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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 Isn't rxvt supposed to be small? Don't all those features bloat?
		30
		31	I often get asked about this, and I think, no, they didn't cause extra
		32	bloat. If you compare a minimal rxvt and a minimal urxvt, you can see
		33	that the urxvt binary is larger (due to some encoding tables always being
		34	compiled in), but it actually uses less memory (RSS) after startup. Even
		35	with C<--disable-everything>, this comparison is a bit unfair, as many
		36	features unique to urxvt (locale, encoding conversion, iso14755 etc.) are
		37	already in use in this mode.
		38
		39	text data bss drs rss filename
		40	98398 1664 24 15695 1824 rxvt --disable-everything
		41	188985 9048 66616 18222 1788 urxvt --disable-everything
		42
		43	When you C<--enable-everything> (which _is_ unfair, as this involves xft
		44	and full locale/XIM support which are quite bloaty inside libX11 and my
		45	libc), the two diverge, but not unreasnobaly so.
		46
		47	text data bss drs rss filename
		48	163431 2152 24 20123 2060 rxvt --enable-everything
		49	1035683 49680 66648 29096 3680 urxvt --enable-everything
		50
		51	The very large size of the text section is explained by the east-asian
		52	encoding tables, which, if unused, take up disk space but nothing else
		53	and can be compiled out unless you rely on X11 core fonts that use those
		54	encodings. The BSS size comes from the 64k emergency buffer that my c++
		55	compiler allocates (but of course doesn't use unless you are out of
		56	memory). Also, using an xft font instead of a core font immediately adds a
		57	few megabytes of RSS. Xft indeed is responsible for a lot of RSS even when
		58	not used.
		59
		60	Of course, due to every character using two or four bytes instead of one,
		61	a large scrollback buffer will ultimately make rxvt-unicode use more
		62	memory.
		63
		64	Compared to e.g. Eterm (5112k), aterm (3132k) and xterm (4680k), this
		65	still fares rather well. And compared to some monsters like gnome-terminal
		66	(21152k + extra 4204k in separate processes) or konsole (22200k + extra
		67	43180k in daemons that stay around after exit, plus half aminute of
		68	startup time, including the hundreds of warnings it spits out), it fares
		69	extremely well g.
		70
		71	=item Why C++, isn't that unportable/bloated/uncool?
		72
		73	Is this a question? :) It comes up very often. The simple answer is: I had
		74	to write it, and C++ allowed me to write and maintain it in a fraction
		75	of the time and effort (which is a scarce resource for me). Put even
		76	shorter: It simply wouldn't exist without C++.
		77
		78	My personal stance on this is that C++ is less portable than C, but in
		79	the case of rxvt-unicode this hardly matters, as its portability limits
		80	are defined by things like X11, pseudo terminals, locale support and unix
		81	domain sockets, which are all less portable than C++ itself.
		82
		83	Regarding the bloat, see the above question: It's easy to write programs
		84	in C that use gobs of memory, an certainly possible to write programs in
		85	C++ that don't. C++ also often comes with large libraries, but this is
		86	not necessarily the case with GCC. Here is what rxvt links against on my
		87	system with a minimal config:
		88
		89	libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x00002aaaaabc3000)
		90	libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00002aaaaadde000)
		91	libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00002aaaab01d000)
		92	/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00002aaaaaaab000)
		93
		94	And here is rxvt-unicode:
		95
		96	libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x00002aaaaabc3000)
		97	libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00002aaaaada2000)
		98	libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00002aaaaaeb0000)
		99	libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00002aaaab0ee000)
		100	/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00002aaaaaaab000)
		101
		102	No large bloated libraries (of course, none were linked in statically),
		103	except maybe libX11 :)
		104
		105	=item Does it support tabs, can I have a tabbed rxvt-unicode?
		106
		107	rxvt-unicode does not directly support tabs. It will work fine with
		108	tabbing functionality of many window managers or similar tabbing programs,
		109	and its embedding-features allow it to be embedded into other programs,
		110	as witnessed by F<doc/rxvt-tabbed> or the upcoming C<Gtk2::URxvt> perl
		111	module, which features a tabbed urxvt (murxvt) terminal as an example
		112	embedding application.
		113
29	=item How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using?	114	=item How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using?
30		115
31	The version number is displayed with the usage (-h). Also the escape	116	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.	117	sequence C<ESC [ 8 n> sets the window title to the version number. When
		118	using the @@RXVT_NAME@@c client, the version displayed is that of the
		119	daemon.
33		120
34	=item I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem...	121	=item I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem...
35		122
36	The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode contains large patches that	123	The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode in sarge contains large
37	considerably change the behaviour of rxvt-unicode. Before reporting a	124	patches that considerably change the behaviour of rxvt-unicode. Before
38	bug to the original rxvt-unicode author please download and install the	125	reporting a bug to the original rxvt-unicode author please download and
39	genuine version (L<http://software.schmorp.de#rxvt-unicode>) and try to	126	install the genuine version (L<http://software.schmorp.de#rxvt-unicode>)
40	reproduce the problem. If you cannot, chances are that the problems are	127	and try to reproduce the problem. If you cannot, chances are that the
41	specific to Debian GNU/Linux, in which case it should be reported via the	128	problems are specific to Debian GNU/Linux, in which case it should be
42	Debian Bug Tracking System (use C<reportbug> to report the bug).	129	reported via the Debian Bug Tracking System (use C<reportbug> to report
		130	the bug).
43		131
44	For other problems that also affect the Debian package, you can and	132	For other problems that also affect the Debian package, you can and
45	probably should use the Debian BTS, too, because, after all, it's also a	133	probably should use the Debian BTS, too, because, after all, it's also a
46	bug in the Debian version and it serves as a reminder for other users that	134	bug in the Debian version and it serves as a reminder for other users that
47	might encounter the same issue.	135	might encounter the same issue.
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72	URxvt.termName: rxvt	160	URxvt.termName: rxvt
73		161
74	If you don't plan to use B<rxvt> (quite common...) you could also replace	162	If you don't plan to use B<rxvt> (quite common...) you could also replace
75	the rxvt terminfo file with the rxvt-unicode one.	163	the rxvt terminfo file with the rxvt-unicode one.
76		164
		165	=item C<tic> outputs some error when compiling the terminfo entry.
		166
		167	Most likely it's the empty definition for C<enacs=>. Just replace it by
		168	C<enacs=\E[0@> and try again.
		169
77	=item C<bash>'s readline does not work correctly under @@RXVT_NAME@@.	170	=item C<bash>'s readline does not work correctly under @@RXVT_NAME@@.
78		171
79	=item I need a termcap file entry.	172	=item I need a termcap file entry.
80		173
81	One reason you might want this is that some distributions or operating	174	One reason you might want this is that some distributions or operating
82	systems still compile some programs using the long-obsoleted termcap	175	systems still compile some programs using the long-obsoleted termcap
83	(Fedora Core's bash is one example) and rely on a termcap entry for	176	library (Fedora Core's bash is one example) and rely on a termcap entry
84	C<rxvt-unicode>.	177	for C<rxvt-unicode>.
85		178
86	You could use rxvt's termcap entry with resonable results in many cases.	179	You could use rxvt's termcap entry with resonable results in many cases.
87	You can also create a termcap entry by using terminfo's infocmp program	180	You can also create a termcap entry by using terminfo's infocmp program
88	like this:	181	like this:
89		182
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91		184
92	Or you could use this termcap entry, generated by the command above:	185	Or you could use this termcap entry, generated by the command above:
93		186
94	rxvt-unicode\|rxvt-unicode terminal (X Window System):\	187	rxvt-unicode\|rxvt-unicode terminal (X Window System):\
95	:am:bw:eo:km:mi:ms:xn:xo:\	188	:am:bw:eo:km:mi:ms:xn:xo:\
96	:co#80:it#8:li#24:\	189	:co#80:it#8:li#24:lm#0:\
97	:AL=\E[%dL:DC=\E[%dP:DL=\E[%dM:DO=\E[%dB:IC=\E[%d@:\	190	:AL=\E[%dL:DC=\E[%dP:DL=\E[%dM:DO=\E[%dB:IC=\E[%d@:\
98	:K1=\EOw:K2=\EOu:K3=\EOy:K4=\EOq:K5=\EOs:LE=\E[%dD:\	191	:K1=\EOw:K2=\EOu:K3=\EOy:K4=\EOq:K5=\EOs:LE=\E[%dD:\
99	:RI=\E[%dC:SF=\E[%dS:SR=\E[%dT:UP=\E[%dA:ae=^O:al=\E[L:\	192	:RI=\E[%dC:SF=\E[%dS:SR=\E[%dT:UP=\E[%dA:ae=\E(B:al=\E[L:\
100	:as=^N:bl=^G:cd=\E[J:ce=\E[K:cl=\E[H\E[2J:cm=\E[%i%d;%dH:\	193	:as=\E(0:bl=^G:cd=\E[J:ce=\E[K:cl=\E[H\E[2J:\
101	:cr=^M:cs=\E[%i%d;%dr:ct=\E[3g:dc=\E[P:dl=\E[M:do=^J:\	194	:cm=\E[%i%d;%dH:cr=^M:cs=\E[%i%d;%dr:ct=\E[3g:dc=\E[P:\
102	:ec=\E[%dX:ei=\E[4l:ho=\E[H:i1=\E[?47l\E=\E[?1l:ic=\E[@:\	195	:dl=\E[M:do=^J:ec=\E[%dX:ei=\E[4l:ho=\E[H:\
		196	:i1=\E[?47l\E=\E[?1l:ic=\E[@:im=\E[4h:\
103	:im=\E[4h:is=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;3;4;6l\E[4l:\	197	:is=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;3;4;6l\E[4l:\
104	:k0=\E[21~:k1=\E[11~:k2=\E[12~:k3=\E[13~:k4=\E[14~:\	198	:k1=\E[11~:k2=\E[12~:k3=\E[13~:k4=\E[14~:k5=\E[15~:\
105	:k5=\E[15~:k6=\E[17~:k7=\E[18~:k8=\E[19~:k9=\E[20~:\	199	:k6=\E[17~:k7=\E[18~:k8=\E[19~:k9=\E[20~:kD=\E[3~:\
106	:kD=\E[3~:kI=\E[2~:kN=\E[6~:kP=\E[5~:kb=\177:kd=\EOB:\	200	:kI=\E[2~:kN=\E[6~:kP=\E[5~:kb=\177:kd=\EOB:ke=\E[?1l\E>:\
107	:ke=\E[?1l\E>:kh=\E[7~:kl=\EOD:kr=\EOC:ks=\E[?1h\E=:\	201	:kh=\E[7~:kl=\EOD:kr=\EOC:ks=\E[?1h\E=:ku=\EOA:le=^H:\
108	:ku=\EOA:le=^H:mb=\E[5m:md=\E[1m:me=\E[m\017:mr=\E[7m:\	202	:mb=\E[5m:md=\E[1m:me=\E[m\017:mr=\E[7m:nd=\E[C:rc=\E8:\
109	:nd=\E[C:rc=\E8:sc=\E7:se=\E[27m:sf=^J:so=\E[7m:sr=\EM:\	203	:sc=\E7:se=\E[27m:sf=^J:so=\E[7m:sr=\EM:st=\EH:ta=^I:\
110	:st=\EH:ta=^I:te=\E[r\E[?1049l:ti=\E[?1049h:ue=\E[24m:\	204	:te=\E[r\E[?1049l:ti=\E[?1049h:ue=\E[24m:up=\E[A:\
111	:up=\E[A:us=\E[4m:vb=\E[?5h\E[?5l:ve=\E[?25h:vi=\E[?25l:\	205	:us=\E[4m:vb=\E[?5h\E[?5l:ve=\E[?25h:vi=\E[?25l:\
112	:vs=\E[?25h:	206	:vs=\E[?25h:
113		207
114	=item Why does C<ls> no longer have coloured output?	208	=item Why does C<ls> no longer have coloured output?
115		209
116	The C<ls> in the GNU coreutils unfortunately doesn't use terminfo to	210	The C<ls> in the GNU coreutils unfortunately doesn't use terminfo to
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257	might be forced to use a different font.	351	might be forced to use a different font.
258		352
259	All of this is not a problem when using X11 core fonts, as their bounding	353	All of this is not a problem when using X11 core fonts, as their bounding
260	box data is correct.	354	box data is correct.
261		355
		356	=item On Solaris 9, many line-drawing characters are too wide.
		357
		358	Seems to be a known bug, read
		359	L<http://nixdoc.net/files/forum/about34198.html>. Some people use the
		360	following ugly workaround to get non-double-wide-characters working:
		361
		362	#define wcwidth(x) wcwidth(x) > 1 ? 1 : wcwidth(x)
		363
262	=item My Compose (Multi_key) key is no longer working.	364	=item My Compose (Multi_key) key is no longer working.
263		365
264	The most common causes for this are that either your locale is not set	366	The most common causes for this are that either your locale is not set
265	correctly, or you specified a B<preeditStyle> that is not supported by	367	correctly, or you specified a B<preeditStyle> that is not supported by
266	your input method. For example, if you specified B<OverTheSpot> and	368	your input method. For example, if you specified B<OverTheSpot> and
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309		411
310	As you might have guessed, FreeBSD does neither define this symobl nor	412	As you might have guessed, FreeBSD does neither define this symobl nor
311	does it support it. Instead, it uses it's own internal representation of	413	does it support it. Instead, it uses it's own internal representation of
312	B<wchar_t>. This is, of course, completely fine with respect to standards.	414	B<wchar_t>. This is, of course, completely fine with respect to standards.
313		415
		416	However, that means rxvt-unicode only works in C<POSIX>, C<ISO-8859-1> and
		417	C<UTF-8> locales under FreeBSD (which all use Unicode as B<wchar_t>.
		418
314	However, C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> is the only sane way to support	419	C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> is the only sane way to support multi-language
315	multi-language apps in an OS, as using a locale-dependent (and	420	apps in an OS, as using a locale-dependent (and non-standardized)
316	non-standardized) representation of B<wchar_t> makes it impossible to	421	representation of B<wchar_t> makes it impossible to convert between
317	convert between B<wchar_t> (as used by X11 and your applications) and any	422	B<wchar_t> (as used by X11 and your applications) and any other encoding
318	other encoding without implementing OS-specific-wrappers for each and	423	without implementing OS-specific-wrappers for each and every locale. There
319	every locale. There simply are no APIs to convert B<wchar_t> into anything	424	simply are no APIs to convert B<wchar_t> into anything except the current
320	except the current locale encoding.	425	locale encoding.
321		426
322	Some applications (such as the formidable B<mlterm>) work around this	427	Some applications (such as the formidable B<mlterm>) work around this
323	by carrying their own replacement functions for character set handling	428	by carrying their own replacement functions for character set handling
324	with them, and either implementing OS-dependent hacks or doing multiple	429	with them, and either implementing OS-dependent hacks or doing multiple
325	conversions (which is slow and unreliable in case the OS implements	430	conversions (which is slow and unreliable in case the OS implements
326	encodings slightly different than the terminal emulator).	431	encodings slightly different than the terminal emulator).
327		432
328	The rxvt-unicode author insists that the right way to fix this is in the	433	The rxvt-unicode author insists that the right way to fix this is in the
329	system libraries once and for all, instead of forcing every app to carry	434	system libraries once and for all, instead of forcing every app to carry
330	complete replacements for them :)	435	complete replacements for them :)
		436
		437	=item I use Solaris 9 and it doesn't compile/work/etc.
		438
		439	Try the diff in F<doc/solaris9.patch> as a base. It fixes the worst
		440	problems with C<wcwidth> and a compile problem.
		441
		442	=item How can I use rxvt-unicode under cygwin?
		443
		444	rxvt-unicode should compile and run out of the box on cygwin, using
		445	the X11 libraries that come with cygwin. libW11 emulation is no
		446	longer supported (and makes no sense, either, as it only supported a
		447	single font). I recommend starting the X-server in C<-multiwindow> or
		448	C<-rootless> mode instead, which will result in similar look&feel as the
		449	old libW11 emulation.
		450
		451	At the time of this writing, cygwin didn't seem to support any multi-byte
		452	encodings (you might try C<LC_CTYPE=C-UTF-8>), so you are likely limited
		453	to 8-bit encodings.
331		454
332	=item How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use?	455	=item How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use?
333		456
334	=item Is there an option to switch encodings?	457	=item Is there an option to switch encodings?
335		458
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421	Now you can start your terminal with C<LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.UTF-8> and still	544	Now you can start your terminal with C<LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.UTF-8> and still
422	use your input method. Please note, however, that you will not be able to	545	use your input method. Please note, however, that you will not be able to
423	input characters outside C<EUC-JP> in a normal way then, as your input	546	input characters outside C<EUC-JP> in a normal way then, as your input
424	method limits you.	547	method limits you.
425		548
		549	=item Rxvt-unicode crashes when the X Input Method changes or exits.
		550
		551	Unfortunately, this is unavoidable, as the XIM protocol is racy by
		552	design. Applications can avoid some crashes at the expense of memory
		553	leaks, and Input Methods can avoid some crashes by careful ordering at
		554	exit time. B<kinput2> (and derived input methods) generally succeeds,
		555	while B<SCIM> (or similar input methods) fails. In the end, however,
		556	crashes cannot be completely avoided even if both sides cooperate.
		557
		558	So the only workaround is not to kill your Input Method Servers.
		559
426	=item Rxvt-unicode uses gobs of memory, how can I reduce that?	560	=item Rxvt-unicode uses gobs of memory, how can I reduce that?
427		561
428	Rxvt-unicode tries to obey the rule of not charging you for something you	562	Rxvt-unicode tries to obey the rule of not charging you for something you
429	don't use. One thing you should try is to configure out all settings that	563	don't use. One thing you should try is to configure out all settings that
430	you don't need, for example, Xft support is a resource hog by design,	564	you don't need, for example, Xft support is a resource hog by design,
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440		574
441	=item Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow?	575	=item Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow?
442		576
443	Yes, the most obvious way to speed it up is to avoid Xft entirely, as	577	Yes, the most obvious way to speed it up is to avoid Xft entirely, as
444	it is simply slow. If you still want Xft fonts you might try to disable	578	it is simply slow. If you still want Xft fonts you might try to disable
445	antialiasing (by appending C<:antialiasing=false>), which saves lots of	579	antialiasing (by appending C<:antialias=false>), which saves lots of
446	memory and also speeds up rendering considerably.	580	memory and also speeds up rendering considerably.
447		581
448	=item Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong?	582	=item Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong?
449		583
450	Rxvt-unicode will use whatever you specify as a font. If it needs to	584	Rxvt-unicode will use whatever you specify as a font. If it needs to
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528	URxvt.color7: #e1dddd	662	URxvt.color7: #e1dddd
529	URxvt.color15: #e1dddd	663	URxvt.color15: #e1dddd
530		664
531	=item How can I start @@RXVT_NAME@@d in a race-free way?	665	=item How can I start @@RXVT_NAME@@d in a race-free way?
532		666
533	Despite it's name, @@RXVT_NAME@@d is not a real daemon, but more like a	667	Try C<@@RXVT_NAME@@d -f -o>, which tells @@RXVT_NAME@@d to open the
534	server that answers @@RXVT_NAME@@c's requests, so it doesn't background	668	display, create the listening socket and then fork.
535	itself.
536
537	To ensure @@RXVT_NAME@@d is listening on it's socket, you can use the
538	following method to wait for the startup message before continuing:
539
540	{ @@RXVT_NAME@@d & } \| read
541		669
542	=item What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?	670	=item What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?
543		671
544	Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the	672	Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the
545	BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following	673	BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following
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1463	B<< C<Ps = 13> >> Change colour of mouse foreground to B<< C<Pt> >>	1591	B<< C<Ps = 13> >> Change colour of mouse foreground to B<< C<Pt> >>
1464	B<< C<Ps = 17> >> Change colour of highlight characters to B<< C<Pt> >>	1592	B<< C<Ps = 17> >> Change colour of highlight characters to B<< C<Pt> >>
1465	B<< C<Ps = 18> >> Change colour of bold characters to B<< C<Pt> >>	1593	B<< C<Ps = 18> >> Change colour of bold characters to B<< C<Pt> >>
1466	B<< C<Ps = 19> >> Change colour of underlined characters to B<< C<Pt> >>	1594	B<< C<Ps = 19> >> Change colour of underlined characters to B<< C<Pt> >>
1467	B<< C<Ps = 20> >> Change default background to B<< C<Pt> >>	1595	B<< C<Ps = 20> >> Change default background to B<< C<Pt> >>
1468	B<< C<Ps = 39> >> Change default foreground colour to B<< C<Pt> >> I<rxvt compile-time option>	1596	B<< C<Ps = 39> >> Change default foreground colour to B<< C<Pt> >>.
1469	B<< C<Ps = 46> >> Change Log File to B<< C<Pt> >> I<unimplemented>	1597	B<< C<Ps = 46> >> Change Log File to B<< C<Pt> >> I<unimplemented>
1470	B<< C<Ps = 49> >> Change default background colour to B<< C<Pt> >> I<rxvt compile-time option>	1598	B<< C<Ps = 49> >> Change default background colour to B<< C<Pt> >>.
1471	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> >>	1599	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> >>
1472	B<< C<Ps = 55> >> Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to B<< C<Pt> >>	1600	B<< C<Ps = 55> >> Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to B<< C<Pt> >>
1473	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)	1601	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).
1474	B<< C<Ps = 703> >> Menubar command B<< C<Pt> >> I<rxvt compile-time option> (rxvt-unicode extension)	1602	B<< C<Ps = 703> >> Menubar command B<< C<Pt> >> (Compile menubar).
1475	B<< C<Ps = 704> >> Change colour of italic characters to B<< C<Pt> >>	1603	B<< C<Ps = 704> >> Change colour of italic characters to B<< C<Pt> >>
1476	B<< C<Ps = 705> >> Change background pixmap tint colour to B<< C<Pt> >>	1604	B<< C<Ps = 705> >> Change background pixmap tint colour to B<< C<Pt> >> (Compile transparency).
1477	B<< C<Ps = 710> >> Set normal fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Same as C<Ps = 50>.	1605	B<< C<Ps = 710> >> Set normal fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Same as C<Ps = 50>.
1478	B<< C<Ps = 711> >> Set bold fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50>.	1606	B<< C<Ps = 711> >> Set bold fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles).
1479	B<< C<Ps = 712> >> Set italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50>.	1607	B<< C<Ps = 712> >> Set italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles).
1480	B<< C<Ps = 713> >> Set bold-italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50>.	1608	B<< C<Ps = 713> >> Set bold-italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles).
		1609	B<< C<Ps = 720> >> Move viewing window up by B<< C<Pt> >> lines, or clear scrollback buffer if C<Pt = 0> (Compile frills).
		1610	B<< C<Ps = 721> >> Move viewing window down by B<< C<Pt> >> lines, or clear scrollback buffer if C<Pt = 0> (Compile frills).
1481		1611
1482	=end table	1612	=end table
1483		1613
1484	=back	1614	=back
1485		1615
…		…
1537		1667
1538	=item B<< [title:+I<string>] >>	1668	=item B<< [title:+I<string>] >>
1539		1669
1540	set the current menuBar's title to I<string>, which may contain the	1670	set the current menuBar's title to I<string>, which may contain the
1541	following format specifiers:	1671	following format specifiers:
1542	B<%%> : literal B<%> character	1672
1543	B<%n> : rxvt name (as per the B<-name> command-line option)	1673	B<%n> rxvt name (as per the B<-name> command-line option)
1544	B<%v> : rxvt version	1674	B<%v> rxvt version
		1675	B<%%> literal B<%> character
1545		1676
1546	=item B<[done]>	1677	=item B<[done]>
1547		1678
1548	set menuBar access as B<readonly>.	1679	set menuBar access as B<readonly>.
1549	End-of-file tag for B<< [read:+I<file>] >> operations.	1680	End-of-file tag for B<< [read:+I<file>] >> operations.
…		…
2141	=end table	2272	=end table
2142		2273
2143	=head1 CONFIGURE OPTIONS	2274	=head1 CONFIGURE OPTIONS
2144		2275
2145	General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration	2276	General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration
2146	hasn't been tested well. Either try with --enable-everything or use the	2277	hasn't been tested well. Either try with C<--enable-everything> or use
2147	./reconf script as a base for experiments. ./reconf is used by myself,	2278	the F<./reconf> script as a base for experiments. F<./reconf> is used by
2148	so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should always	2279	myself, so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should
2149	report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc Lehmann	2280	always report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc
2150	<rxvt@schmorp.de>.	2281	Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp.de>.
		2282
		2283	All
2151		2284
2152	=over 4	2285	=over 4
2153		2286
2154	=item --enable-everything	2287	=item --enable-everything
2155		2288
2156	Add support for all non-multichoice options listed in "./configure	2289	Add (or remove) support for all non-multichoice options listed in "./configure
2157	--help". Note that unlike other enable options this is order dependant.	2290	--help".
		2291
2158	You can specify this and then disable options which this enables by	2292	You can specify this and then disable options you do not like by
2159	I<following> this with the appropriate commands.	2293	I<following> this with the appropriate C<--disable-...> arguments,
		2294	or you can start with a minimal configuration by specifying
		2295	C<--disable-everything> and than adding just the C<--enable-...> arguments
		2296	you want.
2160		2297
2161	=item --enable-xft	2298	=item --enable-xft (default: enabled)
2162		2299
2163	Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts are	2300	Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts are
2164	slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use them, you	2301	slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use them, you
2165	don't pay for them.	2302	don't pay for them.
2166		2303
2167	=item --enable-font-styles	2304	=item --enable-font-styles (default: on)
2168		2305
2169	Add support for B<bold>, I<italic> and B<< I<bold italic> >> font	2306	Add support for B<bold>, I<italic> and B<< I<bold italic> >> font
2170	styles. The fonts can be set manually or automatically.	2307	styles. The fonts can be set manually or automatically.
2171		2308
2172	=item --with-codesets=NAME,...	2309	=item --with-codesets=NAME,... (default: all)
2173		2310
2174	Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups (eu, vn are	2311	Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups (C<eu>, C<vn>
2175	always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character sets). These	2312	are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character sets). These
2176	codeset tables are currently only used for driving X11 core fonts, they	2313	codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts, they are not required
2177	are not required for Xft fonts. Compiling them in will make your binary	2314	for Xft fonts, although having them compiled in lets rxvt-unicode choose
2178	bigger (together about 700kB), but it doesn't increase memory usage unless	2315	replacement fonts more intelligently. Compiling them in will make your
		2316	binary bigger (all of together cost about 700kB), but it doesn't increase
2179	you use an X11 font requiring one of these encodings.	2317	memory usage unless you use a font requiring one of these encodings.
2180		2318
2181	=begin table	2319	=begin table
2182		2320
2183	all all available codeset groups	2321	all all available codeset groups
2184	zh common chinese encodings	2322	zh common chinese encodings
…		…
2187	jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings	2325	jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
2188	kr korean encodings	2326	kr korean encodings
2189		2327
2190	=end table	2328	=end table
2191		2329
2192	=item --enable-xim	2330	=item --enable-xim (default: on)
2193		2331
2194	Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using	2332	Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using
2195	alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly	2333	alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly
2196	set up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.	2334	set up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
2197		2335
2198	=item --enable-unicode3	2336	=item --enable-unicode3 (default: off)
2199		2337
2200	Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above	2338	Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above
2201	65535 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage	2339	65535 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage
2202	requirements per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet	2340	requirements per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet
2203	support these extra characters, but Xft does.	2341	support these extra characters, but Xft does.
…		…
2206	even without this flag, but the number of such characters is	2344	even without this flag, but the number of such characters is
2207	limited to a view thousand (shared with combining characters,	2345	limited to a view thousand (shared with combining characters,
2208	see next switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them	2346	see next switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them
2209	(input/output and cut&paste still work, though).	2347	(input/output and cut&paste still work, though).
2210		2348
2211	=item --enable-combining	2349	=item --enable-combining (default: on)
2212		2350
2213	Enable automatic composition of combining characters into	2351	Enable automatic composition of combining characters into
2214	composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text	2352	composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text
2215	where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is	2353	where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is
2216	done by using precomposited characters when available or creating	2354	done by using precomposited characters when available or creating
2217	new pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.	2355	new pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
2218		2356
2219	Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed	2357	Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed characters
2220	characters is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt will use the	2358	is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt-unicode will use the
2221	private use area, extending the number of combinations to 8448). With	2359	private use area, extending the number of combinations to 8448). With
2222	--enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists. This will also enable	2360	--enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists.
2223	storage of characters >65535.	2361
		2362	This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters
		2363	beyond plane 0 (>65535) when --enable-unicode3 was not specified.
2224		2364
2225	The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation forms,	2365	The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation forms,
2226	but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to be used.	2366	but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to be used (and
		2367	tell me how these are to be used...).
2227		2368
2228	=item --enable-fallback(=CLASS)	2369	=item --enable-fallback(=CLASS) (default: Rxvt)
2229		2370
2230	When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS	2371	When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS. To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback.
2231	(default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback.
2232		2372
2233	=item --with-res-name=NAME	2373	=item --with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
2234		2374
2235	Use the given name (default: urxvt) as default application name when	2375	Use the given name as default application name when
2236	reading resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.	2376	reading resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.
2237		2377
2238	=item --with-res-class=CLASS	2378	=item --with-res-class=CLASS /default: URxvt)
2239		2379
2240	Use the given class (default: URxvt) as default application class	2380	Use the given class as default application class
2241	when reading resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace	2381	when reading resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace
2242	rxvt.	2382	rxvt.
2243		2383
2244	=item --enable-utmp	2384	=item --enable-utmp (default: on)
2245		2385
2246	Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like F<w>) at	2386	Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like F<w>) at
2247	start of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits.	2387	start of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits.
2248		2388
2249	=item --enable-wtmp	2389	=item --enable-wtmp (default: on)
2250		2390
2251	Write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like F<last>) at	2391	Write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like F<last>) at
2252	start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This	2392	start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This
2253	option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified.	2393	option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified.
2254		2394
2255	=item --enable-lastlog	2395	=item --enable-lastlog (default: on)
2256		2396
2257	Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like	2397	Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like
2258	F<lastlogin>) at start of rxvt execution. This option requires	2398	F<lastlogin>) at start of rxvt execution. This option requires
2259	--enable-utmp to also be specified.	2399	--enable-utmp to also be specified.
2260		2400
2261	=item --enable-xpm-background	2401	=item --enable-xpm-background (default: off)
2262		2402
2263	Add support for XPM background pixmaps.	2403	Add support for XPM background pixmaps.
2264		2404
2265	=item --enable-transparency	2405	=item --enable-transparency (default: off)
2266		2406
2267	Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake	2407	Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake
2268	transparency to the term.	2408	transparency to the term.
2269		2409
2270	=item --enable-fading	2410	=item --enable-fading (default: on)
2271		2411
2272	Add support for fading the text when focus is lost.	2412	Add support for fading the text when focus is lost (requires C<--enable-transparency>).
2273		2413
2274	=item --enable-tinting	2414	=item --enable-tinting (default: on)
2275		2415
2276	Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds.	2416	Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires C<--enable-transparency>).
2277		2417
2278	=item --enable-menubar	2418	=item --enable-menubar (default: off)
2279		2419
2280	Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with	2420	Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with
2281	dynamic locale switching currently).	2421	dynamic locale switching currently).
2282		2422
2283	=item --enable-rxvt-scroll	2423	=item --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
2284		2424
2285	Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.	2425	Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
2286		2426
2287	=item --enable-next-scroll	2427	=item --enable-next-scroll (default: on)
2288		2428
2289	Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.	2429	Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
2290		2430
2291	=item --enable-xterm-scroll	2431	=item --enable-xterm-scroll (default: on)
2292		2432
2293	Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.	2433	Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
2294		2434
2295	=item --enable-plain-scroll	2435	=item --enable-plain-scroll (default: on)
2296		2436
2297	Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that	2437	Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that
2298	is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for	2438	is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for
2299	many years.	2439	many years.
2300		2440
2301	=item --enable-half-shadow	2441	=item --enable-half-shadow (default: off)
2302		2442
2303	Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.	2443	Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.
2304	only applicable to rxvt scrollbars.	2444	only applicable to rxvt scrollbars.
2305		2445
2306	=item --enable-ttygid	2446	=item --enable-ttygid (default: off)
2307		2447
2308	Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if	2448	Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if
2309	your system uses this type of security.	2449	your system uses this type of security.
2310		2450
2311	=item --disable-backspace-key	2451	=item --disable-backspace-key
2312		2452
2313	Disable any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server	2453	Removes any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server do it.
		2454
		2455	=item --disable-delete-key
		2456
		2457	Removes any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server
2314	do it.	2458	do it.
2315		2459
2316	=item --disable-delete-key
2317
2318	Disable any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server
2319	do it.
2320
2321	=item --disable-resources	2460	=item --disable-resources
2322		2461
2323	Remove all resources checking.	2462	Removes any support for resource checking.
2324		2463
2325	=item --enable-xgetdefault	2464	=item --enable-xgetdefault
2326		2465
2327	Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small	2466	Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
2328	version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist then	2467	version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist then
…		…
2330		2469
2331	Please note that nowadays, things like XIM will automatically pull in and	2470	Please note that nowadays, things like XIM will automatically pull in and
2332	use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it might be very	2471	use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it might be very
2333	small, if nonexistant.	2472	small, if nonexistant.
2334		2473
2335	=item --enable-strings	2474	=item --enable-strings (default: off)
2336		2475
2337	Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other	2476	Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
2338	various routines, overriding your system's versions which may	2477	various routines, overriding your system's versions which may
2339	have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries	2478	have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries
2340	to link in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many	2479	to link in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many
2341	GNU/Linux systems).	2480	GNU/Linux systems).
2342		2481
2343	=item --disable-swapscreen	2482	=item --disable-swapscreen
2344		2483
2345	Remove support for swap screen.	2484	Remove support for secondary/swap screen.
2346		2485
2347	=item --enable-frills	2486	=item --enable-frills (default: on)
2348		2487
2349	Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice to	2488	Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice to
2350	have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may want to	2489	have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may want to
2351	disable this.	2490	disable this.
2352		2491
2353	A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by C<--enable-frills> (possibly	2492	A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by C<--enable-frills> (possibly
2354	in combination with other switches) is:	2493	in combination with other switches) is:
2355		2494
2356	MWM-hints	2495	MWM-hints
		2496	EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
2357	seperate underline colour	2497	seperate underline colour
2358	settable border widths and borderless switch	2498	settable border widths and borderless switch
2359	settable extra linespacing	2499	settable extra linespacing
2360	extra window properties (e.g. UTF-8 window names and PID)
2361	iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback	2500	iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
2362	backindex and forwardindex escape sequence	2501	backindex and forwardindex escape sequence
2363	window op and locale change escape sequences	2502	window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
2364	tripleclickwords	2503	tripleclickwords
2365	settable insecure mode	2504	settable insecure mode
2366	keysym remapping support	2505	keysym remapping support
		2506	cursor blinking and underline cursor
		2507	-embed, -pty-fd and -hold options
2367		2508
2368	=item --enable-iso14755	2509	=item --enable-iso14755 (default: on)
2369		2510
2370	Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or	2511	Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or
2371	F<doc/rxvt.1.txt>). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by	2512	F<doc/rxvt.1.txt>). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by
2372	C<--enable-frills>, while support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with	2513	C<--enable-frills>, while support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with
2373	this switch.	2514	this switch.
2374		2515
2375	=item --enable-keepscrolling	2516	=item --enable-keepscrolling (default: on)
2376		2517
2377	Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold	2518	Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold
2378	the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.	2519	the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
2379		2520
2380	=item --enable-mousewheel	2521	=item --enable-mousewheel (default: on)
2381		2522
2382	Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.	2523	Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
2383		2524
2384	=item --enable-slipwheeling	2525	=item --enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
2385		2526
2386	Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an	2527	Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
2387	accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option	2528	accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
2388	requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.	2529	requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
2389		2530
2390	=item --disable-new-selection	2531	=item --disable-new-selection
2391		2532
2392	Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.	2533	Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
2393		2534
2394	=item --enable-dmalloc	2535	=item --enable-dmalloc (default: off)
2395		2536
2396	Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See	2537	Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
2397	http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this or the	2538	http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this or the
2398	next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after compiling to point	2539	next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after compiling to point
2399	DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.	2540	DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
2400		2541
2401	You can only use either this option and the following (should	2542	You can only use either this option and the following (should
2402	you use either) .	2543	you use either) .
2403		2544
2404	=item --enable-dlmalloc	2545	=item --enable-dlmalloc (default: off)
2405		2546
2406	Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version	2547	Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version
2407	See L<http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.	2548	See L<http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
2408		2549
2409	=item --enable-smart-resize	2550	=item --enable-smart-resize (default: on)
2410		2551
2411	Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from hot	2552	Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot
2412	keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which is	2553	keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a corner of
2413	closest to a corner of the screen.	2554	the screen in a fixed position.
2414		2555
2415	=item --enable-cursor-blink
2416
2417	Add support for a blinking cursor.
2418
2419	=item --enable-pointer-blank	2556	=item --enable-pointer-blank (default: on)
2420		2557
2421	Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.	2558	Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
2422		2559
2423	=item --with-name=NAME	2560	=item --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
2424		2561
2425	Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: C<urxvt>, resulting	2562	Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting
2426	in C<urxvt>, C<urxvtd> etc.). Specify C<--with-name=rxvt> to replace with	2563	in C<urxvt>, C<urxvtd> etc.). Specify C<--with-name=rxvt> to replace with
2427	C<rxvt>.	2564	C<rxvt>.
2428		2565
2429	=item --with-term=NAME	2566	=item --with-term=NAME (default: rxvt-unicode)
2430		2567
2431	Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME (default	2568	Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME.
2432	C<rxvt-unicode>)
2433		2569
2434	=item --with-terminfo=PATH	2570	=item --with-terminfo=PATH
2435		2571
2436	Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree to	2572	Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree to
2437	PATH.	2573	PATH.

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