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125 fi 125 fi
126 126
127=head3 How do I compile the manual pages on my own? 127=head3 How do I compile the manual pages on my own?
128 128
129You need to have a recent version of perl installed as F</usr/bin/perl>, 129You need to have a recent version of perl installed as F</usr/bin/perl>,
130one that comes with F<pod2man>, F<pod2text> and F<pod2html>. Then go to 130one that comes with F<pod2man>, F<pod2text> and F<pod2xhtml> (from
131the doc subdirectory and enter C<make alldoc>. 131F<Pod::XHTML>). Then go to the doc subdirectory and enter C<make alldoc>.
132 132
133=head3 Isn't rxvt-unicode supposed to be small? Don't all those features bloat? 133=head3 Isn't rxvt-unicode supposed to be small? Don't all those features bloat?
134 134
135I often get asked about this, and I think, no, they didn't cause extra 135I often get asked about this, and I think, no, they didn't cause extra
136bloat. If you compare a minimal rxvt and a minimal urxvt, you can see 136bloat. If you compare a minimal rxvt and a minimal urxvt, you can see
2269requirements per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet 2269requirements per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet
2270support these extra characters, but Xft does. 2270support these extra characters, but Xft does.
2271 2271
2272Please note that rxvt-unicode can store unicode code points >65535 2272Please note that rxvt-unicode can store unicode code points >65535
2273even without this flag, but the number of such characters is 2273even without this flag, but the number of such characters is
2274limited to a view thousand (shared with combining characters, 2274limited to a few thousand (shared with combining characters,
2275see next switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them 2275see next switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them
2276(input/output and cut&paste still work, though). 2276(input/output and cut&paste still work, though).
2277 2277
2278=item --enable-combining (default: on) 2278=item --enable-combining (default: on)
2279 2279
2393A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by C<--enable-frills> (possibly 2393A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by C<--enable-frills> (possibly
2394in combination with other switches) is: 2394in combination with other switches) is:
2395 2395
2396 MWM-hints 2396 MWM-hints
2397 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping) 2397 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
2398 urgency hint
2398 seperate underline colour (-underlineColor) 2399 seperate underline colour (-underlineColor)
2399 settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl) 2400 settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
2400 visual depth selection (-depth) 2401 visual depth selection (-depth)
2401 settable extra linespacing /-lsp) 2402 settable extra linespacing /-lsp)
2402 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback 2403 iso-14755 5.1 (basic) support
2403 tripleclickwords (-tcw) 2404 tripleclickwords (-tcw)
2404 settable insecure mode (-insecure) 2405 settable insecure mode (-insecure)
2405 keysym remapping support 2406 keysym remapping support
2406 cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc) 2407 cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc)
2407 XEmbed support (-embed) 2408 XEmbed support (-embed)
2476Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. 2477Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
2477 2478
2478=item --enable-perl (default: on) 2479=item --enable-perl (default: on)
2479 2480
2480Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)> 2481Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)>
2481manpage (F<doc/rxvtperl.txt>) for more info on this feature, or the files 2482manpage (F<doc/rxvtperl.txt>) for more info on this feature, or the
2482in F<src/perl-ext/> for the extensions that are installed by default. The 2483files in F<src/perl-ext/> for the extensions that are installed by
2483perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the C<PERL> environment 2484default. The perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the
2484variable when running configure. 2485C<PERL> environment variable when running configure. Even when compiled
2486in, perl will I<not> be initialised when all extensions have been disabled
2487C<-pe "" --perl-ext-common "">, so it should be safe to enable from a
2488resource standpoint.
2485 2489
2486=item --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt) 2490=item --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
2487 2491
2488Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting 2492Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting
2489in C<urxvt>, C<urxvtd> etc.). Specify C<--with-name=rxvt> to replace with 2493in C<urxvt>, C<urxvtd> etc.). Specify C<--with-name=rxvt> to replace with

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