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128.rm #[ #] #H #V #F C 128.rm #[ #] #H #V #F C
129.\" ======================================================================== 129.\" ========================================================================
130.\" 130.\"
131.IX Title "rxvt 7" 131.IX Title "rxvt 7"
132.TH rxvt 7 "2005-02-21" "5.2" "RXVT-UNICODE" 132.TH rxvt 7 "2005-04-17" "5.3" "RXVT-UNICODE"
133.SH "NAME" 133.SH "NAME"
134RXVT REFERENCE \- FAQ, command sequences and other background information 134RXVT REFERENCE \- FAQ, command sequences and other background information
135.SH "SYNOPSIS" 135.SH "SYNOPSIS"
136.IX Header "SYNOPSIS" 136.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
137.Vb 2 137.Vb 2
457.Sp 457.Sp
458As you might have guessed, FreeBSD does neither define this symobl nor 458As you might have guessed, FreeBSD does neither define this symobl nor
459does it support it. Instead, it uses it's own internal representation of 459does it support it. Instead, it uses it's own internal representation of
460\&\fBwchar_t\fR. This is, of course, completely fine with respect to standards. 460\&\fBwchar_t\fR. This is, of course, completely fine with respect to standards.
461.Sp 461.Sp
462However, that means rxvt-unicode only works in \f(CW\*(C`POSIX\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`ISO\-8859\-1\*(C'\fR and
463\&\f(CW\*(C`UTF\-8\*(C'\fR locales under FreeBSD (which all use Unicode as \fBwchar_t\fR.
464.Sp
462However, \f(CW\*(C`_\|_STDC_ISO_10646_\|_\*(C'\fR is the only sane way to support 465\&\f(CW\*(C`_\|_STDC_ISO_10646_\|_\*(C'\fR is the only sane way to support multi-language
463multi-language apps in an \s-1OS\s0, as using a locale-dependent (and 466apps in an \s-1OS\s0, as using a locale-dependent (and non\-standardized)
464non\-standardized) representation of \fBwchar_t\fR makes it impossible to 467representation of \fBwchar_t\fR makes it impossible to convert between
465convert between \fBwchar_t\fR (as used by X11 and your applications) and any 468\&\fBwchar_t\fR (as used by X11 and your applications) and any other encoding
466other encoding without implementing OS-specific-wrappers for each and 469without implementing OS-specific-wrappers for each and every locale. There
467every locale. There simply are no APIs to convert \fBwchar_t\fR into anything 470simply are no APIs to convert \fBwchar_t\fR into anything except the current
468except the current locale encoding. 471locale encoding.
469.Sp 472.Sp
470Some applications (such as the formidable \fBmlterm\fR) work around this 473Some applications (such as the formidable \fBmlterm\fR) work around this
471by carrying their own replacement functions for character set handling 474by carrying their own replacement functions for character set handling
472with them, and either implementing OS-dependent hacks or doing multiple 475with them, and either implementing OS-dependent hacks or doing multiple
473conversions (which is slow and unreliable in case the \s-1OS\s0 implements 476conversions (which is slow and unreliable in case the \s-1OS\s0 implements
2187.IX Item "--enable-font-styles" 2190.IX Item "--enable-font-styles"
2188Add support for \fBbold\fR, \fIitalic\fR and \fB\f(BIbold italic\fB\fR font 2191Add support for \fBbold\fR, \fIitalic\fR and \fB\f(BIbold italic\fB\fR font
2189styles. The fonts can be set manually or automatically. 2192styles. The fonts can be set manually or automatically.
2190.IP "\-\-with\-codesets=NAME,..." 4 2193.IP "\-\-with\-codesets=NAME,..." 4
2191.IX Item "--with-codesets=NAME,..." 2194.IX Item "--with-codesets=NAME,..."
2192Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups (eu, vn are 2195Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups (\f(CW\*(C`eu\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`vn\*(C'\fR
2193always compiled in, which includes most 8\-bit character sets). These 2196are always compiled in, which includes most 8\-bit character sets). These
2194codeset tables are currently only used for driving X11 core fonts, they 2197codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts, they are not required
2195are not required for Xft fonts. Compiling them in will make your binary 2198for Xft fonts, although having them compiled in lets rxvt-unicode choose
2196bigger (together about 700kB), but it doesn't increase memory usage unless 2199replacement fonts more intelligently. Compiling them in will make your
2200binary bigger (all of together cost about 700kB), but it doesn't increase
2197you use an X11 font requiring one of these encodings. 2201memory usage unless you use a font requiring one of these encodings.
2198.TS 2202.TS
2199l l . 2203l l .
2200all all available codeset groups 2204all all available codeset groups
2201zh common chinese encodings 2205zh common chinese encodings
2202zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs 2206zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs
2344disable this. 2348disable this.
2345.Sp 2349.Sp
2346A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-frills\*(C'\fR (possibly 2350A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by \f(CW\*(C`\-\-enable\-frills\*(C'\fR (possibly
2347in combination with other switches) is: 2351in combination with other switches) is:
2348.Sp 2352.Sp
2349.Vb 12 2353.Vb 13
2350\& MWM-hints 2354\& MWM-hints
2351\& EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping) 2355\& EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
2352\& seperate underline colour 2356\& seperate underline colour
2353\& settable border widths and borderless switch 2357\& settable border widths and borderless switch
2354\& settable extra linespacing 2358\& settable extra linespacing
2356\& backindex and forwardindex escape sequence 2360\& backindex and forwardindex escape sequence
2357\& window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences 2361\& window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
2358\& tripleclickwords 2362\& tripleclickwords
2359\& settable insecure mode 2363\& settable insecure mode
2360\& keysym remapping support 2364\& keysym remapping support
2365\& cursor blinking and underline cursor
2361\& -embed and -pty-fd options 2366\& -embed and -pty-fd options
2362.Ve 2367.Ve
2363.IP "\-\-enable\-iso14755" 4 2368.IP "\-\-enable\-iso14755" 4
2364.IX Item "--enable-iso14755" 2369.IX Item "--enable-iso14755"
2365Enable extended \s-1ISO\s0 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or 2370Enable extended \s-1ISO\s0 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or
2397.IP "\-\-enable\-smart\-resize" 4 2402.IP "\-\-enable\-smart\-resize" 4
2398.IX Item "--enable-smart-resize" 2403.IX Item "--enable-smart-resize"
2399Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from hot 2404Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from hot
2400keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which is 2405keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which is
2401closest to a corner of the screen. 2406closest to a corner of the screen.
2402.IP "\-\-enable\-cursor\-blink" 4
2403.IX Item "--enable-cursor-blink"
2404Add support for a blinking cursor.
2405.IP "\-\-enable\-pointer\-blank" 4 2407.IP "\-\-enable\-pointer\-blank" 4
2406.IX Item "--enable-pointer-blank" 2408.IX Item "--enable-pointer-blank"
2407Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. 2409Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
2408.IP "\-\-with\-name=NAME" 4 2410.IP "\-\-with\-name=NAME" 4
2409.IX Item "--with-name=NAME" 2411.IX Item "--with-name=NAME"

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