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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/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 can I start @@URXVT_NAME@@d automatically when I run @@URXVT_NAME@@c?
		79
		80	If you want to start @@URXVT_NAME@@d automatically whenever you run
		81	@@URXVT_NAME@@c and the daemon isn't running yet, use this script:
		82
		83	#!/bin/sh
		84	@@URXVT_NAME@@c "$@"
		85	if [ $? -eq 2 ]; then
		86	@@URXVT_NAME@@d -q -o -f
		87	@@URXVT_NAME@@c "$@"
		88	fi
		89
		90	This tries to create a new terminal, and if fails with exit status 2,
		91	meaning it couldn't connect to the daemon, it will start the daemon and
		92	re-run the command. Subsequent invocations of the script will re-use the
		93	existing daemon.
		94
		95	=head3 How do I distinguish whether I'm running rxvt-unicode or a regular xterm? I need this to decide about setting colors etc.
		96
		97	The original rxvt and rxvt-unicode always export the variable "COLORTERM",
		98	so you can check and see if that is set. Note that several programs, JED,
		99	slrn, Midnight Commander automatically check this variable to decide
		100	whether or not to use color.
		101
		102	=head3 How do I set the correct, full IP address for the DISPLAY variable?
		103
		104	If you've compiled rxvt-unicode with DISPLAY_IS_IP and have enabled
		105	insecure mode then it is possible to use the following shell script
		106	snippets to correctly set the display. If your version of rxvt-unicode
		107	wasn't also compiled with ESCZ_ANSWER (as assumed in these snippets) then
		108	the COLORTERM variable can be used to distinguish rxvt-unicode from a
		109	regular xterm.
		110
		111	Courtesy of Chuck Blake <cblake@BBN.COM> with the following shell script
		112	snippets:
		113
		114	# Bourne/Korn/POSIX family of shells:
		115	[ ${TERM:-foo} = foo ] && TERM=xterm # assume an xterm if we don't know
		116	if [ ${TERM:-foo} = xterm ]; then
		117	stty -icanon -echo min 0 time 15 # see if enhanced rxvt or not
		118	echo -n '^[Z'
		119	read term_id
		120	stty icanon echo
		121	if [ ""${term_id} = '^[[?1;2C' -a ${DISPLAY:-foo} = foo ]; then
		122	echo -n '^[[7n' # query the rxvt we are in for the DISPLAY string
		123	read DISPLAY # set it in our local shell
		124	fi
		125	fi
		126
		127	=head3 How do I compile the manual pages on my own?
		128
		129	You need to have a recent version of perl installed as F</usr/bin/perl>,
		130	one that comes with F<pod2man>, F<pod2text> and F<pod2xhtml> (from
		131	F<Pod::Xhtml>). Then go to the doc subdirectory and enter C<make alldoc>.
		132
		133	=head3 Isn't rxvt-unicode supposed to be small? Don't all those features bloat?
		134
		135	I often get asked about this, and I think, no, they didn't cause extra
		136	bloat. If you compare a minimal rxvt and a minimal urxvt, you can see
		137	that the urxvt binary is larger (due to some encoding tables always being
		138	compiled in), but it actually uses less memory (RSS) after startup. Even
		139	with C<--disable-everything>, this comparison is a bit unfair, as many
		140	features unique to urxvt (locale, encoding conversion, iso14755 etc.) are
		141	already in use in this mode.
		142
		143	text data bss drs rss filename
		144	98398 1664 24 15695 1824 rxvt --disable-everything
		145	188985 9048 66616 18222 1788 urxvt --disable-everything
		146
		147	When you C<--enable-everything> (which I<is> unfair, as this involves xft
		148	and full locale/XIM support which are quite bloaty inside libX11 and my
		149	libc), the two diverge, but not unreasonably so.
		150
		151	text data bss drs rss filename
		152	163431 2152 24 20123 2060 rxvt --enable-everything
		153	1035683 49680 66648 29096 3680 urxvt --enable-everything
		154
		155	The very large size of the text section is explained by the east-asian
		156	encoding tables, which, if unused, take up disk space but nothing else
		157	and can be compiled out unless you rely on X11 core fonts that use those
		158	encodings. The BSS size comes from the 64k emergency buffer that my c++
		159	compiler allocates (but of course doesn't use unless you are out of
		160	memory). Also, using an xft font instead of a core font immediately adds a
		161	few megabytes of RSS. Xft indeed is responsible for a lot of RSS even when
		162	not used.
		163
		164	Of course, due to every character using two or four bytes instead of one,
		165	a large scrollback buffer will ultimately make rxvt-unicode use more
		166	memory.
		167
		168	Compared to e.g. Eterm (5112k), aterm (3132k) and xterm (4680k), this
		169	still fares rather well. And compared to some monsters like gnome-terminal
		170	(21152k + extra 4204k in separate processes) or konsole (22200k + extra
		171	43180k in daemons that stay around after exit, plus half a minute of
		172	startup time, including the hundreds of warnings it spits out), it fares
		173	extremely well *g*.
		174
		175	=head3 Why C++, isn't that unportable/bloated/uncool?
		176
		177	Is this a question? :) It comes up very often. The simple answer is: I had
		178	to write it, and C++ allowed me to write and maintain it in a fraction
		179	of the time and effort (which is a scarce resource for me). Put even
		180	shorter: It simply wouldn't exist without C++.
		181
		182	My personal stance on this is that C++ is less portable than C, but in
		183	the case of rxvt-unicode this hardly matters, as its portability limits
		184	are defined by things like X11, pseudo terminals, locale support and unix
		185	domain sockets, which are all less portable than C++ itself.
		186
		187	Regarding the bloat, see the above question: It's easy to write programs
		188	in C that use gobs of memory, an certainly possible to write programs in
		189	C++ that don't. C++ also often comes with large libraries, but this is
		190	not necessarily the case with GCC. Here is what rxvt links against on my
		191	system with a minimal config:
		192
		193	libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x00002aaaaabc3000)
		194	libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00002aaaaadde000)
		195	libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00002aaaab01d000)
		196	/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00002aaaaaaab000)
		197
		198	And here is rxvt-unicode:
		199
		200	libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x00002aaaaabc3000)
		201	libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00002aaaaada2000)
		202	libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00002aaaaaeb0000)
		203	libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00002aaaab0ee000)
		204	/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00002aaaaaaab000)
		205
		206	No large bloated libraries (of course, none were linked in statically),
		207	except maybe libX11 :)
		208
		209
		210	=head2 Rendering, Font & Look and Feel Issues
		211
		212	=head3 I can't get transparency working, what am I doing wrong?
		213
		214	First of all, transparency isn't officially supported in rxvt-unicode, so
		215	you are mostly on your own. Do not bug the author about it (but you may
		216	bug everybody else). Also, if you can't get it working consider it a rite
		217	of passage: ... and you failed.
		218
		219	Here are four ways to get transparency. B<Do> read the manpage and option
		220	descriptions for the programs mentioned and rxvt-unicode. Really, do it!
		221
		222	1. Use inheritPixmap:
		223
		224	Esetroot wallpaper.jpg
		225	@@URXVT_NAME@@ -ip -tint red -sh 40
		226
		227	That works. If you think it doesn't, you lack transparency and tinting
		228	support, or you are unable to read.
		229
		230	2. Use a simple pixmap and emulate pseudo-transparency. This enables you
		231	to use effects other than tinting and shading: Just shade/tint/whatever
		232	your picture with gimp or any other tool:
		233
		234	convert wallpaper.jpg -blur 20x20 -modulate 30 background.xpm
		235	@@URXVT_NAME@@ -pixmap background.xpm -pe automove-background
		236
		237	That works. If you think it doesn't, you lack XPM and Perl support, or you
		238	are unable to read.
		239
		240	3. Use an ARGB visual:
		241
		242	@@URXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -fg grey90 -bg rgba:0000/0000/4444/cccc
		243
		244	This requires XFT support, and the support of your X-server. If that
		245	doesn't work for you, blame Xorg and Keith Packard. ARGB visuals aren't
		246	there yet, no matter what they claim. Rxvt-Unicode contains the necessary
		247	bugfixes and workarounds for Xft and Xlib to make it work, but that
		248	doesn't mean that your WM has the required kludges in place.
		249
		250	4. Use xcompmgr and let it do the job:
		251
		252	xprop -frame -f _NET_WM_WINDOW_OPACITY 32c \
		253	-set _NET_WM_WINDOW_OPACITY 0xc0000000
		254
		255	Then click on a window you want to make transparent. Replace C<0xc0000000>
		256	by other values to change the degree of opacity. If it doesn't work and
		257	your server crashes, you got to keep the pieces.
		258
		259	=head3 Why does rxvt-unicode sometimes leave pixel droppings?
		260
		261	Most fonts were not designed for terminal use, which means that character
		262	size varies a lot. A font that is otherwise fine for terminal use might
		263	contain some characters that are simply too wide. Rxvt-unicode will avoid
		264	these characters. For characters that are just "a bit" too wide a special
		265	"careful" rendering mode is used that redraws adjacent characters.
		266
		267	All of this requires that fonts do not lie about character sizes,
		268	however: Xft fonts often draw glyphs larger than their acclaimed bounding
		269	box, and rxvt-unicode has no way of detecting this (the correct way is to
		270	ask for the character bounding box, which unfortunately is wrong in these
		271	cases).
		272
		273	It's not clear (to me at least), whether this is a bug in Xft, freetype,
		274	or the respective font. If you encounter this problem you might try using
		275	the C<-lsp> option to give the font more height. If that doesn't work, you
		276	might be forced to use a different font.
		277
		278	All of this is not a problem when using X11 core fonts, as their bounding
		279	box data is correct.
		280
		281	=head3 How can I keep rxvt-unicode from using reverse video so much?
		282
		283	First of all, make sure you are running with the right terminal settings
		284	(C<TERM=rxvt-unicode>), which will get rid of most of these effects. Then
		285	make sure you have specified colours for italic and bold, as otherwise
		286	rxvt-unicode might use reverse video to simulate the effect:
		287
		288	URxvt.colorBD: white
		289	URxvt.colorIT: green
		290
		291	=head3 Some programs assume totally weird colours (red instead of blue), how can I fix that?
		292
		293	For some unexplainable reason, some rare programs assume a very weird
		294	colour palette when confronted with a terminal with more than the standard
		295	8 colours (rxvt-unicode supports 88). The right fix is, of course, to fix
		296	these programs not to assume non-ISO colours without very good reasons.
		297
		298	In the meantime, you can either edit your C<rxvt-unicode> terminfo
		299	definition to only claim 8 colour support or use C<TERM=rxvt>, which will
		300	fix colours but keep you from using other rxvt-unicode features.
		301
		302	=head3 Can I switch the fonts at runtime?
		303
		304	Yes, using an escape sequence. Try something like this, which has the same
		305	effect as using the C<-fn> switch, and takes effect immediately:
		306
		307	printf '\33]50;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
		308
		309	This is useful if you e.g. work primarily with japanese (and prefer a
		310	japanese font), but you have to switch to chinese temporarily, where
		311	japanese fonts would only be in your way.
		312
		313	You can think of this as a kind of manual ISO-2022 switching.
		314
		315	=head3 Why do italic characters look as if clipped?
		316
		317	Many fonts have difficulties with italic characters and hinting. For
		318	example, the otherwise very nicely hinted font C<xft:Bitstream Vera Sans
		319	Mono> completely fails in its italic face. A workaround might be to
		320	enable freetype autohinting, i.e. like this:
		321
		322	URxvt.italicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:italic:autohint=true
		323	URxvt.boldItalicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:bold:italic:autohint=true
		324
		325	=head3 Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow?
		326
		327	Yes, the most obvious way to speed it up is to avoid Xft entirely, as
		328	it is simply slow. If you still want Xft fonts you might try to disable
		329	antialiasing (by appending C<:antialias=false>), which saves lots of
		330	memory and also speeds up rendering considerably.
		331
		332	=head3 Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong?
		333
		334	Rxvt-unicode will use whatever you specify as a font. If it needs to
		335	fall back to its default font search list it will prefer X11 core
		336	fonts, because they are small and fast, and then use Xft fonts. It has
		337	antialiasing disabled for most of them, because the author thinks they
		338	look best that way.
		339
		340	If you want antialiasing, you have to specify the fonts manually.
		341
		342	=head3 What's with this bold/blink stuff?
		343
		344	If no bold colour is set via C<colorBD:>, bold will invert text using the
		345	standard foreground colour.
		346
		347	For the standard background colour, blinking will actually make the
		348	text blink when compiled with C<--enable-blinking>. with standard
		349	colours. Without C<--enable-blinking>, the blink attribute will be
		350	ignored.
		351
		352	On ANSI colours, bold/blink attributes are used to set high-intensity
		353	foreground/background colors.
		354
		355	color0-7 are the low-intensity colors.
		356
		357	color8-15 are the corresponding high-intensity colors.
		358
		359	=head3 I don't like the screen colors. How do I change them?
		360
		361	You can change the screen colors at run-time using F<~/.Xdefaults>
		362	resources (or as long-options).
		363
		364	Here are values that are supposed to resemble a VGA screen,
		365	including the murky brown that passes for low-intensity yellow:
		366
		367	URxvt.color0: #000000
		368	URxvt.color1: #A80000
		369	URxvt.color2: #00A800
		370	URxvt.color3: #A8A800
		371	URxvt.color4: #0000A8
		372	URxvt.color5: #A800A8
		373	URxvt.color6: #00A8A8
		374	URxvt.color7: #A8A8A8
		375
		376	URxvt.color8: #000054
		377	URxvt.color9: #FF0054
		378	URxvt.color10: #00FF54
		379	URxvt.color11: #FFFF54
		380	URxvt.color12: #0000FF
		381	URxvt.color13: #FF00FF
		382	URxvt.color14: #00FFFF
		383	URxvt.color15: #FFFFFF
		384
		385	And here is a more complete set of non-standard colors.
		386
		387	URxvt.cursorColor: #dc74d1
		388	URxvt.pointerColor: #dc74d1
		389	URxvt.background: #0e0e0e
		390	URxvt.foreground: #4ad5e1
		391	URxvt.color0: #000000
		392	URxvt.color8: #8b8f93
		393	URxvt.color1: #dc74d1
		394	URxvt.color9: #dc74d1
		395	URxvt.color2: #0eb8c7
		396	URxvt.color10: #0eb8c7
		397	URxvt.color3: #dfe37e
		398	URxvt.color11: #dfe37e
		399	URxvt.color5: #9e88f0
		400	URxvt.color13: #9e88f0
		401	URxvt.color6: #73f7ff
		402	URxvt.color14: #73f7ff
		403	URxvt.color7: #e1dddd
		404	URxvt.color15: #e1dddd
		405
		406	They have been described (not by me) as "pretty girly".
		407
		408	=head3 Why do some characters look so much different than others?
		409
		410	See next entry.
		411
		412	=head3 How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?
		413
		414	Most fonts do not contain the full range of Unicode, which is
		415	fine. Chances are that the font you (or the admin/package maintainer of
		416	your system/os) have specified does not cover all the characters you want
		417	to display.
		418
		419	B<rxvt-unicode> makes a best-effort try at finding a replacement
		420	font. Often the result is fine, but sometimes the chosen font looks
		421	bad/ugly/wrong. Some fonts have totally strange characters that don't
		422	resemble the correct glyph at all, and rxvt-unicode lacks the artificial
		423	intelligence to detect that a specific glyph is wrong: it has to believe
		424	the font that the characters it claims to contain indeed look correct.
		425
		426	In that case, select a font of your taste and add it to the font list,
		427	e.g.:
		428
		429	@@URXVT_NAME@@ -fn basefont,font2,font3...
		430
		431	When rxvt-unicode sees a character, it will first look at the base
		432	font. If the base font does not contain the character, it will go to the
		433	next font, and so on. Specifying your own fonts will also speed up this
		434	search and use less resources within rxvt-unicode and the X-server.
		435
		436	The only limitation is that none of the fonts may be larger than the base
		437	font, as the base font defines the terminal character cell size, which
		438	must be the same due to the way terminals work.
		439
		440	=head3 Why do some chinese characters look so different than others?
		441
		442	This is because there is a difference between script and language --
		443	rxvt-unicode does not know which language the text that is output is,
		444	as it only knows the unicode character codes. If rxvt-unicode first
		445	sees a japanese/chinese character, it might choose a japanese font for
		446	display. Subsequent japanese characters will use that font. Now, many
		447	chinese characters aren't represented in japanese fonts, so when the first
		448	non-japanese character comes up, rxvt-unicode will look for a chinese font
		449	-- unfortunately at this point, it will still use the japanese font for
		450	chinese characters that are also in the japanese font.
		451
		452	The workaround is easy: just tag a chinese font at the end of your font
		453	list (see the previous question). The key is to view the font list as
		454	a preference list: If you expect more japanese, list a japanese font
		455	first. If you expect more chinese, put a chinese font first.
		456
		457	In the future it might be possible to switch language preferences at
		458	runtime (the internal data structure has no problem with using different
		459	fonts for the same character at the same time, but no interface for this
		460	has been designed yet).
		461
		462	Until then, you might get away with switching fonts at runtime (see L<Can
		463	I switch the fonts at runtime?> later in this document).
		464
		465	=head2 Keyboard, Mouse & User Interaction
		466
		467	=head3 The new selection selects pieces that are too big, how can I select single words?
		468
		469	If you want to select e.g. alphanumeric words, you can use the following
		470	setting:
		471
		472	URxvt.selection.pattern-0: ([[:word:]]+)
		473
		474	If you click more than twice, the selection will be extended
		475	more and more.
		476
		477	To get a selection that is very similar to the old code, try this pattern:
		478
		479	URxvt.selection.pattern-0: ([^"&'()*,;<=>?@[\\\\]^`{|})]+)
		480
		481	Please also note that the I<LeftClick Shift-LeftClik> combination also
		482	selects words like the old code.
		483
		484	=head3 I don't like the new selection/popups/hotkeys/perl, how do I change/disable it?
		485
		486	You can disable the perl extension completely by setting the
		487	B<perl-ext-common> resource to the empty string, which also keeps
		488	rxvt-unicode from initialising perl, saving memory.
		489
		490	If you only want to disable specific features, you first have to
		491	identify which perl extension is responsible. For this, read the section
		492	B<PREPACKAGED EXTENSIONS> in the @@URXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. For
		493	example, to disable the B<selection-popup> and B<option-popup>, specify
		494	this B<perl-ext-common> resource:
		495
		496	URxvt.perl-ext-common: default,-selection-popup,-option-popup
		497
		498	This will keep the default extensions, but disable the two popup
		499	extensions. Some extensions can also be configured, for example,
		500	scrollback search mode is triggered by B<M-s>. You can move it to any
		501	other combination either by setting the B<searchable-scrollback> resource:
		502
		503	URxvt.searchable-scrollback: CM-s
		504
		505	=head3 The cursor moves when selecting text in the current input line, how do I switch this off?
		506
		507	See next entry.
		508
		509	=head3 During rlogin/ssh/telnet/etc. sessions, clicking near the cursor outputs strange escape sequences, how do I fix this?
		510
		511	These are caused by the C<readline> perl extension. Under normal
		512	circumstances, it will move your cursor around when you click into the
		513	line that contains it. It tries hard not to do this at the wrong moment,
		514	but when running a program that doesn't parse cursor movements or in some
		515	cases during rlogin sessions, it fails to detect this properly.
		516
		517	You can permanently switch this feature off by disabling the C<readline>
		518	extension:
		519
		520	URxvt.perl-ext-common: default,-readline
		521
		522	=head3 My numerical keypad acts weird and generates differing output?
		523
		524	Some Debian GNUL/Linux users seem to have this problem, although no
		525	specific details were reported so far. It is possible that this is caused
		526	by the wrong C<TERM> setting, although the details of whether and how
		527	this can happen are unknown, as C<TERM=rxvt> should offer a compatible
		528	keymap. See the answer to the previous question, and please report if that
		529	helped.
		530
		531	=head3 My Compose (Multi_key) key is no longer working.
		532
		533	The most common causes for this are that either your locale is not set
		534	correctly, or you specified a B<preeditStyle> that is not supported by
		535	your input method. For example, if you specified B<OverTheSpot> and
		536	your input method (e.g. the default input method handling Compose keys)
		537	does not support this (for instance because it is not visual), then
		538	rxvt-unicode will continue without an input method.
		539
		540	In this case either do not specify a B<preeditStyle> or specify more than
		541	one pre-edit style, such as B<OverTheSpot,Root,None>.
		542
		543	=head3 I cannot type C<Ctrl-Shift-2> to get an ASCII NUL character due to ISO 14755
		544
		545	Either try C<Ctrl-2> alone (it often is mapped to ASCII NUL even on
		546	international keyboards) or simply use ISO 14755 support to your
		547	advantage, typing <Ctrl-Shift-0> to get a ASCII NUL. This works for other
		548	codes, too, such as C<Ctrl-Shift-1-d> to type the default telnet escape
		549	character and so on.
		550
		551	=head3 Mouse cut/paste suddenly no longer works.
		552
		553	Make sure that mouse reporting is actually turned off since killing
		554	some editors prematurely may leave the mouse in mouse report mode. I've
		555	heard that tcsh may use mouse reporting unless it otherwise specified. A
		556	quick check is to see if cut/paste works when the Alt or Shift keys are
		557	depressed.
		558
		559	=head3 What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?
		560
		561	Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the
		562	Backspace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following
		563	question) there are two standard values that can be used for
		564	Backspace: C<^H> and C<^?>.
		565
		566	Historically, either value is correct, but rxvt-unicode adopts the debian
		567	policy of using C<^?> when unsure, because it's the one and only correct
		568	choice :).
		569
		570	Rxvt-unicode tries to inherit the current stty settings and uses the value
		571	of `erase' to guess the value for backspace. If rxvt-unicode wasn't
		572	started from a terminal (say, from a menu or by remote shell), then the
		573	system value of `erase', which corresponds to CERASE in <termios.h>, will
		574	be used (which may not be the same as your stty setting).
		575
		576	For starting a new rxvt-unicode:
		577
		578	# use Backspace = ^H
		579	$ stty erase ^H
		580	$ @@URXVT_NAME@@
		581
		582	# use Backspace = ^?
		583	$ stty erase ^?
		584	$ @@URXVT_NAME@@
		585
		586	Toggle with C<ESC [ 36 h> / C<ESC [ 36 l>.
		587
		588	For an existing rxvt-unicode:
		589
		590	# use Backspace = ^H
		591	$ stty erase ^H
		592	$ echo -n "^[[36h"
		593
		594	# use Backspace = ^?
		595	$ stty erase ^?
		596	$ echo -n "^[[36l"
		597
		598	This helps satisfy some of the Backspace discrepancies that occur, but
		599	if you use Backspace = C<^H>, make sure that the termcap/terminfo value
		600	properly reflects that.
		601
		602	The Delete key is a another casualty of the ill-defined Backspace problem.
		603	To avoid confusion between the Backspace and Delete keys, the Delete
		604	key has been assigned an escape sequence to match the vt100 for Execute
		605	(C<ESC [ 3 ~>) and is in the supplied termcap/terminfo.
		606
		607	Some other Backspace problems:
		608
		609	some editors use termcap/terminfo,
		610	some editors (vim I'm told) expect Backspace = ^H,
		611	GNU Emacs (and Emacs-like editors) use ^H for help.
		612
		613	Perhaps someday this will all be resolved in a consistent manner.
		614
		615	=head3 I don't like the key-bindings. How do I change them?
		616
		617	There are some compile-time selections available via configure. Unless
		618	you have run "configure" with the C<--disable-resources> option you can
		619	use the `keysym' resource to alter the keystrings associated with keysyms.
		620
		621	Here's an example for a URxvt session started using C<@@URXVT_NAME@@ -name URxvt>
		622
		623	URxvt.keysym.Home: \033[1~
		624	URxvt.keysym.End: \033[4~
		625	URxvt.keysym.C-apostrophe: \033<C-'>
		626	URxvt.keysym.C-slash: \033<C-/>
		627	URxvt.keysym.C-semicolon: \033<C-;>
		628	URxvt.keysym.C-grave: \033<C-`>
		629	URxvt.keysym.C-comma: \033<C-,>
		630	URxvt.keysym.C-period: \033<C-.>
		631	URxvt.keysym.C-0x60: \033<C-`>
		632	URxvt.keysym.C-Tab: \033<C-Tab>
		633	URxvt.keysym.C-Return: \033<C-Return>
		634	URxvt.keysym.S-Return: \033<S-Return>
		635	URxvt.keysym.S-space: \033<S-Space>
		636	URxvt.keysym.M-Up: \033<M-Up>
		637	URxvt.keysym.M-Down: \033<M-Down>
		638	URxvt.keysym.M-Left: \033<M-Left>
		639	URxvt.keysym.M-Right: \033<M-Right>
		640	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0: list \033<M-C- 0123456789 >
		641	URxvt.keysym.M-C-a: list \033<M-C- abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz >
		642	URxvt.keysym.F12: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
		643
		644	See some more examples in the documentation for the B<keysym> resource.
		645
		646	=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
		647
		648	KP_Insert == Insert
		649	F22 == Print
		650	F27 == Home
		651	F29 == Prior
		652	F33 == End
		653	F35 == Next
		654
		655	Rather than have rxvt-unicode try to accommodate all the various possible
		656	keyboard mappings, it is better to use `xmodmap' to remap the keys as
		657	required for your particular machine.
		658
		659
		660
		661	=head2 Terminal Configuration
		662
		663	=head3 Can I see a typical configuration?
		664
		665	The default configuration tries to be xterm-like, which I don't like that
		666	much, but it's least surprise to regular users.
		667
		668	As a rxvt or rxvt-unicode user, you are practically supposed to invest
		669	time into customising your terminal. To get you started, here is the
		670	author's .Xdefaults entries, with comments on what they do. It's certainly
		671	not I<typical>, but what's typical...
		672
		673	URxvt.cutchars: "()*,<>[]{}|'
		674	URxvt.print-pipe: cat >/tmp/xxx
		675
		676	These are just for testing stuff.
		677
		678	URxvt.imLocale: ja_JP.UTF-8
		679	URxvt.preeditType: OnTheSpot,None
		680
		681	This tells rxvt-unicode to use a special locale when communicating with
		682	the X Input Method, and also tells it to only use the OnTheSpot pre-edit
		683	type, which requires the C<xim-onthespot> perl extension but rewards me
		684	with correct-looking fonts.
		685
		686	URxvt.perl-lib: /root/lib/urxvt
		687	URxvt.perl-ext-common: default,selection-autotransform,selection-pastebin,xim-onthespot,remote-clipboard
		688	URxvt.selection.pattern-0: ( at .*? line \\d+)
		689	URxvt.selection.pattern-1: ^(/[^:]+):\
		690	URxvt.selection-autotransform.0: s/^([^:[:space:]]+):(\\d+):?$/:e \\Q$1\\E\\x0d:$2\\x0d/
		691	URxvt.selection-autotransform.1: s/^ at (.*?) line (\\d+)$/:e \\Q$1\\E\\x0d:$2\\x0d/
		692
		693	This is my perl configuration. The first two set the perl library
		694	directory and also tells urxvt to use a large number of extensions. I
		695	develop for myself mostly, so I actually use most of the extensions I
		696	write.
		697
		698	The selection stuff mainly makes the selection perl-error-message aware
		699	and tells it to convert perl error messages into vi-commands to load the
		700	relevant file and go tot he error line number.
		701
		702	URxvt.scrollstyle: plain
		703	URxvt.secondaryScroll: true
		704
		705	As the documentation says: plain is the preferred scrollbar for the
		706	author. The C<secondaryScroll> configures urxvt to scroll in full-screen
		707	apps, like screen, so lines scrolled out of screen end up in urxvt's
		708	scrollback buffer.
		709
		710	URxvt.background: #000000
		711	URxvt.foreground: gray90
		712	URxvt.color7: gray90
		713	URxvt.colorBD: #ffffff
		714	URxvt.cursorColor: #e0e080
		715	URxvt.throughColor: #8080f0
		716	URxvt.highlightColor: #f0f0f0
		717
		718	Some colours. Not sure which ones are being used or even non-defaults, but
		719	these are in my .Xdefaults. Most notably, they set foreground/background
		720	to light gray/black, and also make sure that the colour 7 matches the
		721	default foreground colour.
		722
		723	URxvt.underlineColor: yellow
		724
		725	Another colour, makes underline lines look different. Sometimes hurts, but
		726	is mostly a nice effect.
		727
		728	URxvt.geometry: 154x36
		729	URxvt.loginShell: false
		730	URxvt.meta: ignore
		731	URxvt.utmpInhibit: true
		732
		733	Uh, well, should be mostly self-explanatory. By specifying some defaults
		734	manually, I can quickly switch them for testing.
		735
		736	URxvt.saveLines: 8192
		737
		738	A large scrollback buffer is essential. Really.
		739
		740	URxvt.mapAlert: true
		741
		742	The only case I use it is for my IRC window, which I like to keep
		743	iconified till people msg me (which beeps).
		744
		745	URxvt.visualBell: true
		746
		747	The audible bell is often annoying, especially when in a crowd.
		748
		749	URxvt.insecure: true
		750
		751	Please don't hack my mutt! Ooops...
		752
		753	URxvt.pastableTabs: false
		754
		755	I once thought this is a great idea.
		756
		757	urxvt.font: 9x15bold,\
		758	-misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1,\
		759	-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--15-140-75-75-c-90-iso10646-1, \
		760	[codeset=JISX0208]xft:Kochi Gothic, \
		761	xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:autohint=true, \
		762	xft:Code2000:antialias=false
		763	urxvt.boldFont: -xos4-terminus-bold-r-normal--14-140-72-72-c-80-iso8859-15
		764	urxvt.italicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:italic:autohint=true
		765	urxvt.boldItalicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:bold:italic:autohint=true
		766
		767	I wrote rxvt-unicode to be able to specify fonts exactly. So don't be
		768	overwhelmed. A special note: the C<9x15bold> mentioned above is actually
		769	the version from XFree-3.3, as XFree-4 replaced it by a totally different
		770	font (different glyphs for C<;> and many other harmless characters),
		771	while the second font is actually the C<9x15bold> from XFree4/XOrg. The
		772	bold version has less chars than the medium version, so I use it for rare
		773	characters, too. When editing sources with vim, I use italic for comments
		774	and other stuff, which looks quite good with Bitstream Vera anti-aliased.
		775
		776	Terminus is a quite bad font (many very wrong glyphs), but for most of my
		777	purposes, it works, and gives a different look, as my normal (Non-bold)
		778	font is already bold, and I want to see a difference between bold and
		779	normal fonts.
		780
		781	Please note that I used the C<urxvt> instance name and not the C<URxvt>
		782	class name. Thats because I use different configs for different purposes,
		783	for example, my IRC window is started with C<-name IRC>, and uses these
		784	defaults:
		785
		786	IRC*title: IRC
		787	IRC*geometry: 87x12+535+542
		788	IRC*saveLines: 0
		789	IRC*mapAlert: true
		790	IRC*font: suxuseuro
		791	IRC*boldFont: suxuseuro
		792	IRC*colorBD: white
		793	IRC*keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]710;suxuseuro\007\033]711;suxuseuro\007
		794	IRC*keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]710;9x15bold\007\033]711;9x15bold\007
		795
		796	C<Alt-Shift-1> and C<Alt-Shift-2> switch between two different font
		797	sizes. C<suxuseuro> allows me to keep an eye (and actually read)
		798	stuff while keeping a very small window. If somebody pastes something
		799	complicated (e.g. japanese), I temporarily switch to a larger font.
		800
		801	The above is all in my C<.Xdefaults> (I don't use C<.Xresources> nor
		802	C<xrdb>). I also have some resources in a separate C<.Xdefaults-hostname>
		803	file for different hosts, for example, on ym main desktop, I use:
		804
		805	URxvt.keysym.C-M-q: command:\033[3;5;5t
		806	URxvt.keysym.C-M-y: command:\033[3;5;606t
		807	URxvt.keysym.C-M-e: command:\033[3;1605;5t
		808	URxvt.keysym.C-M-c: command:\033[3;1605;606t
		809	URxvt.keysym.C-M-p: perl:test
		810
		811	The first for keysym definitions allow me to quickly bring some windows
		812	in the layout I like most. Ion users might start laughing but will stop
		813	immediately when I tell them that I use my own Fvwm2 module for much the
		814	same effect as Ion provides, and I only very rarely use the above key
		815	combinations :->
		816
		817	=head3 Why doesn't rxvt-unicode read my resources?
		818
		819	Well, why, indeed? It does, in a way very similar to other X
		820	applications. Most importantly, this means that if you or your OS loads
		821	resources into the X display (the right way to do it), rxvt-unicode will
		822	ignore any resource files in your home directory. It will only read
		823	F<$HOME/.Xdefaults> when no resources are attached to the display.
		824
		825	If you have or use an F<$HOME/.Xresources> file, chances are that
		826	resources are loaded into your X-server. In this case, you have to
		827	re-login after every change (or run F<xrdb -merge $HOME/.Xresources>).
		828
		829	Also consider the form resources have to use:
		830
		831	URxvt.resource: value
		832
		833	If you want to use another form (there are lots of different ways of
		834	specifying resources), make sure you understand whether and why it
		835	works. If unsure, use the form above.
		836
49	=item When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?	837	=head3 When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?
50		838
51	The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely available	839	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).	840	as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often arises).
53		841
54	The correct solution for this problem is to install the terminfo, this can	842	The correct solution for this problem is to install the terminfo, this can
55	be done like this (with ncurses' infocmp):	843	be done like this (with ncurses' infocmp and works as user and admin):
56		844
57	REMOTE=remotesystem.domain	845	REMOTE=remotesystem.domain
58	infocmp rxvt-unicode | ssh $REMOTE "cat >/tmp/ti && tic /tmp/ti"	846	infocmp rxvt-unicode | ssh $REMOTE "mkdir -p .terminfo && cat >/tmp/ti && tic /tmp/ti"
59		847
60	... or by installing rxvt-unicode normally on the remote system,	848	... or by installing rxvt-unicode normally on the remote system,
		849
		850	One some systems you might need to set C<$TERMINFO> to the full path of
		851	F<$HOME/.terminfo> for this to work.
61		852
62	If you cannot or do not want to do this, then you can simply set	853	If you cannot or do not want to do this, then you can simply set
63	C<TERM=rxvt> or even C<TERM=xterm>, and live with the small number of	854	C<TERM=rxvt> or even C<TERM=xterm>, and live with the small number of
64	problems arising, which includes wrong keymapping, less and different	855	problems arising, which includes wrong keymapping, less and different
65	colours and some refresh errors in fullscreen applications. It's a nice	856	colours and some refresh errors in fullscreen applications. It's a nice
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70	resource to set it:	861	resource to set it:
71		862
72	URxvt.termName: rxvt	863	URxvt.termName: rxvt
73		864
74	If you don't plan to use B<rxvt> (quite common...) you could also replace	865	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.	866	the rxvt terminfo file with the rxvt-unicode one and use C<TERM=rxvt>.
76		867
		868	=head3 C<tic> outputs some error when compiling the terminfo entry.
		869
		870	Most likely it's the empty definition for C<enacs=>. Just replace it by
		871	C<enacs=\E[0@> and try again.
		872
77	=item C<bash>'s readline does not work correctly under @@RXVT_NAME@@.	873	=head3 C<bash>'s readline does not work correctly under @@URXVT_NAME@@.
78		874
		875	See next entry.
		876
79	=item I need a termcap file entry.	877	=head3 I need a termcap file entry.
80		878
81	One reason you might want this is that some distributions or operating	879	One reason you might want this is that some distributions or operating
82	systems still compile some programs using the long-obsoleted termcap	880	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	881	library (Fedora Core's bash is one example) and rely on a termcap entry
84	for C<rxvt-unicode>.	882	for C<rxvt-unicode>.
85		883
86	You could use rxvt's termcap entry with resonable results in many cases.	884	You could use rxvt's termcap entry with reasonable results in many cases.
87	You can also create a termcap entry by using terminfo's infocmp program	885	You can also create a termcap entry by using terminfo's infocmp program
88	like this:	886	like this:
89		887
90	infocmp -C rxvt-unicode	888	infocmp -C rxvt-unicode
91		889
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110	:sc=\E7:se=\E[27m:sf=^J:so=\E[7m:sr=\EM:st=\EH:ta=^I:\	908	: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:\	909	: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:\	910	:us=\E[4m:vb=\E[?5h\E[?5l:ve=\E[?25h:vi=\E[?25l:\
113	:vs=\E[?25h:	911	:vs=\E[?25h:
114		912
115	=item Why does C<ls> no longer have coloured output?	913	=head3 Why does C<ls> no longer have coloured output?
116		914
117	The C<ls> in the GNU coreutils unfortunately doesn't use terminfo to	915	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	916	decide whether a terminal has colour, but uses its own configuration
119	file. Needless to say, C<rxvt-unicode> is not in it's default file (among	917	file. Needless to say, C<rxvt-unicode> is not in its default file (among
120	with most other terminals supporting colour). Either add:	918	with most other terminals supporting colour). Either add:
121		919
122	TERM rxvt-unicode	920	TERM rxvt-unicode
123		921
124	to C</etc/DIR_COLORS> or simply add:	922	to C</etc/DIR_COLORS> or simply add:
125		923
126	alias ls='ls --color=auto'	924	alias ls='ls --color=auto'
127		925
128	to your C<.profile> or C<.bashrc>.	926	to your C<.profile> or C<.bashrc>.
129		927
130	=item Why doesn't vim/emacs etc. use the 88 colour mode?	928	=head3 Why doesn't vim/emacs etc. use the 88 colour mode?
131		929
		930	See next entry.
		931
132	=item Why doesn't vim/emacs etc. make use of italic?	932	=head3 Why doesn't vim/emacs etc. make use of italic?
133		933
		934	See next entry.
		935
134	=item Why are the secondary screen-related options not working properly?	936	=head3 Why are the secondary screen-related options not working properly?
135		937
136	Make sure you are using C<TERM=rxvt-unicode>. Some pre-packaged	938	Make sure you are using C<TERM=rxvt-unicode>. Some pre-packaged
137	distributions (most notably Debian GNU/Linux) break rxvt-unicode	939	distributions (most notably Debian GNU/Linux) break rxvt-unicode
138	by setting C<TERM> to C<rxvt>, which doesn't have these extra	940	by setting C<TERM> to C<rxvt>, which doesn't have these extra
139	features. Unfortunately, some of these (most notably, again, Debian	941	features. Unfortunately, some of these (most notably, again, Debian
140	GNU/Linux) furthermore fail to even install the C<rxvt-unicode> terminfo	942	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	943	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	944	I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?> on
143	how to do this).	945	how to do this).
144		946
145	=item My numerical keypad acts weird and generates differing output?
146		947
147	Some Debian GNUL/Linux users seem to have this problem, although no	948	=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		949
154	=item Rxvt-unicode does not seem to understand the selected encoding?	950	=head3 Rxvt-unicode does not seem to understand the selected encoding?
155		951
		952	See next entry.
		953
156	=item Unicode does not seem to work?	954	=head3 Unicode does not seem to work?
157		955
158	If you encounter strange problems like typing an accented character but	956	If you encounter strange problems like typing an accented character but
159	getting two unrelated other characters or similar, or if program output is	957	getting two unrelated other characters or similar, or if program output is
160	subtly garbled, then you should check your locale settings.	958	subtly garbled, then you should check your locale settings.
161		959
162	Rxvt-unicode must be started with the same C<LC_CTYPE> setting as the	960	Rxvt-unicode must be started with the same C<LC_CTYPE> setting as the
163	programs. Often rxvt-unicode is started in the C<C> locale, while the	961	programs running in it. Often rxvt-unicode is started in the C<C> locale,
164	login script running within the rxvt-unicode window changes the locale to	962	while the login script running within the rxvt-unicode window changes the
165	something else, e.g. C<en_GB.UTF-8>. Needless to say, this is not going to work.	963	locale to something else, e.g. C<en_GB.UTF-8>. Needless to say, this is
		964	not going to work, and is the most common cause for problems.
166		965
167	The best thing is to fix your startup environment, as you will likely run	966	The best thing is to fix your startup environment, as you will likely run
168	into other problems. If nothing works you can try this in your .profile.	967	into other problems. If nothing works you can try this in your .profile.
169		968
170	printf '\e]701;%s\007' "$LC_CTYPE"	969	printf '\33]701;%s\007' "$LC_CTYPE" # $LANG or $LC_ALL are worth a try, too
171		970
172	If this doesn't work, then maybe you use a C<LC_CTYPE> specification not	971	If this doesn't work, then maybe you use a C<LC_CTYPE> specification not
173	supported on your systems. Some systems have a C<locale> command which	972	supported on your systems. Some systems have a C<locale> command which
174	displays this (also, C<perl -e0> can be used to check locale settings, as	973	displays this (also, C<perl -e0> can be used to check locale settings, as
175	it will complain loudly if it cannot set the locale). If it displays something	974	it will complain loudly if it cannot set the locale). If it displays something
…		…
181		980
182	If nothing works and you are sure that everything is set correctly then	981	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	982	you will need to remember a little known fact: Some programs just don't
184	support locales :(	983	support locales :(
185		984
186	=item Why do some characters look so much different than others?
187
188	=item How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?
189
190	Most fonts do not contain the full range of Unicode, which is
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
195	B<rxvt-unicode> makes a best-effort try at finding a replacement
196	font. Often the result is fine, but sometimes the chosen font looks
197	bad/ugly/wrong. Some fonts have totally strange characters that don't
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
202	In that case, select a font of your taste and add it to the font list,
203	e.g.:
204
205	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn basefont,font2,font3...
206
207	When rxvt-unicode sees a character, it will first look at the base
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).
254
255	It's not clear (to me at least), wether this is a bug in Xft, freetype,
256	or the respective font. If you encounter this problem you might try using
257	the C<-lsp> option to give the font more height. If that doesn't work, you
258	might be forced to use a different font.
259
260	All of this is not a problem when using X11 core fonts, as their bounding
261	box data is correct.
262
263	=item My Compose (Multi_key) key is no longer working.
264
265	The most common causes for this are that either your locale is not set
266	correctly, or you specified a B<preeditStyle> that is not supported by
267	your input method. For example, if you specified B<OverTheSpot> and
268	your input method (e.g. the default input method handling Compose keys)
269	does not support this (for instance because it is not visual), then
270	rxvt-unicode will continue without an input method.
271
272	In this case either do not specify a B<preeditStyle> or specify more than
273	one pre-edit style, such as B<OverTheSpot,Root,None>.
274
275	=item I cannot type C<Ctrl-Shift-2> to get an ASCII NUL character due to ISO 14755
276
277	Either try C<Ctrl-2> alone (it often is mapped to ASCII NUL even on
278	international keyboards) or simply use ISO 14755 support to your
279	advantage, typing <Ctrl-Shift-0> to get a ASCII NUL. This works for other
280	codes, too, such as C<Ctrl-Shift-1-d> to type the default telnet escape
281	character and so on.
282
283	=item How can I keep rxvt-unicode from using reverse video so much?
284
285	First of all, make sure you are running with the right terminal settings
286	(C<TERM=rxvt-unicode>), which will get rid of most of these effects. Then
287	make sure you have specified colours for italic and bold, as otherwise
288	rxvt-unicode might use reverse video to simulate the effect:
289
290	URxvt.colorBD: white
291	URxvt.colorIT: green
292
293	=item Some programs assume totally weird colours (red instead of blue), how can I fix that?
294
295	For some unexplainable reason, some rare programs assume a very weird
296	colour palette when confronted with a terminal with more than the standard
297	8 colours (rxvt-unicode supports 88). The right fix is, of course, to fix
298	these programs not to assume non-ISO colours without very good reasons.
299
300	In the meantime, you can either edit your C<rxvt-unicode> terminfo
301	definition to only claim 8 colour support or use C<TERM=rxvt>, which will
302	fix colours but keep you from using other rxvt-unicode features.
303
304	=item I am on FreeBSD and rxvt-unicode does not seem to work at all.
305
306	Rxvt-unicode requires the symbol C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> to be defined
307	in your compile environment, or an implementation that implements it,
308	wether it defines the symbol or not. C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> requires that
309	B<wchar_t> is represented as unicode.
310
311	As you might have guessed, FreeBSD does neither define this symobl nor
312	does it support it. Instead, it uses it's own internal representation of
313	B<wchar_t>. This is, of course, completely fine with respect to standards.
314
315	However, C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> is the only sane way to support
316	multi-language apps in an OS, as using a locale-dependent (and
317	non-standardized) representation of B<wchar_t> makes it impossible to
318	convert between B<wchar_t> (as used by X11 and your applications) and any
319	other encoding without implementing OS-specific-wrappers for each and
320	every locale. There simply are no APIs to convert B<wchar_t> into anything
321	except the current locale encoding.
322
323	Some applications (such as the formidable B<mlterm>) work around this
324	by carrying their own replacement functions for character set handling
325	with them, and either implementing OS-dependent hacks or doing multiple
326	conversions (which is slow and unreliable in case the OS implements
327	encodings slightly different than the terminal emulator).
328
329	The rxvt-unicode author insists that the right way to fix this is in the
330	system libraries once and for all, instead of forcing every app to carry
331	complete replacements for them :)
332
333	=item How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use?	985	=head3 How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use?
334		986
		987	See next entry.
		988
335	=item Is there an option to switch encodings?	989	=head3 Is there an option to switch encodings?
336		990
337	Unlike some other terminals, rxvt-unicode has no encoding switch, and no	991	Unlike some other terminals, rxvt-unicode has no encoding switch, and no
338	specific "utf-8" mode, such as xterm. In fact, it doesn't even know about	992	specific "utf-8" mode, such as xterm. In fact, it doesn't even know about
339	UTF-8 or any other encodings with respect to terminal I/O.	993	UTF-8 or any other encodings with respect to terminal I/O.
340		994
341	The reasons is that there exists a perfectly fine mechanism for selecting	995	The reasons is that there exists a perfectly fine mechanism for selecting
342	the encoding, doing I/O and (most important) communicating this to all	996	the encoding, doing I/O and (most important) communicating this to all
343	applications so everybody agrees on character properties such as width	997	applications so everybody agrees on character properties such as width
344	and code number. This mechanism is the I<locale>. Applications not using	998	and code number. This mechanism is the I<locale>. Applications not using
345	that info will have problems (for example, C<xterm> gets the width of	999	that info will have problems (for example, C<xterm> gets the width of
346	characters wrong as it uses it's own, locale-independent table under all	1000	characters wrong as it uses its own, locale-independent table under all
347	locales).	1001	locales).
348		1002
349	Rxvt-unicode uses the C<LC_CTYPE> locale category to select encoding. All	1003	Rxvt-unicode uses the C<LC_CTYPE> locale category to select encoding. All
350	programs doing the same (that is, most) will automatically agree in the	1004	programs doing the same (that is, most) will automatically agree in the
351	interpretation of characters.	1005	interpretation of characters.
…		…
365	rxvt-unicode.	1019	rxvt-unicode.
366		1020
367	If you want to use a specific encoding you have to make sure you start	1021	If you want to use a specific encoding you have to make sure you start
368	rxvt-unicode with the correct C<LC_CTYPE> category.	1022	rxvt-unicode with the correct C<LC_CTYPE> category.
369		1023
370	=item Can I switch locales at runtime?	1024	=head3 Can I switch locales at runtime?
371		1025
372	Yes, using an escape sequence. Try something like this, which sets	1026	Yes, using an escape sequence. Try something like this, which sets
373	rxvt-unicode's idea of C<LC_CTYPE>.	1027	rxvt-unicode's idea of C<LC_CTYPE>.
374		1028
375	printf '\e]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS	1029	printf '\33]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS
376		1030
377	See also the previous answer.	1031	See also the previous answer.
378		1032
379	Sometimes this capability is rather handy when you want to work in	1033	Sometimes this capability is rather handy when you want to work in
380	one locale (e.g. C<de_DE.UTF-8>) but some programs don't support it	1034	one locale (e.g. C<de_DE.UTF-8>) but some programs don't support it
381	(e.g. UTF-8). For example, I use this script to start C<xjdic>, which	1035	(e.g. UTF-8). For example, I use this script to start C<xjdic>, which
382	first switches to a locale supported by xjdic and back later:	1036	first switches to a locale supported by xjdic and back later:
383		1037
384	printf '\e]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS	1038	printf '\33]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS
385	xjdic -js	1039	xjdic -js
386	printf '\e]701;%s\007' de_DE.UTF-8	1040	printf '\33]701;%s\007' de_DE.UTF-8
387		1041
388	You can also use xterm's C<luit> program, which usually works fine, except	1042	You can also use xterm's C<luit> program, which usually works fine, except
389	for some locales where character width differs between program- and	1043	for some locales where character width differs between program- and
390	rxvt-unicode-locales.	1044	rxvt-unicode-locales.
391		1045
392	=item Can I switch the fonts at runtime?	1046	=head3 I have problems getting my input method working.
393		1047
394	Yes, using an escape sequence. Try something like this, which has the same	1048	Try a search engine, as this is slightly different for every input method server.
395	effect as using the C<-fn> switch, and takes effect immediately:
396		1049
397	printf '\e]50;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"	1050	Here is a checklist:
398		1051
399	This is useful if you e.g. work primarily with japanese (and prefer a	1052	=over 4
400	japanese font), but you have to switch to chinese temporarily, where
401	japanese fonts would only be in your way.
402		1053
403	You can think of this as a kind of manual ISO-2022 switching.	1054	=item - Make sure your locale I<and> the imLocale are supported on your OS.
404		1055
405	=item Why do italic characters look as if clipped?	1056	Try C<locale -a> or check the documentation for your OS.
406		1057
407	Many fonts have difficulties with italic characters and hinting. For	1058	=item - Make sure your locale or imLocale matches a locale supported by your XIM.
408	example, the otherwise very nicely hinted font C<xft:Bitstream Vera Sans
409	Mono> completely fails in it's italic face. A workaround might be to
410	enable freetype autohinting, i.e. like this:
411		1059
412	URxvt.italicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:italic:autohint=true	1060	For example, B<kinput2> does not support UTF-8 locales, you should use
413	URxvt.boldItalicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:bold:italic:autohint=true	1061	C<ja_JP.EUC-JP> or equivalent.
414		1062
		1063	=item - Make sure your XIM server is actually running.
		1064
		1065	=item - Make sure the C<XMODIFIERS> environment variable is set correctly when I<starting> rxvt-unicode.
		1066
		1067	When you want to use e.g. B<kinput2>, it must be set to
		1068	C<@im=kinput2>. For B<scim>, use C<@im=SCIM>. You can see what input
		1069	method servers are running with this command:
		1070
		1071	xprop -root XIM_SERVERS
		1072
		1073	=item
		1074
		1075	=back
		1076
415	=item My input method wants <some encoding> but I want UTF-8, what can I do?	1077	=head3 My input method wants <some encoding> but I want UTF-8, what can I do?
416		1078
417	You can specify separate locales for the input method and the rest of the	1079	You can specify separate locales for the input method and the rest of the
418	terminal, using the resource C<imlocale>:	1080	terminal, using the resource C<imlocale>:
419		1081
420	URxvt*imlocale: ja_JP.EUC-JP	1082	URxvt.imlocale: ja_JP.EUC-JP
421		1083
422	Now you can start your terminal with C<LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.UTF-8> and still	1084	Now you can start your terminal with C<LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.UTF-8> and still
423	use your input method. Please note, however, that you will not be able to	1085	use your input method. Please note, however, that, depending on your Xlib
424	input characters outside C<EUC-JP> in a normal way then, as your input	1086	version, you may not be able to input characters outside C<EUC-JP> in a
425	method limits you.	1087	normal way then, as your input method limits you.
426		1088
427	=item Rxvt-unicode crashes when the X Input Method changes or exits.	1089	=head3 Rxvt-unicode crashes when the X Input Method changes or exits.
428		1090
429	Unfortunately, this is unavoidable, as the XIM protocol is racy by	1091	Unfortunately, this is unavoidable, as the XIM protocol is racy by
430	design. Applications can avoid some crashes at the expense of memory	1092	design. Applications can avoid some crashes at the expense of memory
431	leaks, and Input Methods can avoid some crashes by careful ordering at	1093	leaks, and Input Methods can avoid some crashes by careful ordering at
432	exit time. B<kinput2> (and derived input methods) generally succeeds,	1094	exit time. B<kinput2> (and derived input methods) generally succeeds,
433	while B<SCIM> (or similar input methods) fails. In the end, however,	1095	while B<SCIM> (or similar input methods) fails. In the end, however,
434	crashes cannot be completely avoided even if both sides cooperate.	1096	crashes cannot be completely avoided even if both sides cooperate.
435		1097
436	So the only workaround is not to kill your Input Method Servers.	1098	So the only workaround is not to kill your Input Method Servers.
437		1099
438	=item Rxvt-unicode uses gobs of memory, how can I reduce that?
439		1100
440	Rxvt-unicode tries to obey the rule of not charging you for something you	1101	=head2 Operating Systems / Package Maintaining
441	don't use. One thing you should try is to configure out all settings that
442	you don't need, for example, Xft support is a resource hog by design,
443	when used. Compiling it out ensures that no Xft font will be loaded
444	accidentally when rxvt-unicode tries to find a font for your characters.
445		1102
446	Also, many people (me included) like large windows and even larger	1103	=head3 I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem...
447	scrollback buffers: Without C<--enable-unicode3>, rxvt-unicode will use
448	6 bytes per screen cell. For a 160x?? window this amounts to almost a
449	kilobyte per line. A scrollback buffer of 10000 lines will then (if full)
450	use 10 Megabytes of memory. With C<--enable-unicode3> it gets worse, as
451	rxvt-unicode then uses 8 bytes per screen cell.
452		1104
453	=item Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow?	1105	The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode in sarge contains large
		1106	patches that considerably change the behaviour of rxvt-unicode (but
		1107	unfortunately this notice has been removed). Before reporting a bug to
		1108	the original rxvt-unicode author please download and install the genuine
		1109	version (L<http://software.schmorp.de#rxvt-unicode>) and try to reproduce
		1110	the problem. If you cannot, chances are that the problems are specific to
		1111	Debian GNU/Linux, in which case it should be reported via the Debian Bug
		1112	Tracking System (use C<reportbug> to report the bug).
454		1113
455	Yes, the most obvious way to speed it up is to avoid Xft entirely, as	1114	For other problems that also affect the Debian package, you can and
456	it is simply slow. If you still want Xft fonts you might try to disable	1115	probably should use the Debian BTS, too, because, after all, it's also a
457	antialiasing (by appending C<:antialiasing=false>), which saves lots of	1116	bug in the Debian version and it serves as a reminder for other users that
458	memory and also speeds up rendering considerably.	1117	might encounter the same issue.
459		1118
460	=item Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong?	1119	=head3 I am maintaining rxvt-unicode for distribution/OS XXX, any recommendation?
461		1120
462	Rxvt-unicode will use whatever you specify as a font. If it needs to	1121	You should build one binary with the default options. F<configure>
463	fall back to it's default font search list it will prefer X11 core	1122	now enables most useful options, and the trend goes to making them
464	fonts, because they are small and fast, and then use Xft fonts. It has	1123	runtime-switchable, too, so there is usually no drawback to enabling them,
465	antialiasing disabled for most of them, because the author thinks they	1124	except higher disk and possibly memory usage. The perl interpreter should
466	look best that way.	1125	be enabled, as important functionality (menus, selection, likely more in
		1126	the future) depends on it.
467		1127
468	If you want antialiasing, you have to specify the fonts manually.	1128	You should not overwrite the C<perl-ext-common> snd C<perl-ext> resources
		1129	system-wide (except maybe with C<defaults>). This will result in useful
		1130	behaviour. If your distribution aims at low memory, add an empty
		1131	C<perl-ext-common> resource to the app-defaults file. This will keep the
		1132	perl interpreter disabled until the user enables it.
469		1133
470	=item Mouse cut/paste suddenly no longer works.	1134	If you can/want build more binaries, I recommend building a minimal
		1135	one with C<--disable-everything> (very useful) and a maximal one with
		1136	C<--enable-everything> (less useful, it will be very big due to a lot of
		1137	encodings built-in that increase download times and are rarely used).
471		1138
472	Make sure that mouse reporting is actually turned off since killing	1139	=head3 I need to make it setuid/setgid to support utmp/ptys on my OS, is this safe?
473	some editors prematurely may leave the mouse in mouse report mode. I've
474	heard that tcsh may use mouse reporting unless it otherwise specified. A
475	quick check is to see if cut/paste works when the Alt or Shift keys are
476	depressed. See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)
477		1140
478	=item What's with this bold/blink stuff?	1141	It should be, starting with release 7.1. You are encouraged to properly
		1142	install urxvt with privileges necessary for your OS now.
479		1143
480	If no bold colour is set via C<colorBD:>, bold will invert text using the	1144	When rxvt-unicode detects that it runs setuid or setgid, it will fork
481	standard foreground colour.	1145	into a helper process for privileged operations (pty handling on some
		1146	systems, utmp/wtmp/lastlog handling on others) and drop privileges
		1147	immediately. This is much safer than most other terminals that keep
		1148	privileges while running (but is more relevant to urxvt, as it contains
		1149	things as perl interpreters, which might be "helpful" to attackers).
482		1150
483	For the standard background colour, blinking will actually make the	1151	This forking is done as the very first within main(), which is very early
484	text blink when compiled with C<--enable-blinking>. with standard	1152	and reduces possible bugs to initialisation code run before main(), or
485	colours. Without C<--enable-blinking>, the blink attribute will be	1153	things like the dynamic loader of your system, which should result in very
486	ignored.	1154	little risk.
487		1155
488	On ANSI colours, bold/blink attributes are used to set high-intensity	1156	=head3 On Solaris 9, many line-drawing characters are too wide.
489	foreground/background colors.
490		1157
491	color0-7 are the low-intensity colors.	1158	Seems to be a known bug, read
		1159	L<http://nixdoc.net/files/forum/about34198.html>. Some people use the
		1160	following ugly workaround to get non-double-wide-characters working:
492		1161
493	color8-15 are the corresponding high-intensity colors.	1162	#define wcwidth(x) wcwidth(x) > 1 ? 1 : wcwidth(x)
494		1163
495	=item I don't like the screen colors. How do I change them?	1164	=head3 I am on FreeBSD and rxvt-unicode does not seem to work at all.
496		1165
497	You can change the screen colors at run-time using F<~/.Xdefaults>	1166	Rxvt-unicode requires the symbol C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> to be defined
498	resources (or as long-options).	1167	in your compile environment, or an implementation that implements it,
		1168	whether it defines the symbol or not. C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> requires that
		1169	B<wchar_t> is represented as unicode.
499		1170
500	Here are values that are supposed to resemble a VGA screen,	1171	As you might have guessed, FreeBSD does neither define this symbol nor
501	including the murky brown that passes for low-intensity yellow:	1172	does it support it. Instead, it uses its own internal representation of
		1173	B<wchar_t>. This is, of course, completely fine with respect to standards.
502		1174
503	URxvt.color0: #000000	1175	However, that means rxvt-unicode only works in C<POSIX>, C<ISO-8859-1> and
504	URxvt.color1: #A80000	1176	C<UTF-8> locales under FreeBSD (which all use Unicode as B<wchar_t>.
505	URxvt.color2: #00A800
506	URxvt.color3: #A8A800
507	URxvt.color4: #0000A8
508	URxvt.color5: #A800A8
509	URxvt.color6: #00A8A8
510	URxvt.color7: #A8A8A8
511		1177
512	URxvt.color8: #000054	1178	C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> is the only sane way to support multi-language
513	URxvt.color9: #FF0054	1179	apps in an OS, as using a locale-dependent (and non-standardized)
514	URxvt.color10: #00FF54	1180	representation of B<wchar_t> makes it impossible to convert between
515	URxvt.color11: #FFFF54	1181	B<wchar_t> (as used by X11 and your applications) and any other encoding
516	URxvt.color12: #0000FF	1182	without implementing OS-specific-wrappers for each and every locale. There
517	URxvt.color13: #FF00FF	1183	simply are no APIs to convert B<wchar_t> into anything except the current
518	URxvt.color14: #00FFFF	1184	locale encoding.
519	URxvt.color15: #FFFFFF
520		1185
521	And here is a more complete set of non-standard colors described (not by	1186	Some applications (such as the formidable B<mlterm>) work around this
522	me) as "pretty girly".	1187	by carrying their own replacement functions for character set handling
		1188	with them, and either implementing OS-dependent hacks or doing multiple
		1189	conversions (which is slow and unreliable in case the OS implements
		1190	encodings slightly different than the terminal emulator).
523		1191
524	URxvt.cursorColor: #dc74d1	1192	The rxvt-unicode author insists that the right way to fix this is in the
525	URxvt.pointerColor: #dc74d1	1193	system libraries once and for all, instead of forcing every app to carry
526	URxvt.background: #0e0e0e	1194	complete replacements for them :)
527	URxvt.foreground: #4ad5e1
528	URxvt.color0: #000000
529	URxvt.color8: #8b8f93
530	URxvt.color1: #dc74d1
531	URxvt.color9: #dc74d1
532	URxvt.color2: #0eb8c7
533	URxvt.color10: #0eb8c7
534	URxvt.color3: #dfe37e
535	URxvt.color11: #dfe37e
536	URxvt.color5: #9e88f0
537	URxvt.color13: #9e88f0
538	URxvt.color6: #73f7ff
539	URxvt.color14: #73f7ff
540	URxvt.color7: #e1dddd
541	URxvt.color15: #e1dddd
542		1195
543	=item How can I start @@RXVT_NAME@@d in a race-free way?	1196	=head3 I use Solaris 9 and it doesn't compile/work/etc.
544		1197
545	Despite it's name, @@RXVT_NAME@@d is not a real daemon, but more like a	1198	Try the diff in F<doc/solaris9.patch> as a base. It fixes the worst
546	server that answers @@RXVT_NAME@@c's requests, so it doesn't background	1199	problems with C<wcwidth> and a compile problem.
547	itself.
548		1200
549	To ensure @@RXVT_NAME@@d is listening on it's socket, you can use the	1201	=head3 How can I use rxvt-unicode under cygwin?
550	following method to wait for the startup message before continuing:
551		1202
552	{ @@RXVT_NAME@@d & } | read	1203	rxvt-unicode should compile and run out of the box on cygwin, using
		1204	the X11 libraries that come with cygwin. libW11 emulation is no
		1205	longer supported (and makes no sense, either, as it only supported a
		1206	single font). I recommend starting the X-server in C<-multiwindow> or
		1207	C<-rootless> mode instead, which will result in similar look&feel as the
		1208	old libW11 emulation.
553		1209
554	=item What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?	1210	At the time of this writing, cygwin didn't seem to support any multi-byte
		1211	encodings (you might try C<LC_CTYPE=C-UTF-8>), so you are likely limited
		1212	to 8-bit encodings.
555		1213
556	Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the
557	BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following
558	question) there are two standard values that can be used for
559	Backspace: C<^H> and C<^?>.
560
561	Historically, either value is correct, but rxvt-unicode adopts the debian
562	policy of using C<^?> when unsure, because it's the one only only correct
563	choice :).
564
565	Rxvt-unicode tries to inherit the current stty settings and uses the value
566	of `erase' to guess the value for backspace. If rxvt-unicode wasn't
567	started from a terminal (say, from a menu or by remote shell), then the
568	system value of `erase', which corresponds to CERASE in <termios.h>, will
569	be used (which may not be the same as your stty setting).
570
571	For starting a new rxvt-unicode:
572
573	# use Backspace = ^H
574	$ stty erase ^H
575	$ @@RXVT_NAME@@
576
577	# use Backspace = ^?
578	$ stty erase ^?
579	$ @@RXVT_NAME@@
580
581	Toggle with C<ESC [ 36 h> / C<ESC [ 36 l> as documented in @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
582
583	For an existing rxvt-unicode:
584
585	# use Backspace = ^H
586	$ stty erase ^H
587	$ echo -n "^[[36h"
588
589	# use Backspace = ^?
590	$ stty erase ^?
591	$ echo -n "^[[36l"
592
593	This helps satisfy some of the Backspace discrepancies that occur, but
594	if you use Backspace = C<^H>, make sure that the termcap/terminfo value
595	properly reflects that.
596
597	The Delete key is a another casualty of the ill-defined Backspace problem.
598	To avoid confusion between the Backspace and Delete keys, the Delete
599	key has been assigned an escape sequence to match the vt100 for Execute
600	(C<ESC [ 3 ~>) and is in the supplied termcap/terminfo.
601
602	Some other Backspace problems:
603
604	some editors use termcap/terminfo,
605	some editors (vim I'm told) expect Backspace = ^H,
606	GNU Emacs (and Emacs-like editors) use ^H for help.
607
608	Perhaps someday this will all be resolved in a consistent manner.
609
610	=item I don't like the key-bindings. How do I change them?
611
612	There are some compile-time selections available via configure. Unless
613	you have run "configure" with the C<--disable-resources> option you can
614	use the `keysym' resource to alter the keystrings associated with keysyms.
615
616	Here's an example for a URxvt session started using C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -name URxvt>
617
618	URxvt.keysym.Home: \033[1~
619	URxvt.keysym.End: \033[4~
620	URxvt.keysym.C-apostrophe: \033<C-'>
621	URxvt.keysym.C-slash: \033<C-/>
622	URxvt.keysym.C-semicolon: \033<C-;>
623	URxvt.keysym.C-grave: \033<C-`>
624	URxvt.keysym.C-comma: \033<C-,>
625	URxvt.keysym.C-period: \033<C-.>
626	URxvt.keysym.C-0x60: \033<C-`>
627	URxvt.keysym.C-Tab: \033<C-Tab>
628	URxvt.keysym.C-Return: \033<C-Return>
629	URxvt.keysym.S-Return: \033<S-Return>
630	URxvt.keysym.S-space: \033<S-Space>
631	URxvt.keysym.M-Up: \033<M-Up>
632	URxvt.keysym.M-Down: \033<M-Down>
633	URxvt.keysym.M-Left: \033<M-Left>
634	URxvt.keysym.M-Right: \033<M-Right>
635	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0: list \033<M-C- 0123456789 >
636	URxvt.keysym.M-C-a: list \033<M-C- abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz >
637	URxvt.keysym.F12: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
638
639	See some more examples in the documentation for the B<keysym> resource.
640
641	=item I'm using keyboard model XXX that has extra Prior/Next/Insert keys.
642	How do I make use of them? For example, the Sun Keyboard type 4
643	has the following mappings that rxvt-unicode doesn't recognize.
644
645	KP_Insert == Insert
646	F22 == Print
647	F27 == Home
648	F29 == Prior
649	F33 == End
650	F35 == Next
651
652	Rather than have rxvt-unicode try to accommodate all the various possible
653	keyboard mappings, it is better to use `xmodmap' to remap the keys as
654	required for your particular machine.
655
656	=item How do I distinguish wether I'm running rxvt-unicode or a regular xterm?
657	I need this to decide about setting colors etc.
658
659	rxvt and rxvt-unicode always export the variable "COLORTERM", so you can
660	check and see if that is set. Note that several programs, JED, slrn,
661	Midnight Commander automatically check this variable to decide whether or
662	not to use color.
663
664	=item How do I set the correct, full IP address for the DISPLAY variable?
665
666	If you've compiled rxvt-unicode with DISPLAY_IS_IP and have enabled
667	insecure mode then it is possible to use the following shell script
668	snippets to correctly set the display. If your version of rxvt-unicode
669	wasn't also compiled with ESCZ_ANSWER (as assumed in these snippets) then
670	the COLORTERM variable can be used to distinguish rxvt-unicode from a
671	regular xterm.
672
673	Courtesy of Chuck Blake <cblake@BBN.COM> with the following shell script
674	snippets:
675
676	# Bourne/Korn/POSIX family of shells:
677	[ ${TERM:-foo} = foo ] && TERM=xterm # assume an xterm if we don't know
678	if [ ${TERM:-foo} = xterm ]; then
679	stty -icanon -echo min 0 time 15 # see if enhanced rxvt or not
680	echo -n '^[Z'
681	read term_id
682	stty icanon echo
683	if [ ""${term_id} = '^[[?1;2C' -a ${DISPLAY:-foo} = foo ]; then
684	echo -n '^[[7n' # query the rxvt we are in for the DISPLAY string
685	read DISPLAY # set it in our local shell
686	fi
687	fi
688
689	=item How do I compile the manual pages for myself?
690
691	You need to have a recent version of perl installed as F</usr/bin/perl>,
692	one that comes with F<pod2man>, F<pod2text> and F<pod2html>. Then go to
693	the doc subdirectory and enter C<make alldoc>.
694
695	=item My question isn't answered here, can I ask a human?
696
697	Before sending me mail, you could go to IRC: C<irc.freenode.net>,
698	channel C<#rxvt-unicode> has some rxvt-unicode enthusiasts that might be
699	interested in learning about new and exciting problems (but not FAQs :).
700
701	=back
702
703	=head1 RXVT TECHNICAL REFERENCE	1214	=head1 RXVT-UNICODE TECHNICAL REFERENCE
704
705	=head1 DESCRIPTION
706		1215
707	The rest of this document describes various technical aspects of	1216	The rest of this document describes various technical aspects of
708	B<rxvt-unicode>. First the description of supported command sequences,	1217	B<rxvt-unicode>. First the description of supported command sequences,
709	followed by menu and pixmap support and last by a description of all	1218	followed by pixmap support and last by a description of all features
710	features selectable at C<configure> time.	1219	selectable at C<configure> time.
711		1220
712	=head1 Definitions	1221	=head2 Definitions
713		1222
714	=over 4	1223	=over 4
715		1224
716	=item B<< C<c> >>	1225	=item B<< C<c> >>
717		1226
…		…
735		1244
736	A text parameter composed of printable characters.	1245	A text parameter composed of printable characters.
737		1246
738	=back	1247	=back
739		1248
740	=head1 Values	1249	=head2 Values
741		1250
742	=over 4	1251	=over 4
743		1252
744	=item B<< C<ENQ> >>	1253	=item B<< C<ENQ> >>
745		1254
…		…
788		1297
789	Space Character	1298	Space Character
790		1299
791	=back	1300	=back
792		1301
793	=head1 Escape Sequences	1302	=head2 Escape Sequences
794		1303
795	=over 4	1304	=over 4
796		1305
797	=item B<< C<ESC # 8> >>	1306	=item B<< C<ESC # 8> >>
798		1307
…		…
896		1405
897	=back	1406	=back
898		1407
899	X<CSI>	1408	X<CSI>
900		1409
901	=head1 CSI (Command Sequence Introducer) Sequences	1410	=head2 CSI (Command Sequence Introducer) Sequences
902		1411
903	=over 4	1412	=over 4
904		1413
905	=item B<< C<ESC [ Ps @> >>	1414	=item B<< C<ESC [ Ps @> >>
906		1415
…		…
1176		1685
1177	=back	1686	=back
1178		1687
1179	X<PrivateModes>	1688	X<PrivateModes>
1180		1689
1181	=head1 DEC Private Modes	1690	=head2 DEC Private Modes
1182		1691
1183	=over 4	1692	=over 4
1184		1693
1185	=item B<< C<ESC [ ? Pm h> >>	1694	=item B<< C<ESC [ ? Pm h> >>
1186		1695
…		…
1202		1711
1203	Toggle DEC Private Mode Values (rxvt extension). I<where>	1712	Toggle DEC Private Mode Values (rxvt extension). I<where>
1204		1713
1205	=over 4	1714	=over 4
1206		1715
1207	=item B<< C<Ps = 1> >> (DECCKM)	1716	=item B<< C<Pm = 1> >> (DECCKM)
1208		1717
1209	=begin table	1718	=begin table
1210		1719
1211	B<< C<h> >> Application Cursor Keys	1720	B<< C<h> >> Application Cursor Keys
1212	B<< C<l> >> Normal Cursor Keys	1721	B<< C<l> >> Normal Cursor Keys
1213		1722
1214	=end table	1723	=end table
1215		1724
1216	=item B<< C<Ps = 2> >> (ANSI/VT52 mode)	1725	=item B<< C<Pm = 2> >> (ANSI/VT52 mode)
1217		1726
1218	=begin table	1727	=begin table
1219		1728
1220	B<< C<h> >> Enter VT52 mode	1729	B<< C<h> >> Enter VT52 mode
1221	B<< C<l> >> Enter VT52 mode	1730	B<< C<l> >> Enter VT52 mode
1222		1731
1223	=end table	1732	=end table
1224		1733
1225	=item B<< C<Ps = 3> >>	1734	=item B<< C<Pm = 3> >>
1226		1735
1227	=begin table	1736	=begin table
1228		1737
1229	B<< C<h> >> 132 Column Mode (DECCOLM)	1738	B<< C<h> >> 132 Column Mode (DECCOLM)
1230	B<< C<l> >> 80 Column Mode (DECCOLM)	1739	B<< C<l> >> 80 Column Mode (DECCOLM)
1231		1740
1232	=end table	1741	=end table
1233		1742
1234	=item B<< C<Ps = 4> >>	1743	=item B<< C<Pm = 4> >>
1235		1744
1236	=begin table	1745	=begin table
1237		1746
1238	B<< C<h> >> Smooth (Slow) Scroll (DECSCLM)	1747	B<< C<h> >> Smooth (Slow) Scroll (DECSCLM)
1239	B<< C<l> >> Jump (Fast) Scroll (DECSCLM)	1748	B<< C<l> >> Jump (Fast) Scroll (DECSCLM)
1240		1749
1241	=end table	1750	=end table
1242		1751
1243	=item B<< C<Ps = 5> >>	1752	=item B<< C<Pm = 5> >>
1244		1753
1245	=begin table	1754	=begin table
1246		1755
1247	B<< C<h> >> Reverse Video (DECSCNM)	1756	B<< C<h> >> Reverse Video (DECSCNM)
1248	B<< C<l> >> Normal Video (DECSCNM)	1757	B<< C<l> >> Normal Video (DECSCNM)
1249		1758
1250	=end table	1759	=end table
1251		1760
1252	=item B<< C<Ps = 6> >>	1761	=item B<< C<Pm = 6> >>
1253		1762
1254	=begin table	1763	=begin table
1255		1764
1256	B<< C<h> >> Origin Mode (DECOM)	1765	B<< C<h> >> Origin Mode (DECOM)
1257	B<< C<l> >> Normal Cursor Mode (DECOM)	1766	B<< C<l> >> Normal Cursor Mode (DECOM)
1258		1767
1259	=end table	1768	=end table
1260		1769
1261	=item B<< C<Ps = 7> >>	1770	=item B<< C<Pm = 7> >>
1262		1771
1263	=begin table	1772	=begin table
1264		1773
1265	B<< C<h> >> Wraparound Mode (DECAWM)	1774	B<< C<h> >> Wraparound Mode (DECAWM)
1266	B<< C<l> >> No Wraparound Mode (DECAWM)	1775	B<< C<l> >> No Wraparound Mode (DECAWM)
1267		1776
1268	=end table	1777	=end table
1269		1778
1270	=item B<< C<Ps = 8> >> I<unimplemented>	1779	=item B<< C<Pm = 8> >> I<unimplemented>
1271		1780
1272	=begin table	1781	=begin table
1273		1782
1274	B<< C<h> >> Auto-repeat Keys (DECARM)	1783	B<< C<h> >> Auto-repeat Keys (DECARM)
1275	B<< C<l> >> No Auto-repeat Keys (DECARM)	1784	B<< C<l> >> No Auto-repeat Keys (DECARM)
1276		1785
1277	=end table	1786	=end table
1278		1787
1279	=item B<< C<Ps = 9> >> X10 XTerm	1788	=item B<< C<Pm = 9> >> X10 XTerm
1280		1789
1281	=begin table	1790	=begin table
1282		1791
1283	B<< C<h> >> Send Mouse X & Y on button press.	1792	B<< C<h> >> Send Mouse X & Y on button press.
1284	B<< C<l> >> No mouse reporting.	1793	B<< C<l> >> No mouse reporting.
1285		1794
1286	=end table	1795	=end table
1287		1796
1288	=item B<< C<Ps = 10> >> (B<rxvt>)
1289
1290	=begin table
1291
1292	B<< C<h> >> menuBar visible
1293	B<< C<l> >> menuBar invisible
1294
1295	=end table
1296
1297	=item B<< C<Ps = 25> >>	1797	=item B<< C<Pm = 25> >>
1298		1798
1299	=begin table	1799	=begin table
1300		1800
1301	B<< C<h> >> Visible cursor {cnorm/cvvis}	1801	B<< C<h> >> Visible cursor {cnorm/cvvis}
1302	B<< C<l> >> Invisible cursor {civis}	1802	B<< C<l> >> Invisible cursor {civis}
1303		1803
1304	=end table	1804	=end table
1305		1805
1306	=item B<< C<Ps = 30> >>	1806	=item B<< C<Pm = 30> >>
1307		1807
1308	=begin table	1808	=begin table
1309		1809
1310	B<< C<h> >> scrollBar visisble	1810	B<< C<h> >> scrollBar visisble
1311	B<< C<l> >> scrollBar invisisble	1811	B<< C<l> >> scrollBar invisisble
1312		1812
1313	=end table	1813	=end table
1314		1814
1315	=item B<< C<Ps = 35> >> (B<rxvt>)	1815	=item B<< C<Pm = 35> >> (B<rxvt>)
1316		1816
1317	=begin table	1817	=begin table
1318		1818
1319	B<< C<h> >> Allow XTerm Shift+key sequences	1819	B<< C<h> >> Allow XTerm Shift+key sequences
1320	B<< C<l> >> Disallow XTerm Shift+key sequences	1820	B<< C<l> >> Disallow XTerm Shift+key sequences
1321		1821
1322	=end table	1822	=end table
1323		1823
1324	=item B<< C<Ps = 38> >> I<unimplemented>	1824	=item B<< C<Pm = 38> >> I<unimplemented>
1325		1825
1326	Enter Tektronix Mode (DECTEK)	1826	Enter Tektronix Mode (DECTEK)
1327		1827
1328	=item B<< C<Ps = 40> >>	1828	=item B<< C<Pm = 40> >>
1329		1829
1330	=begin table	1830	=begin table
1331		1831
1332	B<< C<h> >> Allow 80/132 Mode	1832	B<< C<h> >> Allow 80/132 Mode
1333	B<< C<l> >> Disallow 80/132 Mode	1833	B<< C<l> >> Disallow 80/132 Mode
1334		1834
1335	=end table	1835	=end table
1336		1836
1337	=item B<< C<Ps = 44> >> I<unimplemented>	1837	=item B<< C<Pm = 44> >> I<unimplemented>
1338		1838
1339	=begin table	1839	=begin table
1340		1840
1341	B<< C<h> >> Turn On Margin Bell	1841	B<< C<h> >> Turn On Margin Bell
1342	B<< C<l> >> Turn Off Margin Bell	1842	B<< C<l> >> Turn Off Margin Bell
1343		1843
1344	=end table	1844	=end table
1345		1845
1346	=item B<< C<Ps = 45> >> I<unimplemented>	1846	=item B<< C<Pm = 45> >> I<unimplemented>
1347		1847
1348	=begin table	1848	=begin table
1349		1849
1350	B<< C<h> >> Reverse-wraparound Mode	1850	B<< C<h> >> Reverse-wraparound Mode
1351	B<< C<l> >> No Reverse-wraparound Mode	1851	B<< C<l> >> No Reverse-wraparound Mode
1352		1852
1353	=end table	1853	=end table
1354		1854
1355	=item B<< C<Ps = 46> >> I<unimplemented>	1855	=item B<< C<Pm = 46> >> I<unimplemented>
1356		1856
1357	=item B<< C<Ps = 47> >>	1857	=item B<< C<Pm = 47> >>
1358		1858
1359	=begin table	1859	=begin table
1360		1860
1361	B<< C<h> >> Use Alternate Screen Buffer	1861	B<< C<h> >> Use Alternate Screen Buffer
1362	B<< C<l> >> Use Normal Screen Buffer	1862	B<< C<l> >> Use Normal Screen Buffer
1363		1863
1364	=end table	1864	=end table
1365		1865
1366	X<Priv66>	1866	X<Priv66>
1367		1867
1368	=item B<< C<Ps = 66> >>	1868	=item B<< C<Pm = 66> >>
1369		1869
1370	=begin table	1870	=begin table
1371		1871
1372	B<< C<h> >> Application Keypad (DECPAM) == C<ESC =>	1872	B<< C<h> >> Application Keypad (DECPAM) == C<ESC =>
1373	B<< C<l> >> Normal Keypad (DECPNM) == C<< ESC > >>	1873	B<< C<l> >> Normal Keypad (DECPNM) == C<< ESC > >>
1374		1874
1375	=end table	1875	=end table
1376		1876
1377	=item B<< C<Ps = 67> >>	1877	=item B<< C<Pm = 67> >>
1378		1878
1379	=begin table	1879	=begin table
1380		1880
1381	B<< C<h> >> Backspace key sends B<< C<BS> (DECBKM) >>	1881	B<< C<h> >> Backspace key sends B<< C<BS> (DECBKM) >>
1382	B<< C<l> >> Backspace key sends B<< C<DEL> >>	1882	B<< C<l> >> Backspace key sends B<< C<DEL> >>
1383		1883
1384	=end table	1884	=end table
1385		1885
1386	=item B<< C<Ps = 1000> >> (X11 XTerm)	1886	=item B<< C<Pm = 1000> >> (X11 XTerm)
1387		1887
1388	=begin table	1888	=begin table
1389		1889
1390	B<< C<h> >> Send Mouse X & Y on button press and release.	1890	B<< C<h> >> Send Mouse X & Y on button press and release.
1391	B<< C<l> >> No mouse reporting.	1891	B<< C<l> >> No mouse reporting.
1392		1892
1393	=end table	1893	=end table
1394		1894
1395	=item B<< C<Ps = 1001> >> (X11 XTerm) I<unimplemented>	1895	=item B<< C<Pm = 1001> >> (X11 XTerm) I<unimplemented>
1396		1896
1397	=begin table	1897	=begin table
1398		1898
1399	B<< C<h> >> Use Hilite Mouse Tracking.	1899	B<< C<h> >> Use Hilite Mouse Tracking.
1400	B<< C<l> >> No mouse reporting.	1900	B<< C<l> >> No mouse reporting.
1401		1901
1402	=end table	1902	=end table
1403		1903
1404	=item B<< C<Ps = 1010> >> (B<rxvt>)	1904	=item B<< C<Pm = 1010> >> (B<rxvt>)
1405		1905
1406	=begin table	1906	=begin table
1407		1907
1408	B<< C<h> >> Don't scroll to bottom on TTY output	1908	B<< C<h> >> Don't scroll to bottom on TTY output
1409	B<< C<l> >> Scroll to bottom on TTY output	1909	B<< C<l> >> Scroll to bottom on TTY output
1410		1910
1411	=end table	1911	=end table
1412		1912
1413	=item B<< C<Ps = 1011> >> (B<rxvt>)	1913	=item B<< C<Pm = 1011> >> (B<rxvt>)
1414		1914
1415	=begin table	1915	=begin table
1416		1916
1417	B<< C<h> >> Scroll to bottom when a key is pressed	1917	B<< C<h> >> Scroll to bottom when a key is pressed
1418	B<< C<l> >> Don't scroll to bottom when a key is pressed	1918	B<< C<l> >> Don't scroll to bottom when a key is pressed
1419		1919
1420	=end table	1920	=end table
1421		1921
		1922	=item B<< C<Pm = 1021> >> (B<rxvt>)
		1923
		1924	=begin table
		1925
		1926	B<< C<h> >> Bold/italic implies high intensity (see option B<-is>)
		1927	B<< C<l> >> Font styles have no effect on intensity (Compile styles)
		1928
		1929	=end table
		1930
1422	=item B<< C<Ps = 1047> >>	1931	=item B<< C<Pm = 1047> >>
1423		1932
1424	=begin table	1933	=begin table
1425		1934
1426	B<< C<h> >> Use Alternate Screen Buffer	1935	B<< C<h> >> Use Alternate Screen Buffer
1427	B<< C<l> >> Use Normal Screen Buffer - clear Alternate Screen Buffer if returning from it	1936	B<< C<l> >> Use Normal Screen Buffer - clear Alternate Screen Buffer if returning from it
1428		1937
1429	=end table	1938	=end table
1430		1939
1431	=item B<< C<Ps = 1048> >>	1940	=item B<< C<Pm = 1048> >>
1432		1941
1433	=begin table	1942	=begin table
1434		1943
1435	B<< C<h> >> Save cursor position	1944	B<< C<h> >> Save cursor position
1436	B<< C<l> >> Restore cursor position	1945	B<< C<l> >> Restore cursor position
1437		1946
1438	=end table	1947	=end table
1439		1948
1440	=item B<< C<Ps = 1049> >>	1949	=item B<< C<Pm = 1049> >>
1441		1950
1442	=begin table	1951	=begin table
1443		1952
1444	B<< C<h> >> Use Alternate Screen Buffer - clear Alternate Screen Buffer if switching to it	1953	B<< C<h> >> Use Alternate Screen Buffer - clear Alternate Screen Buffer if switching to it
1445	B<< C<l> >> Use Normal Screen Buffer	1954	B<< C<l> >> Use Normal Screen Buffer
…		…
1450		1959
1451	=back	1960	=back
1452		1961
1453	X<XTerm>	1962	X<XTerm>
1454		1963
1455	=head1 XTerm Operating System Commands	1964	=head2 XTerm Operating System Commands
1456		1965
1457	=over 4	1966	=over 4
1458		1967
1459	=item B<< C<ESC ] Ps;Pt ST> >>	1968	=item B<< C<ESC ] Ps;Pt ST> >>
1460		1969
…		…
1472	B<< C<Ps = 10> >> Change colour of text foreground to B<< C<Pt> >> B<(NB: may change in future)>	1981	B<< C<Ps = 10> >> Change colour of text foreground to B<< C<Pt> >> B<(NB: may change in future)>
1473	B<< C<Ps = 11> >> Change colour of text background to B<< C<Pt> >> B<(NB: may change in future)>	1982	B<< C<Ps = 11> >> Change colour of text background to B<< C<Pt> >> B<(NB: may change in future)>
1474	B<< C<Ps = 12> >> Change colour of text cursor foreground to B<< C<Pt> >>	1983	B<< C<Ps = 12> >> Change colour of text cursor foreground to B<< C<Pt> >>
1475	B<< C<Ps = 13> >> Change colour of mouse foreground to B<< C<Pt> >>	1984	B<< C<Ps = 13> >> Change colour of mouse foreground to B<< C<Pt> >>
1476	B<< C<Ps = 17> >> Change colour of highlight characters to B<< C<Pt> >>	1985	B<< C<Ps = 17> >> Change colour of highlight characters to B<< C<Pt> >>
1477	B<< C<Ps = 18> >> Change colour of bold characters to B<< C<Pt> >>	1986	B<< C<Ps = 18> >> Change colour of bold characters to B<< C<Pt> >> [deprecated, see 706]
1478	B<< C<Ps = 19> >> Change colour of underlined characters to B<< C<Pt> >>	1987	B<< C<Ps = 19> >> Change colour of underlined characters to B<< C<Pt> >> [deprecated, see 707]
1479	B<< C<Ps = 20> >> Change default background to B<< C<Pt> >>	1988	B<< C<Ps = 20> >> Change background pixmap parameters (see section XPM) (Compile XPM).
1480	B<< C<Ps = 39> >> Change default foreground colour to B<< C<Pt> >>.	1989	B<< C<Ps = 39> >> Change default foreground colour to B<< C<Pt> >>.
1481	B<< C<Ps = 46> >> Change Log File to B<< C<Pt> >> I<unimplemented>	1990	B<< C<Ps = 46> >> Change Log File to B<< C<Pt> >> I<unimplemented>
1482	B<< C<Ps = 49> >> Change default background colour to B<< C<Pt> >>.	1991	B<< C<Ps = 49> >> Change default background colour to B<< C<Pt> >>.
1483	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> >>	1992	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> >>
1484	B<< C<Ps = 55> >> Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to B<< C<Pt> >>	1993	B<< C<Ps = 55> >> Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to B<< C<Pt> >>
1485	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).	1994	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).
1486	B<< C<Ps = 703> >> Menubar command B<< C<Pt> >> (Compile menubar).	1995	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>.
1487	B<< C<Ps = 704> >> Change colour of italic characters to B<< C<Pt> >>	1996	B<< C<Ps = 704> >> Change colour of italic characters to B<< C<Pt> >>
1488	B<< C<Ps = 705> >> Change background pixmap tint colour to B<< C<Pt> >> (Compile transparency).	1997	B<< C<Ps = 705> >> Change background pixmap tint colour to B<< C<Pt> >> (Compile transparency).
		1998	B<< C<Ps = 706> >> Change colour of bold characters to B<< C<Pt> >>
		1999	B<< C<Ps = 707> >> Change colour of underlined characters to B<< C<Pt> >>
1489	B<< C<Ps = 710> >> Set normal fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Same as C<Ps = 50>.	2000	B<< C<Ps = 710> >> Set normal fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Same as C<Ps = 50>.
1490	B<< C<Ps = 711> >> Set bold fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles).	2001	B<< C<Ps = 711> >> Set bold fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles).
1491	B<< C<Ps = 712> >> Set italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles).	2002	B<< C<Ps = 712> >> Set italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles).
1492	B<< C<Ps = 713> >> Set bold-italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles).	2003	B<< C<Ps = 713> >> Set bold-italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles).
1493	B<< C<Ps = 720> >> Move viewing window up by B<< C<Pt> >> lines, or clear scrollback buffer if C<Pt = 0> (Compile frills).	2004	B<< C<Ps = 720> >> Move viewing window up by B<< C<Pt> >> lines, or clear scrollback buffer if C<Pt = 0> (Compile frills).
1494	B<< C<Ps = 721> >> Move viewing window down by B<< C<Pt> >> lines, or clear scrollback buffer if C<Pt = 0> (Compile frills).	2005	B<< C<Ps = 721> >> Move viewing window down by B<< C<Pt> >> lines, or clear scrollback buffer if C<Pt = 0> (Compile frills).
		2006	B<< C<Ps = 777> >> Call the perl extension with the given string, which should be of the form C<extension:parameters> (Compile perl).
1495		2007
1496	=end table	2008	=end table
1497		2009
1498	=back	2010	=back
1499
1500	X<menuBar>
1501
1502	=head1 menuBar
1503
1504	B<< The exact syntax used is I<almost> solidified. >>
1505	In the menus, B<DON'T> try to use menuBar commands that add or remove a
1506	menuBar.
1507
1508	Note that in all of the commands, the B<< I</path/> >> I<cannot> be
1509	omitted: use B<./> to specify a menu relative to the current menu.
1510
1511	=head2 Overview of menuBar operation
1512
1513	For the menuBar XTerm escape sequence C<ESC ] 703 ; Pt ST>, the syntax
1514	of C<Pt> can be used for a variety of tasks:
1515
1516	At the top level is the current menuBar which is a member of a circular
1517	linked-list of other such menuBars.
1518
1519	The menuBar acts as a parent for the various drop-down menus, which in
1520	turn, may have labels, separator lines, menuItems and subMenus.
1521
1522	The menuItems are the useful bits: you can use them to mimic keyboard
1523	input or even to send text or escape sequences back to rxvt.
1524
1525	The menuBar syntax is intended to provide a simple yet robust method of
1526	constructing and manipulating menus and navigating through the
1527	menuBars.
1528
1529	The first step is to use the tag B<< [menu:I<name>] >> which creates
1530	the menuBar called I<name> and allows access. You may now or menus,
1531	subMenus, and menuItems. Finally, use the tag B<[done]> to set the
1532	menuBar access as B<readonly> to prevent accidental corruption of the
1533	menus. To re-access the current menuBar for alterations, use the tag
1534	B<[menu]>, make the alterations and then use B<[done]>
1535
1536	X<menuBarCommands>
1537
1538	=head2 Commands
1539
1540	=over 4
1541
1542	=item B<< [menu:+I<name>] >>
1543
1544	access the named menuBar for creation or alteration. If a new menuBar
1545	is created, it is called I<name> (max of 15 chars) and the current
1546	menuBar is pushed onto the stack
1547
1548	=item B<[menu]>
1549
1550	access the current menuBar for alteration
1551
1552	=item B<< [title:+I<string>] >>
1553
1554	set the current menuBar's title to I<string>, which may contain the
1555	following format specifiers:
1556
1557	B<%n> rxvt name (as per the B<-name> command-line option)
1558	B<%v> rxvt version
1559	B<%%> literal B<%> character
1560
1561	=item B<[done]>
1562
1563	set menuBar access as B<readonly>.
1564	End-of-file tag for B<< [read:+I<file>] >> operations.
1565
1566	=item B<< [read:+I<file>] >>
1567
1568	read menu commands directly from I<file> (extension ".menu" will be
1569	appended if required.) Start reading at a line with B<[menu]> or B<<
1570	[menu:+I<name> >> and continuing until B<[done]> is encountered.
1571
1572	Blank and comment lines (starting with B<#>) are ignored. Actually,
1573	since any invalid menu commands are also ignored, almost anything could
1574	be construed as a comment line, but this may be tightened up in the
1575	future ... so don't count on it!.
1576
1577	=item B<< [read:+I<file>;+I<name>] >>
1578
1579	The same as B<< [read:+I<file>] >>, but start reading at a line with
1580	B<< [menu:+I<name>] >> and continuing until B<< [done:+I<name>] >> or
1581	B<[done]> is encountered.
1582
1583	=item B<[dump]>
1584
1585	dump all menuBars to the file B</tmp/rxvt-PID> in a format suitable for
1586	later rereading.
1587
1588	=item B<[rm:name]>
1589
1590	remove the named menuBar
1591
1592	=item B<[rm] [rm:]>
1593
1594	remove the current menuBar
1595
1596	=item B<[rm*] [rm:*]>
1597
1598	remove all menuBars
1599
1600	=item B<[swap]>
1601
1602	swap the top two menuBars
1603
1604	=item B<[prev]>
1605
1606	access the previous menuBar
1607
1608	=item B<[next]>
1609
1610	access the next menuBar
1611
1612	=item B<[show]>
1613
1614	Enable display of the menuBar
1615
1616	=item B<[hide]>
1617
1618	Disable display of the menuBar
1619
1620	=item B<< [pixmap:+I<name>] >>
1621
1622	=item B<< [pixmap:+I<name>;I<scaling>] >>
1623
1624	(set the background pixmap globally
1625
1626	B<< A Future implementation I<may> make this local to the menubar >>)
1627
1628	=item B<< [:+I<command>:] >>
1629
1630	ignore the menu readonly status and issue a I<command> to or a menu or
1631	menuitem or change the ; a useful shortcut for setting the quick arrows
1632	from a menuBar.
1633
1634	=back
1635
1636	X<menuBarAdd>
1637
1638	=head2 Adding and accessing menus
1639
1640	The following commands may also be B<+> prefixed.
1641
1642	=over 4
1643
1644	=item B</+>
1645
1646	access menuBar top level
1647
1648	=item B<./+>
1649
1650	access current menu level
1651
1652	=item B<../+>
1653
1654	access parent menu (1 level up)
1655
1656	=item B<../../>
1657
1658	access parent menu (multiple levels up)
1659
1660	=item B<< I</path/>menu >>
1661
1662	add/access menu
1663
1664	=item B<< I</path/>menu/* >>
1665
1666	add/access menu and clear it if it exists
1667
1668	=item B<< I</path/>{-} >>
1669
1670	add separator
1671
1672	=item B<< I</path/>{item} >>
1673
1674	add B<item> as a label
1675
1676	=item B<< I</path/>{item} action >>
1677
1678	add/alter I<menuitem> with an associated I<action>
1679
1680	=item B<< I</path/>{item}{right-text} >>
1681
1682	add/alter I<menuitem> with B<right-text> as the right-justified text
1683	and as the associated I<action>
1684
1685	=item B<< I</path/>{item}{rtext} action >>
1686
1687	add/alter I<menuitem> with an associated I<action> and with B<rtext> as
1688	the right-justified text.
1689
1690	=back
1691
1692	=over 4
1693
1694	=item Special characters in I<action> must be backslash-escaped:
1695
1696	B<\a \b \E \e \n \r \t \octal>
1697
1698	=item or in control-character notation:
1699
1700	B<^@, ^A .. ^Z .. ^_, ^?>
1701
1702	=back
1703
1704	To send a string starting with a B<NUL> (B<^@>) character to the
1705	program, start I<action> with a pair of B<NUL> characters (B<^@^@>),
1706	the first of which will be stripped off and the balance directed to the
1707	program. Otherwise if I<action> begins with B<NUL> followed by
1708	non-+B<NUL> characters, the leading B<NUL> is stripped off and the
1709	balance is sent back to rxvt.
1710
1711	As a convenience for the many Emacs-type editors, I<action> may start
1712	with B<M-> (eg, B<M-$> is equivalent to B<\E$>) and a B<CR> will be
1713	appended if missed from B<M-x> commands.
1714
1715	As a convenience for issuing XTerm B<ESC ]> sequences from a menubar (or
1716	quick arrow), a B<BEL> (B<^G>) will be appended if needed.
1717
1718	=over 4
1719
1720	=item For example,
1721
1722	B<M-xapropos> is equivalent to B<\Exapropos\r>
1723
1724	=item and
1725
1726	B<\E]703;mona;100> is equivalent to B<\E]703;mona;100\a>
1727
1728	=back
1729
1730	The option B<< {I<right-rtext>} >> will be right-justified. In the
1731	absence of a specified action, this text will be used as the I<action>
1732	as well.
1733
1734	=over 4
1735
1736	=item For example,
1737
1738	B</File/{Open}{^X^F}> is equivalent to B</File/{Open}{^X^F} ^X^F>
1739
1740	=back
1741
1742	The left label I<is> necessary, since it's used for matching, but
1743	implicitly hiding the left label (by using same name for both left and
1744	right labels), or explicitly hiding the left label (by preceeding it
1745	with a dot), makes it possible to have right-justified text only.
1746
1747	=over 4
1748
1749	=item For example,
1750
1751	B</File/{Open}{Open} Open-File-Action>
1752
1753	=item or hiding it
1754
1755	B</File/{.anylabel}{Open} Open-File-Action>
1756
1757	=back
1758
1759	X<menuBarRemove>
1760
1761	=head2 Removing menus
1762
1763	=over 4
1764
1765	=item B<< -/*+ >>
1766
1767	remove all menus from the menuBar, the same as B<[clear]>
1768
1769	=item B<< -+I</path>menu+ >>
1770
1771	remove menu
1772
1773	=item B<< -+I</path>{item}+ >>
1774
1775	remove item
1776
1777	=item B<< -+I</path>{-} >>
1778
1779	remove separator)
1780
1781	=item B<-/path/menu/*>
1782
1783	remove all items, separators and submenus from menu
1784
1785	=back
1786
1787	X<menuBarArrows>
1788
1789	=head2 Quick Arrows
1790
1791	The menus also provide a hook for I<quick arrows> to provide easier
1792	user access. If nothing has been explicitly set, the default is to
1793	emulate the curror keys. The syntax permits each arrow to be altered
1794	individually or all four at once without re-entering their common
1795	beginning/end text. For example, to explicitly associate cursor actions
1796	with the arrows, any of the following forms could be used:
1797
1798	=over 4
1799
1800	=item B<< <r>+I<Right> >>
1801
1802	=item B<< <l>+I<Left> >>
1803
1804	=item B<< <u>+I<Up> >>
1805
1806	=item B<< <d>+I<Down> >>
1807
1808	Define actions for the respective arrow buttons
1809
1810	=item B<< <b>+I<Begin> >>
1811
1812	=item B<< <e>+I<End> >>
1813
1814	Define common beginning/end parts for I<quick arrows> which used in
1815	conjunction with the above <r> <l> <u> <d> constructs
1816
1817	=back
1818
1819	=over 4
1820
1821	=item For example, define arrows individually,
1822
1823	<u>\E[A
1824
1825	<d>\E[B
1826
1827	<r>\E[C
1828
1829	<l>\E[D
1830
1831	=item or all at once
1832
1833	<u>\E[AZ<><d>\E[BZ<><r>\E[CZ<><l>\E[D
1834
1835	=item or more compactly (factoring out common parts)
1836
1837	<b>\E[<u>AZ<><d>BZ<><r>CZ<><l>D
1838
1839	=back
1840
1841	X<menuBarSummary>
1842
1843	=head2 Command Summary
1844
1845	A short summary of the most I<common> commands:
1846
1847	=over 4
1848
1849	=item [menu:name]
1850
1851	use an existing named menuBar or start a new one
1852
1853	=item [menu]
1854
1855	use the current menuBar
1856
1857	=item [title:string]
1858
1859	set menuBar title
1860
1861	=item [done]
1862
1863	set menu access to readonly and, if reading from a file, signal EOF
1864
1865	=item [done:name]
1866
1867	if reading from a file using [read:file;name] signal EOF
1868
1869	=item [rm:name]
1870
1871	remove named menuBar(s)
1872
1873	=item [rm] [rm:]
1874
1875	remove current menuBar
1876
1877	=item [rm*] [rm:*]
1878
1879	remove all menuBar(s)
1880
1881	=item [swap]
1882
1883	swap top two menuBars
1884
1885	=item [prev]
1886
1887	access the previous menuBar
1888
1889	=item [next]
1890
1891	access the next menuBar
1892
1893	=item [show]
1894
1895	map menuBar
1896
1897	=item [hide]
1898
1899	unmap menuBar
1900
1901	=item [pixmap;file]
1902
1903	=item [pixmap;file;scaling]
1904
1905	set a background pixmap
1906
1907	=item [read:file]
1908
1909	=item [read:file;name]
1910
1911	read in a menu from a file
1912
1913	=item [dump]
1914
1915	dump out all menuBars to /tmp/rxvt-PID
1916
1917	=item /
1918
1919	access menuBar top level
1920
1921	=item ./
1922
1923	=item ../
1924
1925	=item ../../
1926
1927	access current or parent menu level
1928
1929	=item /path/menu
1930
1931	add/access menu
1932
1933	=item /path/{-}
1934
1935	add separator
1936
1937	=item /path/{item}{rtext} action
1938
1939	add/alter menu item
1940
1941	=item -/*
1942
1943	remove all menus from the menuBar
1944
1945	=item -/path/menu
1946
1947	remove menu items, separators and submenus from menu
1948
1949	=item -/path/menu
1950
1951	remove menu
1952
1953	=item -/path/{item}
1954
1955	remove item
1956
1957	=item -/path/{-}
1958
1959	remove separator
1960
1961	=item <b>Begin<r>Right<l>Left<u>Up<d>Down<e>End
1962
1963	menu quick arrows
1964
1965	=back
1966	X<XPM>
1967		2011
1968	=head1 XPM	2012	=head1 XPM
1969		2013
1970	For the XPM XTerm escape sequence B<< C<ESC ] 20 ; Pt ST> >> then value	2014	For the XPM XTerm escape sequence B<< C<ESC ] 20 ; Pt ST> >> then value
1971	of B<< C<Pt> >> can be the name of the background pixmap followed by a	2015	of B<< C<Pt> >> can be the name of the background pixmap followed by a
…		…
2069	=begin table	2113	=begin table
2070		2114
2071	4 Shift	2115	4 Shift
2072	8 Meta	2116	8 Meta
2073	16 Control	2117	16 Control
2074	32 Double Click I<(Rxvt extension)>	2118	32 Double Click I<(rxvt extension)>
2075		2119
2076	=end table	2120	=end table
2077		2121
2078	Col = B<< C<< <x> - SPACE >> >>	2122	Col = B<< C<< <x> - SPACE >> >>
2079		2123
…		…
2156	=end table	2200	=end table
2157		2201
2158	=head1 CONFIGURE OPTIONS	2202	=head1 CONFIGURE OPTIONS
2159		2203
2160	General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration	2204	General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration
2161	hasn't been tested well. Either try with --enable-everything or use the	2205	hasn't been tested well. Either try with C<--enable-everything> or use
2162	./reconf script as a base for experiments. ./reconf is used by myself,	2206	the default configuration (i.e. C<--enable-xxx> or C<--disable-xxx>). Of
2163	so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should always	2207	course, you should always report when a combination doesn't work, so it
2164	report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc Lehmann	2208	can be fixed. Marc Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp.de>.
2165	<rxvt@schmorp.de>.	2209
		2210	All
2166		2211
2167	=over 4	2212	=over 4
2168		2213
2169	=item --enable-everything	2214	=item --enable-everything
2170		2215
2171	Add support for all non-multichoice options listed in "./configure	2216	Add (or remove) support for all non-multichoice options listed in "./configure
2172	--help". Note that unlike other enable options this is order dependant.	2217	--help".
		2218
2173	You can specify this and then disable options which this enables by	2219	You can specify this and then disable options you do not like by
2174	I<following> this with the appropriate commands.	2220	I<following> this with the appropriate C<--disable-...> arguments,
		2221	or you can start with a minimal configuration by specifying
		2222	C<--disable-everything> and than adding just the C<--enable-...> arguments
		2223	you want.
2175		2224
2176	=item --enable-xft	2225	=item --enable-xft (default: enabled)
2177		2226
2178	Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts are	2227	Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts are
2179	slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use them, you	2228	slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use them, you
2180	don't pay for them.	2229	don't pay for them.
2181		2230
2182	=item --enable-font-styles	2231	=item --enable-font-styles (default: on)
2183		2232
2184	Add support for B<bold>, I<italic> and B<< I<bold italic> >> font	2233	Add support for B<bold>, I<italic> and B<< I<bold italic> >> font
2185	styles. The fonts can be set manually or automatically.	2234	styles. The fonts can be set manually or automatically.
2186		2235
2187	=item --with-codesets=NAME,...	2236	=item --with-codesets=NAME,... (default: all)
2188		2237
2189	Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups (eu, vn are	2238	Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups (C<eu>, C<vn>
2190	always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character sets). These	2239	are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character sets). These
2191	codeset tables are currently only used for driving X11 core fonts, they	2240	codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts, they are not required
2192	are not required for Xft fonts. Compiling them in will make your binary	2241	for Xft fonts, although having them compiled in lets rxvt-unicode choose
2193	bigger (together about 700kB), but it doesn't increase memory usage unless	2242	replacement fonts more intelligently. Compiling them in will make your
		2243	binary bigger (all of together cost about 700kB), but it doesn't increase
2194	you use an X11 font requiring one of these encodings.	2244	memory usage unless you use a font requiring one of these encodings.
2195		2245
2196	=begin table	2246	=begin table
2197		2247
2198	all all available codeset groups	2248	all all available codeset groups
2199	zh common chinese encodings	2249	zh common chinese encodings
2200	zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs	2250	zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodings
2201	jp common japanese encodings	2251	jp common japanese encodings
2202	jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings	2252	jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
2203	kr korean encodings	2253	kr korean encodings
2204		2254
2205	=end table	2255	=end table
2206		2256
2207	=item --enable-xim	2257	=item --enable-xim (default: on)
2208		2258
2209	Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using	2259	Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using
2210	alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly	2260	alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly
2211	set up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.	2261	set up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
2212		2262
2213	=item --enable-unicode3	2263	=item --enable-unicode3 (default: off)
		2264
		2265	Recommended to stay off unless you really need non-BMP characters.
2214		2266
2215	Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above	2267	Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above
2216	65535 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage	2268	65535 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage
2217	requirements per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet	2269	requirements per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet
2218	support these extra characters, but Xft does.	2270	support these extra characters, but Xft does.
2219		2271
2220	Please note that rxvt-unicode can store unicode code points >65535	2272	Please note that rxvt-unicode can store unicode code points >65535
2221	even without this flag, but the number of such characters is	2273	even without this flag, but the number of such characters is
2222	limited to a view thousand (shared with combining characters,	2274	limited to a few thousand (shared with combining characters,
2223	see next switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them	2275	see next switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them
2224	(input/output and cut&paste still work, though).	2276	(input/output and cut&paste still work, though).
2225		2277
2226	=item --enable-combining	2278	=item --enable-combining (default: on)
2227		2279
2228	Enable automatic composition of combining characters into	2280	Enable automatic composition of combining characters into
2229	composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text	2281	composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text
2230	where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is	2282	where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is
2231	done by using precomposited characters when available or creating	2283	done by using precomposited characters when available or creating
2232	new pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.	2284	new pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
2233		2285
2234	Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed characters	2286	Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed
2235	is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt-unicode will use the	2287	characters is somewhat limited (the 6400 private use characters will be
2236	private use area, extending the number of combinations to 8448). With
2237	--enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists.	2288	(ab-)used). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists.
2238		2289
2239	This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters	2290	This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters
2240	beyond plane 0 (>65535) when --enable-unicode3 was not specified.	2291	beyond plane 0 (>65535) when --enable-unicode3 was not specified.
2241		2292
2242	The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation forms,	2293	The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation forms,
2243	but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to be used (and	2294	but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to be used (and
2244	tell me how these are to be used...).	2295	tell me how these are to be used...).
2245		2296
2246	=item --enable-fallback(=CLASS)	2297	=item --enable-fallback(=CLASS) (default: Rxvt)
2247		2298
2248	When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS	2299	When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS. To
2249	(default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback.	2300	disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback.
2250		2301
2251	=item --with-res-name=NAME	2302	=item --with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
2252		2303
2253	Use the given name (default: urxvt) as default application name when	2304	Use the given name as default application name when
2254	reading resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.	2305	reading resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.
2255		2306
2256	=item --with-res-class=CLASS	2307	=item --with-res-class=CLASS /default: URxvt)
2257		2308
2258	Use the given class (default: URxvt) as default application class	2309	Use the given class as default application class
2259	when reading resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace	2310	when reading resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace
2260	rxvt.	2311	rxvt.
2261		2312
2262	=item --enable-utmp	2313	=item --enable-utmp (default: on)
2263		2314
2264	Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like F<w>) at	2315	Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like F<w>) at
2265	start of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits.	2316	start of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits.
2266		2317
2267	=item --enable-wtmp	2318	=item --enable-wtmp (default: on)
2268		2319
2269	Write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like F<last>) at	2320	Write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like F<last>) at
2270	start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This	2321	start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This
2271	option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified.	2322	option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified.
2272		2323
2273	=item --enable-lastlog	2324	=item --enable-lastlog (default: on)
2274		2325
2275	Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like	2326	Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like
2276	F<lastlogin>) at start of rxvt execution. This option requires	2327	F<lastlogin>) at start of rxvt execution. This option requires
2277	--enable-utmp to also be specified.	2328	--enable-utmp to also be specified.
2278		2329
2279	=item --enable-xpm-background	2330	=item --enable-xpm-background (default: on)
2280		2331
2281	Add support for XPM background pixmaps.	2332	Add support for XPM background pixmaps.
2282		2333
2283	=item --enable-transparency	2334	=item --enable-transparency (default: on)
2284		2335
2285	Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake	2336	Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake
2286	transparency to the term.	2337	transparency to the term.
2287		2338
2288	=item --enable-fading	2339	=item --enable-fading (default: on)
2289		2340
2290	Add support for fading the text when focus is lost.	2341	Add support for fading the text when focus is lost (requires C<--enable-transparency>).
2291		2342
2292	=item --enable-tinting	2343	=item --enable-tinting (default: on)
2293		2344
2294	Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds.	2345	Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires C<--enable-transparency>).
2295		2346
2296	=item --enable-menubar
2297
2298	Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with
2299	dynamic locale switching currently).
2300
2301	=item --enable-rxvt-scroll	2347	=item --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
2302		2348
2303	Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.	2349	Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
2304		2350
2305	=item --enable-next-scroll	2351	=item --enable-next-scroll (default: on)
2306		2352
2307	Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.	2353	Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
2308		2354
2309	=item --enable-xterm-scroll	2355	=item --enable-xterm-scroll (default: on)
2310		2356
2311	Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.	2357	Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
2312		2358
2313	=item --enable-plain-scroll	2359	=item --enable-plain-scroll (default: on)
2314		2360
2315	Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that	2361	Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that
2316	is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for	2362	is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for
2317	many years.	2363	many years.
2318		2364
2319	=item --enable-half-shadow	2365	=item --enable-ttygid (default: off)
2320
2321	Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.
2322	only applicable to rxvt scrollbars.
2323
2324	=item --enable-ttygid
2325		2366
2326	Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if	2367	Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if
2327	your system uses this type of security.	2368	your system uses this type of security.
2328		2369
2329	=item --disable-backspace-key	2370	=item --disable-backspace-key
2330		2371
2331	Disable any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server	2372	Removes any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server do it.
		2373
		2374	=item --disable-delete-key
		2375
		2376	Removes any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server
2332	do it.	2377	do it.
2333		2378
2334	=item --disable-delete-key
2335
2336	Disable any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server
2337	do it.
2338
2339	=item --disable-resources	2379	=item --disable-resources
2340		2380
2341	Remove all resources checking.	2381	Removes any support for resource checking.
2342
2343	=item --enable-xgetdefault
2344
2345	Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
2346	version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist then
2347	~/.Xresources.
2348
2349	Please note that nowadays, things like XIM will automatically pull in and
2350	use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it might be very
2351	small, if nonexistant.
2352
2353	=item --enable-strings
2354
2355	Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
2356	various routines, overriding your system's versions which may
2357	have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries
2358	to link in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many
2359	GNU/Linux systems).
2360		2382
2361	=item --disable-swapscreen	2383	=item --disable-swapscreen
2362		2384
2363	Remove support for swap screen.	2385	Remove support for secondary/swap screen.
2364		2386
2365	=item --enable-frills	2387	=item --enable-frills (default: on)
2366		2388
2367	Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice to	2389	Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice to
2368	have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may want to	2390	have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may want to
2369	disable this.	2391	disable this.
2370		2392
2371	A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by C<--enable-frills> (possibly	2393	A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by C<--enable-frills> (possibly
2372	in combination with other switches) is:	2394	in combination with other switches) is:
2373		2395
2374	MWM-hints	2396	MWM-hints
2375	EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)	2397	EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
		2398	urgency hint
2376	seperate underline colour	2399	seperate underline colour (-underlineColor)
2377	settable border widths and borderless switch	2400	settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
		2401	visual depth selection (-depth)
2378	settable extra linespacing	2402	settable extra linespacing /-lsp)
2379	iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback	2403	iso-14755 5.1 (basic) support
		2404	tripleclickwords (-tcw)
		2405	settable insecure mode (-insecure)
		2406	keysym remapping support
		2407	cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc)
		2408	XEmbed support (-embed)
		2409	user-pty (-pty-fd)
		2410	hold on exit (-hold)
		2411	skip builtin block graphics (-sbg)
		2412	separate highlightcolor support (-hc)
		2413
		2414	It also enables some non-essential features otherwise disabled, such as:
		2415
		2416	some round-trip time optimisations
		2417	nearest color allocation on pseudocolor screens
		2418	UTF8_STRING support for selection
		2419	sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107
2380	backindex and forwardindex escape sequence	2420	backindex and forwardindex escape sequences
		2421	view change/zero scrollback escape sequences
		2422	locale switching escape sequence
2381	window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences	2423	window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
2382	tripleclickwords	2424	rectangular selections
2383	settable insecure mode	2425	trailing space removal for selections
2384	keysym remapping support	2426	verbose X error handling
2385	-embed and -pty-fd options
2386		2427
2387	=item --enable-iso14755	2428	=item --enable-iso14755 (default: on)
2388		2429
2389	Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or	2430	Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or
2390	F<doc/rxvt.1.txt>). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by	2431	F<doc/rxvt.1.txt>). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by
2391	C<--enable-frills>, while support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with	2432	C<--enable-frills>, while support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with
2392	this switch.	2433	this switch.
2393		2434
2394	=item --enable-keepscrolling	2435	=item --enable-keepscrolling (default: on)
2395		2436
2396	Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold	2437	Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold
2397	the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.	2438	the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
2398		2439
2399	=item --enable-mousewheel	2440	=item --enable-mousewheel (default: on)
2400		2441
2401	Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.	2442	Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
2402		2443
2403	=item --enable-slipwheeling	2444	=item --enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
2404		2445
2405	Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an	2446	Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
2406	accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option	2447	accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
2407	requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.	2448	requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
2408		2449
2409	=item --disable-new-selection
2410
2411	Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
2412
2413	=item --enable-dmalloc
2414
2415	Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
2416	http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this or the
2417	next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after compiling to point
2418	DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
2419
2420	You can only use either this option and the following (should
2421	you use either) .
2422
2423	=item --enable-dlmalloc
2424
2425	Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version
2426	See L<http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
2427
2428	=item --enable-smart-resize	2450	=item --enable-smart-resize (default: on)
2429		2451
2430	Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from hot	2452	Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot
2431	keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which is	2453	keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a corner of
2432	closest to a corner of the screen.	2454	the screen in a fixed position.
2433		2455
2434	=item --enable-cursor-blink
2435
2436	Add support for a blinking cursor.
2437
2438	=item --enable-pointer-blank	2456	=item --enable-pointer-blank (default: on)
2439		2457
2440	Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.	2458	Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
2441		2459
2442	=item --with-name=NAME	2460	=item --enable-perl (default: on)
2443		2461
		2462	Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)>
		2463	manpage (F<doc/rxvtperl.txt>) for more info on this feature, or the
		2464	files in F<src/perl-ext/> for the extensions that are installed by
		2465	default. The perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the
		2466	C<PERL> environment variable when running configure. Even when compiled
		2467	in, perl will I<not> be initialised when all extensions have been disabled
		2468	C<-pe "" --perl-ext-common "">, so it should be safe to enable from a
		2469	resource standpoint.
		2470
		2471	=item --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
		2472
2444	Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: C<urxvt>, resulting	2473	Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting
2445	in C<urxvt>, C<urxvtd> etc.). Specify C<--with-name=rxvt> to replace with	2474	in C<urxvt>, C<urxvtd> etc.). Specify C<--with-name=rxvt> to replace with
2446	C<rxvt>.	2475	C<rxvt>.
2447		2476
2448	=item --with-term=NAME	2477	=item --with-term=NAME (default: rxvt-unicode)
2449		2478
2450	Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME (default	2479	Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME.
2451	C<rxvt-unicode>)
2452		2480
2453	=item --with-terminfo=PATH	2481	=item --with-terminfo=PATH
2454		2482
2455	Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree to	2483	Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree to
2456	PATH.	2484	PATH.

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