1 | .TH "RXVT" "1" "RXVTDATE()" "X Version 11" "X Tools" |
1 | .TH "RXVT" "1" "2004-05-10" "X Version 11" "X Tools" |
2 | .SH "NAME" |
2 | .SH "NAME" |
3 | rxvt (ouR XVT) \- a VT102 emulator for the X window system |
3 | rxvt-unicode (ouR XVT, unicode) \- a VT102 emulator for the X window system |
4 | .PP |
4 | .PP |
5 | .SH "SYNOPSIS" |
5 | .SH "SYNOPSIS" |
6 | .PP |
6 | .PP |
7 | \fBrxvt\fP [options] [-e command [ args ]] |
7 | \fBrxvt\fP [options] [-e command [ args ]] |
8 | .PP |
8 | .PP |
9 | .SH "DESCRIPTION" |
9 | .SH "DESCRIPTION" |
10 | .PP |
10 | .PP |
11 | \fBrxvt\fP, version \fBRXVTVERSION()\fP, is a colour vt102 terminal emulator |
11 | \fBrxvt-unicode\fP, version \fB3\&.1\fP, is a colour vt102 terminal emulator |
12 | intended as an \fIxterm\fP(1) replacement for users who do not require |
12 | intended as an \fIxterm\fP(1) replacement for users who do not require |
13 | features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style configurability\&. |
13 | features such as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style configurability\&. |
14 | As a result, \fBrxvt\fP uses much less swap space -- a significant |
14 | As a result, \fBrxvt-unicode\fP uses much less swap space -- a significant |
15 | advantage on a machine serving many X sessions\&. |
15 | advantage on a machine serving many X sessions\&. |
16 | .PP |
16 | .PP |
17 | .PP |
17 | .PP |
18 | .SH "OPTIONS" |
18 | .SH "OPTIONS" |
19 | .PP |
19 | .PP |
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51 | resource \fBjumpScroll\fP\&. |
51 | resource \fBjumpScroll\fP\&. |
52 | .IP "\fB-ip\fP|\fB+ip\fP" |
52 | .IP "\fB-ip\fP|\fB+ip\fP" |
53 | Turn on/off inheriting parent window\&'s pixmap\&. Alternative form |
53 | Turn on/off inheriting parent window\&'s pixmap\&. Alternative form |
54 | is \fB-tr\fP; |
54 | is \fB-tr\fP; |
55 | resource \fBinheritPixmap\fP\&. |
55 | resource \fBinheritPixmap\fP\&. |
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56 | .IP "\fB-tint\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
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57 | Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour\&. |
56 | .IP "\fB-bg\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
58 | .IP "\fB-bg\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
57 | Window background colour; |
59 | Window background colour; |
58 | resource \fBbackground\fP\&. |
60 | resource \fBbackground\fP\&. |
59 | .IP "\fB-fg\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
61 | .IP "\fB-fg\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
60 | Window foreground colour; |
62 | Window foreground colour; |
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67 | resource \fBbackgroundPixmap\fP\&. |
69 | resource \fBbackgroundPixmap\fP\&. |
68 | .IP "\fB-cr\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
70 | .IP "\fB-cr\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
69 | The cursor colour; |
71 | The cursor colour; |
70 | resource \fBcursorColor\fP\&. |
72 | resource \fBcursorColor\fP\&. |
71 | .IP "\fB-pr\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
73 | .IP "\fB-pr\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
72 | The mouse pointer colour; |
74 | The mouse pointer foreground colour; |
73 | resource \fBpointerColor\fP\&. |
75 | resource \fBpointerColor\fP\&. |
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76 | .IP "\fB-pr2\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
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77 | The mouse pointer background colour; |
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78 | resource \fBpointerColor2\fP\&. |
74 | .IP "\fB-bd\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
79 | .IP "\fB-bd\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
75 | The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text; |
80 | The colour of the border between the xterm scrollbar and the text; |
76 | resource \fBborderColor\fP\&. |
81 | resource \fBborderColor\fP\&. |
77 | .IP "\fB-fn\fP \fIfontname\fP" |
82 | .IP "\fB-fn\fP \fIfontname\fP" |
78 | Select the fonts to be used used\&. This is a comma seperated |
83 | Select the fonts to be used used\&. This is a comma seperated |
79 | list of font names that are used in turn when trying to display |
84 | list of font names that are used in turn when trying to display |
80 | unicode characters\&. The first font defines the cell size for characters, |
85 | unicode characters\&. The first font defines the cell size for characters, |
81 | pther fonts might be smaller, but not larger\&. A reasonable default list |
86 | other fonts might be smaller, but not larger\&. A reasonable default font list |
82 | is appended\&. |
87 | is always appended to it\&. |
83 | resource \fBfont\fP\&. |
88 | resource \fBfont\fP\&. |
84 | .IP "\fB-name\fP \fIname\fP" |
89 | .IP "\fB-name\fP \fIname\fP" |
85 | Specify the application name under which resources |
90 | Specify the application name under which resources |
86 | are to be obtained, rather than the default executable file name\&. |
91 | are to be obtained, rather than the default executable file name\&. |
87 | Name should not contain `\&.\&' or `*\&' characters\&. |
92 | Name should not contain `\&.\&' or `*\&' characters\&. |
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169 | .IP "\fB-imlocale\fP \fIstring\fP" |
174 | .IP "\fB-imlocale\fP \fIstring\fP" |
170 | The locale to use for opening the IM\&. You can use an LC_CTYPE |
175 | The locale to use for opening the IM\&. You can use an LC_CTYPE |
171 | of e\&.g\&. de_DE\&.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP\&.EUC-JP |
176 | of e\&.g\&. de_DE\&.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP\&.EUC-JP |
172 | for the input extension to be able to input japanese characters |
177 | for the input extension to be able to input japanese characters |
173 | while staying in another locale\&. |
178 | while staying in another locale\&. |
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179 | .IP "\fB-insecure\fP" |
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180 | Enable "insecure" mode, which currently enables most of the escape |
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181 | sequences that echo strings\&. See the resource \fBinsecure\fP for |
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182 | more info\&. |
174 | .IP "\fB-mod\fP \fImodifier\fP" |
183 | .IP "\fB-mod\fP \fImodifier\fP" |
175 | Override detection of Meta modifier with specified key: |
184 | Override detection of Meta modifier with specified key: |
176 | \fBalt\fP, \fBmeta\fP, \fBhyper\fP, \fBsuper\fP, \fBmod1\fP, \fBmod2\fP, \fBmod3\fP, |
185 | \fBalt\fP, \fBmeta\fP, \fBhyper\fP, \fBsuper\fP, \fBmod1\fP, \fBmod2\fP, \fBmod3\fP, |
177 | \fBmod4\fP, \fBmod5\fP; |
186 | \fBmod4\fP, \fBmod5\fP; |
178 | resource \fImodifier\fP\&. |
187 | resource \fImodifier\fP\&. |
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188 | .IP "\fB-ssc\fP|\fB+ssc\fP" |
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189 | Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled); |
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190 | resource \fBsecondaryScreen\fP\&. |
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191 | .IP "\fB-ssr\fP|\fB+ssr\fP" |
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192 | Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled); |
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193 | resource \fBsecondaryScroll\fP\&. |
179 | .IP "\fB-xrm\fP \fIresourcestring\fP" |
194 | .IP "\fB-xrm\fP \fIresourcestring\fP" |
180 | No effect on rxvt\&. Simply passes through an argument to be made |
195 | No effect on rxvt\&. Simply passes through an argument to be made |
181 | available in the instance\&'s argument list\&. Appears in \fIWM_COMMAND\fP |
196 | available in the instance\&'s argument list\&. Appears in \fIWM_COMMAND\fP |
182 | in some window managers\&. |
197 | in some window managers\&. |
183 | .SH "RESOURCES (available also as long-options)" |
198 | .SH "RESOURCES (available also as long-options)" |
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249 | option \fB+j\fP\&. |
264 | option \fB+j\fP\&. |
250 | .IP "\fBinheritPixmap:\fP \fIboolean\fP" |
265 | .IP "\fBinheritPixmap:\fP \fIboolean\fP" |
251 | \fBTrue\fP: make the background inherit the parent windows\&' pixmap, |
266 | \fBTrue\fP: make the background inherit the parent windows\&' pixmap, |
252 | giving artificial transparency\&. |
267 | giving artificial transparency\&. |
253 | \fBFalse\fP: do not inherit the parent windows\&' pixmap\&. |
268 | \fBFalse\fP: do not inherit the parent windows\&' pixmap\&. |
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269 | .IP "\fBtintColor\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
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270 | Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour\&. |
254 | .IP "\fBscrollColor:\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
271 | .IP "\fBscrollColor:\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
255 | Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]\&. |
272 | Use the specified colour for the scrollbar [default #B2B2B2]\&. |
256 | .IP "\fBtroughColor:\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
273 | .IP "\fBtroughColor:\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
257 | Use the specified colour for the scrollbar\&'s trough area [default |
274 | Use the specified colour for the scrollbar\&'s trough area [default |
258 | #969696]\&. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar\&. |
275 | #969696]\&. Only relevant for normal (non XTerm/NeXT) scrollbar\&. |
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276 | \fBPATH\fP environment variables\&. |
293 | \fBPATH\fP environment variables\&. |
277 | .IP "\fBfont:\fP \fIfontname\fP" |
294 | .IP "\fBfont:\fP \fIfontname\fP" |
278 | Select the fonts to be used used\&. This is a comma seperated |
295 | Select the fonts to be used used\&. This is a comma seperated |
279 | list of font names that are used in turn when trying to display |
296 | list of font names that are used in turn when trying to display |
280 | unicode characters\&. The first font defines the cell size for characters, |
297 | unicode characters\&. The first font defines the cell size for characters, |
281 | pther fonts might be smaller, but not larger\&. A reasonable default list |
298 | other fonts might be smaller, but not larger\&. A reasonable default font list |
282 | is appended\&. |
299 | is always appended to this list\&. |
283 | option \fB-fn\fP\&. |
300 | option \fB-fn\fP\&. |
284 | .IP "\fBselectstyle:\fP \fImode\fP" |
301 | .IP "\fBselectstyle:\fP \fImode\fP" |
285 | Set mouse selection style to \fBold\fP which is 2\&.20, \fBoldword\fP which |
302 | Set mouse selection style to \fBold\fP which is 2\&.20, \fBoldword\fP which |
286 | is xterm style with 2\&.20 old word selection, or anything else which |
303 | is xterm style with 2\&.20 old word selection, or anything else which |
287 | gives xterm style selection\&. |
304 | gives xterm style selection\&. |
288 | .IP "\fBscrollstyle:\fP \fImode\fP" |
305 | .IP "\fBscrollstyle:\fP \fImode\fP" |
289 | Set scrollbar style to \fBrxvt\fP, \fBnext\fP or \fBxterm\fP |
306 | Set scrollbar style to \fBrxvt\fP, \fBrxvt\fP, \fBplain\fP, \fBnext\fP or \fBxterm\fP |
290 | .IP "\fBtitle:\fP \fIstring\fP" |
307 | .IP "\fBtitle:\fP \fIstring\fP" |
291 | Set window title string, the default title is the command-line |
308 | Set window title string, the default title is the command-line |
292 | specified after the \fB-e\fP option, if any, otherwise the application |
309 | specified after the \fB-e\fP option, if any, otherwise the application |
293 | name; |
310 | name; |
294 | option \fB-title\fP\&. |
311 | option \fB-title\fP\&. |
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395 | option \fB-bc\fP\&. |
412 | option \fB-bc\fP\&. |
396 | .IP "\fBpointerBlank:\fP \fIboolean\fP" |
413 | .IP "\fBpointerBlank:\fP \fIboolean\fP" |
397 | \fBTrue\fP: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number |
414 | \fBTrue\fP: blank the pointer when a key is pressed or after a set number |
398 | of seconds of inactivity\&. |
415 | of seconds of inactivity\&. |
399 | \fBFalse\fP: the pointer is always visible [default]\&. |
416 | \fBFalse\fP: the pointer is always visible [default]\&. |
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417 | .IP "\fBpointerColor:\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
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418 | Mouse pointer foreground colour\&. |
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419 | .IP "\fBpointerColor2:\fP \fIcolour\fP" |
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420 | Mouse pointer background colour\&. |
400 | .IP "\fBpointerBlankDelay:\fP \fInumber\fP" |
421 | .IP "\fBpointerBlankDelay:\fP \fInumber\fP" |
401 | Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]\&. |
422 | Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]\&. |
402 | .IP "\fBbackspacekey:\fP \fIstring\fP" |
423 | .IP "\fBbackspacekey:\fP \fIstring\fP" |
403 | The string to send when the backspace key is pressed\&. If set to |
424 | The string to send when the backspace key is pressed\&. If set to |
404 | \fBDEC\fP or unset it will send \fBDelete\fP (code 127) or, if shifted, |
425 | \fBDEC\fP or unset it will send \fBDelete\fP (code 127) or, if shifted, |
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423 | The locale to use for opening the IM\&. You can use an LC_CTYPE |
444 | The locale to use for opening the IM\&. You can use an LC_CTYPE |
424 | of e\&.g\&. de_DE\&.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP\&.EUC-JP |
445 | of e\&.g\&. de_DE\&.UTF-8 for normal text processing but ja_JP\&.EUC-JP |
425 | for the input extension to be able to input japanese characters |
446 | for the input extension to be able to input japanese characters |
426 | while staying in another locale\&. |
447 | while staying in another locale\&. |
427 | option \fB-imlocale\fP\&. |
448 | option \fB-imlocale\fP\&. |
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449 | .IP "\fBinsecure\fP" |
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450 | Enables "insecure" mode\&. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences |
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451 | that echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale\&. This |
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452 | could be abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your |
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453 | display, wether throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies |
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454 | unfiltered or though write(1)\&. Therefore, these sequences are |
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455 | disabled by default\&. (Note that other terminals, including xterm, |
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456 | have these sequences enabled by default)\&. You can enable them |
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457 | by setting this boolean resource or specifying \fB-insecure\fP as |
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458 | an option\&. At the moment, this enabled display-answer, locale, |
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459 | findfont, icon label and window title requests as well as dynamic |
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460 | menubar dispatch\&. |
428 | .IP "\fBmodifier:\fP \fImodifier\fP" |
461 | .IP "\fBmodifier:\fP \fImodifier\fP" |
429 | Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: |
462 | Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: |
430 | \fBalt\fP, \fBmeta\fP, \fBhyper\fP, \fBsuper\fP, \fBmod1\fP, \fBmod2\fP, \fBmod3\fP, |
463 | \fBalt\fP, \fBmeta\fP, \fBhyper\fP, \fBsuper\fP, \fBmod1\fP, \fBmod2\fP, \fBmod3\fP, |
431 | \fBmod4\fP, \fBmod5\fP; |
464 | \fBmod4\fP, \fBmod5\fP; |
432 | option \fB-mod\fP\&. |
465 | option \fB-mod\fP\&. |
433 | .IP "\fBanswerbackString:\fP \fIstring\fP" |
466 | .IP "\fBanswerbackString:\fP \fIstring\fP" |
434 | Specify the reply rxvt sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E) |
467 | Specify the reply rxvt sends to the shell when an ENQ (control-E) |
435 | character is passed through\&. It may contain escape values as |
468 | character is passed through\&. It may contain escape values as |
436 | described in the entry on \fBkeysym\fP following\&. |
469 | described in the entry on \fBkeysym\fP following\&. |
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470 | .IP "\fBsecondaryScreen:\fP \fIbool\fP" |
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471 | Turn on/off secondary screen (default enabled)\&. |
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472 | .IP "\fBsecondaryScroll:\fP \fIbool\fP" |
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473 | Turn on/off secondary screen scroll (default enabled)\&. If |
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474 | the this option is enabled, scrolls on the secondary screen will |
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475 | change the scrollback buffer and switching to/from the secondary screen |
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476 | will instead scroll the screen up\&. |
437 | .IP "\fBkeysym\&.\fP\fIsym\fP: \fIstring\fP" |
477 | .IP "\fBkeysym\&.\fP\fIsym\fP: \fIstring\fP" |
438 | Associate \fIstring\fP with keysym \fIsym\fP (\fB0xFF00 - 0xFFFF\fP)\&. It |
478 | Associate \fIstring\fP with keysym \fIsym\fP (\fB0xFF00 - 0xFFFF\fP)\&. It |
439 | may contain escape values (\ea: bell, \eb: backspace, \ee, \eE: escape, |
479 | may contain escape values (\ea: bell, \eb: backspace, \ee, \eE: escape, |
440 | \en: newline, \er: return, \et: tab, \e000: octal number) or control |
480 | \en: newline, \er: return, \et: tab, \e000: octal number) or control |
441 | characters (^?: delete, ^@: null, ^A \&.\&.\&.) and may enclosed with |
481 | characters (^?: delete, ^@: null, ^A \&.\&.\&.) and may enclosed with |
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565 | .PP |
605 | .PP |
566 | Click-and-drag doesn\&'t work with X11 mouse report overriding\&. |
606 | Click-and-drag doesn\&'t work with X11 mouse report overriding\&. |
567 | .PP |
607 | .PP |
568 | .SH "FTP LOCATION" |
608 | .SH "FTP LOCATION" |
569 | .PP |
609 | .PP |
570 | rxvt-+RXVTVERSION()\&.tar\&.gz can be found at the following ftp sites |
610 | rxvt-3\&.1\&.tar\&.gz can be found at the following ftp sites |
571 | RXVTFTPSITE() |
611 | ftp://ftp\&.rxvt\&.org/pub/rxvt |
572 | .PP |
612 | .PP |
573 | .SH "CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR" |
613 | .SH "CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR" |
574 | .PP |
614 | .PP |
575 | .IP "Project Coordinator" |
615 | .IP "Project Coordinator" |
576 | RXVTMAINT() RXVTMAINTEMAIL() |
616 | Marc A\&. Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp\&.de> |
577 | .br |
617 | .br |
578 | .IP "Web page maintainter" |
618 | .IP "Web page maintainter" |
579 | RXVTWEBMAINT() RXVTWEBMAINTEMAIL() |
619 | Marc A\&. Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp\&.de> |
580 | .br |
620 | .br |
581 | RXVTWEBPAGE() |
621 | <http://www\&.sourceforge\&.net/projects/rxvt-unicode/> |
582 | .br |
622 | .br |
583 | .IP "Mailing list" |
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584 | The Rxvt Workers <rxvt-workers@rxvt\&.org> |
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585 | mailing list has also been established for rxvt development, to |
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586 | subscribe, email to |
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587 | <rxvt-workers-subscribe@rxvt\&.org>\&. |
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588 | There is also a mailing list for announcements of new releases of |
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589 | rxvt\&. To subscribe, email to |
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590 | <rxvt-announce-subscribe@rxvt\&.org>\&. |
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591 | .PP |
623 | .PP |
592 | .SH "AUTHORS" |
624 | .SH "AUTHORS" |
593 | .PP |
625 | .PP |
594 | .IP "John Bovey" |
626 | .IP "John Bovey" |
595 | University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt\&. |
627 | University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt\&. |
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604 | .IP "Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math\&.fu-berlin\&.de>" |
636 | .IP "Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math\&.fu-berlin\&.de>" |
605 | Project Coordinator (changes\&.txt 2\&.21a to 2\&.4\&.5) |
637 | Project Coordinator (changes\&.txt 2\&.21a to 2\&.4\&.5) |
606 | .IP "Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox\&.com>" |
638 | .IP "Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox\&.com>" |
607 | Rewrote screen display and text selection routines\&. |
639 | Rewrote screen display and text selection routines\&. |
608 | Project Coordinator (changes\&.txt 2\&.4\&.6 - rxvt-unicode) |
640 | Project Coordinator (changes\&.txt 2\&.4\&.6 - rxvt-unicode) |
609 | .IP "Marc Alexander Lehman <rxvt@schmorp\&.de>" |
641 | .IP "Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp\&.de>" |
610 | Rewrote most of the display code and internal character handling |
642 | Forked rxvt-unicode, rewrote most of the display code and |
611 | to store text in unicode\&. Numerous other fixes and extensions\&. |
643 | internal character handling to store text in unicode, |
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644 | improve xterm compatibility and apply numerous other bugfixes |
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645 | and extensions\&. |
612 | .br |
646 | .br |
613 | Project Coordinator (Changes 1\&.0 - ) |
647 | Project Coordinator (Changes 1\&.0 - ) |
614 | .PP |
648 | .PP |