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131.IX Title "rxvt 7" 131.IX Title "rxvt 7"
132.TH rxvt 7 "2005-02-14" "" "RXVT-UNICODE" 132.TH rxvt 7 "2006-01-13" "7.0" "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"
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156The newest version of this document is 156The newest version of this document is
157also available on the World Wide Web at 157also available on the World Wide Web at
158<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/*checkout*/rxvt\-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>. 158<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/*checkout*/rxvt\-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.
159.SH "FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS" 159.SH "FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS"
160.IX Header "FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS" 160.IX Header "FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS"
161.IP "The new selection selects pieces that are too big, how can I select single words?" 4
162.IX Item "The new selection selects pieces that are too big, how can I select single words?"
163Yes. For example, if you want to select alphanumeric words, you can use
164the following resource:
165.Sp
166.Vb 1
167\& URxvt.selection.pattern-0: ([[:word:]]+)
168.Ve
169.Sp
170If you click more than twice, the selection will be extended
171more and more.
172.Sp
173To get a selection that is very similar to the old code, try this pattern:
174.Sp
175.Vb 1
176\& URxvt.selection.pattern-0: ([^"&'()*,;<=>?@[\e\e\e\e]^`{|})]+)
177.Ve
178.Sp
179Please also note that the \fILeftClick Shift-LeftClik\fR combination also
180selects words like the old code.
181.IP "I don't like the new selection/popups/hotkeys/perl, how do I change/disable it?" 4
182.IX Item "I don't like the new selection/popups/hotkeys/perl, how do I change/disable it?"
183You can disable the perl extension completely by setting the
184\&\fBperl-ext-common\fR resource to the empty string, which also keeps
185rxvt-unicode from initialising perl, saving memory.
186.Sp
187If you only want to disable specific features, you first have to
188identify which perl extension is responsible. For this, read the section
189\&\fB\s-1PREPACKAGED\s0 \s-1EXTENSIONS\s0\fR in the @@RXVT_NAME@@\fIperl\fR\|(3) manpage. For
190example, to disable the \fBselection-popup\fR and \fBoption-popup\fR, specify
191this \fBperl-ext-common\fR resource:
192.Sp
193.Vb 1
194\& URxvt.perl-ext-common: default,-selection-popup,-option-popup
195.Ve
196.Sp
197This will keep the default extensions, but disable the two popup
198extensions. Some extensions can also be configured, for example,
199scrollback search mode is triggered by \fBM\-s\fR. You can move it to any
200other combination either by setting the \fBsearchable-scrollback\fR resource:
201.Sp
202.Vb 1
203\& URxvt.searchable-scrollback: CM-s
204.Ve
205.IP "Isn't rxvt supposed to be small? Don't all those features bloat?" 4
206.IX Item "Isn't rxvt supposed to be small? Don't all those features bloat?"
207I often get asked about this, and I think, no, they didn't cause extra
208bloat. If you compare a minimal rxvt and a minimal urxvt, you can see
209that the urxvt binary is larger (due to some encoding tables always being
210compiled in), but it actually uses less memory (\s-1RSS\s0) after startup. Even
211with \f(CW\*(C`\-\-disable\-everything\*(C'\fR, this comparison is a bit unfair, as many
212features unique to urxvt (locale, encoding conversion, iso14755 etc.) are
213already in use in this mode.
214.Sp
215.Vb 3
216\& text data bss drs rss filename
217\& 98398 1664 24 15695 1824 rxvt --disable-everything
218\& 188985 9048 66616 18222 1788 urxvt --disable-everything
219.Ve
220.Sp
221When you \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-everything\*(C'\fR (which _is_ unfair, as this involves xft
222and full locale/XIM support which are quite bloaty inside libX11 and my
223libc), the two diverge, but not unreasnobaly so.
224.Sp
225.Vb 3
226\& text data bss drs rss filename
227\& 163431 2152 24 20123 2060 rxvt --enable-everything
228\& 1035683 49680 66648 29096 3680 urxvt --enable-everything
229.Ve
230.Sp
231The very large size of the text section is explained by the east-asian
232encoding tables, which, if unused, take up disk space but nothing else
233and can be compiled out unless you rely on X11 core fonts that use those
234encodings. The \s-1BSS\s0 size comes from the 64k emergency buffer that my c++
235compiler allocates (but of course doesn't use unless you are out of
236memory). Also, using an xft font instead of a core font immediately adds a
237few megabytes of \s-1RSS\s0. Xft indeed is responsible for a lot of \s-1RSS\s0 even when
238not used.
239.Sp
240Of course, due to every character using two or four bytes instead of one,
241a large scrollback buffer will ultimately make rxvt-unicode use more
242memory.
243.Sp
244Compared to e.g. Eterm (5112k), aterm (3132k) and xterm (4680k), this
245still fares rather well. And compared to some monsters like gnome-terminal
246(21152k + extra 4204k in separate processes) or konsole (22200k + extra
24743180k in daemons that stay around after exit, plus half a minute of
248startup time, including the hundreds of warnings it spits out), it fares
249extremely well *g*.
250.IP "Why \*(C+, isn't that unportable/bloated/uncool?" 4
251.IX Item "Why , isn't that unportable/bloated/uncool?"
252Is this a question? :) It comes up very often. The simple answer is: I had
253to write it, and \*(C+ allowed me to write and maintain it in a fraction
254of the time and effort (which is a scarce resource for me). Put even
255shorter: It simply wouldn't exist without \*(C+.
256.Sp
257My personal stance on this is that \*(C+ is less portable than C, but in
258the case of rxvt-unicode this hardly matters, as its portability limits
259are defined by things like X11, pseudo terminals, locale support and unix
260domain sockets, which are all less portable than \*(C+ itself.
261.Sp
262Regarding the bloat, see the above question: It's easy to write programs
263in C that use gobs of memory, an certainly possible to write programs in
264\&\*(C+ that don't. \*(C+ also often comes with large libraries, but this is
265not necessarily the case with \s-1GCC\s0. Here is what rxvt links against on my
266system with a minimal config:
267.Sp
268.Vb 4
269\& libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x00002aaaaabc3000)
270\& libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00002aaaaadde000)
271\& libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00002aaaab01d000)
272\& /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00002aaaaaaab000)
273.Ve
274.Sp
275And here is rxvt\-unicode:
276.Sp
277.Vb 5
278\& libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x00002aaaaabc3000)
279\& libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00002aaaaada2000)
280\& libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00002aaaaaeb0000)
281\& libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00002aaaab0ee000)
282\& /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00002aaaaaaab000)
283.Ve
284.Sp
285No large bloated libraries (of course, none were linked in statically),
286except maybe libX11 :)
287.IP "Does it support tabs, can I have a tabbed rxvt\-unicode?" 4
288.IX Item "Does it support tabs, can I have a tabbed rxvt-unicode?"
289rxvt-unicode does not directly support tabs. It will work fine with
290tabbing functionality of many window managers or similar tabbing programs,
291and its embedding-features allow it to be embedded into other programs,
292as witnessed by \fIdoc/rxvt\-tabbed\fR or the upcoming \f(CW\*(C`Gtk2::URxvt\*(C'\fR perl
293module, which features a tabbed urxvt (murxvt) terminal as an example
294embedding application.
161.IP "How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using?" 4 295.IP "How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using?" 4
162.IX Item "How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using?" 296.IX Item "How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using?"
163The version number is displayed with the usage (\-h). Also the escape 297The version number is displayed with the usage (\-h). Also the escape
164sequence \f(CW\*(C`ESC [ 8 n\*(C'\fR sets the window title to the version number. 298sequence \f(CW\*(C`ESC [ 8 n\*(C'\fR sets the window title to the version number. When
299using the @@RXVT_NAME@@c client, the version displayed is that of the
300daemon.
165.IP "I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem..." 4 301.IP "I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem..." 4
166.IX Item "I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem..." 302.IX Item "I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem..."
167The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode contains large patches that 303The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode in sarge contains large
168considerably change the behaviour of rxvt\-unicode. Before reporting a 304patches that considerably change the behaviour of rxvt\-unicode. Before
169bug to the original rxvt-unicode author please download and install the 305reporting a bug to the original rxvt-unicode author please download and
170genuine version (<http://software.schmorp.de#rxvt\-unicode>) and try to 306install the genuine version (<http://software.schmorp.de#rxvt\-unicode>)
171reproduce the problem. If you cannot, chances are that the problems are 307and try to reproduce the problem. If you cannot, chances are that the
172specific to Debian GNU/Linux, in which case it should be reported via the 308problems are specific to Debian GNU/Linux, in which case it should be
173Debian Bug Tracking System (use \f(CW\*(C`reportbug\*(C'\fR to report the bug). 309reported via the Debian Bug Tracking System (use \f(CW\*(C`reportbug\*(C'\fR to report
310the bug).
174.Sp 311.Sp
175For other problems that also affect the Debian package, you can and 312For other problems that also affect the Debian package, you can and
176probably should use the Debian \s-1BTS\s0, too, because, after all, it's also a 313probably should use the Debian \s-1BTS\s0, too, because, after all, it's also a
177bug in the Debian version and it serves as a reminder for other users that 314bug in the Debian version and it serves as a reminder for other users that
178might encounter the same issue. 315might encounter the same issue.
316.IP "I am maintaining rxvt-unicode for distribution/OS \s-1XXX\s0, any recommendation?" 4
317.IX Item "I am maintaining rxvt-unicode for distribution/OS XXX, any recommendation?"
318You should build one binary with the default options. \fIconfigure\fR
319now enables most useful options, and the trend goes to making them
320runtime\-switchable, too, so there is usually no drawback to enbaling them,
321except higher disk and possibly memory usage. The perl interpreter should
322be enabled, as important functionality (menus, selection, likely more in
323the future) depends on it.
324.Sp
325You should not overwrite the \f(CW\*(C`perl\-ext\-common\*(C'\fR snd \f(CW\*(C`perl\-ext\*(C'\fR resources
326system-wide (except maybe with \f(CW\*(C`defaults\*(C'\fR). This will result in useful
327behaviour. If your distribution aims at low memory, add an empty
328\&\f(CW\*(C`perl\-ext\-common\*(C'\fR resource to the app-defaults file. This will keep the
329perl interpreter disabled until the user enables it.
330.Sp
331If you can/want build more binaries, I recommend building a minimal
332one with \f(CW\*(C`\-\-disable\-everything\*(C'\fR (very useful) and a maximal one with
333\&\f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-everything\*(C'\fR (less useful, it will be very big due to a lot of
334encodings built-in that increase download times and are rarely used).
335.IP "I need to make it setuid/setgid to support utmp/ptys on my \s-1OS\s0, is this safe?" 4
336.IX Item "I need to make it setuid/setgid to support utmp/ptys on my OS, is this safe?"
337Likely not. While I honestly try to make it secure, and am probably not
338bad at it, I think it is simply unreasonable to expect all of freetype
339+ fontconfig + xft + xlib + perl + ... + rxvt-unicode itself to all be
340secure. Also, rxvt-unicode disables some options when it detects that it
341runs setuid or setgid, which is not nice. Besides, with the embedded perl
342interpreter the possibility for security problems easily multiplies.
343.Sp
344Elevated privileges are only required for utmp and pty operations on some
345systems (for example, GNU/Linux doesn't need any extra privileges for
346ptys, but some need it for utmp support). It is planned to mvoe this into
347a forked handler process, but this is not yet done.
348.Sp
349So, while setuid/setgid operation is supported and not a problem on your
350typical single-user-no-other-logins unix desktop, always remember that
351its an awful lot of code, most of which isn't checked for security issues
352regularly.
179.IP "When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?" 4 353.IP "When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?" 4
180.IX Item "When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?" 354.IX Item "When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?"
181The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely available 355The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely available
182as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often arises). 356as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often arises).
183.Sp 357.Sp
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205\& URxvt.termName: rxvt 379\& URxvt.termName: rxvt
206.Ve 380.Ve
207.Sp 381.Sp
208If you don't plan to use \fBrxvt\fR (quite common...) you could also replace 382If you don't plan to use \fBrxvt\fR (quite common...) you could also replace
209the rxvt terminfo file with the rxvt-unicode one. 383the rxvt terminfo file with the rxvt-unicode one.
384.ie n .IP """tic"" outputs some error when compiling the terminfo entry." 4
385.el .IP "\f(CWtic\fR outputs some error when compiling the terminfo entry." 4
386.IX Item "tic outputs some error when compiling the terminfo entry."
387Most likely it's the empty definition for \f(CW\*(C`enacs=\*(C'\fR. Just replace it by
388\&\f(CW\*(C`enacs=\eE[0@\*(C'\fR and try again.
210.ie n .IP """bash""'s readline does not work correctly under @@RXVT_NAME@@." 4 389.ie n .IP """bash""'s readline does not work correctly under @@RXVT_NAME@@." 4
211.el .IP "\f(CWbash\fR's readline does not work correctly under @@RXVT_NAME@@." 4 390.el .IP "\f(CWbash\fR's readline does not work correctly under @@RXVT_NAME@@." 4
212.IX Item "bash's readline does not work correctly under @@RXVT_NAME@@." 391.IX Item "bash's readline does not work correctly under @@RXVT_NAME@@."
213.PD 0 392.PD 0
214.IP "I need a termcap file entry." 4 393.IP "I need a termcap file entry." 4
215.IX Item "I need a termcap file entry." 394.IX Item "I need a termcap file entry."
216.PD 395.PD
217One reason you might want this is that some distributions or operating 396One reason you might want this is that some distributions or operating
218systems still compile some programs using the long-obsoleted termcap 397systems still compile some programs using the long-obsoleted termcap
219(Fedora Core's bash is one example) and rely on a termcap entry for 398library (Fedora Core's bash is one example) and rely on a termcap entry
220\&\f(CW\*(C`rxvt\-unicode\*(C'\fR. 399for \f(CW\*(C`rxvt\-unicode\*(C'\fR.
221.Sp 400.Sp
222You could use rxvt's termcap entry with resonable results in many cases. 401You could use rxvt's termcap entry with resonable results in many cases.
223You can also create a termcap entry by using terminfo's infocmp program 402You can also create a termcap entry by using terminfo's infocmp program
224like this: 403like this:
225.Sp 404.Sp
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227\& infocmp -C rxvt-unicode 406\& infocmp -C rxvt-unicode
228.Ve 407.Ve
229.Sp 408.Sp
230Or you could use this termcap entry, generated by the command above: 409Or you could use this termcap entry, generated by the command above:
231.Sp 410.Sp
232.Vb 19 411.Vb 20
233\& rxvt-unicode|rxvt-unicode terminal (X Window System):\e 412\& rxvt-unicode|rxvt-unicode terminal (X Window System):\e
234\& :am:bw:eo:km:mi:ms:xn:xo:\e 413\& :am:bw:eo:km:mi:ms:xn:xo:\e
235\& :co#80:it#8:li#24:\e 414\& :co#80:it#8:li#24:lm#0:\e
236\& :AL=\eE[%dL:DC=\eE[%dP:DL=\eE[%dM:DO=\eE[%dB:IC=\eE[%d@:\e 415\& :AL=\eE[%dL:DC=\eE[%dP:DL=\eE[%dM:DO=\eE[%dB:IC=\eE[%d@:\e
237\& :K1=\eEOw:K2=\eEOu:K3=\eEOy:K4=\eEOq:K5=\eEOs:LE=\eE[%dD:\e 416\& :K1=\eEOw:K2=\eEOu:K3=\eEOy:K4=\eEOq:K5=\eEOs:LE=\eE[%dD:\e
238\& :RI=\eE[%dC:SF=\eE[%dS:SR=\eE[%dT:UP=\eE[%dA:ae=^O:al=\eE[L:\e 417\& :RI=\eE[%dC:SF=\eE[%dS:SR=\eE[%dT:UP=\eE[%dA:ae=\eE(B:al=\eE[L:\e
239\& :as=^N:bl=^G:cd=\eE[J:ce=\eE[K:cl=\eE[H\eE[2J:cm=\eE[%i%d;%dH:\e 418\& :as=\eE(0:bl=^G:cd=\eE[J:ce=\eE[K:cl=\eE[H\eE[2J:\e
240\& :cr=^M:cs=\eE[%i%d;%dr:ct=\eE[3g:dc=\eE[P:dl=\eE[M:do=^J:\e 419\& :cm=\eE[%i%d;%dH:cr=^M:cs=\eE[%i%d;%dr:ct=\eE[3g:dc=\eE[P:\e
241\& :ec=\eE[%dX:ei=\eE[4l:ho=\eE[H:i1=\eE[?47l\eE=\eE[?1l:ic=\eE[@:\e 420\& :dl=\eE[M:do=^J:ec=\eE[%dX:ei=\eE[4l:ho=\eE[H:\e
421\& :i1=\eE[?47l\eE=\eE[?1l:ic=\eE[@:im=\eE[4h:\e
242\& :im=\eE[4h:is=\eE[r\eE[m\eE[2J\eE[H\eE[?7h\eE[?1;3;4;6l\eE[4l:\e 422\& :is=\eE[r\eE[m\eE[2J\eE[H\eE[?7h\eE[?1;3;4;6l\eE[4l:\e
243\& :k0=\eE[21~:k1=\eE[11~:k2=\eE[12~:k3=\eE[13~:k4=\eE[14~:\e 423\& :k1=\eE[11~:k2=\eE[12~:k3=\eE[13~:k4=\eE[14~:k5=\eE[15~:\e
244\& :k5=\eE[15~:k6=\eE[17~:k7=\eE[18~:k8=\eE[19~:k9=\eE[20~:\e 424\& :k6=\eE[17~:k7=\eE[18~:k8=\eE[19~:k9=\eE[20~:kD=\eE[3~:\e
245\& :kD=\eE[3~:kI=\eE[2~:kN=\eE[6~:kP=\eE[5~:kb=\e177:kd=\eEOB:\e 425\& :kI=\eE[2~:kN=\eE[6~:kP=\eE[5~:kb=\e177:kd=\eEOB:ke=\eE[?1l\eE>:\e
246\& :ke=\eE[?1l\eE>:kh=\eE[7~:kl=\eEOD:kr=\eEOC:ks=\eE[?1h\eE=:\e 426\& :kh=\eE[7~:kl=\eEOD:kr=\eEOC:ks=\eE[?1h\eE=:ku=\eEOA:le=^H:\e
247\& :ku=\eEOA:le=^H:mb=\eE[5m:md=\eE[1m:me=\eE[m\e017:mr=\eE[7m:\e 427\& :mb=\eE[5m:md=\eE[1m:me=\eE[m\e017:mr=\eE[7m:nd=\eE[C:rc=\eE8:\e
248\& :nd=\eE[C:rc=\eE8:sc=\eE7:se=\eE[27m:sf=^J:so=\eE[7m:sr=\eEM:\e 428\& :sc=\eE7:se=\eE[27m:sf=^J:so=\eE[7m:sr=\eEM:st=\eEH:ta=^I:\e
249\& :st=\eEH:ta=^I:te=\eE[r\eE[?1049l:ti=\eE[?1049h:ue=\eE[24m:\e 429\& :te=\eE[r\eE[?1049l:ti=\eE[?1049h:ue=\eE[24m:up=\eE[A:\e
250\& :up=\eE[A:us=\eE[4m:vb=\eE[?5h\eE[?5l:ve=\eE[?25h:vi=\eE[?25l:\e 430\& :us=\eE[4m:vb=\eE[?5h\eE[?5l:ve=\eE[?25h:vi=\eE[?25l:\e
251\& :vs=\eE[?25h: 431\& :vs=\eE[?25h:
252.Ve 432.Ve
253.ie n .IP "Why does ""ls"" no longer have coloured output?" 4 433.ie n .IP "Why does ""ls"" no longer have coloured output?" 4
254.el .IP "Why does \f(CWls\fR no longer have coloured output?" 4 434.el .IP "Why does \f(CWls\fR no longer have coloured output?" 4
255.IX Item "Why does ls no longer have coloured output?" 435.IX Item "Why does ls no longer have coloured output?"
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405the \f(CW\*(C`\-lsp\*(C'\fR option to give the font more height. If that doesn't work, you 585the \f(CW\*(C`\-lsp\*(C'\fR option to give the font more height. If that doesn't work, you
406might be forced to use a different font. 586might be forced to use a different font.
407.Sp 587.Sp
408All of this is not a problem when using X11 core fonts, as their bounding 588All of this is not a problem when using X11 core fonts, as their bounding
409box data is correct. 589box data is correct.
590.IP "On Solaris 9, many line-drawing characters are too wide." 4
591.IX Item "On Solaris 9, many line-drawing characters are too wide."
592Seems to be a known bug, read
593<http://nixdoc.net/files/forum/about34198.html>. Some people use the
594following ugly workaround to get non-double-wide-characters working:
595.Sp
596.Vb 1
597\& #define wcwidth(x) wcwidth(x) > 1 ? 1 : wcwidth(x)
598.Ve
410.IP "My Compose (Multi_key) key is no longer working." 4 599.IP "My Compose (Multi_key) key is no longer working." 4
411.IX Item "My Compose (Multi_key) key is no longer working." 600.IX Item "My Compose (Multi_key) key is no longer working."
412The most common causes for this are that either your locale is not set 601The most common causes for this are that either your locale is not set
413correctly, or you specified a \fBpreeditStyle\fR that is not supported by 602correctly, or you specified a \fBpreeditStyle\fR that is not supported by
414your input method. For example, if you specified \fBOverTheSpot\fR and 603your input method. For example, if you specified \fBOverTheSpot\fR and
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456.Sp 645.Sp
457As you might have guessed, FreeBSD does neither define this symobl nor 646As you might have guessed, FreeBSD does neither define this symobl nor
458does it support it. Instead, it uses it's own internal representation of 647does it support it. Instead, it uses it's own internal representation of
459\&\fBwchar_t\fR. This is, of course, completely fine with respect to standards. 648\&\fBwchar_t\fR. This is, of course, completely fine with respect to standards.
460.Sp 649.Sp
650However, that means rxvt-unicode only works in \f(CW\*(C`POSIX\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`ISO\-8859\-1\*(C'\fR and
651\&\f(CW\*(C`UTF\-8\*(C'\fR locales under FreeBSD (which all use Unicode as \fBwchar_t\fR.
652.Sp
461However, \f(CW\*(C`_\|_STDC_ISO_10646_\|_\*(C'\fR is the only sane way to support 653\&\f(CW\*(C`_\|_STDC_ISO_10646_\|_\*(C'\fR is the only sane way to support multi-language
462multi-language apps in an \s-1OS\s0, as using a locale-dependent (and 654apps in an \s-1OS\s0, as using a locale-dependent (and non\-standardized)
463non\-standardized) representation of \fBwchar_t\fR makes it impossible to 655representation of \fBwchar_t\fR makes it impossible to convert between
464convert between \fBwchar_t\fR (as used by X11 and your applications) and any 656\&\fBwchar_t\fR (as used by X11 and your applications) and any other encoding
465other encoding without implementing OS-specific-wrappers for each and 657without implementing OS-specific-wrappers for each and every locale. There
466every locale. There simply are no APIs to convert \fBwchar_t\fR into anything 658simply are no APIs to convert \fBwchar_t\fR into anything except the current
467except the current locale encoding. 659locale encoding.
468.Sp 660.Sp
469Some applications (such as the formidable \fBmlterm\fR) work around this 661Some applications (such as the formidable \fBmlterm\fR) work around this
470by carrying their own replacement functions for character set handling 662by carrying their own replacement functions for character set handling
471with them, and either implementing OS-dependent hacks or doing multiple 663with them, and either implementing OS-dependent hacks or doing multiple
472conversions (which is slow and unreliable in case the \s-1OS\s0 implements 664conversions (which is slow and unreliable in case the \s-1OS\s0 implements
473encodings slightly different than the terminal emulator). 665encodings slightly different than the terminal emulator).
474.Sp 666.Sp
475The rxvt-unicode author insists that the right way to fix this is in the 667The rxvt-unicode author insists that the right way to fix this is in the
476system libraries once and for all, instead of forcing every app to carry 668system libraries once and for all, instead of forcing every app to carry
477complete replacements for them :) 669complete replacements for them :)
670.IP "I use Solaris 9 and it doesn't compile/work/etc." 4
671.IX Item "I use Solaris 9 and it doesn't compile/work/etc."
672Try the diff in \fIdoc/solaris9.patch\fR as a base. It fixes the worst
673problems with \f(CW\*(C`wcwidth\*(C'\fR and a compile problem.
674.IP "How can I use rxvt-unicode under cygwin?" 4
675.IX Item "How can I use rxvt-unicode under cygwin?"
676rxvt-unicode should compile and run out of the box on cygwin, using
677the X11 libraries that come with cygwin. libW11 emulation is no
678longer supported (and makes no sense, either, as it only supported a
679single font). I recommend starting the X\-server in \f(CW\*(C`\-multiwindow\*(C'\fR or
680\&\f(CW\*(C`\-rootless\*(C'\fR mode instead, which will result in similar look&feel as the
681old libW11 emulation.
682.Sp
683At the time of this writing, cygwin didn't seem to support any multi-byte
684encodings (you might try \f(CW\*(C`LC_CTYPE=C\-UTF\-8\*(C'\fR), so you are likely limited
685to 8\-bit encodings.
478.IP "How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use?" 4 686.IP "How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use?" 4
479.IX Item "How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use?" 687.IX Item "How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use?"
480.PD 0 688.PD 0
481.IP "Is there an option to switch encodings?" 4 689.IP "Is there an option to switch encodings?" 4
482.IX Item "Is there an option to switch encodings?" 690.IX Item "Is there an option to switch encodings?"
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602rxvt-unicode then uses 8 bytes per screen cell. 810rxvt-unicode then uses 8 bytes per screen cell.
603.IP "Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow?" 4 811.IP "Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow?" 4
604.IX Item "Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow?" 812.IX Item "Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow?"
605Yes, the most obvious way to speed it up is to avoid Xft entirely, as 813Yes, the most obvious way to speed it up is to avoid Xft entirely, as
606it is simply slow. If you still want Xft fonts you might try to disable 814it is simply slow. If you still want Xft fonts you might try to disable
607antialiasing (by appending \f(CW\*(C`:antialiasing=false\*(C'\fR), which saves lots of 815antialiasing (by appending \f(CW\*(C`:antialias=false\*(C'\fR), which saves lots of
608memory and also speeds up rendering considerably. 816memory and also speeds up rendering considerably.
609.IP "Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong?" 4 817.IP "Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong?" 4
610.IX Item "Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong?" 818.IX Item "Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong?"
611Rxvt-unicode will use whatever you specify as a font. If it needs to 819Rxvt-unicode will use whatever you specify as a font. If it needs to
612fall back to it's default font search list it will prefer X11 core 820fall back to it's default font search list it will prefer X11 core
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691\& URxvt.color7: #e1dddd 899\& URxvt.color7: #e1dddd
692\& URxvt.color15: #e1dddd 900\& URxvt.color15: #e1dddd
693.Ve 901.Ve
694.IP "How can I start @@RXVT_NAME@@d in a race-free way?" 4 902.IP "How can I start @@RXVT_NAME@@d in a race-free way?" 4
695.IX Item "How can I start @@RXVT_NAME@@d in a race-free way?" 903.IX Item "How can I start @@RXVT_NAME@@d in a race-free way?"
696Despite it's name, @@RXVT_NAME@@d is not a real daemon, but more like a 904Try \f(CW\*(C`@@RXVT_NAME@@d \-f \-o\*(C'\fR, which tells @@RXVT_NAME@@d to open the
697server that answers @@RXVT_NAME@@c's requests, so it doesn't background 905display, create the listening socket and then fork.
698itself.
699.Sp
700To ensure @@RXVT_NAME@@d is listening on it's socket, you can use the
701following method to wait for the startup message before continuing:
702.Sp
703.Vb 1
704\& { @@RXVT_NAME@@d & } | read
705.Ve
706.IP "What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?" 4 906.IP "What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?" 4
707.IX Item "What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?" 907.IX Item "What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?"
708Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the 908Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the
709BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following 909BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following
710question) there are two standard values that can be used for 910question) there are two standard values that can be used for
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1555l l . 1755l l .
1556h Scroll to bottom when a key is pressed 1756h Scroll to bottom when a key is pressed
1557l Don't scroll to bottom when a key is pressed 1757l Don't scroll to bottom when a key is pressed
1558.TE 1758.TE
1559 1759
1760.ie n .IP "\fB\fB""Ps = 1021""\fB\fR (\fBrxvt\fR)" 4
1761.el .IP "\fB\f(CBPs = 1021\fB\fR (\fBrxvt\fR)" 4
1762.IX Item "Ps = 1021 (rxvt)"
1763.TS
1764l l .
1765h Bold/italic implies high intensity (see option -is)
1766l Font styles have no effect on intensity (Compile styles)
1767.TE
1768
1560.ie n .IP "\fB\fB""Ps = 1047""\fB\fR" 4 1769.ie n .IP "\fB\fB""Ps = 1047""\fB\fR" 4
1561.el .IP "\fB\f(CBPs = 1047\fB\fR" 4 1770.el .IP "\fB\f(CBPs = 1047\fB\fR" 4
1562.IX Item "Ps = 1047" 1771.IX Item "Ps = 1047"
1563.TS 1772.TS
1564l l . 1773l l .
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1609Ps = 10 Change colour of text foreground to Pt (NB: may change in future) 1818Ps = 10 Change colour of text foreground to Pt (NB: may change in future)
1610Ps = 11 Change colour of text background to Pt (NB: may change in future) 1819Ps = 11 Change colour of text background to Pt (NB: may change in future)
1611Ps = 12 Change colour of text cursor foreground to Pt 1820Ps = 12 Change colour of text cursor foreground to Pt
1612Ps = 13 Change colour of mouse foreground to Pt 1821Ps = 13 Change colour of mouse foreground to Pt
1613Ps = 17 Change colour of highlight characters to Pt 1822Ps = 17 Change colour of highlight characters to Pt
1614Ps = 18 Change colour of bold characters to Pt 1823Ps = 18 Change colour of bold characters to Pt [deprecated, see 706]
1615Ps = 19 Change colour of underlined characters to Pt 1824Ps = 19 Change colour of underlined characters to Pt [deprecated, see 707]
1616Ps = 20 Change default background to Pt 1825Ps = 20 Change default background to Pt
1617Ps = 39 Change default foreground colour to Pt rxvt compile-time option 1826Ps = 39 Change default foreground colour to Pt.
1618Ps = 46 Change Log File to Pt unimplemented 1827Ps = 46 Change Log File to Pt unimplemented
1619Ps = 49 Change default background colour to Pt rxvt compile-time option 1828Ps = 49 Change default background colour to Pt.
1620Ps = 50 Set fontset to Pt, with the following special values of Pt (rxvt) #+n change up n #-n change down n if n is missing of 0, a value of 1 is used empty change to font0 n change to font n 1829Ps = 50 Set fontset to Pt, with the following special values of Pt (rxvt) #+n change up n #-n change down n if n is missing of 0, a value of 1 is used empty change to font0 n change to font n
1621Ps = 55 Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to Pt 1830Ps = 55 Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to Pt
1622Ps = 701 Change current locale to Pt, or, if Pt is ?, return the current locale (@@RXVT_NAME@@ extension) 1831Ps = 701 Change current locale to Pt, or, if Pt is ?, return the current locale (Compile frills).
1623Ps = 703 Menubar command Pt rxvt compile-time option (rxvt-unicode extension) 1832Ps = 703 Menubar command Pt (Compile menubar).
1624Ps = 704 Change colour of italic characters to Pt 1833Ps = 704 Change colour of italic characters to Pt
1625Ps = 705 Change background pixmap tint colour to Pt 1834Ps = 705 Change background pixmap tint colour to Pt (Compile transparency).
1835Ps = 706 Change colour of bold characters to Pt
1836Ps = 707 Change colour of underlined characters to Pt
1626Ps = 710 Set normal fontset to Pt. Same as Ps = 50. 1837Ps = 710 Set normal fontset to Pt. Same as Ps = 50.
1627Ps = 711 Set bold fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50. 1838Ps = 711 Set bold fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles).
1628Ps = 712 Set italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50. 1839Ps = 712 Set italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles).
1629Ps = 713 Set bold-italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50. 1840Ps = 713 Set bold-italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles).
1841Ps = 720 Move viewing window up by Pt lines, or clear scrollback buffer if Pt = 0 (Compile frills).
1842Ps = 721 Move viewing window down by Pt lines, or clear scrollback buffer if Pt = 0 (Compile frills).
1843Ps = 777 Call the perl extension with the given string, which should be of the form extension:parameters (Compile perl).
1630.TE 1844.TE
1631 1845
1632.PP 1846.PP
1633 1847
1634.IX Xref "menuBar" 1848.IX Xref "menuBar"
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2162.TE 2376.TE
2163 2377
2164.SH "CONFIGURE OPTIONS" 2378.SH "CONFIGURE OPTIONS"
2165.IX Header "CONFIGURE OPTIONS" 2379.IX Header "CONFIGURE OPTIONS"
2166General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration 2380General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration
2167hasn't been tested well. Either try with \-\-enable\-everything or use the 2381hasn't been tested well. Either try with \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-everything\*(C'\fR or use
2168\&./reconf script as a base for experiments. ./reconf is used by myself, 2382the \fI./reconf\fR script as a base for experiments. \fI./reconf\fR is used by
2169so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should always 2383myself, so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should
2170report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc Lehmann 2384always report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc
2171<rxvt@schmorp.de>. 2385Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp.de>.
2386.PP
2387All
2172.IP "\-\-enable\-everything" 4 2388.IP "\-\-enable\-everything" 4
2173.IX Item "--enable-everything" 2389.IX Item "--enable-everything"
2174Add support for all non-multichoice options listed in \*(L"./configure 2390Add (or remove) support for all non-multichoice options listed in \*(L"./configure
2175\&\-\-help\*(R". Note that unlike other enable options this is order dependant. 2391\&\-\-help\*(R".
2392.Sp
2176You can specify this and then disable options which this enables by 2393You can specify this and then disable options you do not like by
2177\&\fIfollowing\fR this with the appropriate commands. 2394\&\fIfollowing\fR this with the appropriate \f(CW\*(C`\-\-disable\-...\*(C'\fR arguments,
2178.IP "\-\-enable\-xft" 4 2395or you can start with a minimal configuration by specifying
2179.IX Item "--enable-xft" 2396\&\f(CW\*(C`\-\-disable\-everything\*(C'\fR and than adding just the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-...\*(C'\fR arguments
2397you want.
2398.IP "\-\-enable\-xft (default: enabled)" 4
2399.IX Item "--enable-xft (default: enabled)"
2180Add support for Xft (anti\-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts are 2400Add support for Xft (anti\-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts are
2181slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use them, you 2401slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use them, you
2182don't pay for them. 2402don't pay for them.
2183.IP "\-\-enable\-font\-styles" 4 2403.IP "\-\-enable\-font\-styles (default: on)" 4
2184.IX Item "--enable-font-styles" 2404.IX Item "--enable-font-styles (default: on)"
2185Add support for \fBbold\fR, \fIitalic\fR and \fB\f(BIbold italic\fB\fR font 2405Add support for \fBbold\fR, \fIitalic\fR and \fB\f(BIbold italic\fB\fR font
2186styles. The fonts can be set manually or automatically. 2406styles. The fonts can be set manually or automatically.
2187.IP "\-\-with\-codesets=NAME,..." 4 2407.IP "\-\-with\-codesets=NAME,... (default: all)" 4
2188.IX Item "--with-codesets=NAME,..." 2408.IX Item "--with-codesets=NAME,... (default: all)"
2189Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups (eu, vn are 2409Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups (\f(CW\*(C`eu\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`vn\*(C'\fR
2190always compiled in, which includes most 8\-bit character sets). These 2410are always compiled in, which includes most 8\-bit character sets). These
2191codeset tables are currently only used for driving X11 core fonts, they 2411codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts, they are not required
2192are not required for Xft fonts. Compiling them in will make your binary 2412for Xft fonts, although having them compiled in lets rxvt-unicode choose
2193bigger (together about 700kB), but it doesn't increase memory usage unless 2413replacement fonts more intelligently. Compiling them in will make your
2414binary bigger (all of together cost about 700kB), but it doesn't increase
2194you use an X11 font requiring one of these encodings. 2415memory usage unless you use a font requiring one of these encodings.
2195.TS 2416.TS
2196l l . 2417l l .
2197all all available codeset groups 2418all all available codeset groups
2198zh common chinese encodings 2419zh common chinese encodings
2199zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs 2420zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs
2200jp common japanese encodings 2421jp common japanese encodings
2201jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings 2422jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
2202kr korean encodings 2423kr korean encodings
2203.TE 2424.TE
2204 2425
2205.IP "\-\-enable\-xim" 4 2426.IP "\-\-enable\-xim (default: on)" 4
2206.IX Item "--enable-xim" 2427.IX Item "--enable-xim (default: on)"
2207Add support for \s-1XIM\s0 (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using 2428Add support for \s-1XIM\s0 (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using
2208alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly 2429alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly
2209set up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys. 2430set up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
2210.IP "\-\-enable\-unicode3" 4 2431.IP "\-\-enable\-unicode3 (default: off)" 4
2211.IX Item "--enable-unicode3" 2432.IX Item "--enable-unicode3 (default: off)"
2212Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above 2433Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above
221365535 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage 243465535 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage
2214requirements per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet 2435requirements per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet
2215support these extra characters, but Xft does. 2436support these extra characters, but Xft does.
2216.Sp 2437.Sp
2217Please note that rxvt-unicode can store unicode code points >65535 2438Please note that rxvt-unicode can store unicode code points >65535
2218even without this flag, but the number of such characters is 2439even without this flag, but the number of such characters is
2219limited to a view thousand (shared with combining characters, 2440limited to a view thousand (shared with combining characters,
2220see next switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them 2441see next switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them
2221(input/output and cut&paste still work, though). 2442(input/output and cut&paste still work, though).
2222.IP "\-\-enable\-combining" 4 2443.IP "\-\-enable\-combining (default: on)" 4
2223.IX Item "--enable-combining" 2444.IX Item "--enable-combining (default: on)"
2224Enable automatic composition of combining characters into 2445Enable automatic composition of combining characters into
2225composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text 2446composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text
2226where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is 2447where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is
2227done by using precomposited characters when available or creating 2448done by using precomposited characters when available or creating
2228new pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. 2449new pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
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2236beyond plane 0 (>65535) when \-\-enable\-unicode3 was not specified. 2457beyond plane 0 (>65535) when \-\-enable\-unicode3 was not specified.
2237.Sp 2458.Sp
2238The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation forms, 2459The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation forms,
2239but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to be used (and 2460but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to be used (and
2240tell me how these are to be used...). 2461tell me how these are to be used...).
2241.IP "\-\-enable\-fallback(=CLASS)" 4 2462.IP "\-\-enable\-fallback(=CLASS) (default: Rxvt)" 4
2242.IX Item "--enable-fallback(=CLASS)" 2463.IX Item "--enable-fallback(=CLASS) (default: Rxvt)"
2243When reading resource settings, also read settings for class \s-1CLASS\s0 2464When reading resource settings, also read settings for class \s-1CLASS\s0. To disable resource fallback use \-\-disable\-fallback.
2244(default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use \-\-disable\-fallback.
2245.IP "\-\-with\-res\-name=NAME" 4 2465.IP "\-\-with\-res\-name=NAME (default: urxvt)" 4
2246.IX Item "--with-res-name=NAME" 2466.IX Item "--with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt)"
2247Use the given name (default: urxvt) as default application name when 2467Use the given name as default application name when
2248reading resources. Specify \-\-with\-res\-name=rxvt to replace rxvt. 2468reading resources. Specify \-\-with\-res\-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.
2249.IP "\-\-with\-res\-class=CLASS" 4 2469.IP "\-\-with\-res\-class=CLASS /default: URxvt)" 4
2250.IX Item "--with-res-class=CLASS" 2470.IX Item "--with-res-class=CLASS /default: URxvt)"
2251Use the given class (default: URxvt) as default application class 2471Use the given class as default application class
2252when reading resources. Specify \-\-with\-res\-class=Rxvt to replace 2472when reading resources. Specify \-\-with\-res\-class=Rxvt to replace
2253rxvt. 2473rxvt.
2254.IP "\-\-enable\-utmp" 4 2474.IP "\-\-enable\-utmp (default: on)" 4
2255.IX Item "--enable-utmp" 2475.IX Item "--enable-utmp (default: on)"
2256Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like \fIw\fR) at 2476Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like \fIw\fR) at
2257start of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits. 2477start of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits.
2258.IP "\-\-enable\-wtmp" 4 2478.IP "\-\-enable\-wtmp (default: on)" 4
2259.IX Item "--enable-wtmp" 2479.IX Item "--enable-wtmp (default: on)"
2260Write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like \fIlast\fR) at 2480Write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like \fIlast\fR) at
2261start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This 2481start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This
2262option requires \-\-enable\-utmp to also be specified. 2482option requires \-\-enable\-utmp to also be specified.
2263.IP "\-\-enable\-lastlog" 4 2483.IP "\-\-enable\-lastlog (default: on)" 4
2264.IX Item "--enable-lastlog" 2484.IX Item "--enable-lastlog (default: on)"
2265Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like 2485Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like
2266\&\fIlastlogin\fR) at start of rxvt execution. This option requires 2486\&\fIlastlogin\fR) at start of rxvt execution. This option requires
2267\&\-\-enable\-utmp to also be specified. 2487\&\-\-enable\-utmp to also be specified.
2268.IP "\-\-enable\-xpm\-background" 4 2488.IP "\-\-enable\-xpm\-background (default: on)" 4
2269.IX Item "--enable-xpm-background" 2489.IX Item "--enable-xpm-background (default: on)"
2270Add support for \s-1XPM\s0 background pixmaps. 2490Add support for \s-1XPM\s0 background pixmaps.
2271.IP "\-\-enable\-transparency" 4 2491.IP "\-\-enable\-transparency (default: on)" 4
2272.IX Item "--enable-transparency" 2492.IX Item "--enable-transparency (default: on)"
2273Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake 2493Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake
2274transparency to the term. 2494transparency to the term.
2275.IP "\-\-enable\-fading" 4 2495.IP "\-\-enable\-fading (default: on)" 4
2276.IX Item "--enable-fading" 2496.IX Item "--enable-fading (default: on)"
2277Add support for fading the text when focus is lost. 2497Add support for fading the text when focus is lost (requires \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-transparency\*(C'\fR).
2278.IP "\-\-enable\-tinting" 4 2498.IP "\-\-enable\-tinting (default: on)" 4
2279.IX Item "--enable-tinting" 2499.IX Item "--enable-tinting (default: on)"
2280Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds. 2500Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-transparency\*(C'\fR).
2281.IP "\-\-enable\-menubar" 4 2501.IP "\-\-enable\-menubar (default: off) [\s-1DEPRECATED\s0]" 4
2282.IX Item "--enable-menubar" 2502.IX Item "--enable-menubar (default: off) [DEPRECATED]"
2283Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with 2503Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with dynamic
2284dynamic locale switching currently). 2504locale switching currently). This option is \s-1DEPRECATED\s0 and will be removed
2505in the future.
2285.IP "\-\-enable\-rxvt\-scroll" 4 2506.IP "\-\-enable\-rxvt\-scroll (default: on)" 4
2286.IX Item "--enable-rxvt-scroll" 2507.IX Item "--enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)"
2287Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar. 2508Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
2288.IP "\-\-enable\-next\-scroll" 4 2509.IP "\-\-enable\-next\-scroll (default: on)" 4
2289.IX Item "--enable-next-scroll" 2510.IX Item "--enable-next-scroll (default: on)"
2290Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar. 2511Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
2291.IP "\-\-enable\-xterm\-scroll" 4 2512.IP "\-\-enable\-xterm\-scroll (default: on)" 4
2292.IX Item "--enable-xterm-scroll" 2513.IX Item "--enable-xterm-scroll (default: on)"
2293Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar. 2514Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
2294.IP "\-\-enable\-plain\-scroll" 4 2515.IP "\-\-enable\-plain\-scroll (default: on)" 4
2295.IX Item "--enable-plain-scroll" 2516.IX Item "--enable-plain-scroll (default: on)"
2296Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that 2517Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that
2297is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for 2518is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for
2298many years. 2519many years.
2299.IP "\-\-enable\-half\-shadow" 4 2520.IP "\-\-enable\-half\-shadow (default: off)" 4
2300.IX Item "--enable-half-shadow" 2521.IX Item "--enable-half-shadow (default: off)"
2301Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height. 2522Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.
2302only applicable to rxvt scrollbars. 2523only applicable to rxvt scrollbars.
2303.IP "\-\-enable\-ttygid" 4 2524.IP "\-\-enable\-ttygid (default: off)" 4
2304.IX Item "--enable-ttygid" 2525.IX Item "--enable-ttygid (default: off)"
2305Change tty device setting to group \*(L"tty\*(R" \- only use this if 2526Change tty device setting to group \*(L"tty\*(R" \- only use this if
2306your system uses this type of security. 2527your system uses this type of security.
2307.IP "\-\-disable\-backspace\-key" 4 2528.IP "\-\-disable\-backspace\-key" 4
2308.IX Item "--disable-backspace-key" 2529.IX Item "--disable-backspace-key"
2309Disable any handling of the backspace key by us \- let the X server 2530Removes any handling of the backspace key by us \- let the X server do it.
2310do it.
2311.IP "\-\-disable\-delete\-key" 4 2531.IP "\-\-disable\-delete\-key" 4
2312.IX Item "--disable-delete-key" 2532.IX Item "--disable-delete-key"
2313Disable any handling of the delete key by us \- let the X server 2533Removes any handling of the delete key by us \- let the X server
2314do it. 2534do it.
2315.IP "\-\-disable\-resources" 4 2535.IP "\-\-disable\-resources" 4
2316.IX Item "--disable-resources" 2536.IX Item "--disable-resources"
2317Remove all resources checking. 2537Removes any support for resource checking.
2318.IP "\-\-enable\-xgetdefault" 4
2319.IX Item "--enable-xgetdefault"
2320Make resources checking via \fIXGetDefault()\fR instead of our small
2321version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist then
2322~/.Xresources.
2323.Sp
2324Please note that nowadays, things like \s-1XIM\s0 will automatically pull in and
2325use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it might be very
2326small, if nonexistant.
2327.IP "\-\-enable\-strings" 4 2538.IP "\-\-enable\-strings (default: off)" 4
2328.IX Item "--enable-strings" 2539.IX Item "--enable-strings (default: off)"
2329Add support for our possibly faster \fImemset()\fR function and other 2540Add support for our possibly faster \fImemset()\fR function and other
2330various routines, overriding your system's versions which may 2541various routines, overriding your system's versions which may
2331have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries 2542have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries
2332to link in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many 2543to link in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many
2333GNU/Linux systems). 2544GNU/Linux systems).
2334.IP "\-\-disable\-swapscreen" 4 2545.IP "\-\-disable\-swapscreen" 4
2335.IX Item "--disable-swapscreen" 2546.IX Item "--disable-swapscreen"
2336Remove support for swap screen. 2547Remove support for secondary/swap screen.
2337.IP "\-\-enable\-frills" 4 2548.IP "\-\-enable\-frills (default: on)" 4
2338.IX Item "--enable-frills" 2549.IX Item "--enable-frills (default: on)"
2339Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice to 2550Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice to
2340have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may want to 2551have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may want to
2341disable this. 2552disable this.
2342.Sp 2553.Sp
2343A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-frills\*(C'\fR (possibly 2554A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-frills\*(C'\fR (possibly
2344in combination with other switches) is: 2555in combination with other switches) is:
2345.Sp 2556.Sp
2346.Vb 11 2557.Vb 17
2347\& MWM-hints 2558\& MWM-hints
2559\& EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
2348\& seperate underline colour 2560\& seperate underline colour (-underlineColor)
2349\& settable border widths and borderless switch 2561\& settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
2350\& settable extra linespacing 2562\& settable extra linespacing /-lsp)
2351\& extra window properties (e.g. UTF-8 window names and PID)
2352\& iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback 2563\& iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
2353\& backindex and forwardindex escape sequence 2564\& backindex and forwardindex escape sequence
2354\& window op and locale change escape sequences 2565\& window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
2355\& tripleclickwords 2566\& tripleclickwords (-tcw)
2356\& settable insecure mode 2567\& settable insecure mode (-insecure)
2357\& keysym remapping support 2568\& keysym remapping support
2569\& cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc)
2570\& XEmbed support (-embed)
2571\& user-pty (-pty-fd)
2572\& hold on exit (-hold)
2573\& skip builtin block graphics (-sbg)
2574\& sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107
2358.Ve 2575.Ve
2359.IP "\-\-enable\-iso14755" 4 2576.IP "\-\-enable\-iso14755 (default: on)" 4
2360.IX Item "--enable-iso14755" 2577.IX Item "--enable-iso14755 (default: on)"
2361Enable extended \s-1ISO\s0 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or 2578Enable extended \s-1ISO\s0 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or
2362\&\fIdoc/rxvt.1.txt\fR). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by 2579\&\fIdoc/rxvt.1.txt\fR). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by
2363\&\f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-frills\*(C'\fR, while support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with 2580\&\f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-frills\*(C'\fR, while support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with
2364this switch. 2581this switch.
2365.IP "\-\-enable\-keepscrolling" 4 2582.IP "\-\-enable\-keepscrolling (default: on)" 4
2366.IX Item "--enable-keepscrolling" 2583.IX Item "--enable-keepscrolling (default: on)"
2367Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold 2584Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold
2368the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow. 2585the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
2369.IP "\-\-enable\-mousewheel" 4 2586.IP "\-\-enable\-mousewheel (default: on)" 4
2370.IX Item "--enable-mousewheel" 2587.IX Item "--enable-mousewheel (default: on)"
2371Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5. 2588Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
2372.IP "\-\-enable\-slipwheeling" 4 2589.IP "\-\-enable\-slipwheeling (default: on)" 4
2373.IX Item "--enable-slipwheeling" 2590.IX Item "--enable-slipwheeling (default: on)"
2374Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 2591Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
2375accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 2592accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
2376requires \-\-enable\-mousewheel to also be specified. 2593requires \-\-enable\-mousewheel to also be specified.
2377.IP "\-\-disable\-new\-selection" 4 2594.IP "\-\-disable\-new\-selection" 4
2378.IX Item "--disable-new-selection" 2595.IX Item "--disable-new-selection"
2379Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm. 2596Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
2380.IP "\-\-enable\-dmalloc" 4 2597.IP "\-\-enable\-dmalloc (default: off)" 4
2381.IX Item "--enable-dmalloc" 2598.IX Item "--enable-dmalloc (default: off)"
2382Use Gray Watson's malloc \- which is good for debugging See 2599Use Gray Watson's malloc \- which is good for debugging See
2383http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this or the 2600http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this or the
2384next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after compiling to point 2601next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after compiling to point
2385\&\s-1DINCLUDE\s0 and \s-1DLIB\s0 to the right places. 2602\&\s-1DINCLUDE\s0 and \s-1DLIB\s0 to the right places.
2386.Sp 2603.Sp
2387You can only use either this option and the following (should 2604You can only use either this option and the following (should
2388you use either) . 2605you use either) .
2389.IP "\-\-enable\-dlmalloc" 4 2606.IP "\-\-enable\-dlmalloc (default: off)" 4
2390.IX Item "--enable-dlmalloc" 2607.IX Item "--enable-dlmalloc (default: off)"
2391Use Doug Lea's malloc \- which is good for a production version 2608Use Doug Lea's malloc \- which is good for a production version
2392See <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details. 2609See <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
2393.IP "\-\-enable\-smart\-resize" 4 2610.IP "\-\-enable\-smart\-resize (default: on)" 4
2394.IX Item "--enable-smart-resize" 2611.IX Item "--enable-smart-resize (default: on)"
2395Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from hot 2612Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot
2396keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which is 2613keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a corner of
2397closest to a corner of the screen. 2614the screen in a fixed position.
2398.IP "\-\-enable\-cursor\-blink" 4
2399.IX Item "--enable-cursor-blink"
2400Add support for a blinking cursor.
2401.IP "\-\-enable\-pointer\-blank" 4 2615.IP "\-\-enable\-pointer\-blank (default: on)" 4
2402.IX Item "--enable-pointer-blank" 2616.IX Item "--enable-pointer-blank (default: on)"
2403Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. 2617Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
2618.IP "\-\-enable\-perl (default: off)" 4
2619.IX Item "--enable-perl (default: off)"
2620Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\f(BIperl\fB\|(3)\fR
2621manpage (\fIdoc/rxvtperl.txt\fR) for more info on this feature, or the files
2622in \fIsrc/perl\-ext/\fR for the extensions that are installed by default. The
2623perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the \f(CW\*(C`PERL\*(C'\fR environment
2624variable when running configure.
2404.IP "\-\-with\-name=NAME" 4 2625.IP "\-\-with\-name=NAME (default: urxvt)" 4
2405.IX Item "--with-name=NAME" 2626.IX Item "--with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)"
2406Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: \f(CW\*(C`urxvt\*(C'\fR, resulting 2627Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting
2407in \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 2628in \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
2408\&\f(CW\*(C`rxvt\*(C'\fR. 2629\&\f(CW\*(C`rxvt\*(C'\fR.
2409.IP "\-\-with\-term=NAME" 4 2630.IP "\-\-with\-term=NAME (default: rxvt\-unicode)" 4
2410.IX Item "--with-term=NAME" 2631.IX Item "--with-term=NAME (default: rxvt-unicode)"
2411Change the environmental variable for the terminal to \s-1NAME\s0 (default 2632Change the environmental variable for the terminal to \s-1NAME\s0.
2412\&\f(CW\*(C`rxvt\-unicode\*(C'\fR)
2413.IP "\-\-with\-terminfo=PATH" 4 2633.IP "\-\-with\-terminfo=PATH" 4
2414.IX Item "--with-terminfo=PATH" 2634.IX Item "--with-terminfo=PATH"
2415Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree to 2635Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree to
2416\&\s-1PATH\s0. 2636\&\s-1PATH\s0.
2417.IP "\-\-with\-x" 4 2637.IP "\-\-with\-x" 4

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