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25 | =head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS |
25 | =head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS |
26 | |
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27 | =over 4 |
27 | =over 4 |
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29 | =item The new selection selects pieces that are too big, how can I select |
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30 | single words? |
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32 | Yes. For example, if you want to select alphanumeric words, you can use |
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33 | the following resource: |
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34 | |
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35 | URxvt.selection.pattern-0: ([[:word:]]+) |
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36 | |
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37 | If you click more than twice, the selection will be extended |
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38 | more and more. |
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39 | |
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40 | To get a selection that is very similar to the old code, try this pattern: |
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41 | |
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42 | URxvt.selection.pattern-0: ([^"&'()*,;<=>?@[\\\\]^`{|})]+) |
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43 | |
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44 | Please also note that the I<LeftClick Shift-LeftClik> combination also |
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45 | selects words like the old code. |
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46 | |
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47 | =item I don't like the new selection/popups/hotkeys/perl, how do I |
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48 | change/disable it? |
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49 | |
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50 | You can disable the perl extension completely by setting the |
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51 | B<perl-ext-common> resource to the empty string, which also keeps |
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52 | rxvt-unicode from initialising perl, saving memory. |
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53 | |
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54 | If you only want to disable specific features, you first have to |
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55 | identify which perl extension is responsible. For this, read the section |
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56 | B<PREPACKAGED EXTENSIONS> in the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage. For |
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57 | example, to disable the B<selection-popup> and B<option-popup>, specify |
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58 | this B<perl-ext-common> resource: |
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59 | |
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60 | URxvt.perl-ext-common: default,-selection-popup,-option-popup |
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61 | |
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62 | This will keep the default extensions, but disable the two popup |
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63 | extensions. Some extensions can also be configured, for example, |
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64 | scrollback search mode is triggered by B<M-s>. You can move it to any |
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65 | other combination either by setting the B<searchable-scrollback> resource: |
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66 | |
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67 | URxvt.searchable-scrollback: CM-s |
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68 | |
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69 | =item Isn't rxvt supposed to be small? Don't all those features bloat? |
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70 | |
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71 | I often get asked about this, and I think, no, they didn't cause extra |
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72 | bloat. If you compare a minimal rxvt and a minimal urxvt, you can see |
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73 | that the urxvt binary is larger (due to some encoding tables always being |
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74 | compiled in), but it actually uses less memory (RSS) after startup. Even |
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75 | with C<--disable-everything>, this comparison is a bit unfair, as many |
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76 | features unique to urxvt (locale, encoding conversion, iso14755 etc.) are |
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77 | already in use in this mode. |
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78 | |
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79 | text data bss drs rss filename |
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80 | 98398 1664 24 15695 1824 rxvt --disable-everything |
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81 | 188985 9048 66616 18222 1788 urxvt --disable-everything |
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82 | |
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83 | When you C<--enable-everything> (which _is_ unfair, as this involves xft |
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84 | and full locale/XIM support which are quite bloaty inside libX11 and my |
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85 | libc), the two diverge, but not unreasnobaly so. |
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86 | |
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87 | text data bss drs rss filename |
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88 | 163431 2152 24 20123 2060 rxvt --enable-everything |
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89 | 1035683 49680 66648 29096 3680 urxvt --enable-everything |
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90 | |
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91 | The very large size of the text section is explained by the east-asian |
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92 | encoding tables, which, if unused, take up disk space but nothing else |
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93 | and can be compiled out unless you rely on X11 core fonts that use those |
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94 | encodings. The BSS size comes from the 64k emergency buffer that my c++ |
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95 | compiler allocates (but of course doesn't use unless you are out of |
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96 | memory). Also, using an xft font instead of a core font immediately adds a |
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97 | few megabytes of RSS. Xft indeed is responsible for a lot of RSS even when |
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98 | not used. |
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99 | |
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100 | Of course, due to every character using two or four bytes instead of one, |
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101 | a large scrollback buffer will ultimately make rxvt-unicode use more |
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102 | memory. |
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103 | |
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104 | Compared to e.g. Eterm (5112k), aterm (3132k) and xterm (4680k), this |
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105 | still fares rather well. And compared to some monsters like gnome-terminal |
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106 | (21152k + extra 4204k in separate processes) or konsole (22200k + extra |
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107 | 43180k in daemons that stay around after exit, plus half a minute of |
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108 | startup time, including the hundreds of warnings it spits out), it fares |
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109 | extremely well *g*. |
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110 | |
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111 | =item Why C++, isn't that unportable/bloated/uncool? |
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112 | |
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113 | Is this a question? :) It comes up very often. The simple answer is: I had |
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114 | to write it, and C++ allowed me to write and maintain it in a fraction |
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115 | of the time and effort (which is a scarce resource for me). Put even |
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116 | shorter: It simply wouldn't exist without C++. |
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117 | |
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118 | My personal stance on this is that C++ is less portable than C, but in |
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119 | the case of rxvt-unicode this hardly matters, as its portability limits |
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120 | are defined by things like X11, pseudo terminals, locale support and unix |
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121 | domain sockets, which are all less portable than C++ itself. |
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122 | |
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123 | Regarding the bloat, see the above question: It's easy to write programs |
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124 | in C that use gobs of memory, an certainly possible to write programs in |
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125 | C++ that don't. C++ also often comes with large libraries, but this is |
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126 | not necessarily the case with GCC. Here is what rxvt links against on my |
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127 | system with a minimal config: |
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128 | |
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129 | libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x00002aaaaabc3000) |
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130 | libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00002aaaaadde000) |
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131 | libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00002aaaab01d000) |
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132 | /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00002aaaaaaab000) |
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133 | |
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134 | And here is rxvt-unicode: |
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135 | |
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136 | libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x00002aaaaabc3000) |
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137 | libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00002aaaaada2000) |
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138 | libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00002aaaaaeb0000) |
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139 | libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00002aaaab0ee000) |
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140 | /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00002aaaaaaab000) |
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141 | |
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142 | No large bloated libraries (of course, none were linked in statically), |
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143 | except maybe libX11 :) |
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144 | |
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145 | =item Does it support tabs, can I have a tabbed rxvt-unicode? |
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146 | |
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147 | rxvt-unicode does not directly support tabs. It will work fine with |
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148 | tabbing functionality of many window managers or similar tabbing programs, |
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149 | and its embedding-features allow it to be embedded into other programs, |
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150 | as witnessed by F<doc/rxvt-tabbed> or the upcoming C<Gtk2::URxvt> perl |
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151 | module, which features a tabbed urxvt (murxvt) terminal as an example |
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152 | embedding application. |
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153 | |
29 | =item How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using? |
154 | =item How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using? |
30 | |
155 | |
31 | The version number is displayed with the usage (-h). Also the escape |
156 | The version number is displayed with the usage (-h). Also the escape |
32 | sequence C<ESC [ 8 n> sets the window title to the version number. |
157 | sequence C<ESC [ 8 n> sets the window title to the version number. When |
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158 | using the @@RXVT_NAME@@c client, the version displayed is that of the |
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159 | daemon. |
33 | |
160 | |
34 | =item I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem... |
161 | =item I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem... |
35 | |
162 | |
36 | The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode in sarge contains large |
163 | The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode in sarge contains large |
37 | patches that considerably change the behaviour of rxvt-unicode. Before |
164 | patches that considerably change the behaviour of rxvt-unicode. Before |
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171 | |
45 | For other problems that also affect the Debian package, you can and |
172 | For other problems that also affect the Debian package, you can and |
46 | probably should use the Debian BTS, too, because, after all, it's also a |
173 | probably should use the Debian BTS, too, because, after all, it's also a |
47 | bug in the Debian version and it serves as a reminder for other users that |
174 | bug in the Debian version and it serves as a reminder for other users that |
48 | might encounter the same issue. |
175 | might encounter the same issue. |
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176 | |
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177 | =item I am maintaining rxvt-unicode for distribution/OS XXX, any recommendation? |
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178 | |
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179 | You should build one binary with the default options. F<configure> |
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180 | now enables most useful options, and the trend goes to making them |
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181 | runtime-switchable, too, so there is usually no drawback to enbaling them, |
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182 | except higher disk and possibly memory usage. The perl interpreter should |
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183 | be enabled, as important functionality (menus, selection, likely more in |
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184 | the future) depends on it. |
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185 | |
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186 | You should not overwrite the C<perl-ext-common> snd C<perl-ext> resources |
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187 | system-wide (except maybe with C<defaults>). This will result in useful |
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188 | behaviour. If your distribution aims at low memory, add an empty |
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189 | C<perl-ext-common> resource to the app-defaults file. This will keep the |
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190 | perl interpreter disabled until the user enables it. |
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191 | |
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192 | If you can/want build more binaries, I recommend building a minimal |
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193 | one with C<--disable-everything> (very useful) and a maximal one with |
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194 | C<--enable-everything> (less useful, it will be very big due to a lot of |
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195 | encodings built-in that increase download times and are rarely used). |
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196 | |
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197 | =item I need to make it setuid/setgid to support utmp/ptys on my OS, is this safe? |
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198 | |
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199 | Likely not. While I honestly try to make it secure, and am probably not |
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200 | bad at it, I think it is simply unreasonable to expect all of freetype |
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201 | + fontconfig + xft + xlib + perl + ... + rxvt-unicode itself to all be |
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202 | secure. Also, rxvt-unicode disables some options when it detects that it |
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203 | runs setuid or setgid, which is not nice. Besides, with the embedded perl |
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204 | interpreter the possibility for security problems easily multiplies. |
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205 | |
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206 | Elevated privileges are only required for utmp and pty operations on some |
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207 | systems (for example, GNU/Linux doesn't need any extra privileges for |
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208 | ptys, but some need it for utmp support). It is planned to mvoe this into |
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209 | a forked handler process, but this is not yet done. |
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210 | |
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211 | So, while setuid/setgid operation is supported and not a problem on your |
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212 | typical single-user-no-other-logins unix desktop, always remember that |
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213 | its an awful lot of code, most of which isn't checked for security issues |
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214 | regularly. |
49 | |
215 | |
50 | =item When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data? |
216 | =item When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data? |
51 | |
217 | |
52 | The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely available |
218 | The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely available |
53 | as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often arises). |
219 | as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often arises). |
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1446 | B<< C<h> >> Scroll to bottom when a key is pressed |
1612 | B<< C<h> >> Scroll to bottom when a key is pressed |
1447 | B<< C<l> >> Don't scroll to bottom when a key is pressed |
1613 | B<< C<l> >> Don't scroll to bottom when a key is pressed |
1448 | |
1614 | |
1449 | =end table |
1615 | =end table |
1450 | |
1616 | |
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1617 | =item B<< C<Ps = 1021> >> (B<rxvt>) |
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1618 | |
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1619 | =begin table |
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1620 | |
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1621 | B<< C<h> >> Bold/italic implies high intensity (see option B<-is>) |
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1622 | B<< C<l> >> Font styles have no effect on intensity (Compile styles) |
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1623 | |
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1624 | =end table |
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1625 | |
1451 | =item B<< C<Ps = 1047> >> |
1626 | =item B<< C<Ps = 1047> >> |
1452 | |
1627 | |
1453 | =begin table |
1628 | =begin table |
1454 | |
1629 | |
1455 | B<< C<h> >> Use Alternate Screen Buffer |
1630 | B<< C<h> >> Use Alternate Screen Buffer |
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1501 | B<< C<Ps = 10> >> Change colour of text foreground to B<< C<Pt> >> B<(NB: may change in future)> |
1676 | B<< C<Ps = 10> >> Change colour of text foreground to B<< C<Pt> >> B<(NB: may change in future)> |
1502 | B<< C<Ps = 11> >> Change colour of text background to B<< C<Pt> >> B<(NB: may change in future)> |
1677 | B<< C<Ps = 11> >> Change colour of text background to B<< C<Pt> >> B<(NB: may change in future)> |
1503 | B<< C<Ps = 12> >> Change colour of text cursor foreground to B<< C<Pt> >> |
1678 | B<< C<Ps = 12> >> Change colour of text cursor foreground to B<< C<Pt> >> |
1504 | B<< C<Ps = 13> >> Change colour of mouse foreground to B<< C<Pt> >> |
1679 | B<< C<Ps = 13> >> Change colour of mouse foreground to B<< C<Pt> >> |
1505 | B<< C<Ps = 17> >> Change colour of highlight characters to B<< C<Pt> >> |
1680 | B<< C<Ps = 17> >> Change colour of highlight characters to B<< C<Pt> >> |
1506 | B<< C<Ps = 18> >> Change colour of bold characters to B<< C<Pt> >> |
1681 | B<< C<Ps = 18> >> Change colour of bold characters to B<< C<Pt> >> [deprecated, see 706] |
1507 | B<< C<Ps = 19> >> Change colour of underlined characters to B<< C<Pt> >> |
1682 | B<< C<Ps = 19> >> Change colour of underlined characters to B<< C<Pt> >> [deprecated, see 707] |
1508 | B<< C<Ps = 20> >> Change default background to B<< C<Pt> >> |
1683 | B<< C<Ps = 20> >> Change default background to B<< C<Pt> >> |
1509 | B<< C<Ps = 39> >> Change default foreground colour to B<< C<Pt> >>. |
1684 | B<< C<Ps = 39> >> Change default foreground colour to B<< C<Pt> >>. |
1510 | B<< C<Ps = 46> >> Change Log File to B<< C<Pt> >> I<unimplemented> |
1685 | B<< C<Ps = 46> >> Change Log File to B<< C<Pt> >> I<unimplemented> |
1511 | B<< C<Ps = 49> >> Change default background colour to B<< C<Pt> >>. |
1686 | B<< C<Ps = 49> >> Change default background colour to B<< C<Pt> >>. |
1512 | 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> >> |
1687 | 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> >> |
1513 | B<< C<Ps = 55> >> Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to B<< C<Pt> >> |
1688 | B<< C<Ps = 55> >> Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to B<< C<Pt> >> |
1514 | 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). |
1689 | 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). |
1515 | B<< C<Ps = 703> >> Menubar command B<< C<Pt> >> (Compile menubar). |
1690 | B<< C<Ps = 703> >> Menubar command B<< C<Pt> >> (Compile menubar). |
1516 | B<< C<Ps = 704> >> Change colour of italic characters to B<< C<Pt> >> |
1691 | B<< C<Ps = 704> >> Change colour of italic characters to B<< C<Pt> >> |
1517 | B<< C<Ps = 705> >> Change background pixmap tint colour to B<< C<Pt> >> (Compile transparency). |
1692 | B<< C<Ps = 705> >> Change background pixmap tint colour to B<< C<Pt> >> (Compile transparency). |
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1693 | B<< C<Ps = 706> >> Change colour of bold characters to B<< C<Pt> >> |
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1694 | B<< C<Ps = 707> >> Change colour of underlined characters to B<< C<Pt> >> |
1518 | B<< C<Ps = 710> >> Set normal fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Same as C<Ps = 50>. |
1695 | B<< C<Ps = 710> >> Set normal fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Same as C<Ps = 50>. |
1519 | B<< C<Ps = 711> >> Set bold fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles). |
1696 | B<< C<Ps = 711> >> Set bold fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles). |
1520 | B<< C<Ps = 712> >> Set italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles). |
1697 | B<< C<Ps = 712> >> Set italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles). |
1521 | B<< C<Ps = 713> >> Set bold-italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles). |
1698 | B<< C<Ps = 713> >> Set bold-italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles). |
1522 | B<< C<Ps = 720> >> Move viewing window up by B<< C<Pt> >> lines, or clear scrollback buffer if C<Pt = 0> (Compile frills). |
1699 | B<< C<Ps = 720> >> Move viewing window up by B<< C<Pt> >> lines, or clear scrollback buffer if C<Pt = 0> (Compile frills). |
1523 | B<< C<Ps = 721> >> Move viewing window down by B<< C<Pt> >> lines, or clear scrollback buffer if C<Pt = 0> (Compile frills). |
1700 | 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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1701 | B<< C<Ps = 777> >> Call the perl extension with the given string, which should be of the form C<extension:parameters> (Compile perl). |
1524 | |
1702 | |
1525 | =end table |
1703 | =end table |
1526 | |
1704 | |
1527 | =back |
1705 | =back |
1528 | |
1706 | |
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2185 | =end table |
2363 | =end table |
2186 | |
2364 | |
2187 | =head1 CONFIGURE OPTIONS |
2365 | =head1 CONFIGURE OPTIONS |
2188 | |
2366 | |
2189 | General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration |
2367 | General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration |
2190 | hasn't been tested well. Either try with --enable-everything or use the |
2368 | hasn't been tested well. Either try with C<--enable-everything> or use |
2191 | ./reconf script as a base for experiments. ./reconf is used by myself, |
2369 | the F<./reconf> script as a base for experiments. F<./reconf> is used by |
2192 | so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should always |
2370 | myself, so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should |
2193 | report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc Lehmann |
2371 | always report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc |
2194 | <rxvt@schmorp.de>. |
2372 | Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp.de>. |
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2374 | All |
2195 | |
2375 | |
2196 | =over 4 |
2376 | =over 4 |
2197 | |
2377 | |
2198 | =item --enable-everything |
2378 | =item --enable-everything |
2199 | |
2379 | |
2200 | Add support for all non-multichoice options listed in "./configure |
2380 | Add (or remove) support for all non-multichoice options listed in "./configure |
2201 | --help". Note that unlike other enable options this is order dependant. |
2381 | --help". |
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2382 | |
2202 | You can specify this and then disable options which this enables by |
2383 | You can specify this and then disable options you do not like by |
2203 | I<following> this with the appropriate commands. |
2384 | I<following> this with the appropriate C<--disable-...> arguments, |
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2385 | or you can start with a minimal configuration by specifying |
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2386 | C<--disable-everything> and than adding just the C<--enable-...> arguments |
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2387 | you want. |
2204 | |
2388 | |
2205 | =item --enable-xft |
2389 | =item --enable-xft (default: enabled) |
2206 | |
2390 | |
2207 | Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts are |
2391 | Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts are |
2208 | slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use them, you |
2392 | slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use them, you |
2209 | don't pay for them. |
2393 | don't pay for them. |
2210 | |
2394 | |
2211 | =item --enable-font-styles |
2395 | =item --enable-font-styles (default: on) |
2212 | |
2396 | |
2213 | Add support for B<bold>, I<italic> and B<< I<bold italic> >> font |
2397 | Add support for B<bold>, I<italic> and B<< I<bold italic> >> font |
2214 | styles. The fonts can be set manually or automatically. |
2398 | styles. The fonts can be set manually or automatically. |
2215 | |
2399 | |
2216 | =item --with-codesets=NAME,... |
2400 | =item --with-codesets=NAME,... (default: all) |
2217 | |
2401 | |
2218 | Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups (C<eu>, C<vn> |
2402 | Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups (C<eu>, C<vn> |
2219 | are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character sets). These |
2403 | are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character sets). These |
2220 | codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts, they are not required |
2404 | codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts, they are not required |
2221 | for Xft fonts, although having them compiled in lets rxvt-unicode choose |
2405 | for Xft fonts, although having them compiled in lets rxvt-unicode choose |
… | |
… | |
2232 | jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings |
2416 | jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings |
2233 | kr korean encodings |
2417 | kr korean encodings |
2234 | |
2418 | |
2235 | =end table |
2419 | =end table |
2236 | |
2420 | |
2237 | =item --enable-xim |
2421 | =item --enable-xim (default: on) |
2238 | |
2422 | |
2239 | Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using |
2423 | Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using |
2240 | alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly |
2424 | alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly |
2241 | set up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys. |
2425 | set up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys. |
2242 | |
2426 | |
2243 | =item --enable-unicode3 |
2427 | =item --enable-unicode3 (default: off) |
2244 | |
2428 | |
2245 | Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above |
2429 | Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above |
2246 | 65535 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage |
2430 | 65535 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage |
2247 | requirements per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet |
2431 | requirements per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet |
2248 | support these extra characters, but Xft does. |
2432 | support these extra characters, but Xft does. |
… | |
… | |
2251 | even without this flag, but the number of such characters is |
2435 | even without this flag, but the number of such characters is |
2252 | limited to a view thousand (shared with combining characters, |
2436 | limited to a view thousand (shared with combining characters, |
2253 | see next switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them |
2437 | see next switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them |
2254 | (input/output and cut&paste still work, though). |
2438 | (input/output and cut&paste still work, though). |
2255 | |
2439 | |
2256 | =item --enable-combining |
2440 | =item --enable-combining (default: on) |
2257 | |
2441 | |
2258 | Enable automatic composition of combining characters into |
2442 | Enable automatic composition of combining characters into |
2259 | composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text |
2443 | composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text |
2260 | where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is |
2444 | where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is |
2261 | done by using precomposited characters when available or creating |
2445 | done by using precomposited characters when available or creating |
… | |
… | |
2271 | |
2455 | |
2272 | The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation forms, |
2456 | The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation forms, |
2273 | but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to be used (and |
2457 | but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to be used (and |
2274 | tell me how these are to be used...). |
2458 | tell me how these are to be used...). |
2275 | |
2459 | |
2276 | =item --enable-fallback(=CLASS) |
2460 | =item --enable-fallback(=CLASS) (default: Rxvt) |
2277 | |
2461 | |
2278 | When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS |
2462 | When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS. To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback. |
2279 | (default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback. |
|
|
2280 | |
2463 | |
2281 | =item --with-res-name=NAME |
2464 | =item --with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt) |
2282 | |
2465 | |
2283 | Use the given name (default: urxvt) as default application name when |
2466 | Use the given name as default application name when |
2284 | reading resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt. |
2467 | reading resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt. |
2285 | |
2468 | |
2286 | =item --with-res-class=CLASS |
2469 | =item --with-res-class=CLASS /default: URxvt) |
2287 | |
2470 | |
2288 | Use the given class (default: URxvt) as default application class |
2471 | Use the given class as default application class |
2289 | when reading resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace |
2472 | when reading resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace |
2290 | rxvt. |
2473 | rxvt. |
2291 | |
2474 | |
2292 | =item --enable-utmp |
2475 | =item --enable-utmp (default: on) |
2293 | |
2476 | |
2294 | Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like F<w>) at |
2477 | Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like F<w>) at |
2295 | start of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits. |
2478 | start of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits. |
2296 | |
2479 | |
2297 | =item --enable-wtmp |
2480 | =item --enable-wtmp (default: on) |
2298 | |
2481 | |
2299 | Write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like F<last>) at |
2482 | Write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like F<last>) at |
2300 | start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This |
2483 | start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This |
2301 | option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified. |
2484 | option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified. |
2302 | |
2485 | |
2303 | =item --enable-lastlog |
2486 | =item --enable-lastlog (default: on) |
2304 | |
2487 | |
2305 | Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like |
2488 | Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like |
2306 | F<lastlogin>) at start of rxvt execution. This option requires |
2489 | F<lastlogin>) at start of rxvt execution. This option requires |
2307 | --enable-utmp to also be specified. |
2490 | --enable-utmp to also be specified. |
2308 | |
2491 | |
2309 | =item --enable-xpm-background |
2492 | =item --enable-xpm-background (default: on) |
2310 | |
2493 | |
2311 | Add support for XPM background pixmaps. |
2494 | Add support for XPM background pixmaps. |
2312 | |
2495 | |
2313 | =item --enable-transparency |
2496 | =item --enable-transparency (default: on) |
2314 | |
2497 | |
2315 | Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake |
2498 | Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake |
2316 | transparency to the term. |
2499 | transparency to the term. |
2317 | |
2500 | |
2318 | =item --enable-fading |
2501 | =item --enable-fading (default: on) |
2319 | |
2502 | |
2320 | Add support for fading the text when focus is lost. |
2503 | Add support for fading the text when focus is lost (requires C<--enable-transparency>). |
2321 | |
2504 | |
2322 | =item --enable-tinting |
2505 | =item --enable-tinting (default: on) |
2323 | |
2506 | |
2324 | Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds. |
2507 | Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires C<--enable-transparency>). |
2325 | |
2508 | |
2326 | =item --enable-menubar |
2509 | =item --enable-menubar (default: off) [DEPRECATED] |
2327 | |
2510 | |
2328 | Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with |
2511 | Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with dynamic |
2329 | dynamic locale switching currently). |
2512 | locale switching currently). This option is DEPRECATED and will be removed |
|
|
2513 | in the future. |
2330 | |
2514 | |
2331 | =item --enable-rxvt-scroll |
2515 | =item --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on) |
2332 | |
2516 | |
2333 | Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar. |
2517 | Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar. |
2334 | |
2518 | |
2335 | =item --enable-next-scroll |
2519 | =item --enable-next-scroll (default: on) |
2336 | |
2520 | |
2337 | Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar. |
2521 | Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar. |
2338 | |
2522 | |
2339 | =item --enable-xterm-scroll |
2523 | =item --enable-xterm-scroll (default: on) |
2340 | |
2524 | |
2341 | Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar. |
2525 | Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar. |
2342 | |
2526 | |
2343 | =item --enable-plain-scroll |
2527 | =item --enable-plain-scroll (default: on) |
2344 | |
2528 | |
2345 | Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that |
2529 | Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that |
2346 | is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for |
2530 | is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for |
2347 | many years. |
2531 | many years. |
2348 | |
2532 | |
2349 | =item --enable-half-shadow |
2533 | =item --enable-half-shadow (default: off) |
2350 | |
2534 | |
2351 | Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height. |
2535 | Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height. |
2352 | only applicable to rxvt scrollbars. |
2536 | only applicable to rxvt scrollbars. |
2353 | |
2537 | |
2354 | =item --enable-ttygid |
2538 | =item --enable-ttygid (default: off) |
2355 | |
2539 | |
2356 | Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if |
2540 | Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if |
2357 | your system uses this type of security. |
2541 | your system uses this type of security. |
2358 | |
2542 | |
2359 | =item --disable-backspace-key |
2543 | =item --disable-backspace-key |
2360 | |
2544 | |
2361 | Disable any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server |
2545 | Removes any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server do it. |
|
|
2546 | |
|
|
2547 | =item --disable-delete-key |
|
|
2548 | |
|
|
2549 | Removes any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server |
2362 | do it. |
2550 | do it. |
2363 | |
2551 | |
2364 | =item --disable-delete-key |
|
|
2365 | |
|
|
2366 | Disable any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server |
|
|
2367 | do it. |
|
|
2368 | |
|
|
2369 | =item --disable-resources |
2552 | =item --disable-resources |
2370 | |
2553 | |
2371 | Remove all resources checking. |
2554 | Removes any support for resource checking. |
2372 | |
2555 | |
2373 | =item --enable-xgetdefault |
2556 | =item --enable-strings (default: off) |
2374 | |
|
|
2375 | Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small |
|
|
2376 | version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist then |
|
|
2377 | ~/.Xresources. |
|
|
2378 | |
|
|
2379 | Please note that nowadays, things like XIM will automatically pull in and |
|
|
2380 | use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it might be very |
|
|
2381 | small, if nonexistant. |
|
|
2382 | |
|
|
2383 | =item --enable-strings |
|
|
2384 | |
2557 | |
2385 | Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other |
2558 | Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other |
2386 | various routines, overriding your system's versions which may |
2559 | various routines, overriding your system's versions which may |
2387 | have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries |
2560 | have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries |
2388 | to link in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many |
2561 | to link in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many |
2389 | GNU/Linux systems). |
2562 | GNU/Linux systems). |
2390 | |
2563 | |
2391 | =item --disable-swapscreen |
2564 | =item --disable-swapscreen |
2392 | |
2565 | |
2393 | Remove support for swap screen. |
2566 | Remove support for secondary/swap screen. |
2394 | |
2567 | |
2395 | =item --enable-frills |
2568 | =item --enable-frills (default: on) |
2396 | |
2569 | |
2397 | Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice to |
2570 | Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice to |
2398 | have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may want to |
2571 | have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may want to |
2399 | disable this. |
2572 | disable this. |
2400 | |
2573 | |
2401 | A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by C<--enable-frills> (possibly |
2574 | A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by C<--enable-frills> (possibly |
2402 | in combination with other switches) is: |
2575 | in combination with other switches) is: |
2403 | |
2576 | |
2404 | MWM-hints |
2577 | MWM-hints |
2405 | EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping) |
2578 | EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping) |
2406 | seperate underline colour |
2579 | seperate underline colour (-underlineColor) |
2407 | settable border widths and borderless switch |
2580 | settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl) |
2408 | settable extra linespacing |
2581 | settable extra linespacing /-lsp) |
2409 | iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback |
2582 | iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback |
2410 | backindex and forwardindex escape sequence |
2583 | backindex and forwardindex escape sequence |
2411 | window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences |
2584 | window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences |
2412 | tripleclickwords |
2585 | tripleclickwords (-tcw) |
2413 | settable insecure mode |
2586 | settable insecure mode (-insecure) |
2414 | keysym remapping support |
2587 | keysym remapping support |
2415 | cursor blinking and underline cursor |
2588 | cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc) |
2416 | -embed and -pty-fd options |
2589 | XEmbed support (-embed) |
|
|
2590 | user-pty (-pty-fd) |
|
|
2591 | hold on exit (-hold) |
|
|
2592 | skip builtin block graphics (-sbg) |
|
|
2593 | sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107 |
2417 | |
2594 | |
2418 | =item --enable-iso14755 |
2595 | =item --enable-iso14755 (default: on) |
2419 | |
2596 | |
2420 | Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or |
2597 | Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or |
2421 | F<doc/rxvt.1.txt>). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by |
2598 | F<doc/rxvt.1.txt>). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by |
2422 | C<--enable-frills>, while support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with |
2599 | C<--enable-frills>, while support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with |
2423 | this switch. |
2600 | this switch. |
2424 | |
2601 | |
2425 | =item --enable-keepscrolling |
2602 | =item --enable-keepscrolling (default: on) |
2426 | |
2603 | |
2427 | Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold |
2604 | Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold |
2428 | the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow. |
2605 | the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow. |
2429 | |
2606 | |
2430 | =item --enable-mousewheel |
2607 | =item --enable-mousewheel (default: on) |
2431 | |
2608 | |
2432 | Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5. |
2609 | Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5. |
2433 | |
2610 | |
2434 | =item --enable-slipwheeling |
2611 | =item --enable-slipwheeling (default: on) |
2435 | |
2612 | |
2436 | Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an |
2613 | Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an |
2437 | accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option |
2614 | accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option |
2438 | requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. |
2615 | requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. |
2439 | |
2616 | |
2440 | =item --disable-new-selection |
2617 | =item --disable-new-selection |
2441 | |
2618 | |
2442 | Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm. |
2619 | Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm. |
2443 | |
2620 | |
2444 | =item --enable-dmalloc |
2621 | =item --enable-dmalloc (default: off) |
2445 | |
2622 | |
2446 | Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See |
2623 | Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See |
2447 | http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this or the |
2624 | http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this or the |
2448 | next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after compiling to point |
2625 | next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after compiling to point |
2449 | DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places. |
2626 | DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places. |
2450 | |
2627 | |
2451 | You can only use either this option and the following (should |
2628 | You can only use either this option and the following (should |
2452 | you use either) . |
2629 | you use either) . |
2453 | |
2630 | |
2454 | =item --enable-dlmalloc |
2631 | =item --enable-dlmalloc (default: off) |
2455 | |
2632 | |
2456 | Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version |
2633 | Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version |
2457 | See L<http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details. |
2634 | See L<http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details. |
2458 | |
2635 | |
2459 | =item --enable-smart-resize |
2636 | =item --enable-smart-resize (default: on) |
2460 | |
2637 | |
2461 | Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from hot |
2638 | Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot |
2462 | keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which is |
2639 | keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a corner of |
2463 | closest to a corner of the screen. |
2640 | the screen in a fixed position. |
2464 | |
2641 | |
2465 | =item --enable-pointer-blank |
2642 | =item --enable-pointer-blank (default: on) |
2466 | |
2643 | |
2467 | Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. |
2644 | Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. |
2468 | |
2645 | |
2469 | =item --with-name=NAME |
2646 | =item --enable-perl (default: off) |
2470 | |
2647 | |
|
|
2648 | Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)> |
|
|
2649 | manpage (F<doc/rxvtperl.txt>) for more info on this feature, or the files |
|
|
2650 | in F<src/perl-ext/> for the extensions that are installed by default. The |
|
|
2651 | perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the C<PERL> environment |
|
|
2652 | variable when running configure. |
|
|
2653 | |
|
|
2654 | =item --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt) |
|
|
2655 | |
2471 | Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: C<urxvt>, resulting |
2656 | Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting |
2472 | in C<urxvt>, C<urxvtd> etc.). Specify C<--with-name=rxvt> to replace with |
2657 | in C<urxvt>, C<urxvtd> etc.). Specify C<--with-name=rxvt> to replace with |
2473 | C<rxvt>. |
2658 | C<rxvt>. |
2474 | |
2659 | |
2475 | =item --with-term=NAME |
2660 | =item --with-term=NAME (default: rxvt-unicode) |
2476 | |
2661 | |
2477 | Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME (default |
2662 | Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME. |
2478 | C<rxvt-unicode>) |
|
|
2479 | |
2663 | |
2480 | =item --with-terminfo=PATH |
2664 | =item --with-terminfo=PATH |
2481 | |
2665 | |
2482 | Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree to |
2666 | Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree to |
2483 | PATH. |
2667 | PATH. |