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1	=head1 NAME	1	=head1 NAME
2		2
3	RXVT REFERENCE - FAQ, command sequences and other background information	3	RXVT REFERENCE - FAQ, command sequences and other background information
4		4
		5	=head1 SYNOPSIS
		6
		7	# set a new font set
		8	printf '\33]50;%s\007' 9x15,xft:Kochi" Mincho"
		9
		10	# change the locale and tell rxvt-unicode about it
		11	export LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.EUC-JP; printf "\33]701;$LC_CTYPE\007"
		12
		13	# set window title
		14	printf '\33]2;%s\007' "new window title"
		15
		16	=head1 DESCRIPTION
		17
		18	This document contains the FAQ, the RXVT TECHNICAL REFERENCE documenting
		19	all escape sequences, and other background information.
		20
		21	The newest version of this document is
		22	also available on the World Wide Web at
		23	L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/checkout/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.
		24
5	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	25	=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
6		26
7	=over 4	27	=over 4
8		28
9	=item How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using?	29	=item How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using?
10		30
11	The version number is displayed with the usage (-h). Also the escape	31	The version number is displayed with the usage (-h). Also the escape
12	sequence C<ESC[8n> sets the window title to the version number.	32	sequence C<ESC [ 8 n> sets the window title to the version number.
		33
		34	=item I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem...
		35
		36	The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode contains large patches that
		37	considerably change the behaviour of rxvt-unicode. Before reporting a
		38	bug to the original rxvt-unicode author please download and install the
		39	genuine version (L<http://software.schmorp.de#rxvt-unicode>) and try to
		40	reproduce the problem. If you cannot, chances are that the problems are
		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
		44	For other problems that also affect the Debian package, you can and
		45	probably should use the Debian BTS, too, because, after all, it's also a
		46	bug in the Debian version and it serves as a reminder for other users that
		47	might encounter the same issue.
13		48
14	=item When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?	49	=item When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?
15		50
16	The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely available	51	The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely available
17	as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often arises).	52	as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often arises).
28	C<TERM=rxvt> or even C<TERM=xterm>, and live with the small number of	63	C<TERM=rxvt> or even C<TERM=xterm>, and live with the small number of
29	problems arising, which includes wrong keymapping, less and different	64	problems arising, which includes wrong keymapping, less and different
30	colours and some refresh errors in fullscreen applications. It's a nice	65	colours and some refresh errors in fullscreen applications. It's a nice
31	quick-and-dirty workaround for rare cases, though.	66	quick-and-dirty workaround for rare cases, though.
32		67
33	If you always want to do this you can either recompile rxvt-unicode with	68	If you always want to do this (and are fine with the consequences) you
34	the desired TERM value or use a resource to set it:	69	can either recompile rxvt-unicode with the desired TERM value or use a
		70	resource to set it:
35		71
36	URxvt.termName: rxvt	72	URxvt.termName: rxvt
37		73
38	If you don't plan to use B<rxvt> (quite common...) you could also replace	74	If you don't plan to use B<rxvt> (quite common...) you could also replace
39	the rxvt terminfo file with the rxvt-unicode one.	75	the rxvt terminfo file with the rxvt-unicode one.
40		76
		77	=item C<bash>'s readline does not work correctly under @@RXVT_NAME@@.
		78
41	=item I need a termcap file entry.	79	=item I need a termcap file entry.
		80
		81	One reason you might want this is that some distributions or operating
		82	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
		84	for C<rxvt-unicode>.
42		85
43	You could use rxvt's termcap entry with resonable results in many cases.	86	You could use rxvt's termcap entry with resonable results in many cases.
44	You can also create a termcap entry by using terminfo's infocmp program	87	You can also create a termcap entry by using terminfo's infocmp program
45	like this:	88	like this:
46		89
47	infocmp -C rxvt-unicode	90	infocmp -C rxvt-unicode
48		91
49	OR you could this termcap entry:	92	Or you could use this termcap entry, generated by the command above:
50		93
51	rxvt-unicode\|rxvt-unicode terminal (X Window System):\	94	rxvt-unicode\|rxvt-unicode terminal (X Window System):\
52	:am:bw:eo:km:mi:ms:xn:xo:\	95	:am:bw:eo:km:mi:ms:xn:xo:\
53	:co#80:it#8:li#24:\	96	:co#80:it#8:li#24:lm#0:\
54	:AL=\E[%dL:DC=\E[%dP:DL=\E[%dM:DO=\E[%dB:IC=\E[%d@:\	97	:AL=\E[%dL:DC=\E[%dP:DL=\E[%dM:DO=\E[%dB:IC=\E[%d@:\
55	:K1=\EOw:K2=\EOu:K3=\EOy:K4=\EOq:K5=\EOs:LE=\E[%dD:\	98	:K1=\EOw:K2=\EOu:K3=\EOy:K4=\EOq:K5=\EOs:LE=\E[%dD:\
56	:RI=\E[%dC:SF=\E[%dS:SR=\E[%dT:UP=\E[%dA:ae=^O:al=\E[L:\	99	:RI=\E[%dC:SF=\E[%dS:SR=\E[%dT:UP=\E[%dA:ae=^O:al=\E[L:\
57	:as=^N:bl=^G:cd=\E[J:ce=\E[K:cl=\E[H\E[2J:cm=\E[%i%d;%dH:\	100	:as=^N:bl=^G:cd=\E[J:ce=\E[K:cl=\E[H\E[2J:cm=\E[%i%d;%dH:\
58	:cr=^M:cs=\E[%i%d;%dr:ct=\E[3g:dc=\E[P:dl=\E[M:do=^J:\	101	:cr=^M:cs=\E[%i%d;%dr:ct=\E[3g:dc=\E[P:dl=\E[M:do=^J:\
59	:ec=\E[%dX:ei=\E[4l:ho=\E[H:i1=\E[?47l\E=\E[?1l:ic=\E[@:\	102	:ec=\E[%dX:ei=\E[4l:ho=\E[H:i1=\E[?47l\E=\E[?1l:ic=\E[@:\
60	:im=\E[4h:is=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;3;4;6l\E[4l:\	103	:im=\E[4h:is=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;3;4;6l\E[4l:\
61	:k0=\E[21~:k1=\E[11~:k2=\E[12~:k3=\E[13~:k4=\E[14~:\	104	:k1=\E[11~:k2=\E[12~:k3=\E[13~:k4=\E[14~:k5=\E[15~:\
62	:k5=\E[15~:k6=\E[17~:k7=\E[18~:k8=\E[19~:k9=\E[20~:\	105	:k6=\E[17~:k7=\E[18~:k8=\E[19~:k9=\E[20~:kD=\E[3~:\
63	:kD=\E[3~:kI=\E[2~:kN=\E[6~:kP=\E[5~:kb=\177:kd=\EOB:\	106	:kI=\E[2~:kN=\E[6~:kP=\E[5~:kb=\177:kd=\EOB:ke=\E[?1l\E>:\
64	:ke=\E[?1l\E>:kh=\E[7~:kl=\EOD:kr=\EOC:ks=\E[?1h\E=:\	107	:kh=\E[7~:kl=\EOD:kr=\EOC:ks=\E[?1h\E=:ku=\EOA:le=^H:\
65	:ku=\EOA:le=^H:mb=\E[5m:md=\E[1m:me=\E[m\017:mr=\E[7m:\	108	:mb=\E[5m:md=\E[1m:me=\E[m\017:mr=\E[7m:nd=\E[C:rc=\E8:\
66	:nd=\E[C:rc=\E8:sc=\E7:se=\E[27m:sf=^J:so=\E[7m:sr=\EM:\	109	:sc=\E7:se=\E[27m:sf=^J:so=\E[7m:sr=\EM:st=\EH:ta=^I:\
67	:st=\EH:ta=^I:te=\E[r\E[?1049l:ti=\E[?1049h:ue=\E[24m:\	110	:te=\E[r\E[?1049l:ti=\E[?1049h:ue=\E[24m:up=\E[A:\
68	:up=\E[A:us=\E[4m:vb=\E[?5h\E[?5l:ve=\E[?25h:vi=\E[?25l:\	111	:us=\E[4m:vb=\E[?5h\E[?5l:ve=\E[?25h:vi=\E[?25l:\
69	:vs=\E[?25h:	112	:vs=\E[?25h:
70		113
71	=item How can I configure rxvt-unicode so that it looks similar to the original rxvt?	114	=item Why does C<ls> no longer have coloured output?
72		115
73	Felix von Leitner says that these two lines, in your F<.Xdefaults>, will make rxvt-unicode	116	The C<ls> in the GNU coreutils unfortunately doesn't use terminfo to
74	behave similar to the original rxvt:	117	decide wether a terminal has colour, but uses it's own configuration
		118	file. Needless to say, C<rxvt-unicode> is not in it's default file (among
		119	with most other terminals supporting colour). Either add:
75		120
76	URxvt.font: -misc-fixed-medium-r-semicondensed--13-120-75-75-c-60-iso8859-1	121	TERM rxvt-unicode
77	URxvt.boldFont: -misc-fixed-bold-r-semicondensed--13-120-75-75-c-60-iso8859-1	122
		123	to C</etc/DIR_COLORS> or simply add:
		124
		125	alias ls='ls --color=auto'
		126
		127	to your C<.profile> or C<.bashrc>.
		128
		129	=item Why doesn't vim/emacs etc. use the 88 colour mode?
		130
		131	=item Why doesn't vim/emacs etc. make use of italic?
		132
		133	=item Why are the secondary screen-related options not working properly?
		134
		135	Make sure you are using C<TERM=rxvt-unicode>. Some pre-packaged
		136	distributions (most notably Debian GNU/Linux) break rxvt-unicode
		137	by setting C<TERM> to C<rxvt>, which doesn't have these extra
		138	features. Unfortunately, some of these (most notably, again, Debian
		139	GNU/Linux) furthermore fail to even install the C<rxvt-unicode> terminfo
		140	file, so you will need to install it on your own (See the question B<When
		141	I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?> on
		142	how to do this).
		143
		144	=item My numerical keypad acts weird and generates differing output?
		145
		146	Some Debian GNUL/Linux users seem to have this problem, although no
		147	specific details were reported so far. It is possible that this is caused
		148	by the wrong C<TERM> setting, although the details of wether and how
		149	this can happen are unknown, as C<TERM=rxvt> should offer a compatible
		150	keymap. See the answer to the previous question, and please report if that
		151	helped.
78		152
79	=item Rxvt-unicode does not seem to understand the selected encoding?	153	=item Rxvt-unicode does not seem to understand the selected encoding?
80		154
81	=item Unicode does not seem to work?	155	=item Unicode does not seem to work?
82		156
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85	subtly garbled, then you should check your locale settings.	159	subtly garbled, then you should check your locale settings.
86		160
87	Rxvt-unicode must be started with the same C<LC_CTYPE> setting as the	161	Rxvt-unicode must be started with the same C<LC_CTYPE> setting as the
88	programs. Often rxvt-unicode is started in the C<C> locale, while the	162	programs. Often rxvt-unicode is started in the C<C> locale, while the
89	login script running within the rxvt-unicode window changes the locale to	163	login script running within the rxvt-unicode window changes the locale to
90	sth. else, e.h. C<en_GB.UTF-8>. Needless to say, this is not going to work.	164	something else, e.g. C<en_GB.UTF-8>. Needless to say, this is not going to work.
91		165
92	The best thing is to fix your startup environment, as you will likely run	166	The best thing is to fix your startup environment, as you will likely run
93	into other problems. If nothing works you can try this in your .profile.	167	into other problems. If nothing works you can try this in your .profile.
94		168
95	printf '\e]701;%s\007' "$LC_CTYPE"	169	printf '\e]701;%s\007' "$LC_CTYPE"
96		170
97	If this doesn't work, then maybe you use a C<LC_CTYPE> specification not	171	If this doesn't work, then maybe you use a C<LC_CTYPE> specification not
98	supported on your systems. Some systems have a C<locale> command which	172	supported on your systems. Some systems have a C<locale> command which
99	displays this. If it displays sth. like:	173	displays this (also, C<perl -e0> can be used to check locale settings, as
		174	it will complain loudly if it cannot set the locale). If it displays something
		175	like:
100		176
101	locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: ...	177	locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: ...
102		178
103	Then the locale you specified is not supported on your system.	179	Then the locale you specified is not supported on your system.
104		180
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115	your system/os) have specified does not cover all the characters you want	191	your system/os) have specified does not cover all the characters you want
116	to display.	192	to display.
117		193
118	B<rxvt-unicode> makes a best-effort try at finding a replacement	194	B<rxvt-unicode> makes a best-effort try at finding a replacement
119	font. Often the result is fine, but sometimes the chosen font looks	195	font. Often the result is fine, but sometimes the chosen font looks
120	bad. Many fonts have totally strange characters that don't resemble the	196	bad/ugly/wrong. Some fonts have totally strange characters that don't
121	correct glyph at all, and rxvt-unicode lacks the artificial intelligence	197	resemble the correct glyph at all, and rxvt-unicode lacks the artificial
122	to detect that a specific glyph is wrong: it has to believe the font that	198	intelligence to detect that a specific glyph is wrong: it has to believe
123	the characters it contains indeed look correct.	199	the font that the characters it claims to contain indeed look correct.
124		200
125	In that case, select a font of your taste and add it to the font list,	201	In that case, select a font of your taste and add it to the font list,
126	e.g.:	202	e.g.:
127		203
128	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn basefont,font2,font3...	204	@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn basefont,font2,font3...
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130	When rxvt-unicode sees a character, it will first look at the base	206	When rxvt-unicode sees a character, it will first look at the base
131	font. If the base font does not contain the character, it will go to the	207	font. If the base font does not contain the character, it will go to the
132	next font, and so on. Specifying your own fonts will also speed up this	208	next font, and so on. Specifying your own fonts will also speed up this
133	search and use less resources within rxvt-unicode and the X-server.	209	search and use less resources within rxvt-unicode and the X-server.
134		210
135	The only limitation is that all the fonts must not be larger than the base	211	The only limitation is that none of the fonts may be larger than the base
136	font, as the base font defines the principal cell size, which must be the	212	font, as the base font defines the terminal character cell size, which
137	same due to the way terminals work.	213	must be the same due to the way terminals work.
138		214
139	=item Why do some chinese characters look so different than others?	215	=item Why do some chinese characters look so different than others?
140		216
141	This is because there is a difference between script and language --	217	This is because there is a difference between script and language --
142	rxvt-unicode does not know which language the text that is output	218	rxvt-unicode does not know which language the text that is output is,
143	is, as it only knows the unicode character codes. If rxvt-unicode	219	as it only knows the unicode character codes. If rxvt-unicode first
144	first sees a japanese character, it might choose a japanese font for	220	sees a japanese/chinese character, it might choose a japanese font for
145	it. Subsequent japanese characters will take that font. Now, many chinese	221	display. Subsequent japanese characters will use that font. Now, many
146	characters aren't represented in japanese fonts, so when the first	222	chinese characters aren't represented in japanese fonts, so when the first
147	non-japanese character comes up, rxvt-unicode will look for a chinese font	223	non-japanese character comes up, rxvt-unicode will look for a chinese font
148	-- unfortunately at this point, it will still use the japanese font for	224	-- unfortunately at this point, it will still use the japanese font for
149	japanese characters that are also chinese.	225	chinese characters that are also in the japanese font.
150		226
151	The workaround is easy: just tag a chinese font at the end of your font	227	The workaround is easy: just tag a chinese font at the end of your font
152	list (see the previous question). The key is to view the font list as	228	list (see the previous question). The key is to view the font list as
153	a preference list: If you expect more japanese, list a japanese font	229	a preference list: If you expect more japanese, list a japanese font
154	first. If you expect more chinese, put a chinese font first.	230	first. If you expect more chinese, put a chinese font first.
155		231
156	In the future it might be possible to switch preferences at runtime (the	232	In the future it might be possible to switch language preferences at
157	internal data structure has no problem with using different fonts for	233	runtime (the internal data structure has no problem with using different
158	the same character at the same time, but no interface for this has been	234	fonts for the same character at the same time, but no interface for this
159	designed yet).	235	has been designed yet).
		236
		237	Until then, you might get away with switching fonts at runtime (see L<Can
		238	I switch the fonts at runtime?> later in this document).
160		239
161	=item Why does rxvt-unicode sometimes leave pixel droppings?	240	=item Why does rxvt-unicode sometimes leave pixel droppings?
162		241
163	Most fonts were not designed for terminal use, which means that character	242	Most fonts were not designed for terminal use, which means that character
164	size varies a lot. A font that is otherwise fine for terminal use might	243	size varies a lot. A font that is otherwise fine for terminal use might
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170	however: Xft fonts often draw glyphs larger than their acclaimed bounding	249	however: Xft fonts often draw glyphs larger than their acclaimed bounding
171	box, and rxvt-unicode has no way of detecting this (the correct way is to	250	box, and rxvt-unicode has no way of detecting this (the correct way is to
172	ask for the character bounding box, which unfortunately is wrong in these	251	ask for the character bounding box, which unfortunately is wrong in these
173	cases).	252	cases).
174		253
175	It's not clear (to me at least), wether this is a bug in Xft, freetype, or	254	It's not clear (to me at least), wether this is a bug in Xft, freetype,
176	the respective font. If you encounter this problem there is no way to work	255	or the respective font. If you encounter this problem you might try using
177	around this except by using a different font.	256	the C<-lsp> option to give the font more height. If that doesn't work, you
		257	might be forced to use a different font.
178		258
179	All of this is not a problem when using X11 core fonts, as their bounding	259	All of this is not a problem when using X11 core fonts, as their bounding
180	box data is correct.	260	box data is correct.
181		261
182	=item My Compose (Multi_key) key is no longer working.	262	=item My Compose (Multi_key) key is no longer working.
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189	rxvt-unicode will continue without an input method.	269	rxvt-unicode will continue without an input method.
190		270
191	In this case either do not specify a B<preeditStyle> or specify more than	271	In this case either do not specify a B<preeditStyle> or specify more than
192	one pre-edit style, such as B<OverTheSpot,Root,None>.	272	one pre-edit style, such as B<OverTheSpot,Root,None>.
193		273
		274	=item I cannot type C<Ctrl-Shift-2> to get an ASCII NUL character due to ISO 14755
		275
		276	Either try C<Ctrl-2> alone (it often is mapped to ASCII NUL even on
		277	international keyboards) or simply use ISO 14755 support to your
		278	advantage, typing <Ctrl-Shift-0> to get a ASCII NUL. This works for other
		279	codes, too, such as C<Ctrl-Shift-1-d> to type the default telnet escape
		280	character and so on.
		281
194	=item How can I keep rxvt-unicode from using reverse video so much?	282	=item How can I keep rxvt-unicode from using reverse video so much?
195		283
196	First of all, make sure you are running with the right terminfo	284	First of all, make sure you are running with the right terminal settings
197	(C<urxvt>), which will get rid of most of these effects. Then make sure	285	(C<TERM=rxvt-unicode>), which will get rid of most of these effects. Then
198	you have specified colours for italic and bold, as otherwise rxvt-unicode	286	make sure you have specified colours for italic and bold, as otherwise
199	might use reverse video to simulate the effect:	287	rxvt-unicode might use reverse video to simulate the effect:
200		288
201	URxvt*colorBD: white	289	URxvt.colorBD: white
202	URxvt*colorIT: green	290	URxvt.colorIT: green
203		291
204	=item Some programs assume totally weird colours (red instead of blue), how can I fix that?	292	=item Some programs assume totally weird colours (red instead of blue), how can I fix that?
205		293
206	For some unexplainable reason, some programs (i.e. irssi) assume a very	294	For some unexplainable reason, some rare programs assume a very weird
207	weird colour palette when confronted with a terminal with more than the	295	colour palette when confronted with a terminal with more than the standard
208	standard 8 colours (rxvt-unicode supports 88). The right fix is, of	296	8 colours (rxvt-unicode supports 88). The right fix is, of course, to fix
209	course, to fix these programs not to assume non-ISO colours without very	297	these programs not to assume non-ISO colours without very good reasons.
210	good reasons.
211		298
212	In the meantime, you can either edit your C<urxvt> terminfo definition to	299	In the meantime, you can either edit your C<rxvt-unicode> terminfo
213	only claim 8 colour support or use C<TERM=rxvt>, which will fix colours	300	definition to only claim 8 colour support or use C<TERM=rxvt>, which will
214	but keep you from using other rxvt-unicode features.	301	fix colours but keep you from using other rxvt-unicode features.
215		302
216	=item I am on FreeBSD and rxvt-unicode does not seem to work at all.	303	=item I am on FreeBSD and rxvt-unicode does not seem to work at all.
217		304
218	Rxvt-unicode requires the symbol C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> to be defined	305	Rxvt-unicode requires the symbol C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> to be defined
219	in your compile environment, or an implementation that implements it,	306	in your compile environment, or an implementation that implements it,
220	wether it defines the symbol or not. C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> requires that	307	wether it defines the symbol or not. C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> requires that
221	B<wchar_t> is represented as unicode.	308	B<wchar_t> is represented as unicode.
222		309
223	As you might have guessed, FreeBSD does neither define this symobl nor	310	As you might have guessed, FreeBSD does neither define this symobl nor
224	does it support it. Instead, it uses it's own internal representation of	311	does it support it. Instead, it uses it's own internal representation of
225	B<wchar_t>. This is, of course, completely legal.	312	B<wchar_t>. This is, of course, completely fine with respect to standards.
226		313
227	However, C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> is the only sane way to support	314	However, C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> is the only sane way to support
228	multi-language apps in an OS, as using a locale-dependent (and	315	multi-language apps in an OS, as using a locale-dependent (and
229	non-standardized) representation of B<wchar_t> makes it impossible to	316	non-standardized) representation of B<wchar_t> makes it impossible to
230	convert between B<wchar_t> (as used by X11 and your applications) and any	317	convert between B<wchar_t> (as used by X11 and your applications) and any
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238	conversions (which is slow and unreliable in case the OS implements	325	conversions (which is slow and unreliable in case the OS implements
239	encodings slightly different than the terminal emulator).	326	encodings slightly different than the terminal emulator).
240		327
241	The rxvt-unicode author insists that the right way to fix this is in the	328	The rxvt-unicode author insists that the right way to fix this is in the
242	system libraries once and for all, instead of forcing every app to carry	329	system libraries once and for all, instead of forcing every app to carry
243	complete replacements.	330	complete replacements for them :)
244		331
245	=item How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use?	332	=item How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use?
246		333
247	=item Is there an option to switch encodings?	334	=item Is there an option to switch encodings?
248		335
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250	specific "utf-8" mode, such as xterm. In fact, it doesn't even know about	337	specific "utf-8" mode, such as xterm. In fact, it doesn't even know about
251	UTF-8 or any other encodings with respect to terminal I/O.	338	UTF-8 or any other encodings with respect to terminal I/O.
252		339
253	The reasons is that there exists a perfectly fine mechanism for selecting	340	The reasons is that there exists a perfectly fine mechanism for selecting
254	the encoding, doing I/O and (most important) communicating this to all	341	the encoding, doing I/O and (most important) communicating this to all
255	applications so everybody agrees on character properties such as width and	342	applications so everybody agrees on character properties such as width
256	code number. This mechanism is the I<locale>.	343	and code number. This mechanism is the I<locale>. Applications not using
		344	that info will have problems (for example, C<xterm> gets the width of
		345	characters wrong as it uses it's own, locale-independent table under all
		346	locales).
257		347
258	Rxvt-unicode uses the C<LC_CTYPE> locale category to select encoding. All	348	Rxvt-unicode uses the C<LC_CTYPE> locale category to select encoding. All
259	programs doing the same (that is, most) will automatically agree in the	349	programs doing the same (that is, most) will automatically agree in the
260	interpretation of characters.	350	interpretation of characters.
261		351
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268	C<ja_JP.EUC-JP>, i.e. C<language_country.encoding>, but other forms	358	C<ja_JP.EUC-JP>, i.e. C<language_country.encoding>, but other forms
269	(i.e. C<de> or C<german>) are also common.	359	(i.e. C<de> or C<german>) are also common.
270		360
271	Rxvt-unicode ignores all other locale categories, and except for	361	Rxvt-unicode ignores all other locale categories, and except for
272	the encoding, ignores country or language-specific settings,	362	the encoding, ignores country or language-specific settings,
273	i.e. C<de_DE.UTF-8> and C<ja_JP.UTF-8> are the same for rxvt-unicode.	363	i.e. C<de_DE.UTF-8> and C<ja_JP.UTF-8> are the normally same to
		364	rxvt-unicode.
274		365
275	If you want to use a specific encoding you have to make sure you start	366	If you want to use a specific encoding you have to make sure you start
276	rxvt-unicode with the correct C<LC_CTYPE> category.	367	rxvt-unicode with the correct C<LC_CTYPE> category.
277		368
278	=item Can I switch locales at runtime?	369	=item Can I switch locales at runtime?
279		370
280	Yes, using an escape sequence. Try sth. like this, which sets	371	Yes, using an escape sequence. Try something like this, which sets
281	rxvt-unicode's idea of C<LC_CTYPE>.	372	rxvt-unicode's idea of C<LC_CTYPE>.
282		373
283	printf '\e]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS	374	printf '\e]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS
284		375
285	See also the previous question.	376	See also the previous answer.
286		377
287	Sometimes this capability is rather handy when you want to work in one	378	Sometimes this capability is rather handy when you want to work in
288	locale (e.g. C<de_DE.UTF-8>) but some programs don't support UTF-8. For	379	one locale (e.g. C<de_DE.UTF-8>) but some programs don't support it
289	example, I use this script to start C<xjdic>, which first switches to a	380	(e.g. UTF-8). For example, I use this script to start C<xjdic>, which
290	locale supported by xjdic and back later:	381	first switches to a locale supported by xjdic and back later:
291		382
292	printf '\e]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS	383	printf '\e]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS
293	xjdic -js	384	xjdic -js
294	printf '\e]701;%s\007' de_DE.UTF-8	385	printf '\e]701;%s\007' de_DE.UTF-8
295		386
		387	You can also use xterm's C<luit> program, which usually works fine, except
		388	for some locales where character width differs between program- and
		389	rxvt-unicode-locales.
		390
296	=item Can I switch the fonts at runtime?	391	=item Can I switch the fonts at runtime?
297		392
298	Yes, using an escape sequence. Try sth. like this, which has the same	393	Yes, using an escape sequence. Try something like this, which has the same
299	effect as using the C<-fn> switch, and takes effect immediately:	394	effect as using the C<-fn> switch, and takes effect immediately:
300		395
301	printf '\e]50;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"	396	printf '\e]50;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
302		397
303	This is useful if you e.g. work primarily with japanese (and prefer a	398	This is useful if you e.g. work primarily with japanese (and prefer a
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308		403
309	=item Why do italic characters look as if clipped?	404	=item Why do italic characters look as if clipped?
310		405
311	Many fonts have difficulties with italic characters and hinting. For	406	Many fonts have difficulties with italic characters and hinting. For
312	example, the otherwise very nicely hinted font C<xft:Bitstream Vera Sans	407	example, the otherwise very nicely hinted font C<xft:Bitstream Vera Sans
313	Mono> completely fails in it's italic face. A workaround is to enable	408	Mono> completely fails in it's italic face. A workaround might be to
314	freetype autohinting, i.e. like this:	409	enable freetype autohinting, i.e. like this:
315		410
316	URxvt*italicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:italic:autohint=true	411	URxvt.italicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:italic:autohint=true
317	URxvt*boldItalicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:bold:italic:autohint=true	412	URxvt.boldItalicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:bold:italic:autohint=true
318		413
319	=item My input method wants <some encoding> but I want UTF-8, what can I do?	414	=item My input method wants <some encoding> but I want UTF-8, what can I do?
320		415
321	You can specify separate locales for the input method and the rest of the	416	You can specify separate locales for the input method and the rest of the
322	terminal, using the resource C<imlocale>:	417	terminal, using the resource C<imlocale>:
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326	Now you can start your terminal with C<LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.UTF-8> and still	421	Now you can start your terminal with C<LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.UTF-8> and still
327	use your input method. Please note, however, that you will not be able to	422	use your input method. Please note, however, that you will not be able to
328	input characters outside C<EUC-JP> in a normal way then, as your input	423	input characters outside C<EUC-JP> in a normal way then, as your input
329	method limits you.	424	method limits you.
330		425
		426	=item Rxvt-unicode crashes when the X Input Method changes or exits.
		427
		428	Unfortunately, this is unavoidable, as the XIM protocol is racy by
		429	design. Applications can avoid some crashes at the expense of memory
		430	leaks, and Input Methods can avoid some crashes by careful ordering at
		431	exit time. B<kinput2> (and derived input methods) generally succeeds,
		432	while B<SCIM> (or similar input methods) fails. In the end, however,
		433	crashes cannot be completely avoided even if both sides cooperate.
		434
		435	So the only workaround is not to kill your Input Method Servers.
		436
331	=item Rxvt-unicode uses gobs of memory, how can I reduce that?	437	=item Rxvt-unicode uses gobs of memory, how can I reduce that?
332		438
333	Rxvt-unicode tries to obey the rule of not charging you for sth. you	439	Rxvt-unicode tries to obey the rule of not charging you for something you
334	don't use. One thing you should try is to configure out all settings that	440	don't use. One thing you should try is to configure out all settings that
335	you don't need, for example, Xft support is a resource hog by design,	441	you don't need, for example, Xft support is a resource hog by design,
336	when used. Compiling it out ensures that no Xft font will be loaded	442	when used. Compiling it out ensures that no Xft font will be loaded
337	accidentally when rxvt-unicode tries to find a font for your characters.	443	accidentally when rxvt-unicode tries to find a font for your characters.
338		444
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391	resources (or as long-options).	497	resources (or as long-options).
392		498
393	Here are values that are supposed to resemble a VGA screen,	499	Here are values that are supposed to resemble a VGA screen,
394	including the murky brown that passes for low-intensity yellow:	500	including the murky brown that passes for low-intensity yellow:
395		501
396	Rxvt*color0: #000000	502	URxvt.color0: #000000
397	Rxvt*color1: #A80000	503	URxvt.color1: #A80000
398	Rxvt*color2: #00A800	504	URxvt.color2: #00A800
399	Rxvt*color3: #A8A800	505	URxvt.color3: #A8A800
400	Rxvt*color4: #0000A8	506	URxvt.color4: #0000A8
401	Rxvt*color5: #A800A8	507	URxvt.color5: #A800A8
402	Rxvt*color6: #00A8A8	508	URxvt.color6: #00A8A8
403	Rxvt*color7: #A8A8A8	509	URxvt.color7: #A8A8A8
404		510
405	Rxvt*color8: #000054	511	URxvt.color8: #000054
406	Rxvt*color9: #FF0054	512	URxvt.color9: #FF0054
407	Rxvt*color10: #00FF54	513	URxvt.color10: #00FF54
408	Rxvt*color11: #FFFF54	514	URxvt.color11: #FFFF54
409	Rxvt*color12: #0000FF	515	URxvt.color12: #0000FF
410	Rxvt*color13: #FF00FF	516	URxvt.color13: #FF00FF
411	Rxvt*color14: #00FFFF	517	URxvt.color14: #00FFFF
412	Rxvt*color15: #FFFFFF	518	URxvt.color15: #FFFFFF
		519
		520	And here is a more complete set of non-standard colors described (not by
		521	me) as "pretty girly".
		522
		523	URxvt.cursorColor: #dc74d1
		524	URxvt.pointerColor: #dc74d1
		525	URxvt.background: #0e0e0e
		526	URxvt.foreground: #4ad5e1
		527	URxvt.color0: #000000
		528	URxvt.color8: #8b8f93
		529	URxvt.color1: #dc74d1
		530	URxvt.color9: #dc74d1
		531	URxvt.color2: #0eb8c7
		532	URxvt.color10: #0eb8c7
		533	URxvt.color3: #dfe37e
		534	URxvt.color11: #dfe37e
		535	URxvt.color5: #9e88f0
		536	URxvt.color13: #9e88f0
		537	URxvt.color6: #73f7ff
		538	URxvt.color14: #73f7ff
		539	URxvt.color7: #e1dddd
		540	URxvt.color15: #e1dddd
		541
		542	=item How can I start @@RXVT_NAME@@d in a race-free way?
		543
		544	Despite it's name, @@RXVT_NAME@@d is not a real daemon, but more like a
		545	server that answers @@RXVT_NAME@@c's requests, so it doesn't background
		546	itself.
		547
		548	To ensure @@RXVT_NAME@@d is listening on it's socket, you can use the
		549	following method to wait for the startup message before continuing:
		550
		551	{ @@RXVT_NAME@@d & } \| read
413		552
414	=item What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?	553	=item What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?
415		554
416	Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the	555	Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the
417	BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following	556	BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following
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436		575
437	# use Backspace = ^?	576	# use Backspace = ^?
438	$ stty erase ^?	577	$ stty erase ^?
439	$ @@RXVT_NAME@@	578	$ @@RXVT_NAME@@
440		579
441	Toggle with "ESC[36h" / "ESC[36l" as documented in @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).	580	Toggle with C<ESC [ 36 h> / C<ESC [ 36 l> as documented in @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
442		581
443	For an existing rxvt-unicode:	582	For an existing rxvt-unicode:
444		583
445	# use Backspace = ^H	584	# use Backspace = ^H
446	$ stty erase ^H	585	$ stty erase ^H
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455	properly reflects that.	594	properly reflects that.
456		595
457	The Delete key is a another casualty of the ill-defined Backspace problem.	596	The Delete key is a another casualty of the ill-defined Backspace problem.
458	To avoid confusion between the Backspace and Delete keys, the Delete	597	To avoid confusion between the Backspace and Delete keys, the Delete
459	key has been assigned an escape sequence to match the vt100 for Execute	598	key has been assigned an escape sequence to match the vt100 for Execute
460	(ESC[3~) and is in the supplied termcap/terminfo.	599	(C<ESC [ 3 ~>) and is in the supplied termcap/terminfo.
461		600
462	Some other Backspace problems:	601	Some other Backspace problems:
463		602
464	some editors use termcap/terminfo,	603	some editors use termcap/terminfo,
465	some editors (vim I'm told) expect Backspace = ^H,	604	some editors (vim I'm told) expect Backspace = ^H,
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469		608
470	=item I don't like the key-bindings. How do I change them?	609	=item I don't like the key-bindings. How do I change them?
471		610
472	There are some compile-time selections available via configure. Unless	611	There are some compile-time selections available via configure. Unless
473	you have run "configure" with the C<--disable-resources> option you can	612	you have run "configure" with the C<--disable-resources> option you can
474	use the `keysym' resource to alter the keystrings associated with keysym	613	use the `keysym' resource to alter the keystrings associated with keysyms.
475	0xFF00 - 0xFFFF (function, cursor keys, etc).
476		614
477	Here's an example for a tn3270 session started using `@@RXVT_NAME@@ -name tn3270'	615	Here's an example for a URxvt session started using C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -name URxvt>
478		616
479	!# ----- special uses ------:	617	URxvt.keysym.Home: \033[1~
480	! tn3270 login, remap function and arrow keys.	618	URxvt.keysym.End: \033[4~
481	tn3270font: clean-bold----15-*	619	URxvt.keysym.C-apostrophe: \033<C-'>
		620	URxvt.keysym.C-slash: \033<C-/>
		621	URxvt.keysym.C-semicolon: \033<C-;>
		622	URxvt.keysym.C-grave: \033<C-`>
		623	URxvt.keysym.C-comma: \033<C-,>
		624	URxvt.keysym.C-period: \033<C-.>
		625	URxvt.keysym.C-0x60: \033<C-`>
		626	URxvt.keysym.C-Tab: \033<C-Tab>
		627	URxvt.keysym.C-Return: \033<C-Return>
		628	URxvt.keysym.S-Return: \033<S-Return>
		629	URxvt.keysym.S-space: \033<S-Space>
		630	URxvt.keysym.M-Up: \033<M-Up>
		631	URxvt.keysym.M-Down: \033<M-Down>
		632	URxvt.keysym.M-Left: \033<M-Left>
		633	URxvt.keysym.M-Right: \033<M-Right>
		634	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0: list \033<M-C- 0123456789 >
		635	URxvt.keysym.M-C-a: list \033<M-C- abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz >
		636	URxvt.keysym.F12: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
482		637
483	! keysym - used by rxvt only	638	See some more examples in the documentation for the B<keysym> resource.
484	! Delete - ^D
485	tn3270*keysym.0xFFFF: \004
486
487	! Home - ^A
488	tn3270*keysym.0xFF50: \001
489	! Left - ^B
490	tn3270*keysym.0xFF51: \002
491	! Up - ^P
492	tn3270*keysym.0xFF52: \020
493	! Right - ^F
494	tn3270*keysym.0xFF53: \006
495	! Down - ^N
496	tn3270*keysym.0xFF54: \016
497	! End - ^E
498	tn3270*keysym.0xFF57: \005
499
500	! F1 - F12
501	tn3270*keysym.0xFFBE: \e1
502	tn3270*keysym.0xFFBF: \e2
503	tn3270*keysym.0xFFC0: \e3
504	tn3270*keysym.0xFFC1: \e4
505	tn3270*keysym.0xFFC2: \e5
506	tn3270*keysym.0xFFC3: \e6
507	tn3270*keysym.0xFFC4: \e7
508	tn3270*keysym.0xFFC5: \e8
509	tn3270*keysym.0xFFC6: \e9
510	tn3270*keysym.0xFFC7: \e0
511	tn3270*keysym.0xFFC8: \e-
512	tn3270*keysym.0xFFC9: \e=
513
514	! map Prior/Next to F7/F8
515	tn3270*keysym.0xFF55: \e7
516	tn3270*keysym.0xFF56: \e8
517		639
518	=item I'm using keyboard model XXX that has extra Prior/Next/Insert keys.	640	=item I'm using keyboard model XXX that has extra Prior/Next/Insert keys.
519	How do I make use of them? For example, the Sun Keyboard type 4	641	How do I make use of them? For example, the Sun Keyboard type 4
520	has the following mappings that rxvt-unicode doesn't recognize.	642	has the following mappings that rxvt-unicode doesn't recognize.
521		643
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524	F27 == Home	646	F27 == Home
525	F29 == Prior	647	F29 == Prior
526	F33 == End	648	F33 == End
527	F35 == Next	649	F35 == Next
528		650
529	Rather than have rxvt-unicode try to accommodate all the various possible keyboard	651	Rather than have rxvt-unicode try to accommodate all the various possible
530	mappings, it is better to use `xmodmap' to remap the keys as required for	652	keyboard mappings, it is better to use `xmodmap' to remap the keys as
531	your particular machine.	653	required for your particular machine.
532		654
533	=item How do I distinguish if I'm running rxvt-unicode or a regular xterm?	655	=item How do I distinguish wether I'm running rxvt-unicode or a regular xterm?
534	I need this to decide about setting colors etc.	656	I need this to decide about setting colors etc.
535		657
536	rxvt and rxvt-unicode always export the variable "COLORTERM", so you can	658	rxvt and rxvt-unicode always export the variable "COLORTERM", so you can
537	check and see if that is set. Note that several programs, JED, slrn,	659	check and see if that is set. Note that several programs, JED, slrn,
538	Midnight Commander automatically check this variable to decide whether or	660	Midnight Commander automatically check this variable to decide whether or
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575	channel C<#rxvt-unicode> has some rxvt-unicode enthusiasts that might be	697	channel C<#rxvt-unicode> has some rxvt-unicode enthusiasts that might be
576	interested in learning about new and exciting problems (but not FAQs :).	698	interested in learning about new and exciting problems (but not FAQs :).
577		699
578	=back	700	=back
579		701
580	=head1 SYNOPSIS	702	=head1 RXVT TECHNICAL REFERENCE
581
582	# set a new font set
583	printf '\33]50;%s\007' 9x15,xft:Kochi" Mincho"
584
585	# change the locale and tell rxvt-unicode about it
586	export LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.EUC-JP; printf "\33]701;$LC_CTYPE\007"
587
588	# set window title
589	printf '\33]2;%s\007' "new window title"
590		703
591	=head1 DESCRIPTION	704	=head1 DESCRIPTION
592		705
593	The rest of this document describes various technical aspects of	706	The rest of this document describes various technical aspects of
594	B<rxvt-unicode>. First the description of supported command sequences,	707	B<rxvt-unicode>. First the description of supported command sequences,
595	followed by menu and pixmap support and last by a description of all	708	followed by menu and pixmap support and last by a description of all
596	features selectable at C<configure> time.	709	features selectable at C<configure> time.
597		710
598	=head1 RXVT TECHNICAL REFERENCE
599
600	=head1 Definitions	711	=head1 Definitions
601		712
602	=over 4	713	=over 4
603		714
604	=item B<< C<c> >>	715	=item B<< C<c> >>
…		…
732	Single Shift Select of G3 Character Set (SS3): affects next character	843	Single Shift Select of G3 Character Set (SS3): affects next character
733	only I<unimplemented>	844	only I<unimplemented>
734		845
735	=item B<< C<ESC Z> >>	846	=item B<< C<ESC Z> >>
736		847
737	Obsolete form of returns: B<< C<ESC[?1;2C> >> I<rxvt-unicode compile-time option>	848	Obsolete form of returns: B<< C<ESC [ ? 1 ; 2 C> >> I<rxvt-unicode compile-time option>
738		849
739	=item B<< C<ESC c> >>	850	=item B<< C<ESC c> >>
740		851
741	Full reset (RIS)	852	Full reset (RIS)
742		853
…		…
746		857
747	=item B<< C<ESC o> >>	858	=item B<< C<ESC o> >>
748		859
749	Invoke the G3 Character Set (LS3)	860	Invoke the G3 Character Set (LS3)
750		861
751	=item B<< C<ESC> ( C> >>	862	=item B<< C<ESC ( C> >>
752		863
753	Designate G0 Character Set (ISO 2022), see below for values of C<C>.	864	Designate G0 Character Set (ISO 2022), see below for values of C<C>.
754		865
755	=item B<< C<ESC> ) C> >>	866	=item B<< C<ESC ) C> >>
756		867
757	Designate G1 Character Set (ISO 2022), see below for values of C<C>.	868	Designate G1 Character Set (ISO 2022), see below for values of C<C>.
758		869
759	=item B<< C<ESC * C> >>	870	=item B<< C<ESC * C> >>
760		871
…		…
901		1012
902	=item B<< C<ESC [ Ps c> >>	1013	=item B<< C<ESC [ Ps c> >>
903		1014
904	Send Device Attributes (DA)	1015	Send Device Attributes (DA)
905	B<< C<Ps = 0> >> (or omitted): request attributes from terminal	1016	B<< C<Ps = 0> >> (or omitted): request attributes from terminal
906	returns: B<< C<ESC[?1;2c> >> (``I am a VT100 with Advanced Video	1017	returns: B<< C<ESC [ ? 1 ; 2 c> >> (``I am a VT100 with Advanced Video
907	Option'')	1018	Option'')
908		1019
909	=item B<< C<ESC [ Ps d> >>	1020	=item B<< C<ESC [ Ps d> >>
910		1021
911	Cursor to Line B<< C<Ps> >> (VPA)	1022	Cursor to Line B<< C<Ps> >> (VPA)
…		…
1027		1138
1028	=item B<< C<ESC [ s> >>	1139	=item B<< C<ESC [ s> >>
1029		1140
1030	Save Cursor (SC)	1141	Save Cursor (SC)
1031		1142
		1143	=item B<< C<ESC [ Ps;Pt t> >>
		1144
		1145	Window Operations
		1146
		1147	=begin table
		1148
		1149	B<< C<Ps = 1> >> Deiconify (map) window
		1150	B<< C<Ps = 2> >> Iconify window
		1151	B<< C<Ps = 3> >> B<< C<ESC [ 3 ; X ; Y t> >> Move window to (X\|Y)
		1152	B<< C<Ps = 4> >> B<< C<ESC [ 4 ; H ; W t> >> Resize to WxH pixels
		1153	B<< C<Ps = 5> >> Raise window
		1154	B<< C<Ps = 6> >> Lower window
		1155	B<< C<Ps = 7> >> Refresh screen once
		1156	B<< C<Ps = 8> >> B<< C<ESC [ 8 ; R ; C t> >> Resize to R rows and C columns
		1157	B<< C<Ps = 11> >> Report window state (responds with C<Ps = 1> or C<Ps = 2>)
		1158	B<< C<Ps = 13> >> Report window position (responds with C<Ps = 3>)
		1159	B<< C<Ps = 14> >> Report window pixel size (responds with C<Ps = 4>)
		1160	B<< C<Ps = 18> >> Report window text size (responds with C<Ps = 7>)
		1161	B<< C<Ps = 19> >> Currently the same as C<Ps = 18>, but responds with C<Ps = 9>
		1162	B<< C<Ps = 20> >> Reports icon label (B<< C<ESC ] L NAME \234> >>)
		1163	B<< C<Ps = 21> >> Reports window title (B<< C<ESC ] l NAME \234> >>)
		1164	B<< C<Ps = 24..> >> Set window height to C<Ps> rows
		1165
		1166	=end table
		1167
		1168	=item B<< C<ESC [ u> >>
		1169
		1170	Restore Cursor
		1171
1032	=item B<< C<ESC [ Ps x> >>	1172	=item B<< C<ESC [ Ps x> >>
1033		1173
1034	Request Terminal Parameters (DECREQTPARM)	1174	Request Terminal Parameters (DECREQTPARM)
1035
1036	=item B<< C<ESC [ u> >>
1037
1038	Restore Cursor
1039		1175
1040	=back	1176	=back
1041		1177
1042	X<PrivateModes>	1178	X<PrivateModes>
1043		1179
…		…
1412		1548
1413	=item B<< [title:+I<string>] >>	1549	=item B<< [title:+I<string>] >>
1414		1550
1415	set the current menuBar's title to I<string>, which may contain the	1551	set the current menuBar's title to I<string>, which may contain the
1416	following format specifiers:	1552	following format specifiers:
1417	B<%%> : literal B<%> character	1553
1418	B<%n> : rxvt name (as per the B<-name> command-line option)	1554	B<%n> rxvt name (as per the B<-name> command-line option)
1419	B<%v> : rxvt version	1555	B<%v> rxvt version
		1556	B<%%> literal B<%> character
1420		1557
1421	=item B<[done]>	1558	=item B<[done]>
1422		1559
1423	set menuBar access as B<readonly>.	1560	set menuBar access as B<readonly>.
1424	End-of-file tag for B<< [read:+I<file>] >> operations.	1561	End-of-file tag for B<< [read:+I<file>] >> operations.
…		…
1570		1707
1571	As a convenience for the many Emacs-type editors, I<action> may start	1708	As a convenience for the many Emacs-type editors, I<action> may start
1572	with B<M-> (eg, B<M-$> is equivalent to B<\E$>) and a B<CR> will be	1709	with B<M-> (eg, B<M-$> is equivalent to B<\E$>) and a B<CR> will be
1573	appended if missed from B<M-x> commands.	1710	appended if missed from B<M-x> commands.
1574		1711
1575	As a convenience for issuing XTerm B<ESC]> sequences from a menubar (or	1712	As a convenience for issuing XTerm B<ESC ]> sequences from a menubar (or
1576	quick arrow), a B<BEL> (B<^G>) will be appended if needed.	1713	quick arrow), a B<BEL> (B<^G>) will be appended if needed.
1577		1714
1578	=over 4	1715	=over 4
1579		1716
1580	=item For example,	1717	=item For example,
…		…
2089	composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text	2226	composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text
2090	where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is	2227	where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is
2091	done by using precomposited characters when available or creating	2228	done by using precomposited characters when available or creating
2092	new pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.	2229	new pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
2093		2230
2094	Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed	2231	Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed characters
2095	characters is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt will use the	2232	is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt-unicode will use the
2096	private use area, extending the number of combinations to 8448). With	2233	private use area, extending the number of combinations to 8448). With
2097	--enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists. This will also enable	2234	--enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists.
2098	storage of characters >65535.	2235
		2236	This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters
		2237	beyond plane 0 (>65535) when --enable-unicode3 was not specified.
2099		2238
2100	The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation forms,	2239	The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation forms,
2101	but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to be used.	2240	but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to be used (and
		2241	tell me how these are to be used...).
2102		2242
2103	=item --enable-fallback(=CLASS)	2243	=item --enable-fallback(=CLASS)
2104		2244
2105	When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS	2245	When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS
2106	(default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback.	2246	(default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback.
…		…
2198	Remove all resources checking.	2338	Remove all resources checking.
2199		2339
2200	=item --enable-xgetdefault	2340	=item --enable-xgetdefault
2201		2341
2202	Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small	2342	Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
2203	version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist	2343	version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist then
2204	then ~/.Xresources.	2344	~/.Xresources.
		2345
		2346	Please note that nowadays, things like XIM will automatically pull in and
		2347	use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it might be very
		2348	small, if nonexistant.
2205		2349
2206	=item --enable-strings	2350	=item --enable-strings
2207		2351
2208	Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other	2352	Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
2209	various routines, overriding your system's versions which may	2353	various routines, overriding your system's versions which may
…		…
2219		2363
2220	Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice to	2364	Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice to
2221	have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may want to	2365	have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may want to
2222	disable this.	2366	disable this.
2223		2367
		2368	A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by C<--enable-frills> (possibly
		2369	in combination with other switches) is:
		2370
		2371	MWM-hints
		2372	seperate underline colour
		2373	settable border widths and borderless switch
		2374	settable extra linespacing
		2375	extra window properties (e.g. UTF-8 window names and PID)
		2376	iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
		2377	backindex and forwardindex escape sequence
		2378	window op and locale change escape sequences
		2379	tripleclickwords
		2380	settable insecure mode
		2381	keysym remapping support
		2382
2224	=item --enable-iso14755	2383	=item --enable-iso14755
2225		2384
2226	Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or	2385	Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or
2227	F<doc/rxvt.1.txt>). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by	2386	F<doc/rxvt.1.txt>). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by
2228	C<--enable-frills>, while support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with	2387	C<--enable-frills>, while support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with
2229	this switch.	2388	this switch.
2230		2389
2231	=item --enable-linespace
2232
2233	Add support to provide user specified line spacing between text rows.
2234
2235	=item --enable-keepscrolling	2390	=item --enable-keepscrolling
2236		2391
2237	Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold	2392	Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold
2238	the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.	2393	the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
2239		2394
…		…
2280		2435
2281	Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.	2436	Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
2282		2437
2283	=item --with-name=NAME	2438	=item --with-name=NAME
2284		2439
2285	Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: urxvt, resulting in	2440	Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: C<urxvt>, resulting
2286	urxvt, urxvtd etc.). Specify --with-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.	2441	in C<urxvt>, C<urxvtd> etc.). Specify C<--with-name=rxvt> to replace with
		2442	C<rxvt>.
2287		2443
2288	=item --with-term=NAME	2444	=item --with-term=NAME
2289		2445
2290	Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME (default	2446	Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME (default
2291	"rxvt")	2447	C<rxvt-unicode>)
2292		2448
2293	=item --with-terminfo=PATH	2449	=item --with-terminfo=PATH
2294		2450
2295	Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree to	2451	Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree to
2296	PATH.	2452	PATH.

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