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1	NAME	1	NAME
2	RXVT REFERENCE - FAQ, command sequences and other background information	2	RXVT REFERENCE - FAQ, command sequences and other background information
3		3
		4	SYNOPSIS
		5	# set a new font set
		6	printf '\33]50;%s\007' 9x15,xft:Kochi" Mincho"
		7
		8	# change the locale and tell rxvt-unicode about it
		9	export LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.EUC-JP; printf "\33]701;$LC_CTYPE\007"
		10
		11	# set window title
		12	printf '\33]2;%s\007' "new window title"
		13
		14	DESCRIPTION
		15	This document contains the FAQ, the RXVT TECHNICAL REFERENCE documenting
		16	all escape sequences, and other background information.
		17
		18	The newest version of this document is also available on the World Wide
		19	Web at
		20	<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/checkout/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.
		21
4	FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	22	FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
		23	Isn't rxvt supposed to be small? Don't all those features bloat?
		24	I often get asked about this, and I think, no, they didn't cause
		25	extra bloat. If you compare a minimal rxvt and a minimal urxvt, you
		26	can see that the urxvt binary is larger (due to some encoding tables
		27	always being compiled in), but it actually uses less memory (RSS)
		28	after startup. Even with "--disable-everything", this comparison is
		29	a bit unfair, as many features unique to urxvt (locale, encoding
		30	conversion, iso14755 etc.) are already in use in this mode.
		31
		32	text data bss drs rss filename
		33	98398 1664 24 15695 1824 rxvt --disable-everything
		34	188985 9048 66616 18222 1788 urxvt --disable-everything
		35
		36	When you "--enable-everything" (which _is_ unfair, as this involves
		37	xft and full locale/XIM support which are quite bloaty inside libX11
		38	and my libc), the two diverge, but not unreasnobaly so.
		39
		40	text data bss drs rss filename
		41	163431 2152 24 20123 2060 rxvt --enable-everything
		42	1035683 49680 66648 29096 3680 urxvt --enable-everything
		43
		44	The very large size of the text section is explained by the
		45	east-asian encoding tables, which, if unused, take up disk space but
		46	nothing else and can be compiled out unless you rely on X11 core
		47	fonts that use those encodings. The BSS size comes from the 64k
		48	emergency buffer that my c++ compiler allocates (but of course
		49	doesn't use unless you are out of memory). Also, using an xft font
		50	instead of a core font immediately adds a few megabytes of RSS. Xft
		51	indeed is responsible for a lot of RSS even when not used.
		52
		53	Of course, due to every character using two or four bytes instead of
		54	one, a large scrollback buffer will ultimately make rxvt-unicode use
		55	more memory.
		56
		57	Compared to e.g. Eterm (5112k), aterm (3132k) and xterm (4680k),
		58	this still fares rather well. And compared to some monsters like
		59	gnome-terminal (21152k + extra 4204k in separate processes) or
		60	konsole (22200k + extra 43180k in daemons that stay around after
		61	exit, plus half a minute of startup time, including the hundreds of
		62	warnings it spits out), it fares extremely well g.
		63
		64	Why C++, isn't that unportable/bloated/uncool?
		65	Is this a question? :) It comes up very often. The simple answer is:
		66	I had to write it, and C++ allowed me to write and maintain it in a
		67	fraction of the time and effort (which is a scarce resource for me).
		68	Put even shorter: It simply wouldn't exist without C++.
		69
		70	My personal stance on this is that C++ is less portable than C, but
		71	in the case of rxvt-unicode this hardly matters, as its portability
		72	limits are defined by things like X11, pseudo terminals, locale
		73	support and unix domain sockets, which are all less portable than
		74	C++ itself.
		75
		76	Regarding the bloat, see the above question: It's easy to write
		77	programs in C that use gobs of memory, an certainly possible to
		78	write programs in C++ that don't. C++ also often comes with large
		79	libraries, but this is not necessarily the case with GCC. Here is
		80	what rxvt links against on my system with a minimal config:
		81
		82	libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x00002aaaaabc3000)
		83	libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00002aaaaadde000)
		84	libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00002aaaab01d000)
		85	/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00002aaaaaaab000)
		86
		87	And here is rxvt-unicode:
		88
		89	libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x00002aaaaabc3000)
		90	libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00002aaaaada2000)
		91	libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00002aaaaaeb0000)
		92	libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00002aaaab0ee000)
		93	/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00002aaaaaaab000)
		94
		95	No large bloated libraries (of course, none were linked in
		96	statically), except maybe libX11 :)
		97
		98	Does it support tabs, can I have a tabbed rxvt-unicode?
		99	rxvt-unicode does not directly support tabs. It will work fine with
		100	tabbing functionality of many window managers or similar tabbing
		101	programs, and its embedding-features allow it to be embedded into
		102	other programs, as witnessed by doc/rxvt-tabbed or the upcoming
		103	"Gtk2::URxvt" perl module, which features a tabbed urxvt (murxvt)
		104	terminal as an example embedding application.
		105
5	How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using?	106	How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using?
6	The version number is displayed with the usage (-h). Also the escape	107	The version number is displayed with the usage (-h). Also the escape
7	sequence "ESC[8n" sets the window title to the version number.	108	sequence "ESC [ 8 n" sets the window title to the version number.
		109	When using the rxvtc client, the version displayed is that of the
		110	daemon.
		111
		112	I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem...
		113	The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode in sarge contains large
		114	patches that considerably change the behaviour of rxvt-unicode.
		115	Before reporting a bug to the original rxvt-unicode author please
		116	download and install the genuine version
		117	(<http://software.schmorp.de#rxvt-unicode>) and try to reproduce the
		118	problem. If you cannot, chances are that the problems are specific
		119	to Debian GNU/Linux, in which case it should be reported via the
		120	Debian Bug Tracking System (use "reportbug" to report the bug).
		121
		122	For other problems that also affect the Debian package, you can and
		123	probably should use the Debian BTS, too, because, after all, it's
		124	also a bug in the Debian version and it serves as a reminder for
		125	other users that might encounter the same issue.
		126
		127	I am maintaining rxvt-unicode for distribution/OS XXX, any
		128	recommendation?
		129	You should build one binary with the default options. configure now
		130	enables most useful options, and the trend goes to making them
		131	runtime-switchable, too, so there is usually no drawback to enbaling
		132	them, except higher disk and possibly memory usage. The perl
		133	interpreter should be enabled, as important functionality (menus,
		134	selection, likely more in the future) depends on it.
		135
		136	You should not overwrite the "perl-ext-common" snd "perl-ext"
		137	resources system-wide (except maybe with "defaults"). This will
		138	result in useful behaviour. If your distribution aims at low memory,
		139	add an empty "perl-ext-common" resource to the app-defaults file.
		140	This will keep the perl interpreter disabled until the user enables
		141	it.
		142
		143	If you can/want build more binaries, I recommend building a minimal
		144	one with "--disable-everything" (very useful) and a maximal one with
		145	"--enable-everything" (less useful, it will be very big due to a lot
		146	of encodings built-in that increase download times and are rarely
		147	used).
		148
		149	I need to make it setuid/setgid to support utmp/ptys on my OS, is this
		150	safe?
		151	Likely not. While I honestly try to make it secure, and am probably
		152	not bad at it, I think it is simply unreasonable to expect all of
		153	freetype + fontconfig + xft + xlib + ... + rxvt-unicode itself to
		154	all be secure. Also, rxvt-unicode disables some options when it
		155	detects that it runs setuid or setgid, which is not nice.
		156
		157	Elevated privileges are only required for utmp and pty operations on
		158	some systems (for example, GNU/Linux doesn't need any extra
		159	privileges for ptys, but some need it for utmp support). If
		160	rxvt-unicode doesn't support the library/setuid helper that your OS
		161	needs I'll be happy to assist you in implementing support for it.
		162
		163	So, while setuid/setgid operation is supported and not a problem on
		164	your typical single-user-no-other-logins unix desktop, always
		165	remember that its an awful lot of code, most of which isn't checked
		166	for security issues regularly.
8		167
9	When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?	168	When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?
10	The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely	169	The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely
11	available as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same	170	available as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same
12	problem often arises).	171	problem often arises).
24	problems arising, which includes wrong keymapping, less and	183	problems arising, which includes wrong keymapping, less and
25	different colours and some refresh errors in fullscreen	184	different colours and some refresh errors in fullscreen
26	applications. It's a nice quick-and-dirty workaround for rare cases,	185	applications. It's a nice quick-and-dirty workaround for rare cases,
27	though.	186	though.
28		187
29	If you always want to do this you can either recompile rxvt-unicode	188	If you always want to do this (and are fine with the consequences)
30	with the desired TERM value or use a resource to set it:	189	you can either recompile rxvt-unicode with the desired TERM value or
		190	use a resource to set it:
31		191
32	URxvt.termName: rxvt	192	URxvt.termName: rxvt
33		193
34	If you don't plan to use rxvt (quite common...) you could also	194	If you don't plan to use rxvt (quite common...) you could also
35	replace the rxvt terminfo file with the rxvt-unicode one.	195	replace the rxvt terminfo file with the rxvt-unicode one.
36		196
		197	"tic" outputs some error when compiling the terminfo entry.
		198	Most likely it's the empty definition for "enacs=". Just replace it
		199	by "enacs=\E[0@" and try again.
		200
		201	"bash"'s readline does not work correctly under rxvt.
37	I need a termcap file entry.	202	I need a termcap file entry.
		203	One reason you might want this is that some distributions or
		204	operating systems still compile some programs using the
		205	long-obsoleted termcap library (Fedora Core's bash is one example)
		206	and rely on a termcap entry for "rxvt-unicode".
		207
38	You could use rxvt's termcap entry with resonable results in many	208	You could use rxvt's termcap entry with resonable results in many
39	cases. You can also create a termcap entry by using terminfo's	209	cases. You can also create a termcap entry by using terminfo's
40	infocmp program like this:	210	infocmp program like this:
41		211
42	infocmp -C rxvt-unicode	212	infocmp -C rxvt-unicode
43		213
44	OR you could this termcap entry:	214	Or you could use this termcap entry, generated by the command above:
45		215
46	rxvt-unicode\|rxvt-unicode terminal (X Window System):\	216	rxvt-unicode\|rxvt-unicode terminal (X Window System):\
47	:am:bw:eo:km:mi:ms:xn:xo:\	217	:am:bw:eo:km:mi:ms:xn:xo:\
48	:co#80:it#8:li#24:\	218	:co#80:it#8:li#24:lm#0:\
49	:AL=\E[%dL:DC=\E[%dP:DL=\E[%dM:DO=\E[%dB:IC=\E[%d@:\	219	:AL=\E[%dL:DC=\E[%dP:DL=\E[%dM:DO=\E[%dB:IC=\E[%d@:\
50	:K1=\EOw:K2=\EOu:K3=\EOy:K4=\EOq:K5=\EOs:LE=\E[%dD:\	220	:K1=\EOw:K2=\EOu:K3=\EOy:K4=\EOq:K5=\EOs:LE=\E[%dD:\
51	:RI=\E[%dC:SF=\E[%dS:SR=\E[%dT:UP=\E[%dA:ae=^O:al=\E[L:\	221	:RI=\E[%dC:SF=\E[%dS:SR=\E[%dT:UP=\E[%dA:ae=\E(B:al=\E[L:\
52	:as=^N:bl=^G:cd=\E[J:ce=\E[K:cl=\E[H\E[2J:cm=\E[%i%d;%dH:\	222	:as=\E(0:bl=^G:cd=\E[J:ce=\E[K:cl=\E[H\E[2J:\
53	:cr=^M:cs=\E[%i%d;%dr:ct=\E[3g:dc=\E[P:dl=\E[M:do=^J:\	223	:cm=\E[%i%d;%dH:cr=^M:cs=\E[%i%d;%dr:ct=\E[3g:dc=\E[P:\
54	:ec=\E[%dX:ei=\E[4l:ho=\E[H:i1=\E[?47l\E=\E[?1l:ic=\E[@:\	224	:dl=\E[M:do=^J:ec=\E[%dX:ei=\E[4l:ho=\E[H:\
		225	:i1=\E[?47l\E=\E[?1l:ic=\E[@:im=\E[4h:\
55	:im=\E[4h:is=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;3;4;6l\E[4l:\	226	:is=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;3;4;6l\E[4l:\
56	:k0=\E[21~:k1=\E[11~:k2=\E[12~:k3=\E[13~:k4=\E[14~:\	227	:k1=\E[11~:k2=\E[12~:k3=\E[13~:k4=\E[14~:k5=\E[15~:\
57	:k5=\E[15~:k6=\E[17~:k7=\E[18~:k8=\E[19~:k9=\E[20~:\	228	:k6=\E[17~:k7=\E[18~:k8=\E[19~:k9=\E[20~:kD=\E[3~:\
58	:kD=\E[3~:kI=\E[2~:kN=\E[6~:kP=\E[5~:kb=\177:kd=\EOB:\	229	:kI=\E[2~:kN=\E[6~:kP=\E[5~:kb=\177:kd=\EOB:ke=\E[?1l\E>:\
59	:ke=\E[?1l\E>:kh=\E[7~:kl=\EOD:kr=\EOC:ks=\E[?1h\E=:\	230	:kh=\E[7~:kl=\EOD:kr=\EOC:ks=\E[?1h\E=:ku=\EOA:le=^H:\
60	:ku=\EOA:le=^H:mb=\E[5m:md=\E[1m:me=\E[m\017:mr=\E[7m:\	231	:mb=\E[5m:md=\E[1m:me=\E[m\017:mr=\E[7m:nd=\E[C:rc=\E8:\
61	:nd=\E[C:rc=\E8:sc=\E7:se=\E[27m:sf=^J:so=\E[7m:sr=\EM:\	232	:sc=\E7:se=\E[27m:sf=^J:so=\E[7m:sr=\EM:st=\EH:ta=^I:\
62	:st=\EH:ta=^I:te=\E[r\E[?1049l:ti=\E[?1049h:ue=\E[24m:\	233	:te=\E[r\E[?1049l:ti=\E[?1049h:ue=\E[24m:up=\E[A:\
63	:up=\E[A:us=\E[4m:vb=\E[?5h\E[?5l:ve=\E[?25h:vi=\E[?25l:\	234	:us=\E[4m:vb=\E[?5h\E[?5l:ve=\E[?25h:vi=\E[?25l:\
64	:vs=\E[?25h:	235	:vs=\E[?25h:
65		236
66	Why does "ls" no longer have coloured output?	237	Why does "ls" no longer have coloured output?
67	The "ls" in the GNU coreutils unfortunately doesn't use terminfo to	238	The "ls" in the GNU coreutils unfortunately doesn't use terminfo to
68	decide wether a terminal has colour, but uses it's own configuration	239	decide wether a terminal has colour, but uses it's own configuration
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87	furthermore fail to even install the "rxvt-unicode" terminfo file,	258	furthermore fail to even install the "rxvt-unicode" terminfo file,
88	so you will need to install it on your own (See the question When I	259	so you will need to install it on your own (See the question When I
89	log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data? on	260	log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data? on
90	how to do this).	261	how to do this).
91		262
		263	My numerical keypad acts weird and generates differing output?
		264	Some Debian GNUL/Linux users seem to have this problem, although no
		265	specific details were reported so far. It is possible that this is
		266	caused by the wrong "TERM" setting, although the details of wether
		267	and how this can happen are unknown, as "TERM=rxvt" should offer a
		268	compatible keymap. See the answer to the previous question, and
		269	please report if that helped.
		270
92	Rxvt-unicode does not seem to understand the selected encoding?	271	Rxvt-unicode does not seem to understand the selected encoding?
93	Unicode does not seem to work?	272	Unicode does not seem to work?
94	If you encounter strange problems like typing an accented character	273	If you encounter strange problems like typing an accented character
95	but getting two unrelated other characters or similar, or if program	274	but getting two unrelated other characters or similar, or if program
96	output is subtly garbled, then you should check your locale	275	output is subtly garbled, then you should check your locale
97	settings.	276	settings.
98		277
99	Rxvt-unicode must be started with the same "LC_CTYPE" setting as the	278	Rxvt-unicode must be started with the same "LC_CTYPE" setting as the
100	programs. Often rxvt-unicode is started in the "C" locale, while the	279	programs. Often rxvt-unicode is started in the "C" locale, while the
101	login script running within the rxvt-unicode window changes the	280	login script running within the rxvt-unicode window changes the
102	locale to sth. else, e.h. "en_GB.UTF-8". Needless to say, this is	281	locale to something else, e.g. "en_GB.UTF-8". Needless to say, this
103	not going to work.	282	is not going to work.
104		283
105	The best thing is to fix your startup environment, as you will	284	The best thing is to fix your startup environment, as you will
106	likely run into other problems. If nothing works you can try this in	285	likely run into other problems. If nothing works you can try this in
107	your .profile.	286	your .profile.
108		287
109	printf '\e]701;%s\007' "$LC_CTYPE"	288	printf '\e]701;%s\007' "$LC_CTYPE"
110		289
111	If this doesn't work, then maybe you use a "LC_CTYPE" specification	290	If this doesn't work, then maybe you use a "LC_CTYPE" specification
112	not supported on your systems. Some systems have a "locale" command	291	not supported on your systems. Some systems have a "locale" command
113	which displays this. If it displays sth. like:	292	which displays this (also, "perl -e0" can be used to check locale
		293	settings, as it will complain loudly if it cannot set the locale).
		294	If it displays something like:
114		295
115	locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: ...	296	locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: ...
116		297
117	Then the locale you specified is not supported on your system.	298	Then the locale you specified is not supported on your system.
118		299
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126	Chances are that the font you (or the admin/package maintainer of	307	Chances are that the font you (or the admin/package maintainer of
127	your system/os) have specified does not cover all the characters you	308	your system/os) have specified does not cover all the characters you
128	want to display.	309	want to display.
129		310
130	rxvt-unicode makes a best-effort try at finding a replacement font.	311	rxvt-unicode makes a best-effort try at finding a replacement font.
131	Often the result is fine, but sometimes the chosen font looks bad.	312	Often the result is fine, but sometimes the chosen font looks
132	Many fonts have totally strange characters that don't resemble the	313	bad/ugly/wrong. Some fonts have totally strange characters that
133	correct glyph at all, and rxvt-unicode lacks the artificial	314	don't resemble the correct glyph at all, and rxvt-unicode lacks the
134	intelligence to detect that a specific glyph is wrong: it has to	315	artificial intelligence to detect that a specific glyph is wrong: it
135	believe the font that the characters it contains indeed look	316	has to believe the font that the characters it claims to contain
136	correct.	317	indeed look correct.
137		318
138	In that case, select a font of your taste and add it to the font	319	In that case, select a font of your taste and add it to the font
139	list, e.g.:	320	list, e.g.:
140		321
141	rxvt -fn basefont,font2,font3...	322	rxvt -fn basefont,font2,font3...
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144	font. If the base font does not contain the character, it will go to	325	font. If the base font does not contain the character, it will go to
145	the next font, and so on. Specifying your own fonts will also speed	326	the next font, and so on. Specifying your own fonts will also speed
146	up this search and use less resources within rxvt-unicode and the	327	up this search and use less resources within rxvt-unicode and the
147	X-server.	328	X-server.
148		329
149	The only limitation is that all the fonts must not be larger than	330	The only limitation is that none of the fonts may be larger than the
150	the base font, as the base font defines the principal cell size,	331	base font, as the base font defines the terminal character cell
151	which must be the same due to the way terminals work.	332	size, which must be the same due to the way terminals work.
152		333
153	Why do some chinese characters look so different than others?	334	Why do some chinese characters look so different than others?
154	This is because there is a difference between script and language --	335	This is because there is a difference between script and language --
155	rxvt-unicode does not know which language the text that is output	336	rxvt-unicode does not know which language the text that is output
156	is, as it only knows the unicode character codes. If rxvt-unicode	337	is, as it only knows the unicode character codes. If rxvt-unicode
157	first sees a japanese character, it might choose a japanese font for	338	first sees a japanese/chinese character, it might choose a japanese
158	it. Subsequent japanese characters will take that font. Now, many	339	font for display. Subsequent japanese characters will use that font.
159	chinese characters aren't represented in japanese fonts, so when the	340	Now, many chinese characters aren't represented in japanese fonts,
160	first non-japanese character comes up, rxvt-unicode will look for a	341	so when the first non-japanese character comes up, rxvt-unicode will
161	chinese font -- unfortunately at this point, it will still use the	342	look for a chinese font -- unfortunately at this point, it will
162	japanese font for japanese characters that are also chinese.	343	still use the japanese font for chinese characters that are also in
		344	the japanese font.
163		345
164	The workaround is easy: just tag a chinese font at the end of your	346	The workaround is easy: just tag a chinese font at the end of your
165	font list (see the previous question). The key is to view the font	347	font list (see the previous question). The key is to view the font
166	list as a preference list: If you expect more japanese, list a	348	list as a preference list: If you expect more japanese, list a
167	japanese font first. If you expect more chinese, put a chinese font	349	japanese font first. If you expect more chinese, put a chinese font
168	first.	350	first.
169		351
170	In the future it might be possible to switch preferences at runtime	352	In the future it might be possible to switch language preferences at
171	(the internal data structure has no problem with using different	353	runtime (the internal data structure has no problem with using
172	fonts for the same character at the same time, but no interface for	354	different fonts for the same character at the same time, but no
173	this has been designed yet).	355	interface for this has been designed yet).
		356
		357	Until then, you might get away with switching fonts at runtime (see
		358	"Can I switch the fonts at runtime?" later in this document).
174		359
175	Why does rxvt-unicode sometimes leave pixel droppings?	360	Why does rxvt-unicode sometimes leave pixel droppings?
176	Most fonts were not designed for terminal use, which means that	361	Most fonts were not designed for terminal use, which means that
177	character size varies a lot. A font that is otherwise fine for	362	character size varies a lot. A font that is otherwise fine for
178	terminal use might contain some characters that are simply too wide.	363	terminal use might contain some characters that are simply too wide.
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192	that doesn't work, you might be forced to use a different font.	377	that doesn't work, you might be forced to use a different font.
193		378
194	All of this is not a problem when using X11 core fonts, as their	379	All of this is not a problem when using X11 core fonts, as their
195	bounding box data is correct.	380	bounding box data is correct.
196		381
		382	On Solaris 9, many line-drawing characters are too wide.
		383	Seems to be a known bug, read
		384	<http://nixdoc.net/files/forum/about34198.html>. Some people use the
		385	following ugly workaround to get non-double-wide-characters working:
		386
		387	#define wcwidth(x) wcwidth(x) > 1 ? 1 : wcwidth(x)
		388
197	My Compose (Multi_key) key is no longer working.	389	My Compose (Multi_key) key is no longer working.
198	The most common causes for this are that either your locale is not	390	The most common causes for this are that either your locale is not
199	set correctly, or you specified a preeditStyle that is not supported	391	set correctly, or you specified a preeditStyle that is not supported
200	by your input method. For example, if you specified OverTheSpot and	392	by your input method. For example, if you specified OverTheSpot and
201	your input method (e.g. the default input method handling Compose	393	your input method (e.g. the default input method handling Compose
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212	advantage, typing <Ctrl-Shift-0> to get a ASCII NUL. This works for	404	advantage, typing <Ctrl-Shift-0> to get a ASCII NUL. This works for
213	other codes, too, such as "Ctrl-Shift-1-d" to type the default	405	other codes, too, such as "Ctrl-Shift-1-d" to type the default
214	telnet escape character and so on.	406	telnet escape character and so on.
215		407
216	How can I keep rxvt-unicode from using reverse video so much?	408	How can I keep rxvt-unicode from using reverse video so much?
217	First of all, make sure you are running with the right terminfo	409	First of all, make sure you are running with the right terminal
218	("urxvt"), which will get rid of most of these effects. Then make	410	settings ("TERM=rxvt-unicode"), which will get rid of most of these
219	sure you have specified colours for italic and bold, as otherwise	411	effects. Then make sure you have specified colours for italic and
220	rxvt-unicode might use reverse video to simulate the effect:	412	bold, as otherwise rxvt-unicode might use reverse video to simulate
		413	the effect:
221		414
222	URxvt*colorBD: white	415	URxvt.colorBD: white
223	URxvt*colorIT: green	416	URxvt.colorIT: green
224		417
225	Some programs assume totally weird colours (red instead of blue), how	418	Some programs assume totally weird colours (red instead of blue), how
226	can I fix that?	419	can I fix that?
227	For some unexplainable reason, some programs (i.e. irssi) assume a	420	For some unexplainable reason, some rare programs assume a very
228	very weird colour palette when confronted with a terminal with more	421	weird colour palette when confronted with a terminal with more than
229	than the standard 8 colours (rxvt-unicode supports 88). The right	422	the standard 8 colours (rxvt-unicode supports 88). The right fix is,
230	fix is, of course, to fix these programs not to assume non-ISO	423	of course, to fix these programs not to assume non-ISO colours
231	colours without very good reasons.	424	without very good reasons.
232		425
233	In the meantime, you can either edit your "urxvt" terminfo	426	In the meantime, you can either edit your "rxvt-unicode" terminfo
234	definition to only claim 8 colour support or use "TERM=rxvt", which	427	definition to only claim 8 colour support or use "TERM=rxvt", which
235	will fix colours but keep you from using other rxvt-unicode	428	will fix colours but keep you from using other rxvt-unicode
236	features.	429	features.
237		430
238	I am on FreeBSD and rxvt-unicode does not seem to work at all.	431	I am on FreeBSD and rxvt-unicode does not seem to work at all.
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241	it, wether it defines the symbol or not. "__STDC_ISO_10646__"	434	it, wether it defines the symbol or not. "__STDC_ISO_10646__"
242	requires that wchar_t is represented as unicode.	435	requires that wchar_t is represented as unicode.
243		436
244	As you might have guessed, FreeBSD does neither define this symobl	437	As you might have guessed, FreeBSD does neither define this symobl
245	nor does it support it. Instead, it uses it's own internal	438	nor does it support it. Instead, it uses it's own internal
246	representation of wchar_t. This is, of course, completely legal.	439	representation of wchar_t. This is, of course, completely fine with
		440	respect to standards.
247		441
		442	However, that means rxvt-unicode only works in "POSIX", "ISO-8859-1"
		443	and "UTF-8" locales under FreeBSD (which all use Unicode as wchar_t.
		444
248	However, "__STDC_ISO_10646__" is the only sane way to support	445	"__STDC_ISO_10646__" is the only sane way to support multi-language
249	multi-language apps in an OS, as using a locale-dependent (and	446	apps in an OS, as using a locale-dependent (and non-standardized)
250	non-standardized) representation of wchar_t makes it impossible to	447	representation of wchar_t makes it impossible to convert between
251	convert between wchar_t (as used by X11 and your applications) and	448	wchar_t (as used by X11 and your applications) and any other
252	any other encoding without implementing OS-specific-wrappers for	449	encoding without implementing OS-specific-wrappers for each and
253	each and every locale. There simply are no APIs to convert wchar_t	450	every locale. There simply are no APIs to convert wchar_t into
254	into anything except the current locale encoding.	451	anything except the current locale encoding.
255		452
256	Some applications (such as the formidable mlterm) work around this	453	Some applications (such as the formidable mlterm) work around this
257	by carrying their own replacement functions for character set	454	by carrying their own replacement functions for character set
258	handling with them, and either implementing OS-dependent hacks or	455	handling with them, and either implementing OS-dependent hacks or
259	doing multiple conversions (which is slow and unreliable in case the	456	doing multiple conversions (which is slow and unreliable in case the
260	OS implements encodings slightly different than the terminal	457	OS implements encodings slightly different than the terminal
261	emulator).	458	emulator).
262		459
263	The rxvt-unicode author insists that the right way to fix this is in	460	The rxvt-unicode author insists that the right way to fix this is in
264	the system libraries once and for all, instead of forcing every app	461	the system libraries once and for all, instead of forcing every app
265	to carry complete replacements.	462	to carry complete replacements for them :)
		463
		464	I use Solaris 9 and it doesn't compile/work/etc.
		465	Try the diff in doc/solaris9.patch as a base. It fixes the worst
		466	problems with "wcwidth" and a compile problem.
		467
		468	How can I use rxvt-unicode under cygwin?
		469	rxvt-unicode should compile and run out of the box on cygwin, using
		470	the X11 libraries that come with cygwin. libW11 emulation is no
		471	longer supported (and makes no sense, either, as it only supported a
		472	single font). I recommend starting the X-server in "-multiwindow" or
		473	"-rootless" mode instead, which will result in similar look&feel as
		474	the old libW11 emulation.
		475
		476	At the time of this writing, cygwin didn't seem to support any
		477	multi-byte encodings (you might try "LC_CTYPE=C-UTF-8"), so you are
		478	likely limited to 8-bit encodings.
266		479
267	How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use?	480	How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use?
268	Is there an option to switch encodings?	481	Is there an option to switch encodings?
269	Unlike some other terminals, rxvt-unicode has no encoding switch,	482	Unlike some other terminals, rxvt-unicode has no encoding switch,
270	and no specific "utf-8" mode, such as xterm. In fact, it doesn't	483	and no specific "utf-8" mode, such as xterm. In fact, it doesn't
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273		486
274	The reasons is that there exists a perfectly fine mechanism for	487	The reasons is that there exists a perfectly fine mechanism for
275	selecting the encoding, doing I/O and (most important) communicating	488	selecting the encoding, doing I/O and (most important) communicating
276	this to all applications so everybody agrees on character properties	489	this to all applications so everybody agrees on character properties
277	such as width and code number. This mechanism is the locale.	490	such as width and code number. This mechanism is the locale.
		491	Applications not using that info will have problems (for example,
		492	"xterm" gets the width of characters wrong as it uses it's own,
		493	locale-independent table under all locales).
278		494
279	Rxvt-unicode uses the "LC_CTYPE" locale category to select encoding.	495	Rxvt-unicode uses the "LC_CTYPE" locale category to select encoding.
280	All programs doing the same (that is, most) will automatically agree	496	All programs doing the same (that is, most) will automatically agree
281	in the interpretation of characters.	497	in the interpretation of characters.
282		498
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290	"language_country.encoding", but other forms (i.e. "de" or "german")	506	"language_country.encoding", but other forms (i.e. "de" or "german")
291	are also common.	507	are also common.
292		508
293	Rxvt-unicode ignores all other locale categories, and except for the	509	Rxvt-unicode ignores all other locale categories, and except for the
294	encoding, ignores country or language-specific settings, i.e.	510	encoding, ignores country or language-specific settings, i.e.
295	"de_DE.UTF-8" and "ja_JP.UTF-8" are the same for rxvt-unicode.	511	"de_DE.UTF-8" and "ja_JP.UTF-8" are the normally same to
		512	rxvt-unicode.
296		513
297	If you want to use a specific encoding you have to make sure you	514	If you want to use a specific encoding you have to make sure you
298	start rxvt-unicode with the correct "LC_CTYPE" category.	515	start rxvt-unicode with the correct "LC_CTYPE" category.
299		516
300	Can I switch locales at runtime?	517	Can I switch locales at runtime?
301	Yes, using an escape sequence. Try sth. like this, which sets	518	Yes, using an escape sequence. Try something like this, which sets
302	rxvt-unicode's idea of "LC_CTYPE".	519	rxvt-unicode's idea of "LC_CTYPE".
303		520
304	printf '\e]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS	521	printf '\e]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS
305		522
306	See also the previous question.	523	See also the previous answer.
307		524
308	Sometimes this capability is rather handy when you want to work in	525	Sometimes this capability is rather handy when you want to work in
309	one locale (e.g. "de_DE.UTF-8") but some programs don't support	526	one locale (e.g. "de_DE.UTF-8") but some programs don't support it
310	UTF-8. For example, I use this script to start "xjdic", which first	527	(e.g. UTF-8). For example, I use this script to start "xjdic", which
311	switches to a locale supported by xjdic and back later:	528	first switches to a locale supported by xjdic and back later:
312		529
313	printf '\e]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS	530	printf '\e]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS
314	xjdic -js	531	xjdic -js
315	printf '\e]701;%s\007' de_DE.UTF-8	532	printf '\e]701;%s\007' de_DE.UTF-8
316		533
		534	You can also use xterm's "luit" program, which usually works fine,
		535	except for some locales where character width differs between
		536	program- and rxvt-unicode-locales.
		537
317	Can I switch the fonts at runtime?	538	Can I switch the fonts at runtime?
318	Yes, using an escape sequence. Try sth. like this, which has the	539	Yes, using an escape sequence. Try something like this, which has
319	same effect as using the "-fn" switch, and takes effect immediately:	540	the same effect as using the "-fn" switch, and takes effect
		541	immediately:
320		542
321	printf '\e]50;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"	543	printf '\e]50;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
322		544
323	This is useful if you e.g. work primarily with japanese (and prefer	545	This is useful if you e.g. work primarily with japanese (and prefer
324	a japanese font), but you have to switch to chinese temporarily,	546	a japanese font), but you have to switch to chinese temporarily,
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327	You can think of this as a kind of manual ISO-2022 switching.	549	You can think of this as a kind of manual ISO-2022 switching.
328		550
329	Why do italic characters look as if clipped?	551	Why do italic characters look as if clipped?
330	Many fonts have difficulties with italic characters and hinting. For	552	Many fonts have difficulties with italic characters and hinting. For
331	example, the otherwise very nicely hinted font "xft:Bitstream Vera	553	example, the otherwise very nicely hinted font "xft:Bitstream Vera
332	Sans Mono" completely fails in it's italic face. A workaround is to	554	Sans Mono" completely fails in it's italic face. A workaround might
333	enable freetype autohinting, i.e. like this:	555	be to enable freetype autohinting, i.e. like this:
334		556
335	URxvt*italicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:italic:autohint=true	557	URxvt.italicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:italic:autohint=true
336	URxvt*boldItalicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:bold:italic:autohint=true	558	URxvt.boldItalicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:bold:italic:autohint=true
337		559
338	My input method wants <some encoding> but I want UTF-8, what can I do?	560	My input method wants <some encoding> but I want UTF-8, what can I do?
339	You can specify separate locales for the input method and the rest	561	You can specify separate locales for the input method and the rest
340	of the terminal, using the resource "imlocale":	562	of the terminal, using the resource "imlocale":
341		563
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344	Now you can start your terminal with "LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.UTF-8" and	566	Now you can start your terminal with "LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.UTF-8" and
345	still use your input method. Please note, however, that you will not	567	still use your input method. Please note, however, that you will not
346	be able to input characters outside "EUC-JP" in a normal way then,	568	be able to input characters outside "EUC-JP" in a normal way then,
347	as your input method limits you.	569	as your input method limits you.
348		570
		571	Rxvt-unicode crashes when the X Input Method changes or exits.
		572	Unfortunately, this is unavoidable, as the XIM protocol is racy by
		573	design. Applications can avoid some crashes at the expense of memory
		574	leaks, and Input Methods can avoid some crashes by careful ordering
		575	at exit time. kinput2 (and derived input methods) generally
		576	succeeds, while SCIM (or similar input methods) fails. In the end,
		577	however, crashes cannot be completely avoided even if both sides
		578	cooperate.
		579
		580	So the only workaround is not to kill your Input Method Servers.
		581
349	Rxvt-unicode uses gobs of memory, how can I reduce that?	582	Rxvt-unicode uses gobs of memory, how can I reduce that?
350	Rxvt-unicode tries to obey the rule of not charging you for sth. you	583	Rxvt-unicode tries to obey the rule of not charging you for
351	don't use. One thing you should try is to configure out all settings	584	something you don't use. One thing you should try is to configure
352	that you don't need, for example, Xft support is a resource hog by	585	out all settings that you don't need, for example, Xft support is a
353	design, when used. Compiling it out ensures that no Xft font will be	586	resource hog by design, when used. Compiling it out ensures that no
354	loaded accidentally when rxvt-unicode tries to find a font for your	587	Xft font will be loaded accidentally when rxvt-unicode tries to find
355	characters.	588	a font for your characters.
356		589
357	Also, many people (me included) like large windows and even larger	590	Also, many people (me included) like large windows and even larger
358	scrollback buffers: Without "--enable-unicode3", rxvt-unicode will	591	scrollback buffers: Without "--enable-unicode3", rxvt-unicode will
359	use 6 bytes per screen cell. For a 160x?? window this amounts to	592	use 6 bytes per screen cell. For a 160x?? window this amounts to
360	almost a kilobyte per line. A scrollback buffer of 10000 lines will	593	almost a kilobyte per line. A scrollback buffer of 10000 lines will
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362	it gets worse, as rxvt-unicode then uses 8 bytes per screen cell.	595	it gets worse, as rxvt-unicode then uses 8 bytes per screen cell.
363		596
364	Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow?	597	Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow?
365	Yes, the most obvious way to speed it up is to avoid Xft entirely,	598	Yes, the most obvious way to speed it up is to avoid Xft entirely,
366	as it is simply slow. If you still want Xft fonts you might try to	599	as it is simply slow. If you still want Xft fonts you might try to
367	disable antialiasing (by appending ":antialiasing=false"), which	600	disable antialiasing (by appending ":antialias=false"), which saves
368	saves lots of memory and also speeds up rendering considerably.	601	lots of memory and also speeds up rendering considerably.
369		602
370	Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong?	603	Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong?
371	Rxvt-unicode will use whatever you specify as a font. If it needs to	604	Rxvt-unicode will use whatever you specify as a font. If it needs to
372	fall back to it's default font search list it will prefer X11 core	605	fall back to it's default font search list it will prefer X11 core
373	fonts, because they are small and fast, and then use Xft fonts. It	606	fonts, because they are small and fast, and then use Xft fonts. It
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404	resources (or as long-options).	637	resources (or as long-options).
405		638
406	Here are values that are supposed to resemble a VGA screen,	639	Here are values that are supposed to resemble a VGA screen,
407	including the murky brown that passes for low-intensity yellow:	640	including the murky brown that passes for low-intensity yellow:
408		641
409	URxvt*color0: #000000	642	URxvt.color0: #000000
410	URxvt*color1: #A80000	643	URxvt.color1: #A80000
411	URxvt*color2: #00A800	644	URxvt.color2: #00A800
412	URxvt*color3: #A8A800	645	URxvt.color3: #A8A800
413	URxvt*color4: #0000A8	646	URxvt.color4: #0000A8
414	URxvt*color5: #A800A8	647	URxvt.color5: #A800A8
415	URxvt*color6: #00A8A8	648	URxvt.color6: #00A8A8
416	URxvt*color7: #A8A8A8	649	URxvt.color7: #A8A8A8
417		650
418	URxvt*color8: #000054	651	URxvt.color8: #000054
419	URxvt*color9: #FF0054	652	URxvt.color9: #FF0054
420	URxvt*color10: #00FF54	653	URxvt.color10: #00FF54
421	URxvt*color11: #FFFF54	654	URxvt.color11: #FFFF54
422	URxvt*color12: #0000FF	655	URxvt.color12: #0000FF
423	URxvt*color13: #FF00FF	656	URxvt.color13: #FF00FF
424	URxvt*color14: #00FFFF	657	URxvt.color14: #00FFFF
425	URxvt*color15: #FFFFFF	658	URxvt.color15: #FFFFFF
426		659
427	And here is a more complete set of non-standard colors described as	660	And here is a more complete set of non-standard colors described
428	"pretty girly":	661	(not by me) as "pretty girly".
429		662
430	URxvt.cursorColor: #dc74d1	663	URxvt.cursorColor: #dc74d1
431	URxvt.pointerColor: #dc74d1	664	URxvt.pointerColor: #dc74d1
432	URxvt.background: #0e0e0e	665	URxvt.background: #0e0e0e
433	URxvt.foreground: #4ad5e1	666	URxvt.foreground: #4ad5e1
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444	URxvt.color6: #73f7ff	677	URxvt.color6: #73f7ff
445	URxvt.color14: #73f7ff	678	URxvt.color14: #73f7ff
446	URxvt.color7: #e1dddd	679	URxvt.color7: #e1dddd
447	URxvt.color15: #e1dddd	680	URxvt.color15: #e1dddd
448		681
		682	How can I start rxvtd in a race-free way?
		683	Try "rxvtd -f -o", which tells rxvtd to open the display, create the
		684	listening socket and then fork.
		685
449	What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?	686	What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?
450	Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the	687	Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the
451	BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following	688	BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following
452	question) there are two standard values that can be used for	689	question) there are two standard values that can be used for
453	Backspace: "^H" and "^?".	690	Backspace: "^H" and "^?".
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471		708
472	# use Backspace = ^?	709	# use Backspace = ^?
473	$ stty erase ^?	710	$ stty erase ^?
474	$ rxvt	711	$ rxvt
475		712
476	Toggle with "ESC[36h" / "ESC[36l" as documented in rxvt(7).	713	Toggle with "ESC [ 36 h" / "ESC [ 36 l" as documented in rxvt(7).
477		714
478	For an existing rxvt-unicode:	715	For an existing rxvt-unicode:
479		716
480	# use Backspace = ^H	717	# use Backspace = ^H
481	$ stty erase ^H	718	$ stty erase ^H
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490	value properly reflects that.	727	value properly reflects that.
491		728
492	The Delete key is a another casualty of the ill-defined Backspace	729	The Delete key is a another casualty of the ill-defined Backspace
493	problem. To avoid confusion between the Backspace and Delete keys,	730	problem. To avoid confusion between the Backspace and Delete keys,
494	the Delete key has been assigned an escape sequence to match the	731	the Delete key has been assigned an escape sequence to match the
495	vt100 for Execute (ESC[3~) and is in the supplied termcap/terminfo.	732	vt100 for Execute ("ESC [ 3 ~") and is in the supplied
		733	termcap/terminfo.
496		734
497	Some other Backspace problems:	735	Some other Backspace problems:
498		736
499	some editors use termcap/terminfo, some editors (vim I'm told)	737	some editors use termcap/terminfo, some editors (vim I'm told)
500	expect Backspace = ^H, GNU Emacs (and Emacs-like editors) use ^H for	738	expect Backspace = ^H, GNU Emacs (and Emacs-like editors) use ^H for
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506	There are some compile-time selections available via configure.	744	There are some compile-time selections available via configure.
507	Unless you have run "configure" with the "--disable-resources"	745	Unless you have run "configure" with the "--disable-resources"
508	option you can use the `keysym' resource to alter the keystrings	746	option you can use the `keysym' resource to alter the keystrings
509	associated with keysyms.	747	associated with keysyms.
510		748
511	Here's an example for a URxvt session started using `rxvt -name	749	Here's an example for a URxvt session started using "rxvt -name
512	URxvt'	750	URxvt"
513		751
514	URxvt*keysym.Home: \e[1~	752	URxvt.keysym.Home: \033[1~
515	URxvt*keysym.End: \e[4~	753	URxvt.keysym.End: \033[4~
516	URxvt*keysym.C-apostrophe: \e<C-'>	754	URxvt.keysym.C-apostrophe: \033<C-'>
517	URxvt*keysym.C-slash: \e<C-/>	755	URxvt.keysym.C-slash: \033<C-/>
518	URxvt*keysym.C-semicolon: \e<C-;>	756	URxvt.keysym.C-semicolon: \033<C-;>
519	URxvt*keysym.C-grave: \e<C-`>	757	URxvt.keysym.C-grave: \033<C-`>
520	URxvt*keysym.C-comma: \e<C-,>	758	URxvt.keysym.C-comma: \033<C-,>
521	URxvt*keysym.C-period: \e<C-.>	759	URxvt.keysym.C-period: \033<C-.>
522	URxvt*keysym.C-0x60: \e<C-`>	760	URxvt.keysym.C-0x60: \033<C-`>
523	URxvt*keysym.C-Tab: \e<C-Tab>	761	URxvt.keysym.C-Tab: \033<C-Tab>
524	URxvt*keysym.C-Return: \e<C-Return>	762	URxvt.keysym.C-Return: \033<C-Return>
525	URxvt*keysym.S-Return: \e<S-Return>	763	URxvt.keysym.S-Return: \033<S-Return>
526	URxvt*keysym.S-space: \e<S-Space>	764	URxvt.keysym.S-space: \033<S-Space>
527	URxvt*keysym.M-Up: \e<M-Up>	765	URxvt.keysym.M-Up: \033<M-Up>
528	URxvt*keysym.M-Down: \e<M-Down>	766	URxvt.keysym.M-Down: \033<M-Down>
529	URxvt*keysym.M-Left: \e<M-Left>	767	URxvt.keysym.M-Left: \033<M-Left>
530	URxvt*keysym.M-Right: \e<M-Right>	768	URxvt.keysym.M-Right: \033<M-Right>
531	URxvt*keysym.M-C-0: list.0123456789.\e<M-C-.>	769	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0: list \033<M-C- 0123456789 >
532	URxvt*keysym.M-C-a: list.abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.\033<M-C-.>	770	URxvt.keysym.M-C-a: list \033<M-C- abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz >
533	URxvt*keysym.F12: proto:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007	771	URxvt.keysym.F12: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
		772
		773	See some more examples in the documentation for the keysym resource.
534		774
535	I'm using keyboard model XXX that has extra Prior/Next/Insert keys. How	775	I'm using keyboard model XXX that has extra Prior/Next/Insert keys. How
536	do I make use of them? For example, the Sun Keyboard type 4 has the	776	do I make use of them? For example, the Sun Keyboard type 4 has the
537	following mappings that rxvt-unicode doesn't recognize.	777	following mappings that rxvt-unicode doesn't recognize.
538	KP_Insert == Insert	778	KP_Insert == Insert
…		…
544		784
545	Rather than have rxvt-unicode try to accommodate all the various	785	Rather than have rxvt-unicode try to accommodate all the various
546	possible keyboard mappings, it is better to use `xmodmap' to remap	786	possible keyboard mappings, it is better to use `xmodmap' to remap
547	the keys as required for your particular machine.	787	the keys as required for your particular machine.
548		788
549	How do I distinguish if I'm running rxvt-unicode or a regular xterm? I	789	How do I distinguish wether I'm running rxvt-unicode or a regular xterm?
550	need this to decide about setting colors etc.	790	I need this to decide about setting colors etc.
551	rxvt and rxvt-unicode always export the variable "COLORTERM", so you	791	rxvt and rxvt-unicode always export the variable "COLORTERM", so you
552	can check and see if that is set. Note that several programs, JED,	792	can check and see if that is set. Note that several programs, JED,
553	slrn, Midnight Commander automatically check this variable to decide	793	slrn, Midnight Commander automatically check this variable to decide
554	whether or not to use color.	794	whether or not to use color.
555		795
…		…
586	Before sending me mail, you could go to IRC: "irc.freenode.net",	826	Before sending me mail, you could go to IRC: "irc.freenode.net",
587	channel "#rxvt-unicode" has some rxvt-unicode enthusiasts that might	827	channel "#rxvt-unicode" has some rxvt-unicode enthusiasts that might
588	be interested in learning about new and exciting problems (but not	828	be interested in learning about new and exciting problems (but not
589	FAQs :).	829	FAQs :).
590		830
591	SYNOPSIS	831	RXVT TECHNICAL REFERENCE
592	# set a new font set
593	printf '\33]50;%s\007' 9x15,xft:Kochi" Mincho"
594
595	# change the locale and tell rxvt-unicode about it
596	export LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.EUC-JP; printf "\33]701;$LC_CTYPE\007"
597
598	# set window title
599	printf '\33]2;%s\007' "new window title"
600
601	DESCRIPTION	832	DESCRIPTION
602	The rest of this document describes various technical aspects of	833	The rest of this document describes various technical aspects of
603	rxvt-unicode. First the description of supported command sequences,	834	rxvt-unicode. First the description of supported command sequences,
604	followed by menu and pixmap support and last by a description of all	835	followed by menu and pixmap support and last by a description of all
605	features selectable at "configure" time.	836	features selectable at "configure" time.
606		837
607	RXVT TECHNICAL REFERENCE
608	Definitions	838	Definitions
609	"c" The literal character c.	839	"c" The literal character c.
610		840
611	"C" A single (required) character.	841	"C" A single (required) character.
612		842
…		…
697	"ESC O"	927	"ESC O"
698	Single Shift Select of G3 Character Set (SS3): affects next	928	Single Shift Select of G3 Character Set (SS3): affects next
699	character only unimplemented	929	character only unimplemented
700		930
701	"ESC Z"	931	"ESC Z"
702	Obsolete form of returns: "ESC[?1;2C" *rxvt-unicode compile-time	932	Obsolete form of returns: "ESC [ ? 1 ; 2 C" *rxvt-unicode
703	option*	933	compile-time option*
704		934
705	"ESC c"	935	"ESC c"
706	Full reset (RIS)	936	Full reset (RIS)
707		937
708	"ESC n"	938	"ESC n"
709	Invoke the G2 Character Set (LS2)	939	Invoke the G2 Character Set (LS2)
710		940
711	"ESC o"	941	"ESC o"
712	Invoke the G3 Character Set (LS3)	942	Invoke the G3 Character Set (LS3)
713		943
714	"ESC" ( C>	944	"ESC ( C"
715	Designate G0 Character Set (ISO 2022), see below for values of "C".	945	Designate G0 Character Set (ISO 2022), see below for values of "C".
716		946
717	"ESC" ) C>	947	"ESC ) C"
718	Designate G1 Character Set (ISO 2022), see below for values of "C".	948	Designate G1 Character Set (ISO 2022), see below for values of "C".
719		949
720	"ESC * C"	950	"ESC * C"
721	Designate G2 Character Set (ISO 2022), see below for values of "C".	951	Designate G2 Character Set (ISO 2022), see below for values of "C".
722		952
…		…
815	"ESC [ Ps a"	1045	"ESC [ Ps a"
816	See "ESC [ Ps C"	1046	See "ESC [ Ps C"
817		1047
818	"ESC [ Ps c"	1048	"ESC [ Ps c"
819	Send Device Attributes (DA) "Ps = 0" (or omitted): request	1049	Send Device Attributes (DA) "Ps = 0" (or omitted): request
820	attributes from terminal returns: "ESC[?1;2c" (``I am a VT100 with	1050	attributes from terminal returns: "ESC [ ? 1 ; 2 c" (``I am a VT100
821	Advanced Video Option'')	1051	with Advanced Video Option'')
822		1052
823	"ESC [ Ps d"	1053	"ESC [ Ps d"
824	Cursor to Line "Ps" (VPA)	1054	Cursor to Line "Ps" (VPA)
825		1055
826	"ESC [ Ps e"	1056	"ESC [ Ps e"
…		…
900	(CSR)	1130	(CSR)
901		1131
902	"ESC [ s"	1132	"ESC [ s"
903	Save Cursor (SC)	1133	Save Cursor (SC)
904		1134
		1135	"ESC [ Ps;Pt t"
		1136	Window Operations
		1137
		1138	Ps = 1 Deiconify (map) window
		1139	Ps = 2 Iconify window
		1140	Ps = 3 ESC [ 3 ; X ; Y t Move window to (X\|Y)
		1141	Ps = 4 ESC [ 4 ; H ; W t Resize to WxH pixels
		1142	Ps = 5 Raise window
		1143	Ps = 6 Lower window
		1144	Ps = 7 Refresh screen once
		1145	Ps = 8 ESC [ 8 ; R ; C t Resize to R rows and C columns
		1146	Ps = 11 Report window state (responds with Ps = 1 or Ps = 2)
		1147	Ps = 13 Report window position (responds with Ps = 3)
		1148	Ps = 14 Report window pixel size (responds with Ps = 4)
		1149	Ps = 18 Report window text size (responds with Ps = 7)
		1150	Ps = 19 Currently the same as Ps = 18, but responds with Ps = 9
		1151	Ps = 20 Reports icon label (ESC ] L NAME \234)
		1152	Ps = 21 Reports window title (ESC ] l NAME \234)
		1153	Ps = 24.. Set window height to Ps rows
		1154
		1155	"ESC [ u"
		1156	Restore Cursor
		1157
905	"ESC [ Ps x"	1158	"ESC [ Ps x"
906	Request Terminal Parameters (DECREQTPARM)	1159	Request Terminal Parameters (DECREQTPARM)
907
908	"ESC [ u"
909	Restore Cursor
910		1160
911		1161
912		1162
913	DEC Private Modes	1163	DEC Private Modes
914	"ESC [ ? Pm h"	1164	"ESC [ ? Pm h"
…		…
1021	l Scroll to bottom on TTY output	1271	l Scroll to bottom on TTY output
1022		1272
1023	"Ps = 1011" (rxvt)	1273	"Ps = 1011" (rxvt)
1024	h Scroll to bottom when a key is pressed	1274	h Scroll to bottom when a key is pressed
1025	l Don't scroll to bottom when a key is pressed	1275	l Don't scroll to bottom when a key is pressed
		1276
		1277	"Ps = 1021" (rxvt)
		1278	h Bold/italic implies high intensity (see option -is)
		1279	l Font styles have no effect on intensity (Compile styles)
1026		1280
1027	"Ps = 1047"	1281	"Ps = 1047"
1028	h Use Alternate Screen Buffer	1282	h Use Alternate Screen Buffer
1029	l Use Normal Screen Buffer - clear Alternate Screen Buffer if returning from it	1283	l Use Normal Screen Buffer - clear Alternate Screen Buffer if returning from it
1030		1284
…		…
1053	Ps = 10 Change colour of text foreground to Pt (NB: may change in future)	1307	Ps = 10 Change colour of text foreground to Pt (NB: may change in future)
1054	Ps = 11 Change colour of text background to Pt (NB: may change in future)	1308	Ps = 11 Change colour of text background to Pt (NB: may change in future)
1055	Ps = 12 Change colour of text cursor foreground to Pt	1309	Ps = 12 Change colour of text cursor foreground to Pt
1056	Ps = 13 Change colour of mouse foreground to Pt	1310	Ps = 13 Change colour of mouse foreground to Pt
1057	Ps = 17 Change colour of highlight characters to Pt	1311	Ps = 17 Change colour of highlight characters to Pt
1058	Ps = 18 Change colour of bold characters to Pt	1312	Ps = 18 Change colour of bold characters to Pt [deprecated, see 706]
1059	Ps = 19 Change colour of underlined characters to Pt	1313	Ps = 19 Change colour of underlined characters to Pt [deprecated, see 707]
1060	Ps = 20 Change default background to Pt	1314	Ps = 20 Change default background to Pt
1061	Ps = 39 Change default foreground colour to Pt rxvt compile-time option	1315	Ps = 39 Change default foreground colour to Pt.
1062	Ps = 46 Change Log File to Pt unimplemented	1316	Ps = 46 Change Log File to Pt unimplemented
1063	Ps = 49 Change default background colour to Pt rxvt compile-time option	1317	Ps = 49 Change default background colour to Pt.
1064	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	1318	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
1065	Ps = 55 Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to Pt	1319	Ps = 55 Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to Pt
1066	Ps = 701 Change current locale to Pt, or, if Pt is ?, return the current locale (rxvt extension)	1320	Ps = 701 Change current locale to Pt, or, if Pt is ?, return the current locale (Compile frills).
1067	Ps = 703 Menubar command Pt rxvt compile-time option (rxvt-unicode extension)	1321	Ps = 703 Menubar command Pt (Compile menubar).
1068	Ps = 704 Change colour of italic characters to Pt	1322	Ps = 704 Change colour of italic characters to Pt
1069	Ps = 705 Change background pixmap tint colour to Pt	1323	Ps = 705 Change background pixmap tint colour to Pt (Compile transparency).
		1324	Ps = 706 Change colour of bold characters to Pt
		1325	Ps = 707 Change colour of underlined characters to Pt
1070	Ps = 710 Set normal fontset to Pt. Same as Ps = 50.	1326	Ps = 710 Set normal fontset to Pt. Same as Ps = 50.
1071	Ps = 711 Set bold fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50.	1327	Ps = 711 Set bold fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles).
1072	Ps = 712 Set italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50.	1328	Ps = 712 Set italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles).
1073	Ps = 713 Set bold-italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50.	1329	Ps = 713 Set bold-italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles).
		1330	Ps = 720 Move viewing window up by Pt lines, or clear scrollback buffer if Pt = 0 (Compile frills).
		1331	Ps = 721 Move viewing window down by Pt lines, or clear scrollback buffer if Pt = 0 (Compile frills).
		1332	Ps = 777 Call the perl extension with the given string, which should be of the form extension:parameters (Compile perl).
1074		1333
1075		1334
1076		1335
1077	menuBar	1336	menuBar
1078	The exact syntax used is almost solidified. In the menus, DON'T try to	1337	The exact syntax used is almost solidified. In the menus, DON'T try to
…		…
1115	[menu]	1374	[menu]
1116	access the current menuBar for alteration	1375	access the current menuBar for alteration
1117		1376
1118	[title:+string]	1377	[title:+string]
1119	set the current menuBar's title to string, which may contain the	1378	set the current menuBar's title to string, which may contain the
1120	following format specifiers: %% : literal % character %n : rxvt name	1379	following format specifiers:
1121	(as per the -name command-line option) %v : rxvt version	1380
		1381	B<%n> rxvt name (as per the B<-name> command-line option)
		1382	B<%v> rxvt version
		1383	B<%%> literal B<%> character
1122		1384
1123	[done]	1385	[done]
1124	set menuBar access as readonly. End-of-file tag for [read:+file]	1386	set menuBar access as readonly. End-of-file tag for [read:+file]
1125	operations.	1387	operations.
1126		1388
…		…
1230		1492
1231	As a convenience for the many Emacs-type editors, action may start	1493	As a convenience for the many Emacs-type editors, action may start
1232	with M- (eg, M-$ is equivalent to \E$) and a CR will be appended if	1494	with M- (eg, M-$ is equivalent to \E$) and a CR will be appended if
1233	missed from M-x commands.	1495	missed from M-x commands.
1234		1496
1235	As a convenience for issuing XTerm ESC] sequences from a menubar (or	1497	As a convenience for issuing XTerm ESC ] sequences from a menubar (or
1236	quick arrow), a BEL (^G) will be appended if needed.	1498	quick arrow), a BEL (^G) will be appended if needed.
1237		1499
1238	For example,	1500	For example,
1239	M-xapropos is equivalent to \Exapropos\r	1501	M-xapropos is equivalent to \Exapropos\r
1240		1502
…		…
1540	XK_KP_8 8 ESC O x	1802	XK_KP_8 8 ESC O x
1541	XK_KP_9 9 ESC O y	1803	XK_KP_9 9 ESC O y
1542		1804
1543	CONFIGURE OPTIONS	1805	CONFIGURE OPTIONS
1544	General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration	1806	General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration
1545	hasn't been tested well. Either try with --enable-everything or use the	1807	hasn't been tested well. Either try with "--enable-everything" or use
1546	./reconf script as a base for experiments. ./reconf is used by myself,	1808	the ./reconf script as a base for experiments. ./reconf is used by
1547	so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should always	1809	myself, so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you
1548	report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc Lehmann	1810	should always report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be
1549	<rxvt@schmorp.de>.	1811	fixed. Marc Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp.de>.
		1812
		1813	All
1550		1814
1551	--enable-everything	1815	--enable-everything
1552	Add support for all non-multichoice options listed in "./configure	1816	Add (or remove) support for all non-multichoice options listed in
1553	--help". Note that unlike other enable options this is order	1817	"./configure --help".
1554	dependant. You can specify this and then disable options which this
1555	enables by following this with the appropriate commands.
1556		1818
1557	--enable-xft	1819	You can specify this and then disable options you do not like by
		1820	following this with the appropriate "--disable-..." arguments, or
		1821	you can start with a minimal configuration by specifying
		1822	"--disable-everything" and than adding just the "--enable-..."
		1823	arguments you want.
		1824
		1825	--enable-xft (default: enabled)
1558	Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts	1826	Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts
1559	are slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use	1827	are slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use
1560	them, you don't pay for them.	1828	them, you don't pay for them.
1561		1829
1562	--enable-font-styles	1830	--enable-font-styles (default: on)
1563	Add support for bold, italic and bold italic font styles. The	1831	Add support for bold, italic and bold italic font styles. The
1564	fonts can be set manually or automatically.	1832	fonts can be set manually or automatically.
1565		1833
1566	--with-codesets=NAME,...	1834	--with-codesets=NAME,... (default: all)
1567	Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups (eu, vn	1835	Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups ("eu",
1568	are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character sets).	1836	"vn" are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character
1569	These codeset tables are currently only used for driving X11 core	1837	sets). These codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts,
1570	fonts, they are not required for Xft fonts. Compiling them in will	1838	they are not required for Xft fonts, although having them compiled
1571	make your binary bigger (together about 700kB), but it doesn't	1839	in lets rxvt-unicode choose replacement fonts more intelligently.
1572	increase memory usage unless you use an X11 font requiring one of	1840	Compiling them in will make your binary bigger (all of together cost
1573	these encodings.	1841	about 700kB), but it doesn't increase memory usage unless you use a
		1842	font requiring one of these encodings.
1574		1843
1575	all all available codeset groups	1844	all all available codeset groups
1576	zh common chinese encodings	1845	zh common chinese encodings
1577	zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs	1846	zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs
1578	jp common japanese encodings	1847	jp common japanese encodings
1579	jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings	1848	jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
1580	kr korean encodings	1849	kr korean encodings
1581		1850
1582	--enable-xim	1851	--enable-xim (default: on)
1583	Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using	1852	Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using
1584	alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly set	1853	alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly set
1585	up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.	1854	up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
1586		1855
1587	--enable-unicode3	1856	--enable-unicode3 (default: off)
1588	Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above 65535	1857	Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above 65535
1589	(the basic multilingual page). This increases storage requirements	1858	(the basic multilingual page). This increases storage requirements
1590	per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet support these	1859	per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet support these
1591	extra characters, but Xft does.	1860	extra characters, but Xft does.
1592		1861
…		…
1594	even without this flag, but the number of such characters is limited	1863	even without this flag, but the number of such characters is limited
1595	to a view thousand (shared with combining characters, see next	1864	to a view thousand (shared with combining characters, see next
1596	switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them	1865	switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them
1597	(input/output and cut&paste still work, though).	1866	(input/output and cut&paste still work, though).
1598		1867
1599	--enable-combining	1868	--enable-combining (default: on)
1600	Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite	1869	Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite
1601	characters. This is required for proper viewing of text where	1870	characters. This is required for proper viewing of text where
1602	accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by	1871	accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by
1603	using precomposited characters when available or creating new	1872	using precomposited characters when available or creating new
1604	pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.	1873	pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
1605		1874
1606	Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed	1875	Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed
1607	characters is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt will use	1876	characters is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt-unicode
1608	the private use area, extending the number of combinations to 8448).	1877	will use the private use area, extending the number of combinations
1609	With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists. This will also	1878	to 8448). With --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists.
1610	enable storage of characters >65535.	1879
		1880	This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters
		1881	beyond plane 0 (>65535) when --enable-unicode3 was not specified.
1611		1882
1612	The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation	1883	The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation
1613	forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to	1884	forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to
1614	be used.	1885	be used (and tell me how these are to be used...).
1615		1886
1616	--enable-fallback(=CLASS)	1887	--enable-fallback(=CLASS) (default: Rxvt)
1617	When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS	1888	When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS.
1618	(default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use	1889	To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback.
1619	--disable-fallback.
1620		1890
1621	--with-res-name=NAME	1891	--with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
1622	Use the given name (default: urxvt) as default application name when	1892	Use the given name as default application name when reading
1623	reading resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.	1893	resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.
1624		1894
1625	--with-res-class=CLASS	1895	--with-res-class=CLASS /default: URxvt)
1626	Use the given class (default: URxvt) as default application class	1896	Use the given class as default application class when reading
1627	when reading resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace	1897	resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace rxvt.
1628	rxvt.
1629		1898
1630	--enable-utmp	1899	--enable-utmp (default: on)
1631	Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like w) at start	1900	Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like w) at start
1632	of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits.	1901	of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits.
1633		1902
1634	--enable-wtmp	1903	--enable-wtmp (default: on)
1635	Write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like last) at	1904	Write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like last) at
1636	start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This	1905	start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This
1637	option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified.	1906	option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified.
1638		1907
1639	--enable-lastlog	1908	--enable-lastlog (default: on)
1640	Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like lastlogin)	1909	Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like lastlogin)
1641	at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to	1910	at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to
1642	also be specified.	1911	also be specified.
1643		1912
1644	--enable-xpm-background	1913	--enable-xpm-background (default: on)
1645	Add support for XPM background pixmaps.	1914	Add support for XPM background pixmaps.
1646		1915
1647	--enable-transparency	1916	--enable-transparency (default: on)
1648	Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake	1917	Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake
1649	transparency to the term.	1918	transparency to the term.
1650		1919
1651	--enable-fading	1920	--enable-fading (default: on)
1652	Add support for fading the text when focus is lost.	1921	Add support for fading the text when focus is lost (requires
		1922	"--enable-transparency").
1653		1923
1654	--enable-tinting	1924	--enable-tinting (default: on)
1655	Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds.	1925	Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires
		1926	"--enable-transparency").
1656		1927
1657	--enable-menubar	1928	--enable-menubar (default: off) [DEPRECATED]
1658	Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with	1929	Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with
1659	dynamic locale switching currently).	1930	dynamic locale switching currently). This option is DEPRECATED and
		1931	will be removed in the future.
1660		1932
1661	--enable-rxvt-scroll	1933	--enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
1662	Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.	1934	Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
1663		1935
1664	--enable-next-scroll	1936	--enable-next-scroll (default: on)
1665	Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.	1937	Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
1666		1938
1667	--enable-xterm-scroll	1939	--enable-xterm-scroll (default: on)
1668	Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.	1940	Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
1669		1941
1670	--enable-plain-scroll	1942	--enable-plain-scroll (default: on)
1671	Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is	1943	Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is
1672	the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many	1944	the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many
1673	years.	1945	years.
1674		1946
1675	--enable-half-shadow	1947	--enable-half-shadow (default: off)
1676	Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.	1948	Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.
1677	only applicable to rxvt scrollbars.	1949	only applicable to rxvt scrollbars.
1678		1950
1679	--enable-ttygid	1951	--enable-ttygid (default: off)
1680	Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your	1952	Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your
1681	system uses this type of security.	1953	system uses this type of security.
1682		1954
1683	--disable-backspace-key	1955	--disable-backspace-key
1684	Disable any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server	1956	Removes any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server
1685	do it.	1957	do it.
1686		1958
1687	--disable-delete-key	1959	--disable-delete-key
1688	Disable any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do	1960	Removes any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do
1689	it.	1961	it.
1690		1962
1691	--disable-resources	1963	--disable-resources
1692	Remove all resources checking.	1964	Removes any support for resource checking.
1693		1965
1694	--enable-xgetdefault	1966	--enable-xgetdefault
1695	Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small	1967	Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
1696	version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist	1968	version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist
1697	then ~/.Xresources.	1969	then ~/.Xresources.
1698		1970
1699	--enable-strings	1971	Please note that nowadays, things like XIM will automatically pull
		1972	in and use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it
		1973	might be very small, if nonexistant.
		1974
		1975	--enable-strings (default: off)
1700	Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other	1976	Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
1701	various routines, overriding your system's versions which may have	1977	various routines, overriding your system's versions which may have
1702	been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries to link	1978	been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries to link
1703	in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many GNU/Linux	1979	in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many GNU/Linux
1704	systems).	1980	systems).
1705		1981
1706	--disable-swapscreen	1982	--disable-swapscreen
1707	Remove support for swap screen.	1983	Remove support for secondary/swap screen.
1708		1984
1709	--enable-frills	1985	--enable-frills (default: on)
1710	Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice	1986	Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice
1711	to have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may	1987	to have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may
1712	want to disable this.	1988	want to disable this.
1713		1989
1714	A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills"	1990	A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills"
1715	(possibly in combination with other switches) is:	1991	(possibly in combination with other switches) is:
1716		1992
1717	MWM-hints	1993	MWM-hints
		1994	EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
1718	seperate underline colour	1995	seperate underline colour (-underlineColor)
1719	settable border widths and borderless switch	1996	settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
1720	settable extra linespacing	1997	settable extra linespacing /-lsp)
1721	extra window properties (e.g. UTF-8 window names and PID)
1722	iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback	1998	iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
1723	backindex and forwardindex escape sequence	1999	backindex and forwardindex escape sequence
1724	window op and locale change escape sequences	2000	window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
1725	tripleclickwords	2001	tripleclickwords (-tcw)
1726	settable insecure mode	2002	settable insecure mode (-insecure)
		2003	keysym remapping support
		2004	cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc)
		2005	XEmbed support (-embed)
		2006	user-pty (-pty-fd)
		2007	hold on exit (-hold)
		2008	skip builtin block graphics (-sbg)
		2009	sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107
1727		2010
1728	--enable-iso14755	2011	--enable-iso14755 (default: on)
1729	Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt).	2012	Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt).
1730	Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while	2013	Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while
1731	support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch.	2014	support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch.
1732		2015
1733	--enable-keepscrolling	2016	--enable-keepscrolling (default: on)
1734	Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the	2017	Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the
1735	mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.	2018	mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
1736		2019
1737	--enable-mousewheel	2020	--enable-mousewheel (default: on)
1738	Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.	2021	Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
1739		2022
1740	--enable-slipwheeling	2023	--enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
1741	Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an	2024	Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
1742	accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option	2025	accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
1743	requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.	2026	requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
1744		2027
1745	--disable-new-selection	2028	--disable-new-selection
1746	Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.	2029	Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
1747		2030
1748	--enable-dmalloc	2031	--enable-dmalloc (default: off)
1749	Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See	2032	Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
1750	http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this	2033	http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this
1751	or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after	2034	or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after
1752	compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.	2035	compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
1753		2036
1754	You can only use either this option and the following (should you	2037	You can only use either this option and the following (should you
1755	use either) .	2038	use either) .
1756		2039
1757	--enable-dlmalloc	2040	--enable-dlmalloc (default: off)
1758	Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version See	2041	Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version See
1759	<http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.	2042	<http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
1760		2043
1761	--enable-smart-resize	2044	--enable-smart-resize (default: on)
1762	Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from	2045	Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot
1763	hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which	2046	keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a
1764	is closest to a corner of the screen.	2047	corner of the screen in a fixed position.
1765		2048
1766	--enable-cursor-blink
1767	Add support for a blinking cursor.
1768
1769	--enable-pointer-blank	2049	--enable-pointer-blank (default: on)
1770	Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.	2050	Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
1771		2051
1772	--with-name=NAME	2052	--enable-perl (default: off)
		2053	Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the rxvtperl(3) manpage
		2054	(doc/rxvtperl.txt) for more info on this feature, or the files in
		2055	src/perl-ext/ for the extensions that are installed by default. The
		2056	perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the "PERL"
		2057	environment variable when running configure.
		2058
		2059	--with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
1773	Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: urxvt,	2060	Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt",
1774	resulting in urxvt, urxvtd etc.). Specify --with-name=rxvt to	2061	"urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt".
1775	replace rxvt.
1776		2062
1777	--with-term=NAME	2063	--with-term=NAME (default: rxvt-unicode)
1778	Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME (default	2064	Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME.
1779	"rxvt")
1780		2065
1781	--with-terminfo=PATH	2066	--with-terminfo=PATH
1782	Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree	2067	Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree
1783	to PATH.	2068	to PATH.
1784		2069

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