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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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459fonts for the same character at the same time, but no interface for this 459fonts for the same character at the same time, but no interface for this
460has been designed yet). 460has been designed yet).
461 461
462Until then, you might get away with switching fonts at runtime (see L<Can 462Until then, you might get away with switching fonts at runtime (see L<Can
463I switch the fonts at runtime?> later in this document). 463I switch the fonts at runtime?> later in this document).
464
465=head3 How can I make mplayer display video correctly?
466
467We are working on it, in the meantime, as a workaround, use something like:
468
469 @@URXVT_NAME@@ -b 600 -geometry 20x1 -e sh -c 'mplayer -wid $WINDOWID file...'
470
464 471
465=head2 Keyboard, Mouse & User Interaction 472=head2 Keyboard, Mouse & User Interaction
466 473
467=head3 The new selection selects pieces that are too big, how can I select single words? 474=head3 The new selection selects pieces that are too big, how can I select single words?
468 475
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655Rather than have rxvt-unicode try to accommodate all the various possible 662Rather than have rxvt-unicode try to accommodate all the various possible
656keyboard mappings, it is better to use `xmodmap' to remap the keys as 663keyboard mappings, it is better to use `xmodmap' to remap the keys as
657required for your particular machine. 664required for your particular machine.
658 665
659 666
660
661=head2 Terminal Configuration 667=head2 Terminal Configuration
662 668
663=head3 Can I see a typical configuration? 669=head3 Can I see a typical configuration?
664 670
665The default configuration tries to be xterm-like, which I don't like that 671The default configuration tries to be xterm-like, which I don't like that
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1151This forking is done as the very first within main(), which is very early 1157This forking is done as the very first within main(), which is very early
1152and reduces possible bugs to initialisation code run before main(), or 1158and reduces possible bugs to initialisation code run before main(), or
1153things like the dynamic loader of your system, which should result in very 1159things like the dynamic loader of your system, which should result in very
1154little risk. 1160little risk.
1155 1161
1156=head3 On Solaris 9, many line-drawing characters are too wide.
1157
1158Seems to be a known bug, read
1159L<http://nixdoc.net/files/forum/about34198.html>. Some people use the
1160following ugly workaround to get non-double-wide-characters working:
1161
1162 #define wcwidth(x) wcwidth(x) > 1 ? 1 : wcwidth(x)
1163
1164=head3 I am on FreeBSD and rxvt-unicode does not seem to work at all. 1162=head3 I am on FreeBSD and rxvt-unicode does not seem to work at all.
1165 1163
1166Rxvt-unicode requires the symbol C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> to be defined 1164Rxvt-unicode requires the symbol C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> to be defined
1167in your compile environment, or an implementation that implements it, 1165in your compile environment, or an implementation that implements it,
1168whether it defines the symbol or not. C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> requires that 1166whether it defines the symbol or not. C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> requires that
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1191 1189
1192The rxvt-unicode author insists that the right way to fix this is in the 1190The rxvt-unicode author insists that the right way to fix this is in the
1193system libraries once and for all, instead of forcing every app to carry 1191system libraries once and for all, instead of forcing every app to carry
1194complete replacements for them :) 1192complete replacements for them :)
1195 1193
1196=head3 I use Solaris 9 and it doesn't compile/work/etc.
1197
1198Try the diff in F<doc/solaris9.patch> as a base. It fixes the worst
1199problems with C<wcwidth> and a compile problem.
1200
1201=head3 How can I use rxvt-unicode under cygwin? 1194=head3 How can I use rxvt-unicode under cygwin?
1202 1195
1203rxvt-unicode should compile and run out of the box on cygwin, using 1196rxvt-unicode should compile and run out of the box on cygwin, using
1204the X11 libraries that come with cygwin. libW11 emulation is no 1197the X11 libraries that come with cygwin. libW11 emulation is no
1205longer supported (and makes no sense, either, as it only supported a 1198longer supported (and makes no sense, either, as it only supported a
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1208old libW11 emulation. 1201old libW11 emulation.
1209 1202
1210At the time of this writing, cygwin didn't seem to support any multi-byte 1203At the time of this writing, cygwin didn't seem to support any multi-byte
1211encodings (you might try C<LC_CTYPE=C-UTF-8>), so you are likely limited 1204encodings (you might try C<LC_CTYPE=C-UTF-8>), so you are likely limited
1212to 8-bit encodings. 1205to 8-bit encodings.
1206
1207=head3 Character widths are not correct.
1208
1209urxvt uses the system wcwidth function to know the information about
1210the width of characters, so on systems with incorrect locale data you
1211will likely get bad results. Two notorious examples are Solaris 9,
1212where single-width characters like U+2514 are reported as double-width,
1213and Darwin 8, where combining chars are reported having width 1.
1214
1215The solution is to upgrade your system or switch to a better one. A
1216possibly working workaround is to use a wcwidth implementation like
1217
1218http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs/wcwidth.c
1213 1219
1214=head1 RXVT-UNICODE TECHNICAL REFERENCE 1220=head1 RXVT-UNICODE TECHNICAL REFERENCE
1215 1221
1216The rest of this document describes various technical aspects of 1222The rest of this document describes various technical aspects of
1217B<rxvt-unicode>. First the description of supported command sequences, 1223B<rxvt-unicode>. First the description of supported command sequences,
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2269requirements per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet 2275requirements per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet
2270support these extra characters, but Xft does. 2276support these extra characters, but Xft does.
2271 2277
2272Please note that rxvt-unicode can store unicode code points >65535 2278Please note that rxvt-unicode can store unicode code points >65535
2273even without this flag, but the number of such characters is 2279even without this flag, but the number of such characters is
2274limited to a view thousand (shared with combining characters, 2280limited to a few thousand (shared with combining characters,
2275see next switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them 2281see next switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them
2276(input/output and cut&paste still work, though). 2282(input/output and cut&paste still work, though).
2277 2283
2278=item --enable-combining (default: on) 2284=item --enable-combining (default: on)
2279 2285
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2325 2331
2326Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like 2332Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like
2327F<lastlogin>) at start of rxvt execution. This option requires 2333F<lastlogin>) at start of rxvt execution. This option requires
2328--enable-utmp to also be specified. 2334--enable-utmp to also be specified.
2329 2335
2330=item --enable-xpm-background (default: on) 2336=item --enable-afterimage (default: on)
2331 2337
2332Add support for XPM background pixmaps. 2338Add support for libAfterImage to be used for transparency and background
2339images. It adds support for many file formats including JPG, PNG,
2340SVG, TIFF, GIF, XPM, BMP, ICO, XCF, TGA and AfterStep image XML
2341(L<http://www.afterstep.org/visualdoc.php?show=asimagexml>).
2342
2343This option also adds such eye candy as blending an image over the root
2344background, as well as dynamic scaling and bluring of background images.
2345
2346Note that with this option enabled, @@RXVT_NAME@@'s memory footprint might
2347increase by a few megabytes even if no extra features are used (mostly due
2348to third-party libraries used by libAI). Memory footprint may somewhat be
2349lowered if libAfterImage is configured without support for SVG.
2333 2350
2334=item --enable-transparency (default: on) 2351=item --enable-transparency (default: on)
2335 2352
2336Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake 2353Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake
2337transparency to the term. 2354transparency to the term.
2338 2355
2339=item --enable-fading (default: on) 2356=item --enable-fading (default: on)
2340 2357
2341Add support for fading the text when focus is lost (requires C<--enable-transparency>). 2358Add support for fading the text when focus is lost.
2342
2343=item --enable-tinting (default: on)
2344
2345Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires C<--enable-transparency>).
2346 2359
2347=item --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on) 2360=item --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
2348 2361
2349Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar. 2362Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
2350 2363
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2435=item --enable-keepscrolling (default: on) 2448=item --enable-keepscrolling (default: on)
2436 2449
2437Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold 2450Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold
2438the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow. 2451the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
2439 2452
2453=item --enable-selectionscrolling (default: on)
2454
2455Add support for scrolling when the selection moves to the top or
2456bottom of the screen.
2457
2440=item --enable-mousewheel (default: on) 2458=item --enable-mousewheel (default: on)
2441 2459
2442Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5. 2460Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
2443 2461
2444=item --enable-slipwheeling (default: on) 2462=item --enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
2445 2463
2446Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 2464Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
2447accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 2465accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
2448requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. 2466requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
2449 2467
2450=item --disable-new-selection
2451
2452Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
2453
2454=item --enable-dmalloc (default: off)
2455
2456Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
2457L<http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/> for details If you use either this or the
2458next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after compiling to point
2459DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
2460
2461You can only use either this option and the following (should
2462you use either) .
2463
2464=item --enable-dlmalloc (default: off)
2465
2466Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version
2467See L<http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
2468
2469=item --enable-smart-resize (default: on) 2468=item --enable-smart-resize (default: off)
2470 2469
2471Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot 2470Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when resizing.
2472keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a corner of 2471This should keep the window corner which is closest to a corner of
2473the screen in a fixed position. 2472the screen in a fixed position.
2474 2473
2475=item --enable-pointer-blank (default: on) 2474=item --enable-pointer-blank (default: on)
2476 2475
2477Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. 2476Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
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2485C<PERL> environment variable when running configure. Even when compiled 2484C<PERL> environment variable when running configure. Even when compiled
2486in, perl will I<not> be initialised when all extensions have been disabled 2485in, 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 2486C<-pe "" --perl-ext-common "">, so it should be safe to enable from a
2488resource standpoint. 2487resource standpoint.
2489 2488
2489=item --with-afterimage-config=DIR
2490
2491Look for the libAfterImage config script in DIR.
2492
2490=item --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt) 2493=item --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
2491 2494
2492Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting 2495Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting
2493in C<urxvt>, C<urxvtd> etc.). Specify C<--with-name=rxvt> to replace with 2496in C<urxvt>, C<urxvtd> etc.). Specify C<--with-name=rxvt> to replace with
2494C<rxvt>. 2497C<rxvt>.
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2503PATH. 2506PATH.
2504 2507
2505=item --with-x 2508=item --with-x
2506 2509
2507Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?). 2510Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?).
2508
2509=item --with-xpm-includes=DIR
2510
2511Look for the XPM includes in DIR.
2512
2513=item --with-xpm-library=DIR
2514
2515Look for the XPM library in DIR.
2516
2517=item --with-xpm
2518
2519Not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background.
2520 2511
2521=back 2512=back
2522 2513
2523=head1 AUTHORS 2514=head1 AUTHORS
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