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23 | L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/*checkout*/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>. |
23 | L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/*checkout*/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>. |
24 | |
24 | |
25 | =head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS |
25 | =head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS |
26 | |
26 | |
27 | =over 4 |
27 | =over 4 |
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28 | |
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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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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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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 | |
29 | =item Isn't rxvt supposed to be small? Don't all those features bloat? |
69 | =item Isn't rxvt supposed to be small? Don't all those features bloat? |
30 | |
70 | |
31 | I often get asked about this, and I think, no, they didn't cause extra |
71 | 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 |
72 | bloat. If you compare a minimal rxvt and a minimal urxvt, you can see |
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62 | memory. |
102 | memory. |
63 | |
103 | |
64 | Compared to e.g. Eterm (5112k), aterm (3132k) and xterm (4680k), this |
104 | 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 |
105 | still fares rather well. And compared to some monsters like gnome-terminal |
66 | (21152k + extra 4204k in separate processes) or konsole (22200k + extra |
106 | (21152k + extra 4204k in separate processes) or konsole (22200k + extra |
67 | 43180k in daemons that stay around after exit, plus half aminute of |
107 | 43180k in daemons that stay around after exit, plus half a minute of |
68 | startup time, including the hundreds of warnings it spits out), it fares |
108 | startup time, including the hundreds of warnings it spits out), it fares |
69 | extremely well *g*. |
109 | extremely well *g*. |
70 | |
110 | |
71 | =item Why C++, isn't that unportable/bloated/uncool? |
111 | =item Why C++, isn't that unportable/bloated/uncool? |
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112 | |
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132 | 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 |
133 | 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 |
134 | 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 |
135 | 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. |
136 | |
215 | |
137 | =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? |
138 | |
217 | |
139 | 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 |
140 | 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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672 | |
594 | Make sure that mouse reporting is actually turned off since killing |
673 | Make sure that mouse reporting is actually turned off since killing |
595 | some editors prematurely may leave the mouse in mouse report mode. I've |
674 | some editors prematurely may leave the mouse in mouse report mode. I've |
596 | heard that tcsh may use mouse reporting unless it otherwise specified. A |
675 | heard that tcsh may use mouse reporting unless it otherwise specified. A |
597 | quick check is to see if cut/paste works when the Alt or Shift keys are |
676 | quick check is to see if cut/paste works when the Alt or Shift keys are |
598 | depressed. See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) |
677 | depressed. |
599 | |
678 | |
600 | =item What's with this bold/blink stuff? |
679 | =item What's with this bold/blink stuff? |
601 | |
680 | |
602 | If no bold colour is set via C<colorBD:>, bold will invert text using the |
681 | If no bold colour is set via C<colorBD:>, bold will invert text using the |
603 | standard foreground colour. |
682 | standard foreground colour. |
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692 | |
771 | |
693 | # use Backspace = ^? |
772 | # use Backspace = ^? |
694 | $ stty erase ^? |
773 | $ stty erase ^? |
695 | $ @@RXVT_NAME@@ |
774 | $ @@RXVT_NAME@@ |
696 | |
775 | |
697 | Toggle with C<ESC [ 36 h> / C<ESC [ 36 l> as documented in @@RXVT_NAME@@(7). |
776 | Toggle with C<ESC [ 36 h> / C<ESC [ 36 l>. |
698 | |
777 | |
699 | For an existing rxvt-unicode: |
778 | For an existing rxvt-unicode: |
700 | |
779 | |
701 | # use Backspace = ^H |
780 | # use Backspace = ^H |
702 | $ stty erase ^H |
781 | $ stty erase ^H |
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1597 | 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)> |
1598 | 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)> |
1599 | 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> >> |
1600 | 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> >> |
1601 | 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> >> |
1602 | 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] |
1603 | 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] |
1604 | B<< C<Ps = 20> >> Change default background to B<< C<Pt> >> |
1683 | B<< C<Ps = 20> >> Change default background to B<< C<Pt> >> |
1605 | 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> >>. |
1606 | 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> |
1607 | 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> >>. |
1608 | 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> >> |
1609 | 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> >> |
1610 | 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). |
1611 | B<< C<Ps = 703> >> Menubar command B<< C<Pt> >> (Compile menubar). |
1690 | B<< C<Ps = 703> >> Menubar command B<< C<Pt> >> (Compile menubar). |
1612 | 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> >> |
1613 | 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> >> |
1614 | 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>. |
1615 | 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). |
1616 | 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). |
1617 | 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). |
1618 | 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). |
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2406 | |
2487 | |
2407 | Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like |
2488 | Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like |
2408 | F<lastlogin>) at start of rxvt execution. This option requires |
2489 | F<lastlogin>) at start of rxvt execution. This option requires |
2409 | --enable-utmp to also be specified. |
2490 | --enable-utmp to also be specified. |
2410 | |
2491 | |
2411 | =item --enable-xpm-background (default: off) |
2492 | =item --enable-xpm-background (default: on) |
2412 | |
2493 | |
2413 | Add support for XPM background pixmaps. |
2494 | Add support for XPM background pixmaps. |
2414 | |
2495 | |
2415 | =item --enable-transparency (default: off) |
2496 | =item --enable-transparency (default: on) |
2416 | |
2497 | |
2417 | Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake |
2498 | Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake |
2418 | transparency to the term. |
2499 | transparency to the term. |
2419 | |
2500 | |
2420 | =item --enable-fading (default: on) |
2501 | =item --enable-fading (default: on) |
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2423 | |
2504 | |
2424 | =item --enable-tinting (default: on) |
2505 | =item --enable-tinting (default: on) |
2425 | |
2506 | |
2426 | Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires C<--enable-transparency>). |
2507 | Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires C<--enable-transparency>). |
2427 | |
2508 | |
2428 | =item --enable-menubar (default: off) |
2509 | =item --enable-menubar (default: off) [DEPRECATED] |
2429 | |
2510 | |
2430 | Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with |
2511 | Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with dynamic |
2431 | dynamic locale switching currently). |
2512 | locale switching currently). This option is DEPRECATED and will be removed |
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2513 | in the future. |
2432 | |
2514 | |
2433 | =item --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on) |
2515 | =item --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on) |
2434 | |
2516 | |
2435 | Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar. |
2517 | Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar. |
2436 | |
2518 | |
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2468 | do it. |
2550 | do it. |
2469 | |
2551 | |
2470 | =item --disable-resources |
2552 | =item --disable-resources |
2471 | |
2553 | |
2472 | Removes any support for resource checking. |
2554 | Removes any support for resource checking. |
2473 | |
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2474 | =item --enable-xgetdefault |
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2475 | |
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2476 | Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small |
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2477 | version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist then |
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2478 | ~/.Xresources. |
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2479 | |
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2480 | Please note that nowadays, things like XIM will automatically pull in and |
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2481 | use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it might be very |
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2482 | small, if nonexistant. |
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2483 | |
2555 | |
2484 | =item --enable-strings (default: off) |
2556 | =item --enable-strings (default: off) |
2485 | |
2557 | |
2486 | Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other |
2558 | Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other |
2487 | various routines, overriding your system's versions which may |
2559 | various routines, overriding your system's versions which may |
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2645 | |
2574 | =item --enable-perl (default: off) |
2646 | =item --enable-perl (default: off) |
2575 | |
2647 | |
2576 | Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)> |
2648 | Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the B<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)> |
2577 | manpage (F<doc/rxvtperl.txt>) for more info on this feature, or the files |
2649 | manpage (F<doc/rxvtperl.txt>) for more info on this feature, or the files |
2578 | in F<src/perl-ext/> for the extensions that are installed by default. |
2650 | in F<src/perl-ext/> for the extensions that are installed by default. The |
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2651 | perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the C<PERL> environment |
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2652 | variable when running configure. |
2579 | |
2653 | |
2580 | =item --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt) |
2654 | =item --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt) |
2581 | |
2655 | |
2582 | Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting |
2656 | Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting |
2583 | 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 |