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| 70 | |
70 | |
| 71 | "bash"'s readline does not work correctly under rxvt. |
71 | "bash"'s readline does not work correctly under rxvt. |
| 72 | I need a termcap file entry. |
72 | I need a termcap file entry. |
| 73 | One reason you might want this is that some distributions or |
73 | One reason you might want this is that some distributions or |
| 74 | operating systems still compile some programs using the |
74 | operating systems still compile some programs using the |
| 75 | long-obsoleted termcap (Fedora Core's bash is one example) and rely |
75 | long-obsoleted termcap library (Fedora Core's bash is one example) |
| 76 | on a termcap entry for "rxvt-unicode". |
76 | and rely on a termcap entry for "rxvt-unicode". |
| 77 | |
77 | |
| 78 | You could use rxvt's termcap entry with resonable results in many |
78 | You could use rxvt's termcap entry with resonable results in many |
| 79 | cases. You can also create a termcap entry by using terminfo's |
79 | cases. You can also create a termcap entry by using terminfo's |
| 80 | infocmp program like this: |
80 | infocmp program like this: |
| 81 | |
81 | |
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| 83 | |
83 | |
| 84 | Or you could use this termcap entry, generated by the command above: |
84 | Or you could use this termcap entry, generated by the command above: |
| 85 | |
85 | |
| 86 | rxvt-unicode|rxvt-unicode terminal (X Window System):\ |
86 | rxvt-unicode|rxvt-unicode terminal (X Window System):\ |
| 87 | :am:bw:eo:km:mi:ms:xn:xo:\ |
87 | :am:bw:eo:km:mi:ms:xn:xo:\ |
| 88 | :co#80:it#8:li#24:\ |
88 | :co#80:it#8:li#24:lm#0:\ |
| 89 | :AL=\E[%dL:DC=\E[%dP:DL=\E[%dM:DO=\E[%dB:IC=\E[%d@:\ |
89 | :AL=\E[%dL:DC=\E[%dP:DL=\E[%dM:DO=\E[%dB:IC=\E[%d@:\ |
| 90 | :K1=\EOw:K2=\EOu:K3=\EOy:K4=\EOq:K5=\EOs:LE=\E[%dD:\ |
90 | :K1=\EOw:K2=\EOu:K3=\EOy:K4=\EOq:K5=\EOs:LE=\E[%dD:\ |
| 91 | :RI=\E[%dC:SF=\E[%dS:SR=\E[%dT:UP=\E[%dA:ae=^O:al=\E[L:\ |
91 | :RI=\E[%dC:SF=\E[%dS:SR=\E[%dT:UP=\E[%dA:ae=\E(B:al=\E[L:\ |
| 92 | :as=^N:bl=^G:cd=\E[J:ce=\E[K:cl=\E[H\E[2J:cm=\E[%i%d;%dH:\ |
92 | :as=\E(0:bl=^G:cd=\E[J:ce=\E[K:cl=\E[H\E[2J:\ |
| 93 | :cr=^M:cs=\E[%i%d;%dr:ct=\E[3g:dc=\E[P:dl=\E[M:do=^J:\ |
93 | :cm=\E[%i%d;%dH:cr=^M:cs=\E[%i%d;%dr:ct=\E[3g:dc=\E[P:\ |
| 94 | :ec=\E[%dX:ei=\E[4l:ho=\E[H:i1=\E[?47l\E=\E[?1l:ic=\E[@:\ |
94 | :dl=\E[M:do=^J:ec=\E[%dX:ei=\E[4l:ho=\E[H:\ |
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95 | :i1=\E[?47l\E=\E[?1l:ic=\E[@:im=\E[4h:\ |
| 95 | :im=\E[4h:is=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;3;4;6l\E[4l:\ |
96 | :is=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;3;4;6l\E[4l:\ |
| 96 | :k0=\E[21~:k1=\E[11~:k2=\E[12~:k3=\E[13~:k4=\E[14~:\ |
97 | :k1=\E[11~:k2=\E[12~:k3=\E[13~:k4=\E[14~:k5=\E[15~:\ |
| 97 | :k5=\E[15~:k6=\E[17~:k7=\E[18~:k8=\E[19~:k9=\E[20~:\ |
98 | :k6=\E[17~:k7=\E[18~:k8=\E[19~:k9=\E[20~:kD=\E[3~:\ |
| 98 | :kD=\E[3~:kI=\E[2~:kN=\E[6~:kP=\E[5~:kb=\177:kd=\EOB:\ |
99 | :kI=\E[2~:kN=\E[6~:kP=\E[5~:kb=\177:kd=\EOB:ke=\E[?1l\E>:\ |
| 99 | :ke=\E[?1l\E>:kh=\E[7~:kl=\EOD:kr=\EOC:ks=\E[?1h\E=:\ |
100 | :kh=\E[7~:kl=\EOD:kr=\EOC:ks=\E[?1h\E=:ku=\EOA:le=^H:\ |
| 100 | :ku=\EOA:le=^H:mb=\E[5m:md=\E[1m:me=\E[m\017:mr=\E[7m:\ |
101 | :mb=\E[5m:md=\E[1m:me=\E[m\017:mr=\E[7m:nd=\E[C:rc=\E8:\ |
| 101 | :nd=\E[C:rc=\E8:sc=\E7:se=\E[27m:sf=^J:so=\E[7m:sr=\EM:\ |
102 | :sc=\E7:se=\E[27m:sf=^J:so=\E[7m:sr=\EM:st=\EH:ta=^I:\ |
| 102 | :st=\EH:ta=^I:te=\E[r\E[?1049l:ti=\E[?1049h:ue=\E[24m:\ |
103 | :te=\E[r\E[?1049l:ti=\E[?1049h:ue=\E[24m:up=\E[A:\ |
| 103 | :up=\E[A:us=\E[4m:vb=\E[?5h\E[?5l:ve=\E[?25h:vi=\E[?25l:\ |
104 | :us=\E[4m:vb=\E[?5h\E[?5l:ve=\E[?25h:vi=\E[?25l:\ |
| 104 | :vs=\E[?25h: |
105 | :vs=\E[?25h: |
| 105 | |
106 | |
| 106 | Why does "ls" no longer have coloured output? |
107 | Why does "ls" no longer have coloured output? |
| 107 | The "ls" in the GNU coreutils unfortunately doesn't use terminfo to |
108 | The "ls" in the GNU coreutils unfortunately doesn't use terminfo to |
| 108 | decide wether a terminal has colour, but uses it's own configuration |
109 | decide wether a terminal has colour, but uses it's own configuration |
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| 246 | that doesn't work, you might be forced to use a different font. |
247 | that doesn't work, you might be forced to use a different font. |
| 247 | |
248 | |
| 248 | All of this is not a problem when using X11 core fonts, as their |
249 | All of this is not a problem when using X11 core fonts, as their |
| 249 | bounding box data is correct. |
250 | bounding box data is correct. |
| 250 | |
251 | |
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|
252 | On Solaris 9, many line-drawing characters are too wide. |
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|
253 | Seems to be a known bug, read |
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|
254 | <http://nixdoc.net/files/forum/about34198.html>. Some people use the |
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255 | following ugly workaround to get non-double-wide-characters working: |
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256 | |
|
|
257 | #define wcwidth(x) wcwidth(x) > 1 ? 1 : wcwidth(x) |
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|
258 | |
| 251 | My Compose (Multi_key) key is no longer working. |
259 | My Compose (Multi_key) key is no longer working. |
| 252 | The most common causes for this are that either your locale is not |
260 | The most common causes for this are that either your locale is not |
| 253 | set correctly, or you specified a preeditStyle that is not supported |
261 | set correctly, or you specified a preeditStyle that is not supported |
| 254 | by your input method. For example, if you specified OverTheSpot and |
262 | by your input method. For example, if you specified OverTheSpot and |
| 255 | your input method (e.g. the default input method handling Compose |
263 | your input method (e.g. the default input method handling Compose |
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| 299 | As you might have guessed, FreeBSD does neither define this symobl |
307 | As you might have guessed, FreeBSD does neither define this symobl |
| 300 | nor does it support it. Instead, it uses it's own internal |
308 | nor does it support it. Instead, it uses it's own internal |
| 301 | representation of wchar_t. This is, of course, completely fine with |
309 | representation of wchar_t. This is, of course, completely fine with |
| 302 | respect to standards. |
310 | respect to standards. |
| 303 | |
311 | |
|
|
312 | However, that means rxvt-unicode only works in "POSIX", "ISO-8859-1" |
|
|
313 | and "UTF-8" locales under FreeBSD (which all use Unicode as wchar_t. |
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|
314 | |
| 304 | However, "__STDC_ISO_10646__" is the only sane way to support |
315 | "__STDC_ISO_10646__" is the only sane way to support multi-language |
| 305 | multi-language apps in an OS, as using a locale-dependent (and |
316 | apps in an OS, as using a locale-dependent (and non-standardized) |
| 306 | non-standardized) representation of wchar_t makes it impossible to |
317 | representation of wchar_t makes it impossible to convert between |
| 307 | convert between wchar_t (as used by X11 and your applications) and |
318 | wchar_t (as used by X11 and your applications) and any other |
| 308 | any other encoding without implementing OS-specific-wrappers for |
319 | encoding without implementing OS-specific-wrappers for each and |
| 309 | each and every locale. There simply are no APIs to convert wchar_t |
320 | every locale. There simply are no APIs to convert wchar_t into |
| 310 | into anything except the current locale encoding. |
321 | anything except the current locale encoding. |
| 311 | |
322 | |
| 312 | Some applications (such as the formidable mlterm) work around this |
323 | Some applications (such as the formidable mlterm) work around this |
| 313 | by carrying their own replacement functions for character set |
324 | by carrying their own replacement functions for character set |
| 314 | handling with them, and either implementing OS-dependent hacks or |
325 | handling with them, and either implementing OS-dependent hacks or |
| 315 | doing multiple conversions (which is slow and unreliable in case the |
326 | doing multiple conversions (which is slow and unreliable in case the |
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| 317 | emulator). |
328 | emulator). |
| 318 | |
329 | |
| 319 | The rxvt-unicode author insists that the right way to fix this is in |
330 | The rxvt-unicode author insists that the right way to fix this is in |
| 320 | the system libraries once and for all, instead of forcing every app |
331 | the system libraries once and for all, instead of forcing every app |
| 321 | to carry complete replacements for them :) |
332 | to carry complete replacements for them :) |
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|
333 | |
|
|
334 | I use Solaris 9 and it doesn't compile/work/etc. |
|
|
335 | Try the diff in doc/solaris9.patch as a base. It fixes the worst |
|
|
336 | problems with "wcwidth" and a compile problem. |
| 322 | |
337 | |
| 323 | How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use? |
338 | How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use? |
| 324 | Is there an option to switch encodings? |
339 | Is there an option to switch encodings? |
| 325 | Unlike some other terminals, rxvt-unicode has no encoding switch, |
340 | Unlike some other terminals, rxvt-unicode has no encoding switch, |
| 326 | and no specific "utf-8" mode, such as xterm. In fact, it doesn't |
341 | and no specific "utf-8" mode, such as xterm. In fact, it doesn't |
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| 1155 | Ps = 13 Change colour of mouse foreground to Pt |
1170 | Ps = 13 Change colour of mouse foreground to Pt |
| 1156 | Ps = 17 Change colour of highlight characters to Pt |
1171 | Ps = 17 Change colour of highlight characters to Pt |
| 1157 | Ps = 18 Change colour of bold characters to Pt |
1172 | Ps = 18 Change colour of bold characters to Pt |
| 1158 | Ps = 19 Change colour of underlined characters to Pt |
1173 | Ps = 19 Change colour of underlined characters to Pt |
| 1159 | Ps = 20 Change default background to Pt |
1174 | Ps = 20 Change default background to Pt |
| 1160 | Ps = 39 Change default foreground colour to Pt rxvt compile-time option |
1175 | Ps = 39 Change default foreground colour to Pt. |
| 1161 | Ps = 46 Change Log File to Pt unimplemented |
1176 | Ps = 46 Change Log File to Pt unimplemented |
| 1162 | Ps = 49 Change default background colour to Pt rxvt compile-time option |
1177 | Ps = 49 Change default background colour to Pt. |
| 1163 | Ps = 50 Set fontset to Pt, with the following special values of Pt (rxvt) #+n change up n #-n change down n if n is missing of 0, a value of 1 is used empty change to font0 n change to font n |
1178 | Ps = 50 Set fontset to Pt, with the following special values of Pt (rxvt) #+n change up n #-n change down n if n is missing of 0, a value of 1 is used empty change to font0 n change to font n |
| 1164 | Ps = 55 Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to Pt |
1179 | Ps = 55 Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to Pt |
| 1165 | Ps = 701 Change current locale to Pt, or, if Pt is ?, return the current locale (rxvt extension) |
1180 | Ps = 701 Change current locale to Pt, or, if Pt is ?, return the current locale (Compile frills). |
| 1166 | Ps = 703 Menubar command Pt rxvt compile-time option (rxvt-unicode extension) |
1181 | Ps = 703 Menubar command Pt (Compile menubar). |
| 1167 | Ps = 704 Change colour of italic characters to Pt |
1182 | Ps = 704 Change colour of italic characters to Pt |
| 1168 | Ps = 705 Change background pixmap tint colour to Pt |
1183 | Ps = 705 Change background pixmap tint colour to Pt (Compile transparency). |
| 1169 | Ps = 710 Set normal fontset to Pt. Same as Ps = 50. |
1184 | Ps = 710 Set normal fontset to Pt. Same as Ps = 50. |
| 1170 | Ps = 711 Set bold fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50. |
1185 | Ps = 711 Set bold fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles). |
| 1171 | Ps = 712 Set italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50. |
1186 | Ps = 712 Set italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles). |
| 1172 | Ps = 713 Set bold-italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50. |
1187 | Ps = 713 Set bold-italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles). |
|
|
1188 | Ps = 720 Move viewing window up by Pt lines, or clear scrollback buffer if Pt = 0 (Compile frills). |
|
|
1189 | Ps = 721 Move viewing window down by Pt lines, or clear scrollback buffer if Pt = 0 (Compile frills). |
| 1173 | |
1190 | |
| 1174 | |
1191 | |
| 1175 | |
1192 | |
| 1176 | menuBar |
1193 | menuBar |
| 1177 | The exact syntax used is *almost* solidified. In the menus, DON'T try to |
1194 | The exact syntax used is *almost* solidified. In the menus, DON'T try to |
| … | |
… | |
| 1214 | [menu] |
1231 | [menu] |
| 1215 | access the current menuBar for alteration |
1232 | access the current menuBar for alteration |
| 1216 | |
1233 | |
| 1217 | [title:+*string*] |
1234 | [title:+*string*] |
| 1218 | set the current menuBar's title to *string*, which may contain the |
1235 | set the current menuBar's title to *string*, which may contain the |
| 1219 | following format specifiers: %% : literal % character %n : rxvt name |
1236 | following format specifiers: |
| 1220 | (as per the -name command-line option) %v : rxvt version |
1237 | |
|
|
1238 | B<%n> rxvt name (as per the B<-name> command-line option) |
|
|
1239 | B<%v> rxvt version |
|
|
1240 | B<%%> literal B<%> character |
| 1221 | |
1241 | |
| 1222 | [done] |
1242 | [done] |
| 1223 | set menuBar access as readonly. End-of-file tag for [read:+*file*] |
1243 | set menuBar access as readonly. End-of-file tag for [read:+*file*] |
| 1224 | operations. |
1244 | operations. |
| 1225 | |
1245 | |
| … | |
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| 1661 | --enable-font-styles |
1681 | --enable-font-styles |
| 1662 | Add support for bold, *italic* and *bold italic* font styles. The |
1682 | Add support for bold, *italic* and *bold italic* font styles. The |
| 1663 | fonts can be set manually or automatically. |
1683 | fonts can be set manually or automatically. |
| 1664 | |
1684 | |
| 1665 | --with-codesets=NAME,... |
1685 | --with-codesets=NAME,... |
| 1666 | Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups (eu, vn |
1686 | Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups ("eu", |
| 1667 | are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character sets). |
1687 | "vn" are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character |
| 1668 | These codeset tables are currently only used for driving X11 core |
1688 | sets). These codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts, |
| 1669 | fonts, they are not required for Xft fonts. Compiling them in will |
1689 | they are not required for Xft fonts, although having them compiled |
| 1670 | make your binary bigger (together about 700kB), but it doesn't |
1690 | in lets rxvt-unicode choose replacement fonts more intelligently. |
| 1671 | increase memory usage unless you use an X11 font requiring one of |
1691 | Compiling them in will make your binary bigger (all of together cost |
| 1672 | these encodings. |
1692 | about 700kB), but it doesn't increase memory usage unless you use a |
|
|
1693 | font requiring one of these encodings. |
| 1673 | |
1694 | |
| 1674 | all all available codeset groups |
1695 | all all available codeset groups |
| 1675 | zh common chinese encodings |
1696 | zh common chinese encodings |
| 1676 | zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs |
1697 | zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs |
| 1677 | jp common japanese encodings |
1698 | jp common japanese encodings |
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| 1701 | accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by |
1722 | accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by |
| 1702 | using precomposited characters when available or creating new |
1723 | using precomposited characters when available or creating new |
| 1703 | pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. |
1724 | pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. |
| 1704 | |
1725 | |
| 1705 | Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed |
1726 | Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed |
| 1706 | characters is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt will use |
1727 | characters is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt-unicode |
| 1707 | the private use area, extending the number of combinations to 8448). |
1728 | will use the private use area, extending the number of combinations |
| 1708 | With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists. This will also |
1729 | to 8448). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists. |
| 1709 | enable storage of characters >65535. |
1730 | |
|
|
1731 | This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters |
|
|
1732 | beyond plane 0 (>65535) when --enable-unicode3 was not specified. |
| 1710 | |
1733 | |
| 1711 | The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation |
1734 | The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation |
| 1712 | forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to |
1735 | forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to |
| 1713 | be used. |
1736 | be used (and tell me how these are to be used...). |
| 1714 | |
1737 | |
| 1715 | --enable-fallback(=CLASS) |
1738 | --enable-fallback(=CLASS) |
| 1716 | When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS |
1739 | When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS |
| 1717 | (default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use |
1740 | (default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use |
| 1718 | --disable-fallback. |
1741 | --disable-fallback. |
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| 1816 | |
1839 | |
| 1817 | A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills" |
1840 | A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills" |
| 1818 | (possibly in combination with other switches) is: |
1841 | (possibly in combination with other switches) is: |
| 1819 | |
1842 | |
| 1820 | MWM-hints |
1843 | MWM-hints |
|
|
1844 | EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping) |
| 1821 | seperate underline colour |
1845 | seperate underline colour |
| 1822 | settable border widths and borderless switch |
1846 | settable border widths and borderless switch |
| 1823 | settable extra linespacing |
1847 | settable extra linespacing |
| 1824 | extra window properties (e.g. UTF-8 window names and PID) |
|
|
| 1825 | iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback |
1848 | iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback |
| 1826 | backindex and forwardindex escape sequence |
1849 | backindex and forwardindex escape sequence |
| 1827 | window op and locale change escape sequences |
1850 | window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences |
| 1828 | tripleclickwords |
1851 | tripleclickwords |
| 1829 | settable insecure mode |
1852 | settable insecure mode |
| 1830 | keysym remapping support |
1853 | keysym remapping support |
|
|
1854 | cursor blinking and underline cursor |
|
|
1855 | -embed and -pty-fd options |
| 1831 | |
1856 | |
| 1832 | --enable-iso14755 |
1857 | --enable-iso14755 |
| 1833 | Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt). |
1858 | Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt). |
| 1834 | Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while |
1859 | Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while |
| 1835 | support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch. |
1860 | support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch. |
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| 1865 | --enable-smart-resize |
1890 | --enable-smart-resize |
| 1866 | Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from |
1891 | Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from |
| 1867 | hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which |
1892 | hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which |
| 1868 | is closest to a corner of the screen. |
1893 | is closest to a corner of the screen. |
| 1869 | |
1894 | |
| 1870 | --enable-cursor-blink |
|
|
| 1871 | Add support for a blinking cursor. |
|
|
| 1872 | |
|
|
| 1873 | --enable-pointer-blank |
1895 | --enable-pointer-blank |
| 1874 | Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. |
1896 | Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. |
| 1875 | |
1897 | |
| 1876 | --with-name=NAME |
1898 | --with-name=NAME |
| 1877 | Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: "urxvt", |
1899 | Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: "urxvt", |
