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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 colors 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
168=item B<-blt> I<string>
169
170Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
171at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
172transparency image, using method specified. Supported values are :
173B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - color values averaging, B<colorize>,
174B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
175B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
176alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
177 154
178=item B<-blr> I<HxV> 155=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
179 156
180Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent 157Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
181background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and 158background. If a single number is specified, the vertical and
182horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the 159horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
183radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects 160radii to 1 and the other to a large number creates interesting effects
184on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage>; 161on some backgrounds. The maximum radius value is 128. An horizontal or
162vertical radius of 0 disables blurring;
185resource I<blurRadius>. 163resource I<blurRadius>.
186 164
165=item B<-icon> I<file>
166
167Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
168is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
169application window; resource I<iconFile>.
170
187=item B<-bg> I<colour> 171=item B<-bg> I<colour>
188 172
189Window background colour; resource B<background>. 173Window background colour; resource B<background>.
190 174
191=item B<-fg> I<colour> 175=item B<-fg> I<colour>
192 176
193Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 177Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
194 178
195=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]> 179=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;oplist]>
196 180
197Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also 181Compile I<pixbuf>: Specify image file for the background and also
198optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to 182optionally specify a list of operations to modify it. Note you may need to
199add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the 183add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
200command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>. 184command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
201 185
202=item B<-cr> I<colour> 186=item B<-cr> I<colour>
203 187
315 299
316=item B<-bc>|B<+bc> 300=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
317 301
318Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>. 302Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
319 303
304=item B<-uc>|B<+uc>
305
306Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
307
320=item B<-iconic> 308=item B<-iconic>
321 309
322Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option. 310Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
323Alternative form is B<-ic>. 311Alternative form is B<-ic>.
324 312
360=item B<-lsp> I<number> 348=item B<-lsp> I<number>
361 349
362Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 350Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
363the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource 351the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
364B<lineSpace>. 352B<lineSpace>.
353
354=item B<-letsp> I<number>
355
356Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
357to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
358letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
359work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
365 360
366=item B<-tn> I<termname> 361=item B<-tn> I<termname>
367 362
368This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the 363This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
369B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 364B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
554You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many 549You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
555distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X 550distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
556starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order, 551starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
557with later settings overwriting earlier ones: 552with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
558 553
559 1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
560 2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR 554 1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
555 2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
561 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults 556 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
562 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen 557 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
563 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename> 558 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
564 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline 559 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
565 560
566Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class 561Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
567names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources 562names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
608Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7 603Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
609corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to 604corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
610high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background) 605high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
611colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 606colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
6123=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour 6073=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
613names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 608names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
614 609
615Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be 610Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
616changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)). 611changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
617 612
618Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with 613Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
629=item B<colorUL:> I<colour> 624=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
630 625
631Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the 626Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
632foreground colour is the default. 627foreground colour is the default.
633 628
634=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
635
636Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
637when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
638
639=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour> 629=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
640 630
641If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline 631If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
642itself. If unset, use the foreground colour. 632itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
633
634=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
635
636If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
637characters. If unset, use reverse video.
638
639=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
640
641If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
642foreground for highlighted characters.
643 643
644=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour> 644=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
645 645
646Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the 646Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
647foreground colour; option B<-cr>. 647foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
654 654
655=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean> 655=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
656 656
657B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours; 657B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
658option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option 658option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
659B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 659B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
660 660
661=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean> 661=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
662 662
663B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots 663B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
664of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines 664of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
680if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the 680if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
681monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>. 681monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
682 682
683=item B<transparent:> I<boolean> 683=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
684 684
685Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background. 685Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
686 686
687B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in 687B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
688future versions. 688future versions.
689 689
690I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
691sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
692
693=item B<fading:> I<number> 690=item B<fading:> I<number>
694 691
695Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>. 692Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
696 693
697=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour> 694=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
699Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default 696Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
700colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>. 697colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
701 698
702=item B<tintColor:> I<colour> 699=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
703 700
704Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option 701Tint the transparent background with the given colour. If the RENDER
705B<-tint>. 702extension is not available only black, red, green, yellow, blue,
703magenta, cyan and white tints can be performed server-side. Note that
704a black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
705the image unchanged; option B<-tint>.
706 706
707=item B<shading:> I<number> 707=item B<shading:> I<number>
708 708
709Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image 709Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
710in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>. 710A value of 100 means no shading; option B<-sh>.
711
712=item B<blendType:> I<string>
713
714Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
715 711
716=item B<blurRadius:> I<number> 712=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
717 713
718Apply Gaussian Blurr with the specified radius to the transparent 714Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
719background image; option B<-blr>. 715background; option B<-blr>.
716
717=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
718
719Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
720 720
721=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 721=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
722 722
723Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]. 723Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2].
724 724
730=item B<borderColor:> I<colour> 730=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
731 731
732The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar 732The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
733and the text. 733and the text.
734 734
735=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]> 735=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;oplist]>
736 736
737Use the specified image file for the background and also 737Use the specified image file for the background and also
738optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>, 738optionally specify a colon separated list of operations to modify it.
739(default C<0x0+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
740horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
741centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
742of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies
743an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified
744beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
745Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
746Supported operations are: 739Supported operations are:
747 740
748 tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0 741=over 4
749 propscale will scale image keeping proportions 742
750 auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100 743=item B<WxH+X+Y>
751 hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size 744
752 vscale will scale image vertically to the window size 745sets scale and position. B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical
753 scale will scale image to match window size 746scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent). A
754 root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting 747scale of 0 disables scaling.
755 whenever terminal window moves 748
749=item B<op=tile>
750
751enables tiling
752
753=item B<op=keep-aspect>
754
755maintain the image aspect ratio when scaling
756
757=item B<op=root-align>
758
759use the position of the terminal window relative to the root window as
760the image offset, simulating a root window background
761
762=back
763
764The default scale and position setting is C<100x100+50+50>.
765Alternatively, a predefined set of templates can be used to achieve
766the most common setups:
767
768=over 4
769
770=item B<style=tiled>
771
772the image is tiled with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+0+0:op=tile
773
774=item B<style=aspect-stretched>
775
776the image is scaled to fill the whole window maintaining the aspect
777ratio and centered. Equivalent to 100x100+50+50:op=keep-aspect
778
779=item B<style=stretched>
780
781the image is scaled to fill the whole window. Equivalent to 100x100
782
783=item B<style=centered>
784
785the image is centered with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+50+50
786
787=item B<style=root-tiled>
788
789the image is tiled with no scaling and using 'root' positioning.
790Equivalent to 0x0:op=tile:op=root-align
791
792=back
793
794If multiple templates are specified the last one wins. Note that a
795template overrides all the scale, position and operations settings.
756 796
757If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be 797If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
758blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any 798blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending.
759other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
760 799
761=item B<path:> I<path> 800=item B<path:> I<path>
762 801
763Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files. 802Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
764 803
791it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels 830it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
792wide and 15 pixels high. 831wide and 15 pixels high.
793 832
794The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in 833The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
795the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but 834the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
796the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a 835the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
797useful supplement. 836useful supplement.
798 837
799The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters 838The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
800are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font 839are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
801contains other characters, but we are not interested in them. 840contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
852=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean> 891=item B<urgentOnBell:> I<boolean>
853 892
854B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character. 893B<True>: set the urgency hint for the wm on receipt of a bell character.
855B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default]. 894B<False>: do not set the urgency hint [default].
856 895
896@@RXVT_NAME@@ resets the urgency hint on every focus change.
897
857=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean> 898=item B<visualBell:> I<boolean>
858 899
859B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>. 900B<True>: use visual bell on receipt of a bell character; option B<-vb>.
860B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>. 901B<False>: no visual bell [default]; option B<+vb>.
861 902
889=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 930=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
890 931
891Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is 932Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
892the author's favourite. 933the author's favourite.
893 934
935=item B<thickness:> I<number>
936
937Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
938
894=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 939=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
895 940
896B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 941B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
897disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 942disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
898 943
917B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 962B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
918B<+si>. 963B<+si>.
919 964
920=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 965=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
921 966
922B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and 967B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
923B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 968try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
924with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>. 969B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
970new lines; option B<+sw>.
925 971
926=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 972=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
927 973
928B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 974B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
929are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 975are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
985=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean> 1031=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
986 1032
987B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default]; 1033B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
988option B<-bc>. 1034option B<-bc>.
989 1035
1036=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
1037
1038B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
1039option B<-uc>.
1040
990=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean> 1041=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
991 1042
992B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number 1043B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
993of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible 1044of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
994[default]. 1045[default].
1007large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout. 1058large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
1008 1059
1009=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 1060=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
1010 1061
1011The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 1062The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
1012or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> 1063or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
1013(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
1014escape sequence. 1065escape sequence.
1015 1066
1016=item B<deletekey:> I<string> 1067=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
1017 1068
1136omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex 1187omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex
1137keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not 1188keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not
1138performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured. 1189performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1139 1190
1140I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal 1191I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
1141number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for futher details. 1192number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1142 1193
1143You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string> 1194You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by
1195loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and providing a I<string>
1144with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/' 1196with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1145should be a character not used by the strings. 1197should be a character not used by the strings.
1146 1198
1147Its usage can be demonstrated by an example: 1199Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1148 1200
1149 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<M-C-|abc|> 1201 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|>
1150 1202
1151The above line is equivalent to the following three lines: 1203The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1152 1204
1153 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a> 1205 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<a>
1154 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b> 1206 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<b>
1155 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c> 1207 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<c>
1156 1208
1157If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING> 1209If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1158is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For 1210is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
1159example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK> 1211example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1160when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": 1212when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1161 1213
1162 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
1163 1215
1164If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING> 1216If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>
1165is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) 1217is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)
1166manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via 1218manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via
1167C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events: 1219C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1168 1220
1169 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13 1221 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13
1170 1222
1171Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping 1223Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping
1172will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and 1224will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and
1173no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That 1225no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1174means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide 1226means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1175definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined 1227definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1176mappings themselves. 1228mappings themselves.
1177 1229
1228all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances. 1280all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1229 1281
1230=item B<perl-eval>: I<string> 1282=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1231 1283
1232Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See 1284Perl code to be evaluated when all extensions have been registered. See
1233the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. Due to security reasons, this resource 1285the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1234will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1235 1286
1236=item B<perl-lib>: I<path> 1287=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1237 1288
1238Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension 1289Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1239scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource, 1290scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first
1240@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in 1291look in these directories, then in $HOME/.urxvt/ext and lastly in
1241F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. Due to security reasons, this resource 1292F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1242will be ignored when running setuid/setgid.
1243 1293
1244See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. 1294See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1245 1295
1246=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex> 1296=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1247 1297
1269 1319
1270=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean> 1320=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1271 1321
1272Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making 1322Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1273it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>. 1323it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
1324
1325=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
1326
1327Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1274 1328
1275=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean> 1329=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1276 1330
1277Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled). 1331Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1278 1332
1421B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that 1475B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1422it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To 1476it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1423allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root 1477allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1424on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others. 1478on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1425 1479
1426=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS 1480=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1427 1481
1428In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1482In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1429B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus 1483B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1430high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the 1484high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1431colours with their names. 1485240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
1486cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
1487
1488Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1432 1489
1433=begin table 1490=begin table
1434 1491
1435 B<color0> (black) = Black 1492 B<color0> (black) = Black
1436 B<color1> (red) = Red3 1493 B<color1> (red) = Red3
1456It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>, 1513It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1457B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as 1514B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1458a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of 1515a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1459color0-color15. 1516color0-color15.
1460 1517
1461In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an 1518The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1462additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79) 1519values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1463consist of a 4*4*4 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
146416>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
1465 1520
1521The 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
1526The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
1527steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
1528the RGB cube.
1529
1466Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only 1530Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1467the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only 1531colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1468be changed via command sequences ("escape codes"). 1532rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
1533
1534Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
1535number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1469 1536
1470Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by 1537Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1471always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to 1538always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1472I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise 1539I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1473been specified. For example, 1540been specified. For example,
1474 1541
1475=over 4
1476
1477=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv> 1542 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1478 1543
1479would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black 1544would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1480on White. 1545White.
1481
1482=back
1483 1546
1484=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT 1547=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1485 1548
1486If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get 1549If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1487their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management: 1550their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1488 1551
1489You can prefix any color with an opaquenes percentage enclosed in 1552You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
1490brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage 1553brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
1491(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the color, where C<0> is completely 1554(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
1492transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a 1555transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
1493half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This 1556half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
1494is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with 1557is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
1495all ways to specify a colour. 1558all ways to specify a colour.
1496 1559
1579=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> 1642=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>
1580 1643
1581The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and 1644The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1582@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1). 1645@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1583 1646
1584Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>. 1647Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1585 1648
1586=item B<HOME> 1649=item B<HOME>
1587 1650
1588Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for 1651Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1589daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as 1652daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1590C<.Xdefaults>) 1653C<.Xdefaults>)
1591 1654
1592=item B<XAPPLRESDIR> 1655=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1593 1656
1594Directory where various X resource files are being located. 1657Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1595 1658
1596=item B<XENVIRONMENT> 1659=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1597 1660
1598If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by 1661If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1599@@RXVT_NAME@@. 1662@@RXVT_NAME@@.
1604 1667
1605=over 4 1668=over 4
1606 1669
1607=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt> 1670=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1608 1671
1609Color names. 1672Colour names.
1610 1673
1611=back 1674=back
1612 1675
1613=head1 SEE ALSO 1676=head1 SEE ALSO
1614 1677
1665 1728
1666Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) 1729Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1667 1730
1668=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >> 1731=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>
1669 1732
1670Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing. 1733pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1671 1734
1672=back 1735=back
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