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25=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 25=head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
26 26
27=over 4 27=over 4
28 28
29=item I don't like the new selection/popups/hotkeys/perl, how do I
30change/disable it?
31
32You can disable the perl extension completely by setting the
33B<perl-ext-common> resource to the empty string, which also keeps
34rxvt-unicode from initialising perl, saving memory.
35
36If you only want to disable specific features, you first have to
37identify which perl extension is responsible. For this, read the section
38B<PREPACKAGED EXTENSIONS> in the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. For
39example, to disable the B<selection-popup> and B<option-popup>, specify
40this B<perl-ext-common> resource:
41
42 URxvt.perl-ext-common: default,-selection-popup,-option-popup
43
44This will keep the default extensions, but disable the two popup
45extensions. Some extensions can also be configured, for example,
46scrollback search mode is triggered by B<M-s>. You can move it to any
47other combination either by setting the B<searchable-scrollback> resource:
48
49 URxvt.searchable-scrollback: CM-s
50
51=item Isn't rxvt supposed to be small? Don't all those features bloat?
52
53I often get asked about this, and I think, no, they didn't cause extra
54bloat. If you compare a minimal rxvt and a minimal urxvt, you can see
55that the urxvt binary is larger (due to some encoding tables always being
56compiled in), but it actually uses less memory (RSS) after startup. Even
57with C<--disable-everything>, this comparison is a bit unfair, as many
58features unique to urxvt (locale, encoding conversion, iso14755 etc.) are
59already in use in this mode.
60
61 text data bss drs rss filename
62 98398 1664 24 15695 1824 rxvt --disable-everything
63 188985 9048 66616 18222 1788 urxvt --disable-everything
64
65When you C<--enable-everything> (which _is_ unfair, as this involves xft
66and full locale/XIM support which are quite bloaty inside libX11 and my
67libc), the two diverge, but not unreasnobaly so.
68
69 text data bss drs rss filename
70 163431 2152 24 20123 2060 rxvt --enable-everything
71 1035683 49680 66648 29096 3680 urxvt --enable-everything
72
73The very large size of the text section is explained by the east-asian
74encoding tables, which, if unused, take up disk space but nothing else
75and can be compiled out unless you rely on X11 core fonts that use those
76encodings. The BSS size comes from the 64k emergency buffer that my c++
77compiler allocates (but of course doesn't use unless you are out of
78memory). Also, using an xft font instead of a core font immediately adds a
79few megabytes of RSS. Xft indeed is responsible for a lot of RSS even when
80not used.
81
82Of course, due to every character using two or four bytes instead of one,
83a large scrollback buffer will ultimately make rxvt-unicode use more
84memory.
85
86Compared to e.g. Eterm (5112k), aterm (3132k) and xterm (4680k), this
87still fares rather well. And compared to some monsters like gnome-terminal
88(21152k + extra 4204k in separate processes) or konsole (22200k + extra
8943180k in daemons that stay around after exit, plus half a minute of
90startup time, including the hundreds of warnings it spits out), it fares
91extremely well *g*.
92
93=item Why C++, isn't that unportable/bloated/uncool?
94
95Is this a question? :) It comes up very often. The simple answer is: I had
96to write it, and C++ allowed me to write and maintain it in a fraction
97of the time and effort (which is a scarce resource for me). Put even
98shorter: It simply wouldn't exist without C++.
99
100My personal stance on this is that C++ is less portable than C, but in
101the case of rxvt-unicode this hardly matters, as its portability limits
102are defined by things like X11, pseudo terminals, locale support and unix
103domain sockets, which are all less portable than C++ itself.
104
105Regarding the bloat, see the above question: It's easy to write programs
106in C that use gobs of memory, an certainly possible to write programs in
107C++ that don't. C++ also often comes with large libraries, but this is
108not necessarily the case with GCC. Here is what rxvt links against on my
109system with a minimal config:
110
111 libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x00002aaaaabc3000)
112 libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00002aaaaadde000)
113 libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00002aaaab01d000)
114 /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00002aaaaaaab000)
115
116And here is rxvt-unicode:
117
118 libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x00002aaaaabc3000)
119 libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00002aaaaada2000)
120 libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00002aaaaaeb0000)
121 libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00002aaaab0ee000)
122 /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00002aaaaaaab000)
123
124No large bloated libraries (of course, none were linked in statically),
125except maybe libX11 :)
126
127=item Does it support tabs, can I have a tabbed rxvt-unicode?
128
129rxvt-unicode does not directly support tabs. It will work fine with
130tabbing functionality of many window managers or similar tabbing programs,
131and its embedding-features allow it to be embedded into other programs,
132as witnessed by F<doc/rxvt-tabbed> or the upcoming C<Gtk2::URxvt> perl
133module, which features a tabbed urxvt (murxvt) terminal as an example
134embedding application.
135
29=item How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using? 136=item How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using?
30 137
31The version number is displayed with the usage (-h). Also the escape 138The version number is displayed with the usage (-h). Also the escape
32sequence C<ESC [ 8 n> sets the window title to the version number. 139sequence C<ESC [ 8 n> sets the window title to the version number. When
140using the @@RXVT_NAME@@c client, the version displayed is that of the
141daemon.
33 142
34=item I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem... 143=item I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem...
35 144
36The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode in sarge contains large 145The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode in sarge contains large
37patches that considerably change the behaviour of rxvt-unicode. Before 146patches that considerably change the behaviour of rxvt-unicode. Before
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44 153
45For other problems that also affect the Debian package, you can and 154For other problems that also affect the Debian package, you can and
46probably should use the Debian BTS, too, because, after all, it's also a 155probably should use the Debian BTS, too, because, after all, it's also a
47bug in the Debian version and it serves as a reminder for other users that 156bug in the Debian version and it serves as a reminder for other users that
48might encounter the same issue. 157might encounter the same issue.
158
159=item I am maintaining rxvt-unicode for distribution/OS XXX, any recommendation?
160
161You should build one binary with the default options. F<configure>
162now enables most useful options, and the trend goes to making them
163runtime-switchable, too, so there is usually no drawback to enbaling them,
164except higher disk and possibly memory usage. The perl interpreter should
165be enabled, as important functionality (menus, selection, likely more in
166the future) depends on it.
167
168You should not overwrite the C<perl-ext-common> snd C<perl-ext> resources
169system-wide (except maybe with C<defaults>). This will result in useful
170behaviour. If your distribution aims at low memory, add an empty
171C<perl-ext-common> resource to the app-defaults file. This will keep the
172perl interpreter disabled until the user enables it.
173
174If you can/want build more binaries, I recommend building a minimal
175one with C<--disable-everything> (very useful) and a maximal one with
176C<--enable-everything> (less useful, it will be very big due to a lot of
177encodings built-in that increase download times and are rarely used).
178
179=item I need to make it setuid/setgid to support utmp/ptys on my OS, is this safe?
180
181Likely not. While I honestly try to make it secure, and am probably not
182bad at it, I think it is simply unreasonable to expect all of freetype
183+ fontconfig + xft + xlib + perl + ... + rxvt-unicode itself to all be
184secure. Also, rxvt-unicode disables some options when it detects that it
185runs setuid or setgid, which is not nice. Besides, with the embedded perl
186interpreter the possibility for security problems easily multiplies.
187
188Elevated privileges are only required for utmp and pty operations on some
189systems (for example, GNU/Linux doesn't need any extra privileges for
190ptys, but some need it for utmp support). It is planned to mvoe this into
191a forked handler process, but this is not yet done.
192
193So, while setuid/setgid operation is supported and not a problem on your
194typical single-user-no-other-logins unix desktop, always remember that
195its an awful lot of code, most of which isn't checked for security issues
196regularly.
49 197
50=item When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data? 198=item When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?
51 199
52The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely available 200The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely available
53as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often arises). 201as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often arises).
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487 635
488=item Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow? 636=item Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow?
489 637
490Yes, the most obvious way to speed it up is to avoid Xft entirely, as 638Yes, the most obvious way to speed it up is to avoid Xft entirely, as
491it is simply slow. If you still want Xft fonts you might try to disable 639it is simply slow. If you still want Xft fonts you might try to disable
492antialiasing (by appending C<:antialiasing=false>), which saves lots of 640antialiasing (by appending C<:antialias=false>), which saves lots of
493memory and also speeds up rendering considerably. 641memory and also speeds up rendering considerably.
494 642
495=item Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong? 643=item Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong?
496 644
497Rxvt-unicode will use whatever you specify as a font. If it needs to 645Rxvt-unicode will use whatever you specify as a font. If it needs to
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575 URxvt.color7: #e1dddd 723 URxvt.color7: #e1dddd
576 URxvt.color15: #e1dddd 724 URxvt.color15: #e1dddd
577 725
578=item How can I start @@RXVT_NAME@@d in a race-free way? 726=item How can I start @@RXVT_NAME@@d in a race-free way?
579 727
580Despite it's name, @@RXVT_NAME@@d is not a real daemon, but more like a 728Try C<@@RXVT_NAME@@d -f -o>, which tells @@RXVT_NAME@@d to open the
581server that answers @@RXVT_NAME@@c's requests, so it doesn't background 729display, create the listening socket and then fork.
582itself.
583
584To ensure @@RXVT_NAME@@d is listening on it's socket, you can use the
585following method to wait for the startup message before continuing:
586
587 { @@RXVT_NAME@@d & } | read
588 730
589=item What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour? 731=item What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?
590 732
591Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the 733Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the
592BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following 734BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following
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1452 B<< C<h> >> Scroll to bottom when a key is pressed 1594 B<< C<h> >> Scroll to bottom when a key is pressed
1453 B<< C<l> >> Don't scroll to bottom when a key is pressed 1595 B<< C<l> >> Don't scroll to bottom when a key is pressed
1454 1596
1455=end table 1597=end table
1456 1598
1599=item B<< C<Ps = 1021> >> (B<rxvt>)
1600
1601=begin table
1602
1603 B<< C<h> >> Bold/italic implies high intensity (see option B<-is>)
1604 B<< C<l> >> Font styles have no effect on intensity (Compile styles)
1605
1606=end table
1607
1457=item B<< C<Ps = 1047> >> 1608=item B<< C<Ps = 1047> >>
1458 1609
1459=begin table 1610=begin table
1460 1611
1461 B<< C<h> >> Use Alternate Screen Buffer 1612 B<< C<h> >> Use Alternate Screen Buffer
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1507 B<< C<Ps = 10> >> Change colour of text foreground to B<< C<Pt> >> B<(NB: may change in future)> 1658 B<< C<Ps = 10> >> Change colour of text foreground to B<< C<Pt> >> B<(NB: may change in future)>
1508 B<< C<Ps = 11> >> Change colour of text background to B<< C<Pt> >> B<(NB: may change in future)> 1659 B<< C<Ps = 11> >> Change colour of text background to B<< C<Pt> >> B<(NB: may change in future)>
1509 B<< C<Ps = 12> >> Change colour of text cursor foreground to B<< C<Pt> >> 1660 B<< C<Ps = 12> >> Change colour of text cursor foreground to B<< C<Pt> >>
1510 B<< C<Ps = 13> >> Change colour of mouse foreground to B<< C<Pt> >> 1661 B<< C<Ps = 13> >> Change colour of mouse foreground to B<< C<Pt> >>
1511 B<< C<Ps = 17> >> Change colour of highlight characters to B<< C<Pt> >> 1662 B<< C<Ps = 17> >> Change colour of highlight characters to B<< C<Pt> >>
1512 B<< C<Ps = 18> >> Change colour of bold characters to B<< C<Pt> >> 1663 B<< C<Ps = 18> >> Change colour of bold characters to B<< C<Pt> >> [deprecated, see 706]
1513 B<< C<Ps = 19> >> Change colour of underlined characters to B<< C<Pt> >> 1664 B<< C<Ps = 19> >> Change colour of underlined characters to B<< C<Pt> >> [deprecated, see 707]
1514 B<< C<Ps = 20> >> Change default background to B<< C<Pt> >> 1665 B<< C<Ps = 20> >> Change default background to B<< C<Pt> >>
1515 B<< C<Ps = 39> >> Change default foreground colour to B<< C<Pt> >>. 1666 B<< C<Ps = 39> >> Change default foreground colour to B<< C<Pt> >>.
1516 B<< C<Ps = 46> >> Change Log File to B<< C<Pt> >> I<unimplemented> 1667 B<< C<Ps = 46> >> Change Log File to B<< C<Pt> >> I<unimplemented>
1517 B<< C<Ps = 49> >> Change default background colour to B<< C<Pt> >>. 1668 B<< C<Ps = 49> >> Change default background colour to B<< C<Pt> >>.
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> >> 1669 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> >>
1519 B<< C<Ps = 55> >> Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to B<< C<Pt> >> 1670 B<< C<Ps = 55> >> Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to B<< C<Pt> >>
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). 1671 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).
1521 B<< C<Ps = 703> >> Menubar command B<< C<Pt> >> (Compile menubar). 1672 B<< C<Ps = 703> >> Menubar command B<< C<Pt> >> (Compile menubar).
1522 B<< C<Ps = 704> >> Change colour of italic characters to B<< C<Pt> >> 1673 B<< C<Ps = 704> >> Change colour of italic characters to B<< C<Pt> >>
1523 B<< C<Ps = 705> >> Change background pixmap tint colour to B<< C<Pt> >> (Compile transparency). 1674 B<< C<Ps = 705> >> Change background pixmap tint colour to B<< C<Pt> >> (Compile transparency).
1675 B<< C<Ps = 706> >> Change colour of bold characters to B<< C<Pt> >>
1676 B<< C<Ps = 707> >> Change colour of underlined characters to B<< C<Pt> >>
1524 B<< C<Ps = 710> >> Set normal fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Same as C<Ps = 50>. 1677 B<< C<Ps = 710> >> Set normal fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Same as C<Ps = 50>.
1525 B<< C<Ps = 711> >> Set bold fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles). 1678 B<< C<Ps = 711> >> Set bold fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles).
1526 B<< C<Ps = 712> >> Set italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles). 1679 B<< C<Ps = 712> >> Set italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles).
1527 B<< C<Ps = 713> >> Set bold-italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles). 1680 B<< C<Ps = 713> >> Set bold-italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles).
1528 B<< C<Ps = 720> >> Move viewing window up by B<< C<Pt> >> lines, or clear scrollback buffer if C<Pt = 0> (Compile frills). 1681 B<< C<Ps = 720> >> Move viewing window up by B<< C<Pt> >> lines, or clear scrollback buffer if C<Pt = 0> (Compile frills).
1529 B<< C<Ps = 721> >> Move viewing window down by B<< C<Pt> >> lines, or clear scrollback buffer if C<Pt = 0> (Compile frills). 1682 B<< C<Ps = 721> >> Move viewing window down by B<< C<Pt> >> lines, or clear scrollback buffer if C<Pt = 0> (Compile frills).
1683 B<< C<Ps = 777> >> Call the perl extension with the given string, which should be of the form C<extension:parameters> (Compile perl).
1530 1684
1531=end table 1685=end table
1532 1686
1533=back 1687=back
1534 1688
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2191=end table 2345=end table
2192 2346
2193=head1 CONFIGURE OPTIONS 2347=head1 CONFIGURE OPTIONS
2194 2348
2195General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration 2349General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration
2196hasn't been tested well. Either try with --enable-everything or use the 2350hasn't been tested well. Either try with C<--enable-everything> or use
2197./reconf script as a base for experiments. ./reconf is used by myself, 2351the F<./reconf> script as a base for experiments. F<./reconf> is used by
2198so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should always 2352myself, so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should
2199report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc Lehmann 2353always report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc
2200<rxvt@schmorp.de>. 2354Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp.de>.
2355
2356All
2201 2357
2202=over 4 2358=over 4
2203 2359
2204=item --enable-everything 2360=item --enable-everything
2205 2361
2206Add support for all non-multichoice options listed in "./configure 2362Add (or remove) support for all non-multichoice options listed in "./configure
2207--help". Note that unlike other enable options this is order dependant. 2363--help".
2364
2208You can specify this and then disable options which this enables by 2365You can specify this and then disable options you do not like by
2209I<following> this with the appropriate commands. 2366I<following> this with the appropriate C<--disable-...> arguments,
2367or you can start with a minimal configuration by specifying
2368C<--disable-everything> and than adding just the C<--enable-...> arguments
2369you want.
2210 2370
2211=item --enable-xft 2371=item --enable-xft (default: enabled)
2212 2372
2213Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts are 2373Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts are
2214slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use them, you 2374slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use them, you
2215don't pay for them. 2375don't pay for them.
2216 2376
2217=item --enable-font-styles 2377=item --enable-font-styles (default: on)
2218 2378
2219Add support for B<bold>, I<italic> and B<< I<bold italic> >> font 2379Add support for B<bold>, I<italic> and B<< I<bold italic> >> font
2220styles. The fonts can be set manually or automatically. 2380styles. The fonts can be set manually or automatically.
2221 2381
2222=item --with-codesets=NAME,... 2382=item --with-codesets=NAME,... (default: all)
2223 2383
2224Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups (C<eu>, C<vn> 2384Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups (C<eu>, C<vn>
2225are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character sets). These 2385are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character sets). These
2226codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts, they are not required 2386codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts, they are not required
2227for Xft fonts, although having them compiled in lets rxvt-unicode choose 2387for Xft fonts, although having them compiled in lets rxvt-unicode choose
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2238 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings 2398 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
2239 kr korean encodings 2399 kr korean encodings
2240 2400
2241=end table 2401=end table
2242 2402
2243=item --enable-xim 2403=item --enable-xim (default: on)
2244 2404
2245Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using 2405Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using
2246alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly 2406alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly
2247set up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys. 2407set up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
2248 2408
2249=item --enable-unicode3 2409=item --enable-unicode3 (default: off)
2250 2410
2251Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above 2411Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above
225265535 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage 241265535 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage
2253requirements per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet 2413requirements per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet
2254support these extra characters, but Xft does. 2414support these extra characters, but Xft does.
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2257even without this flag, but the number of such characters is 2417even without this flag, but the number of such characters is
2258limited to a view thousand (shared with combining characters, 2418limited to a view thousand (shared with combining characters,
2259see next switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them 2419see next switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them
2260(input/output and cut&paste still work, though). 2420(input/output and cut&paste still work, though).
2261 2421
2262=item --enable-combining 2422=item --enable-combining (default: on)
2263 2423
2264Enable automatic composition of combining characters into 2424Enable automatic composition of combining characters into
2265composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text 2425composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text
2266where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is 2426where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is
2267done by using precomposited characters when available or creating 2427done by using precomposited characters when available or creating
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2277 2437
2278The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation forms, 2438The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation forms,
2279but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to be used (and 2439but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to be used (and
2280tell me how these are to be used...). 2440tell me how these are to be used...).
2281 2441
2282=item --enable-fallback(=CLASS) 2442=item --enable-fallback(=CLASS) (default: Rxvt)
2283 2443
2284When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS 2444When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS. To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback.
2285(default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback.
2286 2445
2287=item --with-res-name=NAME 2446=item --with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
2288 2447
2289Use the given name (default: urxvt) as default application name when 2448Use the given name as default application name when
2290reading resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt. 2449reading resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.
2291 2450
2292=item --with-res-class=CLASS 2451=item --with-res-class=CLASS /default: URxvt)
2293 2452
2294Use the given class (default: URxvt) as default application class 2453Use the given class as default application class
2295when reading resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace 2454when reading resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace
2296rxvt. 2455rxvt.
2297 2456
2298=item --enable-utmp 2457=item --enable-utmp (default: on)
2299 2458
2300Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like F<w>) at 2459Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like F<w>) at
2301start of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits. 2460start of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits.
2302 2461
2303=item --enable-wtmp 2462=item --enable-wtmp (default: on)
2304 2463
2305Write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like F<last>) at 2464Write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like F<last>) at
2306start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This 2465start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This
2307option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified. 2466option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified.
2308 2467
2309=item --enable-lastlog 2468=item --enable-lastlog (default: on)
2310 2469
2311Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like 2470Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like
2312F<lastlogin>) at start of rxvt execution. This option requires 2471F<lastlogin>) at start of rxvt execution. This option requires
2313--enable-utmp to also be specified. 2472--enable-utmp to also be specified.
2314 2473
2315=item --enable-xpm-background 2474=item --enable-xpm-background (default: on)
2316 2475
2317Add support for XPM background pixmaps. 2476Add support for XPM background pixmaps.
2318 2477
2319=item --enable-transparency 2478=item --enable-transparency (default: on)
2320 2479
2321Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake 2480Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake
2322transparency to the term. 2481transparency to the term.
2323 2482
2324=item --enable-fading 2483=item --enable-fading (default: on)
2325 2484
2326Add support for fading the text when focus is lost. 2485Add support for fading the text when focus is lost (requires C<--enable-transparency>).
2327 2486
2328=item --enable-tinting 2487=item --enable-tinting (default: on)
2329 2488
2330Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds. 2489Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires C<--enable-transparency>).
2331 2490
2332=item --enable-menubar 2491=item --enable-menubar (default: off) [DEPRECATED]
2333 2492
2334Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with 2493Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with dynamic
2335dynamic locale switching currently). 2494locale switching currently). This option is DEPRECATED and will be removed
2495in the future.
2336 2496
2337=item --enable-rxvt-scroll 2497=item --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
2338 2498
2339Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar. 2499Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
2340 2500
2341=item --enable-next-scroll 2501=item --enable-next-scroll (default: on)
2342 2502
2343Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar. 2503Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
2344 2504
2345=item --enable-xterm-scroll 2505=item --enable-xterm-scroll (default: on)
2346 2506
2347Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar. 2507Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
2348 2508
2349=item --enable-plain-scroll 2509=item --enable-plain-scroll (default: on)
2350 2510
2351Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that 2511Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that
2352is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for 2512is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for
2353many years. 2513many years.
2354 2514
2355=item --enable-half-shadow 2515=item --enable-half-shadow (default: off)
2356 2516
2357Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height. 2517Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.
2358only applicable to rxvt scrollbars. 2518only applicable to rxvt scrollbars.
2359 2519
2360=item --enable-ttygid 2520=item --enable-ttygid (default: off)
2361 2521
2362Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if 2522Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if
2363your system uses this type of security. 2523your system uses this type of security.
2364 2524
2365=item --disable-backspace-key 2525=item --disable-backspace-key
2366 2526
2367Disable any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server 2527Removes any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server do it.
2528
2529=item --disable-delete-key
2530
2531Removes any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server
2368do it. 2532do it.
2369 2533
2370=item --disable-delete-key
2371
2372Disable any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server
2373do it.
2374
2375=item --disable-resources 2534=item --disable-resources
2376 2535
2377Remove all resources checking. 2536Removes any support for resource checking.
2378 2537
2379=item --enable-xgetdefault 2538=item --enable-strings (default: off)
2380
2381Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
2382version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist then
2383~/.Xresources.
2384
2385Please note that nowadays, things like XIM will automatically pull in and
2386use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it might be very
2387small, if nonexistant.
2388
2389=item --enable-strings
2390 2539
2391Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other 2540Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
2392various routines, overriding your system's versions which may 2541various routines, overriding your system's versions which may
2393have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries 2542have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries
2394to link in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many 2543to link in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many
2395GNU/Linux systems). 2544GNU/Linux systems).
2396 2545
2397=item --disable-swapscreen 2546=item --disable-swapscreen
2398 2547
2399Remove support for swap screen. 2548Remove support for secondary/swap screen.
2400 2549
2401=item --enable-frills 2550=item --enable-frills (default: on)
2402 2551
2403Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice to 2552Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice to
2404have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may want to 2553have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may want to
2405disable this. 2554disable this.
2406 2555
2407A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by C<--enable-frills> (possibly 2556A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by C<--enable-frills> (possibly
2408in combination with other switches) is: 2557in combination with other switches) is:
2409 2558
2410 MWM-hints 2559 MWM-hints
2411 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping) 2560 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
2412 seperate underline colour 2561 seperate underline colour (-underlineColor)
2413 settable border widths and borderless switch 2562 settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
2414 settable extra linespacing 2563 settable extra linespacing /-lsp)
2415 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback 2564 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
2416 backindex and forwardindex escape sequence 2565 backindex and forwardindex escape sequence
2417 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences 2566 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
2418 tripleclickwords 2567 tripleclickwords (-tcw)
2419 settable insecure mode 2568 settable insecure mode (-insecure)
2420 keysym remapping support 2569 keysym remapping support
2421 cursor blinking and underline cursor 2570 cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc)
2422 -embed and -pty-fd options 2571 XEmbed support (-embed)
2572 user-pty (-pty-fd)
2573 hold on exit (-hold)
2574 skip builtin block graphics (-sbg)
2575 sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107
2423 2576
2424=item --enable-iso14755 2577=item --enable-iso14755 (default: on)
2425 2578
2426Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or 2579Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or
2427F<doc/rxvt.1.txt>). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by 2580F<doc/rxvt.1.txt>). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by
2428C<--enable-frills>, while support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with 2581C<--enable-frills>, while support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with
2429this switch. 2582this switch.
2430 2583
2431=item --enable-keepscrolling 2584=item --enable-keepscrolling (default: on)
2432 2585
2433Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold 2586Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold
2434the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow. 2587the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
2435 2588
2436=item --enable-mousewheel 2589=item --enable-mousewheel (default: on)
2437 2590
2438Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5. 2591Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
2439 2592
2440=item --enable-slipwheeling 2593=item --enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
2441 2594
2442Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 2595Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
2443accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 2596accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
2444requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. 2597requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
2445 2598
2446=item --disable-new-selection 2599=item --disable-new-selection
2447 2600
2448Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm. 2601Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
2449 2602
2450=item --enable-dmalloc 2603=item --enable-dmalloc (default: off)
2451 2604
2452Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See 2605Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
2453http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this or the 2606http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this or the
2454next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after compiling to point 2607next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after compiling to point
2455DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places. 2608DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
2456 2609
2457You can only use either this option and the following (should 2610You can only use either this option and the following (should
2458you use either) . 2611you use either) .
2459 2612
2460=item --enable-dlmalloc 2613=item --enable-dlmalloc (default: off)
2461 2614
2462Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version 2615Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version
2463See L<http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details. 2616See L<http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
2464 2617
2465=item --enable-smart-resize 2618=item --enable-smart-resize (default: on)
2466 2619
2467Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from hot 2620Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot
2468keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which is 2621keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a corner of
2469closest to a corner of the screen. 2622the screen in a fixed position.
2470 2623
2471=item --enable-pointer-blank 2624=item --enable-pointer-blank (default: on)
2472 2625
2473Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. 2626Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
2474 2627
2475=item --with-name=NAME 2628=item --enable-perl (default: off)
2476 2629
2630Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)>
2631manpage (F<doc/rxvtperl.txt>) for more info on this feature, or the files
2632in F<src/perl-ext/> for the extensions that are installed by default. The
2633perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the C<PERL> environment
2634variable when running configure.
2635
2636=item --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
2637
2477Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: C<urxvt>, resulting 2638Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting
2478in C<urxvt>, C<urxvtd> etc.). Specify C<--with-name=rxvt> to replace with 2639in C<urxvt>, C<urxvtd> etc.). Specify C<--with-name=rxvt> to replace with
2479C<rxvt>. 2640C<rxvt>.
2480 2641
2481=item --with-term=NAME 2642=item --with-term=NAME (default: rxvt-unicode)
2482 2643
2483Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME (default 2644Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME.
2484C<rxvt-unicode>)
2485 2645
2486=item --with-terminfo=PATH 2646=item --with-terminfo=PATH
2487 2647
2488Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree to 2648Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree to
2489PATH. 2649PATH.

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