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127.\} 127.\}
128.rm #[ #] #H #V #F C 128.rm #[ #] #H #V #F C
129.\" ======================================================================== 129.\" ========================================================================
130.\" 130.\"
131.IX Title "rxvt 7" 131.IX Title "rxvt 7"
132.TH rxvt 7 "2006-01-02" "6.2" "RXVT-UNICODE" 132.TH rxvt 7 "2006-01-09" "6.3" "RXVT-UNICODE"
133.SH "NAME" 133.SH "NAME"
134RXVT REFERENCE \- FAQ, command sequences and other background information 134RXVT REFERENCE \- FAQ, command sequences and other background information
135.SH "SYNOPSIS" 135.SH "SYNOPSIS"
136.IX Header "SYNOPSIS" 136.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
137.Vb 2 137.Vb 2
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267.Sp 267.Sp
268For other problems that also affect the Debian package, you can and 268For other problems that also affect the Debian package, you can and
269probably should use the Debian \s-1BTS\s0, too, because, after all, it's also a 269probably should use the Debian \s-1BTS\s0, too, because, after all, it's also a
270bug in the Debian version and it serves as a reminder for other users that 270bug in the Debian version and it serves as a reminder for other users that
271might encounter the same issue. 271might encounter the same issue.
272.IP "I am maintaining rxvt-unicode for distribution/OS \s-1XXX\s0, any recommendation?" 4
273.IX Item "I am maintaining rxvt-unicode for distribution/OS XXX, any recommendation?"
274You should build one binary with the default options. \fIconfigure\fR
275now enables most useful options, and the trend goes to making them
276runtime\-switchable, too, so there is usually no drawback to enbaling them,
277except higher disk and possibly memory usage. The perl interpreter should
278be enabled, as important functionality (menus, selection, likely more in
279the future) depends on it.
280.Sp
281You should not overwrite the \f(CW\*(C`perl\-ext\-common\*(C'\fR snd \f(CW\*(C`perl\-ext\*(C'\fR resources
282system-wide (except maybe with \f(CW\*(C`defaults\*(C'\fR). This will result in useful
283behaviour. If your distribution aims at low memory, add an empty
284\&\f(CW\*(C`perl\-ext\-common\*(C'\fR resource to the app-defaults file. This will keep the
285perl interpreter disabled until the user enables it.
286.Sp
287If you can/want build more binaries, I recommend building a minimal
288one with \f(CW\*(C`\-\-disable\-everything\*(C'\fR (very useful) and a maximal one with
289\&\f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-everything\*(C'\fR (less useful, it will be very big due to a lot of
290encodings built-in that increase download times and are rarely used).
291.IP "I need to make it setuid/setgid to support utmp/ptys on my \s-1OS\s0, is this safe?" 4
292.IX Item "I need to make it setuid/setgid to support utmp/ptys on my OS, is this safe?"
293Likely not. While I honestly try to make it secure, and am probably
294not bad at it, I think it is simply unreasonable to expect all of
295freetype + fontconfig + xft + xlib + ... + rxvt-unicode itself to all be
296secure. Also, rxvt-unicode disables some options when it detects that it
297runs setuid or setgid, which is not nice.
298.Sp
299Elevated privileges are only required for utmp and pty operations on some
300systems (for example, GNU/Linux doesn't need any extra privileges for
301ptys, but some need it for utmp support). If rxvt-unicode doesn't support
302the library/setuid helper that your \s-1OS\s0 needs I'll be happy to assist you
303in implementing support for it.
304.Sp
305So, while setuid/setgid operation is supported and not a problem on your
306typical single-user-no-other-logins unix desktop, always remember that
307its an awful lot of code, most of which isn't checked for security issues
308regularly.
272.IP "When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?" 4 309.IP "When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?" 4
273.IX Item "When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?" 310.IX Item "When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?"
274The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely available 311The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely available
275as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often arises). 312as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often arises).
276.Sp 313.Sp
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1755Ps = 711 Set bold fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles). 1792Ps = 711 Set bold fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles).
1756Ps = 712 Set italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles). 1793Ps = 712 Set italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles).
1757Ps = 713 Set bold-italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles). 1794Ps = 713 Set bold-italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles).
1758Ps = 720 Move viewing window up by Pt lines, or clear scrollback buffer if Pt = 0 (Compile frills). 1795Ps = 720 Move viewing window up by Pt lines, or clear scrollback buffer if Pt = 0 (Compile frills).
1759Ps = 721 Move viewing window down by Pt lines, or clear scrollback buffer if Pt = 0 (Compile frills). 1796Ps = 721 Move viewing window down by Pt lines, or clear scrollback buffer if Pt = 0 (Compile frills).
1797Ps = 777 Call the perl extension with the given string, which should be of the form extension:parameters (Compile perl).
1760.TE 1798.TE
1761 1799
1762.PP 1800.PP
1763 1801
1764.IX Xref "menuBar" 1802.IX Xref "menuBar"
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2399.IP "\-\-enable\-lastlog (default: on)" 4 2437.IP "\-\-enable\-lastlog (default: on)" 4
2400.IX Item "--enable-lastlog (default: on)" 2438.IX Item "--enable-lastlog (default: on)"
2401Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like 2439Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like
2402\&\fIlastlogin\fR) at start of rxvt execution. This option requires 2440\&\fIlastlogin\fR) at start of rxvt execution. This option requires
2403\&\-\-enable\-utmp to also be specified. 2441\&\-\-enable\-utmp to also be specified.
2404.IP "\-\-enable\-xpm\-background (default: off)" 4 2442.IP "\-\-enable\-xpm\-background (default: on)" 4
2405.IX Item "--enable-xpm-background (default: off)" 2443.IX Item "--enable-xpm-background (default: on)"
2406Add support for \s-1XPM\s0 background pixmaps. 2444Add support for \s-1XPM\s0 background pixmaps.
2407.IP "\-\-enable\-transparency (default: off)" 4 2445.IP "\-\-enable\-transparency (default: on)" 4
2408.IX Item "--enable-transparency (default: off)" 2446.IX Item "--enable-transparency (default: on)"
2409Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake 2447Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake
2410transparency to the term. 2448transparency to the term.
2411.IP "\-\-enable\-fading (default: on)" 4 2449.IP "\-\-enable\-fading (default: on)" 4
2412.IX Item "--enable-fading (default: on)" 2450.IX Item "--enable-fading (default: on)"
2413Add support for fading the text when focus is lost (requires \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-transparency\*(C'\fR). 2451Add support for fading the text when focus is lost (requires \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-transparency\*(C'\fR).
2414.IP "\-\-enable\-tinting (default: on)" 4 2452.IP "\-\-enable\-tinting (default: on)" 4
2415.IX Item "--enable-tinting (default: on)" 2453.IX Item "--enable-tinting (default: on)"
2416Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-transparency\*(C'\fR). 2454Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-transparency\*(C'\fR).
2417.IP "\-\-enable\-menubar (default: off)" 4 2455.IP "\-\-enable\-menubar (default: off) [\s-1DEPRECATED\s0]" 4
2418.IX Item "--enable-menubar (default: off)" 2456.IX Item "--enable-menubar (default: off) [DEPRECATED]"
2419Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with 2457Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with dynamic
2420dynamic locale switching currently). 2458locale switching currently). This option is \s-1DEPRECATED\s0 and will be removed
2459in the future.
2421.IP "\-\-enable\-rxvt\-scroll (default: on)" 4 2460.IP "\-\-enable\-rxvt\-scroll (default: on)" 4
2422.IX Item "--enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)" 2461.IX Item "--enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)"
2423Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar. 2462Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
2424.IP "\-\-enable\-next\-scroll (default: on)" 4 2463.IP "\-\-enable\-next\-scroll (default: on)" 4
2425.IX Item "--enable-next-scroll (default: on)" 2464.IX Item "--enable-next-scroll (default: on)"
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2476disable this. 2515disable this.
2477.Sp 2516.Sp
2478A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-frills\*(C'\fR (possibly 2517A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-frills\*(C'\fR (possibly
2479in combination with other switches) is: 2518in combination with other switches) is:
2480.Sp 2519.Sp
2481.Vb 13 2520.Vb 17
2482\& MWM-hints 2521\& MWM-hints
2483\& EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping) 2522\& EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
2484\& seperate underline colour 2523\& seperate underline colour (-underlineColor)
2485\& settable border widths and borderless switch 2524\& settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
2486\& settable extra linespacing 2525\& settable extra linespacing /-lsp)
2487\& iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback 2526\& iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
2488\& backindex and forwardindex escape sequence 2527\& backindex and forwardindex escape sequence
2489\& window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences 2528\& window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
2490\& tripleclickwords 2529\& tripleclickwords (-tcw)
2491\& settable insecure mode 2530\& settable insecure mode (-insecure)
2492\& keysym remapping support 2531\& keysym remapping support
2493\& cursor blinking and underline cursor 2532\& cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc)
2494\& -embed, -pty-fd and -hold options 2533\& XEmbed support (-embed)
2534\& user-pty (-pty-fd)
2535\& hold on exit (-hold)
2536\& skip builtin block graphics (-sbg)
2537\& sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107
2495.Ve 2538.Ve
2496.IP "\-\-enable\-iso14755 (default: on)" 4 2539.IP "\-\-enable\-iso14755 (default: on)" 4
2497.IX Item "--enable-iso14755 (default: on)" 2540.IX Item "--enable-iso14755 (default: on)"
2498Enable extended \s-1ISO\s0 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or 2541Enable extended \s-1ISO\s0 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or
2499\&\fIdoc/rxvt.1.txt\fR). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by 2542\&\fIdoc/rxvt.1.txt\fR). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by
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2535.IP "\-\-enable\-pointer\-blank (default: on)" 4 2578.IP "\-\-enable\-pointer\-blank (default: on)" 4
2536.IX Item "--enable-pointer-blank (default: on)" 2579.IX Item "--enable-pointer-blank (default: on)"
2537Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. 2580Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
2538.IP "\-\-enable\-perl (default: off)" 4 2581.IP "\-\-enable\-perl (default: off)" 4
2539.IX Item "--enable-perl (default: off)" 2582.IX Item "--enable-perl (default: off)"
2540Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the \fB\f(BIrxvtperl\fB\|(3)\fR manpage 2583Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\f(BIperl\fB\|(3)\fR
2541(\fIdoc/rxvtperl.txt\fR) for more info on this feature, or the files in 2584manpage (\fIdoc/rxvtperl.txt\fR) for more info on this feature, or the files
2542\&\fIsrc/perl\-ext/\fR for the extensions that are installed by default. 2585in \fIsrc/perl\-ext/\fR for the extensions that are installed by default. The
2586perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the \f(CW\*(C`PERL\*(C'\fR environment
2587variable when running configure.
2543.IP "\-\-with\-name=NAME (default: urxvt)" 4 2588.IP "\-\-with\-name=NAME (default: urxvt)" 4
2544.IX Item "--with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)" 2589.IX Item "--with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)"
2545Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting 2590Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting
2546in \f(CW\*(C`urxvt\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`urxvtd\*(C'\fR etc.). Specify \f(CW\*(C`\-\-with\-name=rxvt\*(C'\fR to replace with 2591in \f(CW\*(C`urxvt\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`urxvtd\*(C'\fR etc.). Specify \f(CW\*(C`\-\-with\-name=rxvt\*(C'\fR to replace with
2547\&\f(CW\*(C`rxvt\*(C'\fR. 2592\&\f(CW\*(C`rxvt\*(C'\fR.

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