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16	=head1 DESCRIPTION	16	=head1 DESCRIPTION
17		17
18	This document contains the FAQ, the RXVT TECHNICAL REFERENCE documenting	18	This document contains the FAQ, the RXVT TECHNICAL REFERENCE documenting
19	all escape sequences, and other background information.	19	all escape sequences, and other background information.
20		20
21	The newest version of this document is	21	The newest version of this document is also available on the World Wide Web at
22	also available on the World Wide Web at
23	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/*checkout*/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.	22	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/*checkout*/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.
24		23
25	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	24	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE/URXVT FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
26		25
27	=over 4
28		26
		27	=head2 Meta, Features & Commandline Issues
		28
		29	=head3 My question isn't answered here, can I ask a human?
		30
		31	Before sending me mail, you could go to IRC: C<irc.freenode.net>,
		32	channel C<#rxvt-unicode> has some rxvt-unicode enthusiasts that might be
		33	interested in learning about new and exciting problems (but not FAQs :).
		34
		35	=head3 Does it support tabs, can I have a tabbed rxvt-unicode?
		36
		37	Beginning with version 7.3, there is a perl extension that implements a
		38	simple tabbed terminal. It is installed by default, so any of these should
		39	give you tabs:
		40
		41	@@URXVT_NAME@@ -pe tabbed
		42
		43	URxvt.perl-ext-common: default,tabbed
		44
		45	It will also work fine with tabbing functionality of many window managers
		46	or similar tabbing programs, and its embedding-features allow it to be
		47	embedded into other programs, as witnessed by F<doc/rxvt-tabbed> or
		48	the upcoming C<Gtk2::URxvt> perl module, which features a tabbed urxvt
		49	(murxvt) terminal as an example embedding application.
		50
29	=item How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using?	51	=head3 How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using?
30		52
31	The version number is displayed with the usage (-h). Also the escape	53	The version number is displayed with the usage (-h). Also the escape
32	sequence C<ESC [ 8 n> sets the window title to the version number.	54	sequence C<ESC [ 8 n> sets the window title to the version number. When
		55	using the @@URXVT_NAME@@c client, the version displayed is that of the
		56	daemon.
33		57
34	=item I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem...	58	=head3 Rxvt-unicode uses gobs of memory, how can I reduce that?
35		59
36	The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode contains large patches that	60	Rxvt-unicode tries to obey the rule of not charging you for something you
37	considerably change the behaviour of rxvt-unicode. Before reporting a	61	don't use. One thing you should try is to configure out all settings that
38	bug to the original rxvt-unicode author please download and install the	62	you don't need, for example, Xft support is a resource hog by design,
39	genuine version (L<http://software.schmorp.de#rxvt-unicode>) and try to	63	when used. Compiling it out ensures that no Xft font will be loaded
40	reproduce the problem. If you cannot, chances are that the problems are	64	accidentally when rxvt-unicode tries to find a font for your characters.
41	specific to Debian GNU/Linux, in which case it should be reported via the
42	Debian Bug Tracking System (use C<reportbug> to report the bug).
43		65
44	For other problems that also affect the Debian package, you can and	66	Also, many people (me included) like large windows and even larger
45	probably should use the Debian BTS, too, because, after all, it's also a	67	scrollback buffers: Without C<--enable-unicode3>, rxvt-unicode will use
46	bug in the Debian version and it serves as a reminder for other users that	68	6 bytes per screen cell. For a 160x?? window this amounts to almost a
47	might encounter the same issue.	69	kilobyte per line. A scrollback buffer of 10000 lines will then (if full)
		70	use 10 Megabytes of memory. With C<--enable-unicode3> it gets worse, as
		71	rxvt-unicode then uses 8 bytes per screen cell.
48		72
		73	=head3 How can I start @@URXVT_NAME@@d in a race-free way?
		74
		75	Try C<@@URXVT_NAME@@d -f -o>, which tells @@URXVT_NAME@@d to open the
		76	display, create the listening socket and then fork.
		77
		78	=head3 How do I distinguish wether I'm running rxvt-unicode or a regular xterm? I need this to decide about setting colors etc.
		79
		80	The original rxvt and rxvt-unicode always export the variable "COLORTERM",
		81	so you can check and see if that is set. Note that several programs, JED,
		82	slrn, Midnight Commander automatically check this variable to decide
		83	whether or not to use color.
		84
		85	=head3 How do I set the correct, full IP address for the DISPLAY variable?
		86
		87	If you've compiled rxvt-unicode with DISPLAY_IS_IP and have enabled
		88	insecure mode then it is possible to use the following shell script
		89	snippets to correctly set the display. If your version of rxvt-unicode
		90	wasn't also compiled with ESCZ_ANSWER (as assumed in these snippets) then
		91	the COLORTERM variable can be used to distinguish rxvt-unicode from a
		92	regular xterm.
		93
		94	Courtesy of Chuck Blake <cblake@BBN.COM> with the following shell script
		95	snippets:
		96
		97	# Bourne/Korn/POSIX family of shells:
		98	[ ${TERM:-foo} = foo ] && TERM=xterm # assume an xterm if we don't know
		99	if [ ${TERM:-foo} = xterm ]; then
		100	stty -icanon -echo min 0 time 15 # see if enhanced rxvt or not
		101	echo -n '^[Z'
		102	read term_id
		103	stty icanon echo
		104	if [ ""${term_id} = '^[[?1;2C' -a ${DISPLAY:-foo} = foo ]; then
		105	echo -n '^[[7n' # query the rxvt we are in for the DISPLAY string
		106	read DISPLAY # set it in our local shell
		107	fi
		108	fi
		109
		110	=head3 How do I compile the manual pages on my own?
		111
		112	You need to have a recent version of perl installed as F</usr/bin/perl>,
		113	one that comes with F<pod2man>, F<pod2text> and F<pod2html>. Then go to
		114	the doc subdirectory and enter C<make alldoc>.
		115
		116	=head3 Isn't rxvt-unicode supposed to be small? Don't all those features bloat?
		117
		118	I often get asked about this, and I think, no, they didn't cause extra
		119	bloat. If you compare a minimal rxvt and a minimal urxvt, you can see
		120	that the urxvt binary is larger (due to some encoding tables always being
		121	compiled in), but it actually uses less memory (RSS) after startup. Even
		122	with C<--disable-everything>, this comparison is a bit unfair, as many
		123	features unique to urxvt (locale, encoding conversion, iso14755 etc.) are
		124	already in use in this mode.
		125
		126	text data bss drs rss filename
		127	98398 1664 24 15695 1824 rxvt --disable-everything
		128	188985 9048 66616 18222 1788 urxvt --disable-everything
		129
		130	When you C<--enable-everything> (which I<is> unfair, as this involves xft
		131	and full locale/XIM support which are quite bloaty inside libX11 and my
		132	libc), the two diverge, but not unreasnobaly so.
		133
		134	text data bss drs rss filename
		135	163431 2152 24 20123 2060 rxvt --enable-everything
		136	1035683 49680 66648 29096 3680 urxvt --enable-everything
		137
		138	The very large size of the text section is explained by the east-asian
		139	encoding tables, which, if unused, take up disk space but nothing else
		140	and can be compiled out unless you rely on X11 core fonts that use those
		141	encodings. The BSS size comes from the 64k emergency buffer that my c++
		142	compiler allocates (but of course doesn't use unless you are out of
		143	memory). Also, using an xft font instead of a core font immediately adds a
		144	few megabytes of RSS. Xft indeed is responsible for a lot of RSS even when
		145	not used.
		146
		147	Of course, due to every character using two or four bytes instead of one,
		148	a large scrollback buffer will ultimately make rxvt-unicode use more
		149	memory.
		150
		151	Compared to e.g. Eterm (5112k), aterm (3132k) and xterm (4680k), this
		152	still fares rather well. And compared to some monsters like gnome-terminal
		153	(21152k + extra 4204k in separate processes) or konsole (22200k + extra
		154	43180k in daemons that stay around after exit, plus half a minute of
		155	startup time, including the hundreds of warnings it spits out), it fares
		156	extremely well *g*.
		157
		158	=head3 Why C++, isn't that unportable/bloated/uncool?
		159
		160	Is this a question? :) It comes up very often. The simple answer is: I had
		161	to write it, and C++ allowed me to write and maintain it in a fraction
		162	of the time and effort (which is a scarce resource for me). Put even
		163	shorter: It simply wouldn't exist without C++.
		164
		165	My personal stance on this is that C++ is less portable than C, but in
		166	the case of rxvt-unicode this hardly matters, as its portability limits
		167	are defined by things like X11, pseudo terminals, locale support and unix
		168	domain sockets, which are all less portable than C++ itself.
		169
		170	Regarding the bloat, see the above question: It's easy to write programs
		171	in C that use gobs of memory, an certainly possible to write programs in
		172	C++ that don't. C++ also often comes with large libraries, but this is
		173	not necessarily the case with GCC. Here is what rxvt links against on my
		174	system with a minimal config:
		175
		176	libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x00002aaaaabc3000)
		177	libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00002aaaaadde000)
		178	libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00002aaaab01d000)
		179	/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00002aaaaaaab000)
		180
		181	And here is rxvt-unicode:
		182
		183	libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x00002aaaaabc3000)
		184	libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00002aaaaada2000)
		185	libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00002aaaaaeb0000)
		186	libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00002aaaab0ee000)
		187	/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00002aaaaaaab000)
		188
		189	No large bloated libraries (of course, none were linked in statically),
		190	except maybe libX11 :)
		191
		192
		193	=head2 Rendering, Font & Look and Feel Issues
		194
		195	=head3 I can't get transparency working, what am I doing wrong?
		196
		197	First of all, transparency isn't officially supported in rxvt-unicode, so
		198	you are mostly on your own. Do not bug the author about it (but you may
		199	bug everybody else). Also, if you can't get it working consider it a rite
		200	of passage: ... and you failed.
		201
		202	Here are four ways to get transparency. B<Do> read the manpage and option
		203	descriptions for the programs mentioned and rxvt-unicode. Really, do it!
		204
		205	1. Use inheritPixmap:
		206
		207	Esetroot wallpaper.jpg
		208	@@URXVT_NAME@@ -ip -tint red -sh 40
		209
		210	That works. If you think it doesn't, you lack transparency and tinting
		211	support, or you are unable to read.
		212
		213	2. Use a simple pixmap and emulate pseudo-transparency. This enables you
		214	to use effects other than tinting and shading: Just shade/tint/whatever
		215	your picture with gimp or any other tool:
		216
		217	convert wallpaper.jpg -blur 20x20 -modulate 30 background.xpm
		218	@@URXVT_NAME@@ -pixmap background.xpm -pe automove-background
		219
		220	That works. If you think it doesn't, you lack XPM and Perl support, or you
		221	are unable to read.
		222
		223	3. Use an ARGB visual:
		224
		225	@@URXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -fg grey90 -bg rgba:0000/0000/4444/cccc
		226
		227	This requires XFT support, and the support of your X-server. If that
		228	doesn't work for you, blame Xorg and Keith Packard. ARGB visuals aren't
		229	there yet, no matter what they claim. Rxvt-Unicode contains the neccessary
		230	bugfixes and workarounds for Xft and Xlib to make it work, but that
		231	doesn't mean that your WM has the required kludges in place.
		232
		233	4. Use xcompmgr and let it do the job:
		234
		235	xprop -frame -f _NET_WM_WINDOW_OPACITY 32c \
		236	-set _NET_WM_WINDOW_OPACITY 0xc0000000
		237
		238	Then click on a window you want to make transparent. Replace C<0xc0000000>
		239	by other values to change the degree of opacity. If it doesn't work and
		240	your server crashes, you got to keep the pieces.
		241
		242	=head3 Why do some chinese characters look so different than others?
		243
		244	This is because there is a difference between script and language --
		245	rxvt-unicode does not know which language the text that is output is,
		246	as it only knows the unicode character codes. If rxvt-unicode first
		247	sees a japanese/chinese character, it might choose a japanese font for
		248	display. Subsequent japanese characters will use that font. Now, many
		249	chinese characters aren't represented in japanese fonts, so when the first
		250	non-japanese character comes up, rxvt-unicode will look for a chinese font
		251	-- unfortunately at this point, it will still use the japanese font for
		252	chinese characters that are also in the japanese font.
		253
		254	The workaround is easy: just tag a chinese font at the end of your font
		255	list (see the previous question). The key is to view the font list as
		256	a preference list: If you expect more japanese, list a japanese font
		257	first. If you expect more chinese, put a chinese font first.
		258
		259	In the future it might be possible to switch language preferences at
		260	runtime (the internal data structure has no problem with using different
		261	fonts for the same character at the same time, but no interface for this
		262	has been designed yet).
		263
		264	Until then, you might get away with switching fonts at runtime (see L<Can
		265	I switch the fonts at runtime?> later in this document).
		266
		267	=head3 Why does rxvt-unicode sometimes leave pixel droppings?
		268
		269	Most fonts were not designed for terminal use, which means that character
		270	size varies a lot. A font that is otherwise fine for terminal use might
		271	contain some characters that are simply too wide. Rxvt-unicode will avoid
		272	these characters. For characters that are just "a bit" too wide a special
		273	"careful" rendering mode is used that redraws adjacent characters.
		274
		275	All of this requires that fonts do not lie about character sizes,
		276	however: Xft fonts often draw glyphs larger than their acclaimed bounding
		277	box, and rxvt-unicode has no way of detecting this (the correct way is to
		278	ask for the character bounding box, which unfortunately is wrong in these
		279	cases).
		280
		281	It's not clear (to me at least), wether this is a bug in Xft, freetype,
		282	or the respective font. If you encounter this problem you might try using
		283	the C<-lsp> option to give the font more height. If that doesn't work, you
		284	might be forced to use a different font.
		285
		286	All of this is not a problem when using X11 core fonts, as their bounding
		287	box data is correct.
		288
		289	=head3 How can I keep rxvt-unicode from using reverse video so much?
		290
		291	First of all, make sure you are running with the right terminal settings
		292	(C<TERM=rxvt-unicode>), which will get rid of most of these effects. Then
		293	make sure you have specified colours for italic and bold, as otherwise
		294	rxvt-unicode might use reverse video to simulate the effect:
		295
		296	URxvt.colorBD: white
		297	URxvt.colorIT: green
		298
		299	=head3 Some programs assume totally weird colours (red instead of blue), how can I fix that?
		300
		301	For some unexplainable reason, some rare programs assume a very weird
		302	colour palette when confronted with a terminal with more than the standard
		303	8 colours (rxvt-unicode supports 88). The right fix is, of course, to fix
		304	these programs not to assume non-ISO colours without very good reasons.
		305
		306	In the meantime, you can either edit your C<rxvt-unicode> terminfo
		307	definition to only claim 8 colour support or use C<TERM=rxvt>, which will
		308	fix colours but keep you from using other rxvt-unicode features.
		309
		310	=head3 Can I switch the fonts at runtime?
		311
		312	Yes, using an escape sequence. Try something like this, which has the same
		313	effect as using the C<-fn> switch, and takes effect immediately:
		314
		315	printf '\e]50;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
		316
		317	This is useful if you e.g. work primarily with japanese (and prefer a
		318	japanese font), but you have to switch to chinese temporarily, where
		319	japanese fonts would only be in your way.
		320
		321	You can think of this as a kind of manual ISO-2022 switching.
		322
		323	=head3 Why do italic characters look as if clipped?
		324
		325	Many fonts have difficulties with italic characters and hinting. For
		326	example, the otherwise very nicely hinted font C<xft:Bitstream Vera Sans
		327	Mono> completely fails in it's italic face. A workaround might be to
		328	enable freetype autohinting, i.e. like this:
		329
		330	URxvt.italicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:italic:autohint=true
		331	URxvt.boldItalicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:bold:italic:autohint=true
		332
		333	=head3 Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow?
		334
		335	Yes, the most obvious way to speed it up is to avoid Xft entirely, as
		336	it is simply slow. If you still want Xft fonts you might try to disable
		337	antialiasing (by appending C<:antialias=false>), which saves lots of
		338	memory and also speeds up rendering considerably.
		339
		340	=head3 Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong?
		341
		342	Rxvt-unicode will use whatever you specify as a font. If it needs to
		343	fall back to it's default font search list it will prefer X11 core
		344	fonts, because they are small and fast, and then use Xft fonts. It has
		345	antialiasing disabled for most of them, because the author thinks they
		346	look best that way.
		347
		348	If you want antialiasing, you have to specify the fonts manually.
		349
		350	=head3 What's with this bold/blink stuff?
		351
		352	If no bold colour is set via C<colorBD:>, bold will invert text using the
		353	standard foreground colour.
		354
		355	For the standard background colour, blinking will actually make the
		356	text blink when compiled with C<--enable-blinking>. with standard
		357	colours. Without C<--enable-blinking>, the blink attribute will be
		358	ignored.
		359
		360	On ANSI colours, bold/blink attributes are used to set high-intensity
		361	foreground/background colors.
		362
		363	color0-7 are the low-intensity colors.
		364
		365	color8-15 are the corresponding high-intensity colors.
		366
		367	=head3 I don't like the screen colors. How do I change them?
		368
		369	You can change the screen colors at run-time using F<~/.Xdefaults>
		370	resources (or as long-options).
		371
		372	Here are values that are supposed to resemble a VGA screen,
		373	including the murky brown that passes for low-intensity yellow:
		374
		375	URxvt.color0: #000000
		376	URxvt.color1: #A80000
		377	URxvt.color2: #00A800
		378	URxvt.color3: #A8A800
		379	URxvt.color4: #0000A8
		380	URxvt.color5: #A800A8
		381	URxvt.color6: #00A8A8
		382	URxvt.color7: #A8A8A8
		383
		384	URxvt.color8: #000054
		385	URxvt.color9: #FF0054
		386	URxvt.color10: #00FF54
		387	URxvt.color11: #FFFF54
		388	URxvt.color12: #0000FF
		389	URxvt.color13: #FF00FF
		390	URxvt.color14: #00FFFF
		391	URxvt.color15: #FFFFFF
		392
		393	And here is a more complete set of non-standard colors described (not by
		394	me) as "pretty girly".
		395
		396	URxvt.cursorColor: #dc74d1
		397	URxvt.pointerColor: #dc74d1
		398	URxvt.background: #0e0e0e
		399	URxvt.foreground: #4ad5e1
		400	URxvt.color0: #000000
		401	URxvt.color8: #8b8f93
		402	URxvt.color1: #dc74d1
		403	URxvt.color9: #dc74d1
		404	URxvt.color2: #0eb8c7
		405	URxvt.color10: #0eb8c7
		406	URxvt.color3: #dfe37e
		407	URxvt.color11: #dfe37e
		408	URxvt.color5: #9e88f0
		409	URxvt.color13: #9e88f0
		410	URxvt.color6: #73f7ff
		411	URxvt.color14: #73f7ff
		412	URxvt.color7: #e1dddd
		413	URxvt.color15: #e1dddd
		414
		415	=head3 Why do some characters look so much different than others?
		416
		417	See next entry.
		418
		419	=head3 How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?
		420
		421	Most fonts do not contain the full range of Unicode, which is
		422	fine. Chances are that the font you (or the admin/package maintainer of
		423	your system/os) have specified does not cover all the characters you want
		424	to display.
		425
		426	B<rxvt-unicode> makes a best-effort try at finding a replacement
		427	font. Often the result is fine, but sometimes the chosen font looks
		428	bad/ugly/wrong. Some fonts have totally strange characters that don't
		429	resemble the correct glyph at all, and rxvt-unicode lacks the artificial
		430	intelligence to detect that a specific glyph is wrong: it has to believe
		431	the font that the characters it claims to contain indeed look correct.
		432
		433	In that case, select a font of your taste and add it to the font list,
		434	e.g.:
		435
		436	@@URXVT_NAME@@ -fn basefont,font2,font3...
		437
		438	When rxvt-unicode sees a character, it will first look at the base
		439	font. If the base font does not contain the character, it will go to the
		440	next font, and so on. Specifying your own fonts will also speed up this
		441	search and use less resources within rxvt-unicode and the X-server.
		442
		443	The only limitation is that none of the fonts may be larger than the base
		444	font, as the base font defines the terminal character cell size, which
		445	must be the same due to the way terminals work.
		446
		447
		448	=head2 Keyboard, Mouse & User Interaction
		449
		450	=head3 The new selection selects pieces that are too big, how can I select single words?
		451
		452	If you want to select e.g. alphanumeric words, you can use the following
		453	setting:
		454
		455	URxvt.selection.pattern-0: ([[:word:]]+)
		456
		457	If you click more than twice, the selection will be extended
		458	more and more.
		459
		460	To get a selection that is very similar to the old code, try this pattern:
		461
		462	URxvt.selection.pattern-0: ([^"&'()*,;<=>?@[\\\\]^`{|})]+)
		463
		464	Please also note that the I<LeftClick Shift-LeftClik> combination also
		465	selects words like the old code.
		466
		467	=head3 I don't like the new selection/popups/hotkeys/perl, how do I change/disable it?
		468
		469	You can disable the perl extension completely by setting the
		470	B<perl-ext-common> resource to the empty string, which also keeps
		471	rxvt-unicode from initialising perl, saving memory.
		472
		473	If you only want to disable specific features, you first have to
		474	identify which perl extension is responsible. For this, read the section
		475	B<PREPACKAGED EXTENSIONS> in the @@URXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. For
		476	example, to disable the B<selection-popup> and B<option-popup>, specify
		477	this B<perl-ext-common> resource:
		478
		479	URxvt.perl-ext-common: default,-selection-popup,-option-popup
		480
		481	This will keep the default extensions, but disable the two popup
		482	extensions. Some extensions can also be configured, for example,
		483	scrollback search mode is triggered by B<M-s>. You can move it to any
		484	other combination either by setting the B<searchable-scrollback> resource:
		485
		486	URxvt.searchable-scrollback: CM-s
		487
		488	=head3 The cursor moves when selecting text in the current input line, how do I switch this off?
		489
		490	See next entry.
		491
		492	=head3 During rlogin/ssh/telnet/etc. sessions, clicking near the cursor outputs strange escape sequences, how do I fix this?
		493
		494	These are caused by the C<readline> perl extension. Under normal
		495	circumstances, it will move your cursor around when you click into the
		496	line that contains it. It tries hard not to do this at the wrong moment,
		497	but when running a program that doesn't parse cursor movements or in some
		498	cases during rlogin sessions, it fails to detect this properly.
		499
		500	You can permamently switch this feature off by disabling the C<readline>
		501	extension:
		502
		503	URxvt.perl-ext-common: default,-readline
		504
		505	=head3 My numerical keypad acts weird and generates differing output?
		506
		507	Some Debian GNUL/Linux users seem to have this problem, although no
		508	specific details were reported so far. It is possible that this is caused
		509	by the wrong C<TERM> setting, although the details of wether and how
		510	this can happen are unknown, as C<TERM=rxvt> should offer a compatible
		511	keymap. See the answer to the previous question, and please report if that
		512	helped.
		513
		514	=head3 My Compose (Multi_key) key is no longer working.
		515
		516	The most common causes for this are that either your locale is not set
		517	correctly, or you specified a B<preeditStyle> that is not supported by
		518	your input method. For example, if you specified B<OverTheSpot> and
		519	your input method (e.g. the default input method handling Compose keys)
		520	does not support this (for instance because it is not visual), then
		521	rxvt-unicode will continue without an input method.
		522
		523	In this case either do not specify a B<preeditStyle> or specify more than
		524	one pre-edit style, such as B<OverTheSpot,Root,None>.
		525
		526	=head3 I cannot type C<Ctrl-Shift-2> to get an ASCII NUL character due to ISO 14755
		527
		528	Either try C<Ctrl-2> alone (it often is mapped to ASCII NUL even on
		529	international keyboards) or simply use ISO 14755 support to your
		530	advantage, typing <Ctrl-Shift-0> to get a ASCII NUL. This works for other
		531	codes, too, such as C<Ctrl-Shift-1-d> to type the default telnet escape
		532	character and so on.
		533
		534	=head3 Mouse cut/paste suddenly no longer works.
		535
		536	Make sure that mouse reporting is actually turned off since killing
		537	some editors prematurely may leave the mouse in mouse report mode. I've
		538	heard that tcsh may use mouse reporting unless it otherwise specified. A
		539	quick check is to see if cut/paste works when the Alt or Shift keys are
		540	depressed.
		541
		542	=head3 What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?
		543
		544	Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the
		545	BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following
		546	question) there are two standard values that can be used for
		547	Backspace: C<^H> and C<^?>.
		548
		549	Historically, either value is correct, but rxvt-unicode adopts the debian
		550	policy of using C<^?> when unsure, because it's the one only only correct
		551	choice :).
		552
		553	Rxvt-unicode tries to inherit the current stty settings and uses the value
		554	of `erase' to guess the value for backspace. If rxvt-unicode wasn't
		555	started from a terminal (say, from a menu or by remote shell), then the
		556	system value of `erase', which corresponds to CERASE in <termios.h>, will
		557	be used (which may not be the same as your stty setting).
		558
		559	For starting a new rxvt-unicode:
		560
		561	# use Backspace = ^H
		562	$ stty erase ^H
		563	$ @@URXVT_NAME@@
		564
		565	# use Backspace = ^?
		566	$ stty erase ^?
		567	$ @@URXVT_NAME@@
		568
		569	Toggle with C<ESC [ 36 h> / C<ESC [ 36 l>.
		570
		571	For an existing rxvt-unicode:
		572
		573	# use Backspace = ^H
		574	$ stty erase ^H
		575	$ echo -n "^[[36h"
		576
		577	# use Backspace = ^?
		578	$ stty erase ^?
		579	$ echo -n "^[[36l"
		580
		581	This helps satisfy some of the Backspace discrepancies that occur, but
		582	if you use Backspace = C<^H>, make sure that the termcap/terminfo value
		583	properly reflects that.
		584
		585	The Delete key is a another casualty of the ill-defined Backspace problem.
		586	To avoid confusion between the Backspace and Delete keys, the Delete
		587	key has been assigned an escape sequence to match the vt100 for Execute
		588	(C<ESC [ 3 ~>) and is in the supplied termcap/terminfo.
		589
		590	Some other Backspace problems:
		591
		592	some editors use termcap/terminfo,
		593	some editors (vim I'm told) expect Backspace = ^H,
		594	GNU Emacs (and Emacs-like editors) use ^H for help.
		595
		596	Perhaps someday this will all be resolved in a consistent manner.
		597
		598	=head3 I don't like the key-bindings. How do I change them?
		599
		600	There are some compile-time selections available via configure. Unless
		601	you have run "configure" with the C<--disable-resources> option you can
		602	use the `keysym' resource to alter the keystrings associated with keysyms.
		603
		604	Here's an example for a URxvt session started using C<@@URXVT_NAME@@ -name URxvt>
		605
		606	URxvt.keysym.Home: \033[1~
		607	URxvt.keysym.End: \033[4~
		608	URxvt.keysym.C-apostrophe: \033<C-'>
		609	URxvt.keysym.C-slash: \033<C-/>
		610	URxvt.keysym.C-semicolon: \033<C-;>
		611	URxvt.keysym.C-grave: \033<C-`>
		612	URxvt.keysym.C-comma: \033<C-,>
		613	URxvt.keysym.C-period: \033<C-.>
		614	URxvt.keysym.C-0x60: \033<C-`>
		615	URxvt.keysym.C-Tab: \033<C-Tab>
		616	URxvt.keysym.C-Return: \033<C-Return>
		617	URxvt.keysym.S-Return: \033<S-Return>
		618	URxvt.keysym.S-space: \033<S-Space>
		619	URxvt.keysym.M-Up: \033<M-Up>
		620	URxvt.keysym.M-Down: \033<M-Down>
		621	URxvt.keysym.M-Left: \033<M-Left>
		622	URxvt.keysym.M-Right: \033<M-Right>
		623	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0: list \033<M-C- 0123456789 >
		624	URxvt.keysym.M-C-a: list \033<M-C- abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz >
		625	URxvt.keysym.F12: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
		626
		627	See some more examples in the documentation for the B<keysym> resource.
		628
		629	=head3 I'm using keyboard model XXX that has extra Prior/Next/Insert keys. How do I make use of them? For example, the Sun Keyboard type 4 has the following map
		630
		631	KP_Insert == Insert
		632	F22 == Print
		633	F27 == Home
		634	F29 == Prior
		635	F33 == End
		636	F35 == Next
		637
		638	Rather than have rxvt-unicode try to accommodate all the various possible
		639	keyboard mappings, it is better to use `xmodmap' to remap the keys as
		640	required for your particular machine.
		641
		642
		643
		644	=head2 Terminal Configuration
		645
		646	=head3 Why doesn't rxvt-unicode read my resources?
		647
		648	Well, why, indeed? It does, in a way very similar to other X
		649	applications. Most importantly, this means that if you or your OS loads
		650	resources into the X display (the right way to do it), rxvt-unicode will
		651	ignore any resource files in your home directory. It will only read
		652	F<$HOME/.Xdefaults> when no resources are attached to the display.
		653
		654	If you have or use an F<$HOME/.Xresources> file, chances are that
		655	resources are loaded into your X-server. In this case, you have to
		656	re-login after every change (or run F<xrdb -merge $HOME/.Xresources>).
		657
		658	Also consider the form resources have to use:
		659
		660	URxvt.resource: value
		661
		662	If you want to use another form (there are lots of different ways of
		663	specifying resources), make sure you understand wether and why it
		664	works. If unsure, use the form above.
		665
49	=item When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?	666	=head3 When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?
50		667
51	The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely available	668	The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely available
52	as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often arises).	669	as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often arises).
53		670
54	The correct solution for this problem is to install the terminfo, this can	671	The correct solution for this problem is to install the terminfo, this can
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70	resource to set it:	687	resource to set it:
71		688
72	URxvt.termName: rxvt	689	URxvt.termName: rxvt
73		690
74	If you don't plan to use B<rxvt> (quite common...) you could also replace	691	If you don't plan to use B<rxvt> (quite common...) you could also replace
75	the rxvt terminfo file with the rxvt-unicode one.	692	the rxvt terminfo file with the rxvt-unicode one and use C<TERM=rxvt>.
76		693
		694	=head3 C<tic> outputs some error when compiling the terminfo entry.
		695
		696	Most likely it's the empty definition for C<enacs=>. Just replace it by
		697	C<enacs=\E[0@> and try again.
		698
77	=item C<bash>'s readline does not work correctly under @@RXVT_NAME@@.	699	=head3 C<bash>'s readline does not work correctly under @@URXVT_NAME@@.
78		700
		701	See next entry.
		702
79	=item I need a termcap file entry.	703	=head3 I need a termcap file entry.
80		704
81	One reason you might want this is that some distributions or operating	705	One reason you might want this is that some distributions or operating
82	systems still compile some programs using the long-obsoleted termcap	706	systems still compile some programs using the long-obsoleted termcap
83	library (Fedora Core's bash is one example) and rely on a termcap entry	707	library (Fedora Core's bash is one example) and rely on a termcap entry
84	for C<rxvt-unicode>.	708	for C<rxvt-unicode>.
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110	:sc=\E7:se=\E[27m:sf=^J:so=\E[7m:sr=\EM:st=\EH:ta=^I:\	734	:sc=\E7:se=\E[27m:sf=^J:so=\E[7m:sr=\EM:st=\EH:ta=^I:\
111	:te=\E[r\E[?1049l:ti=\E[?1049h:ue=\E[24m:up=\E[A:\	735	:te=\E[r\E[?1049l:ti=\E[?1049h:ue=\E[24m:up=\E[A:\
112	:us=\E[4m:vb=\E[?5h\E[?5l:ve=\E[?25h:vi=\E[?25l:\	736	:us=\E[4m:vb=\E[?5h\E[?5l:ve=\E[?25h:vi=\E[?25l:\
113	:vs=\E[?25h:	737	:vs=\E[?25h:
114		738
115	=item Why does C<ls> no longer have coloured output?	739	=head3 Why does C<ls> no longer have coloured output?
116		740
117	The C<ls> in the GNU coreutils unfortunately doesn't use terminfo to	741	The C<ls> in the GNU coreutils unfortunately doesn't use terminfo to
118	decide wether a terminal has colour, but uses it's own configuration	742	decide wether a terminal has colour, but uses it's own configuration
119	file. Needless to say, C<rxvt-unicode> is not in it's default file (among	743	file. Needless to say, C<rxvt-unicode> is not in it's default file (among
120	with most other terminals supporting colour). Either add:	744	with most other terminals supporting colour). Either add:
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125		749
126	alias ls='ls --color=auto'	750	alias ls='ls --color=auto'
127		751
128	to your C<.profile> or C<.bashrc>.	752	to your C<.profile> or C<.bashrc>.
129		753
130	=item Why doesn't vim/emacs etc. use the 88 colour mode?	754	=head3 Why doesn't vim/emacs etc. use the 88 colour mode?
131		755
		756	See next entry.
		757
132	=item Why doesn't vim/emacs etc. make use of italic?	758	=head3 Why doesn't vim/emacs etc. make use of italic?
133		759
		760	See next entry.
		761
134	=item Why are the secondary screen-related options not working properly?	762	=head3 Why are the secondary screen-related options not working properly?
135		763
136	Make sure you are using C<TERM=rxvt-unicode>. Some pre-packaged	764	Make sure you are using C<TERM=rxvt-unicode>. Some pre-packaged
137	distributions (most notably Debian GNU/Linux) break rxvt-unicode	765	distributions (most notably Debian GNU/Linux) break rxvt-unicode
138	by setting C<TERM> to C<rxvt>, which doesn't have these extra	766	by setting C<TERM> to C<rxvt>, which doesn't have these extra
139	features. Unfortunately, some of these (most notably, again, Debian	767	features. Unfortunately, some of these (most notably, again, Debian
140	GNU/Linux) furthermore fail to even install the C<rxvt-unicode> terminfo	768	GNU/Linux) furthermore fail to even install the C<rxvt-unicode> terminfo
141	file, so you will need to install it on your own (See the question B<When	769	file, so you will need to install it on your own (See the question B<When
142	I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?> on	770	I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?> on
143	how to do this).	771	how to do this).
144		772
145	=item My numerical keypad acts weird and generates differing output?
146		773
147	Some Debian GNUL/Linux users seem to have this problem, although no	774	=head2 Encoding / Locale / Input Method Issues
148	specific details were reported so far. It is possible that this is caused
149	by the wrong C<TERM> setting, although the details of wether and how
150	this can happen are unknown, as C<TERM=rxvt> should offer a compatible
151	keymap. See the answer to the previous question, and please report if that
152	helped.
153		775
154	=item Rxvt-unicode does not seem to understand the selected encoding?	776	=head3 Rxvt-unicode does not seem to understand the selected encoding?
155		777
		778	See next entry.
		779
156	=item Unicode does not seem to work?	780	=head3 Unicode does not seem to work?
157		781
158	If you encounter strange problems like typing an accented character but	782	If you encounter strange problems like typing an accented character but
159	getting two unrelated other characters or similar, or if program output is	783	getting two unrelated other characters or similar, or if program output is
160	subtly garbled, then you should check your locale settings.	784	subtly garbled, then you should check your locale settings.
161		785
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181		805
182	If nothing works and you are sure that everything is set correctly then	806	If nothing works and you are sure that everything is set correctly then
183	you will need to remember a little known fact: Some programs just don't	807	you will need to remember a little known fact: Some programs just don't
184	support locales :(	808	support locales :(
185		809
186	=item Why do some characters look so much different than others?	810	=head3 How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use?
187		811
188	=item How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?	812	See next entry.
189		813
190	Most fonts do not contain the full range of Unicode, which is	814	=head3 Is there an option to switch encodings?
191	fine. Chances are that the font you (or the admin/package maintainer of
192	your system/os) have specified does not cover all the characters you want
193	to display.
194		815
195	B<rxvt-unicode> makes a best-effort try at finding a replacement	816	Unlike some other terminals, rxvt-unicode has no encoding switch, and no
196	font. Often the result is fine, but sometimes the chosen font looks	817	specific "utf-8" mode, such as xterm. In fact, it doesn't even know about
197	bad/ugly/wrong. Some fonts have totally strange characters that don't	818	UTF-8 or any other encodings with respect to terminal I/O.
198	resemble the correct glyph at all, and rxvt-unicode lacks the artificial
199	intelligence to detect that a specific glyph is wrong: it has to believe
200	the font that the characters it claims to contain indeed look correct.
201		819
202	In that case, select a font of your taste and add it to the font list,	820	The reasons is that there exists a perfectly fine mechanism for selecting
203	e.g.:	821	the encoding, doing I/O and (most important) communicating this to all
204		822	applications so everybody agrees on character properties such as width
205	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn basefont,font2,font3...	823	and code number. This mechanism is the I<locale>. Applications not using
206		824	that info will have problems (for example, C<xterm> gets the width of
207	When rxvt-unicode sees a character, it will first look at the base	825	characters wrong as it uses it's own, locale-independent table under all
208	font. If the base font does not contain the character, it will go to the
209	next font, and so on. Specifying your own fonts will also speed up this
210	search and use less resources within rxvt-unicode and the X-server.
211
212	The only limitation is that none of the fonts may be larger than the base
213	font, as the base font defines the terminal character cell size, which
214	must be the same due to the way terminals work.
215
216	=item Why do some chinese characters look so different than others?
217
218	This is because there is a difference between script and language --
219	rxvt-unicode does not know which language the text that is output is,
220	as it only knows the unicode character codes. If rxvt-unicode first
221	sees a japanese/chinese character, it might choose a japanese font for
222	display. Subsequent japanese characters will use that font. Now, many
223	chinese characters aren't represented in japanese fonts, so when the first
224	non-japanese character comes up, rxvt-unicode will look for a chinese font
225	-- unfortunately at this point, it will still use the japanese font for
226	chinese characters that are also in the japanese font.
227
228	The workaround is easy: just tag a chinese font at the end of your font
229	list (see the previous question). The key is to view the font list as
230	a preference list: If you expect more japanese, list a japanese font
231	first. If you expect more chinese, put a chinese font first.
232
233	In the future it might be possible to switch language preferences at
234	runtime (the internal data structure has no problem with using different
235	fonts for the same character at the same time, but no interface for this
236	has been designed yet).
237
238	Until then, you might get away with switching fonts at runtime (see L<Can
239	I switch the fonts at runtime?> later in this document).
240
241	=item Why does rxvt-unicode sometimes leave pixel droppings?
242
243	Most fonts were not designed for terminal use, which means that character
244	size varies a lot. A font that is otherwise fine for terminal use might
245	contain some characters that are simply too wide. Rxvt-unicode will avoid
246	these characters. For characters that are just "a bit" too wide a special
247	"careful" rendering mode is used that redraws adjacent characters.
248
249	All of this requires that fonts do not lie about character sizes,
250	however: Xft fonts often draw glyphs larger than their acclaimed bounding
251	box, and rxvt-unicode has no way of detecting this (the correct way is to
252	ask for the character bounding box, which unfortunately is wrong in these
253	cases).	826	locales).
254		827
255	It's not clear (to me at least), wether this is a bug in Xft, freetype,	828	Rxvt-unicode uses the C<LC_CTYPE> locale category to select encoding. All
256	or the respective font. If you encounter this problem you might try using	829	programs doing the same (that is, most) will automatically agree in the
257	the C<-lsp> option to give the font more height. If that doesn't work, you	830	interpretation of characters.
258	might be forced to use a different font.
259		831
260	All of this is not a problem when using X11 core fonts, as their bounding	832	Unfortunately, there is no system-independent way to select locales, nor
261	box data is correct.	833	is there a standard on how locale specifiers will look like.
262		834
		835	On most systems, the content of the C<LC_CTYPE> environment variable
		836	contains an arbitrary string which corresponds to an already-installed
		837	locale. Common names for locales are C<en_US.UTF-8>, C<de_DE.ISO-8859-15>,
		838	C<ja_JP.EUC-JP>, i.e. C<language_country.encoding>, but other forms
		839	(i.e. C<de> or C<german>) are also common.
		840
		841	Rxvt-unicode ignores all other locale categories, and except for
		842	the encoding, ignores country or language-specific settings,
		843	i.e. C<de_DE.UTF-8> and C<ja_JP.UTF-8> are the normally same to
		844	rxvt-unicode.
		845
		846	If you want to use a specific encoding you have to make sure you start
		847	rxvt-unicode with the correct C<LC_CTYPE> category.
		848
		849	=head3 Can I switch locales at runtime?
		850
		851	Yes, using an escape sequence. Try something like this, which sets
		852	rxvt-unicode's idea of C<LC_CTYPE>.
		853
		854	printf '\e]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS
		855
		856	See also the previous answer.
		857
		858	Sometimes this capability is rather handy when you want to work in
		859	one locale (e.g. C<de_DE.UTF-8>) but some programs don't support it
		860	(e.g. UTF-8). For example, I use this script to start C<xjdic>, which
		861	first switches to a locale supported by xjdic and back later:
		862
		863	printf '\e]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS
		864	xjdic -js
		865	printf '\e]701;%s\007' de_DE.UTF-8
		866
		867	You can also use xterm's C<luit> program, which usually works fine, except
		868	for some locales where character width differs between program- and
		869	rxvt-unicode-locales.
		870
		871	=head3 My input method wants <some encoding> but I want UTF-8, what can I do?
		872
		873	You can specify separate locales for the input method and the rest of the
		874	terminal, using the resource C<imlocale>:
		875
		876	URxvt.imlocale: ja_JP.EUC-JP
		877
		878	Now you can start your terminal with C<LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.UTF-8> and still
		879	use your input method. Please note, however, that you will not be able to
		880	input characters outside C<EUC-JP> in a normal way then, as your input
		881	method limits you.
		882
		883	=head3 Rxvt-unicode crashes when the X Input Method changes or exits.
		884
		885	Unfortunately, this is unavoidable, as the XIM protocol is racy by
		886	design. Applications can avoid some crashes at the expense of memory
		887	leaks, and Input Methods can avoid some crashes by careful ordering at
		888	exit time. B<kinput2> (and derived input methods) generally succeeds,
		889	while B<SCIM> (or similar input methods) fails. In the end, however,
		890	crashes cannot be completely avoided even if both sides cooperate.
		891
		892	So the only workaround is not to kill your Input Method Servers.
		893
		894
		895	=head2 Operating Systems / Package Maintaining
		896
		897	=head3 I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem...
		898
		899	The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode in sarge contains large
		900	patches that considerably change the behaviour of rxvt-unicode (but
		901	unfortunately this notice has been removed). Before reporting a bug to
		902	the original rxvt-unicode author please download and install the genuine
		903	version (L<http://software.schmorp.de#rxvt-unicode>) and try to reproduce
		904	the problem. If you cannot, chances are that the problems are specific to
		905	Debian GNU/Linux, in which case it should be reported via the Debian Bug
		906	Tracking System (use C<reportbug> to report the bug).
		907
		908	For other problems that also affect the Debian package, you can and
		909	probably should use the Debian BTS, too, because, after all, it's also a
		910	bug in the Debian version and it serves as a reminder for other users that
		911	might encounter the same issue.
		912
		913	=head3 I am maintaining rxvt-unicode for distribution/OS XXX, any recommendation?
		914
		915	You should build one binary with the default options. F<configure>
		916	now enables most useful options, and the trend goes to making them
		917	runtime-switchable, too, so there is usually no drawback to enbaling them,
		918	except higher disk and possibly memory usage. The perl interpreter should
		919	be enabled, as important functionality (menus, selection, likely more in
		920	the future) depends on it.
		921
		922	You should not overwrite the C<perl-ext-common> snd C<perl-ext> resources
		923	system-wide (except maybe with C<defaults>). This will result in useful
		924	behaviour. If your distribution aims at low memory, add an empty
		925	C<perl-ext-common> resource to the app-defaults file. This will keep the
		926	perl interpreter disabled until the user enables it.
		927
		928	If you can/want build more binaries, I recommend building a minimal
		929	one with C<--disable-everything> (very useful) and a maximal one with
		930	C<--enable-everything> (less useful, it will be very big due to a lot of
		931	encodings built-in that increase download times and are rarely used).
		932
		933	=head3 I need to make it setuid/setgid to support utmp/ptys on my OS, is this safe?
		934
		935	It should be, starting with release 7.1. You are encouraged to properly
		936	install urxvt with privileges necessary for your OS now.
		937
		938	When rxvt-unicode detects that it runs setuid or setgid, it will fork
		939	into a helper process for privileged operations (pty handling on some
		940	systems, utmp/wtmp/lastlog handling on others) and drop privileges
		941	immediately. This is much safer than most other terminals that keep
		942	privileges while running (but is more relevant to urxvt, as it contains
		943	things as perl interpreters, which might be "helpful" to attackers).
		944
		945	This forking is done as the very first within main(), which is very early
		946	and reduces possible bugs to initialisation code run before main(), or
		947	things like the dynamic loader of your system, which should result in very
		948	little risk.
		949
263	=item On Solaris 9, many line-drawing characters are too wide.	950	=head3 On Solaris 9, many line-drawing characters are too wide.
264		951
265	Seems to be a known bug, read	952	Seems to be a known bug, read
266	L<http://nixdoc.net/files/forum/about34198.html>. Some people use the	953	L<http://nixdoc.net/files/forum/about34198.html>. Some people use the
267	following ugly workaround to get non-double-wide-characters working:	954	following ugly workaround to get non-double-wide-characters working:
268		955
269	#define wcwidth(x) wcwidth(x) > 1 ? 1 : wcwidth(x)	956	#define wcwidth(x) wcwidth(x) > 1 ? 1 : wcwidth(x)
270		957
271	=item My Compose (Multi_key) key is no longer working.
272
273	The most common causes for this are that either your locale is not set
274	correctly, or you specified a B<preeditStyle> that is not supported by
275	your input method. For example, if you specified B<OverTheSpot> and
276	your input method (e.g. the default input method handling Compose keys)
277	does not support this (for instance because it is not visual), then
278	rxvt-unicode will continue without an input method.
279
280	In this case either do not specify a B<preeditStyle> or specify more than
281	one pre-edit style, such as B<OverTheSpot,Root,None>.
282
283	=item I cannot type C<Ctrl-Shift-2> to get an ASCII NUL character due to ISO 14755
284
285	Either try C<Ctrl-2> alone (it often is mapped to ASCII NUL even on
286	international keyboards) or simply use ISO 14755 support to your
287	advantage, typing <Ctrl-Shift-0> to get a ASCII NUL. This works for other
288	codes, too, such as C<Ctrl-Shift-1-d> to type the default telnet escape
289	character and so on.
290
291	=item How can I keep rxvt-unicode from using reverse video so much?
292
293	First of all, make sure you are running with the right terminal settings
294	(C<TERM=rxvt-unicode>), which will get rid of most of these effects. Then
295	make sure you have specified colours for italic and bold, as otherwise
296	rxvt-unicode might use reverse video to simulate the effect:
297
298	URxvt.colorBD: white
299	URxvt.colorIT: green
300
301	=item Some programs assume totally weird colours (red instead of blue), how can I fix that?
302
303	For some unexplainable reason, some rare programs assume a very weird
304	colour palette when confronted with a terminal with more than the standard
305	8 colours (rxvt-unicode supports 88). The right fix is, of course, to fix
306	these programs not to assume non-ISO colours without very good reasons.
307
308	In the meantime, you can either edit your C<rxvt-unicode> terminfo
309	definition to only claim 8 colour support or use C<TERM=rxvt>, which will
310	fix colours but keep you from using other rxvt-unicode features.
311
312	=item I am on FreeBSD and rxvt-unicode does not seem to work at all.	958	=head3 I am on FreeBSD and rxvt-unicode does not seem to work at all.
313		959
314	Rxvt-unicode requires the symbol C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> to be defined	960	Rxvt-unicode requires the symbol C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> to be defined
315	in your compile environment, or an implementation that implements it,	961	in your compile environment, or an implementation that implements it,
316	wether it defines the symbol or not. C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> requires that	962	wether it defines the symbol or not. C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> requires that
317	B<wchar_t> is represented as unicode.	963	B<wchar_t> is represented as unicode.
…		…
339		985
340	The rxvt-unicode author insists that the right way to fix this is in the	986	The rxvt-unicode author insists that the right way to fix this is in the
341	system libraries once and for all, instead of forcing every app to carry	987	system libraries once and for all, instead of forcing every app to carry
342	complete replacements for them :)	988	complete replacements for them :)
343		989
344	=item How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use?	990	=head3 I use Solaris 9 and it doesn't compile/work/etc.
345		991
346	=item Is there an option to switch encodings?	992	Try the diff in F<doc/solaris9.patch> as a base. It fixes the worst
		993	problems with C<wcwidth> and a compile problem.
347		994
348	Unlike some other terminals, rxvt-unicode has no encoding switch, and no	995	=head3 How can I use rxvt-unicode under cygwin?
349	specific "utf-8" mode, such as xterm. In fact, it doesn't even know about
350	UTF-8 or any other encodings with respect to terminal I/O.
351		996
352	The reasons is that there exists a perfectly fine mechanism for selecting	997	rxvt-unicode should compile and run out of the box on cygwin, using
353	the encoding, doing I/O and (most important) communicating this to all	998	the X11 libraries that come with cygwin. libW11 emulation is no
354	applications so everybody agrees on character properties such as width	999	longer supported (and makes no sense, either, as it only supported a
355	and code number. This mechanism is the I<locale>. Applications not using	1000	single font). I recommend starting the X-server in C<-multiwindow> or
356	that info will have problems (for example, C<xterm> gets the width of	1001	C<-rootless> mode instead, which will result in similar look&feel as the
357	characters wrong as it uses it's own, locale-independent table under all	1002	old libW11 emulation.
358	locales).
359		1003
360	Rxvt-unicode uses the C<LC_CTYPE> locale category to select encoding. All	1004	At the time of this writing, cygwin didn't seem to support any multi-byte
361	programs doing the same (that is, most) will automatically agree in the	1005	encodings (you might try C<LC_CTYPE=C-UTF-8>), so you are likely limited
362	interpretation of characters.	1006	to 8-bit encodings.
363		1007
364	Unfortunately, there is no system-independent way to select locales, nor
365	is there a standard on how locale specifiers will look like.
366
367	On most systems, the content of the C<LC_CTYPE> environment variable
368	contains an arbitrary string which corresponds to an already-installed
369	locale. Common names for locales are C<en_US.UTF-8>, C<de_DE.ISO-8859-15>,
370	C<ja_JP.EUC-JP>, i.e. C<language_country.encoding>, but other forms
371	(i.e. C<de> or C<german>) are also common.
372
373	Rxvt-unicode ignores all other locale categories, and except for
374	the encoding, ignores country or language-specific settings,
375	i.e. C<de_DE.UTF-8> and C<ja_JP.UTF-8> are the normally same to
376	rxvt-unicode.
377
378	If you want to use a specific encoding you have to make sure you start
379	rxvt-unicode with the correct C<LC_CTYPE> category.
380
381	=item Can I switch locales at runtime?
382
383	Yes, using an escape sequence. Try something like this, which sets
384	rxvt-unicode's idea of C<LC_CTYPE>.
385
386	printf '\e]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS
387
388	See also the previous answer.
389
390	Sometimes this capability is rather handy when you want to work in
391	one locale (e.g. C<de_DE.UTF-8>) but some programs don't support it
392	(e.g. UTF-8). For example, I use this script to start C<xjdic>, which
393	first switches to a locale supported by xjdic and back later:
394
395	printf '\e]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS
396	xjdic -js
397	printf '\e]701;%s\007' de_DE.UTF-8
398
399	You can also use xterm's C<luit> program, which usually works fine, except
400	for some locales where character width differs between program- and
401	rxvt-unicode-locales.
402
403	=item Can I switch the fonts at runtime?
404
405	Yes, using an escape sequence. Try something like this, which has the same
406	effect as using the C<-fn> switch, and takes effect immediately:
407
408	printf '\e]50;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
409
410	This is useful if you e.g. work primarily with japanese (and prefer a
411	japanese font), but you have to switch to chinese temporarily, where
412	japanese fonts would only be in your way.
413
414	You can think of this as a kind of manual ISO-2022 switching.
415
416	=item Why do italic characters look as if clipped?
417
418	Many fonts have difficulties with italic characters and hinting. For
419	example, the otherwise very nicely hinted font C<xft:Bitstream Vera Sans
420	Mono> completely fails in it's italic face. A workaround might be to
421	enable freetype autohinting, i.e. like this:
422
423	URxvt.italicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:italic:autohint=true
424	URxvt.boldItalicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:bold:italic:autohint=true
425
426	=item My input method wants <some encoding> but I want UTF-8, what can I do?
427
428	You can specify separate locales for the input method and the rest of the
429	terminal, using the resource C<imlocale>:
430
431	URxvt*imlocale: ja_JP.EUC-JP
432
433	Now you can start your terminal with C<LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.UTF-8> and still
434	use your input method. Please note, however, that you will not be able to
435	input characters outside C<EUC-JP> in a normal way then, as your input
436	method limits you.
437
438	=item Rxvt-unicode crashes when the X Input Method changes or exits.
439
440	Unfortunately, this is unavoidable, as the XIM protocol is racy by
441	design. Applications can avoid some crashes at the expense of memory
442	leaks, and Input Methods can avoid some crashes by careful ordering at
443	exit time. B<kinput2> (and derived input methods) generally succeeds,
444	while B<SCIM> (or similar input methods) fails. In the end, however,
445	crashes cannot be completely avoided even if both sides cooperate.
446
447	So the only workaround is not to kill your Input Method Servers.
448
449	=item Rxvt-unicode uses gobs of memory, how can I reduce that?
450
451	Rxvt-unicode tries to obey the rule of not charging you for something you
452	don't use. One thing you should try is to configure out all settings that
453	you don't need, for example, Xft support is a resource hog by design,
454	when used. Compiling it out ensures that no Xft font will be loaded
455	accidentally when rxvt-unicode tries to find a font for your characters.
456
457	Also, many people (me included) like large windows and even larger
458	scrollback buffers: Without C<--enable-unicode3>, rxvt-unicode will use
459	6 bytes per screen cell. For a 160x?? window this amounts to almost a
460	kilobyte per line. A scrollback buffer of 10000 lines will then (if full)
461	use 10 Megabytes of memory. With C<--enable-unicode3> it gets worse, as
462	rxvt-unicode then uses 8 bytes per screen cell.
463
464	=item Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow?
465
466	Yes, the most obvious way to speed it up is to avoid Xft entirely, as
467	it is simply slow. If you still want Xft fonts you might try to disable
468	antialiasing (by appending C<:antialiasing=false>), which saves lots of
469	memory and also speeds up rendering considerably.
470
471	=item Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong?
472
473	Rxvt-unicode will use whatever you specify as a font. If it needs to
474	fall back to it's default font search list it will prefer X11 core
475	fonts, because they are small and fast, and then use Xft fonts. It has
476	antialiasing disabled for most of them, because the author thinks they
477	look best that way.
478
479	If you want antialiasing, you have to specify the fonts manually.
480
481	=item Mouse cut/paste suddenly no longer works.
482
483	Make sure that mouse reporting is actually turned off since killing
484	some editors prematurely may leave the mouse in mouse report mode. I've
485	heard that tcsh may use mouse reporting unless it otherwise specified. A
486	quick check is to see if cut/paste works when the Alt or Shift keys are
487	depressed. See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)
488
489	=item What's with this bold/blink stuff?
490
491	If no bold colour is set via C<colorBD:>, bold will invert text using the
492	standard foreground colour.
493
494	For the standard background colour, blinking will actually make the
495	text blink when compiled with C<--enable-blinking>. with standard
496	colours. Without C<--enable-blinking>, the blink attribute will be
497	ignored.
498
499	On ANSI colours, bold/blink attributes are used to set high-intensity
500	foreground/background colors.
501
502	color0-7 are the low-intensity colors.
503
504	color8-15 are the corresponding high-intensity colors.
505
506	=item I don't like the screen colors. How do I change them?
507
508	You can change the screen colors at run-time using F<~/.Xdefaults>
509	resources (or as long-options).
510
511	Here are values that are supposed to resemble a VGA screen,
512	including the murky brown that passes for low-intensity yellow:
513
514	URxvt.color0: #000000
515	URxvt.color1: #A80000
516	URxvt.color2: #00A800
517	URxvt.color3: #A8A800
518	URxvt.color4: #0000A8
519	URxvt.color5: #A800A8
520	URxvt.color6: #00A8A8
521	URxvt.color7: #A8A8A8
522
523	URxvt.color8: #000054
524	URxvt.color9: #FF0054
525	URxvt.color10: #00FF54
526	URxvt.color11: #FFFF54
527	URxvt.color12: #0000FF
528	URxvt.color13: #FF00FF
529	URxvt.color14: #00FFFF
530	URxvt.color15: #FFFFFF
531
532	And here is a more complete set of non-standard colors described (not by
533	me) as "pretty girly".
534
535	URxvt.cursorColor: #dc74d1
536	URxvt.pointerColor: #dc74d1
537	URxvt.background: #0e0e0e
538	URxvt.foreground: #4ad5e1
539	URxvt.color0: #000000
540	URxvt.color8: #8b8f93
541	URxvt.color1: #dc74d1
542	URxvt.color9: #dc74d1
543	URxvt.color2: #0eb8c7
544	URxvt.color10: #0eb8c7
545	URxvt.color3: #dfe37e
546	URxvt.color11: #dfe37e
547	URxvt.color5: #9e88f0
548	URxvt.color13: #9e88f0
549	URxvt.color6: #73f7ff
550	URxvt.color14: #73f7ff
551	URxvt.color7: #e1dddd
552	URxvt.color15: #e1dddd
553
554	=item How can I start @@RXVT_NAME@@d in a race-free way?
555
556	Despite it's name, @@RXVT_NAME@@d is not a real daemon, but more like a
557	server that answers @@RXVT_NAME@@c's requests, so it doesn't background
558	itself.
559
560	To ensure @@RXVT_NAME@@d is listening on it's socket, you can use the
561	following method to wait for the startup message before continuing:
562
563	{ @@RXVT_NAME@@d & } | read
564
565	=item What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?
566
567	Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the
568	BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following
569	question) there are two standard values that can be used for
570	Backspace: C<^H> and C<^?>.
571
572	Historically, either value is correct, but rxvt-unicode adopts the debian
573	policy of using C<^?> when unsure, because it's the one only only correct
574	choice :).
575
576	Rxvt-unicode tries to inherit the current stty settings and uses the value
577	of `erase' to guess the value for backspace. If rxvt-unicode wasn't
578	started from a terminal (say, from a menu or by remote shell), then the
579	system value of `erase', which corresponds to CERASE in <termios.h>, will
580	be used (which may not be the same as your stty setting).
581
582	For starting a new rxvt-unicode:
583
584	# use Backspace = ^H
585	$ stty erase ^H
586	$ @@RXVT_NAME@@
587
588	# use Backspace = ^?
589	$ stty erase ^?
590	$ @@RXVT_NAME@@
591
592	Toggle with C<ESC [ 36 h> / C<ESC [ 36 l> as documented in @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
593
594	For an existing rxvt-unicode:
595
596	# use Backspace = ^H
597	$ stty erase ^H
598	$ echo -n "^[[36h"
599
600	# use Backspace = ^?
601	$ stty erase ^?
602	$ echo -n "^[[36l"
603
604	This helps satisfy some of the Backspace discrepancies that occur, but
605	if you use Backspace = C<^H>, make sure that the termcap/terminfo value
606	properly reflects that.
607
608	The Delete key is a another casualty of the ill-defined Backspace problem.
609	To avoid confusion between the Backspace and Delete keys, the Delete
610	key has been assigned an escape sequence to match the vt100 for Execute
611	(C<ESC [ 3 ~>) and is in the supplied termcap/terminfo.
612
613	Some other Backspace problems:
614
615	some editors use termcap/terminfo,
616	some editors (vim I'm told) expect Backspace = ^H,
617	GNU Emacs (and Emacs-like editors) use ^H for help.
618
619	Perhaps someday this will all be resolved in a consistent manner.
620
621	=item I don't like the key-bindings. How do I change them?
622
623	There are some compile-time selections available via configure. Unless
624	you have run "configure" with the C<--disable-resources> option you can
625	use the `keysym' resource to alter the keystrings associated with keysyms.
626
627	Here's an example for a URxvt session started using C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -name URxvt>
628
629	URxvt.keysym.Home: \033[1~
630	URxvt.keysym.End: \033[4~
631	URxvt.keysym.C-apostrophe: \033<C-'>
632	URxvt.keysym.C-slash: \033<C-/>
633	URxvt.keysym.C-semicolon: \033<C-;>
634	URxvt.keysym.C-grave: \033<C-`>
635	URxvt.keysym.C-comma: \033<C-,>
636	URxvt.keysym.C-period: \033<C-.>
637	URxvt.keysym.C-0x60: \033<C-`>
638	URxvt.keysym.C-Tab: \033<C-Tab>
639	URxvt.keysym.C-Return: \033<C-Return>
640	URxvt.keysym.S-Return: \033<S-Return>
641	URxvt.keysym.S-space: \033<S-Space>
642	URxvt.keysym.M-Up: \033<M-Up>
643	URxvt.keysym.M-Down: \033<M-Down>
644	URxvt.keysym.M-Left: \033<M-Left>
645	URxvt.keysym.M-Right: \033<M-Right>
646	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0: list \033<M-C- 0123456789 >
647	URxvt.keysym.M-C-a: list \033<M-C- abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz >
648	URxvt.keysym.F12: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
649
650	See some more examples in the documentation for the B<keysym> resource.
651
652	=item I'm using keyboard model XXX that has extra Prior/Next/Insert keys.
653	How do I make use of them? For example, the Sun Keyboard type 4
654	has the following mappings that rxvt-unicode doesn't recognize.
655
656	KP_Insert == Insert
657	F22 == Print
658	F27 == Home
659	F29 == Prior
660	F33 == End
661	F35 == Next
662
663	Rather than have rxvt-unicode try to accommodate all the various possible
664	keyboard mappings, it is better to use `xmodmap' to remap the keys as
665	required for your particular machine.
666
667	=item How do I distinguish wether I'm running rxvt-unicode or a regular xterm?
668	I need this to decide about setting colors etc.
669
670	rxvt and rxvt-unicode always export the variable "COLORTERM", so you can
671	check and see if that is set. Note that several programs, JED, slrn,
672	Midnight Commander automatically check this variable to decide whether or
673	not to use color.
674
675	=item How do I set the correct, full IP address for the DISPLAY variable?
676
677	If you've compiled rxvt-unicode with DISPLAY_IS_IP and have enabled
678	insecure mode then it is possible to use the following shell script
679	snippets to correctly set the display. If your version of rxvt-unicode
680	wasn't also compiled with ESCZ_ANSWER (as assumed in these snippets) then
681	the COLORTERM variable can be used to distinguish rxvt-unicode from a
682	regular xterm.
683
684	Courtesy of Chuck Blake <cblake@BBN.COM> with the following shell script
685	snippets:
686
687	# Bourne/Korn/POSIX family of shells:
688	[ ${TERM:-foo} = foo ] && TERM=xterm # assume an xterm if we don't know
689	if [ ${TERM:-foo} = xterm ]; then
690	stty -icanon -echo min 0 time 15 # see if enhanced rxvt or not
691	echo -n '^[Z'
692	read term_id
693	stty icanon echo
694	if [ ""${term_id} = '^[[?1;2C' -a ${DISPLAY:-foo} = foo ]; then
695	echo -n '^[[7n' # query the rxvt we are in for the DISPLAY string
696	read DISPLAY # set it in our local shell
697	fi
698	fi
699
700	=item How do I compile the manual pages for myself?
701
702	You need to have a recent version of perl installed as F</usr/bin/perl>,
703	one that comes with F<pod2man>, F<pod2text> and F<pod2html>. Then go to
704	the doc subdirectory and enter C<make alldoc>.
705
706	=item My question isn't answered here, can I ask a human?
707
708	Before sending me mail, you could go to IRC: C<irc.freenode.net>,
709	channel C<#rxvt-unicode> has some rxvt-unicode enthusiasts that might be
710	interested in learning about new and exciting problems (but not FAQs :).
711
712	=back
713
714	=head1 RXVT TECHNICAL REFERENCE	1008	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE TECHNICAL REFERENCE
715		1009
716	=head1 DESCRIPTION	1010	=head1 DESCRIPTION
717		1011
718	The rest of this document describes various technical aspects of	1012	The rest of this document describes various technical aspects of
719	B<rxvt-unicode>. First the description of supported command sequences,	1013	B<rxvt-unicode>. First the description of supported command sequences,
720	followed by menu and pixmap support and last by a description of all	1014	followed by pixmap support and last by a description of all features
721	features selectable at C<configure> time.	1015	selectable at C<configure> time.
722		1016
723	=head1 Definitions	1017	=head1 Definitions
724		1018
725	=over 4	1019	=over 4
726		1020
…		…
1294	B<< C<h> >> Send Mouse X & Y on button press.	1588	B<< C<h> >> Send Mouse X & Y on button press.
1295	B<< C<l> >> No mouse reporting.	1589	B<< C<l> >> No mouse reporting.
1296		1590
1297	=end table	1591	=end table
1298		1592
1299	=item B<< C<Ps = 10> >> (B<rxvt>)
1300
1301	=begin table
1302
1303	B<< C<h> >> menuBar visible
1304	B<< C<l> >> menuBar invisible
1305
1306	=end table
1307
1308	=item B<< C<Ps = 25> >>	1593	=item B<< C<Ps = 25> >>
1309		1594
1310	=begin table	1595	=begin table
1311		1596
1312	B<< C<h> >> Visible cursor {cnorm/cvvis}	1597	B<< C<h> >> Visible cursor {cnorm/cvvis}
…		…
1425		1710
1426	=begin table	1711	=begin table
1427		1712
1428	B<< C<h> >> Scroll to bottom when a key is pressed	1713	B<< C<h> >> Scroll to bottom when a key is pressed
1429	B<< C<l> >> Don't scroll to bottom when a key is pressed	1714	B<< C<l> >> Don't scroll to bottom when a key is pressed
		1715
		1716	=end table
		1717
		1718	=item B<< C<Ps = 1021> >> (B<rxvt>)
		1719
		1720	=begin table
		1721
		1722	B<< C<h> >> Bold/italic implies high intensity (see option B<-is>)
		1723	B<< C<l> >> Font styles have no effect on intensity (Compile styles)
1430		1724
1431	=end table	1725	=end table
1432		1726
1433	=item B<< C<Ps = 1047> >>	1727	=item B<< C<Ps = 1047> >>
1434		1728
…		…
1483	B<< C<Ps = 10> >> Change colour of text foreground to B<< C<Pt> >> B<(NB: may change in future)>	1777	B<< C<Ps = 10> >> Change colour of text foreground to B<< C<Pt> >> B<(NB: may change in future)>
1484	B<< C<Ps = 11> >> Change colour of text background to B<< C<Pt> >> B<(NB: may change in future)>	1778	B<< C<Ps = 11> >> Change colour of text background to B<< C<Pt> >> B<(NB: may change in future)>
1485	B<< C<Ps = 12> >> Change colour of text cursor foreground to B<< C<Pt> >>	1779	B<< C<Ps = 12> >> Change colour of text cursor foreground to B<< C<Pt> >>
1486	B<< C<Ps = 13> >> Change colour of mouse foreground to B<< C<Pt> >>	1780	B<< C<Ps = 13> >> Change colour of mouse foreground to B<< C<Pt> >>
1487	B<< C<Ps = 17> >> Change colour of highlight characters to B<< C<Pt> >>	1781	B<< C<Ps = 17> >> Change colour of highlight characters to B<< C<Pt> >>
1488	B<< C<Ps = 18> >> Change colour of bold characters to B<< C<Pt> >>	1782	B<< C<Ps = 18> >> Change colour of bold characters to B<< C<Pt> >> [deprecated, see 706]
1489	B<< C<Ps = 19> >> Change colour of underlined characters to B<< C<Pt> >>	1783	B<< C<Ps = 19> >> Change colour of underlined characters to B<< C<Pt> >> [deprecated, see 707]
1490	B<< C<Ps = 20> >> Change default background to B<< C<Pt> >>	1784	B<< C<Ps = 20> >> Change background pixmap parameters (see section XPM) (Compile XPM).
1491	B<< C<Ps = 39> >> Change default foreground colour to B<< C<Pt> >>.	1785	B<< C<Ps = 39> >> Change default foreground colour to B<< C<Pt> >>.
1492	B<< C<Ps = 46> >> Change Log File to B<< C<Pt> >> I<unimplemented>	1786	B<< C<Ps = 46> >> Change Log File to B<< C<Pt> >> I<unimplemented>
1493	B<< C<Ps = 49> >> Change default background colour to B<< C<Pt> >>.	1787	B<< C<Ps = 49> >> Change default background colour to B<< C<Pt> >>.
1494	B<< C<Ps = 50> >> Set fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>, with the following special values of B<< C<Pt> >> (B<rxvt>) B<< C<#+n> >> change up B<< C<n> >> B<< C<#-n> >> change down B<< C<n> >> if B<< C<n> >> is missing of 0, a value of 1 is used I<empty> change to font0 B<< C<n> >> change to font B<< C<n> >>	1788	B<< C<Ps = 50> >> Set fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>, with the following special values of B<< C<Pt> >> (B<rxvt>) B<< C<#+n> >> change up B<< C<n> >> B<< C<#-n> >> change down B<< C<n> >> if B<< C<n> >> is missing of 0, a value of 1 is used I<empty> change to font0 B<< C<n> >> change to font B<< C<n> >>
1495	B<< C<Ps = 55> >> Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to B<< C<Pt> >>	1789	B<< C<Ps = 55> >> Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to B<< C<Pt> >>
1496	B<< C<Ps = 701> >> Change current locale to B<< C<Pt> >>, or, if B<< C<Pt> >> is B<< C<?> >>, return the current locale (Compile frills).	1790	B<< C<Ps = 701> >> Change current locale to B<< C<Pt> >>, or, if B<< C<Pt> >> is B<< C<?> >>, return the current locale (Compile frills).
1497	B<< C<Ps = 703> >> Menubar command B<< C<Pt> >> (Compile menubar).	1791	B<< C<Ps = 702> >> Request version if B<< C<Pt> >> is B<< C<?> >>, returning C<rxvt-unicode>, the resource name, the major and minor version numbers, e.g. C<ESC ] 702 ; rxvt-unicode ; urxvt ; 7 ; 4 ST>.
1498	B<< C<Ps = 704> >> Change colour of italic characters to B<< C<Pt> >>	1792	B<< C<Ps = 704> >> Change colour of italic characters to B<< C<Pt> >>
1499	B<< C<Ps = 705> >> Change background pixmap tint colour to B<< C<Pt> >> (Compile transparency).	1793	B<< C<Ps = 705> >> Change background pixmap tint colour to B<< C<Pt> >> (Compile transparency).
		1794	B<< C<Ps = 706> >> Change colour of bold characters to B<< C<Pt> >>
		1795	B<< C<Ps = 707> >> Change colour of underlined characters to B<< C<Pt> >>
1500	B<< C<Ps = 710> >> Set normal fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Same as C<Ps = 50>.	1796	B<< C<Ps = 710> >> Set normal fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Same as C<Ps = 50>.
1501	B<< C<Ps = 711> >> Set bold fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles).	1797	B<< C<Ps = 711> >> Set bold fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles).
1502	B<< C<Ps = 712> >> Set italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles).	1798	B<< C<Ps = 712> >> Set italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles).
1503	B<< C<Ps = 713> >> Set bold-italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles).	1799	B<< C<Ps = 713> >> Set bold-italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles).
1504	B<< C<Ps = 720> >> Move viewing window up by B<< C<Pt> >> lines, or clear scrollback buffer if C<Pt = 0> (Compile frills).	1800	B<< C<Ps = 720> >> Move viewing window up by B<< C<Pt> >> lines, or clear scrollback buffer if C<Pt = 0> (Compile frills).
1505	B<< C<Ps = 721> >> Move viewing window down by B<< C<Pt> >> lines, or clear scrollback buffer if C<Pt = 0> (Compile frills).	1801	B<< C<Ps = 721> >> Move viewing window down by B<< C<Pt> >> lines, or clear scrollback buffer if C<Pt = 0> (Compile frills).
		1802	B<< C<Ps = 777> >> Call the perl extension with the given string, which should be of the form C<extension:parameters> (Compile perl).
1506		1803
1507	=end table	1804	=end table
1508		1805
1509	=back	1806	=back
1510		1807
1511	X<menuBar>
1512
1513	=head1 menuBar
1514
1515	B<< The exact syntax used is I<almost> solidified. >>
1516	In the menus, B<DON'T> try to use menuBar commands that add or remove a
1517	menuBar.
1518
1519	Note that in all of the commands, the B<< I</path/> >> I<cannot> be
1520	omitted: use B<./> to specify a menu relative to the current menu.
1521
1522	=head2 Overview of menuBar operation
1523
1524	For the menuBar XTerm escape sequence C<ESC ] 703 ; Pt ST>, the syntax
1525	of C<Pt> can be used for a variety of tasks:
1526
1527	At the top level is the current menuBar which is a member of a circular
1528	linked-list of other such menuBars.
1529
1530	The menuBar acts as a parent for the various drop-down menus, which in
1531	turn, may have labels, separator lines, menuItems and subMenus.
1532
1533	The menuItems are the useful bits: you can use them to mimic keyboard
1534	input or even to send text or escape sequences back to rxvt.
1535
1536	The menuBar syntax is intended to provide a simple yet robust method of
1537	constructing and manipulating menus and navigating through the
1538	menuBars.
1539
1540	The first step is to use the tag B<< [menu:I<name>] >> which creates
1541	the menuBar called I<name> and allows access. You may now or menus,
1542	subMenus, and menuItems. Finally, use the tag B<[done]> to set the
1543	menuBar access as B<readonly> to prevent accidental corruption of the
1544	menus. To re-access the current menuBar for alterations, use the tag
1545	B<[menu]>, make the alterations and then use B<[done]>
1546
1547	X<menuBarCommands>
1548
1549	=head2 Commands
1550
1551	=over 4
1552
1553	=item B<< [menu:+I<name>] >>
1554
1555	access the named menuBar for creation or alteration. If a new menuBar
1556	is created, it is called I<name> (max of 15 chars) and the current
1557	menuBar is pushed onto the stack
1558
1559	=item B<[menu]>
1560
1561	access the current menuBar for alteration
1562
1563	=item B<< [title:+I<string>] >>
1564
1565	set the current menuBar's title to I<string>, which may contain the
1566	following format specifiers:
1567
1568	B<%n> rxvt name (as per the B<-name> command-line option)
1569	B<%v> rxvt version
1570	B<%%> literal B<%> character
1571
1572	=item B<[done]>
1573
1574	set menuBar access as B<readonly>.
1575	End-of-file tag for B<< [read:+I<file>] >> operations.
1576
1577	=item B<< [read:+I<file>] >>
1578
1579	read menu commands directly from I<file> (extension ".menu" will be
1580	appended if required.) Start reading at a line with B<[menu]> or B<<
1581	[menu:+I<name> >> and continuing until B<[done]> is encountered.
1582
1583	Blank and comment lines (starting with B<#>) are ignored. Actually,
1584	since any invalid menu commands are also ignored, almost anything could
1585	be construed as a comment line, but this may be tightened up in the
1586	future ... so don't count on it!.
1587
1588	=item B<< [read:+I<file>;+I<name>] >>
1589
1590	The same as B<< [read:+I<file>] >>, but start reading at a line with
1591	B<< [menu:+I<name>] >> and continuing until B<< [done:+I<name>] >> or
1592	B<[done]> is encountered.
1593
1594	=item B<[dump]>
1595
1596	dump all menuBars to the file B</tmp/rxvt-PID> in a format suitable for
1597	later rereading.
1598
1599	=item B<[rm:name]>
1600
1601	remove the named menuBar
1602
1603	=item B<[rm] [rm:]>
1604
1605	remove the current menuBar
1606
1607	=item B<[rm*] [rm:*]>
1608
1609	remove all menuBars
1610
1611	=item B<[swap]>
1612
1613	swap the top two menuBars
1614
1615	=item B<[prev]>
1616
1617	access the previous menuBar
1618
1619	=item B<[next]>
1620
1621	access the next menuBar
1622
1623	=item B<[show]>
1624
1625	Enable display of the menuBar
1626
1627	=item B<[hide]>
1628
1629	Disable display of the menuBar
1630
1631	=item B<< [pixmap:+I<name>] >>
1632
1633	=item B<< [pixmap:+I<name>;I<scaling>] >>
1634
1635	(set the background pixmap globally
1636
1637	B<< A Future implementation I<may> make this local to the menubar >>)
1638
1639	=item B<< [:+I<command>:] >>
1640
1641	ignore the menu readonly status and issue a I<command> to or a menu or
1642	menuitem or change the ; a useful shortcut for setting the quick arrows
1643	from a menuBar.
1644
1645	=back
1646
1647	X<menuBarAdd>
1648
1649	=head2 Adding and accessing menus
1650
1651	The following commands may also be B<+> prefixed.
1652
1653	=over 4
1654
1655	=item B</+>
1656
1657	access menuBar top level
1658
1659	=item B<./+>
1660
1661	access current menu level
1662
1663	=item B<../+>
1664
1665	access parent menu (1 level up)
1666
1667	=item B<../../>
1668
1669	access parent menu (multiple levels up)
1670
1671	=item B<< I</path/>menu >>
1672
1673	add/access menu
1674
1675	=item B<< I</path/>menu/* >>
1676
1677	add/access menu and clear it if it exists
1678
1679	=item B<< I</path/>{-} >>
1680
1681	add separator
1682
1683	=item B<< I</path/>{item} >>
1684
1685	add B<item> as a label
1686
1687	=item B<< I</path/>{item} action >>
1688
1689	add/alter I<menuitem> with an associated I<action>
1690
1691	=item B<< I</path/>{item}{right-text} >>
1692
1693	add/alter I<menuitem> with B<right-text> as the right-justified text
1694	and as the associated I<action>
1695
1696	=item B<< I</path/>{item}{rtext} action >>
1697
1698	add/alter I<menuitem> with an associated I<action> and with B<rtext> as
1699	the right-justified text.
1700
1701	=back
1702
1703	=over 4
1704
1705	=item Special characters in I<action> must be backslash-escaped:
1706
1707	B<\a \b \E \e \n \r \t \octal>
1708
1709	=item or in control-character notation:
1710
1711	B<^@, ^A .. ^Z .. ^_, ^?>
1712
1713	=back
1714
1715	To send a string starting with a B<NUL> (B<^@>) character to the
1716	program, start I<action> with a pair of B<NUL> characters (B<^@^@>),
1717	the first of which will be stripped off and the balance directed to the
1718	program. Otherwise if I<action> begins with B<NUL> followed by
1719	non-+B<NUL> characters, the leading B<NUL> is stripped off and the
1720	balance is sent back to rxvt.
1721
1722	As a convenience for the many Emacs-type editors, I<action> may start
1723	with B<M-> (eg, B<M-$> is equivalent to B<\E$>) and a B<CR> will be
1724	appended if missed from B<M-x> commands.
1725
1726	As a convenience for issuing XTerm B<ESC ]> sequences from a menubar (or
1727	quick arrow), a B<BEL> (B<^G>) will be appended if needed.
1728
1729	=over 4
1730
1731	=item For example,
1732
1733	B<M-xapropos> is equivalent to B<\Exapropos\r>
1734
1735	=item and
1736
1737	B<\E]703;mona;100> is equivalent to B<\E]703;mona;100\a>
1738
1739	=back
1740
1741	The option B<< {I<right-rtext>} >> will be right-justified. In the
1742	absence of a specified action, this text will be used as the I<action>
1743	as well.
1744
1745	=over 4
1746
1747	=item For example,
1748
1749	B</File/{Open}{^X^F}> is equivalent to B</File/{Open}{^X^F} ^X^F>
1750
1751	=back
1752
1753	The left label I<is> necessary, since it's used for matching, but
1754	implicitly hiding the left label (by using same name for both left and
1755	right labels), or explicitly hiding the left label (by preceeding it
1756	with a dot), makes it possible to have right-justified text only.
1757
1758	=over 4
1759
1760	=item For example,
1761
1762	B</File/{Open}{Open} Open-File-Action>
1763
1764	=item or hiding it
1765
1766	B</File/{.anylabel}{Open} Open-File-Action>
1767
1768	=back
1769
1770	X<menuBarRemove>
1771
1772	=head2 Removing menus
1773
1774	=over 4
1775
1776	=item B<< -/*+ >>
1777
1778	remove all menus from the menuBar, the same as B<[clear]>
1779
1780	=item B<< -+I</path>menu+ >>
1781
1782	remove menu
1783
1784	=item B<< -+I</path>{item}+ >>
1785
1786	remove item
1787
1788	=item B<< -+I</path>{-} >>
1789
1790	remove separator)
1791
1792	=item B<-/path/menu/*>
1793
1794	remove all items, separators and submenus from menu
1795
1796	=back
1797
1798	X<menuBarArrows>
1799
1800	=head2 Quick Arrows
1801
1802	The menus also provide a hook for I<quick arrows> to provide easier
1803	user access. If nothing has been explicitly set, the default is to
1804	emulate the curror keys. The syntax permits each arrow to be altered
1805	individually or all four at once without re-entering their common
1806	beginning/end text. For example, to explicitly associate cursor actions
1807	with the arrows, any of the following forms could be used:
1808
1809	=over 4
1810
1811	=item B<< <r>+I<Right> >>
1812
1813	=item B<< <l>+I<Left> >>
1814
1815	=item B<< <u>+I<Up> >>
1816
1817	=item B<< <d>+I<Down> >>
1818
1819	Define actions for the respective arrow buttons
1820
1821	=item B<< <b>+I<Begin> >>
1822
1823	=item B<< <e>+I<End> >>
1824
1825	Define common beginning/end parts for I<quick arrows> which used in
1826	conjunction with the above <r> <l> <u> <d> constructs
1827
1828	=back
1829
1830	=over 4
1831
1832	=item For example, define arrows individually,
1833
1834	<u>\E[A
1835
1836	<d>\E[B
1837
1838	<r>\E[C
1839
1840	<l>\E[D
1841
1842	=item or all at once
1843
1844	<u>\E[AZ<><d>\E[BZ<><r>\E[CZ<><l>\E[D
1845
1846	=item or more compactly (factoring out common parts)
1847
1848	<b>\E[<u>AZ<><d>BZ<><r>CZ<><l>D
1849
1850	=back
1851
1852	X<menuBarSummary>
1853
1854	=head2 Command Summary
1855
1856	A short summary of the most I<common> commands:
1857
1858	=over 4
1859
1860	=item [menu:name]
1861
1862	use an existing named menuBar or start a new one
1863
1864	=item [menu]
1865
1866	use the current menuBar
1867
1868	=item [title:string]
1869
1870	set menuBar title
1871
1872	=item [done]
1873
1874	set menu access to readonly and, if reading from a file, signal EOF
1875
1876	=item [done:name]
1877
1878	if reading from a file using [read:file;name] signal EOF
1879
1880	=item [rm:name]
1881
1882	remove named menuBar(s)
1883
1884	=item [rm] [rm:]
1885
1886	remove current menuBar
1887
1888	=item [rm*] [rm:*]
1889
1890	remove all menuBar(s)
1891
1892	=item [swap]
1893
1894	swap top two menuBars
1895
1896	=item [prev]
1897
1898	access the previous menuBar
1899
1900	=item [next]
1901
1902	access the next menuBar
1903
1904	=item [show]
1905
1906	map menuBar
1907
1908	=item [hide]
1909
1910	unmap menuBar
1911
1912	=item [pixmap;file]
1913
1914	=item [pixmap;file;scaling]
1915
1916	set a background pixmap
1917
1918	=item [read:file]
1919
1920	=item [read:file;name]
1921
1922	read in a menu from a file
1923
1924	=item [dump]
1925
1926	dump out all menuBars to /tmp/rxvt-PID
1927
1928	=item /
1929
1930	access menuBar top level
1931
1932	=item ./
1933
1934	=item ../
1935
1936	=item ../../
1937
1938	access current or parent menu level
1939
1940	=item /path/menu
1941
1942	add/access menu
1943
1944	=item /path/{-}
1945
1946	add separator
1947
1948	=item /path/{item}{rtext} action
1949
1950	add/alter menu item
1951
1952	=item -/*
1953
1954	remove all menus from the menuBar
1955
1956	=item -/path/menu
1957
1958	remove menu items, separators and submenus from menu
1959
1960	=item -/path/menu
1961
1962	remove menu
1963
1964	=item -/path/{item}
1965
1966	remove item
1967
1968	=item -/path/{-}
1969
1970	remove separator
1971
1972	=item <b>Begin<r>Right<l>Left<u>Up<d>Down<e>End
1973
1974	menu quick arrows
1975
1976	=back
1977	X<XPM>	1808	X<XPM>
1978		1809
1979	=head1 XPM	1810	=head1 XPM
1980		1811
1981	For the XPM XTerm escape sequence B<< C<ESC ] 20 ; Pt ST> >> then value	1812	For the XPM XTerm escape sequence B<< C<ESC ] 20 ; Pt ST> >> then value
…		…
2080	=begin table	1911	=begin table
2081		1912
2082	4 Shift	1913	4 Shift
2083	8 Meta	1914	8 Meta
2084	16 Control	1915	16 Control
2085	32 Double Click I<(Rxvt extension)>	1916	32 Double Click I<(rxvt extension)>
2086		1917
2087	=end table	1918	=end table
2088		1919
2089	Col = B<< C<< <x> - SPACE >> >>	1920	Col = B<< C<< <x> - SPACE >> >>
2090		1921
…		…
2167	=end table	1998	=end table
2168		1999
2169	=head1 CONFIGURE OPTIONS	2000	=head1 CONFIGURE OPTIONS
2170		2001
2171	General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration	2002	General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration
2172	hasn't been tested well. Either try with --enable-everything or use the	2003	hasn't been tested well. Either try with C<--enable-everything> or use
2173	./reconf script as a base for experiments. ./reconf is used by myself,	2004	the F<./reconf> script as a base for experiments. F<./reconf> is used by
2174	so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should always	2005	myself, so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should
2175	report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc Lehmann	2006	always report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc
2176	<rxvt@schmorp.de>.	2007	Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp.de>.
		2008
		2009	All
2177		2010
2178	=over 4	2011	=over 4
2179		2012
2180	=item --enable-everything	2013	=item --enable-everything
2181		2014
2182	Add support for all non-multichoice options listed in "./configure	2015	Add (or remove) support for all non-multichoice options listed in "./configure
2183	--help". Note that unlike other enable options this is order dependant.	2016	--help".
		2017
2184	You can specify this and then disable options which this enables by	2018	You can specify this and then disable options you do not like by
2185	I<following> this with the appropriate commands.	2019	I<following> this with the appropriate C<--disable-...> arguments,
		2020	or you can start with a minimal configuration by specifying
		2021	C<--disable-everything> and than adding just the C<--enable-...> arguments
		2022	you want.
2186		2023
2187	=item --enable-xft	2024	=item --enable-xft (default: enabled)
2188		2025
2189	Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts are	2026	Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts are
2190	slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use them, you	2027	slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use them, you
2191	don't pay for them.	2028	don't pay for them.
2192		2029
2193	=item --enable-font-styles	2030	=item --enable-font-styles (default: on)
2194		2031
2195	Add support for B<bold>, I<italic> and B<< I<bold italic> >> font	2032	Add support for B<bold>, I<italic> and B<< I<bold italic> >> font
2196	styles. The fonts can be set manually or automatically.	2033	styles. The fonts can be set manually or automatically.
2197		2034
2198	=item --with-codesets=NAME,...	2035	=item --with-codesets=NAME,... (default: all)
2199		2036
2200	Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups (C<eu>, C<vn>	2037	Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups (C<eu>, C<vn>
2201	are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character sets). These	2038	are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character sets). These
2202	codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts, they are not required	2039	codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts, they are not required
2203	for Xft fonts, although having them compiled in lets rxvt-unicode choose	2040	for Xft fonts, although having them compiled in lets rxvt-unicode choose
…		…
2214	jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings	2051	jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
2215	kr korean encodings	2052	kr korean encodings
2216		2053
2217	=end table	2054	=end table
2218		2055
2219	=item --enable-xim	2056	=item --enable-xim (default: on)
2220		2057
2221	Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using	2058	Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using
2222	alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly	2059	alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly
2223	set up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.	2060	set up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
2224		2061
2225	=item --enable-unicode3	2062	=item --enable-unicode3 (default: off)
		2063
		2064	Recommended to stay off unless you really need non-BMP characters.
2226		2065
2227	Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above	2066	Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above
2228	65535 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage	2067	65535 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage
2229	requirements per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet	2068	requirements per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet
2230	support these extra characters, but Xft does.	2069	support these extra characters, but Xft does.
…		…
2233	even without this flag, but the number of such characters is	2072	even without this flag, but the number of such characters is
2234	limited to a view thousand (shared with combining characters,	2073	limited to a view thousand (shared with combining characters,
2235	see next switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them	2074	see next switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them
2236	(input/output and cut&paste still work, though).	2075	(input/output and cut&paste still work, though).
2237		2076
2238	=item --enable-combining	2077	=item --enable-combining (default: on)
2239		2078
2240	Enable automatic composition of combining characters into	2079	Enable automatic composition of combining characters into
2241	composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text	2080	composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text
2242	where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is	2081	where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is
2243	done by using precomposited characters when available or creating	2082	done by using precomposited characters when available or creating
2244	new pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.	2083	new pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
2245		2084
2246	Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed characters	2085	Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed
2247	is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt-unicode will use the	2086	characters is somewhat limited (the 6400 private use characters will be
2248	private use area, extending the number of combinations to 8448). With
2249	--enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists.	2087	(ab-)used). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists.
2250		2088
2251	This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters	2089	This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters
2252	beyond plane 0 (>65535) when --enable-unicode3 was not specified.	2090	beyond plane 0 (>65535) when --enable-unicode3 was not specified.
2253		2091
2254	The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation forms,	2092	The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation forms,
2255	but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to be used (and	2093	but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to be used (and
2256	tell me how these are to be used...).	2094	tell me how these are to be used...).
2257		2095
2258	=item --enable-fallback(=CLASS)	2096	=item --enable-fallback(=CLASS) (default: Rxvt)
2259		2097
2260	When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS	2098	When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS. To
2261	(default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback.	2099	disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback.
2262		2100
2263	=item --with-res-name=NAME	2101	=item --with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
2264		2102
2265	Use the given name (default: urxvt) as default application name when	2103	Use the given name as default application name when
2266	reading resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.	2104	reading resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.
2267		2105
2268	=item --with-res-class=CLASS	2106	=item --with-res-class=CLASS /default: URxvt)
2269		2107
2270	Use the given class (default: URxvt) as default application class	2108	Use the given class as default application class
2271	when reading resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace	2109	when reading resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace
2272	rxvt.	2110	rxvt.
2273		2111
2274	=item --enable-utmp	2112	=item --enable-utmp (default: on)
2275		2113
2276	Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like F<w>) at	2114	Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like F<w>) at
2277	start of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits.	2115	start of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits.
2278		2116
2279	=item --enable-wtmp	2117	=item --enable-wtmp (default: on)
2280		2118
2281	Write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like F<last>) at	2119	Write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like F<last>) at
2282	start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This	2120	start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This
2283	option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified.	2121	option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified.
2284		2122
2285	=item --enable-lastlog	2123	=item --enable-lastlog (default: on)
2286		2124
2287	Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like	2125	Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like
2288	F<lastlogin>) at start of rxvt execution. This option requires	2126	F<lastlogin>) at start of rxvt execution. This option requires
2289	--enable-utmp to also be specified.	2127	--enable-utmp to also be specified.
2290		2128
2291	=item --enable-xpm-background	2129	=item --enable-xpm-background (default: on)
2292		2130
2293	Add support for XPM background pixmaps.	2131	Add support for XPM background pixmaps.
2294		2132
2295	=item --enable-transparency	2133	=item --enable-transparency (default: on)
2296		2134
2297	Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake	2135	Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake
2298	transparency to the term.	2136	transparency to the term.
2299		2137
2300	=item --enable-fading	2138	=item --enable-fading (default: on)
2301		2139
2302	Add support for fading the text when focus is lost.	2140	Add support for fading the text when focus is lost (requires C<--enable-transparency>).
2303		2141
2304	=item --enable-tinting	2142	=item --enable-tinting (default: on)
2305		2143
2306	Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds.	2144	Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires C<--enable-transparency>).
2307		2145
2308	=item --enable-menubar
2309
2310	Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with
2311	dynamic locale switching currently).
2312
2313	=item --enable-rxvt-scroll	2146	=item --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
2314		2147
2315	Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.	2148	Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
2316		2149
2317	=item --enable-next-scroll	2150	=item --enable-next-scroll (default: on)
2318		2151
2319	Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.	2152	Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
2320		2153
2321	=item --enable-xterm-scroll	2154	=item --enable-xterm-scroll (default: on)
2322		2155
2323	Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.	2156	Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
2324		2157
2325	=item --enable-plain-scroll	2158	=item --enable-plain-scroll (default: on)
2326		2159
2327	Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that	2160	Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that
2328	is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for	2161	is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for
2329	many years.	2162	many years.
2330		2163
2331	=item --enable-half-shadow	2164	=item --enable-ttygid (default: off)
2332
2333	Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.
2334	only applicable to rxvt scrollbars.
2335
2336	=item --enable-ttygid
2337		2165
2338	Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if	2166	Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if
2339	your system uses this type of security.	2167	your system uses this type of security.
2340		2168
2341	=item --disable-backspace-key	2169	=item --disable-backspace-key
2342		2170
2343	Disable any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server	2171	Removes any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server do it.
		2172
		2173	=item --disable-delete-key
		2174
		2175	Removes any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server
2344	do it.	2176	do it.
2345		2177
2346	=item --disable-delete-key
2347
2348	Disable any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server
2349	do it.
2350
2351	=item --disable-resources	2178	=item --disable-resources
2352		2179
2353	Remove all resources checking.	2180	Removes any support for resource checking.
2354
2355	=item --enable-xgetdefault
2356
2357	Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
2358	version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist then
2359	~/.Xresources.
2360
2361	Please note that nowadays, things like XIM will automatically pull in and
2362	use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it might be very
2363	small, if nonexistant.
2364
2365	=item --enable-strings
2366
2367	Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
2368	various routines, overriding your system's versions which may
2369	have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries
2370	to link in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many
2371	GNU/Linux systems).
2372		2181
2373	=item --disable-swapscreen	2182	=item --disable-swapscreen
2374		2183
2375	Remove support for swap screen.	2184	Remove support for secondary/swap screen.
2376		2185
2377	=item --enable-frills	2186	=item --enable-frills (default: on)
2378		2187
2379	Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice to	2188	Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice to
2380	have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may want to	2189	have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may want to
2381	disable this.	2190	disable this.
2382		2191
2383	A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by C<--enable-frills> (possibly	2192	A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by C<--enable-frills> (possibly
2384	in combination with other switches) is:	2193	in combination with other switches) is:
2385		2194
2386	MWM-hints	2195	MWM-hints
2387	EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)	2196	EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
2388	seperate underline colour	2197	seperate underline colour (-underlineColor)
2389	settable border widths and borderless switch	2198	settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
		2199	visual depth selection (-depth)
2390	settable extra linespacing	2200	settable extra linespacing /-lsp)
2391	iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback	2201	iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
		2202	tripleclickwords (-tcw)
		2203	settable insecure mode (-insecure)
		2204	keysym remapping support
		2205	cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc)
		2206	XEmbed support (-embed)
		2207	user-pty (-pty-fd)
		2208	hold on exit (-hold)
		2209	skip builtin block graphics (-sbg)
		2210
		2211	It also enabled some non-essential features otherwise disabled, such as:
		2212
		2213	some round-trip time optimisations
		2214	nearest color allocation on pseudocolor screens
		2215	UTF8_STRING supporr for selection
		2216	sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107
2392	backindex and forwardindex escape sequence	2217	backindex and forwardindex escape sequences
		2218	view change/zero scorllback esacpe sequences
		2219	locale switching escape sequence
2393	window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences	2220	window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
2394	tripleclickwords	2221	rectangular selections
2395	settable insecure mode	2222	trailing space removal for selections
2396	keysym remapping support	2223	verbose X error handling
2397	cursor blinking and underline cursor
2398	-embed and -pty-fd options
2399		2224
2400	=item --enable-iso14755	2225	=item --enable-iso14755 (default: on)
2401		2226
2402	Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or	2227	Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or
2403	F<doc/rxvt.1.txt>). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by	2228	F<doc/rxvt.1.txt>). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by
2404	C<--enable-frills>, while support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with	2229	C<--enable-frills>, while support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with
2405	this switch.	2230	this switch.
2406		2231
2407	=item --enable-keepscrolling	2232	=item --enable-keepscrolling (default: on)
2408		2233
2409	Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold	2234	Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold
2410	the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.	2235	the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
2411		2236
2412	=item --enable-mousewheel	2237	=item --enable-mousewheel (default: on)
2413		2238
2414	Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.	2239	Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
2415		2240
2416	=item --enable-slipwheeling	2241	=item --enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
2417		2242
2418	Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an	2243	Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
2419	accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option	2244	accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
2420	requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.	2245	requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
2421		2246
2422	=item --disable-new-selection	2247	=item --disable-new-selection
2423		2248
2424	Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.	2249	Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
2425		2250
2426	=item --enable-dmalloc	2251	=item --enable-dmalloc (default: off)
2427		2252
2428	Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See	2253	Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
2429	http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this or the	2254	http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this or the
2430	next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after compiling to point	2255	next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after compiling to point
2431	DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.	2256	DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
2432		2257
2433	You can only use either this option and the following (should	2258	You can only use either this option and the following (should
2434	you use either) .	2259	you use either) .
2435		2260
2436	=item --enable-dlmalloc	2261	=item --enable-dlmalloc (default: off)
2437		2262
2438	Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version	2263	Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version
2439	See L<http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.	2264	See L<http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
2440		2265
2441	=item --enable-smart-resize	2266	=item --enable-smart-resize (default: on)
2442		2267
2443	Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from hot	2268	Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot
2444	keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which is	2269	keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a corner of
2445	closest to a corner of the screen.	2270	the screen in a fixed position.
2446		2271
2447	=item --enable-pointer-blank	2272	=item --enable-pointer-blank (default: on)
2448		2273
2449	Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.	2274	Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
2450		2275
2451	=item --with-name=NAME	2276	=item --enable-perl (default: on)
2452		2277
		2278	Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)>
		2279	manpage (F<doc/rxvtperl.txt>) for more info on this feature, or the files
		2280	in F<src/perl-ext/> for the extensions that are installed by default. The
		2281	perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the C<PERL> environment
		2282	variable when running configure.
		2283
		2284	=item --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
		2285
2453	Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: C<urxvt>, resulting	2286	Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting
2454	in C<urxvt>, C<urxvtd> etc.). Specify C<--with-name=rxvt> to replace with	2287	in C<urxvt>, C<urxvtd> etc.). Specify C<--with-name=rxvt> to replace with
2455	C<rxvt>.	2288	C<rxvt>.
2456		2289
2457	=item --with-term=NAME	2290	=item --with-term=NAME (default: rxvt-unicode)
2458		2291
2459	Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME (default	2292	Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME.
2460	C<rxvt-unicode>)
2461		2293
2462	=item --with-terminfo=PATH	2294	=item --with-terminfo=PATH
2463		2295
2464	Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree to	2296	Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree to
2465	PATH.	2297	PATH.

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