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131     .IX Title "rxvt 3"
132 root 1.14 .TH rxvt 3 "2006-01-07" "6.3" "RXVT-UNICODE"
133 root 1.1 .SH "NAME"
134 root 1.5 @@RXVT_NAME@@perl \- rxvt\-unicode's embedded perl interpreter
135 root 1.1 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
136     .IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
137 root 1.5 .Vb 1
138     \& # create a file grab_test in $HOME:
139     .Ve
140 root 1.1 .PP
141     .Vb 4
142     \& sub on_sel_grab {
143     \& warn "you selected ", $_[0]->selection;
144     \& ()
145     \& }
146     .Ve
147     .PP
148     .Vb 1
149 root 1.5 \& # start a @@RXVT_NAME@@ using it:
150     .Ve
151     .PP
152     .Vb 1
153     \& @@RXVT_NAME@@ --perl-lib $HOME -pe grab_test
154 root 1.1 .Ve
155     .SH "DESCRIPTION"
156     .IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
157 root 1.4 Everytime a terminal object gets created, scripts specified via the
158 root 1.5 \&\f(CW\*(C`perl\*(C'\fR resource are loaded and associated with it.
159     .PP
160     Scripts are compiled in a 'use strict' and 'use utf8' environment, and
161     thus must be encoded as \s-1UTF\-8\s0.
162 root 1.3 .PP
163     Each script will only ever be loaded once, even in @@RXVT_NAME@@d, where
164 root 1.7 scripts will be shared (but not enabled) for all terminals.
165     .Sh "Prepackaged Extensions"
166     .IX Subsection "Prepackaged Extensions"
167 root 1.6 This section describes the extensiosn delivered with this version. You can
168     find them in \fI@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/\fR.
169     .PP
170     You can activate them like this:
171     .PP
172     .Vb 1
173     \& @@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe <extensionname>
174     .Ve
175     .IP "selection" 4
176     .IX Item "selection"
177 root 1.10 Intelligent selection. This extension tries to be more intelligent when
178     the user extends selections (double\-click). Right now, it tries to select
179     urls and complete shell-quoted arguments, which is very convenient, too,
180     if your \fIls\fR supports \f(CW\*(C`\-\-quoting\-style=shell\*(C'\fR.
181 root 1.9 .Sp
182     It also offers the following bindable event:
183 root 1.6 .RS 4
184     .IP "rot13" 4
185     .IX Item "rot13"
186     Rot\-13 the selection when activated. Used via keyboard trigger:
187     .Sp
188     .Vb 1
189     \& URxvt.keysym.C-M-r: perl:selection:rot13
190     .Ve
191     .RE
192     .RS 4
193     .RE
194     .IP "digital-clock" 4
195     .IX Item "digital-clock"
196 root 1.8 Displays a digital clock using the built-in overlay.
197 root 1.14 .IP "mark-urls" 4
198     .IX Item "mark-urls"
199     Uses per-line display filtering (\f(CW\*(C`on_line_update\*(C'\fR) to underline urls.
200     .IP "block-graphics-to-ascii" 4
201     .IX Item "block-graphics-to-ascii"
202     A not very useful example of filtering all text output to the terminal,
203     by replacing all line-drawing characters (U+2500 .. U+259F) by a
204     similar-looking ascii character.
205 root 1.8 .IP "example-refresh-hooks" 4
206     .IX Item "example-refresh-hooks"
207 root 1.6 Displays a very simple digital clock in the upper right corner of the
208     window. Illustrates overwriting the refresh callbacks to create your own
209     overlays or changes.
210 root 1.3 .Sh "General \s-1API\s0 Considerations"
211     .IX Subsection "General API Considerations"
212     All objects (such as terminals, time watchers etc.) are typical
213     reference-to-hash objects. The hash can be used to store anything you
214     like. All members starting with an underscore (such as \f(CW\*(C`_ptr\*(C'\fR or
215 root 1.9 \&\f(CW\*(C`_hook\*(C'\fR) are reserved for internal uses and \fB\s-1MUST\s0 \s-1NOT\s0\fR be accessed or
216 root 1.3 modified).
217     .PP
218     When objects are destroyed on the \*(C+ side, the perl object hashes are
219     emptied, so its best to store related objects such as time watchers and
220     the like inside the terminal object so they get destroyed as soon as the
221     terminal is destroyed.
222 root 1.14 .PP
223     Argument names also often indicate the type of a parameter. Here are some
224     hints on what they mean:
225     .IP "$text" 4
226     .IX Item "$text"
227     Rxvt-unicodes special way of encoding text, where one \*(L"unicode\*(R" character
228     always represents one screen cell. See row_t for a discussion of this format.
229     .IP "$string" 4
230     .IX Item "$string"
231     A perl text string, with an emphasis on \fItext\fR. It can store all unicode
232     characters and is to be distinguished with text encoded in a specific
233     encoding (often locale\-specific) and binary data.
234     .IP "$octets" 4
235     .IX Item "$octets"
236     Either binary data or \- more common \- a text string encoded in a
237     locale-specific way.
238 root 1.1 .Sh "Hooks"
239     .IX Subsection "Hooks"
240 root 1.14 The following subroutines can be declared in extension files, and will be
241 root 1.9 called whenever the relevant event happens.
242     .PP
243     The first argument passed to them is an object private to each terminal
244     and extension package. You can call all \f(CW\*(C`urxvt::term\*(C'\fR methods on it, but
245     its not a real \f(CW\*(C`urxvt::term\*(C'\fR object. Instead, the real \f(CW\*(C`urxvt::term\*(C'\fR
246     object that is shared between all packages is stored in the \f(CW\*(C`term\*(C'\fR
247     member.
248 root 1.1 .PP
249     All of them must return a boolean value. If it is true, then the event
250     counts as being \fIconsumed\fR, and the invocation of other hooks is skipped,
251     and the relevant action might not be carried out by the \*(C+ code.
252     .PP
253     When in doubt, return a false value (preferably \f(CW\*(C`()\*(C'\fR).
254     .ie n .IP "on_init $term" 4
255     .el .IP "on_init \f(CW$term\fR" 4
256     .IX Item "on_init $term"
257     Called after a new terminal object has been initialized, but before
258 root 1.14 windows are created or the command gets run. Most methods are unsafe to
259     call or deliver senseless data, as terminal size and other characteristics
260     have not yet been determined. You can safely query and change resources,
261     though.
262 root 1.1 .ie n .IP "on_reset $term" 4
263     .el .IP "on_reset \f(CW$term\fR" 4
264     .IX Item "on_reset $term"
265     Called after the screen is \*(L"reset\*(R" for any reason, such as resizing or
266     control sequences. Here is where you can react on changes to size-related
267     variables.
268     .ie n .IP "on_start $term" 4
269     .el .IP "on_start \f(CW$term\fR" 4
270     .IX Item "on_start $term"
271     Called at the very end of initialisation of a new terminal, just before
272     returning to the mainloop.
273     .ie n .IP "on_sel_make $term\fR, \f(CW$eventtime" 4
274     .el .IP "on_sel_make \f(CW$term\fR, \f(CW$eventtime\fR" 4
275     .IX Item "on_sel_make $term, $eventtime"
276     Called whenever a selection has been made by the user, but before the
277     selection text is copied, so changes to the beginning, end or type of the
278     selection will be honored.
279     .Sp
280     Returning a true value aborts selection making by urxvt, in which case you
281     have to make a selection yourself by calling \f(CW\*(C`$term\->selection_grab\*(C'\fR.
282     .ie n .IP "on_sel_grab $term\fR, \f(CW$eventtime" 4
283     .el .IP "on_sel_grab \f(CW$term\fR, \f(CW$eventtime\fR" 4
284     .IX Item "on_sel_grab $term, $eventtime"
285     Called whenever a selection has been copied, but before the selection is
286     requested from the server. The selection text can be queried and changed
287     by calling \f(CW\*(C`$term\->selection\*(C'\fR.
288     .Sp
289     Returning a true value aborts selection grabbing. It will still be hilighted.
290 root 1.9 .ie n .IP "on_sel_extend $term" 4
291     .el .IP "on_sel_extend \f(CW$term\fR" 4
292     .IX Item "on_sel_extend $term"
293     Called whenever the user tries to extend the selection (e.g. with a double
294     click) and is either supposed to return false (normal operation), or
295     should extend the selection itelf and return true to suppress the built-in
296     processing.
297     .Sp
298     See the \fIselection\fR example extension.
299 root 1.1 .ie n .IP "on_focus_in $term" 4
300     .el .IP "on_focus_in \f(CW$term\fR" 4
301     .IX Item "on_focus_in $term"
302     Called whenever the window gets the keyboard focus, before urxvt does
303     focus in processing.
304     .ie n .IP "on_focus_out $term" 4
305     .el .IP "on_focus_out \f(CW$term\fR" 4
306     .IX Item "on_focus_out $term"
307     Called wheneever the window loses keyboard focus, before urxvt does focus
308     out processing.
309     .ie n .IP "on_view_change $term\fR, \f(CW$offset" 4
310     .el .IP "on_view_change \f(CW$term\fR, \f(CW$offset\fR" 4
311     .IX Item "on_view_change $term, $offset"
312     Called whenever the view offset changes, i..e the user or program
313     scrolls. Offset \f(CW0\fR means display the normal terminal, positive values
314     show this many lines of scrollback.
315     .ie n .IP "on_scroll_back $term\fR, \f(CW$lines\fR, \f(CW$saved" 4
316     .el .IP "on_scroll_back \f(CW$term\fR, \f(CW$lines\fR, \f(CW$saved\fR" 4
317     .IX Item "on_scroll_back $term, $lines, $saved"
318     Called whenever lines scroll out of the terminal area into the scrollback
319     buffer. \f(CW$lines\fR is the number of lines scrolled out and may be larger
320     than the scroll back buffer or the terminal.
321     .Sp
322     It is called before lines are scrolled out (so rows 0 .. min ($lines \- 1,
323     \&\f(CW$nrow\fR \- 1) represent the lines to be scrolled out). \f(CW$saved\fR is the total
324     number of lines that will be in the scrollback buffer.
325     .ie n .IP "on_tty_activity $term *NYI*" 4
326     .el .IP "on_tty_activity \f(CW$term\fR *NYI*" 4
327     .IX Item "on_tty_activity $term *NYI*"
328     Called whenever the program(s) running in the urxvt window send output.
329 root 1.11 .ie n .IP "on_osc_seq $term\fR, \f(CW$string" 4
330     .el .IP "on_osc_seq \f(CW$term\fR, \f(CW$string\fR" 4
331     .IX Item "on_osc_seq $term, $string"
332     Called whenever the \fB\s-1ESC\s0 ] 777 ; string \s-1ST\s0\fR command sequence (\s-1OSC\s0 =
333     operating system command) is processed. Cursor position and other state
334     information is up-to-date when this happens. For interoperability, the
335     string should start with the extension name and a colon, to distinguish
336     it from commands for other extensions, and this might be enforced in the
337     future.
338     .Sp
339     Be careful not ever to trust (in a security sense) the data you receive,
340     as its source can not easily be controleld (e\-mail content, messages from
341     other users on the same system etc.).
342 root 1.14 .ie n .IP "on_add_lines $term\fR, \f(CW$string" 4
343     .el .IP "on_add_lines \f(CW$term\fR, \f(CW$string\fR" 4
344     .IX Item "on_add_lines $term, $string"
345     Called whenever text is about to be output, with the text as argument. You
346     can filter/change and output the text yourself by returning a true value
347     and calling \f(CW\*(C`$term\->scr_add_lines\*(C'\fR yourself. Please note that this
348     might be very slow, however, as your hook is called for \fBall\fR text being
349     output.
350     .ie n .IP "on_line_update $term\fR, \f(CW$row" 4
351     .el .IP "on_line_update \f(CW$term\fR, \f(CW$row\fR" 4
352     .IX Item "on_line_update $term, $row"
353     Called whenever a line was updated or changed. Can be used to filter
354     screen output (e.g. underline urls or other useless stuff). Only lines
355     that are being shown will be filtered, and, due to performance reasons,
356     not always immediately.
357     .Sp
358     The row number is always the topmost row of the line if the line spans
359     multiple rows.
360     .Sp
361     Please note that, if you change the line, then the hook might get called
362     later with the already-modified line (e.g. if unrelated parts change), so
363     you cannot just toggle rendition bits, but only set them.
364 root 1.1 .ie n .IP "on_refresh_begin $term" 4
365     .el .IP "on_refresh_begin \f(CW$term\fR" 4
366     .IX Item "on_refresh_begin $term"
367     Called just before the screen gets redrawn. Can be used for overlay
368     or similar effects by modify terminal contents in refresh_begin, and
369     restoring them in refresh_end. The built-in overlay and selection display
370     code is run after this hook, and takes precedence.
371     .ie n .IP "on_refresh_end $term" 4
372     .el .IP "on_refresh_end \f(CW$term\fR" 4
373     .IX Item "on_refresh_end $term"
374     Called just after the screen gets redrawn. See \f(CW\*(C`on_refresh_begin\*(C'\fR.
375 root 1.5 .ie n .IP "on_keyboard_command $term\fR, \f(CW$string" 4
376     .el .IP "on_keyboard_command \f(CW$term\fR, \f(CW$string\fR" 4
377     .IX Item "on_keyboard_command $term, $string"
378     Called whenever the user presses a key combination that has a
379     \&\f(CW\*(C`perl:string\*(C'\fR action bound to it (see description of the \fBkeysym\fR
380     resource in the @@RXVT_NAME@@(1) manpage).
381 root 1.14 .ie n .IP "on_key_press $term\fR, \f(CW$event\fR, \f(CW$octets" 4
382     .el .IP "on_key_press \f(CW$term\fR, \f(CW$event\fR, \f(CW$octets\fR" 4
383     .IX Item "on_key_press $term, $event, $octets"
384     .PD 0
385     .ie n .IP "on_key_release $term\fR, \f(CW$event" 4
386     .el .IP "on_key_release \f(CW$term\fR, \f(CW$event\fR" 4
387     .IX Item "on_key_release $term, $event"
388     .ie n .IP "on_button_press $term\fR, \f(CW$event" 4
389     .el .IP "on_button_press \f(CW$term\fR, \f(CW$event\fR" 4
390     .IX Item "on_button_press $term, $event"
391     .ie n .IP "on_button_release $term\fR, \f(CW$event" 4
392     .el .IP "on_button_release \f(CW$term\fR, \f(CW$event\fR" 4
393     .IX Item "on_button_release $term, $event"
394     .ie n .IP "on_motion_notify $term\fR, \f(CW$event" 4
395     .el .IP "on_motion_notify \f(CW$term\fR, \f(CW$event\fR" 4
396     .IX Item "on_motion_notify $term, $event"
397     .PD
398     Called whenever the corresponding X event is received for the terminal If
399     the hook returns true, then the even will be ignored by rxvt\-unicode.
400     .Sp
401     The event is a hash with most values as named by Xlib (see the XEvent
402     manpage), with the additional members \f(CW\*(C`row\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`col\*(C'\fR, which are the row
403     and column under the mouse cursor.
404     .Sp
405     \&\f(CW\*(C`on_key_press\*(C'\fR additionally receives the string rxvt-unicode would
406     output, if any, in locale-specific encoding.
407     .Sp
408     subwindow.
409 root 1.9 .ie n .Sh "Variables in the ""urxvt"" Package"
410     .el .Sh "Variables in the \f(CWurxvt\fP Package"
411     .IX Subsection "Variables in the urxvt Package"
412     .IP "$urxvt::TERM" 4
413     .IX Item "$urxvt::TERM"
414 root 1.14 The current terminal. This variable stores the current \f(CW\*(C`urxvt::term\*(C'\fR
415     object, whenever a callback/hook is executing.
416 root 1.1 .ie n .Sh "Functions in the ""urxvt"" Package"
417     .el .Sh "Functions in the \f(CWurxvt\fP Package"
418     .IX Subsection "Functions in the urxvt Package"
419 root 1.14 .IP "$term = new urxvt [arg...]" 4
420     .IX Item "$term = new urxvt [arg...]"
421     Creates a new terminal, very similar as if you had started it with
422     \&\f(CW\*(C`system $binfile, arg...\*(C'\fR. Croaks (and probably outputs an error message)
423     if the new instance couldn't be created. Returns \f(CW\*(C`undef\*(C'\fR if the new
424     instance didn't initialise perl, and the terminal object otherwise. The
425     \&\f(CW\*(C`init\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`start\*(C'\fR hooks will be called during the call.
426 root 1.1 .ie n .IP "urxvt::fatal $errormessage" 4
427     .el .IP "urxvt::fatal \f(CW$errormessage\fR" 4
428     .IX Item "urxvt::fatal $errormessage"
429     Fatally aborts execution with the given error message. Avoid at all
430     costs! The only time this is acceptable is when the terminal process
431     starts up.
432     .ie n .IP "urxvt::warn $string" 4
433     .el .IP "urxvt::warn \f(CW$string\fR" 4
434     .IX Item "urxvt::warn $string"
435 root 1.3 Calls \f(CW\*(C`rxvt_warn\*(C'\fR with the given string which should not include a
436 root 1.1 newline. The module also overwrites the \f(CW\*(C`warn\*(C'\fR builtin with a function
437     that calls this function.
438     .Sp
439     Using this function has the advantage that its output ends up in the
440     correct place, e.g. on stderr of the connecting urxvtc client.
441     .IP "$time = urxvt::NOW" 4
442     .IX Item "$time = urxvt::NOW"
443     Returns the \*(L"current time\*(R" (as per the event loop).
444 root 1.8 .Sh "\s-1RENDITION\s0"
445     .IX Subsection "RENDITION"
446     Rendition bitsets contain information about colour, font, font styles and
447     similar information for each screen cell.
448     .PP
449     The following \*(L"macros\*(R" deal with changes in rendition sets. You should
450     never just create a bitset, you should always modify an existing one,
451     as they contain important information required for correct operation of
452     rxvt\-unicode.
453     .IP "$rend = urxvt::DEFAULT_RSTYLE" 4
454     .IX Item "$rend = urxvt::DEFAULT_RSTYLE"
455     Returns the default rendition, as used when the terminal is starting up or
456     being reset. Useful as a base to start when creating renditions.
457     .IP "$rend = urxvt::OVERLAY_RSTYLE" 4
458     .IX Item "$rend = urxvt::OVERLAY_RSTYLE"
459     Return the rendition mask used for overlays by default.
460     .IP "$rendbit = urxvt::RS_Bold, RS_Italic, RS_Blink, RS_RVid, RS_Uline" 4
461     .IX Item "$rendbit = urxvt::RS_Bold, RS_Italic, RS_Blink, RS_RVid, RS_Uline"
462     Return the bit that enabled bold, italic, blink, reverse-video and
463     underline, respectively. To enable such a style, just logically \s-1OR\s0 it into
464     the bitset.
465     .ie n .IP "$foreground = urxvt::GET_BASEFG $rend" 4
466     .el .IP "$foreground = urxvt::GET_BASEFG \f(CW$rend\fR" 4
467     .IX Item "$foreground = urxvt::GET_BASEFG $rend"
468     .PD 0
469     .ie n .IP "$background = urxvt::GET_BASEBG $rend" 4
470     .el .IP "$background = urxvt::GET_BASEBG \f(CW$rend\fR" 4
471     .IX Item "$background = urxvt::GET_BASEBG $rend"
472     .PD
473     Return the foreground/background colour index, respectively.
474     .ie n .IP "$rend = urxvt::SET_FGCOLOR ($rend, $new_colour)" 4
475     .el .IP "$rend = urxvt::SET_FGCOLOR ($rend, \f(CW$new_colour\fR)" 4
476     .IX Item "$rend = urxvt::SET_FGCOLOR ($rend, $new_colour)"
477     .PD 0
478     .ie n .IP "$rend = urxvt::SET_BGCOLOR ($rend, $new_colour)" 4
479     .el .IP "$rend = urxvt::SET_BGCOLOR ($rend, \f(CW$new_colour\fR)" 4
480     .IX Item "$rend = urxvt::SET_BGCOLOR ($rend, $new_colour)"
481     .PD
482     Replace the foreground/background colour in the rendition mask with the
483     specified one.
484     .IP "$value = urxvt::GET_CUSTOM ($rend)" 4
485     .IX Item "$value = urxvt::GET_CUSTOM ($rend)"
486     Return the \*(L"custom\*(R" value: Every rendition has 5 bits for use by
487     extensions. They can be set and changed as you like and are initially
488     zero.
489     .ie n .IP "$rend = urxvt::SET_CUSTOM ($rend, $new_value)" 4
490     .el .IP "$rend = urxvt::SET_CUSTOM ($rend, \f(CW$new_value\fR)" 4
491     .IX Item "$rend = urxvt::SET_CUSTOM ($rend, $new_value)"
492     Change the custom value.
493 root 1.1 .ie n .Sh "The ""urxvt::term"" Class"
494     .el .Sh "The \f(CWurxvt::term\fP Class"
495     .IX Subsection "The urxvt::term Class"
496 root 1.14 .IP "$term\->destroy" 4
497     .IX Item "$term->destroy"
498     Destroy the terminal object (close the window, free resources etc.).
499 root 1.2 .ie n .IP "$value = $term\fR\->resource ($name[, \f(CW$newval])" 4
500     .el .IP "$value = \f(CW$term\fR\->resource ($name[, \f(CW$newval\fR])" 4
501     .IX Item "$value = $term->resource ($name[, $newval])"
502     Returns the current resource value associated with a given name and
503     optionally sets a new value. Setting values is most useful in the \f(CW\*(C`init\*(C'\fR
504     hook. Unset resources are returned and accepted as \f(CW\*(C`undef\*(C'\fR.
505     .Sp
506     The new value must be properly encoded to a suitable character encoding
507     before passing it to this method. Similarly, the returned value may need
508     to be converted from the used encoding to text.
509     .Sp
510     Resource names are as defined in \fIsrc/rsinc.h\fR. Colours can be specified
511     as resource names of the form \f(CW\*(C`color+<index>\*(C'\fR, e.g. \f(CW\*(C`color+5\*(C'\fR. (will
512     likely change).
513     .Sp
514     Please note that resource strings will currently only be freed when the
515     terminal is destroyed, so changing options frequently will eat memory.
516     .Sp
517     Here is a a likely non-exhaustive list of resource names, not all of which
518     are supported in every build, please see the source to see the actual
519     list:
520     .Sp
521     .Vb 12
522     \& answerbackstring backgroundPixmap backspace_key boldFont boldItalicFont
523     \& borderLess color cursorBlink cursorUnderline cutchars delete_key
524     \& display_name embed ext_bwidth fade font geometry hold iconName
525     \& imFont imLocale inputMethod insecure int_bwidth intensityStyles
526 root 1.4 \& italicFont jumpScroll lineSpace loginShell mapAlert menu meta8 modifier
527 root 1.12 \& mouseWheelScrollPage name pastableTabs path perl_eval perl_ext_1 perl_ext_2
528 root 1.3 \& perl_lib pointerBlank pointerBlankDelay preeditType print_pipe pty_fd
529     \& reverseVideo saveLines scrollBar scrollBar_align scrollBar_floating
530     \& scrollBar_right scrollBar_thickness scrollTtyKeypress scrollTtyOutput
531     \& scrollWithBuffer scrollstyle secondaryScreen secondaryScroll selectstyle
532     \& shade term_name title transparent transparent_all tripleclickwords
533     \& utmpInhibit visualBell
534 root 1.2 .Ve
535 root 1.14 .ie n .IP "$rend = $term\->rstyle ([$new_rstyle])" 4
536     .el .IP "$rend = \f(CW$term\fR\->rstyle ([$new_rstyle])" 4
537     .IX Item "$rend = $term->rstyle ([$new_rstyle])"
538     Return and optionally change the current rendition. Text that is output by
539     the terminal application will use this style.
540 root 1.13 .ie n .IP "($row, $col\fR) = \f(CW$term\fR\->screen_cur ([$row, \f(CW$col])" 4
541     .el .IP "($row, \f(CW$col\fR) = \f(CW$term\fR\->screen_cur ([$row, \f(CW$col\fR])" 4
542     .IX Item "($row, $col) = $term->screen_cur ([$row, $col])"
543     Return the current coordinates of the text cursor position and optionally
544     set it (which is usually bad as applications don't expect that).
545 root 1.1 .ie n .IP "($row, $col\fR) = \f(CW$term\fR\->selection_mark ([$row, \f(CW$col])" 4
546     .el .IP "($row, \f(CW$col\fR) = \f(CW$term\fR\->selection_mark ([$row, \f(CW$col\fR])" 4
547     .IX Item "($row, $col) = $term->selection_mark ([$row, $col])"
548     .PD 0
549     .ie n .IP "($row, $col\fR) = \f(CW$term\fR\->selection_beg ([$row, \f(CW$col])" 4
550     .el .IP "($row, \f(CW$col\fR) = \f(CW$term\fR\->selection_beg ([$row, \f(CW$col\fR])" 4
551     .IX Item "($row, $col) = $term->selection_beg ([$row, $col])"
552     .ie n .IP "($row, $col\fR) = \f(CW$term\fR\->selection_end ([$row, \f(CW$col])" 4
553     .el .IP "($row, \f(CW$col\fR) = \f(CW$term\fR\->selection_end ([$row, \f(CW$col\fR])" 4
554     .IX Item "($row, $col) = $term->selection_end ([$row, $col])"
555     .PD
556     Return the current values of the selection mark, begin or end positions,
557     and optionally set them to new values.
558     .ie n .IP "$success = $term\->selection_grab ($eventtime)" 4
559     .el .IP "$success = \f(CW$term\fR\->selection_grab ($eventtime)" 4
560     .IX Item "$success = $term->selection_grab ($eventtime)"
561     Try to request the primary selection from the server (for example, as set
562     by the next method).
563     .ie n .IP "$oldtext = $term\->selection ([$newtext])" 4
564     .el .IP "$oldtext = \f(CW$term\fR\->selection ([$newtext])" 4
565     .IX Item "$oldtext = $term->selection ([$newtext])"
566     Return the current selection text and optionally replace it by \f(CW$newtext\fR.
567 root 1.8 .Sp
568     #=item \f(CW$term\fR\->overlay ($x, \f(CW$y\fR, \f(CW$text\fR)
569     #
570     #Create a simple multi-line overlay box. See the next method for details.
571     #
572     #=cut
573 root 1.14 #
574     #sub urxvt::term::scr_overlay {
575     # my ($self, \f(CW$x\fR, \f(CW$y\fR, \f(CW$text\fR) = \f(CW@_\fR;
576     #
577     # my \f(CW@lines\fR = split /\en/, \f(CW$text\fR;
578     #
579     # my \f(CW$w\fR = 0;
580     # for (map \f(CW$self\fR\->strwidth ($_), \f(CW@lines\fR) {
581     # \f(CW$w\fR = \f(CW$_\fR if \f(CW$w\fR < \f(CW$_\fR;
582     # }
583     #
584     # \f(CW$self\fR\->scr_overlay_new ($x, \f(CW$y\fR, \f(CW$w\fR, scalar \f(CW@lines\fR);
585     # \f(CW$self\fR\->scr_overlay_set (0, \f(CW$_\fR, \f(CW$lines\fR[$_]) for 0.. $#lines;
586     #}
587 root 1.8 .ie n .IP "$term\->overlay ($x, $y\fR, \f(CW$width\fR, \f(CW$height\fR[, \f(CW$rstyle\fR[, \f(CW$border]])" 4
588     .el .IP "$term\->overlay ($x, \f(CW$y\fR, \f(CW$width\fR, \f(CW$height\fR[, \f(CW$rstyle\fR[, \f(CW$border\fR]])" 4
589     .IX Item "$term->overlay ($x, $y, $width, $height[, $rstyle[, $border]])"
590 root 1.1 Create a new (empty) overlay at the given position with the given
591 root 1.8 width/height. \f(CW$rstyle\fR defines the initial rendition style
592     (default: \f(CW\*(C`OVERLAY_RSTYLE\*(C'\fR).
593     .Sp
594     If \f(CW$border\fR is \f(CW2\fR (default), then a decorative border will be put
595     around the box.
596     .Sp
597     If either \f(CW$x\fR or \f(CW$y\fR is negative, then this is counted from the
598     right/bottom side, respectively.
599     .Sp
600     This method returns an urxvt::overlay object. The overlay will be visible
601     as long as the perl object is referenced.
602     .Sp
603 root 1.9 The methods currently supported on \f(CW\*(C`urxvt::overlay\*(C'\fR objects are:
604     .RS 4
605 root 1.8 .ie n .IP "$overlay\->set ($x, $y\fR, \f(CW$text\fR, \f(CW$rend)" 4
606     .el .IP "$overlay\->set ($x, \f(CW$y\fR, \f(CW$text\fR, \f(CW$rend\fR)" 4
607     .IX Item "$overlay->set ($x, $y, $text, $rend)"
608     Similar to \f(CW\*(C`$term\->ROW_t\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`$term\->ROW_r\*(C'\fR in that it puts
609     text in rxvt\-unicode's special encoding and an array of rendition values
610     at a specific position inside the overlay.
611 root 1.9 .IP "$overlay\->hide" 4
612     .IX Item "$overlay->hide"
613     If visible, hide the overlay, but do not destroy it.
614     .IP "$overlay\->show" 4
615     .IX Item "$overlay->show"
616     If hidden, display the overlay again.
617     .RE
618     .RS 4
619     .RE
620 root 1.14 .ie n .IP "$cellwidth = $term\->strwidth ($string)" 4
621     .el .IP "$cellwidth = \f(CW$term\fR\->strwidth ($string)" 4
622     .IX Item "$cellwidth = $term->strwidth ($string)"
623 root 1.3 Returns the number of screen-cells this string would need. Correctly
624     accounts for wide and combining characters.
625 root 1.14 .ie n .IP "$octets = $term\->locale_encode ($string)" 4
626     .el .IP "$octets = \f(CW$term\fR\->locale_encode ($string)" 4
627     .IX Item "$octets = $term->locale_encode ($string)"
628 root 1.3 Convert the given text string into the corresponding locale encoding.
629 root 1.14 .ie n .IP "$string = $term\->locale_decode ($octets)" 4
630     .el .IP "$string = \f(CW$term\fR\->locale_decode ($octets)" 4
631     .IX Item "$string = $term->locale_decode ($octets)"
632 root 1.3 Convert the given locale-encoded octets into a perl string.
633 root 1.14 .IP "$term\->scr_add_lines ($string)" 4
634     .IX Item "$term->scr_add_lines ($string)"
635     Write the given text string to the screen, as if output by the application
636     running inside the terminal. It may not contain command sequences (escape
637     codes), but is free to use line feeds, carriage returns and tabs. The
638     string is a normal text string, not in locale-dependent encoding.
639     .Sp
640     Normally its not a good idea to use this function, as programs might be
641     confused by changes in cursor position or scrolling. Its useful inside a
642     \&\f(CW\*(C`on_add_lines\*(C'\fR hook, though.
643     .IP "$term\->cmd_parse ($octets)" 4
644     .IX Item "$term->cmd_parse ($octets)"
645     Similar to \f(CW\*(C`scr_add_lines\*(C'\fR, but the argument must be in the
646     locale-specific encoding of the terminal and can contain command sequences
647     (escape codes) that will be interpreted.
648 root 1.3 .IP "$term\->tt_write ($octets)" 4
649     .IX Item "$term->tt_write ($octets)"
650     Write the octets given in \f(CW$data\fR to the tty (i.e. as program input). To
651 root 1.6 pass characters instead of octets, you should convert your strings first
652     to the locale-specific encoding using \f(CW\*(C`$term\->locale_encode\*(C'\fR.
653 root 1.14 .ie n .IP "$windowid = $term\->parent" 4
654     .el .IP "$windowid = \f(CW$term\fR\->parent" 4
655     .IX Item "$windowid = $term->parent"
656     Return the window id of the toplevel window.
657     .ie n .IP "$windowid = $term\->vt" 4
658     .el .IP "$windowid = \f(CW$term\fR\->vt" 4
659     .IX Item "$windowid = $term->vt"
660     Return the window id of the terminal window.
661 root 1.13 .ie n .IP "$window_width = $term\->width" 4
662     .el .IP "$window_width = \f(CW$term\fR\->width" 4
663     .IX Item "$window_width = $term->width"
664 root 1.6 .PD 0
665 root 1.13 .ie n .IP "$window_height = $term\->height" 4
666     .el .IP "$window_height = \f(CW$term\fR\->height" 4
667     .IX Item "$window_height = $term->height"
668     .ie n .IP "$font_width = $term\->fwidth" 4
669     .el .IP "$font_width = \f(CW$term\fR\->fwidth" 4
670     .IX Item "$font_width = $term->fwidth"
671     .ie n .IP "$font_height = $term\->fheight" 4
672     .el .IP "$font_height = \f(CW$term\fR\->fheight" 4
673     .IX Item "$font_height = $term->fheight"
674     .ie n .IP "$font_ascent = $term\->fbase" 4
675     .el .IP "$font_ascent = \f(CW$term\fR\->fbase" 4
676     .IX Item "$font_ascent = $term->fbase"
677     .ie n .IP "$terminal_rows = $term\->nrow" 4
678     .el .IP "$terminal_rows = \f(CW$term\fR\->nrow" 4
679     .IX Item "$terminal_rows = $term->nrow"
680     .ie n .IP "$terminal_columns = $term\->ncol" 4
681     .el .IP "$terminal_columns = \f(CW$term\fR\->ncol" 4
682     .IX Item "$terminal_columns = $term->ncol"
683     .ie n .IP "$has_focus = $term\->focus" 4
684     .el .IP "$has_focus = \f(CW$term\fR\->focus" 4
685     .IX Item "$has_focus = $term->focus"
686     .ie n .IP "$is_mapped = $term\->mapped" 4
687     .el .IP "$is_mapped = \f(CW$term\fR\->mapped" 4
688     .IX Item "$is_mapped = $term->mapped"
689     .ie n .IP "$max_scrollback = $term\->saveLines" 4
690     .el .IP "$max_scrollback = \f(CW$term\fR\->saveLines" 4
691     .IX Item "$max_scrollback = $term->saveLines"
692     .ie n .IP "$nrow_plus_saveLines = $term\->total_rows" 4
693     .el .IP "$nrow_plus_saveLines = \f(CW$term\fR\->total_rows" 4
694     .IX Item "$nrow_plus_saveLines = $term->total_rows"
695     .ie n .IP "$lines_in_scrollback = $term\->nsaved" 4
696     .el .IP "$lines_in_scrollback = \f(CW$term\fR\->nsaved" 4
697     .IX Item "$lines_in_scrollback = $term->nsaved"
698 root 1.6 .PD
699 root 1.13 Return various integers describing terminal characteristics.
700 root 1.6 .ie n .IP "$view_start = $term\->view_start ([$newvalue])" 4
701     .el .IP "$view_start = \f(CW$term\fR\->view_start ([$newvalue])" 4
702     .IX Item "$view_start = $term->view_start ([$newvalue])"
703     Returns the negative row number of the topmost line. Minimum value is
704     \&\f(CW0\fR, which displays the normal terminal contents. Larger values scroll
705     this many lines into the scrollback buffer.
706     .IP "$term\->want_refresh" 4
707     .IX Item "$term->want_refresh"
708     Requests a screen refresh. At the next opportunity, rxvt-unicode will
709     compare the on-screen display with its stored representation. If they
710     differ, it redraws the differences.
711     .Sp
712     Used after changing terminal contents to display them.
713     .ie n .IP "$text = $term\fR\->ROW_t ($row_number[, \f(CW$new_text\fR[, \f(CW$start_col]])" 4
714     .el .IP "$text = \f(CW$term\fR\->ROW_t ($row_number[, \f(CW$new_text\fR[, \f(CW$start_col\fR]])" 4
715     .IX Item "$text = $term->ROW_t ($row_number[, $new_text[, $start_col]])"
716     Returns the text of the entire row with number \f(CW$row_number\fR. Row \f(CW0\fR
717     is the topmost terminal line, row \f(CW\*(C`$term\->$ncol\-1\*(C'\fR is the bottommost
718     terminal line. The scrollback buffer starts at line \f(CW\*(C`\-1\*(C'\fR and extends to
719 root 1.9 line \f(CW\*(C`\-$term\->nsaved\*(C'\fR. Nothing will be returned if a nonexistent line
720     is requested.
721 root 1.6 .Sp
722     If \f(CW$new_text\fR is specified, it will replace characters in the current
723     line, starting at column \f(CW$start_col\fR (default \f(CW0\fR), which is useful
724 root 1.8 to replace only parts of a line. The font index in the rendition will
725 root 1.6 automatically be updated.
726     .Sp
727     \&\f(CW$text\fR is in a special encoding: tabs and wide characters that use more
728     than one cell when displayed are padded with urxvt::NOCHAR characters
729     (\f(CW\*(C`chr 65535\*(C'\fR). Characters with combining characters and other characters
730     that do not fit into the normal tetx encoding will be replaced with
731     characters in the private use area.
732     .Sp
733     You have to obey this encoding when changing text. The advantage is
734     that \f(CW\*(C`substr\*(C'\fR and similar functions work on screen cells and not on
735     characters.
736     .Sp
737     The methods \f(CW\*(C`$term\->special_encode\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`$term\->special_decode\*(C'\fR
738     can be used to convert normal strings into this encoding and vice versa.
739     .ie n .IP "$rend = $term\fR\->ROW_r ($row_number[, \f(CW$new_rend\fR[, \f(CW$start_col]])" 4
740     .el .IP "$rend = \f(CW$term\fR\->ROW_r ($row_number[, \f(CW$new_rend\fR[, \f(CW$start_col\fR]])" 4
741     .IX Item "$rend = $term->ROW_r ($row_number[, $new_rend[, $start_col]])"
742     Like \f(CW\*(C`$term\->ROW_t\*(C'\fR, but returns an arrayref with rendition
743     bitsets. Rendition bitsets contain information about colour, font, font
744     styles and similar information. See also \f(CW\*(C`$term\->ROW_t\*(C'\fR.
745     .Sp
746     When setting rendition, the font mask will be ignored.
747     .Sp
748 root 1.8 See the section on \s-1RENDITION\s0, above.
749 root 1.6 .ie n .IP "$length = $term\fR\->ROW_l ($row_number[, \f(CW$new_length])" 4
750     .el .IP "$length = \f(CW$term\fR\->ROW_l ($row_number[, \f(CW$new_length\fR])" 4
751     .IX Item "$length = $term->ROW_l ($row_number[, $new_length])"
752 root 1.9 Returns the number of screen cells that are in use (\*(L"the line
753     length\*(R"). Unlike the urxvt core, this returns \f(CW\*(C`$term\->ncol\*(C'\fR if the
754     line is joined with the following one.
755     .ie n .IP "$bool = $term\->is_longer ($row_number)" 4
756     .el .IP "$bool = \f(CW$term\fR\->is_longer ($row_number)" 4
757     .IX Item "$bool = $term->is_longer ($row_number)"
758     Returns true if the row is part of a multiple-row logical \*(L"line\*(R" (i.e.
759     joined with the following row), which means all characters are in use
760     and it is continued on the next row (and possibly a continuation of the
761     previous row(s)).
762     .ie n .IP "$line = $term\->line ($row_number)" 4
763     .el .IP "$line = \f(CW$term\fR\->line ($row_number)" 4
764     .IX Item "$line = $term->line ($row_number)"
765     Create and return a new \f(CW\*(C`urxvt::line\*(C'\fR object that stores information
766     about the logical line that row \f(CW$row_number\fR is part of. It supports the
767     following methods:
768     .RS 4
769 root 1.14 .ie n .IP "$text = $line\->t ([$new_text])" 4
770     .el .IP "$text = \f(CW$line\fR\->t ([$new_text])" 4
771     .IX Item "$text = $line->t ([$new_text])"
772     Returns or replaces the full text of the line, similar to \f(CW\*(C`ROW_t\*(C'\fR
773     .ie n .IP "$rend = $line\->r ([$new_rend])" 4
774     .el .IP "$rend = \f(CW$line\fR\->r ([$new_rend])" 4
775     .IX Item "$rend = $line->r ([$new_rend])"
776     Returns or replaces the full rendition array of the line, similar to \f(CW\*(C`ROW_r\*(C'\fR
777 root 1.9 .ie n .IP "$length = $line\->l" 4
778     .el .IP "$length = \f(CW$line\fR\->l" 4
779     .IX Item "$length = $line->l"
780     Returns the length of the line in cells, similar to \f(CW\*(C`ROW_l\*(C'\fR.
781     .ie n .IP "$rownum = $line\->beg" 4
782     .el .IP "$rownum = \f(CW$line\fR\->beg" 4
783     .IX Item "$rownum = $line->beg"
784     .PD 0
785     .ie n .IP "$rownum = $line\->end" 4
786     .el .IP "$rownum = \f(CW$line\fR\->end" 4
787     .IX Item "$rownum = $line->end"
788     .PD
789     Return the row number of the first/last row of the line, respectively.
790     .ie n .IP "$offset = $line\fR\->offset_of ($row, \f(CW$col)" 4
791     .el .IP "$offset = \f(CW$line\fR\->offset_of ($row, \f(CW$col\fR)" 4
792     .IX Item "$offset = $line->offset_of ($row, $col)"
793     Returns the character offset of the given row|col pair within the logical
794     line.
795     .ie n .IP "($row, $col\fR) = \f(CW$line\->coord_of ($offset)" 4
796     .el .IP "($row, \f(CW$col\fR) = \f(CW$line\fR\->coord_of ($offset)" 4
797     .IX Item "($row, $col) = $line->coord_of ($offset)"
798     Translates a string offset into terminal coordinates again.
799     .RE
800     .RS 4
801     .RE
802     .ie n .IP "($row, $col\fR) = \f(CW$line\fR\->coord_of ($offset) =item \f(CW$text\fR = \f(CW$term\fR\->special_encode \f(CW$string" 4
803     .el .IP "($row, \f(CW$col\fR) = \f(CW$line\fR\->coord_of ($offset) =item \f(CW$text\fR = \f(CW$term\fR\->special_encode \f(CW$string\fR" 4
804     .IX Item "($row, $col) = $line->coord_of ($offset) =item $text = $term->special_encode $string"
805 root 1.6 Converts a perl string into the special encoding used by rxvt\-unicode,
806     where one character corresponds to one screen cell. See
807     \&\f(CW\*(C`$term\->ROW_t\*(C'\fR for details.
808     .ie n .IP "$string = $term\fR\->special_decode \f(CW$text" 4
809     .el .IP "$string = \f(CW$term\fR\->special_decode \f(CW$text\fR" 4
810     .IX Item "$string = $term->special_decode $text"
811     Converts rxvt-unicodes text reprsentation into a perl string. See
812     \&\f(CW\*(C`$term\->ROW_t\*(C'\fR for details.
813 root 1.1 .ie n .Sh "The ""urxvt::timer"" Class"
814     .el .Sh "The \f(CWurxvt::timer\fP Class"
815     .IX Subsection "The urxvt::timer Class"
816     This class implements timer watchers/events. Time is represented as a
817     fractional number of seconds since the epoch. Example:
818     .PP
819 root 1.8 .Vb 8
820     \& $term->{overlay} = $term->overlay (-1, 0, 8, 1, urxvt::OVERLAY_RSTYLE, 0);
821 root 1.1 \& $term->{timer} = urxvt::timer
822     \& ->new
823 root 1.8 \& ->interval (1)
824 root 1.1 \& ->cb (sub {
825 root 1.8 \& $term->{overlay}->set (0, 0,
826     \& sprintf "%2d:%02d:%02d", (localtime urxvt::NOW)[2,1,0]);
827 root 1.1 \& });
828     .Ve
829     .IP "$timer = new urxvt::timer" 4
830     .IX Item "$timer = new urxvt::timer"
831 root 1.8 Create a new timer object in started state. It is scheduled to fire
832     immediately.
833 root 1.1 .ie n .IP "$timer = $timer\fR\->cb (sub { my ($timer) = \f(CW@_; ... })" 4
834     .el .IP "$timer = \f(CW$timer\fR\->cb (sub { my ($timer) = \f(CW@_\fR; ... })" 4
835     .IX Item "$timer = $timer->cb (sub { my ($timer) = @_; ... })"
836     Set the callback to be called when the timer triggers.
837     .ie n .IP "$tstamp = $timer\->at" 4
838     .el .IP "$tstamp = \f(CW$timer\fR\->at" 4
839     .IX Item "$tstamp = $timer->at"
840     Return the time this watcher will fire next.
841     .ie n .IP "$timer = $timer\->set ($tstamp)" 4
842     .el .IP "$timer = \f(CW$timer\fR\->set ($tstamp)" 4
843     .IX Item "$timer = $timer->set ($tstamp)"
844     Set the time the event is generated to \f(CW$tstamp\fR.
845 root 1.8 .ie n .IP "$timer = $timer\->interval ($interval)" 4
846     .el .IP "$timer = \f(CW$timer\fR\->interval ($interval)" 4
847     .IX Item "$timer = $timer->interval ($interval)"
848     Normally (and when \f(CW$interval\fR is \f(CW0\fR), the timer will automatically
849     stop after it has fired once. If \f(CW$interval\fR is non\-zero, then the timer
850     is automatically rescheduled at the given intervals.
851 root 1.1 .ie n .IP "$timer = $timer\->start" 4
852     .el .IP "$timer = \f(CW$timer\fR\->start" 4
853     .IX Item "$timer = $timer->start"
854     Start the timer.
855     .ie n .IP "$timer = $timer\->start ($tstamp)" 4
856     .el .IP "$timer = \f(CW$timer\fR\->start ($tstamp)" 4
857     .IX Item "$timer = $timer->start ($tstamp)"
858     Set the event trigger time to \f(CW$tstamp\fR and start the timer.
859     .ie n .IP "$timer = $timer\->stop" 4
860     .el .IP "$timer = \f(CW$timer\fR\->stop" 4
861     .IX Item "$timer = $timer->stop"
862     Stop the timer.
863     .ie n .Sh "The ""urxvt::iow"" Class"
864     .el .Sh "The \f(CWurxvt::iow\fP Class"
865     .IX Subsection "The urxvt::iow Class"
866     This class implements io watchers/events. Example:
867     .PP
868     .Vb 12
869     \& $term->{socket} = ...
870     \& $term->{iow} = urxvt::iow
871     \& ->new
872     \& ->fd (fileno $term->{socket})
873     \& ->events (1) # wait for read data
874     \& ->start
875     \& ->cb (sub {
876     \& my ($iow, $revents) = @_;
877     \& # $revents must be 1 here, no need to check
878     \& sysread $term->{socket}, my $buf, 8192
879     \& or end-of-file;
880     \& });
881     .Ve
882     .IP "$iow = new urxvt::iow" 4
883     .IX Item "$iow = new urxvt::iow"
884     Create a new io watcher object in stopped state.
885     .ie n .IP "$iow = $iow\fR\->cb (sub { my ($iow, \f(CW$reventmask\fR) = \f(CW@_; ... })" 4
886     .el .IP "$iow = \f(CW$iow\fR\->cb (sub { my ($iow, \f(CW$reventmask\fR) = \f(CW@_\fR; ... })" 4
887     .IX Item "$iow = $iow->cb (sub { my ($iow, $reventmask) = @_; ... })"
888     Set the callback to be called when io events are triggered. \f(CW$reventmask\fR
889     is a bitset as described in the \f(CW\*(C`events\*(C'\fR method.
890     .ie n .IP "$iow = $iow\->fd ($fd)" 4
891     .el .IP "$iow = \f(CW$iow\fR\->fd ($fd)" 4
892     .IX Item "$iow = $iow->fd ($fd)"
893     Set the filedescriptor (not handle) to watch.
894     .ie n .IP "$iow = $iow\->events ($eventmask)" 4
895     .el .IP "$iow = \f(CW$iow\fR\->events ($eventmask)" 4
896     .IX Item "$iow = $iow->events ($eventmask)"
897     Set the event mask to watch. Bit #0 (value \f(CW1\fR) enables watching for read
898     data, Bit #1 (value \f(CW2\fR) enables watching for write data.
899     .ie n .IP "$iow = $iow\->start" 4
900     .el .IP "$iow = \f(CW$iow\fR\->start" 4
901     .IX Item "$iow = $iow->start"
902     Start watching for requested events on the given handle.
903     .ie n .IP "$iow = $iow\->stop" 4
904     .el .IP "$iow = \f(CW$iow\fR\->stop" 4
905     .IX Item "$iow = $iow->stop"
906     Stop watching for events on the given filehandle.
907 root 1.2 .SH "ENVIRONMENT"
908     .IX Header "ENVIRONMENT"
909     .Sh "\s-1URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY\s0"
910     .IX Subsection "URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY"
911     This variable controls the verbosity level of the perl extension. Higher
912     numbers indicate more verbose output.
913 root 1.10 .IP "=0 \- only fatal messages" 4
914     .IX Item "=0 - only fatal messages"
915 root 1.2 .PD 0
916 root 1.10 .IP "=3 \- script loading and management" 4
917     .IX Item "=3 - script loading and management"
918     .IP "=10 \- all events received" 4
919     .IX Item "=10 - all events received"
920 root 1.2 .PD
921 root 1.1 .SH "AUTHOR"
922     .IX Header "AUTHOR"
923     .Vb 2
924     \& Marc Lehmann <pcg@goof.com>
925     \& http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode
926     .Ve