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131.IX Title "rxvt 7" 131.IX Title "rxvt 7"
132.TH rxvt 7 "2005-02-11" "5.0" "RXVT-UNICODE" 132.TH rxvt 7 "2006-01-12" "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"
137.Vb 2 137.Vb 2
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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 "I don't like the new selection/popups/hotkeys/perl, how do I change/disable it?" 4
162.IX Item "I don't like the new selection/popups/hotkeys/perl, how do I change/disable it?"
163You can disable the perl extension completely by setting the
164\&\fBperl-ext-common\fR resource to the empty string, which also keeps
165rxvt-unicode from initialising perl, saving memory.
166.Sp
167If you only want to disable specific features, you first have to
168identify which perl extension is responsible. For this, read the section
169\&\fB\s-1PREPACKAGED\s0 \s-1EXTENSIONS\s0\fR in the @@RXVT_NAME@@\fIperl\fR\|(3) manpage. For
170example, to disable the \fBselection-popup\fR and \fBoption-popup\fR, specify
171this \fBperl-ext-common\fR resource:
172.Sp
173.Vb 1
174\& URxvt.perl-ext-common: default,-selection-popup,-option-popup
175.Ve
176.Sp
177This will keep the default extensions, but disable the two popup
178extensions. Some extensions can also be configured, for example,
179scrollback search mode is triggered by \fBM\-s\fR. You can move it to any
180other combination either by setting the \fBsearchable-scrollback\fR resource:
181.Sp
182.Vb 1
183\& URxvt.searchable-scrollback: CM-s
184.Ve
185.IP "Isn't rxvt supposed to be small? Don't all those features bloat?" 4
186.IX Item "Isn't rxvt supposed to be small? Don't all those features bloat?"
187I often get asked about this, and I think, no, they didn't cause extra
188bloat. If you compare a minimal rxvt and a minimal urxvt, you can see
189that the urxvt binary is larger (due to some encoding tables always being
190compiled in), but it actually uses less memory (\s-1RSS\s0) after startup. Even
191with \f(CW\*(C`\-\-disable\-everything\*(C'\fR, this comparison is a bit unfair, as many
192features unique to urxvt (locale, encoding conversion, iso14755 etc.) are
193already in use in this mode.
194.Sp
195.Vb 3
196\& text data bss drs rss filename
197\& 98398 1664 24 15695 1824 rxvt --disable-everything
198\& 188985 9048 66616 18222 1788 urxvt --disable-everything
199.Ve
200.Sp
201When you \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-everything\*(C'\fR (which _is_ unfair, as this involves xft
202and full locale/XIM support which are quite bloaty inside libX11 and my
203libc), the two diverge, but not unreasnobaly so.
204.Sp
205.Vb 3
206\& text data bss drs rss filename
207\& 163431 2152 24 20123 2060 rxvt --enable-everything
208\& 1035683 49680 66648 29096 3680 urxvt --enable-everything
209.Ve
210.Sp
211The very large size of the text section is explained by the east-asian
212encoding tables, which, if unused, take up disk space but nothing else
213and can be compiled out unless you rely on X11 core fonts that use those
214encodings. The \s-1BSS\s0 size comes from the 64k emergency buffer that my c++
215compiler allocates (but of course doesn't use unless you are out of
216memory). Also, using an xft font instead of a core font immediately adds a
217few megabytes of \s-1RSS\s0. Xft indeed is responsible for a lot of \s-1RSS\s0 even when
218not used.
219.Sp
220Of course, due to every character using two or four bytes instead of one,
221a large scrollback buffer will ultimately make rxvt-unicode use more
222memory.
223.Sp
224Compared to e.g. Eterm (5112k), aterm (3132k) and xterm (4680k), this
225still fares rather well. And compared to some monsters like gnome-terminal
226(21152k + extra 4204k in separate processes) or konsole (22200k + extra
22743180k in daemons that stay around after exit, plus half a minute of
228startup time, including the hundreds of warnings it spits out), it fares
229extremely well *g*.
230.IP "Why \*(C+, isn't that unportable/bloated/uncool?" 4
231.IX Item "Why , isn't that unportable/bloated/uncool?"
232Is this a question? :) It comes up very often. The simple answer is: I had
233to write it, and \*(C+ allowed me to write and maintain it in a fraction
234of the time and effort (which is a scarce resource for me). Put even
235shorter: It simply wouldn't exist without \*(C+.
236.Sp
237My personal stance on this is that \*(C+ is less portable than C, but in
238the case of rxvt-unicode this hardly matters, as its portability limits
239are defined by things like X11, pseudo terminals, locale support and unix
240domain sockets, which are all less portable than \*(C+ itself.
241.Sp
242Regarding the bloat, see the above question: It's easy to write programs
243in C that use gobs of memory, an certainly possible to write programs in
244\&\*(C+ that don't. \*(C+ also often comes with large libraries, but this is
245not necessarily the case with \s-1GCC\s0. Here is what rxvt links against on my
246system with a minimal config:
247.Sp
248.Vb 4
249\& libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x00002aaaaabc3000)
250\& libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00002aaaaadde000)
251\& libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00002aaaab01d000)
252\& /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00002aaaaaaab000)
253.Ve
254.Sp
255And here is rxvt\-unicode:
256.Sp
257.Vb 5
258\& libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x00002aaaaabc3000)
259\& libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00002aaaaada2000)
260\& libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00002aaaaaeb0000)
261\& libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00002aaaab0ee000)
262\& /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00002aaaaaaab000)
263.Ve
264.Sp
265No large bloated libraries (of course, none were linked in statically),
266except maybe libX11 :)
267.IP "Does it support tabs, can I have a tabbed rxvt\-unicode?" 4
268.IX Item "Does it support tabs, can I have a tabbed rxvt-unicode?"
269rxvt-unicode does not directly support tabs. It will work fine with
270tabbing functionality of many window managers or similar tabbing programs,
271and its embedding-features allow it to be embedded into other programs,
272as witnessed by \fIdoc/rxvt\-tabbed\fR or the upcoming \f(CW\*(C`Gtk2::URxvt\*(C'\fR perl
273module, which features a tabbed urxvt (murxvt) terminal as an example
274embedding application.
161.IP "How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using?" 4 275.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?" 276.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 277The 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. 278sequence \f(CW\*(C`ESC [ 8 n\*(C'\fR sets the window title to the version number. When
279using the @@RXVT_NAME@@c client, the version displayed is that of the
280daemon.
165.IP "I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem..." 4 281.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..." 282.IX Item "I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem..."
167The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode contains large patches that 283The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode in sarge contains large
168considerably change the behaviour of rxvt\-unicode. Before reporting a 284patches that considerably change the behaviour of rxvt\-unicode. Before
169bug to the original rxvt-unicode author please download and install the 285reporting a bug to the original rxvt-unicode author please download and
170genuine version (<http://software.schmorp.de#rxvt\-unicode>) and try to 286install the genuine version (<http://software.schmorp.de#rxvt\-unicode>)
171reproduce the problem. If you cannot, chances are that the problems are 287and 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 288problems 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). 289reported via the Debian Bug Tracking System (use \f(CW\*(C`reportbug\*(C'\fR to report
290the bug).
174.Sp 291.Sp
175For other problems that also affect the Debian package, you can and 292For 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 293probably 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 294bug in the Debian version and it serves as a reminder for other users that
178might encounter the same issue. 295might encounter the same issue.
296.IP "I am maintaining rxvt-unicode for distribution/OS \s-1XXX\s0, any recommendation?" 4
297.IX Item "I am maintaining rxvt-unicode for distribution/OS XXX, any recommendation?"
298You should build one binary with the default options. \fIconfigure\fR
299now enables most useful options, and the trend goes to making them
300runtime\-switchable, too, so there is usually no drawback to enbaling them,
301except higher disk and possibly memory usage. The perl interpreter should
302be enabled, as important functionality (menus, selection, likely more in
303the future) depends on it.
304.Sp
305You should not overwrite the \f(CW\*(C`perl\-ext\-common\*(C'\fR snd \f(CW\*(C`perl\-ext\*(C'\fR resources
306system-wide (except maybe with \f(CW\*(C`defaults\*(C'\fR). This will result in useful
307behaviour. If your distribution aims at low memory, add an empty
308\&\f(CW\*(C`perl\-ext\-common\*(C'\fR resource to the app-defaults file. This will keep the
309perl interpreter disabled until the user enables it.
310.Sp
311If you can/want build more binaries, I recommend building a minimal
312one with \f(CW\*(C`\-\-disable\-everything\*(C'\fR (very useful) and a maximal one with
313\&\f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-everything\*(C'\fR (less useful, it will be very big due to a lot of
314encodings built-in that increase download times and are rarely used).
315.IP "I need to make it setuid/setgid to support utmp/ptys on my \s-1OS\s0, is this safe?" 4
316.IX Item "I need to make it setuid/setgid to support utmp/ptys on my OS, is this safe?"
317Likely not. While I honestly try to make it secure, and am probably not
318bad at it, I think it is simply unreasonable to expect all of freetype
319+ fontconfig + xft + xlib + perl + ... + rxvt-unicode itself to all be
320secure. Also, rxvt-unicode disables some options when it detects that it
321runs setuid or setgid, which is not nice. Besides, with the embedded perl
322interpreter the possibility for security problems easily multiplies.
323.Sp
324Elevated privileges are only required for utmp and pty operations on some
325systems (for example, GNU/Linux doesn't need any extra privileges for
326ptys, but some need it for utmp support). It is planned to mvoe this into
327a forked handler process, but this is not yet done.
328.Sp
329So, while setuid/setgid operation is supported and not a problem on your
330typical single-user-no-other-logins unix desktop, always remember that
331its an awful lot of code, most of which isn't checked for security issues
332regularly.
179.IP "When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?" 4 333.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?" 334.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 335The 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). 336as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often arises).
183.Sp 337.Sp
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205\& URxvt.termName: rxvt 359\& URxvt.termName: rxvt
206.Ve 360.Ve
207.Sp 361.Sp
208If you don't plan to use \fBrxvt\fR (quite common...) you could also replace 362If you don't plan to use \fBrxvt\fR (quite common...) you could also replace
209the rxvt terminfo file with the rxvt-unicode one. 363the rxvt terminfo file with the rxvt-unicode one.
364.ie n .IP """tic"" outputs some error when compiling the terminfo entry." 4
365.el .IP "\f(CWtic\fR outputs some error when compiling the terminfo entry." 4
366.IX Item "tic outputs some error when compiling the terminfo entry."
367Most likely it's the empty definition for \f(CW\*(C`enacs=\*(C'\fR. Just replace it by
368\&\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@@." 4 369.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@@." 4 370.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@@." 371.IX Item "bash's readline does not work correctly under @@RXVT_NAME@@."
213.PD 0 372.PD 0
214.IP "I need a termcap file entry." 4 373.IP "I need a termcap file entry." 4
215.IX Item "I need a termcap file entry." 374.IX Item "I need a termcap file entry."
216.PD 375.PD
217One reason you might want this is that some distributions or operating 376One reason you might want this is that some distributions or operating
218systems still compile some programs using the long-obsoleted termcap 377systems still compile some programs using the long-obsoleted termcap
219(Fedora Core's bash is one example) and rely on a termcap entry for 378library (Fedora Core's bash is one example) and rely on a termcap entry
220\&\f(CW\*(C`rxvt\-unicode\*(C'\fR. 379for \f(CW\*(C`rxvt\-unicode\*(C'\fR.
221.Sp 380.Sp
222You could use rxvt's termcap entry with resonable results in many cases. 381You 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 382You can also create a termcap entry by using terminfo's infocmp program
224like this: 383like this:
225.Sp 384.Sp
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227\& infocmp -C rxvt-unicode 386\& infocmp -C rxvt-unicode
228.Ve 387.Ve
229.Sp 388.Sp
230Or you could use this termcap entry, generated by the command above: 389Or you could use this termcap entry, generated by the command above:
231.Sp 390.Sp
232.Vb 19 391.Vb 20
233\& rxvt-unicode|rxvt-unicode terminal (X Window System):\e 392\& rxvt-unicode|rxvt-unicode terminal (X Window System):\e
234\& :am:bw:eo:km:mi:ms:xn:xo:\e 393\& :am:bw:eo:km:mi:ms:xn:xo:\e
235\& :co#80:it#8:li#24:\e 394\& :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 395\& :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 396\& :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 397\& :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 398\& :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 399\& :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 400\& :dl=\eE[M:do=^J:ec=\eE[%dX:ei=\eE[4l:ho=\eE[H:\e
401\& :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 402\& :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 403\& :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 404\& :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 405\& :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 406\& :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 407\& :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 408\& :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 409\& :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 410\& :us=\eE[4m:vb=\eE[?5h\eE[?5l:ve=\eE[?25h:vi=\eE[?25l:\e
251\& :vs=\eE[?25h: 411\& :vs=\eE[?25h:
252.Ve 412.Ve
253.ie n .IP "Why does ""ls"" no longer have coloured output?" 4 413.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?" 4 414.el .IP "Why does \f(CWls\fR no longer have coloured output?" 4
255.IX Item "Why does ls no longer have coloured output?" 415.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 565the \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. 566might be forced to use a different font.
407.Sp 567.Sp
408All of this is not a problem when using X11 core fonts, as their bounding 568All of this is not a problem when using X11 core fonts, as their bounding
409box data is correct. 569box data is correct.
570.IP "On Solaris 9, many line-drawing characters are too wide." 4
571.IX Item "On Solaris 9, many line-drawing characters are too wide."
572Seems to be a known bug, read
573<http://nixdoc.net/files/forum/about34198.html>. Some people use the
574following ugly workaround to get non-double-wide-characters working:
575.Sp
576.Vb 1
577\& #define wcwidth(x) wcwidth(x) > 1 ? 1 : wcwidth(x)
578.Ve
410.IP "My Compose (Multi_key) key is no longer working." 4 579.IP "My Compose (Multi_key) key is no longer working." 4
411.IX Item "My Compose (Multi_key) key is no longer working." 580.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 581The 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 582correctly, or you specified a \fBpreeditStyle\fR that is not supported by
414your input method. For example, if you specified \fBOverTheSpot\fR and 583your input method. For example, if you specified \fBOverTheSpot\fR and
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456.Sp 625.Sp
457As you might have guessed, FreeBSD does neither define this symobl nor 626As you might have guessed, FreeBSD does neither define this symobl nor
458does it support it. Instead, it uses it's own internal representation of 627does 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. 628\&\fBwchar_t\fR. This is, of course, completely fine with respect to standards.
460.Sp 629.Sp
630However, that means rxvt-unicode only works in \f(CW\*(C`POSIX\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`ISO\-8859\-1\*(C'\fR and
631\&\f(CW\*(C`UTF\-8\*(C'\fR locales under FreeBSD (which all use Unicode as \fBwchar_t\fR.
632.Sp
461However, \f(CW\*(C`_\|_STDC_ISO_10646_\|_\*(C'\fR is the only sane way to support 633\&\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 634apps in an \s-1OS\s0, as using a locale-dependent (and non\-standardized)
463non\-standardized) representation of \fBwchar_t\fR makes it impossible to 635representation of \fBwchar_t\fR makes it impossible to convert between
464convert between \fBwchar_t\fR (as used by X11 and your applications) and any 636\&\fBwchar_t\fR (as used by X11 and your applications) and any other encoding
465other encoding without implementing OS-specific-wrappers for each and 637without implementing OS-specific-wrappers for each and every locale. There
466every locale. There simply are no APIs to convert \fBwchar_t\fR into anything 638simply are no APIs to convert \fBwchar_t\fR into anything except the current
467except the current locale encoding. 639locale encoding.
468.Sp 640.Sp
469Some applications (such as the formidable \fBmlterm\fR) work around this 641Some applications (such as the formidable \fBmlterm\fR) work around this
470by carrying their own replacement functions for character set handling 642by carrying their own replacement functions for character set handling
471with them, and either implementing OS-dependent hacks or doing multiple 643with them, and either implementing OS-dependent hacks or doing multiple
472conversions (which is slow and unreliable in case the \s-1OS\s0 implements 644conversions (which is slow and unreliable in case the \s-1OS\s0 implements
473encodings slightly different than the terminal emulator). 645encodings slightly different than the terminal emulator).
474.Sp 646.Sp
475The rxvt-unicode author insists that the right way to fix this is in the 647The 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 648system libraries once and for all, instead of forcing every app to carry
477complete replacements for them :) 649complete replacements for them :)
650.IP "I use Solaris 9 and it doesn't compile/work/etc." 4
651.IX Item "I use Solaris 9 and it doesn't compile/work/etc."
652Try the diff in \fIdoc/solaris9.patch\fR as a base. It fixes the worst
653problems with \f(CW\*(C`wcwidth\*(C'\fR and a compile problem.
654.IP "How can I use rxvt-unicode under cygwin?" 4
655.IX Item "How can I use rxvt-unicode under cygwin?"
656rxvt-unicode should compile and run out of the box on cygwin, using
657the X11 libraries that come with cygwin. libW11 emulation is no
658longer supported (and makes no sense, either, as it only supported a
659single font). I recommend starting the X\-server in \f(CW\*(C`\-multiwindow\*(C'\fR or
660\&\f(CW\*(C`\-rootless\*(C'\fR mode instead, which will result in similar look&feel as the
661old libW11 emulation.
662.Sp
663At the time of this writing, cygwin didn't seem to support any multi-byte
664encodings (you might try \f(CW\*(C`LC_CTYPE=C\-UTF\-8\*(C'\fR), so you are likely limited
665to 8\-bit encodings.
478.IP "How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use?" 4 666.IP "How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use?" 4
479.IX Item "How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use?" 667.IX Item "How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use?"
480.PD 0 668.PD 0
481.IP "Is there an option to switch encodings?" 4 669.IP "Is there an option to switch encodings?" 4
482.IX Item "Is there an option to switch encodings?" 670.IX Item "Is there an option to switch encodings?"
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574.Sp 762.Sp
575Now you can start your terminal with \f(CW\*(C`LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.UTF\-8\*(C'\fR and still 763Now you can start your terminal with \f(CW\*(C`LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.UTF\-8\*(C'\fR and still
576use your input method. Please note, however, that you will not be able to 764use your input method. Please note, however, that you will not be able to
577input characters outside \f(CW\*(C`EUC\-JP\*(C'\fR in a normal way then, as your input 765input characters outside \f(CW\*(C`EUC\-JP\*(C'\fR in a normal way then, as your input
578method limits you. 766method limits you.
767.IP "Rxvt-unicode crashes when the X Input Method changes or exits." 4
768.IX Item "Rxvt-unicode crashes when the X Input Method changes or exits."
769Unfortunately, this is unavoidable, as the \s-1XIM\s0 protocol is racy by
770design. Applications can avoid some crashes at the expense of memory
771leaks, and Input Methods can avoid some crashes by careful ordering at
772exit time. \fBkinput2\fR (and derived input methods) generally succeeds,
773while \fB\s-1SCIM\s0\fR (or similar input methods) fails. In the end, however,
774crashes cannot be completely avoided even if both sides cooperate.
775.Sp
776So the only workaround is not to kill your Input Method Servers.
579.IP "Rxvt-unicode uses gobs of memory, how can I reduce that?" 4 777.IP "Rxvt-unicode uses gobs of memory, how can I reduce that?" 4
580.IX Item "Rxvt-unicode uses gobs of memory, how can I reduce that?" 778.IX Item "Rxvt-unicode uses gobs of memory, how can I reduce that?"
581Rxvt-unicode tries to obey the rule of not charging you for something you 779Rxvt-unicode tries to obey the rule of not charging you for something you
582don't use. One thing you should try is to configure out all settings that 780don't use. One thing you should try is to configure out all settings that
583you don't need, for example, Xft support is a resource hog by design, 781you don't need, for example, Xft support is a resource hog by design,
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592rxvt-unicode then uses 8 bytes per screen cell. 790rxvt-unicode then uses 8 bytes per screen cell.
593.IP "Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow?" 4 791.IP "Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow?" 4
594.IX Item "Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow?" 792.IX Item "Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow?"
595Yes, the most obvious way to speed it up is to avoid Xft entirely, as 793Yes, the most obvious way to speed it up is to avoid Xft entirely, as
596it is simply slow. If you still want Xft fonts you might try to disable 794it is simply slow. If you still want Xft fonts you might try to disable
597antialiasing (by appending \f(CW\*(C`:antialiasing=false\*(C'\fR), which saves lots of 795antialiasing (by appending \f(CW\*(C`:antialias=false\*(C'\fR), which saves lots of
598memory and also speeds up rendering considerably. 796memory and also speeds up rendering considerably.
599.IP "Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong?" 4 797.IP "Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong?" 4
600.IX Item "Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong?" 798.IX Item "Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong?"
601Rxvt-unicode will use whatever you specify as a font. If it needs to 799Rxvt-unicode will use whatever you specify as a font. If it needs to
602fall back to it's default font search list it will prefer X11 core 800fall back to it's default font search list it will prefer X11 core
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681\& URxvt.color7: #e1dddd 879\& URxvt.color7: #e1dddd
682\& URxvt.color15: #e1dddd 880\& URxvt.color15: #e1dddd
683.Ve 881.Ve
684.IP "How can I start @@RXVT_NAME@@d in a race-free way?" 4 882.IP "How can I start @@RXVT_NAME@@d in a race-free way?" 4
685.IX Item "How can I start @@RXVT_NAME@@d in a race-free way?" 883.IX Item "How can I start @@RXVT_NAME@@d in a race-free way?"
686Despite it's name, @@RXVT_NAME@@d is not a real daemon, but more like a 884Try \f(CW\*(C`@@RXVT_NAME@@d \-f \-o\*(C'\fR, which tells @@RXVT_NAME@@d to open the
687server that answers @@RXVT_NAME@@c's requests, so it doesn't background 885display, create the listening socket and then fork.
688itself.
689.Sp
690To ensure @@RXVT_NAME@@d is listening on it's socket, you can use the
691following method to wait for the startup message before continuing:
692.Sp
693.Vb 1
694\& { @@RXVT_NAME@@d & } | read
695.Ve
696.IP "What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?" 4 886.IP "What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?" 4
697.IX Item "What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?" 887.IX Item "What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?"
698Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the 888Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the
699BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following 889BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following
700question) there are two standard values that can be used for 890question) there are two standard values that can be used for
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1545l l . 1735l l .
1546h Scroll to bottom when a key is pressed 1736h Scroll to bottom when a key is pressed
1547l Don't scroll to bottom when a key is pressed 1737l Don't scroll to bottom when a key is pressed
1548.TE 1738.TE
1549 1739
1740.ie n .IP "\fB\fB""Ps = 1021""\fB\fR (\fBrxvt\fR)" 4
1741.el .IP "\fB\f(CBPs = 1021\fB\fR (\fBrxvt\fR)" 4
1742.IX Item "Ps = 1021 (rxvt)"
1743.TS
1744l l .
1745h Bold/italic implies high intensity (see option -is)
1746l Font styles have no effect on intensity (Compile styles)
1747.TE
1748
1550.ie n .IP "\fB\fB""Ps = 1047""\fB\fR" 4 1749.ie n .IP "\fB\fB""Ps = 1047""\fB\fR" 4
1551.el .IP "\fB\f(CBPs = 1047\fB\fR" 4 1750.el .IP "\fB\f(CBPs = 1047\fB\fR" 4
1552.IX Item "Ps = 1047" 1751.IX Item "Ps = 1047"
1553.TS 1752.TS
1554l l . 1753l l .
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1599Ps = 10 Change colour of text foreground to Pt (NB: may change in future) 1798Ps = 10 Change colour of text foreground to Pt (NB: may change in future)
1600Ps = 11 Change colour of text background to Pt (NB: may change in future) 1799Ps = 11 Change colour of text background to Pt (NB: may change in future)
1601Ps = 12 Change colour of text cursor foreground to Pt 1800Ps = 12 Change colour of text cursor foreground to Pt
1602Ps = 13 Change colour of mouse foreground to Pt 1801Ps = 13 Change colour of mouse foreground to Pt
1603Ps = 17 Change colour of highlight characters to Pt 1802Ps = 17 Change colour of highlight characters to Pt
1604Ps = 18 Change colour of bold characters to Pt 1803Ps = 18 Change colour of bold characters to Pt [deprecated, see 706]
1605Ps = 19 Change colour of underlined characters to Pt 1804Ps = 19 Change colour of underlined characters to Pt [deprecated, see 707]
1606Ps = 20 Change default background to Pt 1805Ps = 20 Change default background to Pt
1607Ps = 39 Change default foreground colour to Pt rxvt compile-time option 1806Ps = 39 Change default foreground colour to Pt.
1608Ps = 46 Change Log File to Pt unimplemented 1807Ps = 46 Change Log File to Pt unimplemented
1609Ps = 49 Change default background colour to Pt rxvt compile-time option 1808Ps = 49 Change default background colour to Pt.
1610Ps = 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 1809Ps = 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
1611Ps = 55 Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to Pt 1810Ps = 55 Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to Pt
1612Ps = 701 Change current locale to Pt, or, if Pt is ?, return the current locale (@@RXVT_NAME@@ extension) 1811Ps = 701 Change current locale to Pt, or, if Pt is ?, return the current locale (Compile frills).
1613Ps = 703 Menubar command Pt rxvt compile-time option (rxvt-unicode extension) 1812Ps = 703 Menubar command Pt (Compile menubar).
1614Ps = 704 Change colour of italic characters to Pt 1813Ps = 704 Change colour of italic characters to Pt
1615Ps = 705 Change background pixmap tint colour to Pt 1814Ps = 705 Change background pixmap tint colour to Pt (Compile transparency).
1815Ps = 706 Change colour of bold characters to Pt
1816Ps = 707 Change colour of underlined characters to Pt
1616Ps = 710 Set normal fontset to Pt. Same as Ps = 50. 1817Ps = 710 Set normal fontset to Pt. Same as Ps = 50.
1617Ps = 711 Set bold fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50. 1818Ps = 711 Set bold fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles).
1618Ps = 712 Set italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50. 1819Ps = 712 Set italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles).
1619Ps = 713 Set bold-italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50. 1820Ps = 713 Set bold-italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles).
1821Ps = 720 Move viewing window up by Pt lines, or clear scrollback buffer if Pt = 0 (Compile frills).
1822Ps = 721 Move viewing window down by Pt lines, or clear scrollback buffer if Pt = 0 (Compile frills).
1823Ps = 777 Call the perl extension with the given string, which should be of the form extension:parameters (Compile perl).
1620.TE 1824.TE
1621 1825
1622.PP 1826.PP
1623 1827
1624.IX Xref "menuBar" 1828.IX Xref "menuBar"
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1669access the current menuBar for alteration 1873access the current menuBar for alteration
1670.IP "\fB[title:+\f(BIstring\fB]\fR" 4 1874.IP "\fB[title:+\f(BIstring\fB]\fR" 4
1671.IX Item "[title:+string]" 1875.IX Item "[title:+string]"
1672set the current menuBar's title to \fIstring\fR, which may contain the 1876set the current menuBar's title to \fIstring\fR, which may contain the
1673following format specifiers: 1877following format specifiers:
1674\&\fB%%\fR : literal \fB%\fR character 1878.Sp
1879.Vb 3
1675\&\fB%n\fR : rxvt name (as per the \fB\-name\fR command-line option) 1880\& B<%n> rxvt name (as per the B<-name> command-line option)
1676\&\fB%v\fR : rxvt version 1881\& B<%v> rxvt version
1882\& B<%%> literal B<%> character
1883.Ve
1677.IP "\fB[done]\fR" 4 1884.IP "\fB[done]\fR" 4
1678.IX Item "[done]" 1885.IX Item "[done]"
1679set menuBar access as \fBreadonly\fR. 1886set menuBar access as \fBreadonly\fR.
1680End-of-file tag for \fB[read:+\f(BIfile\fB]\fR operations. 1887End-of-file tag for \fB[read:+\f(BIfile\fB]\fR operations.
1681.IP "\fB[read:+\f(BIfile\fB]\fR" 4 1888.IP "\fB[read:+\f(BIfile\fB]\fR" 4
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2149.TE 2356.TE
2150 2357
2151.SH "CONFIGURE OPTIONS" 2358.SH "CONFIGURE OPTIONS"
2152.IX Header "CONFIGURE OPTIONS" 2359.IX Header "CONFIGURE OPTIONS"
2153General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration 2360General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration
2154hasn't been tested well. Either try with \-\-enable\-everything or use the 2361hasn't been tested well. Either try with \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-everything\*(C'\fR or use
2155\&./reconf script as a base for experiments. ./reconf is used by myself, 2362the \fI./reconf\fR script as a base for experiments. \fI./reconf\fR is used by
2156so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should always 2363myself, so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should
2157report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc Lehmann 2364always report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc
2158<rxvt@schmorp.de>. 2365Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp.de>.
2366.PP
2367All
2159.IP "\-\-enable\-everything" 4 2368.IP "\-\-enable\-everything" 4
2160.IX Item "--enable-everything" 2369.IX Item "--enable-everything"
2161Add support for all non-multichoice options listed in \*(L"./configure 2370Add (or remove) support for all non-multichoice options listed in \*(L"./configure
2162\&\-\-help\*(R". Note that unlike other enable options this is order dependant. 2371\&\-\-help\*(R".
2372.Sp
2163You can specify this and then disable options which this enables by 2373You can specify this and then disable options you do not like by
2164\&\fIfollowing\fR this with the appropriate commands. 2374\&\fIfollowing\fR this with the appropriate \f(CW\*(C`\-\-disable\-...\*(C'\fR arguments,
2165.IP "\-\-enable\-xft" 4 2375or you can start with a minimal configuration by specifying
2166.IX Item "--enable-xft" 2376\&\f(CW\*(C`\-\-disable\-everything\*(C'\fR and than adding just the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-...\*(C'\fR arguments
2377you want.
2378.IP "\-\-enable\-xft (default: enabled)" 4
2379.IX Item "--enable-xft (default: enabled)"
2167Add support for Xft (anti\-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts are 2380Add support for Xft (anti\-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts are
2168slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use them, you 2381slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use them, you
2169don't pay for them. 2382don't pay for them.
2170.IP "\-\-enable\-font\-styles" 4 2383.IP "\-\-enable\-font\-styles (default: on)" 4
2171.IX Item "--enable-font-styles" 2384.IX Item "--enable-font-styles (default: on)"
2172Add support for \fBbold\fR, \fIitalic\fR and \fB\f(BIbold italic\fB\fR font 2385Add support for \fBbold\fR, \fIitalic\fR and \fB\f(BIbold italic\fB\fR font
2173styles. The fonts can be set manually or automatically. 2386styles. The fonts can be set manually or automatically.
2174.IP "\-\-with\-codesets=NAME,..." 4 2387.IP "\-\-with\-codesets=NAME,... (default: all)" 4
2175.IX Item "--with-codesets=NAME,..." 2388.IX Item "--with-codesets=NAME,... (default: all)"
2176Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups (eu, vn are 2389Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups (\f(CW\*(C`eu\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`vn\*(C'\fR
2177always compiled in, which includes most 8\-bit character sets). These 2390are always compiled in, which includes most 8\-bit character sets). These
2178codeset tables are currently only used for driving X11 core fonts, they 2391codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts, they are not required
2179are not required for Xft fonts. Compiling them in will make your binary 2392for Xft fonts, although having them compiled in lets rxvt-unicode choose
2180bigger (together about 700kB), but it doesn't increase memory usage unless 2393replacement fonts more intelligently. Compiling them in will make your
2394binary bigger (all of together cost about 700kB), but it doesn't increase
2181you use an X11 font requiring one of these encodings. 2395memory usage unless you use a font requiring one of these encodings.
2182.TS 2396.TS
2183l l . 2397l l .
2184all all available codeset groups 2398all all available codeset groups
2185zh common chinese encodings 2399zh common chinese encodings
2186zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs 2400zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs
2187jp common japanese encodings 2401jp common japanese encodings
2188jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings 2402jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
2189kr korean encodings 2403kr korean encodings
2190.TE 2404.TE
2191 2405
2192.IP "\-\-enable\-xim" 4 2406.IP "\-\-enable\-xim (default: on)" 4
2193.IX Item "--enable-xim" 2407.IX Item "--enable-xim (default: on)"
2194Add support for \s-1XIM\s0 (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using 2408Add support for \s-1XIM\s0 (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using
2195alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly 2409alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly
2196set up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys. 2410set up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
2197.IP "\-\-enable\-unicode3" 4 2411.IP "\-\-enable\-unicode3 (default: off)" 4
2198.IX Item "--enable-unicode3" 2412.IX Item "--enable-unicode3 (default: off)"
2199Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above 2413Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above
220065535 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage 241465535 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage
2201requirements per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet 2415requirements per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet
2202support these extra characters, but Xft does. 2416support these extra characters, but Xft does.
2203.Sp 2417.Sp
2204Please note that rxvt-unicode can store unicode code points >65535 2418Please note that rxvt-unicode can store unicode code points >65535
2205even without this flag, but the number of such characters is 2419even without this flag, but the number of such characters is
2206limited to a view thousand (shared with combining characters, 2420limited to a view thousand (shared with combining characters,
2207see next switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them 2421see next switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them
2208(input/output and cut&paste still work, though). 2422(input/output and cut&paste still work, though).
2209.IP "\-\-enable\-combining" 4 2423.IP "\-\-enable\-combining (default: on)" 4
2210.IX Item "--enable-combining" 2424.IX Item "--enable-combining (default: on)"
2211Enable automatic composition of combining characters into 2425Enable automatic composition of combining characters into
2212composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text 2426composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text
2213where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is 2427where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is
2214done by using precomposited characters when available or creating 2428done by using precomposited characters when available or creating
2215new pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. 2429new pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
2216.Sp 2430.Sp
2217Without \-\-enable\-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed 2431Without \-\-enable\-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed characters
2218characters is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt will use the 2432is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt-unicode will use the
2219private use area, extending the number of combinations to 8448). With 2433private use area, extending the number of combinations to 8448). With
2220\&\-\-enable\-unicode3, no practical limit exists. This will also enable 2434\&\-\-enable\-unicode3, no practical limit exists.
2221storage of characters >65535. 2435.Sp
2436This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters
2437beyond plane 0 (>65535) when \-\-enable\-unicode3 was not specified.
2222.Sp 2438.Sp
2223The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation forms, 2439The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation forms,
2224but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to be used. 2440but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to be used (and
2441tell me how these are to be used...).
2225.IP "\-\-enable\-fallback(=CLASS)" 4 2442.IP "\-\-enable\-fallback(=CLASS) (default: Rxvt)" 4
2226.IX Item "--enable-fallback(=CLASS)" 2443.IX Item "--enable-fallback(=CLASS) (default: Rxvt)"
2227When reading resource settings, also read settings for class \s-1CLASS\s0 2444When reading resource settings, also read settings for class \s-1CLASS\s0. To disable resource fallback use \-\-disable\-fallback.
2228(default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use \-\-disable\-fallback.
2229.IP "\-\-with\-res\-name=NAME" 4 2445.IP "\-\-with\-res\-name=NAME (default: urxvt)" 4
2230.IX Item "--with-res-name=NAME" 2446.IX Item "--with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt)"
2231Use the given name (default: urxvt) as default application name when 2447Use the given name as default application name when
2232reading resources. Specify \-\-with\-res\-name=rxvt to replace rxvt. 2448reading resources. Specify \-\-with\-res\-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.
2233.IP "\-\-with\-res\-class=CLASS" 4 2449.IP "\-\-with\-res\-class=CLASS /default: URxvt)" 4
2234.IX Item "--with-res-class=CLASS" 2450.IX Item "--with-res-class=CLASS /default: URxvt)"
2235Use the given class (default: URxvt) as default application class 2451Use the given class as default application class
2236when reading resources. Specify \-\-with\-res\-class=Rxvt to replace 2452when reading resources. Specify \-\-with\-res\-class=Rxvt to replace
2237rxvt. 2453rxvt.
2238.IP "\-\-enable\-utmp" 4 2454.IP "\-\-enable\-utmp (default: on)" 4
2239.IX Item "--enable-utmp" 2455.IX Item "--enable-utmp (default: on)"
2240Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like \fIw\fR) at 2456Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like \fIw\fR) at
2241start of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits. 2457start of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits.
2242.IP "\-\-enable\-wtmp" 4 2458.IP "\-\-enable\-wtmp (default: on)" 4
2243.IX Item "--enable-wtmp" 2459.IX Item "--enable-wtmp (default: on)"
2244Write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like \fIlast\fR) at 2460Write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like \fIlast\fR) at
2245start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This 2461start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This
2246option requires \-\-enable\-utmp to also be specified. 2462option requires \-\-enable\-utmp to also be specified.
2247.IP "\-\-enable\-lastlog" 4 2463.IP "\-\-enable\-lastlog (default: on)" 4
2248.IX Item "--enable-lastlog" 2464.IX Item "--enable-lastlog (default: on)"
2249Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like 2465Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like
2250\&\fIlastlogin\fR) at start of rxvt execution. This option requires 2466\&\fIlastlogin\fR) at start of rxvt execution. This option requires
2251\&\-\-enable\-utmp to also be specified. 2467\&\-\-enable\-utmp to also be specified.
2252.IP "\-\-enable\-xpm\-background" 4 2468.IP "\-\-enable\-xpm\-background (default: on)" 4
2253.IX Item "--enable-xpm-background" 2469.IX Item "--enable-xpm-background (default: on)"
2254Add support for \s-1XPM\s0 background pixmaps. 2470Add support for \s-1XPM\s0 background pixmaps.
2255.IP "\-\-enable\-transparency" 4 2471.IP "\-\-enable\-transparency (default: on)" 4
2256.IX Item "--enable-transparency" 2472.IX Item "--enable-transparency (default: on)"
2257Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake 2473Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake
2258transparency to the term. 2474transparency to the term.
2259.IP "\-\-enable\-fading" 4 2475.IP "\-\-enable\-fading (default: on)" 4
2260.IX Item "--enable-fading" 2476.IX Item "--enable-fading (default: on)"
2261Add support for fading the text when focus is lost. 2477Add support for fading the text when focus is lost (requires \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-transparency\*(C'\fR).
2262.IP "\-\-enable\-tinting" 4 2478.IP "\-\-enable\-tinting (default: on)" 4
2263.IX Item "--enable-tinting" 2479.IX Item "--enable-tinting (default: on)"
2264Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds. 2480Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-transparency\*(C'\fR).
2265.IP "\-\-enable\-menubar" 4 2481.IP "\-\-enable\-menubar (default: off) [\s-1DEPRECATED\s0]" 4
2266.IX Item "--enable-menubar" 2482.IX Item "--enable-menubar (default: off) [DEPRECATED]"
2267Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with 2483Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with dynamic
2268dynamic locale switching currently). 2484locale switching currently). This option is \s-1DEPRECATED\s0 and will be removed
2485in the future.
2269.IP "\-\-enable\-rxvt\-scroll" 4 2486.IP "\-\-enable\-rxvt\-scroll (default: on)" 4
2270.IX Item "--enable-rxvt-scroll" 2487.IX Item "--enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)"
2271Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar. 2488Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
2272.IP "\-\-enable\-next\-scroll" 4 2489.IP "\-\-enable\-next\-scroll (default: on)" 4
2273.IX Item "--enable-next-scroll" 2490.IX Item "--enable-next-scroll (default: on)"
2274Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar. 2491Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
2275.IP "\-\-enable\-xterm\-scroll" 4 2492.IP "\-\-enable\-xterm\-scroll (default: on)" 4
2276.IX Item "--enable-xterm-scroll" 2493.IX Item "--enable-xterm-scroll (default: on)"
2277Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar. 2494Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
2278.IP "\-\-enable\-plain\-scroll" 4 2495.IP "\-\-enable\-plain\-scroll (default: on)" 4
2279.IX Item "--enable-plain-scroll" 2496.IX Item "--enable-plain-scroll (default: on)"
2280Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that 2497Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that
2281is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for 2498is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for
2282many years. 2499many years.
2283.IP "\-\-enable\-half\-shadow" 4 2500.IP "\-\-enable\-half\-shadow (default: off)" 4
2284.IX Item "--enable-half-shadow" 2501.IX Item "--enable-half-shadow (default: off)"
2285Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height. 2502Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.
2286only applicable to rxvt scrollbars. 2503only applicable to rxvt scrollbars.
2287.IP "\-\-enable\-ttygid" 4 2504.IP "\-\-enable\-ttygid (default: off)" 4
2288.IX Item "--enable-ttygid" 2505.IX Item "--enable-ttygid (default: off)"
2289Change tty device setting to group \*(L"tty\*(R" \- only use this if 2506Change tty device setting to group \*(L"tty\*(R" \- only use this if
2290your system uses this type of security. 2507your system uses this type of security.
2291.IP "\-\-disable\-backspace\-key" 4 2508.IP "\-\-disable\-backspace\-key" 4
2292.IX Item "--disable-backspace-key" 2509.IX Item "--disable-backspace-key"
2293Disable any handling of the backspace key by us \- let the X server 2510Removes any handling of the backspace key by us \- let the X server do it.
2294do it.
2295.IP "\-\-disable\-delete\-key" 4 2511.IP "\-\-disable\-delete\-key" 4
2296.IX Item "--disable-delete-key" 2512.IX Item "--disable-delete-key"
2297Disable any handling of the delete key by us \- let the X server 2513Removes any handling of the delete key by us \- let the X server
2298do it. 2514do it.
2299.IP "\-\-disable\-resources" 4 2515.IP "\-\-disable\-resources" 4
2300.IX Item "--disable-resources" 2516.IX Item "--disable-resources"
2301Remove all resources checking. 2517Removes any support for resource checking.
2302.IP "\-\-enable\-xgetdefault" 4
2303.IX Item "--enable-xgetdefault"
2304Make resources checking via \fIXGetDefault()\fR instead of our small
2305version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist then
2306~/.Xresources.
2307.Sp
2308Please note that nowadays, things like \s-1XIM\s0 will automatically pull in and
2309use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it might be very
2310small, if nonexistant.
2311.IP "\-\-enable\-strings" 4 2518.IP "\-\-enable\-strings (default: off)" 4
2312.IX Item "--enable-strings" 2519.IX Item "--enable-strings (default: off)"
2313Add support for our possibly faster \fImemset()\fR function and other 2520Add support for our possibly faster \fImemset()\fR function and other
2314various routines, overriding your system's versions which may 2521various routines, overriding your system's versions which may
2315have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries 2522have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries
2316to link in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many 2523to link in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many
2317GNU/Linux systems). 2524GNU/Linux systems).
2318.IP "\-\-disable\-swapscreen" 4 2525.IP "\-\-disable\-swapscreen" 4
2319.IX Item "--disable-swapscreen" 2526.IX Item "--disable-swapscreen"
2320Remove support for swap screen. 2527Remove support for secondary/swap screen.
2321.IP "\-\-enable\-frills" 4 2528.IP "\-\-enable\-frills (default: on)" 4
2322.IX Item "--enable-frills" 2529.IX Item "--enable-frills (default: on)"
2323Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice to 2530Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice to
2324have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may want to 2531have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may want to
2325disable this. 2532disable this.
2326.Sp 2533.Sp
2327A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-frills\*(C'\fR (possibly 2534A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-frills\*(C'\fR (possibly
2328in combination with other switches) is: 2535in combination with other switches) is:
2329.Sp 2536.Sp
2330.Vb 11 2537.Vb 17
2331\& MWM-hints 2538\& MWM-hints
2539\& EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
2332\& seperate underline colour 2540\& seperate underline colour (-underlineColor)
2333\& settable border widths and borderless switch 2541\& settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
2334\& settable extra linespacing 2542\& settable extra linespacing /-lsp)
2335\& extra window properties (e.g. UTF-8 window names and PID)
2336\& iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback 2543\& iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
2337\& backindex and forwardindex escape sequence 2544\& backindex and forwardindex escape sequence
2338\& window op and locale change escape sequences 2545\& window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
2339\& tripleclickwords 2546\& tripleclickwords (-tcw)
2340\& settable insecure mode 2547\& settable insecure mode (-insecure)
2341\& keysym remapping support 2548\& keysym remapping support
2549\& cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc)
2550\& XEmbed support (-embed)
2551\& user-pty (-pty-fd)
2552\& hold on exit (-hold)
2553\& skip builtin block graphics (-sbg)
2554\& sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107
2342.Ve 2555.Ve
2343.IP "\-\-enable\-iso14755" 4 2556.IP "\-\-enable\-iso14755 (default: on)" 4
2344.IX Item "--enable-iso14755" 2557.IX Item "--enable-iso14755 (default: on)"
2345Enable extended \s-1ISO\s0 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or 2558Enable extended \s-1ISO\s0 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or
2346\&\fIdoc/rxvt.1.txt\fR). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by 2559\&\fIdoc/rxvt.1.txt\fR). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by
2347\&\f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-frills\*(C'\fR, while support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with 2560\&\f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-frills\*(C'\fR, while support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with
2348this switch. 2561this switch.
2349.IP "\-\-enable\-keepscrolling" 4 2562.IP "\-\-enable\-keepscrolling (default: on)" 4
2350.IX Item "--enable-keepscrolling" 2563.IX Item "--enable-keepscrolling (default: on)"
2351Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold 2564Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold
2352the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow. 2565the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
2353.IP "\-\-enable\-mousewheel" 4 2566.IP "\-\-enable\-mousewheel (default: on)" 4
2354.IX Item "--enable-mousewheel" 2567.IX Item "--enable-mousewheel (default: on)"
2355Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5. 2568Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
2356.IP "\-\-enable\-slipwheeling" 4 2569.IP "\-\-enable\-slipwheeling (default: on)" 4
2357.IX Item "--enable-slipwheeling" 2570.IX Item "--enable-slipwheeling (default: on)"
2358Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 2571Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
2359accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 2572accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
2360requires \-\-enable\-mousewheel to also be specified. 2573requires \-\-enable\-mousewheel to also be specified.
2361.IP "\-\-disable\-new\-selection" 4 2574.IP "\-\-disable\-new\-selection" 4
2362.IX Item "--disable-new-selection" 2575.IX Item "--disable-new-selection"
2363Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm. 2576Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
2364.IP "\-\-enable\-dmalloc" 4 2577.IP "\-\-enable\-dmalloc (default: off)" 4
2365.IX Item "--enable-dmalloc" 2578.IX Item "--enable-dmalloc (default: off)"
2366Use Gray Watson's malloc \- which is good for debugging See 2579Use Gray Watson's malloc \- which is good for debugging See
2367http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this or the 2580http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this or the
2368next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after compiling to point 2581next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after compiling to point
2369\&\s-1DINCLUDE\s0 and \s-1DLIB\s0 to the right places. 2582\&\s-1DINCLUDE\s0 and \s-1DLIB\s0 to the right places.
2370.Sp 2583.Sp
2371You can only use either this option and the following (should 2584You can only use either this option and the following (should
2372you use either) . 2585you use either) .
2373.IP "\-\-enable\-dlmalloc" 4 2586.IP "\-\-enable\-dlmalloc (default: off)" 4
2374.IX Item "--enable-dlmalloc" 2587.IX Item "--enable-dlmalloc (default: off)"
2375Use Doug Lea's malloc \- which is good for a production version 2588Use Doug Lea's malloc \- which is good for a production version
2376See <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details. 2589See <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
2377.IP "\-\-enable\-smart\-resize" 4 2590.IP "\-\-enable\-smart\-resize (default: on)" 4
2378.IX Item "--enable-smart-resize" 2591.IX Item "--enable-smart-resize (default: on)"
2379Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from hot 2592Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot
2380keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which is 2593keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a corner of
2381closest to a corner of the screen. 2594the screen in a fixed position.
2382.IP "\-\-enable\-cursor\-blink" 4
2383.IX Item "--enable-cursor-blink"
2384Add support for a blinking cursor.
2385.IP "\-\-enable\-pointer\-blank" 4 2595.IP "\-\-enable\-pointer\-blank (default: on)" 4
2386.IX Item "--enable-pointer-blank" 2596.IX Item "--enable-pointer-blank (default: on)"
2387Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. 2597Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
2598.IP "\-\-enable\-perl (default: off)" 4
2599.IX Item "--enable-perl (default: off)"
2600Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\f(BIperl\fB\|(3)\fR
2601manpage (\fIdoc/rxvtperl.txt\fR) for more info on this feature, or the files
2602in \fIsrc/perl\-ext/\fR for the extensions that are installed by default. The
2603perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the \f(CW\*(C`PERL\*(C'\fR environment
2604variable when running configure.
2388.IP "\-\-with\-name=NAME" 4 2605.IP "\-\-with\-name=NAME (default: urxvt)" 4
2389.IX Item "--with-name=NAME" 2606.IX Item "--with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)"
2390Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: \f(CW\*(C`urxvt\*(C'\fR, resulting 2607Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting
2391in \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 2608in \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
2392\&\f(CW\*(C`rxvt\*(C'\fR. 2609\&\f(CW\*(C`rxvt\*(C'\fR.
2393.IP "\-\-with\-term=NAME" 4 2610.IP "\-\-with\-term=NAME (default: rxvt\-unicode)" 4
2394.IX Item "--with-term=NAME" 2611.IX Item "--with-term=NAME (default: rxvt-unicode)"
2395Change the environmental variable for the terminal to \s-1NAME\s0 (default 2612Change the environmental variable for the terminal to \s-1NAME\s0.
2396\&\f(CW\*(C`rxvt\-unicode\*(C'\fR)
2397.IP "\-\-with\-terminfo=PATH" 4 2613.IP "\-\-with\-terminfo=PATH" 4
2398.IX Item "--with-terminfo=PATH" 2614.IX Item "--with-terminfo=PATH"
2399Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree to 2615Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree to
2400\&\s-1PATH\s0. 2616\&\s-1PATH\s0.
2401.IP "\-\-with\-x" 4 2617.IP "\-\-with\-x" 4

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