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98is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the 98is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
99display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used. 99display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
100 100
101=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth> 101=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
102 102
103Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth; 103Compile I<frills>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
104resource B<depth>. 104resource B<depth>.
105 105
106[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with 106[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
107respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts 107respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
108of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about 108of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
109this, so watch out] 109this, so watch out]
110 110
111=item B<-visual> I<visualID>
112
113Compile I<frills>: Use the given visual (see e.g. C<xdpyinfo> for possible
114visual ids).
115
111=item B<-geometry> I<geom> 116=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
112 117
113Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>. 118Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
114 119
115=item B<-rv>|B<+rv> 120=item B<-rv>|B<+rv>
121Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>. 126Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
122 127
123=item B<-ss>|B<+ss> 128=item B<-ss>|B<+ss>
124 129
125Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>. 130Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
126
127=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
128
129Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background; resource B<transparent>.
130
131B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
132future versions.
133 131
134=item B<-fade> I<number> 132=item B<-fade> I<number>
135 133
136Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values 134Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
137fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade 135fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
140=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour> 138=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
141 139
142Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour 140Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
143is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>. 141is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
144 142
145=item B<-tint> I<colour>
146
147Tint the transparent background with the given colour;
148resource I<tintColor>.
149
150=item B<-sh> I<number>
151
152Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
153A value of 100 means no shading; resource I<shading>.
154
155=item B<-blt> I<string>
156
157Specify background blending type. If background pixmap is specified
158at the same time as transparency - such pixmap will be blended over
159the transparent background, using the method specified. Supported values are:
160B<add>, B<alphablend>, B<allanon> - colour values averaging, B<colorize>,
161B<darken>, B<diff>, B<dissipate>, B<hue>, B<lighten>, B<overlay>,
162B<saturate>, B<screen>, B<sub>, B<tint>, B<value>. The default is
163alpha-blending. Compile I<afterimage>; resource I<blendType>.
164
165=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
166
167Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
168background. If a single number is specified - both vertical and
169horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
170radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
171on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128;
172resource I<blurRadius>.
173
174=item B<-icon> I<file> 143=item B<-icon> I<file>
175 144
176Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This 145Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
177is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the 146is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
178application window; resource I<iconFile>. 147application window; resource I<iconFile>.
179 148
180=item B<-bg> I<colour> 149=item B<-bg> I<colour>
181 150
182Window background colour; resource B<background>. 151Window background colour; resource B<background>.
183 152
184=item B<-fg> I<colour> 153=item B<-fg> I<colour>
185 154
186Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 155Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
187
188=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
189
190Compile I<afterimage> or I<pixbuf>: Specify image file for the background and also
191optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
192add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
193command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
194 156
195=item B<-cr> I<colour> 157=item B<-cr> I<colour>
196 158
197The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 159The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
198 160
687 649
688B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even 650B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
689if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the 651if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
690monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>. 652monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
691 653
692=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
693
694Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
695
696B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
697future versions.
698
699=item B<fading:> I<number> 654=item B<fading:> I<number>
700 655
701Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>. 656Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
702 657
703=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour> 658=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
704 659
705Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default 660Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
706colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>. 661colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
707 662
708=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
709
710Tint the transparent background with the given colour. If the RENDER
711extension is not available only black, red, green, yellow, blue,
712magenta, cyan and white tints can be performed server-side. Note that
713a black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
714the image unchanged; option B<-tint>.
715
716=item B<shading:> I<number>
717
718Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
719A value of 100 means no shading; option B<-sh>.
720
721=item B<blendType:> I<string>
722
723Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
724
725=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
726
727Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
728background; option B<-blr>.
729
730=item B<iconFile:> I<file> 663=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
731 664
732Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>. 665Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
733 666
734=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 667=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
742 675
743=item B<borderColor:> I<colour> 676=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
744 677
745The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar 678The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
746and the text. 679and the text.
747
748=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
749
750Use the specified image file for the background and also
751optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
752(default C<100x100+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
753horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
754centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling.
755The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
756Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
757Supported operations are:
758
759 tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0
760 propscale will scale image keeping proportions
761 auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100
762 hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size
763 vscale will scale image vertically to the window size
764 scale will scale image to match window size
765 root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
766 whenever terminal window moves
767
768If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
769blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending. If I<afterimage>
770support has been compiled in it is possible to choose other blending
771types with B<-blt "type"> option.
772
773=item B<path:> I<path>
774
775Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
776 680
777=item B<font:> I<fontlist> 681=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
778 682
779Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names 683Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
780that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The 684that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
935B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 839B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
936B<+si>. 840B<+si>.
937 841
938=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 842=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
939 843
940B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and 844B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
941B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 845try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
942with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>. 846B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
847new lines; option B<+sw>.
943 848
944=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 849=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
945 850
946B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 851B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
947are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 852are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
1161performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured. 1066performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1162 1067
1163I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal 1068I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal
1164number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details. 1069number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1165 1070
1071You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by
1072loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and providing a I<string>
1073with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'
1074should be a character not used by the strings.
1075
1076Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1077
1078 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|>
1079
1080The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1081
1082 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<a>
1083 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<b>
1084 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<c>
1085
1166If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING> 1086If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1167is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For 1087is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For
1168example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK> 1088example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1169when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": 1089when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1170 1090
1242the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. 1162the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1243 1163
1244=item B<perl-lib>: I<path> 1164=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1245 1165
1246Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension 1166Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1247scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource, 1167scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look
1248@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in 1168in these directories, then in C<$URXVT_PERL_LIB>, F<$HOME/.urxvt/ext> and
1249F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. 1169lastly in F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1250 1170
1251See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. 1171See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1252 1172
1253=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex> 1173=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1254 1174
1263=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> 1183=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>
1264 1184
1265Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search 1185Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search
1266(default: C<M-s>). 1186(default: C<M-s>).
1267 1187
1268=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string> 1188=item B<url-launcher>: I<string>
1269 1189
1270Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the 1190Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1271C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions. 1191C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1272 1192
1273=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid> 1193=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1284Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled). 1204Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1285 1205
1286=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean> 1206=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1287 1207
1288Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled). 1208Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1209
1210=back
1211
1212=head1 BACKGROUND IMAGE OPTIONS AND RESOURCES
1213
1214=over 4
1215
1216=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;oplist]>
1217
1218=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;oplist]>
1219
1220Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image file as the window's
1221background and also optionally specify a colon separated list of
1222operations to modify it. Note that you may need to quote the C<;>
1223character when using the command line option, as C<;> is usually a
1224metacharacter in shells. Supported operations are:
1225
1226=over 4
1227
1228=item B<WxH+X+Y>
1229
1230sets scale and position. B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical
1231scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent). A
1232scale of 0 disables scaling.
1233
1234=item B<op=tile>
1235
1236enables tiling
1237
1238=item B<op=keep-aspect>
1239
1240maintain the image aspect ratio when scaling
1241
1242=item B<op=root-align>
1243
1244use the position of the terminal window relative to the root window as
1245the image offset, simulating a root window background
1246
1247=back
1248
1249The default scale and position setting is C<100x100+50+50>.
1250Alternatively, a predefined set of templates can be used to achieve
1251the most common setups:
1252
1253=over 4
1254
1255=item B<style=tiled>
1256
1257the image is tiled with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+0+0:op=tile
1258
1259=item B<style=aspect-stretched>
1260
1261the image is scaled to fill the whole window maintaining the aspect
1262ratio and centered. Equivalent to 100x100+50+50:op=keep-aspect
1263
1264=item B<style=stretched>
1265
1266the image is scaled to fill the whole window. Equivalent to 100x100
1267
1268=item B<style=centered>
1269
1270the image is centered with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+50+50
1271
1272=item B<style=root-tiled>
1273
1274the image is tiled with no scaling and using 'root' positioning.
1275Equivalent to 0x0:op=tile:op=root-align
1276
1277=back
1278
1279If multiple templates are specified the last one wins. Note that a
1280template overrides all the scale, position and operations settings.
1281
1282If used in conjunction with pseudo-transparency, the specified pixmap
1283will be blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending.
1284
1285=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
1286
1287=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
1288
1289Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
1290
1291B<-ip> (B<inheritPixmap>) is still accepted as an obsolete alias but
1292will be removed in future versions.
1293
1294=item B<-tint> I<colour>
1295
1296=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
1297
1298Tint the transparent background with the given colour. Note that a
1299black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
1300the image unchanged.
1301
1302=item B<-sh> I<number>
1303
1304=item B<shading:> I<number>
1305
1306Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
1307A value of 100 means no shading.
1308
1309=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
1310
1311=item B<blurRadius:> I<HxV>
1312
1313Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
1314background. If a single number is specified, the vertical and
1315horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
1316radii to 1 and the other to a large number creates interesting effects
1317on some backgrounds. The maximum radius value is 128. An horizontal or
1318vertical radius of 0 disables blurring.
1319
1320=item B<path:> I<path>
1321
1322Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
1289 1323
1290=back 1324=back
1291 1325
1292=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 1326=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1293 1327
1502White. 1536White.
1503 1537
1504=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT 1538=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1505 1539
1506If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get 1540If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1507their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management: 1541their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1508 1542
1509You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in 1543You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
1510brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage 1544brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
1511(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely 1545(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
1512transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a 1546transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
1594 1628
1595=item B<SHELL> 1629=item B<SHELL>
1596 1630
1597The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>. 1631The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1598 1632
1599=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> 1633=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> [I<sic>]
1600 1634
1601The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and 1635The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1602@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1). 1636@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1603 1637
1604Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename> >> >>>. 1638Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1639
1640=item B<URXVT_PERL_LIB>
1641
1642Additional F<:>-separated library search path for perl extensions. Will be
1643searched after B<-perl-lib> but before F<~/.urxvt/ext> and the system library
1644directory.
1645
1646=item B<URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY>
1647
1648See L<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl>(3).
1605 1649
1606=item B<HOME> 1650=item B<HOME>
1607 1651
1608Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for 1652Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1609daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as 1653daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1630 1674
1631=back 1675=back
1632 1676
1633=head1 SEE ALSO 1677=head1 SEE ALSO
1634 1678
1679@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@-extensions(1),
1635@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5) 1680@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1636 1681
1637=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR 1682=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1638 1683
1639=over 4 1684=over 4
1640 1685
1641=item Project Coordinator 1686=item Project Coordinator
1642 1687
1643Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> 1688Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>.
1644 1689
1645L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html> 1690L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1646 1691
1647=back 1692=back
1648 1693
1652 1697
1653=item John Bovey 1698=item John Bovey
1654 1699
1655University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt. 1700University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1656 1701
1657=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >> 1702=item Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>
1658 1703
1659very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt 1704very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1660 1705
1661=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >> 1706=item Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>
1662 1707
1663wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code) 1708wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1664 1709
1665=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >> 1710=item mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>
1666 1711
1667Wrote the menu system. 1712Wrote the menu system.
1668 1713
1669Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21) 1714Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1670 1715
1671=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >> 1716=item Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>
1672 1717
1673Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5) 1718Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1674 1719
1675=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >> 1720=item Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>
1676 1721
1677Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. 1722Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1678 1723
1679Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) 1724Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1680 1725
1681=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> 1726=item Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>
1682 1727
1683Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl 1728Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1684extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions. 1729extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1685 1730
1686Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) 1731Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1687 1732
1688=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >> 1733=item Emanuele Giaquinta <emanuele.giaquinta@gmail.com>
1689 1734
1690pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes. 1735pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1691 1736
1692=back 1737=back
1693 1738

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