551	starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
523	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:	552	with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
524		553
525	1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
526	2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR	554	1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
		555	2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
527	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults	556	3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
528	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen	557	4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
529	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>	558	5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
		559	6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
530		560
531	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class	561	Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
532	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources	562	names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
533	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily	563	common to both B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> and the original I<rxvt> to be easily
534	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to	564	configured, while the class name B<URxvt> allows resources unique to
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544	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>	574	=item B<depth:> I<bitdepth>
545		575
546	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	576	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
547	option B<-depth>.	577	option B<-depth>.
548		578
		579	=item B<buffered:> I<boolean>
		580
		581	Compile I<xft>: Turn on/off double-buffering for xft (default enabled).
		582	On some card/driver combination enabling it slightly decreases
		583	performance, on most it greatly helps it. The slowdown is small, so it
		584	should normally be enabled.
		585
549	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>	586	=item B<geometry:> I<geom>
550		587
551	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];	588	Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default 80x24];
552	option B<-geometry>.	589	option B<-geometry>.
553		590
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566	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7	603	Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
567	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to	604	corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
568	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)	605	high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
569	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,	606	colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
570	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour	607	3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
571	names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	608	names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
572		609
573	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be	610	Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
574	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).	611	changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
575		612
576	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with	613	Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
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587	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>	624	=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
588		625
589	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the	626	Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
590	foreground colour is the default.	627	foreground colour is the default.
591		628
592	=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
593
594	Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
595	when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
596
597	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>	629	=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
598		630
599	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline	631	If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
600	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.	632	itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
		633
		634	=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
		635
		636	If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
		637	characters. If unset, use reverse video.
		638
		639	=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
		640
		641	If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
		642	foreground for highlighted characters.
601		643
602	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>	644	=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
603		645
604	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the	646	Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
605	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.	647	foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
…		…
612		654
613	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>	655	=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
614		656
615	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;	657	B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
616	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option	658	option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
617	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section.	659	B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
618		660
619	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>	661	=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
620		662
621	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots	663	B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
622	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines	664	of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
…		…
636		678
637	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even	679	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
638	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the	680	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
639	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.	681	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
640		682
641	=item B<inheritPixmap:> I<boolean>	683	=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
642		684
643	B<True>: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving	685	Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
644	artificial transparency. B<False>: do not inherit the parent windows'
645	pixmap.
646		686
647	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	687	B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
648	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	688	future versions.
649		689
650	=item B<fading:> I<number>	690	=item B<fading:> I<number>
651		691
652	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	692	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
653		693
…		…
656	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default	696	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
657	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.	697	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
658		698
659	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>	699	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
660		700
661	Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option	701	Tint the transparent background with the given colour. If the RENDER
662	B<-tint>.	702	extension is not available only black, red, green, yellow, blue,
		703	magenta, cyan and white tints can be performed server-side. Note that
		704	a black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
		705	the image unchanged; option B<-tint>.
663		706
664	=item B<shading:> I<number>	707	=item B<shading:> I<number>
665		708
666	Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image	709	Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
667	in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>.	710	A value of 100 means no shading; option B<-sh>.
668
669	=item B<blendType:> I<string>
670
671	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
672		711
673	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>	712	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
674		713
675	Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent	714	Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
676	background image; option B<-blr>.	715	background; option B<-blr>.
		716
		717	=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
		718
		719	Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
677		720
678	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	721	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
679		722
680	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].	723	Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
681		724
…		…
687	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>	730	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
688		731
689	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	732	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
690	and the text.	733	and the text.
691		734
692	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom]>	735	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;oplist]>
693		736
694	Use the specified image file for the background and also optionally	737	Use the specified image file for the background and also
695	specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,	738	optionally specify a colon separated list of operations to modify it.
696	in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical scale (percent),	739	Supported operations are:
		740
		741	=over 4
		742
		743	=item B<WxH+X+Y>
		744
		745	sets scale and position. B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical
697	and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent).	746	scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent). A
698	A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale of 1 displays the	747	scale of 0 disables scaling.
699	image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies an integer	748
700	number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified beyond	749	=item B<op=tile>
701	10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.	750
702	Special string of B<"auto"> used as a geometry will cause image to be	751	enables tiling
703	automatically scaled to match window size.	752
		753	=item B<op=keep-aspect>
		754
		755	maintain the image aspect ratio when scaling
		756
		757	=item B<op=root-align>
		758
		759	use the position of the terminal window relative to the root window as
		760	the image offset, simulating a root window background
		761
		762	=back
		763
		764	The default scale and position setting is C<100x100+50+50>.
		765	Alternatively, a predefined set of templates can be used to achieve
		766	the most common setups:
		767
		768	=over 4
		769
		770	=item B<style=tiled>
		771
		772	the image is tiled with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+0+0:op=tile
		773
		774	=item B<style=aspect-stretched>
		775
		776	the image is scaled to fill the whole window maintaining the aspect
		777	ratio and centered. Equivalent to 100x100+50+50:op=keep-aspect
		778
		779	=item B<style=stretched>
		780
		781	the image is scaled to fill the whole window. Equivalent to 100x100
		782
		783	=item B<style=centered>
		784
		785	the image is centered with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+50+50
		786
		787	=item B<style=root-tiled>
		788
		789	the image is tiled with no scaling and using 'root' positioning.
		790	Equivalent to 0x0:op=tile:op=root-align
		791
		792	=back
		793
		794	If multiple templates are specified the last one wins. Note that a
		795	template overrides all the scale, position and operations settings.
		796
704	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option - specified pixmap will be	797	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
705	blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any	798	blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending.
706	other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
707	[default 0x0+50+50]
708		799
709	=item B<path:> I<path>	800	=item B<path:> I<path>
710		801
711	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.	802	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
712		803
…		…
739	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels	830	it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
740	wide and 15 pixels high.	831	wide and 15 pixels high.
741		832
742	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in	833	The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
743	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but	834	the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
744	the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a	835	the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
745	useful supplement.	836	useful supplement.
746		837
747	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters	838	The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
748	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font	839	are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
749	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.	840	contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
…		…
773	text font will being used for the given style.	864	text font will being used for the given style.
774		865
775	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>	866	=item B<intensityStyles:> I<boolean>
776		867
777	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,	868	When font styles are not enabled, or this option is enabled (B<True>,
778	option B<-is>, the default), bold and italic font styles imply high	869	option B<-is>, the default), bold/blink font styles imply high
779	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,	870	intensity foreground/background colours. Disabling this option (B<False>,
780	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not	871	option B<+is>) disables this behaviour, the high intensity colours are not
781	reachable.	872	reachable.
782		873
783	=item B<selectstyle:> I<mode>
784
785	Set mouse selection style to B<old> which is 2.20, B<oldword> which
786	is xterm style with 2.20 old word selection, or anything else which
787	gives xterm style selection. Only effective when the original (non-perl)
788	selection code is in use.
789
790	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
791
792	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
793	the author's favourite.
794
795	=item B<title:> I<string>	874	=item B<title:> I<string>
796		875
797	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line	876	Set window title string, the default title is the command-line
798	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application	877	specified after the B<-e> option, if any, otherwise the application
799	name; option B<-title>.	878	name; option B<-title>.
…		…
812	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>	891	=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
813		892
814	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.	893	B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
815	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].	894	B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
816		895
		896	@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
		897
817	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>	898	=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
818		899
819	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.	900	B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
820	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.	901	B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
821		902
…		…
844	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)	925	URxvt.print-pipe: cat > $(TMPDIR=$HOME mktemp urxvt.XXXXXX)
845		926
846	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents	927	This creates a new file in your home directory with the screen contents
847	every time you hit C<Print>.	928	every time you hit C<Print>.
848		929
		930	=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
		931
		932	Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
		933	the author's favourite.
		934
		935	=item B<thickness:> I<number>
		936
		937	Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
		938
849	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>	939	=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
850		940
851	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:	941	B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
852	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.	942	disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
853		943
…		…
872	B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option	962	B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
873	B<+si>.	963	B<+si>.
874		964
875	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>	965	=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
876		966
877	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and	967	B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
878	B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll	968	try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
879	with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>.	969	B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
		970	new lines; option B<+sw>.
880		971
881	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>	972	=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
882		973
883	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys	974	B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
884	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and	975	are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
…		…
940	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>	1031	=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
941		1032
942	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];	1033	B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
943	option B<-bc>.	1034	option B<-bc>.
944		1035
		1036	=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
		1037
		1038	B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
		1039	option B<-uc>.
		1040
945	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>	1041	=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
946		1042
947	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number	1043	B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
948	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible	1044	of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
949	[default].	1045	[default].
…		…
962	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.	1058	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
963		1059
964	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>	1060	=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
965		1061
966	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>	1062	The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
967	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace>	1063	or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
968	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode	1064	(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
969	escape sequence.	1065	escape sequence.
970		1066
971	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>	1067	=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
972		1068
…		…
985	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.	1081	will be created). In this mode, characters outside ISO-8859-1 can be used.
986		1082
987	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can	1083	When the selection extension is not used, only ISO-8859-1 characters can
988	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:	1084	be used. If not specified, the built-in default is used:
989		1085
990	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]{\|} >>	1086	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{\|} >>
991		1087
992	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	1088	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
993		1089
994	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	1090	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
995		1091
…		…
1051		1147
1052	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>	1148	=item B<secondaryScroll:> I<boolean>
1053		1149
1054	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this	1150	Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled). If this
1055	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the	1151	option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will change the
1056	scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen will	1152	scrollback buffer and, when secondaryScreen is off, switching
1057	instead scroll the screen up.	1153	to/from the secondary screen will instead scroll the screen up.
1058		1154
1059	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>	1155	=item B<hold>: I<boolean>
1060		1156
1061	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@	1157	Turn on/off hold window after exit support. If enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@
1062	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within	1158	will not immediately destroy its window when the program executed within
1063	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the	1159	it exits. Instead, it will wait till it is being killed or closed by the
1064	user.	1160	user.
		1161
		1162	=item B<chdir>: I<path>
		1163
		1164	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
		1165	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
		1166	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
		1167	directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1065		1168
1066	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>	1169	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>
1067		1170
1068	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The	1171	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The
1069	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.	1172	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
…		…
1083	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and	1186	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and
1084	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex	1187	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
1085	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not	1188	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
1086	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.	1189	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1087		1190
1088	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\a>: bell, C<\b>: backspace,	1191	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
1089	C<\e>, C<\E>: escape, C<\n>: newline, C<\r>: carriage return, C<\t>: tab,	1192	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1090	C<\000>: octal number) or verbatim control characters (C<^?>: delete,
1091	C<^@>: null, C<^A> ...) and may be enclosed with double quotes so that it
1092	can start or end with whitespace. B<This feature is deprecated and will
1093	be removed>.
1094		1193
1095	Please note that you need to double the C<\> in resource files, as
1096	Xlib itself does its own de-escaping (you can use C<\033> instead of
1097	C<\e> (and so on), which will work with both Xt and @@RXVT_NAME@@'s own
1098	processing).
1099
1100	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string>	1194	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by
		1195	loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and providing a I<string>
1101	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'	1196	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1102	should be a character not used by the strings.	1197	should be a character not used by the strings.
1103		1198
1104	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:	1199	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1105		1200
1106	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<M-C-\|abc\|>	1201	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<\|abc\|>
1107		1202
1108	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:	1203	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1109		1204
1110	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a>	1205	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<a>
1111	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b>	1206	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<b>
1112	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c>	1207	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<c>
1113		1208
1114	If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>	1209	If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1115	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For	1210	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
1116	example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>	1211	example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1117	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":	1212	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1118		1213
1119	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007	1214	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1120		1215
1121	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>	1216	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1122	is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)	1217	is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1123	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via	1218	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1124	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:	1219	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1125		1220
1126	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13	1221	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1127		1222
1128	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping	1223	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
1129	will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and	1224	will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
1130	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That	1225	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1131	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide	1226	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1132	definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined	1227	definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1133	mappings themselves.	1228	mappings themselves.
1134		1229
…		…
1185	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.	1280	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1186		1281
1187	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>	1282	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1188		1283
1189	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See	1284	Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1190	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource	1285	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1191	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1192		1286
1193	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>	1287	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1194		1288
1195	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension	1289	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1196	scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource,	1290	scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first
1197	@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in	1291	look in these directories, then in $HOME/.urxvt/ext and lastly in
1198	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource	1292	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1199	will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1200		1293
1201	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1294	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1202		1295
1203	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>	1296	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1204		1297
…		…
1226		1319
1227	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>	1320	=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1228		1321
1229	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making	1322	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1230	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.	1323	it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
		1324
		1325	=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
		1326
		1327	Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1231		1328
1232	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>	1329	=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1233		1330
1234	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).	1331	Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1235		1332
…		…
1378	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that	1475	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1379	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To	1476	it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1380	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root	1477	allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1381	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.	1478	on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1382		1479
1383	=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS	1480	=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1384		1481
1385	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1482	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1386	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus	1483	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1387	high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the	1484	high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1388	colours with their names.	1485	240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
		1486	cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
		1487
		1488	Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1389		1489
1390	=begin table	1490	=begin table
1391		1491
1392	B<color0> (black) = Black	1492	B<color0> (black) = Black
1393	B<color1> (red) = Red3	1493	B<color1> (red) = Red3
…		…
1413	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,	1513	It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1414	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as	1514	B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1415	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of	1515	a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1416	color0-color15.	1516	color0-color15.
1417		1517
1418	In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an	1518	The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1419	additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79)	1519	values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1420	consist of a 444 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
1421	16>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
1422		1520
		1521	The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
		1522
		1523	index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
		1524	index_256 = (r * 16 + g) * 16 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..15
		1525
		1526	The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
		1527	steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
		1528	the RGB cube.
		1529
1423	Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only	1530	Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1424	the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only	1531	colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1425	be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").	1532	rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
		1533
		1534	Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
		1535	number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1426		1536
1427	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by	1537	Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1428	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to	1538	always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1429	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise	1539	I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1430	been specified. For example,	1540	been specified. For example,
1431		1541
1432	=over 4
1433
1434	=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv>	1542	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1435		1543
1436	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black	1544	would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1437	on White.	1545	White.
1438
1439	=back
1440		1546
1441	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT	1547	=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1442		1548
1443	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get	1549	If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1444	their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa>	1550	their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1445	(recommended, but B<MUST> have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,	1551
1446	in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component	1552	You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
		1553	brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
		1554	(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
		1555	transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
		1556	half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
		1557	is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
		1558	all ways to specify a colour.
		1559
		1560	For complete control, rxvt-unicode also supports
		1561	C<rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa> (exactly four hex digits/component) colour
		1562	specifications, where the additional C<aaaa> component specifies opacity
1447	specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0> is completely	1563	(alpha) values. The minimum value of C<0000> is completely transparent,
1448	transparent). You can also prefix any color with C<[percent]>, where	1564	while C<ffff> is completely opaque). The two example colours from
1449	C<percent> is a decimal percentage (0-100) that specifies the opacity of	1565	earlier could also be specified as C<rgba:ff00/0000/0000/8000> and
1450	the color, where C<0> is completely transparent and C<100> is completelxy	1566	C<rgba:0000/ff00/0000/f332>.
1451	opaque.
1452		1567
1453	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, and have the luck that	1568	You probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, to force a visual with
1454	your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting	1569	alpha channels, and have the luck that your X-server uses ARGB pixel
1455	ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.	1570	layout, as X is far from just supporting ARGB visuals out of the box, and
		1571	rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
1456		1572
1457	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red	1573	For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent black
1458	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:	1574	background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
1459		1575
1460	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/aaaa -fg "[80]pink"	1576	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/4444 -fg "[80]pink"
1461		1577
1462	I<Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by	1578	When not using a background image, then the interpretation of the
1463	the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!>	1579	alpha channel is up to your compositing manager (most interpret it as
		1580	transparency of course).
		1581
		1582	When using a background pixmap or pseudo-transparency, then the background
		1583	colour will always behave as if it were completely transparent (so the
		1584	background image shows instead), regardless of how it was specified, while
		1585	other colours will either be transparent as specified (the background
		1586	image will show through) on servers supporting the RENDER extension, or
		1587	fully opaque on servers not supporting the RENDER EXTENSION.
		1588
		1589	Please note that due to bugs in Xft, specifying alpha values might result
		1590	in garbage being displayed when the X-server does not support the RENDER
		1591	extension.
1464		1592
1465	=head1 ENVIRONMENT	1593	=head1 ENVIRONMENT
1466		1594
1467	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:	1595	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> sets and/or uses the following environment variables:
1468		1596
…		…
1474	resources or on the command line.	1602	resources or on the command line.
1475		1603
1476	=item B<COLORTERM>	1604	=item B<COLORTERM>
1477		1605
1478	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was	1606	Either C<rxvt>, C<rxvt-xpm>, depending on whether @@RXVT_NAME@@ was
1479	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added	1607	compiled with background image support, and optionally with the added
1480	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome	1608	extension C<-mono> to indicate that rxvt-unicode runs on a monochrome
1481	screen.	1609	screen.
1482		1610
1483	=item B<COLORFGBG>	1611	=item B<COLORFGBG>
1484		1612
1485	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is	1613	Set to a string of the form C<fg;bg> or C<fg;xpm;bg>, where C<fg> is
1486	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string	1614	the colour code used as default foreground/text colour (or the string
1487	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be	1615	C<default> to indicate that the default-colour escape sequence is to be
1488	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the	1616	used), C<bg> is the colour code used as default background colour (or the
1489	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@	1617	string C<default>), and C<xpm> is the string C<default> if @@RXVT_NAME@@
1490	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>	1618	was compiled with background image support. Libraries like C<ncurses>
1491	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.	1619	and C<slang> can (and do) use this information to optimize screen output.
1492		1620
1493	=item B<WINDOWID>	1621	=item B<WINDOWID>
1494		1622
1495	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel	1623	Set to the (decimal) X Window ID of the @@RXVT_NAME@@ window (the toplevel
…		…
1502	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.	1630	C<--with-terminfo=PATH>.
1503		1631
1504	=item B<DISPLAY>	1632	=item B<DISPLAY>
1505		1633
1506	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct	1634	Used by @@RXVT_NAME@@ to connect to the display and set to the correct
1507	display in its child processes.	1635	display in its child processes if C<-display> isn't used to override. It
		1636	defaults to C<:0> if it doesn't exist.
1508		1637
1509	=item B<SHELL>	1638	=item B<SHELL>
1510		1639
1511	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1640	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1512		1641
1513	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>	1642	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1514		1643
1515	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and	1644	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1516	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).	1645	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1517		1646
1518	Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>.	1647	Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1519		1648
1520	=item B<HOME>	1649	=item B<HOME>
1521		1650
1522	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for	1651	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1523	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as	1652	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1524	C<.Xdefaults>)	1653	C<.Xdefaults>)
1525		1654
1526	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>	1655	=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1527		1656
1528	Directory where various X resource files are being located.	1657	Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1529		1658
1530	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>	1659	=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1531		1660
1532	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by	1661	If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1533	@@RXVT_NAME@@.	1662	@@RXVT_NAME@@.
…		…
1538		1667
1539	=over 4	1668	=over 4
1540		1669
1541	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>	1670	=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1542		1671
1543	Color names.	1672	Colour names.
1544		1673
1545	=back	1674	=back
1546		1675
1547	=head1 SEE ALSO	1676	=head1 SEE ALSO
1548		1677
…		…
1587	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1716	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1588		1717
1589	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1718	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>
1590		1719
1591	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.	1720	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1592		1721
1593	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1722	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1594		1723
1595	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1724	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>
1596		1725
1597	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl	1726	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
…		…
1599		1728
1600	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)	1729	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1601		1730
1602	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>	1731	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
1603		1732
1604	Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing.	1733	pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1605		1734
1606	=back	1735	=back
1607		1736

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