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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
114possible visual ids) instead of the default, and also allocate a private
115colormap. All visual types except for DirectColor are supported.
116
111=item B<-geometry> I<geom> 117=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
112 118
113Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>. 119Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
114 120
115=item B<-rv>|B<+rv> 121=item B<-rv>|B<+rv>
121Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>. 127Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
122 128
123=item B<-ss>|B<+ss> 129=item B<-ss>|B<+ss>
124 130
125Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>. 131Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
126
127=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
128
129Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background; resource B<transparent>.
130
131B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
132future versions.
133
134I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
135sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
136 132
137=item B<-fade> I<number> 133=item B<-fade> I<number>
138 134
139Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values 135Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
140fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade 136fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
143=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour> 139=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
144 140
145Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour 141Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
146is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>. 142is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
147 143
148=item B<-tint> I<colour>
149
150Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
151transparency is enabled with B<-tr>. This only works for
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
162=item B<-sh> I<number>
163
164Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (100 .. 200) the transparent
165background image in addition to (or instead of) tinting it;
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
178=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
179
180Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
181background image. If single number is specified - both vertical and
182horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
183radii to 1 and another to a large number creates interesting effects
184on some backgrounds. Maximum radius value is 128. Compile I<afterimage>;
185resource I<blurRadius>.
186
187=item B<-icon> I<file> 144=item B<-icon> I<file>
188 145
189Compile I<afterimage>: Use the specified image as application icon. This 146Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
190is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the 147is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
191appliation window; resource I<iconFile>. 148application window; resource I<iconFile>.
192 149
193=item B<-bg> I<colour> 150=item B<-bg> I<colour>
194 151
195Window background colour; resource B<background>. 152Window background colour; resource B<background>.
196 153
197=item B<-fg> I<colour> 154=item B<-fg> I<colour>
198 155
199Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>. 156Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
200
201=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
202
203Compile I<afterimage>: Specify image file for the background and also
204optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string. Note you may need to
205add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
206command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
207 157
208=item B<-cr> I<colour> 158=item B<-cr> I<colour>
209 159
210The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>. 160The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
211 161
270 220
271=item B<-ls>|B<+ls> 221=item B<-ls>|B<+ls>
272 222
273Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>. 223Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>.
274 224
225=item B<-mc> I<milliseconds>
226
227Specify the maximum time between multi-click selections.
228
275=item B<-ut>|B<+ut> 229=item B<-ut>|B<+ut>
276 230
277Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource 231Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource
278B<utmpInhibit>. 232B<utmpInhibit>.
279 233
321 275
322=item B<-bc>|B<+bc> 276=item B<-bc>|B<+bc>
323 277
324Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>. 278Blink the cursor; resource B<cursorBlink>.
325 279
280=item B<-uc>|B<+uc>
281
282Make the cursor underlined; resource B<cursorUnderline>.
283
326=item B<-iconic> 284=item B<-iconic>
327 285
328Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option. 286Start iconified, if the window manager supports that option.
329Alternative form is B<-ic>. 287Alternative form is B<-ic>.
330 288
354=item B<-override-redirect> 312=item B<-override-redirect>
355 313
356Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource 314Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
357B<override-redirect>. 315B<override-redirect>.
358 316
317=item B<-dockapp>
318
319Sets the initial state of the window to WithdrawnState, which makes
320window managers that support this extension treat it as a dockapp.
321
359=item B<-sbg> 322=item B<-sbg>
360 323
361Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line 324Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
362drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use 325drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
363this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs; 326this if you have a good font and want to use its block graphic glyphs;
366=item B<-lsp> I<number> 329=item B<-lsp> I<number>
367 330
368Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of 331Compile I<frills>: Lines (pixel height) to insert between each row of
369the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource 332the display. Useful to work around font rendering problems; resource
370B<lineSpace>. 333B<lineSpace>.
334
335=item B<-letsp> I<number>
336
337Compile I<frills>: Amount to adjust the computed character width by
338to control overall letter spacing. Negative values will tighten up the
339letter spacing, positive values will space letters out more. Useful to
340work around odd font metrics; resource B<letterSpace>.
371 341
372=item B<-tn> I<termname> 342=item B<-tn> I<termname>
373 343
374This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the 344This option specifies the name of the terminal type to be set in the
375B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the 345B<TERM> environment variable. This terminal type must exist in the
410=item B<-pt> I<style> 380=item B<-pt> I<style>
411 381
412Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>, 382Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>,
413B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>. 383B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>.
414 384
385If the perl extension C<xim-onthespot> is used (which is the default),
386then additionally the C<OnTheSpot> preedit type is available.
387
415=item B<-im> I<text> 388=item B<-im> I<text>
416 389
417Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>. 390Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.
418 391
419=item B<-imlocale> I<string> 392=item B<-imlocale> I<string>
560You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many 533You can set and change the resources using X11 tools like B<xrdb>. Many
561distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X 534distribution do also load settings from the B<~/.Xresources> file when X
562starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order, 535starts. @@RXVT_NAME@@ will consult the following files/resources in order,
563with later settings overwriting earlier ones: 536with later settings overwriting earlier ones:
564 537
565 1. system-wide app-defaults file, either locale-dependent OR global
566 2. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR 538 1. app-defaults file in $XAPPLRESDIR
539 2. $HOME/.Xdefaults
567 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window OR $HOME/.Xdefaults 540 3. RESOURCE_MANAGER property on root-window of screen 0
568 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES for the current screen 541 4. SCREEN_RESOURCES property on root-window of the current screen
569 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename> 542 5. $XENVIRONMENT file OR $HOME/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
570 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline 543 6. resources specified via -xrm on the commandline
571 544
572Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class 545Note that when reading X resources, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> recognizes two class
573names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources 546names: B<Rxvt> and B<URxvt>. The class name B<Rxvt> allows resources
614Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7 587Use the specified colour for the colour value I<n>, where 0-7
615corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to 588corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to
616high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background) 589high-intensity (bold = bright foreground, blink = bright background)
617colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 590colours. The canonical names are as follows: 0=black, 1=red, 2=green,
6183=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour 5913=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white, but the actual colour
619names used are listed in the B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 592names used are listed in the B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
620 593
621Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be 594Colours higher than 15 cannot be set using resources (yet), but can be
622changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)). 595changed using an escape command (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)).
623 596
624Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with 597Colours 16-79 form a standard 4x4x4 colour cube (the same as xterm with
635=item B<colorUL:> I<colour> 608=item B<colorUL:> I<colour>
636 609
637Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the 610Use the specified colour to display underlined characters when the
638foreground colour is the default. 611foreground colour is the default.
639 612
640=item B<colorRV:> I<colour>
641
642Use the specified colour as the background for reverse video characters
643when OPTION_HC is disabled (--disable-frills).
644
645=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour> 613=item B<underlineColor:> I<colour>
646 614
647If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline 615If set, use the specified colour as the colour for the underline
648itself. If unset, use the foreground colour. 616itself. If unset, use the foreground colour.
617
618=item B<highlightColor:> I<colour>
619
620If set, use the specified colour as the background for highlighted
621characters. If unset, use reverse video.
622
623=item B<highlightTextColor:> I<colour>
624
625If set and highlightColor is set, use the specified colour as the
626foreground for highlighted characters.
649 627
650=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour> 628=item B<cursorColor:> I<colour>
651 629
652Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the 630Use the specified colour for the cursor. The default is to use the
653foreground colour; option B<-cr>. 631foreground colour; option B<-cr>.
660 638
661=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean> 639=item B<reverseVideo:> I<boolean>
662 640
663B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours; 641B<True>: simulate reverse video by foreground and background colours;
664option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option 642option B<-rv>. B<False>: regular screen colours [default]; option
665B<+rv>. See note in B<COLORS AND GRAPHICS> section. 643B<+rv>. See note in B<COLOURS AND GRAPHICS> section.
666 644
667=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean> 645=item B<jumpScroll:> I<boolean>
668 646
669B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots 647B<True>: specify that jump scrolling should be used. When receiving lots
670of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines 648of lines, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will only scroll once a whole screen height of lines
684 662
685B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even 663B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
686if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the 664if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
687monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>. 665monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
688 666
689=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
690
691Turn on/off illusion of a transparent window background.
692
693B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
694future versions.
695
696I<Please address all transparency related issues to Sasha Vasko at
697sasha@aftercode.net. Read the FAQ (man 7 @@RXVT_NAME@@)!>
698
699=item B<fading:> I<number> 667=item B<fading:> I<number>
700 668
701Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>. 669Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
702 670
703=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour> 671=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
704 672
705Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default 673Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
706colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>. 674colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
707 675
708=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
709
710Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour; option
711B<-tint>.
712
713=item B<shading:> I<number>
714
715Darken (0 .. 100) or lighten (-1 .. -100) the transparent background image
716in addition to tinting it; option B<-sh>.
717
718=item B<blendType:> I<string>
719
720Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
721
722=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
723
724Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
725background image; option B<-blr>.
726
727=item B<iconFile:> I<file> 676=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
728 677
729Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>. 678Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
730 679
731=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour> 680=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
739 688
740=item B<borderColor:> I<colour> 689=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
741 690
742The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar 691The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
743and the text. 692and the text.
744
745=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;geom[:op1][:op2][...]]>
746
747Use the specified image file for the background and also
748optionally specify its scaling with a geometry string B<WxH+X+Y>,
749(default C<0x0+50+50>) in which B<"W" / "H"> specify the
750horizontal/vertical scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image
751centre (percent). A scale of 0 displays the image with tiling. A scale
752of 1 displays the image without any scaling. A scale of 2 to 9 specifies
753an integer number of images in that direction. No image will be magnified
754beyond 10 times its original size. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
755Additional operations can be specified after colon B<:op1:op2...>.
756Supported operations are:
757
758 tile force background image to be tiled and not scaled. Equivalent to 0x0
759 propscale will scale image keeping proportions
760 auto will scale image to match window size. Equivalent to 100x100
761 hscale will scale image horizontally to the window size
762 vscale will scale image vertically to the window size
763 scale will scale image to match window size
764 root will tile image as if it was a root window background, auto-adjusting
765 whenever terminal window moves
766
767If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
768blended over transparency image using either alpha-blending, or any
769other blending type, specified with B<-blt "type"> option.
770
771=item B<path:> I<path>
772
773Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
774 693
775=item B<font:> I<fontlist> 694=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
776 695
777Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names 696Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
778that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The 697that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
801it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels 720it is named first) and thus defines the character cell grid to be 9 pixels
802wide and 15 pixels high. 721wide and 15 pixels high.
803 722
804The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in 723The second font is just used to add additional unicode characters not in
805the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but 724the base font, likewise the third, which is unfortunately non-bold, but
806the bold version of the font does contain less characters, so this is a 725the bold version of the font does contain fewer characters, so this is a
807useful supplement. 726useful supplement.
808 727
809The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters 728The third font is an Xft font with aliasing turned off, and the characters
810are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font 729are limited to the B<JIS 0208> codeset (i.e. japanese kanji). The font
811contains other characters, but we are not interested in them. 730contains other characters, but we are not interested in them.
875 794
876B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of 795B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of
877the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell 796the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell
878[default]; option B<+ls>. 797[default]; option B<+ls>.
879 798
799=item B<multiClickTime:> I<number>
800
801Specify the maximum time in milliseconds between multi-click select
802events. The default is 500 milliseconds; option B<-mc>.
803
880=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean> 804=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>
881 805
882B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>; 806B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>;
883option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp> 807option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp>
884[default]; option B<+ut>. 808[default]; option B<+ut>.
901=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode> 825=item B<scrollstyle:> I<mode>
902 826
903Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is 827Set scrollbar style to B<rxvt>, B<plain>, B<next> or B<xterm>. B<plain> is
904the author's favourite. 828the author's favourite.
905 829
830=item B<thickness:> I<number>
831
832Set the scrollbar width in pixels.
833
906=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean> 834=item B<scrollBar:> I<boolean>
907 835
908B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>: 836B<True>: enable the scrollbar [default]; option B<-sb>. B<False>:
909disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>. 837disable the scrollbar; option B<+sb>.
910 838
929B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option 857B<False>: do not scroll to bottom when tty receives output; option
930B<+si>. 858B<+si>.
931 859
932=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean> 860=item B<scrollWithBuffer:> I<boolean>
933 861
934B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (and 862B<True>: scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines (i.e.
935B<scrollTtyOutput> is False); option B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll 863try to show the same lines) and B<scrollTtyOutput> is False; option
936with scrollback buffer when tty receives new lines; option B<+sw>. 864B<-sw>. B<False>: do not scroll with scrollback buffer when tty receives
865new lines; option B<+sw>.
937 866
938=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean> 867=item B<scrollTtyKeypress:> I<boolean>
939 868
940B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys 869B<True>: scroll to bottom when a non-special key is pressed. Special keys
941are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and 870are those which are intercepted by rxvt-unicode for special handling and
942are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to 871are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to
943bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>. 872bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>.
944 873
945=item B<saveLines:> I<number> 874=item B<saveLines:> I<number>
946 875
947Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This 876Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 1000]; option B<-sl>.
948resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>.
949 877
950=item B<internalBorder:> I<number> 878=item B<internalBorder:> I<number>
951 879
952Internal border of I<number> pixels. This resource is limited to 100; 880Internal border of I<number> pixels. This resource is limited to 100;
953option B<-b>. 881option B<-b>.
997=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean> 925=item B<cursorBlink:> I<boolean>
998 926
999B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default]; 927B<True>: blink the cursor. B<False>: do not blink the cursor [default];
1000option B<-bc>. 928option B<-bc>.
1001 929
930=item B<cursorUnderline:> I<boolean>
931
932B<True>: Make the cursor underlined. B<False>: Make the cursor a box [default];
933option B<-uc>.
934
1002=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean> 935=item B<pointerBlank:> I<boolean>
1003 936
1004B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number 937B<True>: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number
1005of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible 938of seconds of inactivity. B<False>: the pointer is always visible
1006[default]. 939[default].
1011 944
1012=item B<pointerColor2:> I<colour> 945=item B<pointerColor2:> I<colour>
1013 946
1014Mouse pointer background colour. 947Mouse pointer background colour.
1015 948
949=item B<pointerShape:> I<string>
950
951Compile I<frills>: Specifies the name of the mouse pointer shape
952[default B<xterm>]. See the macros in the B<X11/cursorfont.h> include
953file for possible values (omit the C<XC_> prefix).
954
1016=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number> 955=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
1017 956
1018Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a 957Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
1019large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout. 958large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
1020 959
1021=item B<backspacekey:> I<string> 960=item B<backspacekey:> I<string>
1022 961
1023The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC> 962The string to send when the backspace key is pressed. If set to B<DEC>
1024or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, if shifted, B<Backspace> 963or unset it will send B<Delete> (code 127) or, with control, B<Backspace>
1025(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode 964(code 8) - which can be reversed with the appropriate DEC private mode
1026escape sequence. 965escape sequence.
1027 966
1028=item B<deletekey:> I<string> 967=item B<deletekey:> I<string>
1029 968
1046 985
1047B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|} >> 986B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{|} >>
1048 987
1049=item B<preeditType:> I<style> 988=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
1050 989
1051B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>. 990B<OnTheSpot>, B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
1052 991
1053=item B<inputMethod:> I<name> 992=item B<inputMethod:> I<name>
1054 993
1055I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>. 994I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.
1056 995
1125Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via 1064Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
1126B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for 1065B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
1127@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working 1066@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
1128directory will be used; option B<-cd>. 1067directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1129 1068
1130=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string> 1069=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<action>
1131 1070
1132Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The 1071Compile I<frills>: Associate I<action> with keysym I<sym>. The intervening
1133intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted. 1072resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
1134 1073
1135The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be 1074Using this resource, you can map key combinations such as
1136any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>, 1075C<Ctrl-Shift-BackSpace> to various actions, such as outputting a different
1137B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>, B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>, 1076string than would normally result from that combination, making the
1138and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>, B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>, 1077terminal scroll up or down the way you want it, or any other thing an
1139B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>. 1078extension might provide.
1079
1080The key combination that triggers the action, I<sym>, has the following format:
1081
1082 (modifiers-)key
1083
1084Where I<modifiers> can be any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>,
1085B<Control>, B<NumLock>, B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>,
1086B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>, and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>,
1087B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>, B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.
1140 1088
1141The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to 1089The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
1142whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr 1090whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
1143keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the 1091keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1144current application keymap mode state. 1092current application keymap mode state.
1145 1093
1146The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or 1094Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a key mapping will
1147searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and 1095match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and no other
1096key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That means that
1097defining a mapping for C<a> will automatically provide definitions for
1098C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined mappings
1099themselves. See the C<builtin:> action, below, for a way to work around
1100this when this is a problem.
1101
1102The spelling of I<key> depends on your implementation of X. An easy way to
1103find a key name is to use the B<xev>(1) command. You can find a list by
1104looking for the C<XK_> macros in the B<X11/keysymdef.h> include file (omit
1148omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex 1105the C<XK_> prefix). Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex keysym
1149keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not 1106value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>).
1150performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1151 1107
1152I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal 1108As with any resource value, the I<action> string may contain backslash
1109escape sequences (C<\n>: newline, C<\\>: backslash, C<\000>: octal
1153number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for futher details. 1110number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1154 1111
1155You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by providing a I<string> 1112An action starts with an action prefix that selects a certain type
1156with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/' 1113of action, followed by a colon. An action string without colons is
1114interpreted as a literal string to pass to the tty (as if it was
1115prefixed with C<string:>).
1116
1117The following action prefixes are known - extensions can provide
1118additional prefixes:
1119
1120=over 4
1121
1122=item string:STRING
1123
1124If the I<action> starts with C<string:> (or otherwise contains no colons),
1125then the remaining C<STRING> will be passed to the program running in the
1126terminal. For example, you could replace whatever Shift-Tab outputs by the
1127string C<echo rm -rf /> followed by a newline:
1128
1129 URxvt.keysym.Shift-Tab: string:echo rm -rf /\n
1130
1131This could in theory be used to completely redefine your keymap.
1132
1133In addition, for actions of this type, you can define a range of
1134keysyms in one shot by loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and
1135providing an I<action> with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where
1157should be a character not used by the strings. 1136the delimiter `/' should be a character not used by the strings.
1158 1137
1159Its usage can be demonstrated by an example: 1138Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1160 1139
1161 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<M-C-|abc|> 1140 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list|\033<|abc|>
1162 1141
1163The above line is equivalent to the following three lines: 1142The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1164 1143
1165 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<M-C-a> 1144 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: string:\033<a>
1166 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<M-C-b> 1145 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: string:\033<b>
1167 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<M-C-c> 1146 URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: string:\033<c>
1168 1147
1148=item command:STRING
1149
1169If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING> 1150If I<action> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1170is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For 1151is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence (basically
1152the opposite of C<string:> - instead of sending it to the program running
1153in the terminal, it will be treated as if it were program output). This is
1154most useful to feed command sequences into @@RXVT_NAME@@.
1155
1171example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK> 1156For example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1172when Control-Meta-c is being pressed": 1157when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1173 1158
1174 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007 1159 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1175 1160
1176If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING> 1161The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
1177is passed to the C<on_keyboard_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) 1162the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1178manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via 1163font-switching at runtime:
1179C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1180 1164
1181 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13 1165 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
1166 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1182 1167
1183Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping 1168Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1184will match if at I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and 1169info):
1185no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1186means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1187definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1188mappings themselves.
1189 1170
1190Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example 1171 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
1172 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
1173
1174=item builtin:
1175
1176The builtin action is the action that @@RXVT_NAME@@ would execute if no
1177key binding existed for the key combination. The obvious use is to undo
1178the effect of existing bindings. The not so obvious use is to reinstate
1179bindings when another binding overrides too many modifiers.
1180
1191if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s 1181For example if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable
1192C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the 1182@@RXVT_NAME@@'s C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke
1193user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement: 1183"holes" into the user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1194 1184
1195 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence> 1185 URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1196 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin: 1186 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1197 1187
1198The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination 1188The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1199of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for 1189of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1200C<Shift-Insert>. 1190C<Shift-Insert>.
1201 1191
1202The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to 1192=item builtin-string:
1203the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1204font-switching at runtime:
1205 1193
1206 URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007 1194This action is mainly useful to restore string mappings for keys that
1207 URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007 1195have predefined actions in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The exact semantics are a bit
1196difficult to explain - basically, this action will send the string to the
1197application that would be sent if @@RXVT_NAME@@ wouldn't have a built-in
1198action for it.
1208 1199
1209Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more 1200An example might make it clearer: @@RXVT_NAME@@ normally pastes the
1210info): 1201selection when you press C<Shift-Insert>. With the following bindings, it
1202would instead emit the (undocumented, but what applications running in the
1203terminal might expect) sequence C<ESC [ 2 $> instead:
1211 1204
1212 URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t 1205 URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin-string:
1213 URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t 1206 URxvt.keysym.C-S-Insert: builtin:
1207
1208The first line disables the paste functionality for that key
1209combination, and the second reinstates the default behaviour for
1210C<Control-Shift-Insert>, which would otherwise be overridden.
1211
1212Similarly, to let applications gain access to the C<C-M-c> (copy to
1213clipboard) and C<C-M-v> (paste clipboard) key combination, you can do
1214this:
1215
1216 URxvt.keysym.C-M-c: builtin-string:
1217 URxvt.keysym.C-M-v: builtin-string:
1218
1219=item EXTENSION:STRING
1220
1221An action of this form invokes the action B<STRING>, if any, provided
1222by the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) extension B<EXTENSION>. The extension will
1223be loaded automatically if necessary.
1224
1225Not all extensions define actions, but popular extensions that do
1226include the I<selection> and I<matcher> extensions (documented in their
1227own manpages, @@RXVT_NAME@@-selection(1) and @@RXVT_NAME@@-matcher(1),
1228respectively).
1229
1230From the silly examples department, this will rot13-"encrypt"
1231@@RXVT_NAME@@'s selection when Alt-Control-c is pressed on typical PC
1232keyboards:
1233
1234 URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: selection:rot13
1235
1236=item perl:STRING *DEPRECATED*
1237
1238This is a deprecated way of invoking commands provided by perl
1239extensions. It is still supported, but should not be used anymore.
1240
1241=back
1214 1242
1215=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string> 1243=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1216 1244
1217=item B<perl-ext>: I<string> 1245=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1218 1246
1220use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>. 1248use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1221 1249
1222Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using 1250Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
1223them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded 1251them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
1224by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For 1252by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
1225example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except 1253example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extensions except
1226C<selection>. 1254C<selection>.
1227 1255
1228Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets 1256The default set includes the C<selection>, C<option-popup>,
1229(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for 1257C<selection-popup>, C<readline> and C<searchable-scrollback>
1230searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension 1258extensions, and extensions which are mentioned in B<keysym> resources.
1231multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to 1259
1232the extension. 1260Any extension such that a corresponding resource is given on the
1261command line is automatically appended to B<perl-ext>.
1233 1262
1234Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if 1263Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1235necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. 1264necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. When the library
1265search path contains multiple extension files of the same name, then the
1266first one found will be used.
1236 1267
1237If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl 1268If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl interpreter
1238interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that 1269will not be initialized. The rationale for having two options is that
1239B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to 1270B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1240all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances. 1271all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1241 1272
1242=item B<perl-eval>: I<string> 1273=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1243 1274
1245the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. 1276the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1246 1277
1247=item B<perl-lib>: I<path> 1278=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1248 1279
1249Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension 1280Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1250scripts. When looking for extensions specified by the C<perl> resource, 1281scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look
1251@@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look in these directories and then in 1282in these directories, then in C<$URXVT_PERL_LIB>, F<$HOME/.urxvt/ext> and
1252F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>. 1283lastly in F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1253 1284
1254See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. 1285See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1255 1286
1256=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex> 1287=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1257 1288
1261=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform> 1292=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1262 1293
1263Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage 1294Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1264for details. 1295for details.
1265 1296
1266=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> 1297=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> *DEPRECATED*
1267 1298
1268Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search 1299This resource is deprecated and will be removed. Use a B<keysym> resource
1269(default: C<M-s>). 1300instead, e.g.:
1270 1301
1302 URxvt.keysym.M-s: searchable-scrollback:start
1303
1271=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string> 1304=item B<url-launcher>: I<string>
1272 1305
1273Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the 1306Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1274C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions. 1307C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1275 1308
1276=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid> 1309=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
1280=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean> 1313=item B<override-redirect>: I<boolean>
1281 1314
1282Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making 1315Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect for the terminal window, making
1283it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>. 1316it almost invisible to window managers; option B<-override-redirect>.
1284 1317
1318=item B<iso14755:> I<boolean>
1319
1320Turn on/off ISO 14755 (default enabled).
1321
1285=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean> 1322=item B<iso14755_52:> I<boolean>
1286 1323
1287Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled). 1324Turn on/off ISO 14755 5.2 mode (default enabled).
1325
1326=back
1327
1328=head1 BACKGROUND IMAGE OPTIONS AND RESOURCES
1329
1330=over 4
1331
1332=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;oplist]>
1333
1334=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;oplist]>
1335
1336Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image file as the window's
1337background and also optionally specify a colon separated list of
1338operations to modify it. Note that you may need to quote the C<;>
1339character when using the command line option, as C<;> is usually a
1340metacharacter in shells. Supported operations are:
1341
1342=over 4
1343
1344=item B<WxH+X+Y>
1345
1346sets scale and position. B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical
1347scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent). A
1348scale of 0 disables scaling.
1349
1350=item B<op=tile>
1351
1352enables tiling
1353
1354=item B<op=keep-aspect>
1355
1356maintain the image aspect ratio when scaling
1357
1358=item B<op=root-align>
1359
1360use the position of the terminal window relative to the root window as
1361the image offset, simulating a root window background
1362
1363=back
1364
1365The default scale and position setting is C<100x100+50+50>.
1366Alternatively, a predefined set of templates can be used to achieve
1367the most common setups:
1368
1369=over 4
1370
1371=item B<style=tiled>
1372
1373the image is tiled with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+0+0:op=tile
1374
1375=item B<style=aspect-stretched>
1376
1377the image is scaled to fill the whole window maintaining the aspect
1378ratio and centered. Equivalent to 100x100+50+50:op=keep-aspect
1379
1380=item B<style=stretched>
1381
1382the image is scaled to fill the whole window. Equivalent to 100x100
1383
1384=item B<style=centered>
1385
1386the image is centered with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+50+50
1387
1388=item B<style=root-tiled>
1389
1390the image is tiled with no scaling and using 'root' positioning.
1391Equivalent to 0x0:op=tile:op=root-align
1392
1393=back
1394
1395If multiple templates are specified the last one wins. Note that a
1396template overrides all the scale, position and operations settings.
1397
1398If used in conjunction with pseudo-transparency, the specified pixmap
1399will be blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending.
1400
1401=item B<-tr>|B<+tr>
1402
1403=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
1404
1405Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
1406
1407B<-ip> (B<inheritPixmap>) is still accepted as an obsolete alias but
1408will be removed in future versions.
1409
1410=item B<-tint> I<colour>
1411
1412=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
1413
1414Tint the transparent background with the given colour. Note that a
1415black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
1416the image unchanged.
1417
1418=item B<-sh> I<number>
1419
1420=item B<shading:> I<number>
1421
1422Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
1423A value of 100 means no shading.
1424
1425=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
1426
1427=item B<blurRadius:> I<HxV>
1428
1429Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
1430background. If a single number is specified, the vertical and
1431horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
1432radii to 1 and the other to a large number creates interesting effects
1433on some backgrounds. The maximum radius value is 128. An horizontal or
1434vertical radius of 0 disables blurring.
1435
1436=item B<path:> I<path>
1437
1438Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
1288 1439
1289=back 1440=back
1290 1441
1291=head1 THE SCROLLBAR 1442=head1 THE SCROLLBAR
1292 1443
1340window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the 1491window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1341B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard. 1492B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1342 1493
1343Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be 1494Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1344inserted too. 1495inserted too.
1496
1497rxvt-unicode also provides the bindings B<Ctrl-Meta-c> and
1498<Ctrl-Meta-v> to interact with the CLIPBOARD selection. The first
1499binding causes the value of the internal selection to be copied to the
1500CLIPBOARD selection, while the second binding causes the value of the
1501CLIPBOARD selection to be inserted.
1345 1502
1346=back 1503=back
1347 1504
1348=head1 CHANGING FONTS 1505=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1349 1506
1431B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that 1588B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> tries to write an entry into the I<utmp>(5) file so that
1432it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To 1589it can be seen via the I<who(1)> command, and can accept messages. To
1433allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root 1590allow this feature, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> may need to be installed setuid root
1434on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others. 1591on some systems or setgid to root or to some other group on others.
1435 1592
1436=head1 COLORS AND GRAPHICS 1593=head1 COLOURS AND GRAPHICS
1437 1594
1438In addition to the default foreground and background colours, 1595In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1439B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus 1596B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1440high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the 1597high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1441colours with their names. 1598240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
1599cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
1600
1601B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> supports direct 24-bit fg/bg RGB colour escapes
1602C< ESC [ 38 ; 2 ; R ; G ; Bm > / C< ESC [ 48 ; 2; R ; G ; Bm >. However the
1603number of 24-bit colours that can be used is limited: an internal 7x7x5 (256
1604colour mode) or 6x6x4 (88 colour mode) colour cube is used to index into the
160524-bit colour space. When indexing collisions happen, the nearest old colour in
1606the cube will be adapted to the new 24-bit RGB colour. That means one cannot
1607use many similar 24-bit colours. It's typically not a problem in common
1608scenarios.
1609
1610Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1442 1611
1443=begin table 1612=begin table
1444 1613
1445 B<color0> (black) = Black 1614 B<color0> (black) = Black
1446 B<color1> (red) = Red3 1615 B<color1> (red) = Red3
1466It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>, 1635It is also possible to specify the colour values of B<foreground>,
1467B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as 1636B<background>, B<cursorColor>, B<cursorColor2>, B<colorBD>, B<colorUL> as
1468a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of 1637a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of
1469color0-color15. 1638color0-color15.
1470 1639
1471In addition to the colours defined above, @@RXVT_NAME@@ offers an 1640The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1472additional 72 colours. The first 64 of those (with indices 16 to 79) 1641values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1473consist of a 4*4*4 RGB colour cube (i.e. I<index = r * 16 + g * 4 + b +
147416>), followed by 8 additional shades of gray (with indices 80 to 87).
1475 1642
1643The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
1644
1645 index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
1646 index_256 = (r * 6 + g) * 6 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..5
1647
1648The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
1649steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
1650the RGB cube.
1651
1476Together, all those colours implement the 88 colour xterm colours. Only 1652Together, all those colours implement the 88 (256) colour xterm
1477the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the rest can only 1653colours. Only the first 16 can be changed using resources currently, the
1478be changed via command sequences ("escape codes"). 1654rest can only be changed via command sequences ("escape codes").
1655
1656Applications are advised to use terminfo or command sequences to discover
1657number and RGB values of all colours (yes, you can query this...).
1479 1658
1480Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by 1659Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by
1481always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to 1660always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to
1482I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise 1661I<xterm>(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise
1483been specified. For example, 1662been specified. For example,
1484 1663
1485=over 4
1486
1487=item B<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv> 1664 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv
1488 1665
1489would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black 1666would yield White on Black, while on I<xterm>(1) it would yield Black on
1490on White. 1667White.
1491
1492=back
1493 1668
1494=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT 1669=head2 ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT
1495 1670
1496If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get 1671If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
1497their act together, rxvt-unicode will do it's own alpha channel management: 1672their act together, rxvt-unicode will do its own alpha channel management:
1498 1673
1499You can prefix any color with an opaquenes percentage enclosed in 1674You can prefix any colour with an opaqueness percentage enclosed in
1500brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage 1675brackets, i.e. C<[percent]>, where C<percent> is a decimal percentage
1501(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the color, where C<0> is completely 1676(0-100) that specifies the opacity of the colour, where C<0> is completely
1502transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a 1677transparent and C<100> is completely opaque. For example, C<[50]red> is a
1503half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This 1678half-transparent red, while C<[95]#00ff00> is an almost opaque green. This
1504is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with 1679is the recommended format to specify transparency values, and works with
1505all ways to specify a colour. 1680all ways to specify a colour.
1506 1681
1584 1759
1585=item B<SHELL> 1760=item B<SHELL>
1586 1761
1587The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>. 1762The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1588 1763
1589=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> 1764=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> [I<sic>]
1590 1765
1591The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and 1766The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1592@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1). 1767@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1593 1768
1594Default F<<< $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-I<< <nodename >> >>>. 1769Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
1770
1771=item B<URXVT_PERL_LIB>
1772
1773Additional F<:>-separated library search path for perl extensions. Will be
1774searched after B<-perl-lib> but before F<~/.urxvt/ext> and the system library
1775directory.
1776
1777=item B<URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY>
1778
1779See L<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl>(3).
1595 1780
1596=item B<HOME> 1781=item B<HOME>
1597 1782
1598Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for 1783Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1599daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as 1784daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
1600C<.Xdefaults>) 1785C<.Xdefaults>)
1601 1786
1602=item B<XAPPLRESDIR> 1787=item B<XAPPLRESDIR>
1603 1788
1604Directory where various X resource files are being located. 1789Directory where application-specific X resource files are located.
1605 1790
1606=item B<XENVIRONMENT> 1791=item B<XENVIRONMENT>
1607 1792
1608If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by 1793If set and accessible, gives the name of a X resource file to be loaded by
1609@@RXVT_NAME@@. 1794@@RXVT_NAME@@.
1614 1799
1615=over 4 1800=over 4
1616 1801
1617=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt> 1802=item B</usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt>
1618 1803
1619Color names. 1804Colour names.
1620 1805
1621=back 1806=back
1622 1807
1623=head1 SEE ALSO 1808=head1 SEE ALSO
1624 1809
1810@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@-extensions(1),
1625@@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) 1811@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1626 1812
1627=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR 1813=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1628 1814
1629=over 4 1815=over 4
1630 1816
1631=item Project Coordinator 1817=item Project Coordinator
1632 1818
1633Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> 1819Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>.
1634 1820
1635L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html> 1821L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1636 1822
1637=back 1823=back
1638 1824
1642 1828
1643=item John Bovey 1829=item John Bovey
1644 1830
1645University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt. 1831University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1646 1832
1647=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >> 1833=item Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>
1648 1834
1649very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt 1835very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1650 1836
1651=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >> 1837=item Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>
1652 1838
1653wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code) 1839wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1654 1840
1655=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >> 1841=item mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>
1656 1842
1657Wrote the menu system. 1843Wrote the menu system.
1658 1844
1659Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21) 1845Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1660 1846
1661=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >> 1847=item Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>
1662 1848
1663Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5) 1849Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1664 1850
1665=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >> 1851=item Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>
1666 1852
1667Rewrote screen display and text selection routines. 1853Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1668 1854
1669Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode) 1855Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1670 1856
1671=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >> 1857=item Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>
1672 1858
1673Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl 1859Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1674extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions. 1860extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1675 1861
1676Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -) 1862Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1677 1863
1678=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >> 1864=item Emanuele Giaquinta <emanuele.giaquinta@gmail.com>
1679 1865
1680Pty/tty/utmp/wtmp rewrite, lots of random hacking and bugfixing. 1866pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1681 1867
1682=back 1868=back
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