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131 .IX Title "rxvt 3"
132 .TH rxvt 3 "2006-01-04" "6.3" "RXVT-UNICODE"
133 .SH "NAME"
134 @@RXVT_NAME@@perl \- rxvt\-unicode's embedded perl interpreter
135 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
136 .IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
137 .Vb 1
138 \& # create a file grab_test in $HOME:
139 .Ve
140 .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 \& # start a @@RXVT_NAME@@ using it:
150 .Ve
151 .PP
152 .Vb 1
153 \& @@RXVT_NAME@@ --perl-lib $HOME -pe grab_test
154 .Ve
155 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
156 .IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
157 Everytime a terminal object gets created, scripts specified via the
158 \&\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 .PP
163 Each script will only ever be loaded once, even in @@RXVT_NAME@@d, where
164 scripts will be shared (but not enabled) for all terminals.
165 .Sh "Prepackaged Extensions"
166 .IX Subsection "Prepackaged Extensions"
167 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 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 .Sp
182 It also offers the following bindable event:
183 .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 Displays a digital clock using the built-in overlay.
197 .IP "example-refresh-hooks" 4
198 .IX Item "example-refresh-hooks"
199 Displays a very simple digital clock in the upper right corner of the
200 window. Illustrates overwriting the refresh callbacks to create your own
201 overlays or changes.
202 .Sh "General \s-1API\s0 Considerations"
203 .IX Subsection "General API Considerations"
204 All objects (such as terminals, time watchers etc.) are typical
205 reference-to-hash objects. The hash can be used to store anything you
206 like. All members starting with an underscore (such as \f(CW\*(C`_ptr\*(C'\fR or
207 \&\f(CW\*(C`_hook\*(C'\fR) are reserved for internal uses and \fB\s-1MUST\s0 \s-1NOT\s0\fR be accessed or
208 modified).
209 .PP
210 When objects are destroyed on the \*(C+ side, the perl object hashes are
211 emptied, so its best to store related objects such as time watchers and
212 the like inside the terminal object so they get destroyed as soon as the
213 terminal is destroyed.
214 .Sh "Hooks"
215 .IX Subsection "Hooks"
216 The following subroutines can be declared in loaded scripts, and will be
217 called whenever the relevant event happens.
218 .PP
219 The first argument passed to them is an object private to each terminal
220 and extension package. You can call all \f(CW\*(C`urxvt::term\*(C'\fR methods on it, but
221 its not a real \f(CW\*(C`urxvt::term\*(C'\fR object. Instead, the real \f(CW\*(C`urxvt::term\*(C'\fR
222 object that is shared between all packages is stored in the \f(CW\*(C`term\*(C'\fR
223 member.
224 .PP
225 All of them must return a boolean value. If it is true, then the event
226 counts as being \fIconsumed\fR, and the invocation of other hooks is skipped,
227 and the relevant action might not be carried out by the \*(C+ code.
228 .PP
229 When in doubt, return a false value (preferably \f(CW\*(C`()\*(C'\fR).
230 .ie n .IP "on_init $term" 4
231 .el .IP "on_init \f(CW$term\fR" 4
232 .IX Item "on_init $term"
233 Called after a new terminal object has been initialized, but before
234 windows are created or the command gets run.
235 .ie n .IP "on_reset $term" 4
236 .el .IP "on_reset \f(CW$term\fR" 4
237 .IX Item "on_reset $term"
238 Called after the screen is \*(L"reset\*(R" for any reason, such as resizing or
239 control sequences. Here is where you can react on changes to size-related
240 variables.
241 .ie n .IP "on_start $term" 4
242 .el .IP "on_start \f(CW$term\fR" 4
243 .IX Item "on_start $term"
244 Called at the very end of initialisation of a new terminal, just before
245 returning to the mainloop.
246 .ie n .IP "on_sel_make $term\fR, \f(CW$eventtime" 4
247 .el .IP "on_sel_make \f(CW$term\fR, \f(CW$eventtime\fR" 4
248 .IX Item "on_sel_make $term, $eventtime"
249 Called whenever a selection has been made by the user, but before the
250 selection text is copied, so changes to the beginning, end or type of the
251 selection will be honored.
252 .Sp
253 Returning a true value aborts selection making by urxvt, in which case you
254 have to make a selection yourself by calling \f(CW\*(C`$term\->selection_grab\*(C'\fR.
255 .ie n .IP "on_sel_grab $term\fR, \f(CW$eventtime" 4
256 .el .IP "on_sel_grab \f(CW$term\fR, \f(CW$eventtime\fR" 4
257 .IX Item "on_sel_grab $term, $eventtime"
258 Called whenever a selection has been copied, but before the selection is
259 requested from the server. The selection text can be queried and changed
260 by calling \f(CW\*(C`$term\->selection\*(C'\fR.
261 .Sp
262 Returning a true value aborts selection grabbing. It will still be hilighted.
263 .ie n .IP "on_sel_extend $term" 4
264 .el .IP "on_sel_extend \f(CW$term\fR" 4
265 .IX Item "on_sel_extend $term"
266 Called whenever the user tries to extend the selection (e.g. with a double
267 click) and is either supposed to return false (normal operation), or
268 should extend the selection itelf and return true to suppress the built-in
269 processing.
270 .Sp
271 See the \fIselection\fR example extension.
272 .ie n .IP "on_focus_in $term" 4
273 .el .IP "on_focus_in \f(CW$term\fR" 4
274 .IX Item "on_focus_in $term"
275 Called whenever the window gets the keyboard focus, before urxvt does
276 focus in processing.
277 .ie n .IP "on_focus_out $term" 4
278 .el .IP "on_focus_out \f(CW$term\fR" 4
279 .IX Item "on_focus_out $term"
280 Called wheneever the window loses keyboard focus, before urxvt does focus
281 out processing.
282 .ie n .IP "on_view_change $term\fR, \f(CW$offset" 4
283 .el .IP "on_view_change \f(CW$term\fR, \f(CW$offset\fR" 4
284 .IX Item "on_view_change $term, $offset"
285 Called whenever the view offset changes, i..e the user or program
286 scrolls. Offset \f(CW0\fR means display the normal terminal, positive values
287 show this many lines of scrollback.
288 .ie n .IP "on_scroll_back $term\fR, \f(CW$lines\fR, \f(CW$saved" 4
289 .el .IP "on_scroll_back \f(CW$term\fR, \f(CW$lines\fR, \f(CW$saved\fR" 4
290 .IX Item "on_scroll_back $term, $lines, $saved"
291 Called whenever lines scroll out of the terminal area into the scrollback
292 buffer. \f(CW$lines\fR is the number of lines scrolled out and may be larger
293 than the scroll back buffer or the terminal.
294 .Sp
295 It is called before lines are scrolled out (so rows 0 .. min ($lines \- 1,
296 \&\f(CW$nrow\fR \- 1) represent the lines to be scrolled out). \f(CW$saved\fR is the total
297 number of lines that will be in the scrollback buffer.
298 .ie n .IP "on_tty_activity $term *NYI*" 4
299 .el .IP "on_tty_activity \f(CW$term\fR *NYI*" 4
300 .IX Item "on_tty_activity $term *NYI*"
301 Called whenever the program(s) running in the urxvt window send output.
302 .ie n .IP "on_osc_seq $term\fR, \f(CW$string" 4
303 .el .IP "on_osc_seq \f(CW$term\fR, \f(CW$string\fR" 4
304 .IX Item "on_osc_seq $term, $string"
305 Called whenever the \fB\s-1ESC\s0 ] 777 ; string \s-1ST\s0\fR command sequence (\s-1OSC\s0 =
306 operating system command) is processed. Cursor position and other state
307 information is up-to-date when this happens. For interoperability, the
308 string should start with the extension name and a colon, to distinguish
309 it from commands for other extensions, and this might be enforced in the
310 future.
311 .Sp
312 Be careful not ever to trust (in a security sense) the data you receive,
313 as its source can not easily be controleld (e\-mail content, messages from
314 other users on the same system etc.).
315 .ie n .IP "on_refresh_begin $term" 4
316 .el .IP "on_refresh_begin \f(CW$term\fR" 4
317 .IX Item "on_refresh_begin $term"
318 Called just before the screen gets redrawn. Can be used for overlay
319 or similar effects by modify terminal contents in refresh_begin, and
320 restoring them in refresh_end. The built-in overlay and selection display
321 code is run after this hook, and takes precedence.
322 .ie n .IP "on_refresh_end $term" 4
323 .el .IP "on_refresh_end \f(CW$term\fR" 4
324 .IX Item "on_refresh_end $term"
325 Called just after the screen gets redrawn. See \f(CW\*(C`on_refresh_begin\*(C'\fR.
326 .ie n .IP "on_keyboard_command $term\fR, \f(CW$string" 4
327 .el .IP "on_keyboard_command \f(CW$term\fR, \f(CW$string\fR" 4
328 .IX Item "on_keyboard_command $term, $string"
329 Called whenever the user presses a key combination that has a
330 \&\f(CW\*(C`perl:string\*(C'\fR action bound to it (see description of the \fBkeysym\fR
331 resource in the @@RXVT_NAME@@(1) manpage).
332 .ie n .Sh "Variables in the ""urxvt"" Package"
333 .el .Sh "Variables in the \f(CWurxvt\fP Package"
334 .IX Subsection "Variables in the urxvt Package"
335 .IP "$urxvt::TERM" 4
336 .IX Item "$urxvt::TERM"
337 The current terminal. Whenever a callback/Hook is bein executed, this
338 variable stores the current \f(CW\*(C`urxvt::term\*(C'\fR object.
339 .ie n .Sh "Functions in the ""urxvt"" Package"
340 .el .Sh "Functions in the \f(CWurxvt\fP Package"
341 .IX Subsection "Functions in the urxvt Package"
342 .ie n .IP "urxvt::fatal $errormessage" 4
343 .el .IP "urxvt::fatal \f(CW$errormessage\fR" 4
344 .IX Item "urxvt::fatal $errormessage"
345 Fatally aborts execution with the given error message. Avoid at all
346 costs! The only time this is acceptable is when the terminal process
347 starts up.
348 .ie n .IP "urxvt::warn $string" 4
349 .el .IP "urxvt::warn \f(CW$string\fR" 4
350 .IX Item "urxvt::warn $string"
351 Calls \f(CW\*(C`rxvt_warn\*(C'\fR with the given string which should not include a
352 newline. The module also overwrites the \f(CW\*(C`warn\*(C'\fR builtin with a function
353 that calls this function.
354 .Sp
355 Using this function has the advantage that its output ends up in the
356 correct place, e.g. on stderr of the connecting urxvtc client.
357 .IP "$time = urxvt::NOW" 4
358 .IX Item "$time = urxvt::NOW"
359 Returns the \*(L"current time\*(R" (as per the event loop).
360 .Sh "\s-1RENDITION\s0"
361 .IX Subsection "RENDITION"
362 Rendition bitsets contain information about colour, font, font styles and
363 similar information for each screen cell.
364 .PP
365 The following \*(L"macros\*(R" deal with changes in rendition sets. You should
366 never just create a bitset, you should always modify an existing one,
367 as they contain important information required for correct operation of
368 rxvt\-unicode.
369 .IP "$rend = urxvt::DEFAULT_RSTYLE" 4
370 .IX Item "$rend = urxvt::DEFAULT_RSTYLE"
371 Returns the default rendition, as used when the terminal is starting up or
372 being reset. Useful as a base to start when creating renditions.
373 .IP "$rend = urxvt::OVERLAY_RSTYLE" 4
374 .IX Item "$rend = urxvt::OVERLAY_RSTYLE"
375 Return the rendition mask used for overlays by default.
376 .IP "$rendbit = urxvt::RS_Bold, RS_Italic, RS_Blink, RS_RVid, RS_Uline" 4
377 .IX Item "$rendbit = urxvt::RS_Bold, RS_Italic, RS_Blink, RS_RVid, RS_Uline"
378 Return the bit that enabled bold, italic, blink, reverse-video and
379 underline, respectively. To enable such a style, just logically \s-1OR\s0 it into
380 the bitset.
381 .ie n .IP "$foreground = urxvt::GET_BASEFG $rend" 4
382 .el .IP "$foreground = urxvt::GET_BASEFG \f(CW$rend\fR" 4
383 .IX Item "$foreground = urxvt::GET_BASEFG $rend"
384 .PD 0
385 .ie n .IP "$background = urxvt::GET_BASEBG $rend" 4
386 .el .IP "$background = urxvt::GET_BASEBG \f(CW$rend\fR" 4
387 .IX Item "$background = urxvt::GET_BASEBG $rend"
388 .PD
389 Return the foreground/background colour index, respectively.
390 .ie n .IP "$rend = urxvt::SET_FGCOLOR ($rend, $new_colour)" 4
391 .el .IP "$rend = urxvt::SET_FGCOLOR ($rend, \f(CW$new_colour\fR)" 4
392 .IX Item "$rend = urxvt::SET_FGCOLOR ($rend, $new_colour)"
393 .PD 0
394 .ie n .IP "$rend = urxvt::SET_BGCOLOR ($rend, $new_colour)" 4
395 .el .IP "$rend = urxvt::SET_BGCOLOR ($rend, \f(CW$new_colour\fR)" 4
396 .IX Item "$rend = urxvt::SET_BGCOLOR ($rend, $new_colour)"
397 .PD
398 Replace the foreground/background colour in the rendition mask with the
399 specified one.
400 .IP "$value = urxvt::GET_CUSTOM ($rend)" 4
401 .IX Item "$value = urxvt::GET_CUSTOM ($rend)"
402 Return the \*(L"custom\*(R" value: Every rendition has 5 bits for use by
403 extensions. They can be set and changed as you like and are initially
404 zero.
405 .ie n .IP "$rend = urxvt::SET_CUSTOM ($rend, $new_value)" 4
406 .el .IP "$rend = urxvt::SET_CUSTOM ($rend, \f(CW$new_value\fR)" 4
407 .IX Item "$rend = urxvt::SET_CUSTOM ($rend, $new_value)"
408 Change the custom value.
409 .ie n .Sh "The ""urxvt::term"" Class"
410 .el .Sh "The \f(CWurxvt::term\fP Class"
411 .IX Subsection "The urxvt::term Class"
412 .ie n .IP "$value = $term\fR\->resource ($name[, \f(CW$newval])" 4
413 .el .IP "$value = \f(CW$term\fR\->resource ($name[, \f(CW$newval\fR])" 4
414 .IX Item "$value = $term->resource ($name[, $newval])"
415 Returns the current resource value associated with a given name and
416 optionally sets a new value. Setting values is most useful in the \f(CW\*(C`init\*(C'\fR
417 hook. Unset resources are returned and accepted as \f(CW\*(C`undef\*(C'\fR.
418 .Sp
419 The new value must be properly encoded to a suitable character encoding
420 before passing it to this method. Similarly, the returned value may need
421 to be converted from the used encoding to text.
422 .Sp
423 Resource names are as defined in \fIsrc/rsinc.h\fR. Colours can be specified
424 as resource names of the form \f(CW\*(C`color+<index>\*(C'\fR, e.g. \f(CW\*(C`color+5\*(C'\fR. (will
425 likely change).
426 .Sp
427 Please note that resource strings will currently only be freed when the
428 terminal is destroyed, so changing options frequently will eat memory.
429 .Sp
430 Here is a a likely non-exhaustive list of resource names, not all of which
431 are supported in every build, please see the source to see the actual
432 list:
433 .Sp
434 .Vb 12
435 \& answerbackstring backgroundPixmap backspace_key boldFont boldItalicFont
436 \& borderLess color cursorBlink cursorUnderline cutchars delete_key
437 \& display_name embed ext_bwidth fade font geometry hold iconName
438 \& imFont imLocale inputMethod insecure int_bwidth intensityStyles
439 \& italicFont jumpScroll lineSpace loginShell mapAlert menu meta8 modifier
440 \& mouseWheelScrollPage name pastableTabs path perl_eval perl_ext_1 perl_ext_2
441 \& perl_lib pointerBlank pointerBlankDelay preeditType print_pipe pty_fd
442 \& reverseVideo saveLines scrollBar scrollBar_align scrollBar_floating
443 \& scrollBar_right scrollBar_thickness scrollTtyKeypress scrollTtyOutput
444 \& scrollWithBuffer scrollstyle secondaryScreen secondaryScroll selectstyle
445 \& shade term_name title transparent transparent_all tripleclickwords
446 \& utmpInhibit visualBell
447 .Ve
448 .ie n .IP "$rend = $term\->screen_rstyle ([$new_rstyle])" 4
449 .el .IP "$rend = \f(CW$term\fR\->screen_rstyle ([$new_rstyle])" 4
450 .IX Item "$rend = $term->screen_rstyle ([$new_rstyle])"
451 Return and optionally change the current rendition. Text thta is output by
452 the temrianl application will use this style.
453 .ie n .IP "($row, $col\fR) = \f(CW$term\fR\->screen_cur ([$row, \f(CW$col])" 4
454 .el .IP "($row, \f(CW$col\fR) = \f(CW$term\fR\->screen_cur ([$row, \f(CW$col\fR])" 4
455 .IX Item "($row, $col) = $term->screen_cur ([$row, $col])"
456 Return the current coordinates of the text cursor position and optionally
457 set it (which is usually bad as applications don't expect that).
458 .ie n .IP "($row, $col\fR) = \f(CW$term\fR\->selection_mark ([$row, \f(CW$col])" 4
459 .el .IP "($row, \f(CW$col\fR) = \f(CW$term\fR\->selection_mark ([$row, \f(CW$col\fR])" 4
460 .IX Item "($row, $col) = $term->selection_mark ([$row, $col])"
461 .PD 0
462 .ie n .IP "($row, $col\fR) = \f(CW$term\fR\->selection_beg ([$row, \f(CW$col])" 4
463 .el .IP "($row, \f(CW$col\fR) = \f(CW$term\fR\->selection_beg ([$row, \f(CW$col\fR])" 4
464 .IX Item "($row, $col) = $term->selection_beg ([$row, $col])"
465 .ie n .IP "($row, $col\fR) = \f(CW$term\fR\->selection_end ([$row, \f(CW$col])" 4
466 .el .IP "($row, \f(CW$col\fR) = \f(CW$term\fR\->selection_end ([$row, \f(CW$col\fR])" 4
467 .IX Item "($row, $col) = $term->selection_end ([$row, $col])"
468 .PD
469 Return the current values of the selection mark, begin or end positions,
470 and optionally set them to new values.
471 .ie n .IP "$success = $term\->selection_grab ($eventtime)" 4
472 .el .IP "$success = \f(CW$term\fR\->selection_grab ($eventtime)" 4
473 .IX Item "$success = $term->selection_grab ($eventtime)"
474 Try to request the primary selection from the server (for example, as set
475 by the next method).
476 .ie n .IP "$oldtext = $term\->selection ([$newtext])" 4
477 .el .IP "$oldtext = \f(CW$term\fR\->selection ([$newtext])" 4
478 .IX Item "$oldtext = $term->selection ([$newtext])"
479 Return the current selection text and optionally replace it by \f(CW$newtext\fR.
480 .Sp
481 #=item \f(CW$term\fR\->overlay ($x, \f(CW$y\fR, \f(CW$text\fR)
482 #
483 #Create a simple multi-line overlay box. See the next method for details.
484 #
485 #=cut
486 .Sp
487 sub urxvt::term::scr_overlay {
488 die;
489 my ($self, \f(CW$x\fR, \f(CW$y\fR, \f(CW$text\fR) = \f(CW@_\fR;
490 .Sp
491 .Vb 1
492 \& my @lines = split /\en/, $text;
493 .Ve
494 .Sp
495 .Vb 4
496 \& my $w = 0;
497 \& for (map $self->strwidth ($_), @lines) {
498 \& $w = $_ if $w < $_;
499 \& }
500 .Ve
501 .Sp
502 .Vb 3
503 \& $self->scr_overlay_new ($x, $y, $w, scalar @lines);
504 \& $self->scr_overlay_set (0, $_, $lines[$_]) for 0.. $#lines;
505 \&}
506 .Ve
507 .ie n .IP "$term\->overlay ($x, $y\fR, \f(CW$width\fR, \f(CW$height\fR[, \f(CW$rstyle\fR[, \f(CW$border]])" 4
508 .el .IP "$term\->overlay ($x, \f(CW$y\fR, \f(CW$width\fR, \f(CW$height\fR[, \f(CW$rstyle\fR[, \f(CW$border\fR]])" 4
509 .IX Item "$term->overlay ($x, $y, $width, $height[, $rstyle[, $border]])"
510 Create a new (empty) overlay at the given position with the given
511 width/height. \f(CW$rstyle\fR defines the initial rendition style
512 (default: \f(CW\*(C`OVERLAY_RSTYLE\*(C'\fR).
513 .Sp
514 If \f(CW$border\fR is \f(CW2\fR (default), then a decorative border will be put
515 around the box.
516 .Sp
517 If either \f(CW$x\fR or \f(CW$y\fR is negative, then this is counted from the
518 right/bottom side, respectively.
519 .Sp
520 This method returns an urxvt::overlay object. The overlay will be visible
521 as long as the perl object is referenced.
522 .Sp
523 The methods currently supported on \f(CW\*(C`urxvt::overlay\*(C'\fR objects are:
524 .RS 4
525 .ie n .IP "$overlay\->set ($x, $y\fR, \f(CW$text\fR, \f(CW$rend)" 4
526 .el .IP "$overlay\->set ($x, \f(CW$y\fR, \f(CW$text\fR, \f(CW$rend\fR)" 4
527 .IX Item "$overlay->set ($x, $y, $text, $rend)"
528 Similar to \f(CW\*(C`$term\->ROW_t\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`$term\->ROW_r\*(C'\fR in that it puts
529 text in rxvt\-unicode's special encoding and an array of rendition values
530 at a specific position inside the overlay.
531 .IP "$overlay\->hide" 4
532 .IX Item "$overlay->hide"
533 If visible, hide the overlay, but do not destroy it.
534 .IP "$overlay\->show" 4
535 .IX Item "$overlay->show"
536 If hidden, display the overlay again.
537 .RE
538 .RS 4
539 .RE
540 .ie n .IP "$cellwidth = $term\fR\->strwidth \f(CW$string" 4
541 .el .IP "$cellwidth = \f(CW$term\fR\->strwidth \f(CW$string\fR" 4
542 .IX Item "$cellwidth = $term->strwidth $string"
543 Returns the number of screen-cells this string would need. Correctly
544 accounts for wide and combining characters.
545 .ie n .IP "$octets = $term\fR\->locale_encode \f(CW$string" 4
546 .el .IP "$octets = \f(CW$term\fR\->locale_encode \f(CW$string\fR" 4
547 .IX Item "$octets = $term->locale_encode $string"
548 Convert the given text string into the corresponding locale encoding.
549 .ie n .IP "$string = $term\fR\->locale_decode \f(CW$octets" 4
550 .el .IP "$string = \f(CW$term\fR\->locale_decode \f(CW$octets\fR" 4
551 .IX Item "$string = $term->locale_decode $octets"
552 Convert the given locale-encoded octets into a perl string.
553 .IP "$term\->tt_write ($octets)" 4
554 .IX Item "$term->tt_write ($octets)"
555 Write the octets given in \f(CW$data\fR to the tty (i.e. as program input). To
556 pass characters instead of octets, you should convert your strings first
557 to the locale-specific encoding using \f(CW\*(C`$term\->locale_encode\*(C'\fR.
558 .ie n .IP "$window_width = $term\->width" 4
559 .el .IP "$window_width = \f(CW$term\fR\->width" 4
560 .IX Item "$window_width = $term->width"
561 .PD 0
562 .ie n .IP "$window_height = $term\->height" 4
563 .el .IP "$window_height = \f(CW$term\fR\->height" 4
564 .IX Item "$window_height = $term->height"
565 .ie n .IP "$font_width = $term\->fwidth" 4
566 .el .IP "$font_width = \f(CW$term\fR\->fwidth" 4
567 .IX Item "$font_width = $term->fwidth"
568 .ie n .IP "$font_height = $term\->fheight" 4
569 .el .IP "$font_height = \f(CW$term\fR\->fheight" 4
570 .IX Item "$font_height = $term->fheight"
571 .ie n .IP "$font_ascent = $term\->fbase" 4
572 .el .IP "$font_ascent = \f(CW$term\fR\->fbase" 4
573 .IX Item "$font_ascent = $term->fbase"
574 .ie n .IP "$terminal_rows = $term\->nrow" 4
575 .el .IP "$terminal_rows = \f(CW$term\fR\->nrow" 4
576 .IX Item "$terminal_rows = $term->nrow"
577 .ie n .IP "$terminal_columns = $term\->ncol" 4
578 .el .IP "$terminal_columns = \f(CW$term\fR\->ncol" 4
579 .IX Item "$terminal_columns = $term->ncol"
580 .ie n .IP "$has_focus = $term\->focus" 4
581 .el .IP "$has_focus = \f(CW$term\fR\->focus" 4
582 .IX Item "$has_focus = $term->focus"
583 .ie n .IP "$is_mapped = $term\->mapped" 4
584 .el .IP "$is_mapped = \f(CW$term\fR\->mapped" 4
585 .IX Item "$is_mapped = $term->mapped"
586 .ie n .IP "$max_scrollback = $term\->saveLines" 4
587 .el .IP "$max_scrollback = \f(CW$term\fR\->saveLines" 4
588 .IX Item "$max_scrollback = $term->saveLines"
589 .ie n .IP "$nrow_plus_saveLines = $term\->total_rows" 4
590 .el .IP "$nrow_plus_saveLines = \f(CW$term\fR\->total_rows" 4
591 .IX Item "$nrow_plus_saveLines = $term->total_rows"
592 .ie n .IP "$lines_in_scrollback = $term\->nsaved" 4
593 .el .IP "$lines_in_scrollback = \f(CW$term\fR\->nsaved" 4
594 .IX Item "$lines_in_scrollback = $term->nsaved"
595 .PD
596 Return various integers describing terminal characteristics.
597 .ie n .IP "$view_start = $term\->view_start ([$newvalue])" 4
598 .el .IP "$view_start = \f(CW$term\fR\->view_start ([$newvalue])" 4
599 .IX Item "$view_start = $term->view_start ([$newvalue])"
600 Returns the negative row number of the topmost line. Minimum value is
601 \&\f(CW0\fR, which displays the normal terminal contents. Larger values scroll
602 this many lines into the scrollback buffer.
603 .IP "$term\->want_refresh" 4
604 .IX Item "$term->want_refresh"
605 Requests a screen refresh. At the next opportunity, rxvt-unicode will
606 compare the on-screen display with its stored representation. If they
607 differ, it redraws the differences.
608 .Sp
609 Used after changing terminal contents to display them.
610 .ie n .IP "$text = $term\fR\->ROW_t ($row_number[, \f(CW$new_text\fR[, \f(CW$start_col]])" 4
611 .el .IP "$text = \f(CW$term\fR\->ROW_t ($row_number[, \f(CW$new_text\fR[, \f(CW$start_col\fR]])" 4
612 .IX Item "$text = $term->ROW_t ($row_number[, $new_text[, $start_col]])"
613 Returns the text of the entire row with number \f(CW$row_number\fR. Row \f(CW0\fR
614 is the topmost terminal line, row \f(CW\*(C`$term\->$ncol\-1\*(C'\fR is the bottommost
615 terminal line. The scrollback buffer starts at line \f(CW\*(C`\-1\*(C'\fR and extends to
616 line \f(CW\*(C`\-$term\->nsaved\*(C'\fR. Nothing will be returned if a nonexistent line
617 is requested.
618 .Sp
619 If \f(CW$new_text\fR is specified, it will replace characters in the current
620 line, starting at column \f(CW$start_col\fR (default \f(CW0\fR), which is useful
621 to replace only parts of a line. The font index in the rendition will
622 automatically be updated.
623 .Sp
624 \&\f(CW$text\fR is in a special encoding: tabs and wide characters that use more
625 than one cell when displayed are padded with urxvt::NOCHAR characters
626 (\f(CW\*(C`chr 65535\*(C'\fR). Characters with combining characters and other characters
627 that do not fit into the normal tetx encoding will be replaced with
628 characters in the private use area.
629 .Sp
630 You have to obey this encoding when changing text. The advantage is
631 that \f(CW\*(C`substr\*(C'\fR and similar functions work on screen cells and not on
632 characters.
633 .Sp
634 The methods \f(CW\*(C`$term\->special_encode\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`$term\->special_decode\*(C'\fR
635 can be used to convert normal strings into this encoding and vice versa.
636 .ie n .IP "$rend = $term\fR\->ROW_r ($row_number[, \f(CW$new_rend\fR[, \f(CW$start_col]])" 4
637 .el .IP "$rend = \f(CW$term\fR\->ROW_r ($row_number[, \f(CW$new_rend\fR[, \f(CW$start_col\fR]])" 4
638 .IX Item "$rend = $term->ROW_r ($row_number[, $new_rend[, $start_col]])"
639 Like \f(CW\*(C`$term\->ROW_t\*(C'\fR, but returns an arrayref with rendition
640 bitsets. Rendition bitsets contain information about colour, font, font
641 styles and similar information. See also \f(CW\*(C`$term\->ROW_t\*(C'\fR.
642 .Sp
643 When setting rendition, the font mask will be ignored.
644 .Sp
645 See the section on \s-1RENDITION\s0, above.
646 .ie n .IP "$length = $term\fR\->ROW_l ($row_number[, \f(CW$new_length])" 4
647 .el .IP "$length = \f(CW$term\fR\->ROW_l ($row_number[, \f(CW$new_length\fR])" 4
648 .IX Item "$length = $term->ROW_l ($row_number[, $new_length])"
649 Returns the number of screen cells that are in use (\*(L"the line
650 length\*(R"). Unlike the urxvt core, this returns \f(CW\*(C`$term\->ncol\*(C'\fR if the
651 line is joined with the following one.
652 .ie n .IP "$bool = $term\->is_longer ($row_number)" 4
653 .el .IP "$bool = \f(CW$term\fR\->is_longer ($row_number)" 4
654 .IX Item "$bool = $term->is_longer ($row_number)"
655 Returns true if the row is part of a multiple-row logical \*(L"line\*(R" (i.e.
656 joined with the following row), which means all characters are in use
657 and it is continued on the next row (and possibly a continuation of the
658 previous row(s)).
659 .ie n .IP "$line = $term\->line ($row_number)" 4
660 .el .IP "$line = \f(CW$term\fR\->line ($row_number)" 4
661 .IX Item "$line = $term->line ($row_number)"
662 Create and return a new \f(CW\*(C`urxvt::line\*(C'\fR object that stores information
663 about the logical line that row \f(CW$row_number\fR is part of. It supports the
664 following methods:
665 .RS 4
666 .ie n .IP "$text = $line\->t" 4
667 .el .IP "$text = \f(CW$line\fR\->t" 4
668 .IX Item "$text = $line->t"
669 Returns the full text of the line, similar to \f(CW\*(C`ROW_t\*(C'\fR
670 .ie n .IP "$rend = $line\->r" 4
671 .el .IP "$rend = \f(CW$line\fR\->r" 4
672 .IX Item "$rend = $line->r"
673 Returns the full rendition array of the line, similar to \f(CW\*(C`ROW_r\*(C'\fR
674 .ie n .IP "$length = $line\->l" 4
675 .el .IP "$length = \f(CW$line\fR\->l" 4
676 .IX Item "$length = $line->l"
677 Returns the length of the line in cells, similar to \f(CW\*(C`ROW_l\*(C'\fR.
678 .ie n .IP "$rownum = $line\->beg" 4
679 .el .IP "$rownum = \f(CW$line\fR\->beg" 4
680 .IX Item "$rownum = $line->beg"
681 .PD 0
682 .ie n .IP "$rownum = $line\->end" 4
683 .el .IP "$rownum = \f(CW$line\fR\->end" 4
684 .IX Item "$rownum = $line->end"
685 .PD
686 Return the row number of the first/last row of the line, respectively.
687 .ie n .IP "$offset = $line\fR\->offset_of ($row, \f(CW$col)" 4
688 .el .IP "$offset = \f(CW$line\fR\->offset_of ($row, \f(CW$col\fR)" 4
689 .IX Item "$offset = $line->offset_of ($row, $col)"
690 Returns the character offset of the given row|col pair within the logical
691 line.
692 .ie n .IP "($row, $col\fR) = \f(CW$line\->coord_of ($offset)" 4
693 .el .IP "($row, \f(CW$col\fR) = \f(CW$line\fR\->coord_of ($offset)" 4
694 .IX Item "($row, $col) = $line->coord_of ($offset)"
695 Translates a string offset into terminal coordinates again.
696 .RE
697 .RS 4
698 .RE
699 .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
700 .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$string\fR" 4
701 .IX Item "($row, $col) = $line->coord_of ($offset) =item $text = $term->special_encode $string"
702 Converts a perl string into the special encoding used by rxvt\-unicode,
703 where one character corresponds to one screen cell. See
704 \&\f(CW\*(C`$term\->ROW_t\*(C'\fR for details.
705 .ie n .IP "$string = $term\fR\->special_decode \f(CW$text" 4
706 .el .IP "$string = \f(CW$term\fR\->special_decode \f(CW$text\fR" 4
707 .IX Item "$string = $term->special_decode $text"
708 Converts rxvt-unicodes text reprsentation into a perl string. See
709 \&\f(CW\*(C`$term\->ROW_t\*(C'\fR for details.
710 .ie n .Sh "The ""urxvt::timer"" Class"
711 .el .Sh "The \f(CWurxvt::timer\fP Class"
712 .IX Subsection "The urxvt::timer Class"
713 This class implements timer watchers/events. Time is represented as a
714 fractional number of seconds since the epoch. Example:
715 .PP
716 .Vb 8
717 \& $term->{overlay} = $term->overlay (-1, 0, 8, 1, urxvt::OVERLAY_RSTYLE, 0);
718 \& $term->{timer} = urxvt::timer
719 \& ->new
720 \& ->interval (1)
721 \& ->cb (sub {
722 \& $term->{overlay}->set (0, 0,
723 \& sprintf "%2d:%02d:%02d", (localtime urxvt::NOW)[2,1,0]);
724 \& });
725 .Ve
726 .IP "$timer = new urxvt::timer" 4
727 .IX Item "$timer = new urxvt::timer"
728 Create a new timer object in started state. It is scheduled to fire
729 immediately.
730 .ie n .IP "$timer = $timer\fR\->cb (sub { my ($timer) = \f(CW@_; ... })" 4
731 .el .IP "$timer = \f(CW$timer\fR\->cb (sub { my ($timer) = \f(CW@_\fR; ... })" 4
732 .IX Item "$timer = $timer->cb (sub { my ($timer) = @_; ... })"
733 Set the callback to be called when the timer triggers.
734 .ie n .IP "$tstamp = $timer\->at" 4
735 .el .IP "$tstamp = \f(CW$timer\fR\->at" 4
736 .IX Item "$tstamp = $timer->at"
737 Return the time this watcher will fire next.
738 .ie n .IP "$timer = $timer\->set ($tstamp)" 4
739 .el .IP "$timer = \f(CW$timer\fR\->set ($tstamp)" 4
740 .IX Item "$timer = $timer->set ($tstamp)"
741 Set the time the event is generated to \f(CW$tstamp\fR.
742 .ie n .IP "$timer = $timer\->interval ($interval)" 4
743 .el .IP "$timer = \f(CW$timer\fR\->interval ($interval)" 4
744 .IX Item "$timer = $timer->interval ($interval)"
745 Normally (and when \f(CW$interval\fR is \f(CW0\fR), the timer will automatically
746 stop after it has fired once. If \f(CW$interval\fR is non\-zero, then the timer
747 is automatically rescheduled at the given intervals.
748 .ie n .IP "$timer = $timer\->start" 4
749 .el .IP "$timer = \f(CW$timer\fR\->start" 4
750 .IX Item "$timer = $timer->start"
751 Start the timer.
752 .ie n .IP "$timer = $timer\->start ($tstamp)" 4
753 .el .IP "$timer = \f(CW$timer\fR\->start ($tstamp)" 4
754 .IX Item "$timer = $timer->start ($tstamp)"
755 Set the event trigger time to \f(CW$tstamp\fR and start the timer.
756 .ie n .IP "$timer = $timer\->stop" 4
757 .el .IP "$timer = \f(CW$timer\fR\->stop" 4
758 .IX Item "$timer = $timer->stop"
759 Stop the timer.
760 .ie n .Sh "The ""urxvt::iow"" Class"
761 .el .Sh "The \f(CWurxvt::iow\fP Class"
762 .IX Subsection "The urxvt::iow Class"
763 This class implements io watchers/events. Example:
764 .PP
765 .Vb 12
766 \& $term->{socket} = ...
767 \& $term->{iow} = urxvt::iow
768 \& ->new
769 \& ->fd (fileno $term->{socket})
770 \& ->events (1) # wait for read data
771 \& ->start
772 \& ->cb (sub {
773 \& my ($iow, $revents) = @_;
774 \& # $revents must be 1 here, no need to check
775 \& sysread $term->{socket}, my $buf, 8192
776 \& or end-of-file;
777 \& });
778 .Ve
779 .IP "$iow = new urxvt::iow" 4
780 .IX Item "$iow = new urxvt::iow"
781 Create a new io watcher object in stopped state.
782 .ie n .IP "$iow = $iow\fR\->cb (sub { my ($iow, \f(CW$reventmask\fR) = \f(CW@_; ... })" 4
783 .el .IP "$iow = \f(CW$iow\fR\->cb (sub { my ($iow, \f(CW$reventmask\fR) = \f(CW@_\fR; ... })" 4
784 .IX Item "$iow = $iow->cb (sub { my ($iow, $reventmask) = @_; ... })"
785 Set the callback to be called when io events are triggered. \f(CW$reventmask\fR
786 is a bitset as described in the \f(CW\*(C`events\*(C'\fR method.
787 .ie n .IP "$iow = $iow\->fd ($fd)" 4
788 .el .IP "$iow = \f(CW$iow\fR\->fd ($fd)" 4
789 .IX Item "$iow = $iow->fd ($fd)"
790 Set the filedescriptor (not handle) to watch.
791 .ie n .IP "$iow = $iow\->events ($eventmask)" 4
792 .el .IP "$iow = \f(CW$iow\fR\->events ($eventmask)" 4
793 .IX Item "$iow = $iow->events ($eventmask)"
794 Set the event mask to watch. Bit #0 (value \f(CW1\fR) enables watching for read
795 data, Bit #1 (value \f(CW2\fR) enables watching for write data.
796 .ie n .IP "$iow = $iow\->start" 4
797 .el .IP "$iow = \f(CW$iow\fR\->start" 4
798 .IX Item "$iow = $iow->start"
799 Start watching for requested events on the given handle.
800 .ie n .IP "$iow = $iow\->stop" 4
801 .el .IP "$iow = \f(CW$iow\fR\->stop" 4
802 .IX Item "$iow = $iow->stop"
803 Stop watching for events on the given filehandle.
804 .SH "ENVIRONMENT"
805 .IX Header "ENVIRONMENT"
806 .Sh "\s-1URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY\s0"
807 .IX Subsection "URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY"
808 This variable controls the verbosity level of the perl extension. Higher
809 numbers indicate more verbose output.
810 .IP "=0 \- only fatal messages" 4
811 .IX Item "=0 - only fatal messages"
812 .PD 0
813 .IP "=3 \- script loading and management" 4
814 .IX Item "=3 - script loading and management"
815 .IP "=10 \- all events received" 4
816 .IX Item "=10 - all events received"
817 .PD
818 .SH "AUTHOR"
819 .IX Header "AUTHOR"
820 .Vb 2
821 \& Marc Lehmann <pcg@goof.com>
822 \& http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode
823 .Ve