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131 .IX Title "rxvt 3"
132 .TH rxvt 3 "2006-01-03" "6.2" "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 "PACKAGED EXTENSIONS"
166 .IX Header "PACKAGED 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 Miscellaneous selection modifications.
178 .RS 4
179 .IP "rot13" 4
180 .IX Item "rot13"
181 Rot\-13 the selection when activated. Used via keyboard trigger:
182 .Sp
183 .Vb 1
184 \& URxvt.keysym.C-M-r: perl:selection:rot13
185 .Ve
186 .RE
187 .RS 4
188 .RE
189 .IP "digital-clock" 4
190 .IX Item "digital-clock"
191 Displays a very simple digital clock in the upper right corner of the
192 window. Illustrates overwriting the refresh callbacks to create your own
193 overlays or changes.
194 .IP "simple-overlay-clock" 4
195 .IX Item "simple-overlay-clock"
196 Displays a digital clock using the built-in overlay (colorful, useless).
197 .Sh "General \s-1API\s0 Considerations"
198 .IX Subsection "General API Considerations"
199 All objects (such as terminals, time watchers etc.) are typical
200 reference-to-hash objects. The hash can be used to store anything you
201 like. All members starting with an underscore (such as \f(CW\*(C`_ptr\*(C'\fR or
202 \&\f(CW\*(C`_hook\*(C'\fR) are reserved for internal uses and must not be accessed or
203 modified).
204 .PP
205 When objects are destroyed on the \*(C+ side, the perl object hashes are
206 emptied, so its best to store related objects such as time watchers and
207 the like inside the terminal object so they get destroyed as soon as the
208 terminal is destroyed.
209 .Sh "Hooks"
210 .IX Subsection "Hooks"
211 The following subroutines can be declared in loaded scripts, and will be called
212 whenever the relevant event happens.
213 .PP
214 All of them must return a boolean value. If it is true, then the event
215 counts as being \fIconsumed\fR, and the invocation of other hooks is skipped,
216 and the relevant action might not be carried out by the \*(C+ code.
217 .PP
218 When in doubt, return a false value (preferably \f(CW\*(C`()\*(C'\fR).
219 .ie n .IP "on_init $term" 4
220 .el .IP "on_init \f(CW$term\fR" 4
221 .IX Item "on_init $term"
222 Called after a new terminal object has been initialized, but before
223 windows are created or the command gets run.
224 .ie n .IP "on_reset $term" 4
225 .el .IP "on_reset \f(CW$term\fR" 4
226 .IX Item "on_reset $term"
227 Called after the screen is \*(L"reset\*(R" for any reason, such as resizing or
228 control sequences. Here is where you can react on changes to size-related
229 variables.
230 .ie n .IP "on_start $term" 4
231 .el .IP "on_start \f(CW$term\fR" 4
232 .IX Item "on_start $term"
233 Called at the very end of initialisation of a new terminal, just before
234 returning to the mainloop.
235 .ie n .IP "on_sel_make $term\fR, \f(CW$eventtime" 4
236 .el .IP "on_sel_make \f(CW$term\fR, \f(CW$eventtime\fR" 4
237 .IX Item "on_sel_make $term, $eventtime"
238 Called whenever a selection has been made by the user, but before the
239 selection text is copied, so changes to the beginning, end or type of the
240 selection will be honored.
241 .Sp
242 Returning a true value aborts selection making by urxvt, in which case you
243 have to make a selection yourself by calling \f(CW\*(C`$term\->selection_grab\*(C'\fR.
244 .ie n .IP "on_sel_grab $term\fR, \f(CW$eventtime" 4
245 .el .IP "on_sel_grab \f(CW$term\fR, \f(CW$eventtime\fR" 4
246 .IX Item "on_sel_grab $term, $eventtime"
247 Called whenever a selection has been copied, but before the selection is
248 requested from the server. The selection text can be queried and changed
249 by calling \f(CW\*(C`$term\->selection\*(C'\fR.
250 .Sp
251 Returning a true value aborts selection grabbing. It will still be hilighted.
252 .ie n .IP "on_focus_in $term" 4
253 .el .IP "on_focus_in \f(CW$term\fR" 4
254 .IX Item "on_focus_in $term"
255 Called whenever the window gets the keyboard focus, before urxvt does
256 focus in processing.
257 .ie n .IP "on_focus_out $term" 4
258 .el .IP "on_focus_out \f(CW$term\fR" 4
259 .IX Item "on_focus_out $term"
260 Called wheneever the window loses keyboard focus, before urxvt does focus
261 out processing.
262 .ie n .IP "on_view_change $term\fR, \f(CW$offset" 4
263 .el .IP "on_view_change \f(CW$term\fR, \f(CW$offset\fR" 4
264 .IX Item "on_view_change $term, $offset"
265 Called whenever the view offset changes, i..e the user or program
266 scrolls. Offset \f(CW0\fR means display the normal terminal, positive values
267 show this many lines of scrollback.
268 .ie n .IP "on_scroll_back $term\fR, \f(CW$lines\fR, \f(CW$saved" 4
269 .el .IP "on_scroll_back \f(CW$term\fR, \f(CW$lines\fR, \f(CW$saved\fR" 4
270 .IX Item "on_scroll_back $term, $lines, $saved"
271 Called whenever lines scroll out of the terminal area into the scrollback
272 buffer. \f(CW$lines\fR is the number of lines scrolled out and may be larger
273 than the scroll back buffer or the terminal.
274 .Sp
275 It is called before lines are scrolled out (so rows 0 .. min ($lines \- 1,
276 \&\f(CW$nrow\fR \- 1) represent the lines to be scrolled out). \f(CW$saved\fR is the total
277 number of lines that will be in the scrollback buffer.
278 .ie n .IP "on_tty_activity $term *NYI*" 4
279 .el .IP "on_tty_activity \f(CW$term\fR *NYI*" 4
280 .IX Item "on_tty_activity $term *NYI*"
281 Called whenever the program(s) running in the urxvt window send output.
282 .ie n .IP "on_refresh_begin $term" 4
283 .el .IP "on_refresh_begin \f(CW$term\fR" 4
284 .IX Item "on_refresh_begin $term"
285 Called just before the screen gets redrawn. Can be used for overlay
286 or similar effects by modify terminal contents in refresh_begin, and
287 restoring them in refresh_end. The built-in overlay and selection display
288 code is run after this hook, and takes precedence.
289 .ie n .IP "on_refresh_end $term" 4
290 .el .IP "on_refresh_end \f(CW$term\fR" 4
291 .IX Item "on_refresh_end $term"
292 Called just after the screen gets redrawn. See \f(CW\*(C`on_refresh_begin\*(C'\fR.
293 .ie n .IP "on_keyboard_command $term\fR, \f(CW$string" 4
294 .el .IP "on_keyboard_command \f(CW$term\fR, \f(CW$string\fR" 4
295 .IX Item "on_keyboard_command $term, $string"
296 Called whenever the user presses a key combination that has a
297 \&\f(CW\*(C`perl:string\*(C'\fR action bound to it (see description of the \fBkeysym\fR
298 resource in the @@RXVT_NAME@@(1) manpage).
299 .ie n .Sh "Functions in the ""urxvt"" Package"
300 .el .Sh "Functions in the \f(CWurxvt\fP Package"
301 .IX Subsection "Functions in the urxvt Package"
302 .ie n .IP "urxvt::fatal $errormessage" 4
303 .el .IP "urxvt::fatal \f(CW$errormessage\fR" 4
304 .IX Item "urxvt::fatal $errormessage"
305 Fatally aborts execution with the given error message. Avoid at all
306 costs! The only time this is acceptable is when the terminal process
307 starts up.
308 .ie n .IP "urxvt::warn $string" 4
309 .el .IP "urxvt::warn \f(CW$string\fR" 4
310 .IX Item "urxvt::warn $string"
311 Calls \f(CW\*(C`rxvt_warn\*(C'\fR with the given string which should not include a
312 newline. The module also overwrites the \f(CW\*(C`warn\*(C'\fR builtin with a function
313 that calls this function.
314 .Sp
315 Using this function has the advantage that its output ends up in the
316 correct place, e.g. on stderr of the connecting urxvtc client.
317 .IP "$time = urxvt::NOW" 4
318 .IX Item "$time = urxvt::NOW"
319 Returns the \*(L"current time\*(R" (as per the event loop).
320 .ie n .Sh "The ""urxvt::term"" Class"
321 .el .Sh "The \f(CWurxvt::term\fP Class"
322 .IX Subsection "The urxvt::term Class"
323 .ie n .IP "$value = $term\fR\->resource ($name[, \f(CW$newval])" 4
324 .el .IP "$value = \f(CW$term\fR\->resource ($name[, \f(CW$newval\fR])" 4
325 .IX Item "$value = $term->resource ($name[, $newval])"
326 Returns the current resource value associated with a given name and
327 optionally sets a new value. Setting values is most useful in the \f(CW\*(C`init\*(C'\fR
328 hook. Unset resources are returned and accepted as \f(CW\*(C`undef\*(C'\fR.
329 .Sp
330 The new value must be properly encoded to a suitable character encoding
331 before passing it to this method. Similarly, the returned value may need
332 to be converted from the used encoding to text.
333 .Sp
334 Resource names are as defined in \fIsrc/rsinc.h\fR. Colours can be specified
335 as resource names of the form \f(CW\*(C`color+<index>\*(C'\fR, e.g. \f(CW\*(C`color+5\*(C'\fR. (will
336 likely change).
337 .Sp
338 Please note that resource strings will currently only be freed when the
339 terminal is destroyed, so changing options frequently will eat memory.
340 .Sp
341 Here is a a likely non-exhaustive list of resource names, not all of which
342 are supported in every build, please see the source to see the actual
343 list:
344 .Sp
345 .Vb 12
346 \& answerbackstring backgroundPixmap backspace_key boldFont boldItalicFont
347 \& borderLess color cursorBlink cursorUnderline cutchars delete_key
348 \& display_name embed ext_bwidth fade font geometry hold iconName
349 \& imFont imLocale inputMethod insecure int_bwidth intensityStyles
350 \& italicFont jumpScroll lineSpace loginShell mapAlert menu meta8 modifier
351 \& mouseWheelScrollPage name pastableTabs path perl_eval perl_ext
352 \& perl_lib pointerBlank pointerBlankDelay preeditType print_pipe pty_fd
353 \& reverseVideo saveLines scrollBar scrollBar_align scrollBar_floating
354 \& scrollBar_right scrollBar_thickness scrollTtyKeypress scrollTtyOutput
355 \& scrollWithBuffer scrollstyle secondaryScreen secondaryScroll selectstyle
356 \& shade term_name title transparent transparent_all tripleclickwords
357 \& utmpInhibit visualBell
358 .Ve
359 .ie n .IP "($row, $col\fR) = \f(CW$term\fR\->selection_mark ([$row, \f(CW$col])" 4
360 .el .IP "($row, \f(CW$col\fR) = \f(CW$term\fR\->selection_mark ([$row, \f(CW$col\fR])" 4
361 .IX Item "($row, $col) = $term->selection_mark ([$row, $col])"
362 .PD 0
363 .ie n .IP "($row, $col\fR) = \f(CW$term\fR\->selection_beg ([$row, \f(CW$col])" 4
364 .el .IP "($row, \f(CW$col\fR) = \f(CW$term\fR\->selection_beg ([$row, \f(CW$col\fR])" 4
365 .IX Item "($row, $col) = $term->selection_beg ([$row, $col])"
366 .ie n .IP "($row, $col\fR) = \f(CW$term\fR\->selection_end ([$row, \f(CW$col])" 4
367 .el .IP "($row, \f(CW$col\fR) = \f(CW$term\fR\->selection_end ([$row, \f(CW$col\fR])" 4
368 .IX Item "($row, $col) = $term->selection_end ([$row, $col])"
369 .PD
370 Return the current values of the selection mark, begin or end positions,
371 and optionally set them to new values.
372 .ie n .IP "$success = $term\->selection_grab ($eventtime)" 4
373 .el .IP "$success = \f(CW$term\fR\->selection_grab ($eventtime)" 4
374 .IX Item "$success = $term->selection_grab ($eventtime)"
375 Try to request the primary selection from the server (for example, as set
376 by the next method).
377 .ie n .IP "$oldtext = $term\->selection ([$newtext])" 4
378 .el .IP "$oldtext = \f(CW$term\fR\->selection ([$newtext])" 4
379 .IX Item "$oldtext = $term->selection ([$newtext])"
380 Return the current selection text and optionally replace it by \f(CW$newtext\fR.
381 .ie n .IP "$term\->scr_overlay ($x, $y\fR, \f(CW$text)" 4
382 .el .IP "$term\->scr_overlay ($x, \f(CW$y\fR, \f(CW$text\fR)" 4
383 .IX Item "$term->scr_overlay ($x, $y, $text)"
384 Create a simple multi-line overlay box. See the next method for details.
385 .ie n .IP "$term\->scr_overlay_new ($x, $y\fR, \f(CW$width\fR, \f(CW$height)" 4
386 .el .IP "$term\->scr_overlay_new ($x, \f(CW$y\fR, \f(CW$width\fR, \f(CW$height\fR)" 4
387 .IX Item "$term->scr_overlay_new ($x, $y, $width, $height)"
388 Create a new (empty) overlay at the given position with the given
389 width/height. A border will be put around the box. If either \f(CW$x\fR or
390 \&\f(CW$y\fR is negative, then this is counted from the right/bottom side,
391 respectively.
392 .IP "$term\->scr_overlay_off" 4
393 .IX Item "$term->scr_overlay_off"
394 Switch the overlay off again.
395 .ie n .IP "$term\->scr_overlay_set_char ($x, $y\fR, \f(CW$char\fR, \f(CW$rend = \s-1OVERLAY_RSTYLE\s0)" 4
396 .el .IP "$term\->scr_overlay_set_char ($x, \f(CW$y\fR, \f(CW$char\fR, \f(CW$rend\fR = \s-1OVERLAY_RSTYLE\s0)" 4
397 .IX Item "$term->scr_overlay_set_char ($x, $y, $char, $rend = OVERLAY_RSTYLE)"
398 Put a single character (specified numerically) at the given overlay
399 position.
400 .ie n .IP "$term\->scr_overlay_set ($x, $y\fR, \f(CW$text)" 4
401 .el .IP "$term\->scr_overlay_set ($x, \f(CW$y\fR, \f(CW$text\fR)" 4
402 .IX Item "$term->scr_overlay_set ($x, $y, $text)"
403 Write a string at the given position into the overlay.
404 .ie n .IP "$cellwidth = $term\fR\->strwidth \f(CW$string" 4
405 .el .IP "$cellwidth = \f(CW$term\fR\->strwidth \f(CW$string\fR" 4
406 .IX Item "$cellwidth = $term->strwidth $string"
407 Returns the number of screen-cells this string would need. Correctly
408 accounts for wide and combining characters.
409 .ie n .IP "$octets = $term\fR\->locale_encode \f(CW$string" 4
410 .el .IP "$octets = \f(CW$term\fR\->locale_encode \f(CW$string\fR" 4
411 .IX Item "$octets = $term->locale_encode $string"
412 Convert the given text string into the corresponding locale encoding.
413 .ie n .IP "$string = $term\fR\->locale_decode \f(CW$octets" 4
414 .el .IP "$string = \f(CW$term\fR\->locale_decode \f(CW$octets\fR" 4
415 .IX Item "$string = $term->locale_decode $octets"
416 Convert the given locale-encoded octets into a perl string.
417 .IP "$term\->tt_write ($octets)" 4
418 .IX Item "$term->tt_write ($octets)"
419 Write the octets given in \f(CW$data\fR to the tty (i.e. as program input). To
420 pass characters instead of octets, you should convert your strings first
421 to the locale-specific encoding using \f(CW\*(C`$term\->locale_encode\*(C'\fR.
422 .ie n .IP "$nrow = $term\->nrow" 4
423 .el .IP "$nrow = \f(CW$term\fR\->nrow" 4
424 .IX Item "$nrow = $term->nrow"
425 .PD 0
426 .ie n .IP "$ncol = $term\->ncol" 4
427 .el .IP "$ncol = \f(CW$term\fR\->ncol" 4
428 .IX Item "$ncol = $term->ncol"
429 .PD
430 Return the number of rows/columns of the terminal window (i.e. as
431 specified by \f(CW\*(C`\-geometry\*(C'\fR, excluding any scrollback).
432 .ie n .IP "$nsaved = $term\->nsaved" 4
433 .el .IP "$nsaved = \f(CW$term\fR\->nsaved" 4
434 .IX Item "$nsaved = $term->nsaved"
435 Returns the number of lines in the scrollback buffer.
436 .ie n .IP "$view_start = $term\->view_start ([$newvalue])" 4
437 .el .IP "$view_start = \f(CW$term\fR\->view_start ([$newvalue])" 4
438 .IX Item "$view_start = $term->view_start ([$newvalue])"
439 Returns the negative row number of the topmost line. Minimum value is
440 \&\f(CW0\fR, which displays the normal terminal contents. Larger values scroll
441 this many lines into the scrollback buffer.
442 .IP "$term\->want_refresh" 4
443 .IX Item "$term->want_refresh"
444 Requests a screen refresh. At the next opportunity, rxvt-unicode will
445 compare the on-screen display with its stored representation. If they
446 differ, it redraws the differences.
447 .Sp
448 Used after changing terminal contents to display them.
449 .ie n .IP "$text = $term\fR\->ROW_t ($row_number[, \f(CW$new_text\fR[, \f(CW$start_col]])" 4
450 .el .IP "$text = \f(CW$term\fR\->ROW_t ($row_number[, \f(CW$new_text\fR[, \f(CW$start_col\fR]])" 4
451 .IX Item "$text = $term->ROW_t ($row_number[, $new_text[, $start_col]])"
452 Returns the text of the entire row with number \f(CW$row_number\fR. Row \f(CW0\fR
453 is the topmost terminal line, row \f(CW\*(C`$term\->$ncol\-1\*(C'\fR is the bottommost
454 terminal line. The scrollback buffer starts at line \f(CW\*(C`\-1\*(C'\fR and extends to
455 line \f(CW\*(C`\-$term\->nsaved\*(C'\fR.
456 .Sp
457 If \f(CW$new_text\fR is specified, it will replace characters in the current
458 line, starting at column \f(CW$start_col\fR (default \f(CW0\fR), which is useful
459 to replace only parts of a line. The font iindex in the rendition will
460 automatically be updated.
461 .Sp
462 \&\f(CW$text\fR is in a special encoding: tabs and wide characters that use more
463 than one cell when displayed are padded with urxvt::NOCHAR characters
464 (\f(CW\*(C`chr 65535\*(C'\fR). Characters with combining characters and other characters
465 that do not fit into the normal tetx encoding will be replaced with
466 characters in the private use area.
467 .Sp
468 You have to obey this encoding when changing text. The advantage is
469 that \f(CW\*(C`substr\*(C'\fR and similar functions work on screen cells and not on
470 characters.
471 .Sp
472 The methods \f(CW\*(C`$term\->special_encode\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`$term\->special_decode\*(C'\fR
473 can be used to convert normal strings into this encoding and vice versa.
474 .ie n .IP "$rend = $term\fR\->ROW_r ($row_number[, \f(CW$new_rend\fR[, \f(CW$start_col]])" 4
475 .el .IP "$rend = \f(CW$term\fR\->ROW_r ($row_number[, \f(CW$new_rend\fR[, \f(CW$start_col\fR]])" 4
476 .IX Item "$rend = $term->ROW_r ($row_number[, $new_rend[, $start_col]])"
477 Like \f(CW\*(C`$term\->ROW_t\*(C'\fR, but returns an arrayref with rendition
478 bitsets. Rendition bitsets contain information about colour, font, font
479 styles and similar information. See also \f(CW\*(C`$term\->ROW_t\*(C'\fR.
480 .Sp
481 When setting rendition, the font mask will be ignored.
482 .Sp
483 See the section on \s-1RENDITION\s0, below.
484 .ie n .IP "$length = $term\fR\->ROW_l ($row_number[, \f(CW$new_length])" 4
485 .el .IP "$length = \f(CW$term\fR\->ROW_l ($row_number[, \f(CW$new_length\fR])" 4
486 .IX Item "$length = $term->ROW_l ($row_number[, $new_length])"
487 Returns the number of screen cells that are in use (\*(L"the line length\*(R"). If
488 it is \f(CW\*(C`\-1\*(C'\fR, then the line is part of a multiple-row logical \*(L"line\*(R", which
489 means all characters are in use and it is continued on the next row.
490 .ie n .IP "$text = $term\fR\->special_encode \f(CW$string" 4
491 .el .IP "$text = \f(CW$term\fR\->special_encode \f(CW$string\fR" 4
492 .IX Item "$text = $term->special_encode $string"
493 Converts a perl string into the special encoding used by rxvt\-unicode,
494 where one character corresponds to one screen cell. See
495 \&\f(CW\*(C`$term\->ROW_t\*(C'\fR for details.
496 .ie n .IP "$string = $term\fR\->special_decode \f(CW$text" 4
497 .el .IP "$string = \f(CW$term\fR\->special_decode \f(CW$text\fR" 4
498 .IX Item "$string = $term->special_decode $text"
499 Converts rxvt-unicodes text reprsentation into a perl string. See
500 \&\f(CW\*(C`$term\->ROW_t\*(C'\fR for details.
501 .Sh "\s-1RENDITION\s0"
502 .IX Subsection "RENDITION"
503 Rendition bitsets contain information about colour, font, font styles and
504 similar information for each screen cell.
505 .PP
506 The following \*(L"macros\*(R" deal with changes in rendition sets. You should
507 never just create a bitset, you should always modify an existing one,
508 as they contain important information required for correct operation of
509 rxvt\-unicode.
510 .IP "$rend = urxvt::DEFAULT_RSTYLE" 4
511 .IX Item "$rend = urxvt::DEFAULT_RSTYLE"
512 Returns the default rendition, as used when the terminal is starting up or
513 being reset. Useful as a base
514 .ie n .Sh "The ""urxvt::timer"" Class"
515 .el .Sh "The \f(CWurxvt::timer\fP Class"
516 .IX Subsection "The urxvt::timer Class"
517 This class implements timer watchers/events. Time is represented as a
518 fractional number of seconds since the epoch. Example:
519 .PP
520 .Vb 11
521 \& # create a digital clock display in upper right corner
522 \& $term->{timer} = urxvt::timer
523 \& ->new
524 \& ->start (urxvt::NOW)
525 \& ->cb (sub {
526 \& my ($timer) = @_;
527 \& my $time = $timer->at;
528 \& $timer->start ($time + 1);
529 \& $self->scr_overlay (-1, 0,
530 \& POSIX::strftime "%H:%M:%S", localtime $time);
531 \& });
532 .Ve
533 .IP "$timer = new urxvt::timer" 4
534 .IX Item "$timer = new urxvt::timer"
535 Create a new timer object in stopped state.
536 .ie n .IP "$timer = $timer\fR\->cb (sub { my ($timer) = \f(CW@_; ... })" 4
537 .el .IP "$timer = \f(CW$timer\fR\->cb (sub { my ($timer) = \f(CW@_\fR; ... })" 4
538 .IX Item "$timer = $timer->cb (sub { my ($timer) = @_; ... })"
539 Set the callback to be called when the timer triggers.
540 .ie n .IP "$tstamp = $timer\->at" 4
541 .el .IP "$tstamp = \f(CW$timer\fR\->at" 4
542 .IX Item "$tstamp = $timer->at"
543 Return the time this watcher will fire next.
544 .ie n .IP "$timer = $timer\->set ($tstamp)" 4
545 .el .IP "$timer = \f(CW$timer\fR\->set ($tstamp)" 4
546 .IX Item "$timer = $timer->set ($tstamp)"
547 Set the time the event is generated to \f(CW$tstamp\fR.
548 .ie n .IP "$timer = $timer\->start" 4
549 .el .IP "$timer = \f(CW$timer\fR\->start" 4
550 .IX Item "$timer = $timer->start"
551 Start the timer.
552 .ie n .IP "$timer = $timer\->start ($tstamp)" 4
553 .el .IP "$timer = \f(CW$timer\fR\->start ($tstamp)" 4
554 .IX Item "$timer = $timer->start ($tstamp)"
555 Set the event trigger time to \f(CW$tstamp\fR and start the timer.
556 .ie n .IP "$timer = $timer\->stop" 4
557 .el .IP "$timer = \f(CW$timer\fR\->stop" 4
558 .IX Item "$timer = $timer->stop"
559 Stop the timer.
560 .ie n .Sh "The ""urxvt::iow"" Class"
561 .el .Sh "The \f(CWurxvt::iow\fP Class"
562 .IX Subsection "The urxvt::iow Class"
563 This class implements io watchers/events. Example:
564 .PP
565 .Vb 12
566 \& $term->{socket} = ...
567 \& $term->{iow} = urxvt::iow
568 \& ->new
569 \& ->fd (fileno $term->{socket})
570 \& ->events (1) # wait for read data
571 \& ->start
572 \& ->cb (sub {
573 \& my ($iow, $revents) = @_;
574 \& # $revents must be 1 here, no need to check
575 \& sysread $term->{socket}, my $buf, 8192
576 \& or end-of-file;
577 \& });
578 .Ve
579 .IP "$iow = new urxvt::iow" 4
580 .IX Item "$iow = new urxvt::iow"
581 Create a new io watcher object in stopped state.
582 .ie n .IP "$iow = $iow\fR\->cb (sub { my ($iow, \f(CW$reventmask\fR) = \f(CW@_; ... })" 4
583 .el .IP "$iow = \f(CW$iow\fR\->cb (sub { my ($iow, \f(CW$reventmask\fR) = \f(CW@_\fR; ... })" 4
584 .IX Item "$iow = $iow->cb (sub { my ($iow, $reventmask) = @_; ... })"
585 Set the callback to be called when io events are triggered. \f(CW$reventmask\fR
586 is a bitset as described in the \f(CW\*(C`events\*(C'\fR method.
587 .ie n .IP "$iow = $iow\->fd ($fd)" 4
588 .el .IP "$iow = \f(CW$iow\fR\->fd ($fd)" 4
589 .IX Item "$iow = $iow->fd ($fd)"
590 Set the filedescriptor (not handle) to watch.
591 .ie n .IP "$iow = $iow\->events ($eventmask)" 4
592 .el .IP "$iow = \f(CW$iow\fR\->events ($eventmask)" 4
593 .IX Item "$iow = $iow->events ($eventmask)"
594 Set the event mask to watch. Bit #0 (value \f(CW1\fR) enables watching for read
595 data, Bit #1 (value \f(CW2\fR) enables watching for write data.
596 .ie n .IP "$iow = $iow\->start" 4
597 .el .IP "$iow = \f(CW$iow\fR\->start" 4
598 .IX Item "$iow = $iow->start"
599 Start watching for requested events on the given handle.
600 .ie n .IP "$iow = $iow\->stop" 4
601 .el .IP "$iow = \f(CW$iow\fR\->stop" 4
602 .IX Item "$iow = $iow->stop"
603 Stop watching for events on the given filehandle.
604 .SH "ENVIRONMENT"
605 .IX Header "ENVIRONMENT"
606 .Sh "\s-1URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY\s0"
607 .IX Subsection "URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY"
608 This variable controls the verbosity level of the perl extension. Higher
609 numbers indicate more verbose output.
610 .IP "0 \- only fatal messages" 4
611 .IX Item "0 - only fatal messages"
612 .PD 0
613 .IP "3 \- script loading and management" 4
614 .IX Item "3 - script loading and management"
615 .IP "10 \- all events received" 4
616 .IX Item "10 - all events received"
617 .PD
618 .SH "AUTHOR"
619 .IX Header "AUTHOR"
620 .Vb 2
621 \& Marc Lehmann <pcg@goof.com>
622 \& http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode
623 .Ve