ViewVC Help
View File | Revision Log | Show Annotations | Download File
/cvs/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod
(Generate patch)

Comparing rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.pod (file contents):
Revision 1.48 by root, Thu Feb 17 12:00:33 2005 UTC vs.
Revision 1.57 by root, Wed Jul 13 01:24:09 2005 UTC

… …
258might be forced to use a different font. 258might be forced to use a different font.
259 259
260All of this is not a problem when using X11 core fonts, as their bounding 260All of this is not a problem when using X11 core fonts, as their bounding
261box data is correct. 261box data is correct.
262 262
263=item On Solaris 9, many line-drawing characters are too wide.
264
265Seems to be a known bug, read
266L<http://nixdoc.net/files/forum/about34198.html>. Some people use the
267following ugly workaround to get non-double-wide-characters working:
268
269 #define wcwidth(x) wcwidth(x) > 1 ? 1 : wcwidth(x)
270
263=item My Compose (Multi_key) key is no longer working. 271=item My Compose (Multi_key) key is no longer working.
264 272
265The most common causes for this are that either your locale is not set 273The most common causes for this are that either your locale is not set
266correctly, or you specified a B<preeditStyle> that is not supported by 274correctly, or you specified a B<preeditStyle> that is not supported by
267your input method. For example, if you specified B<OverTheSpot> and 275your input method. For example, if you specified B<OverTheSpot> and
… …
310 318
311As you might have guessed, FreeBSD does neither define this symobl nor 319As you might have guessed, FreeBSD does neither define this symobl nor
312does it support it. Instead, it uses it's own internal representation of 320does it support it. Instead, it uses it's own internal representation of
313B<wchar_t>. This is, of course, completely fine with respect to standards. 321B<wchar_t>. This is, of course, completely fine with respect to standards.
314 322
323However, that means rxvt-unicode only works in C<POSIX>, C<ISO-8859-1> and
324C<UTF-8> locales under FreeBSD (which all use Unicode as B<wchar_t>.
325
315However, C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> is the only sane way to support 326C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> is the only sane way to support multi-language
316multi-language apps in an OS, as using a locale-dependent (and 327apps in an OS, as using a locale-dependent (and non-standardized)
317non-standardized) representation of B<wchar_t> makes it impossible to 328representation of B<wchar_t> makes it impossible to convert between
318convert between B<wchar_t> (as used by X11 and your applications) and any 329B<wchar_t> (as used by X11 and your applications) and any other encoding
319other encoding without implementing OS-specific-wrappers for each and 330without implementing OS-specific-wrappers for each and every locale. There
320every locale. There simply are no APIs to convert B<wchar_t> into anything 331simply are no APIs to convert B<wchar_t> into anything except the current
321except the current locale encoding. 332locale encoding.
322 333
323Some applications (such as the formidable B<mlterm>) work around this 334Some applications (such as the formidable B<mlterm>) work around this
324by carrying their own replacement functions for character set handling 335by carrying their own replacement functions for character set handling
325with them, and either implementing OS-dependent hacks or doing multiple 336with them, and either implementing OS-dependent hacks or doing multiple
326conversions (which is slow and unreliable in case the OS implements 337conversions (which is slow and unreliable in case the OS implements
327encodings slightly different than the terminal emulator). 338encodings slightly different than the terminal emulator).
328 339
329The rxvt-unicode author insists that the right way to fix this is in the 340The rxvt-unicode author insists that the right way to fix this is in the
330system libraries once and for all, instead of forcing every app to carry 341system libraries once and for all, instead of forcing every app to carry
331complete replacements for them :) 342complete replacements for them :)
343
344=item I use Solaris 9 and it doesn't compile/work/etc.
345
346Try the diff in F<doc/solaris9.patch> as a base. It fixes the worst
347problems with C<wcwidth> and a compile problem.
348
349=item How can I use rxvt-unicode under cygwin?
350
351rxvt-unicode should compile and run out of the box on cygwin, using
352the X11 libraries that come with cygwin. libW11 emulation is no
353longer supported (and makes no sense, either, as it only supported a
354single font). I recommend starting the X-server in C<-multiwindow> or
355C<-rootless> mode instead, which will result in similar look&feel as the
356old libW11 emulation.
357
358At the time of this writing, cygwin didn't seem to support any multi-byte
359encodings (you might try C<LC_CTYPE=C-UTF-8>), so you are likely limited
360to 8-bit encodings.
332 361
333=item How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use? 362=item How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use?
334 363
335=item Is there an option to switch encodings? 364=item Is there an option to switch encodings?
336 365
… …
1475 B<< C<Ps = 13> >> Change colour of mouse foreground to B<< C<Pt> >> 1504 B<< C<Ps = 13> >> Change colour of mouse foreground to B<< C<Pt> >>
1476 B<< C<Ps = 17> >> Change colour of highlight characters to B<< C<Pt> >> 1505 B<< C<Ps = 17> >> Change colour of highlight characters to B<< C<Pt> >>
1477 B<< C<Ps = 18> >> Change colour of bold characters to B<< C<Pt> >> 1506 B<< C<Ps = 18> >> Change colour of bold characters to B<< C<Pt> >>
1478 B<< C<Ps = 19> >> Change colour of underlined characters to B<< C<Pt> >> 1507 B<< C<Ps = 19> >> Change colour of underlined characters to B<< C<Pt> >>
1479 B<< C<Ps = 20> >> Change default background to B<< C<Pt> >> 1508 B<< C<Ps = 20> >> Change default background to B<< C<Pt> >>
1480 B<< C<Ps = 39> >> Change default foreground colour to B<< C<Pt> >> I<rxvt compile-time option> 1509 B<< C<Ps = 39> >> Change default foreground colour to B<< C<Pt> >>.
1481 B<< C<Ps = 46> >> Change Log File to B<< C<Pt> >> I<unimplemented> 1510 B<< C<Ps = 46> >> Change Log File to B<< C<Pt> >> I<unimplemented>
1482 B<< C<Ps = 49> >> Change default background colour to B<< C<Pt> >> I<rxvt compile-time option> 1511 B<< C<Ps = 49> >> Change default background colour to B<< C<Pt> >>.
1483 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> >> 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> >>
1484 B<< C<Ps = 55> >> Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to B<< C<Pt> >> 1513 B<< C<Ps = 55> >> Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to B<< C<Pt> >>
1485 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) 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).
1486 B<< C<Ps = 703> >> Menubar command B<< C<Pt> >> I<rxvt compile-time option> (rxvt-unicode extension) 1515 B<< C<Ps = 703> >> Menubar command B<< C<Pt> >> (Compile menubar).
1487 B<< C<Ps = 704> >> Change colour of italic characters to B<< C<Pt> >> 1516 B<< C<Ps = 704> >> Change colour of italic characters to B<< C<Pt> >>
1488 B<< C<Ps = 705> >> Change background pixmap tint colour to B<< C<Pt> >> 1517 B<< C<Ps = 705> >> Change background pixmap tint colour to B<< C<Pt> >> (Compile transparency).
1489 B<< C<Ps = 710> >> Set normal fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Same as C<Ps = 50>. 1518 B<< C<Ps = 710> >> Set normal fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Same as C<Ps = 50>.
1490 B<< C<Ps = 711> >> Set bold fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50>. 1519 B<< C<Ps = 711> >> Set bold fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles).
1491 B<< C<Ps = 712> >> Set italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50>. 1520 B<< C<Ps = 712> >> Set italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles).
1492 B<< C<Ps = 713> >> Set bold-italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50>. 1521 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).
1523 B<< C<Ps = 721> >> Move viewing window down by B<< C<Pt> >> lines, or clear scrollback buffer if C<Pt = 0> (Compile frills).
1493 1524
1494=end table 1525=end table
1495 1526
1496=back 1527=back
1497 1528
… …
2182Add support for B<bold>, I<italic> and B<< I<bold italic> >> font 2213Add support for B<bold>, I<italic> and B<< I<bold italic> >> font
2183styles. The fonts can be set manually or automatically. 2214styles. The fonts can be set manually or automatically.
2184 2215
2185=item --with-codesets=NAME,... 2216=item --with-codesets=NAME,...
2186 2217
2187Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups (eu, vn are 2218Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups (C<eu>, C<vn>
2188always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character sets). These 2219are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character sets). These
2189codeset tables are currently only used for driving X11 core fonts, they 2220codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts, they are not required
2190are not required for Xft fonts. Compiling them in will make your binary 2221for Xft fonts, although having them compiled in lets rxvt-unicode choose
2191bigger (together about 700kB), but it doesn't increase memory usage unless 2222replacement fonts more intelligently. Compiling them in will make your
2223binary bigger (all of together cost about 700kB), but it doesn't increase
2192you use an X11 font requiring one of these encodings. 2224memory usage unless you use a font requiring one of these encodings.
2193 2225
2194=begin table 2226=begin table
2195 2227
2196 all all available codeset groups 2228 all all available codeset groups
2197 zh common chinese encodings 2229 zh common chinese encodings
… …
2368 2400
2369A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by C<--enable-frills> (possibly 2401A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by C<--enable-frills> (possibly
2370in combination with other switches) is: 2402in combination with other switches) is:
2371 2403
2372 MWM-hints 2404 MWM-hints
2405 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
2373 seperate underline colour 2406 seperate underline colour
2374 settable border widths and borderless switch 2407 settable border widths and borderless switch
2375 settable extra linespacing 2408 settable extra linespacing
2376 extra window properties (e.g. UTF-8 window names and PID)
2377 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback 2409 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
2378 backindex and forwardindex escape sequence 2410 backindex and forwardindex escape sequence
2379 window op and locale change escape sequences 2411 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
2380 tripleclickwords 2412 tripleclickwords
2381 settable insecure mode 2413 settable insecure mode
2382 keysym remapping support 2414 keysym remapping support
2415 cursor blinking and underline cursor
2416 -embed and -pty-fd options
2383 2417
2384=item --enable-iso14755 2418=item --enable-iso14755
2385 2419
2386Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or 2420Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or
2387F<doc/rxvt.1.txt>). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by 2421F<doc/rxvt.1.txt>). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by
… …
2426 2460
2427Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from hot 2461Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from hot
2428keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which is 2462keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which is
2429closest to a corner of the screen. 2463closest to a corner of the screen.
2430 2464
2431=item --enable-cursor-blink
2432
2433Add support for a blinking cursor.
2434
2435=item --enable-pointer-blank 2465=item --enable-pointer-blank
2436 2466
2437Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. 2467Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
2438 2468
2439=item --with-name=NAME 2469=item --with-name=NAME

Diff Legend

– Removed lines
+ Added lines
< Changed lines
> Changed lines