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21 21
22FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 22FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
23 The new selection selects pieces that are too big/too small, can I
24 change this?
25 Yes. For example, if you want to select smaller pieces ("words") you
26 can use the following resource:
27
28 URxvt.selection.pattern-0: ([[:word:]]+)
29
30 If you click more than twice, the selection will be extended more
31 and more.
32
33 To get a selection that is very similar to the old code, try this
34 pattern:
35
36 URxvt.selection.pattern-0: ([^"&'()*,;<=>?@[\\\\]^`{|})]+)
37
38 I don't like the new selection/popups/hotkeys/perl, how do I
39 change/disable it?
40 You can disable the perl extension completely by setting the
41 perl-ext-common resource to the empty string, which also keeps
42 rxvt-unicode from initialising perl, saving memory.
43
44 If you only want to disable specific features, you first have to
45 identify which perl extension is responsible. For this, read the
46 section PREPACKAGED EXTENSIONS in the rxvtperl(3) manpage. For
47 example, to disable the selection-popup and option-popup, specify
48 this perl-ext-common resource:
49
50 URxvt.perl-ext-common: default,-selection-popup,-option-popup
51
52 This will keep the default extensions, but disable the two popup
53 extensions. Some extensions can also be configured, for example,
54 scrollback search mode is triggered by M-s. You can move it to any
55 other combination either by setting the searchable-scrollback
56 resource:
57
58 URxvt.searchable-scrollback: CM-s
59
60 Isn't rxvt supposed to be small? Don't all those features bloat?
61 I often get asked about this, and I think, no, they didn't cause
62 extra bloat. If you compare a minimal rxvt and a minimal urxvt, you
63 can see that the urxvt binary is larger (due to some encoding tables
64 always being compiled in), but it actually uses less memory (RSS)
65 after startup. Even with "--disable-everything", this comparison is
66 a bit unfair, as many features unique to urxvt (locale, encoding
67 conversion, iso14755 etc.) are already in use in this mode.
68
69 text data bss drs rss filename
70 98398 1664 24 15695 1824 rxvt --disable-everything
71 188985 9048 66616 18222 1788 urxvt --disable-everything
72
73 When you "--enable-everything" (which _is_ unfair, as this involves
74 xft and full locale/XIM support which are quite bloaty inside libX11
75 and my libc), the two diverge, but not unreasnobaly so.
76
77 text data bss drs rss filename
78 163431 2152 24 20123 2060 rxvt --enable-everything
79 1035683 49680 66648 29096 3680 urxvt --enable-everything
80
81 The very large size of the text section is explained by the
82 east-asian encoding tables, which, if unused, take up disk space but
83 nothing else and can be compiled out unless you rely on X11 core
84 fonts that use those encodings. The BSS size comes from the 64k
85 emergency buffer that my c++ compiler allocates (but of course
86 doesn't use unless you are out of memory). Also, using an xft font
87 instead of a core font immediately adds a few megabytes of RSS. Xft
88 indeed is responsible for a lot of RSS even when not used.
89
90 Of course, due to every character using two or four bytes instead of
91 one, a large scrollback buffer will ultimately make rxvt-unicode use
92 more memory.
93
94 Compared to e.g. Eterm (5112k), aterm (3132k) and xterm (4680k),
95 this still fares rather well. And compared to some monsters like
96 gnome-terminal (21152k + extra 4204k in separate processes) or
97 konsole (22200k + extra 43180k in daemons that stay around after
98 exit, plus half a minute of startup time, including the hundreds of
99 warnings it spits out), it fares extremely well *g*.
100
101 Why C++, isn't that unportable/bloated/uncool?
102 Is this a question? :) It comes up very often. The simple answer is:
103 I had to write it, and C++ allowed me to write and maintain it in a
104 fraction of the time and effort (which is a scarce resource for me).
105 Put even shorter: It simply wouldn't exist without C++.
106
107 My personal stance on this is that C++ is less portable than C, but
108 in the case of rxvt-unicode this hardly matters, as its portability
109 limits are defined by things like X11, pseudo terminals, locale
110 support and unix domain sockets, which are all less portable than
111 C++ itself.
112
113 Regarding the bloat, see the above question: It's easy to write
114 programs in C that use gobs of memory, an certainly possible to
115 write programs in C++ that don't. C++ also often comes with large
116 libraries, but this is not necessarily the case with GCC. Here is
117 what rxvt links against on my system with a minimal config:
118
119 libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x00002aaaaabc3000)
120 libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00002aaaaadde000)
121 libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00002aaaab01d000)
122 /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00002aaaaaaab000)
123
124 And here is rxvt-unicode:
125
126 libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x00002aaaaabc3000)
127 libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00002aaaaada2000)
128 libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00002aaaaaeb0000)
129 libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00002aaaab0ee000)
130 /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00002aaaaaaab000)
131
132 No large bloated libraries (of course, none were linked in
133 statically), except maybe libX11 :)
134
135 Does it support tabs, can I have a tabbed rxvt-unicode?
136 rxvt-unicode does not directly support tabs. It will work fine with
137 tabbing functionality of many window managers or similar tabbing
138 programs, and its embedding-features allow it to be embedded into
139 other programs, as witnessed by doc/rxvt-tabbed or the upcoming
140 "Gtk2::URxvt" perl module, which features a tabbed urxvt (murxvt)
141 terminal as an example embedding application.
142
23 How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using? 143 How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using?
24 The version number is displayed with the usage (-h). Also the escape 144 The version number is displayed with the usage (-h). Also the escape
25 sequence "ESC [ 8 n" sets the window title to the version number. 145 sequence "ESC [ 8 n" sets the window title to the version number.
146 When using the rxvtc client, the version displayed is that of the
147 daemon.
26 148
27 I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem... 149 I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem...
28 The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode contains large patches 150 The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode in sarge contains large
29 that considerably change the behaviour of rxvt-unicode. Before 151 patches that considerably change the behaviour of rxvt-unicode.
30 reporting a bug to the original rxvt-unicode author please download 152 Before reporting a bug to the original rxvt-unicode author please
31 and install the genuine version 153 download and install the genuine version
32 (<http://software.schmorp.de#rxvt-unicode>) and try to reproduce the 154 (<http://software.schmorp.de#rxvt-unicode>) and try to reproduce the
33 problem. If you cannot, chances are that the problems are specific 155 problem. If you cannot, chances are that the problems are specific
34 to Debian GNU/Linux, in which case it should be reported via the 156 to Debian GNU/Linux, in which case it should be reported via the
35 Debian Bug Tracking System (use "reportbug" to report the bug). 157 Debian Bug Tracking System (use "reportbug" to report the bug).
36 158
37 For other problems that also affect the Debian package, you can and 159 For other problems that also affect the Debian package, you can and
38 probably should use the Debian BTS, too, because, after all, it's 160 probably should use the Debian BTS, too, because, after all, it's
39 also a bug in the Debian version and it serves as a reminder for 161 also a bug in the Debian version and it serves as a reminder for
40 other users that might encounter the same issue. 162 other users that might encounter the same issue.
163
164 I am maintaining rxvt-unicode for distribution/OS XXX, any
165 recommendation?
166 You should build one binary with the default options. configure now
167 enables most useful options, and the trend goes to making them
168 runtime-switchable, too, so there is usually no drawback to enbaling
169 them, except higher disk and possibly memory usage. The perl
170 interpreter should be enabled, as important functionality (menus,
171 selection, likely more in the future) depends on it.
172
173 You should not overwrite the "perl-ext-common" snd "perl-ext"
174 resources system-wide (except maybe with "defaults"). This will
175 result in useful behaviour. If your distribution aims at low memory,
176 add an empty "perl-ext-common" resource to the app-defaults file.
177 This will keep the perl interpreter disabled until the user enables
178 it.
179
180 If you can/want build more binaries, I recommend building a minimal
181 one with "--disable-everything" (very useful) and a maximal one with
182 "--enable-everything" (less useful, it will be very big due to a lot
183 of encodings built-in that increase download times and are rarely
184 used).
185
186 I need to make it setuid/setgid to support utmp/ptys on my OS, is this
187 safe?
188 Likely not. While I honestly try to make it secure, and am probably
189 not bad at it, I think it is simply unreasonable to expect all of
190 freetype + fontconfig + xft + xlib + perl + ... + rxvt-unicode
191 itself to all be secure. Also, rxvt-unicode disables some options
192 when it detects that it runs setuid or setgid, which is not nice.
193 Besides, with the embedded perl interpreter the possibility for
194 security problems easily multiplies.
195
196 Elevated privileges are only required for utmp and pty operations on
197 some systems (for example, GNU/Linux doesn't need any extra
198 privileges for ptys, but some need it for utmp support). It is
199 planned to mvoe this into a forked handler process, but this is not
200 yet done.
201
202 So, while setuid/setgid operation is supported and not a problem on
203 your typical single-user-no-other-logins unix desktop, always
204 remember that its an awful lot of code, most of which isn't checked
205 for security issues regularly.
41 206
42 When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data? 207 When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?
43 The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely 208 The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely
44 available as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same 209 available as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same
45 problem often arises). 210 problem often arises).
65 230
66 URxvt.termName: rxvt 231 URxvt.termName: rxvt
67 232
68 If you don't plan to use rxvt (quite common...) you could also 233 If you don't plan to use rxvt (quite common...) you could also
69 replace the rxvt terminfo file with the rxvt-unicode one. 234 replace the rxvt terminfo file with the rxvt-unicode one.
235
236 "tic" outputs some error when compiling the terminfo entry.
237 Most likely it's the empty definition for "enacs=". Just replace it
238 by "enacs=\E[0@" and try again.
70 239
71 "bash"'s readline does not work correctly under rxvt. 240 "bash"'s readline does not work correctly under rxvt.
72 I need a termcap file entry. 241 I need a termcap file entry.
73 One reason you might want this is that some distributions or 242 One reason you might want this is that some distributions or
74 operating systems still compile some programs using the 243 operating systems still compile some programs using the
333 502
334 I use Solaris 9 and it doesn't compile/work/etc. 503 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 504 Try the diff in doc/solaris9.patch as a base. It fixes the worst
336 problems with "wcwidth" and a compile problem. 505 problems with "wcwidth" and a compile problem.
337 506
507 How can I use rxvt-unicode under cygwin?
508 rxvt-unicode should compile and run out of the box on cygwin, using
509 the X11 libraries that come with cygwin. libW11 emulation is no
510 longer supported (and makes no sense, either, as it only supported a
511 single font). I recommend starting the X-server in "-multiwindow" or
512 "-rootless" mode instead, which will result in similar look&feel as
513 the old libW11 emulation.
514
515 At the time of this writing, cygwin didn't seem to support any
516 multi-byte encodings (you might try "LC_CTYPE=C-UTF-8"), so you are
517 likely limited to 8-bit encodings.
518
338 How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use? 519 How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use?
339 Is there an option to switch encodings? 520 Is there an option to switch encodings?
340 Unlike some other terminals, rxvt-unicode has no encoding switch, 521 Unlike some other terminals, rxvt-unicode has no encoding switch,
341 and no specific "utf-8" mode, such as xterm. In fact, it doesn't 522 and no specific "utf-8" mode, such as xterm. In fact, it doesn't
342 even know about UTF-8 or any other encodings with respect to 523 even know about UTF-8 or any other encodings with respect to
453 it gets worse, as rxvt-unicode then uses 8 bytes per screen cell. 634 it gets worse, as rxvt-unicode then uses 8 bytes per screen cell.
454 635
455 Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow? 636 Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow?
456 Yes, the most obvious way to speed it up is to avoid Xft entirely, 637 Yes, the most obvious way to speed it up is to avoid Xft entirely,
457 as it is simply slow. If you still want Xft fonts you might try to 638 as it is simply slow. If you still want Xft fonts you might try to
458 disable antialiasing (by appending ":antialiasing=false"), which 639 disable antialiasing (by appending ":antialias=false"), which saves
459 saves lots of memory and also speeds up rendering considerably. 640 lots of memory and also speeds up rendering considerably.
460 641
461 Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong? 642 Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong?
462 Rxvt-unicode will use whatever you specify as a font. If it needs to 643 Rxvt-unicode will use whatever you specify as a font. If it needs to
463 fall back to it's default font search list it will prefer X11 core 644 fall back to it's default font search list it will prefer X11 core
464 fonts, because they are small and fast, and then use Xft fonts. It 645 fonts, because they are small and fast, and then use Xft fonts. It
536 URxvt.color14: #73f7ff 717 URxvt.color14: #73f7ff
537 URxvt.color7: #e1dddd 718 URxvt.color7: #e1dddd
538 URxvt.color15: #e1dddd 719 URxvt.color15: #e1dddd
539 720
540 How can I start rxvtd in a race-free way? 721 How can I start rxvtd in a race-free way?
541 Despite it's name, rxvtd is not a real daemon, but more like a 722 Try "rxvtd -f -o", which tells rxvtd to open the display, create the
542 server that answers rxvtc's requests, so it doesn't background 723 listening socket and then fork.
543 itself.
544
545 To ensure rxvtd is listening on it's socket, you can use the
546 following method to wait for the startup message before continuing:
547
548 { rxvtd & } | read
549 724
550 What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour? 725 What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?
551 Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the 726 Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the
552 BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following 727 BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following
553 question) there are two standard values that can be used for 728 question) there are two standard values that can be used for
1136 1311
1137 "Ps = 1011" (rxvt) 1312 "Ps = 1011" (rxvt)
1138 h Scroll to bottom when a key is pressed 1313 h Scroll to bottom when a key is pressed
1139 l Don't scroll to bottom when a key is pressed 1314 l Don't scroll to bottom when a key is pressed
1140 1315
1316 "Ps = 1021" (rxvt)
1317 h Bold/italic implies high intensity (see option -is)
1318 l Font styles have no effect on intensity (Compile styles)
1319
1141 "Ps = 1047" 1320 "Ps = 1047"
1142 h Use Alternate Screen Buffer 1321 h Use Alternate Screen Buffer
1143 l Use Normal Screen Buffer - clear Alternate Screen Buffer if returning from it 1322 l Use Normal Screen Buffer - clear Alternate Screen Buffer if returning from it
1144 1323
1145 "Ps = 1048" 1324 "Ps = 1048"
1167 Ps = 10 Change colour of text foreground to Pt (NB: may change in future) 1346 Ps = 10 Change colour of text foreground to Pt (NB: may change in future)
1168 Ps = 11 Change colour of text background to Pt (NB: may change in future) 1347 Ps = 11 Change colour of text background to Pt (NB: may change in future)
1169 Ps = 12 Change colour of text cursor foreground to Pt 1348 Ps = 12 Change colour of text cursor foreground to Pt
1170 Ps = 13 Change colour of mouse foreground to Pt 1349 Ps = 13 Change colour of mouse foreground to Pt
1171 Ps = 17 Change colour of highlight characters to Pt 1350 Ps = 17 Change colour of highlight characters to Pt
1172 Ps = 18 Change colour of bold characters to Pt 1351 Ps = 18 Change colour of bold characters to Pt [deprecated, see 706]
1173 Ps = 19 Change colour of underlined characters to Pt 1352 Ps = 19 Change colour of underlined characters to Pt [deprecated, see 707]
1174 Ps = 20 Change default background to Pt 1353 Ps = 20 Change default background to Pt
1175 Ps = 39 Change default foreground colour to Pt. 1354 Ps = 39 Change default foreground colour to Pt.
1176 Ps = 46 Change Log File to Pt unimplemented 1355 Ps = 46 Change Log File to Pt unimplemented
1177 Ps = 49 Change default background colour to Pt. 1356 Ps = 49 Change default background colour to Pt.
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 1357 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
1179 Ps = 55 Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to Pt 1358 Ps = 55 Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to Pt
1180 Ps = 701 Change current locale to Pt, or, if Pt is ?, return the current locale (Compile frills). 1359 Ps = 701 Change current locale to Pt, or, if Pt is ?, return the current locale (Compile frills).
1181 Ps = 703 Menubar command Pt (Compile menubar). 1360 Ps = 703 Menubar command Pt (Compile menubar).
1182 Ps = 704 Change colour of italic characters to Pt 1361 Ps = 704 Change colour of italic characters to Pt
1183 Ps = 705 Change background pixmap tint colour to Pt (Compile transparency). 1362 Ps = 705 Change background pixmap tint colour to Pt (Compile transparency).
1363 Ps = 706 Change colour of bold characters to Pt
1364 Ps = 707 Change colour of underlined characters to Pt
1184 Ps = 710 Set normal fontset to Pt. Same as Ps = 50. 1365 Ps = 710 Set normal fontset to Pt. Same as Ps = 50.
1185 Ps = 711 Set bold fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles). 1366 Ps = 711 Set bold fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles).
1186 Ps = 712 Set italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles). 1367 Ps = 712 Set italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles).
1187 Ps = 713 Set bold-italic fontset to Pt. Similar to Ps = 50 (Compile styles). 1368 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). 1369 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). 1370 Ps = 721 Move viewing window down by Pt lines, or clear scrollback buffer if Pt = 0 (Compile frills).
1371 Ps = 777 Call the perl extension with the given string, which should be of the form extension:parameters (Compile perl).
1190 1372
1191 1373
1192 1374
1193menuBar 1375menuBar
1194 The exact syntax used is *almost* solidified. In the menus, DON'T try to 1376 The exact syntax used is *almost* solidified. In the menus, DON'T try to
1659 XK_KP_8 8 ESC O x 1841 XK_KP_8 8 ESC O x
1660 XK_KP_9 9 ESC O y 1842 XK_KP_9 9 ESC O y
1661 1843
1662CONFIGURE OPTIONS 1844CONFIGURE OPTIONS
1663 General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration 1845 General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration
1664 hasn't been tested well. Either try with --enable-everything or use the 1846 hasn't been tested well. Either try with "--enable-everything" or use
1665 ./reconf script as a base for experiments. ./reconf is used by myself, 1847 the ./reconf script as a base for experiments. ./reconf is used by
1666 so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should always 1848 myself, so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you
1667 report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc Lehmann 1849 should always report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be
1668 <rxvt@schmorp.de>. 1850 fixed. Marc Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp.de>.
1851
1852 All
1669 1853
1670 --enable-everything 1854 --enable-everything
1671 Add support for all non-multichoice options listed in "./configure 1855 Add (or remove) support for all non-multichoice options listed in
1672 --help". Note that unlike other enable options this is order 1856 "./configure --help".
1673 dependant. You can specify this and then disable options which this
1674 enables by *following* this with the appropriate commands.
1675 1857
1676 --enable-xft 1858 You can specify this and then disable options you do not like by
1859 *following* this with the appropriate "--disable-..." arguments, or
1860 you can start with a minimal configuration by specifying
1861 "--disable-everything" and than adding just the "--enable-..."
1862 arguments you want.
1863
1864 --enable-xft (default: enabled)
1677 Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts 1865 Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts
1678 are slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use 1866 are slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use
1679 them, you don't pay for them. 1867 them, you don't pay for them.
1680 1868
1681 --enable-font-styles 1869 --enable-font-styles (default: on)
1682 Add support for bold, *italic* and *bold italic* font styles. The 1870 Add support for bold, *italic* and *bold italic* font styles. The
1683 fonts can be set manually or automatically. 1871 fonts can be set manually or automatically.
1684 1872
1685 --with-codesets=NAME,... 1873 --with-codesets=NAME,... (default: all)
1686 Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups ("eu", 1874 Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups ("eu",
1687 "vn" are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character 1875 "vn" are always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character
1688 sets). These codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts, 1876 sets). These codeset tables are used for driving X11 core fonts,
1689 they are not required for Xft fonts, although having them compiled 1877 they are not required for Xft fonts, although having them compiled
1690 in lets rxvt-unicode choose replacement fonts more intelligently. 1878 in lets rxvt-unicode choose replacement fonts more intelligently.
1697 zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs 1885 zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs
1698 jp common japanese encodings 1886 jp common japanese encodings
1699 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings 1887 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
1700 kr korean encodings 1888 kr korean encodings
1701 1889
1702 --enable-xim 1890 --enable-xim (default: on)
1703 Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using 1891 Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using
1704 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly set 1892 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly set
1705 up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys. 1893 up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
1706 1894
1707 --enable-unicode3 1895 --enable-unicode3 (default: off)
1708 Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above 65535 1896 Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above 65535
1709 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage requirements 1897 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage requirements
1710 per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet support these 1898 per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet support these
1711 extra characters, but Xft does. 1899 extra characters, but Xft does.
1712 1900
1714 even without this flag, but the number of such characters is limited 1902 even without this flag, but the number of such characters is limited
1715 to a view thousand (shared with combining characters, see next 1903 to a view thousand (shared with combining characters, see next
1716 switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them 1904 switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them
1717 (input/output and cut&paste still work, though). 1905 (input/output and cut&paste still work, though).
1718 1906
1719 --enable-combining 1907 --enable-combining (default: on)
1720 Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite 1908 Enable automatic composition of combining characters into composite
1721 characters. This is required for proper viewing of text where 1909 characters. This is required for proper viewing of text where
1722 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by 1910 accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is done by
1723 using precomposited characters when available or creating new 1911 using precomposited characters when available or creating new
1724 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists. 1912 pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
1733 1921
1734 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation 1922 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation
1735 forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to 1923 forms, but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to
1736 be used (and tell me how these are to be used...). 1924 be used (and tell me how these are to be used...).
1737 1925
1738 --enable-fallback(=CLASS) 1926 --enable-fallback(=CLASS) (default: Rxvt)
1739 When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS 1927 When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS.
1740 (default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use 1928 To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback.
1741 --disable-fallback.
1742 1929
1743 --with-res-name=NAME 1930 --with-res-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
1744 Use the given name (default: urxvt) as default application name when 1931 Use the given name as default application name when reading
1745 reading resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt. 1932 resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.
1746 1933
1747 --with-res-class=CLASS 1934 --with-res-class=CLASS /default: URxvt)
1748 Use the given class (default: URxvt) as default application class 1935 Use the given class as default application class when reading
1749 when reading resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace 1936 resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace rxvt.
1750 rxvt.
1751 1937
1752 --enable-utmp 1938 --enable-utmp (default: on)
1753 Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like w) at start 1939 Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like w) at start
1754 of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits. 1940 of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits.
1755 1941
1756 --enable-wtmp 1942 --enable-wtmp (default: on)
1757 Write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like last) at 1943 Write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like last) at
1758 start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This 1944 start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This
1759 option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified. 1945 option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified.
1760 1946
1761 --enable-lastlog 1947 --enable-lastlog (default: on)
1762 Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like lastlogin) 1948 Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like lastlogin)
1763 at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to 1949 at start of rxvt execution. This option requires --enable-utmp to
1764 also be specified. 1950 also be specified.
1765 1951
1766 --enable-xpm-background 1952 --enable-xpm-background (default: on)
1767 Add support for XPM background pixmaps. 1953 Add support for XPM background pixmaps.
1768 1954
1769 --enable-transparency 1955 --enable-transparency (default: on)
1770 Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake 1956 Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake
1771 transparency to the term. 1957 transparency to the term.
1772 1958
1773 --enable-fading 1959 --enable-fading (default: on)
1774 Add support for fading the text when focus is lost. 1960 Add support for fading the text when focus is lost (requires
1961 "--enable-transparency").
1775 1962
1776 --enable-tinting 1963 --enable-tinting (default: on)
1777 Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds. 1964 Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds (requires
1965 "--enable-transparency").
1778 1966
1779 --enable-menubar 1967 --enable-menubar (default: off) [DEPRECATED]
1780 Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with 1968 Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with
1781 dynamic locale switching currently). 1969 dynamic locale switching currently). This option is DEPRECATED and
1970 will be removed in the future.
1782 1971
1783 --enable-rxvt-scroll 1972 --enable-rxvt-scroll (default: on)
1784 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar. 1973 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
1785 1974
1786 --enable-next-scroll 1975 --enable-next-scroll (default: on)
1787 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar. 1976 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
1788 1977
1789 --enable-xterm-scroll 1978 --enable-xterm-scroll (default: on)
1790 Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar. 1979 Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
1791 1980
1792 --enable-plain-scroll 1981 --enable-plain-scroll (default: on)
1793 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is 1982 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that is
1794 the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many 1983 the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for many
1795 years. 1984 years.
1796 1985
1797 --enable-half-shadow 1986 --enable-half-shadow (default: off)
1798 Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height. 1987 Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.
1799 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars. 1988 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars.
1800 1989
1801 --enable-ttygid 1990 --enable-ttygid (default: off)
1802 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your 1991 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if your
1803 system uses this type of security. 1992 system uses this type of security.
1804 1993
1805 --disable-backspace-key 1994 --disable-backspace-key
1806 Disable any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server 1995 Removes any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server
1807 do it. 1996 do it.
1808 1997
1809 --disable-delete-key 1998 --disable-delete-key
1810 Disable any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do 1999 Removes any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server do
1811 it. 2000 it.
1812 2001
1813 --disable-resources 2002 --disable-resources
1814 Remove all resources checking. 2003 Removes any support for resource checking.
1815 2004
1816 --enable-xgetdefault 2005 --enable-strings (default: off)
1817 Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
1818 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist
1819 then ~/.Xresources.
1820
1821 Please note that nowadays, things like XIM will automatically pull
1822 in and use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it
1823 might be very small, if nonexistant.
1824
1825 --enable-strings
1826 Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other 2006 Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
1827 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may have 2007 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may have
1828 been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries to link 2008 been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries to link
1829 in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many GNU/Linux 2009 in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many GNU/Linux
1830 systems). 2010 systems).
1831 2011
1832 --disable-swapscreen 2012 --disable-swapscreen
1833 Remove support for swap screen. 2013 Remove support for secondary/swap screen.
1834 2014
1835 --enable-frills 2015 --enable-frills (default: on)
1836 Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice 2016 Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice
1837 to have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may 2017 to have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may
1838 want to disable this. 2018 want to disable this.
1839 2019
1840 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills" 2020 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by "--enable-frills"
1841 (possibly in combination with other switches) is: 2021 (possibly in combination with other switches) is:
1842 2022
1843 MWM-hints 2023 MWM-hints
1844 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping) 2024 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
1845 seperate underline colour 2025 seperate underline colour (-underlineColor)
1846 settable border widths and borderless switch 2026 settable border widths and borderless switch (-w, -b, -bl)
1847 settable extra linespacing 2027 settable extra linespacing /-lsp)
1848 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback 2028 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
1849 backindex and forwardindex escape sequence 2029 backindex and forwardindex escape sequence
1850 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences 2030 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
1851 tripleclickwords 2031 tripleclickwords (-tcw)
1852 settable insecure mode 2032 settable insecure mode (-insecure)
1853 keysym remapping support 2033 keysym remapping support
1854 cursor blinking and underline cursor 2034 cursor blinking and underline cursor (-cb, -uc)
1855 -embed and -pty-fd options 2035 XEmbed support (-embed)
2036 user-pty (-pty-fd)
2037 hold on exit (-hold)
2038 skip builtin block graphics (-sbg)
2039 sgr modes 90..97 and 100..107
1856 2040
1857 --enable-iso14755 2041 --enable-iso14755 (default: on)
1858 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt). 2042 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt).
1859 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while 2043 Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while
1860 support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch. 2044 support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch.
1861 2045
1862 --enable-keepscrolling 2046 --enable-keepscrolling (default: on)
1863 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the 2047 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold the
1864 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow. 2048 mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
1865 2049
1866 --enable-mousewheel 2050 --enable-mousewheel (default: on)
1867 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5. 2051 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
1868 2052
1869 --enable-slipwheeling 2053 --enable-slipwheeling (default: on)
1870 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an 2054 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
1871 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option 2055 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
1872 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified. 2056 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
1873 2057
1874 --disable-new-selection 2058 --disable-new-selection
1875 Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm. 2059 Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
1876 2060
1877 --enable-dmalloc 2061 --enable-dmalloc (default: off)
1878 Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See 2062 Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
1879 http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this 2063 http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this
1880 or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after 2064 or the next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after
1881 compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places. 2065 compiling to point DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
1882 2066
1883 You can only use either this option and the following (should you 2067 You can only use either this option and the following (should you
1884 use either) . 2068 use either) .
1885 2069
1886 --enable-dlmalloc 2070 --enable-dlmalloc (default: off)
1887 Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version See 2071 Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version See
1888 <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details. 2072 <http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
1889 2073
1890 --enable-smart-resize 2074 --enable-smart-resize (default: on)
1891 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from 2075 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot
1892 hot keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which 2076 keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a
1893 is closest to a corner of the screen. 2077 corner of the screen in a fixed position.
1894 2078
1895 --enable-pointer-blank 2079 --enable-pointer-blank (default: on)
1896 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. 2080 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
1897 2081
1898 --with-name=NAME 2082 --enable-perl (default: off)
2083 Enable an embedded perl interpreter. See the rxvtperl(3) manpage
2084 (doc/rxvtperl.txt) for more info on this feature, or the files in
2085 src/perl-ext/ for the extensions that are installed by default. The
2086 perl interpreter that is used can be specified via the "PERL"
2087 environment variable when running configure.
2088
2089 --with-name=NAME (default: urxvt)
1899 Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: "urxvt", 2090 Set the basename for the installed binaries, resulting in "urxvt",
1900 resulting in "urxvt", "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to 2091 "urxvtd" etc.). Specify "--with-name=rxvt" to replace with "rxvt".
1901 replace with "rxvt".
1902 2092
1903 --with-term=NAME 2093 --with-term=NAME (default: rxvt-unicode)
1904 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME (default 2094 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME.
1905 "rxvt-unicode")
1906 2095
1907 --with-terminfo=PATH 2096 --with-terminfo=PATH
1908 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree 2097 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree
1909 to PATH. 2098 to PATH.
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