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1 | =head1 NAME |
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3 | RXVT REFERENCE - FAQ, command sequences and other background information |
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4 | |
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5 | =head1 SYNOPSIS |
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7 | # set a new font set |
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8 | printf '\33]50;%s\007' 9x15,xft:Kochi" Mincho" |
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10 | # change the locale and tell rxvt-unicode about it |
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11 | export LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.EUC-JP; printf "\33]701;$LC_CTYPE\007" |
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12 | |
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13 | # set window title |
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14 | printf '\33]2;%s\007' "new window title" |
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15 | |
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16 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
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18 | This document contains the FAQ, the RXVT TECHNICAL REFERENCE documenting |
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19 | all escape sequences, and other background information. |
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21 | The newest version of this document is |
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22 | also available on the World Wide Web at |
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23 | L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/*checkout*/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>. |
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25 | =head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS |
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26 | |
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27 | =over 4 |
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28 | |
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29 | =item How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using? |
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31 | The version number is displayed with the usage (-h). Also the escape |
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32 | sequence C<ESC [ 8 n> sets the window title to the version number. |
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34 | =item I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem... |
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36 | The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode in sarge contains large |
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37 | patches that considerably change the behaviour of rxvt-unicode. Before |
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38 | reporting a bug to the original rxvt-unicode author please download and |
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39 | install the genuine version (L<http://software.schmorp.de#rxvt-unicode>) |
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40 | and try to reproduce the problem. If you cannot, chances are that the |
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41 | problems are specific to Debian GNU/Linux, in which case it should be |
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42 | reported via the Debian Bug Tracking System (use C<reportbug> to report |
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43 | the bug). |
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45 | For other problems that also affect the Debian package, you can and |
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46 | probably should use the Debian BTS, too, because, after all, it's also a |
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47 | bug in the Debian version and it serves as a reminder for other users that |
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48 | might encounter the same issue. |
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49 | |
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50 | =item When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data? |
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51 | |
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52 | The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely available |
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53 | as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often arises). |
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55 | The correct solution for this problem is to install the terminfo, this can |
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56 | be done like this (with ncurses' infocmp): |
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58 | REMOTE=remotesystem.domain |
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59 | infocmp rxvt-unicode | ssh $REMOTE "cat >/tmp/ti && tic /tmp/ti" |
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60 | |
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61 | ... or by installing rxvt-unicode normally on the remote system, |
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62 | |
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63 | If you cannot or do not want to do this, then you can simply set |
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64 | C<TERM=rxvt> or even C<TERM=xterm>, and live with the small number of |
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65 | problems arising, which includes wrong keymapping, less and different |
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66 | colours and some refresh errors in fullscreen applications. It's a nice |
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67 | quick-and-dirty workaround for rare cases, though. |
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69 | If you always want to do this (and are fine with the consequences) you |
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70 | can either recompile rxvt-unicode with the desired TERM value or use a |
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71 | resource to set it: |
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73 | URxvt.termName: rxvt |
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75 | If you don't plan to use B<rxvt> (quite common...) you could also replace |
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76 | the rxvt terminfo file with the rxvt-unicode one. |
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77 | |
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78 | =item C<tic> outputs some error when compiling the terminfo entry. |
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80 | Most likely it's the empty definition for C<enacs=>. Just replace it by |
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81 | C<enacs=\E[0@> and try again. |
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82 | |
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83 | =item C<bash>'s readline does not work correctly under @@RXVT_NAME@@. |
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84 | |
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85 | =item I need a termcap file entry. |
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87 | One reason you might want this is that some distributions or operating |
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88 | systems still compile some programs using the long-obsoleted termcap |
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89 | library (Fedora Core's bash is one example) and rely on a termcap entry |
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90 | for C<rxvt-unicode>. |
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92 | You could use rxvt's termcap entry with resonable results in many cases. |
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93 | You can also create a termcap entry by using terminfo's infocmp program |
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94 | like this: |
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96 | infocmp -C rxvt-unicode |
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98 | Or you could use this termcap entry, generated by the command above: |
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100 | rxvt-unicode|rxvt-unicode terminal (X Window System):\ |
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101 | :am:bw:eo:km:mi:ms:xn:xo:\ |
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102 | :co#80:it#8:li#24:lm#0:\ |
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103 | :AL=\E[%dL:DC=\E[%dP:DL=\E[%dM:DO=\E[%dB:IC=\E[%d@:\ |
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104 | :K1=\EOw:K2=\EOu:K3=\EOy:K4=\EOq:K5=\EOs:LE=\E[%dD:\ |
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105 | :RI=\E[%dC:SF=\E[%dS:SR=\E[%dT:UP=\E[%dA:ae=\E(B:al=\E[L:\ |
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106 | :as=\E(0:bl=^G:cd=\E[J:ce=\E[K:cl=\E[H\E[2J:\ |
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107 | :cm=\E[%i%d;%dH:cr=^M:cs=\E[%i%d;%dr:ct=\E[3g:dc=\E[P:\ |
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108 | :dl=\E[M:do=^J:ec=\E[%dX:ei=\E[4l:ho=\E[H:\ |
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109 | :i1=\E[?47l\E=\E[?1l:ic=\E[@:im=\E[4h:\ |
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110 | :is=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;3;4;6l\E[4l:\ |
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111 | :k1=\E[11~:k2=\E[12~:k3=\E[13~:k4=\E[14~:k5=\E[15~:\ |
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112 | :k6=\E[17~:k7=\E[18~:k8=\E[19~:k9=\E[20~:kD=\E[3~:\ |
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113 | :kI=\E[2~:kN=\E[6~:kP=\E[5~:kb=\177:kd=\EOB:ke=\E[?1l\E>:\ |
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114 | :kh=\E[7~:kl=\EOD:kr=\EOC:ks=\E[?1h\E=:ku=\EOA:le=^H:\ |
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115 | :mb=\E[5m:md=\E[1m:me=\E[m\017:mr=\E[7m:nd=\E[C:rc=\E8:\ |
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116 | :sc=\E7:se=\E[27m:sf=^J:so=\E[7m:sr=\EM:st=\EH:ta=^I:\ |
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117 | :te=\E[r\E[?1049l:ti=\E[?1049h:ue=\E[24m:up=\E[A:\ |
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118 | :us=\E[4m:vb=\E[?5h\E[?5l:ve=\E[?25h:vi=\E[?25l:\ |
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119 | :vs=\E[?25h: |
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120 | |
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121 | =item Why does C<ls> no longer have coloured output? |
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123 | The C<ls> in the GNU coreutils unfortunately doesn't use terminfo to |
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124 | decide wether a terminal has colour, but uses it's own configuration |
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125 | file. Needless to say, C<rxvt-unicode> is not in it's default file (among |
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126 | with most other terminals supporting colour). Either add: |
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128 | TERM rxvt-unicode |
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129 | |
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130 | to C</etc/DIR_COLORS> or simply add: |
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132 | alias ls='ls --color=auto' |
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134 | to your C<.profile> or C<.bashrc>. |
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135 | |
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136 | =item Why doesn't vim/emacs etc. use the 88 colour mode? |
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137 | |
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138 | =item Why doesn't vim/emacs etc. make use of italic? |
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139 | |
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140 | =item Why are the secondary screen-related options not working properly? |
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142 | Make sure you are using C<TERM=rxvt-unicode>. Some pre-packaged |
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143 | distributions (most notably Debian GNU/Linux) break rxvt-unicode |
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144 | by setting C<TERM> to C<rxvt>, which doesn't have these extra |
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145 | features. Unfortunately, some of these (most notably, again, Debian |
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146 | GNU/Linux) furthermore fail to even install the C<rxvt-unicode> terminfo |
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147 | file, so you will need to install it on your own (See the question B<When |
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148 | I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?> on |
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149 | how to do this). |
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150 | |
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151 | =item My numerical keypad acts weird and generates differing output? |
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153 | Some Debian GNUL/Linux users seem to have this problem, although no |
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154 | specific details were reported so far. It is possible that this is caused |
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155 | by the wrong C<TERM> setting, although the details of wether and how |
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156 | this can happen are unknown, as C<TERM=rxvt> should offer a compatible |
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157 | keymap. See the answer to the previous question, and please report if that |
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158 | helped. |
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159 | |
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160 | =item Rxvt-unicode does not seem to understand the selected encoding? |
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161 | |
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162 | =item Unicode does not seem to work? |
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164 | If you encounter strange problems like typing an accented character but |
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165 | getting two unrelated other characters or similar, or if program output is |
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166 | subtly garbled, then you should check your locale settings. |
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168 | Rxvt-unicode must be started with the same C<LC_CTYPE> setting as the |
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169 | programs. Often rxvt-unicode is started in the C<C> locale, while the |
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170 | login script running within the rxvt-unicode window changes the locale to |
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171 | something else, e.g. C<en_GB.UTF-8>. Needless to say, this is not going to work. |
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173 | The best thing is to fix your startup environment, as you will likely run |
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174 | into other problems. If nothing works you can try this in your .profile. |
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176 | printf '\e]701;%s\007' "$LC_CTYPE" |
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178 | If this doesn't work, then maybe you use a C<LC_CTYPE> specification not |
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179 | supported on your systems. Some systems have a C<locale> command which |
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180 | displays this (also, C<perl -e0> can be used to check locale settings, as |
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181 | it will complain loudly if it cannot set the locale). If it displays something |
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182 | like: |
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183 | |
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184 | locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: ... |
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186 | Then the locale you specified is not supported on your system. |
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188 | If nothing works and you are sure that everything is set correctly then |
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189 | you will need to remember a little known fact: Some programs just don't |
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190 | support locales :( |
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192 | =item Why do some characters look so much different than others? |
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193 | |
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194 | =item How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts? |
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196 | Most fonts do not contain the full range of Unicode, which is |
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197 | fine. Chances are that the font you (or the admin/package maintainer of |
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198 | your system/os) have specified does not cover all the characters you want |
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199 | to display. |
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200 | |
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201 | B<rxvt-unicode> makes a best-effort try at finding a replacement |
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202 | font. Often the result is fine, but sometimes the chosen font looks |
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203 | bad/ugly/wrong. Some fonts have totally strange characters that don't |
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204 | resemble the correct glyph at all, and rxvt-unicode lacks the artificial |
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205 | intelligence to detect that a specific glyph is wrong: it has to believe |
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206 | the font that the characters it claims to contain indeed look correct. |
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207 | |
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208 | In that case, select a font of your taste and add it to the font list, |
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209 | e.g.: |
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210 | |
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211 | @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn basefont,font2,font3... |
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213 | When rxvt-unicode sees a character, it will first look at the base |
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214 | font. If the base font does not contain the character, it will go to the |
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215 | next font, and so on. Specifying your own fonts will also speed up this |
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216 | search and use less resources within rxvt-unicode and the X-server. |
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218 | The only limitation is that none of the fonts may be larger than the base |
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219 | font, as the base font defines the terminal character cell size, which |
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220 | must be the same due to the way terminals work. |
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221 | |
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222 | =item Why do some chinese characters look so different than others? |
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224 | This is because there is a difference between script and language -- |
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225 | rxvt-unicode does not know which language the text that is output is, |
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226 | as it only knows the unicode character codes. If rxvt-unicode first |
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227 | sees a japanese/chinese character, it might choose a japanese font for |
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228 | display. Subsequent japanese characters will use that font. Now, many |
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229 | chinese characters aren't represented in japanese fonts, so when the first |
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230 | non-japanese character comes up, rxvt-unicode will look for a chinese font |
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231 | -- unfortunately at this point, it will still use the japanese font for |
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232 | chinese characters that are also in the japanese font. |
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234 | The workaround is easy: just tag a chinese font at the end of your font |
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235 | list (see the previous question). The key is to view the font list as |
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236 | a preference list: If you expect more japanese, list a japanese font |
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237 | first. If you expect more chinese, put a chinese font first. |
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239 | In the future it might be possible to switch language preferences at |
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240 | runtime (the internal data structure has no problem with using different |
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241 | fonts for the same character at the same time, but no interface for this |
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242 | has been designed yet). |
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244 | Until then, you might get away with switching fonts at runtime (see L<Can |
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245 | I switch the fonts at runtime?> later in this document). |
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246 | |
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247 | =item Why does rxvt-unicode sometimes leave pixel droppings? |
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248 | |
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249 | Most fonts were not designed for terminal use, which means that character |
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250 | size varies a lot. A font that is otherwise fine for terminal use might |
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251 | contain some characters that are simply too wide. Rxvt-unicode will avoid |
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252 | these characters. For characters that are just "a bit" too wide a special |
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253 | "careful" rendering mode is used that redraws adjacent characters. |
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255 | All of this requires that fonts do not lie about character sizes, |
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256 | however: Xft fonts often draw glyphs larger than their acclaimed bounding |
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257 | box, and rxvt-unicode has no way of detecting this (the correct way is to |
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258 | ask for the character bounding box, which unfortunately is wrong in these |
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259 | cases). |
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261 | It's not clear (to me at least), wether this is a bug in Xft, freetype, |
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262 | or the respective font. If you encounter this problem you might try using |
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263 | the C<-lsp> option to give the font more height. If that doesn't work, you |
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264 | might be forced to use a different font. |
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266 | All of this is not a problem when using X11 core fonts, as their bounding |
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267 | box data is correct. |
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268 | |
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269 | =item On Solaris 9, many line-drawing characters are too wide. |
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271 | Seems to be a known bug, read |
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272 | L<http://nixdoc.net/files/forum/about34198.html>. Some people use the |
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273 | following ugly workaround to get non-double-wide-characters working: |
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274 | |
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275 | #define wcwidth(x) wcwidth(x) > 1 ? 1 : wcwidth(x) |
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276 | |
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277 | =item My Compose (Multi_key) key is no longer working. |
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279 | The most common causes for this are that either your locale is not set |
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280 | correctly, or you specified a B<preeditStyle> that is not supported by |
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281 | your input method. For example, if you specified B<OverTheSpot> and |
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282 | your input method (e.g. the default input method handling Compose keys) |
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283 | does not support this (for instance because it is not visual), then |
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284 | rxvt-unicode will continue without an input method. |
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286 | In this case either do not specify a B<preeditStyle> or specify more than |
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287 | one pre-edit style, such as B<OverTheSpot,Root,None>. |
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288 | |
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289 | =item I cannot type C<Ctrl-Shift-2> to get an ASCII NUL character due to ISO 14755 |
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291 | Either try C<Ctrl-2> alone (it often is mapped to ASCII NUL even on |
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292 | international keyboards) or simply use ISO 14755 support to your |
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293 | advantage, typing <Ctrl-Shift-0> to get a ASCII NUL. This works for other |
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294 | codes, too, such as C<Ctrl-Shift-1-d> to type the default telnet escape |
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295 | character and so on. |
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296 | |
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297 | =item How can I keep rxvt-unicode from using reverse video so much? |
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298 | |
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299 | First of all, make sure you are running with the right terminal settings |
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300 | (C<TERM=rxvt-unicode>), which will get rid of most of these effects. Then |
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301 | make sure you have specified colours for italic and bold, as otherwise |
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302 | rxvt-unicode might use reverse video to simulate the effect: |
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303 | |
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304 | URxvt.colorBD: white |
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305 | URxvt.colorIT: green |
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306 | |
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307 | =item Some programs assume totally weird colours (red instead of blue), how can I fix that? |
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308 | |
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309 | For some unexplainable reason, some rare programs assume a very weird |
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310 | colour palette when confronted with a terminal with more than the standard |
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311 | 8 colours (rxvt-unicode supports 88). The right fix is, of course, to fix |
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312 | these programs not to assume non-ISO colours without very good reasons. |
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313 | |
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314 | In the meantime, you can either edit your C<rxvt-unicode> terminfo |
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315 | definition to only claim 8 colour support or use C<TERM=rxvt>, which will |
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316 | fix colours but keep you from using other rxvt-unicode features. |
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317 | |
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318 | =item I am on FreeBSD and rxvt-unicode does not seem to work at all. |
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319 | |
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320 | Rxvt-unicode requires the symbol C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> to be defined |
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321 | in your compile environment, or an implementation that implements it, |
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322 | wether it defines the symbol or not. C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> requires that |
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323 | B<wchar_t> is represented as unicode. |
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325 | As you might have guessed, FreeBSD does neither define this symobl nor |
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326 | does it support it. Instead, it uses it's own internal representation of |
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327 | B<wchar_t>. This is, of course, completely fine with respect to standards. |
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328 | |
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329 | However, that means rxvt-unicode only works in C<POSIX>, C<ISO-8859-1> and |
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330 | C<UTF-8> locales under FreeBSD (which all use Unicode as B<wchar_t>. |
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331 | |
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332 | C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> is the only sane way to support multi-language |
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333 | apps in an OS, as using a locale-dependent (and non-standardized) |
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334 | representation of B<wchar_t> makes it impossible to convert between |
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335 | B<wchar_t> (as used by X11 and your applications) and any other encoding |
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336 | without implementing OS-specific-wrappers for each and every locale. There |
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337 | simply are no APIs to convert B<wchar_t> into anything except the current |
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338 | locale encoding. |
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339 | |
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340 | Some applications (such as the formidable B<mlterm>) work around this |
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341 | by carrying their own replacement functions for character set handling |
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342 | with them, and either implementing OS-dependent hacks or doing multiple |
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343 | conversions (which is slow and unreliable in case the OS implements |
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344 | encodings slightly different than the terminal emulator). |
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345 | |
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346 | The rxvt-unicode author insists that the right way to fix this is in the |
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347 | system libraries once and for all, instead of forcing every app to carry |
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348 | complete replacements for them :) |
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349 | |
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350 | =item I use Solaris 9 and it doesn't compile/work/etc. |
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351 | |
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352 | Try the diff in F<doc/solaris9.patch> as a base. It fixes the worst |
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353 | problems with C<wcwidth> and a compile problem. |
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354 | |
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355 | =item How can I use rxvt-unicode under cygwin? |
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356 | |
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357 | rxvt-unicode should compile and run out of the box on cygwin, using |
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358 | the X11 libraries that come with cygwin. libW11 emulation is no |
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359 | longer supported (and makes no sense, either, as it only supported a |
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360 | single font). I recommend starting the X-server in C<-multiwindow> or |
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361 | C<-rootless> mode instead, which will result in similar look&feel as the |
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362 | old libW11 emulation. |
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363 | |
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364 | At the time of this writing, cygwin didn't seem to support any multi-byte |
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365 | encodings (you might try C<LC_CTYPE=C-UTF-8>), so you are likely limited |
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366 | to 8-bit encodings. |
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367 | |
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368 | =item How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use? |
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369 | |
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370 | =item Is there an option to switch encodings? |
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371 | |
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372 | Unlike some other terminals, rxvt-unicode has no encoding switch, and no |
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373 | specific "utf-8" mode, such as xterm. In fact, it doesn't even know about |
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374 | UTF-8 or any other encodings with respect to terminal I/O. |
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375 | |
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376 | The reasons is that there exists a perfectly fine mechanism for selecting |
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377 | the encoding, doing I/O and (most important) communicating this to all |
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378 | applications so everybody agrees on character properties such as width |
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379 | and code number. This mechanism is the I<locale>. Applications not using |
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380 | that info will have problems (for example, C<xterm> gets the width of |
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381 | characters wrong as it uses it's own, locale-independent table under all |
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382 | locales). |
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383 | |
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384 | Rxvt-unicode uses the C<LC_CTYPE> locale category to select encoding. All |
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385 | programs doing the same (that is, most) will automatically agree in the |
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386 | interpretation of characters. |
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387 | |
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388 | Unfortunately, there is no system-independent way to select locales, nor |
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389 | is there a standard on how locale specifiers will look like. |
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390 | |
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391 | On most systems, the content of the C<LC_CTYPE> environment variable |
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392 | contains an arbitrary string which corresponds to an already-installed |
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393 | locale. Common names for locales are C<en_US.UTF-8>, C<de_DE.ISO-8859-15>, |
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394 | C<ja_JP.EUC-JP>, i.e. C<language_country.encoding>, but other forms |
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395 | (i.e. C<de> or C<german>) are also common. |
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396 | |
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397 | Rxvt-unicode ignores all other locale categories, and except for |
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398 | the encoding, ignores country or language-specific settings, |
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399 | i.e. C<de_DE.UTF-8> and C<ja_JP.UTF-8> are the normally same to |
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400 | rxvt-unicode. |
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401 | |
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402 | If you want to use a specific encoding you have to make sure you start |
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403 | rxvt-unicode with the correct C<LC_CTYPE> category. |
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404 | |
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405 | =item Can I switch locales at runtime? |
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406 | |
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407 | Yes, using an escape sequence. Try something like this, which sets |
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408 | rxvt-unicode's idea of C<LC_CTYPE>. |
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409 | |
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410 | printf '\e]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS |
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411 | |
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412 | See also the previous answer. |
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413 | |
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414 | Sometimes this capability is rather handy when you want to work in |
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415 | one locale (e.g. C<de_DE.UTF-8>) but some programs don't support it |
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416 | (e.g. UTF-8). For example, I use this script to start C<xjdic>, which |
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417 | first switches to a locale supported by xjdic and back later: |
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418 | |
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419 | printf '\e]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS |
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420 | xjdic -js |
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421 | printf '\e]701;%s\007' de_DE.UTF-8 |
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422 | |
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423 | You can also use xterm's C<luit> program, which usually works fine, except |
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424 | for some locales where character width differs between program- and |
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425 | rxvt-unicode-locales. |
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426 | |
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427 | =item Can I switch the fonts at runtime? |
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428 | |
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429 | Yes, using an escape sequence. Try something like this, which has the same |
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430 | effect as using the C<-fn> switch, and takes effect immediately: |
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431 | |
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432 | printf '\e]50;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" |
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433 | |
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434 | This is useful if you e.g. work primarily with japanese (and prefer a |
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435 | japanese font), but you have to switch to chinese temporarily, where |
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436 | japanese fonts would only be in your way. |
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437 | |
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438 | You can think of this as a kind of manual ISO-2022 switching. |
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439 | |
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440 | =item Why do italic characters look as if clipped? |
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441 | |
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442 | Many fonts have difficulties with italic characters and hinting. For |
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443 | example, the otherwise very nicely hinted font C<xft:Bitstream Vera Sans |
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444 | Mono> completely fails in it's italic face. A workaround might be to |
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445 | enable freetype autohinting, i.e. like this: |
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446 | |
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447 | URxvt.italicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:italic:autohint=true |
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448 | URxvt.boldItalicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:bold:italic:autohint=true |
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449 | |
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450 | =item My input method wants <some encoding> but I want UTF-8, what can I do? |
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451 | |
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452 | You can specify separate locales for the input method and the rest of the |
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453 | terminal, using the resource C<imlocale>: |
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454 | |
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455 | URxvt*imlocale: ja_JP.EUC-JP |
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456 | |
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457 | Now you can start your terminal with C<LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.UTF-8> and still |
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458 | use your input method. Please note, however, that you will not be able to |
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459 | input characters outside C<EUC-JP> in a normal way then, as your input |
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460 | method limits you. |
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461 | |
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462 | =item Rxvt-unicode crashes when the X Input Method changes or exits. |
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463 | |
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464 | Unfortunately, this is unavoidable, as the XIM protocol is racy by |
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465 | design. Applications can avoid some crashes at the expense of memory |
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466 | leaks, and Input Methods can avoid some crashes by careful ordering at |
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467 | exit time. B<kinput2> (and derived input methods) generally succeeds, |
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468 | while B<SCIM> (or similar input methods) fails. In the end, however, |
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469 | crashes cannot be completely avoided even if both sides cooperate. |
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470 | |
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471 | So the only workaround is not to kill your Input Method Servers. |
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472 | |
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473 | =item Rxvt-unicode uses gobs of memory, how can I reduce that? |
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474 | |
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475 | Rxvt-unicode tries to obey the rule of not charging you for something you |
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476 | don't use. One thing you should try is to configure out all settings that |
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477 | you don't need, for example, Xft support is a resource hog by design, |
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478 | when used. Compiling it out ensures that no Xft font will be loaded |
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479 | accidentally when rxvt-unicode tries to find a font for your characters. |
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480 | |
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481 | Also, many people (me included) like large windows and even larger |
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482 | scrollback buffers: Without C<--enable-unicode3>, rxvt-unicode will use |
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483 | 6 bytes per screen cell. For a 160x?? window this amounts to almost a |
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484 | kilobyte per line. A scrollback buffer of 10000 lines will then (if full) |
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485 | use 10 Megabytes of memory. With C<--enable-unicode3> it gets worse, as |
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486 | rxvt-unicode then uses 8 bytes per screen cell. |
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487 | |
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488 | =item Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow? |
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489 | |
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490 | Yes, the most obvious way to speed it up is to avoid Xft entirely, as |
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491 | it is simply slow. If you still want Xft fonts you might try to disable |
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492 | antialiasing (by appending C<:antialiasing=false>), which saves lots of |
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493 | memory and also speeds up rendering considerably. |
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494 | |
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495 | =item Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong? |
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496 | |
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497 | Rxvt-unicode will use whatever you specify as a font. If it needs to |
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498 | fall back to it's default font search list it will prefer X11 core |
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499 | fonts, because they are small and fast, and then use Xft fonts. It has |
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500 | antialiasing disabled for most of them, because the author thinks they |
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501 | look best that way. |
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502 | |
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503 | If you want antialiasing, you have to specify the fonts manually. |
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504 | |
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505 | =item Mouse cut/paste suddenly no longer works. |
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506 | |
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507 | Make sure that mouse reporting is actually turned off since killing |
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508 | some editors prematurely may leave the mouse in mouse report mode. I've |
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509 | heard that tcsh may use mouse reporting unless it otherwise specified. A |
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510 | quick check is to see if cut/paste works when the Alt or Shift keys are |
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511 | depressed. See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) |
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512 | |
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513 | =item What's with this bold/blink stuff? |
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514 | |
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515 | If no bold colour is set via C<colorBD:>, bold will invert text using the |
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516 | standard foreground colour. |
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517 | |
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518 | For the standard background colour, blinking will actually make the |
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519 | text blink when compiled with C<--enable-blinking>. with standard |
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520 | colours. Without C<--enable-blinking>, the blink attribute will be |
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521 | ignored. |
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522 | |
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523 | On ANSI colours, bold/blink attributes are used to set high-intensity |
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524 | foreground/background colors. |
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525 | |
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526 | color0-7 are the low-intensity colors. |
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527 | |
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528 | color8-15 are the corresponding high-intensity colors. |
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529 | |
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530 | =item I don't like the screen colors. How do I change them? |
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531 | |
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532 | You can change the screen colors at run-time using F<~/.Xdefaults> |
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533 | resources (or as long-options). |
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534 | |
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535 | Here are values that are supposed to resemble a VGA screen, |
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536 | including the murky brown that passes for low-intensity yellow: |
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537 | |
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538 | URxvt.color0: #000000 |
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539 | URxvt.color1: #A80000 |
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540 | URxvt.color2: #00A800 |
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541 | URxvt.color3: #A8A800 |
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542 | URxvt.color4: #0000A8 |
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543 | URxvt.color5: #A800A8 |
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544 | URxvt.color6: #00A8A8 |
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545 | URxvt.color7: #A8A8A8 |
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546 | |
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547 | URxvt.color8: #000054 |
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548 | URxvt.color9: #FF0054 |
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549 | URxvt.color10: #00FF54 |
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550 | URxvt.color11: #FFFF54 |
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551 | URxvt.color12: #0000FF |
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552 | URxvt.color13: #FF00FF |
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553 | URxvt.color14: #00FFFF |
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554 | URxvt.color15: #FFFFFF |
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555 | |
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556 | And here is a more complete set of non-standard colors described (not by |
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557 | me) as "pretty girly". |
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558 | |
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559 | URxvt.cursorColor: #dc74d1 |
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560 | URxvt.pointerColor: #dc74d1 |
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561 | URxvt.background: #0e0e0e |
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562 | URxvt.foreground: #4ad5e1 |
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563 | URxvt.color0: #000000 |
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564 | URxvt.color8: #8b8f93 |
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565 | URxvt.color1: #dc74d1 |
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566 | URxvt.color9: #dc74d1 |
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567 | URxvt.color2: #0eb8c7 |
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568 | URxvt.color10: #0eb8c7 |
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569 | URxvt.color3: #dfe37e |
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570 | URxvt.color11: #dfe37e |
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571 | URxvt.color5: #9e88f0 |
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572 | URxvt.color13: #9e88f0 |
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573 | URxvt.color6: #73f7ff |
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574 | URxvt.color14: #73f7ff |
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575 | URxvt.color7: #e1dddd |
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576 | URxvt.color15: #e1dddd |
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577 | |
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578 | =item How can I start @@RXVT_NAME@@d in a race-free way? |
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579 | |
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580 | Despite it's name, @@RXVT_NAME@@d is not a real daemon, but more like a |
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581 | server that answers @@RXVT_NAME@@c's requests, so it doesn't background |
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582 | itself. |
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583 | |
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584 | To ensure @@RXVT_NAME@@d is listening on it's socket, you can use the |
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585 | following method to wait for the startup message before continuing: |
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586 | |
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587 | { @@RXVT_NAME@@d & } | read |
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588 | |
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589 | =item What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour? |
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590 | |
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591 | Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the |
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592 | BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following |
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593 | question) there are two standard values that can be used for |
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594 | Backspace: C<^H> and C<^?>. |
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595 | |
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596 | Historically, either value is correct, but rxvt-unicode adopts the debian |
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597 | policy of using C<^?> when unsure, because it's the one only only correct |
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598 | choice :). |
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599 | |
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600 | Rxvt-unicode tries to inherit the current stty settings and uses the value |
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601 | of `erase' to guess the value for backspace. If rxvt-unicode wasn't |
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602 | started from a terminal (say, from a menu or by remote shell), then the |
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603 | system value of `erase', which corresponds to CERASE in <termios.h>, will |
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604 | be used (which may not be the same as your stty setting). |
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605 | |
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606 | For starting a new rxvt-unicode: |
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607 | |
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608 | # use Backspace = ^H |
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609 | $ stty erase ^H |
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610 | $ @@RXVT_NAME@@ |
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611 | |
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612 | # use Backspace = ^? |
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613 | $ stty erase ^? |
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614 | $ @@RXVT_NAME@@ |
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615 | |
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616 | Toggle with C<ESC [ 36 h> / C<ESC [ 36 l> as documented in @@RXVT_NAME@@(7). |
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617 | |
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618 | For an existing rxvt-unicode: |
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619 | |
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620 | # use Backspace = ^H |
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621 | $ stty erase ^H |
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622 | $ echo -n "^[[36h" |
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623 | |
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624 | # use Backspace = ^? |
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625 | $ stty erase ^? |
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626 | $ echo -n "^[[36l" |
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627 | |
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628 | This helps satisfy some of the Backspace discrepancies that occur, but |
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629 | if you use Backspace = C<^H>, make sure that the termcap/terminfo value |
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630 | properly reflects that. |
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631 | |
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632 | The Delete key is a another casualty of the ill-defined Backspace problem. |
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633 | To avoid confusion between the Backspace and Delete keys, the Delete |
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634 | key has been assigned an escape sequence to match the vt100 for Execute |
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635 | (C<ESC [ 3 ~>) and is in the supplied termcap/terminfo. |
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636 | |
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637 | Some other Backspace problems: |
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638 | |
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639 | some editors use termcap/terminfo, |
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640 | some editors (vim I'm told) expect Backspace = ^H, |
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641 | GNU Emacs (and Emacs-like editors) use ^H for help. |
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642 | |
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643 | Perhaps someday this will all be resolved in a consistent manner. |
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644 | |
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645 | =item I don't like the key-bindings. How do I change them? |
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646 | |
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647 | There are some compile-time selections available via configure. Unless |
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648 | you have run "configure" with the C<--disable-resources> option you can |
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649 | use the `keysym' resource to alter the keystrings associated with keysyms. |
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650 | |
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651 | Here's an example for a URxvt session started using C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -name URxvt> |
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652 | |
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653 | URxvt.keysym.Home: \033[1~ |
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654 | URxvt.keysym.End: \033[4~ |
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655 | URxvt.keysym.C-apostrophe: \033<C-'> |
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656 | URxvt.keysym.C-slash: \033<C-/> |
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657 | URxvt.keysym.C-semicolon: \033<C-;> |
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658 | URxvt.keysym.C-grave: \033<C-`> |
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659 | URxvt.keysym.C-comma: \033<C-,> |
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660 | URxvt.keysym.C-period: \033<C-.> |
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661 | URxvt.keysym.C-0x60: \033<C-`> |
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662 | URxvt.keysym.C-Tab: \033<C-Tab> |
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663 | URxvt.keysym.C-Return: \033<C-Return> |
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664 | URxvt.keysym.S-Return: \033<S-Return> |
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665 | URxvt.keysym.S-space: \033<S-Space> |
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666 | URxvt.keysym.M-Up: \033<M-Up> |
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667 | URxvt.keysym.M-Down: \033<M-Down> |
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668 | URxvt.keysym.M-Left: \033<M-Left> |
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669 | URxvt.keysym.M-Right: \033<M-Right> |
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670 | URxvt.keysym.M-C-0: list \033<M-C- 0123456789 > |
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671 | URxvt.keysym.M-C-a: list \033<M-C- abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz > |
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672 | URxvt.keysym.F12: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007 |
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673 | |
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674 | See some more examples in the documentation for the B<keysym> resource. |
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675 | |
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676 | =item I'm using keyboard model XXX that has extra Prior/Next/Insert keys. |
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677 | How do I make use of them? For example, the Sun Keyboard type 4 |
|
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678 | has the following mappings that rxvt-unicode doesn't recognize. |
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679 | |
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680 | KP_Insert == Insert |
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681 | F22 == Print |
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682 | F27 == Home |
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683 | F29 == Prior |
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684 | F33 == End |
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685 | F35 == Next |
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686 | |
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687 | Rather than have rxvt-unicode try to accommodate all the various possible |
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688 | keyboard mappings, it is better to use `xmodmap' to remap the keys as |
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689 | required for your particular machine. |
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690 | |
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691 | =item How do I distinguish wether I'm running rxvt-unicode or a regular xterm? |
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692 | I need this to decide about setting colors etc. |
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693 | |
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694 | rxvt and rxvt-unicode always export the variable "COLORTERM", so you can |
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695 | check and see if that is set. Note that several programs, JED, slrn, |
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696 | Midnight Commander automatically check this variable to decide whether or |
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697 | not to use color. |
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698 | |
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699 | =item How do I set the correct, full IP address for the DISPLAY variable? |
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|
700 | |
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701 | If you've compiled rxvt-unicode with DISPLAY_IS_IP and have enabled |
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702 | insecure mode then it is possible to use the following shell script |
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703 | snippets to correctly set the display. If your version of rxvt-unicode |
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704 | wasn't also compiled with ESCZ_ANSWER (as assumed in these snippets) then |
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705 | the COLORTERM variable can be used to distinguish rxvt-unicode from a |
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706 | regular xterm. |
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707 | |
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708 | Courtesy of Chuck Blake <cblake@BBN.COM> with the following shell script |
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709 | snippets: |
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710 | |
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711 | # Bourne/Korn/POSIX family of shells: |
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712 | [ ${TERM:-foo} = foo ] && TERM=xterm # assume an xterm if we don't know |
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713 | if [ ${TERM:-foo} = xterm ]; then |
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714 | stty -icanon -echo min 0 time 15 # see if enhanced rxvt or not |
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715 | echo -n '^[Z' |
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716 | read term_id |
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717 | stty icanon echo |
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718 | if [ ""${term_id} = '^[[?1;2C' -a ${DISPLAY:-foo} = foo ]; then |
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719 | echo -n '^[[7n' # query the rxvt we are in for the DISPLAY string |
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720 | read DISPLAY # set it in our local shell |
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721 | fi |
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722 | fi |
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723 | |
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|
724 | =item How do I compile the manual pages for myself? |
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725 | |
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|
726 | You need to have a recent version of perl installed as F</usr/bin/perl>, |
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727 | one that comes with F<pod2man>, F<pod2text> and F<pod2html>. Then go to |
|
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728 | the doc subdirectory and enter C<make alldoc>. |
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729 | |
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|
730 | =item My question isn't answered here, can I ask a human? |
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731 | |
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|
732 | Before sending me mail, you could go to IRC: C<irc.freenode.net>, |
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733 | channel C<#rxvt-unicode> has some rxvt-unicode enthusiasts that might be |
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734 | interested in learning about new and exciting problems (but not FAQs :). |
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736 | =back |
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1 | =head1 RXVT TECHNICAL REFERENCE |
738 | =head1 RXVT TECHNICAL REFERENCE |
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740 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
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741 | |
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742 | The rest of this document describes various technical aspects of |
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743 | B<rxvt-unicode>. First the description of supported command sequences, |
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744 | followed by menu and pixmap support and last by a description of all |
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745 | features selectable at C<configure> time. |
2 | |
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3 | =head1 Definitions |
747 | =head1 Definitions |
4 | |
748 | |
5 | =over 4 |
749 | =over 4 |
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135 | Single Shift Select of G3 Character Set (SS3): affects next character |
879 | Single Shift Select of G3 Character Set (SS3): affects next character |
136 | only I<unimplemented> |
880 | only I<unimplemented> |
137 | |
881 | |
138 | =item B<< C<ESC Z> >> |
882 | =item B<< C<ESC Z> >> |
139 | |
883 | |
140 | Obsolete form of returns: B<< C<ESC[?1;2C> >> I<rxvt-unicode compile-time option> |
884 | Obsolete form of returns: B<< C<ESC [ ? 1 ; 2 C> >> I<rxvt-unicode compile-time option> |
141 | |
885 | |
142 | =item B<< C<ESC c> >> |
886 | =item B<< C<ESC c> >> |
143 | |
887 | |
144 | Full reset (RIS) |
888 | Full reset (RIS) |
145 | |
889 | |
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150 | =item B<< C<ESC o> >> |
894 | =item B<< C<ESC o> >> |
151 | |
895 | |
152 | Invoke the G3 Character Set (LS3) |
896 | Invoke the G3 Character Set (LS3) |
153 | |
897 | |
154 | =item B<< C<ESC>(C<C> >> |
898 | =item B<< C<ESC ( C> >> |
155 | |
899 | |
156 | Designate G0 Character Set (ISO 2022), see below for values of C<C>. |
900 | Designate G0 Character Set (ISO 2022), see below for values of C<C>. |
157 | |
901 | |
158 | =item B<< C<ESC>)C<C> >> |
902 | =item B<< C<ESC ) C> >> |
159 | |
903 | |
160 | Designate G1 Character Set (ISO 2022), see below for values of C<C>. |
904 | Designate G1 Character Set (ISO 2022), see below for values of C<C>. |
161 | |
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162 | =item B<< C<ESC * C> >> |
906 | =item B<< C<ESC * C> >> |
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305 | =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps c> >> |
1049 | =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps c> >> |
306 | |
1050 | |
307 | Send Device Attributes (DA) |
1051 | Send Device Attributes (DA) |
308 | B<< C<Ps = 0> >> (or omitted): request attributes from terminal |
1052 | B<< C<Ps = 0> >> (or omitted): request attributes from terminal |
309 | returns: B<< C<ESC[?1;2c> >> (``I am a VT100 with Advanced Video |
1053 | returns: B<< C<ESC [ ? 1 ; 2 c> >> (``I am a VT100 with Advanced Video |
310 | Option'') |
1054 | Option'') |
311 | |
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312 | =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps d> >> |
1056 | =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps d> >> |
313 | |
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314 | Cursor to Line B<< C<Ps> >> (VPA) |
1058 | Cursor to Line B<< C<Ps> >> (VPA) |
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330 | B<< C<Ps = 0> >> Clear Current Column (default) |
1074 | B<< C<Ps = 0> >> Clear Current Column (default) |
331 | B<< C<Ps = 3> >> Clear All (TBC) |
1075 | B<< C<Ps = 3> >> Clear All (TBC) |
332 | |
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333 | =end table |
1077 | =end table |
334 | |
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1079 | =item B<< C<ESC [ Pm h> >> |
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1081 | Set Mode (SM). See B<< C<ESC [ Pm l> >> sequence for description of C<Pm>. |
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335 | =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps i> >> |
1083 | =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps i> >> |
336 | |
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337 | Printing |
1085 | Printing. See also the C<print-pipe> resource. |
338 | |
1086 | |
339 | =begin table |
1087 | =begin table |
340 | |
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1089 | B<< C<Ps = 0> >> print screen (MC0) |
341 | B<< C<Ps = 4> >> disable transparent print mode (MC4) |
1090 | B<< C<Ps = 4> >> disable transparent print mode (MC4) |
342 | B<< C<Ps = 5> >> enable transparent print mode (MC5) I<unimplemented> |
1091 | B<< C<Ps = 5> >> enable transparent print mode (MC5) |
343 | |
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344 | =end table |
1093 | =end table |
345 | |
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346 | =item B<< C<ESC [ Pm h> >> |
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348 | Set Mode (SM). See next sequence for description of C<Pm>. |
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350 | =item B<< C<ESC [ Pm l> >> |
1095 | =item B<< C<ESC [ Pm l> >> |
351 | |
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352 | Reset Mode (RM) |
1097 | Reset Mode (RM) |
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380 | =begin table |
1125 | =begin table |
381 | |
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382 | B<< C<Ps = 0> >> Normal (default) |
1127 | B<< C<Ps = 0> >> Normal (default) |
383 | B<< C<Ps = 1 / 21> >> On / Off Bold (bright fg) |
1128 | B<< C<Ps = 1 / 21> >> On / Off Bold (bright fg) |
384 | B<< C<Ps = 3 / 23> >> On / Off Italic (NYI) |
1129 | B<< C<Ps = 3 / 23> >> On / Off Italic |
385 | B<< C<Ps = 4 / 24> >> On / Off Underline |
1130 | B<< C<Ps = 4 / 24> >> On / Off Underline |
386 | B<< C<Ps = 5 / 25> >> On / Off Slow Blink (bright bg) |
1131 | B<< C<Ps = 5 / 25> >> On / Off Slow Blink (bright bg) |
387 | B<< C<Ps = 6 / 26> >> On / Off Rapid Blink (bright bg) |
1132 | B<< C<Ps = 6 / 26> >> On / Off Rapid Blink (bright bg) |
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1133 | B<< C<Ps = 7 / 27> >> On / Off Inverse |
388 | B<< C<Ps = 7 / 27> >> On / Off Invisible (NYI) |
1134 | B<< C<Ps = 8 / 27> >> On / Off Invisible (NYI) |
389 | B<< C<Ps = 8 / 27> >> On / Off Inverse |
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390 | B<< C<Ps = 30 / 40> >> fg/bg Black |
1135 | B<< C<Ps = 30 / 40> >> fg/bg Black |
391 | B<< C<Ps = 31 / 41> >> fg/bg Red |
1136 | B<< C<Ps = 31 / 41> >> fg/bg Red |
392 | B<< C<Ps = 32 / 42> >> fg/bg Green |
1137 | B<< C<Ps = 32 / 42> >> fg/bg Green |
393 | B<< C<Ps = 33 / 43> >> fg/bg Yellow |
1138 | B<< C<Ps = 33 / 43> >> fg/bg Yellow |
394 | B<< C<Ps = 34 / 44> >> fg/bg Blue |
1139 | B<< C<Ps = 34 / 44> >> fg/bg Blue |
395 | B<< C<Ps = 35 / 45> >> fg/bg Magenta |
1140 | B<< C<Ps = 35 / 45> >> fg/bg Magenta |
396 | B<< C<Ps = 36 / 46> >> fg/bg Cyan |
1141 | B<< C<Ps = 36 / 46> >> fg/bg Cyan |
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1142 | B<< C<Ps = 38;5 / 48;5> >> set fg/bg to color #m (ISO 8613-6) |
397 | B<< C<Ps = 37 / 47> >> fg/bg White |
1143 | B<< C<Ps = 37 / 47> >> fg/bg White |
398 | B<< C<Ps = 39 / 49> >> fg/bg Default |
1144 | B<< C<Ps = 39 / 49> >> fg/bg Default |
399 | B<< C<Ps = 90 / 100> >> fg/bg Bright Black |
1145 | B<< C<Ps = 90 / 100> >> fg/bg Bright Black |
400 | B<< C<Ps = 91 / 101> >> fg/bg Bright Red |
1146 | B<< C<Ps = 91 / 101> >> fg/bg Bright Red |
401 | B<< C<Ps = 92 / 102> >> fg/bg Bright Green |
1147 | B<< C<Ps = 92 / 102> >> fg/bg Bright Green |
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429 | =item B<< C<ESC [ s> >> |
1175 | =item B<< C<ESC [ s> >> |
430 | |
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431 | Save Cursor (SC) |
1177 | Save Cursor (SC) |
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1179 | =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps;Pt t> >> |
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1181 | Window Operations |
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1185 | B<< C<Ps = 1> >> Deiconify (map) window |
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1186 | B<< C<Ps = 2> >> Iconify window |
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1187 | B<< C<Ps = 3> >> B<< C<ESC [ 3 ; X ; Y t> >> Move window to (X|Y) |
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1188 | B<< C<Ps = 4> >> B<< C<ESC [ 4 ; H ; W t> >> Resize to WxH pixels |
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1189 | B<< C<Ps = 5> >> Raise window |
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1190 | B<< C<Ps = 6> >> Lower window |
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1191 | B<< C<Ps = 7> >> Refresh screen once |
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1192 | B<< C<Ps = 8> >> B<< C<ESC [ 8 ; R ; C t> >> Resize to R rows and C columns |
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1193 | B<< C<Ps = 11> >> Report window state (responds with C<Ps = 1> or C<Ps = 2>) |
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1194 | B<< C<Ps = 13> >> Report window position (responds with C<Ps = 3>) |
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1195 | B<< C<Ps = 14> >> Report window pixel size (responds with C<Ps = 4>) |
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1196 | B<< C<Ps = 18> >> Report window text size (responds with C<Ps = 7>) |
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1197 | B<< C<Ps = 19> >> Currently the same as C<Ps = 18>, but responds with C<Ps = 9> |
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1198 | B<< C<Ps = 20> >> Reports icon label (B<< C<ESC ] L NAME \234> >>) |
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1199 | B<< C<Ps = 21> >> Reports window title (B<< C<ESC ] l NAME \234> >>) |
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1200 | B<< C<Ps = 24..> >> Set window height to C<Ps> rows |
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1204 | =item B<< C<ESC [ u> >> |
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1206 | Restore Cursor |
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433 | =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps x> >> |
1208 | =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps x> >> |
434 | |
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435 | Request Terminal Parameters (DECREQTPARM) |
1210 | Request Terminal Parameters (DECREQTPARM) |
436 | |
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437 | =item B<< C<ESC [ u> >> |
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439 | Restore Cursor |
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440 | |
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441 | =back |
1212 | =back |
442 | |
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443 | X<PrivateModes> |
1214 | X<PrivateModes> |
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739 | B<< C<Ps = 13> >> Change colour of mouse foreground to B<< C<Pt> >> |
1510 | B<< C<Ps = 13> >> Change colour of mouse foreground to B<< C<Pt> >> |
740 | B<< C<Ps = 17> >> Change colour of highlight characters to B<< C<Pt> >> |
1511 | B<< C<Ps = 17> >> Change colour of highlight characters to B<< C<Pt> >> |
741 | B<< C<Ps = 18> >> Change colour of bold characters to B<< C<Pt> >> |
1512 | B<< C<Ps = 18> >> Change colour of bold characters to B<< C<Pt> >> |
742 | B<< C<Ps = 19> >> Change colour of underlined characters to B<< C<Pt> >> |
1513 | B<< C<Ps = 19> >> Change colour of underlined characters to B<< C<Pt> >> |
743 | B<< C<Ps = 20> >> Change default background to B<< C<Pt> >> |
1514 | B<< C<Ps = 20> >> Change default background to B<< C<Pt> >> |
744 | B<< C<Ps = 39> >> Change default foreground colour to B<< C<Pt> >> I<rxvt compile-time option> |
1515 | B<< C<Ps = 39> >> Change default foreground colour to B<< C<Pt> >>. |
745 | B<< C<Ps = 46> >> Change Log File to B<< C<Pt> >> I<unimplemented> |
1516 | B<< C<Ps = 46> >> Change Log File to B<< C<Pt> >> I<unimplemented> |
746 | B<< C<Ps = 49> >> Change default background colour to B<< C<Pt> >> I<rxvt compile-time option> |
1517 | B<< C<Ps = 49> >> Change default background colour to B<< C<Pt> >>. |
747 | 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> >> |
1518 | 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> >> |
748 | B<< C<Ps = 55> >> Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to B<< C<Pt> >> |
1519 | B<< C<Ps = 55> >> Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to B<< C<Pt> >> |
749 | B<< C<Ps = 701> >> Change current locale to B<< C<Pt> >>, or, if B<< C<Pt> >> is B<< C<?> >>, return the current locale (@@RXVT_NAME@@ extension) |
1520 | 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). |
750 | B<< C<Ps = 702> >> find font for character, used for debugging (@@RXVT_NAME@@ extension) |
1521 | B<< C<Ps = 703> >> Menubar command B<< C<Pt> >> (Compile menubar). |
751 | B<< C<Ps = 703> >> menubar command B<< C<Pt> >> I<rxvt compile-time option> (@@RXVT_NAME@@ extension) |
1522 | B<< C<Ps = 704> >> Change colour of italic characters to B<< C<Pt> >> |
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1523 | B<< C<Ps = 705> >> Change background pixmap tint colour to B<< C<Pt> >> (Compile transparency). |
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1524 | B<< C<Ps = 710> >> Set normal fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Same as C<Ps = 50>. |
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1525 | B<< C<Ps = 711> >> Set bold fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles). |
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1526 | B<< C<Ps = 712> >> Set italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles). |
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1527 | B<< C<Ps = 713> >> Set bold-italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles). |
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1528 | B<< C<Ps = 720> >> Move viewing window up by B<< C<Pt> >> lines, or clear scrollback buffer if C<Pt = 0> (Compile frills). |
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1529 | B<< C<Ps = 721> >> Move viewing window down by B<< C<Pt> >> lines, or clear scrollback buffer if C<Pt = 0> (Compile frills). |
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753 | =end table |
1531 | =end table |
754 | |
1532 | |
755 | =back |
1533 | =back |
756 | |
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809 | =item B<< [title:+I<string>] >> |
1587 | =item B<< [title:+I<string>] >> |
810 | |
1588 | |
811 | set the current menuBar's title to I<string>, which may contain the |
1589 | set the current menuBar's title to I<string>, which may contain the |
812 | following format specifiers: |
1590 | following format specifiers: |
813 | B<%%> : literal B<%> character |
1591 | |
814 | B<%n> : rxvt name (as per the B<-name> command-line option) |
1592 | B<%n> rxvt name (as per the B<-name> command-line option) |
815 | B<%v> : rxvt version |
1593 | B<%v> rxvt version |
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1594 | B<%%> literal B<%> character |
816 | |
1595 | |
817 | =item B<[done]> |
1596 | =item B<[done]> |
818 | |
1597 | |
819 | set menuBar access as B<readonly>. |
1598 | set menuBar access as B<readonly>. |
820 | End-of-file tag for B<< [read:+I<file>] >> operations. |
1599 | End-of-file tag for B<< [read:+I<file>] >> operations. |
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967 | As a convenience for the many Emacs-type editors, I<action> may start |
1746 | As a convenience for the many Emacs-type editors, I<action> may start |
968 | with B<M-> (eg, B<M-$> is equivalent to B<\E$>) and a B<CR> will be |
1747 | with B<M-> (eg, B<M-$> is equivalent to B<\E$>) and a B<CR> will be |
969 | appended if missed from B<M-x> commands. |
1748 | appended if missed from B<M-x> commands. |
970 | |
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971 | As a convenience for issuing XTerm B<ESC]> sequences from a menubar (or |
1750 | As a convenience for issuing XTerm B<ESC ]> sequences from a menubar (or |
972 | quick arrow), a B<BEL> (B<^G>) will be appended if needed. |
1751 | quick arrow), a B<BEL> (B<^G>) will be appended if needed. |
973 | |
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974 | =over 4 |
1753 | =over 4 |
975 | |
1754 | |
976 | =item For example, |
1755 | =item For example, |
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2212 | |
1434 | Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts are |
2213 | Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts are |
1435 | slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use them, you |
2214 | slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use them, you |
1436 | don't pay for them. |
2215 | don't pay for them. |
1437 | |
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2217 | =item --enable-font-styles |
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2219 | Add support for B<bold>, I<italic> and B<< I<bold italic> >> font |
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2220 | styles. The fonts can be set manually or automatically. |
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2221 | |
1438 | =item --with-codesets=NAME,... |
2222 | =item --with-codesets=NAME,... |
1439 | |
2223 | |
1440 | Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups. These codeset |
2224 | Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups (C<eu>, C<vn> |
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2225 | are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character sets). These |
1441 | tables are currently only used for driving X11 core fonts, they are not |
2226 | codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts, they are not required |
1442 | required for Xft fonts. Compiling them in will make your binary bigger |
2227 | for Xft fonts, although having them compiled in lets rxvt-unicode choose |
1443 | (together about 700kB), but it doesn't increase memory usage unless you |
2228 | replacement fonts more intelligently. Compiling them in will make your |
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2229 | binary bigger (all of together cost about 700kB), but it doesn't increase |
1444 | use an X11 font requiring one of these encodings. |
2230 | memory usage unless you use a font requiring one of these encodings. |
1445 | |
2231 | |
1446 | =begin table |
2232 | =begin table |
1447 | |
2233 | |
1448 | all all available codeset groups |
2234 | all all available codeset groups |
1449 | cn common chinese encodings |
2235 | zh common chinese encodings |
1450 | cn_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs |
2236 | zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs |
1451 | jp common japanese encodings |
2237 | jp common japanese encodings |
1452 | jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings |
2238 | jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings |
1453 | kr korean encodings |
2239 | kr korean encodings |
1454 | |
2240 | |
1455 | =end table |
2241 | =end table |
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1479 | composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text |
2265 | composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text |
1480 | where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is |
2266 | where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is |
1481 | done by using precomposited characters when available or creating |
2267 | done by using precomposited characters when available or creating |
1482 | new pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. |
2268 | new pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. |
1483 | |
2269 | |
1484 | Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed |
2270 | Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed characters |
1485 | characters is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt will use the |
2271 | is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt-unicode will use the |
1486 | private use area, extending the number of combinations to 8448). With |
2272 | private use area, extending the number of combinations to 8448). With |
1487 | --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists. This will also enable |
2273 | --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists. |
1488 | storage of characters >65535. |
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2275 | This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters |
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2276 | beyond plane 0 (>65535) when --enable-unicode3 was not specified. |
1489 | |
2277 | |
1490 | The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation forms, |
2278 | The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation forms, |
1491 | but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to be used. |
2279 | but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to be used (and |
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2280 | tell me how these are to be used...). |
1492 | |
2281 | |
1493 | =item --enable-fallback(=CLASS) |
2282 | =item --enable-fallback(=CLASS) |
1494 | |
2283 | |
1495 | When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS |
2284 | When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS |
1496 | (default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback. |
2285 | (default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback. |
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1588 | Remove all resources checking. |
2377 | Remove all resources checking. |
1589 | |
2378 | |
1590 | =item --enable-xgetdefault |
2379 | =item --enable-xgetdefault |
1591 | |
2380 | |
1592 | Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small |
2381 | Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small |
1593 | version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist |
2382 | version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist then |
1594 | then ~/.Xresources. |
2383 | ~/.Xresources. |
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2385 | Please note that nowadays, things like XIM will automatically pull in and |
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2386 | use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it might be very |
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2387 | small, if nonexistant. |
1595 | |
2388 | |
1596 | =item --enable-strings |
2389 | =item --enable-strings |
1597 | |
2390 | |
1598 | Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other |
2391 | Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other |
1599 | various routines, overriding your system's versions which may |
2392 | various routines, overriding your system's versions which may |
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2402 | |
1610 | Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice to |
2403 | Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice to |
1611 | have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may want to |
2404 | have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may want to |
1612 | disable this. |
2405 | disable this. |
1613 | |
2406 | |
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2407 | A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by C<--enable-frills> (possibly |
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2408 | in combination with other switches) is: |
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2409 | |
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2410 | MWM-hints |
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2411 | EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping) |
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2412 | seperate underline colour |
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2413 | settable border widths and borderless switch |
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2414 | settable extra linespacing |
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2415 | iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback |
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2416 | backindex and forwardindex escape sequence |
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2417 | window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences |
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2418 | tripleclickwords |
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2419 | settable insecure mode |
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2420 | keysym remapping support |
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2421 | cursor blinking and underline cursor |
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2422 | -embed and -pty-fd options |
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2423 | |
1614 | =item --enable-iso14755 |
2424 | =item --enable-iso14755 |
1615 | |
2425 | |
1616 | Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or |
2426 | Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or |
1617 | F<doc/rxvt.1.txt>). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by |
2427 | F<doc/rxvt.1.txt>). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by |
1618 | C<--enable-frills>, while support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with |
2428 | C<--enable-frills>, while support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with |
1619 | this switch. |
2429 | this switch. |
1620 | |
2430 | |
1621 | =item --enable-linespace |
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1622 | |
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1623 | Add support to provide user specified line spacing between text rows. |
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1624 | |
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1625 | =item --enable-keepscrolling |
2431 | =item --enable-keepscrolling |
1626 | |
2432 | |
1627 | Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold |
2433 | Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold |
1628 | the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow. |
2434 | the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow. |
1629 | |
2435 | |
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1660 | |
2466 | |
1661 | Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from hot |
2467 | Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from hot |
1662 | keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which is |
2468 | keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which is |
1663 | closest to a corner of the screen. |
2469 | closest to a corner of the screen. |
1664 | |
2470 | |
1665 | =item --enable-256-color |
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1666 | |
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1667 | Add support for 256 colours rather than the base 16 colours. |
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1668 | |
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1669 | This option will likely go away in the future. Speak up if you don't want |
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1670 | this. |
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1671 | |
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1672 | =item --enable-cursor-blink |
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1673 | |
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1674 | Add support for a blinking cursor. |
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1675 | |
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1676 | =item --enable-pointer-blank |
2471 | =item --enable-pointer-blank |
1677 | |
2472 | |
1678 | Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. |
2473 | Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. |
1679 | |
2474 | |
1680 | =item --with-name=NAME |
2475 | =item --with-name=NAME |
1681 | |
2476 | |
1682 | Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: urxvt, resulting in |
2477 | Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: C<urxvt>, resulting |
1683 | urxvt, urxvtd etc.). Specify --with-name=rxvt to replace rxvt. |
2478 | in C<urxvt>, C<urxvtd> etc.). Specify C<--with-name=rxvt> to replace with |
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2479 | C<rxvt>. |
1684 | |
2480 | |
1685 | =item --with-term=NAME |
2481 | =item --with-term=NAME |
1686 | |
2482 | |
1687 | Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME (default |
2483 | Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME (default |
1688 | "rxvt") |
2484 | C<rxvt-unicode>) |
1689 | |
2485 | |
1690 | =item --with-terminfo=PATH |
2486 | =item --with-terminfo=PATH |
1691 | |
2487 | |
1692 | Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree to |
2488 | Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree to |
1693 | PATH. |
2489 | PATH. |