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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
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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
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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)
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2434=item --enable-keepscrolling (default: on) 2435=item --enable-keepscrolling (default: on)
2435 2436
2436Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold 2437Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold
2437the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow. 2438the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
2438 2439
2440=item --enable-selectionscrolling (default: on)
2441
2442Add support for scrolling when the selection moves to the top or
2443bottom of the screen.
2444
2439=item --enable-mousewheel (default: on) 2445=item --enable-mousewheel (default: on)
2440 2446
2441Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5. 2447Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
2442 2448
2443=item --enable-slipwheeling (default: on) 2449=item --enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
2444 2450
2445Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 2451Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
2446accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 2452accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
2447requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. 2453requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
2448 2454
2449=item --disable-new-selection
2450
2451Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
2452
2453=item --enable-dmalloc (default: off)
2454
2455Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
2456L<http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/> for details If you use either this or the
2457next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after compiling to point
2458DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
2459
2460You can only use either this option and the following (should
2461you use either) .
2462
2463=item --enable-dlmalloc (default: off)
2464
2465Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version
2466See L<http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
2467
2468=item --enable-smart-resize (default: on) 2455=item --enable-smart-resize (default: off)
2469 2456
2470Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot 2457Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when resizing.
2471keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a corner of 2458This should keep the window corner which is closest to a corner of
2472the screen in a fixed position. 2459the screen in a fixed position.
2473 2460
2474=item --enable-pointer-blank (default: on) 2461=item --enable-pointer-blank (default: on)
2475 2462
2476Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. 2463Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
2477 2464
2478=item --enable-perl (default: on) 2465=item --enable-perl (default: on)
2479 2466
2480Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)> 2467Enable 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 2468manpage (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 2469files 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 2470default. The perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the
2484variable when running configure. 2471C<PERL> environment variable when running configure. Even when compiled
2472in, perl will I<not> be initialised when all extensions have been disabled
2473C<-pe "" --perl-ext-common "">, so it should be safe to enable from a
2474resource standpoint.
2485 2475
2486=item --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt) 2476=item --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
2487 2477
2488Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting 2478Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting
2489in C<urxvt>, C<urxvtd> etc.). Specify C<--with-name=rxvt> to replace with 2479in C<urxvt>, C<urxvtd> etc.). Specify C<--with-name=rxvt> to replace with

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