On Thu, Aug 02, at 08:11 Ken Moffat wrote: > On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 08:09:50PM +0300, Ag. D. Hatzimanikas wrote: > > > > I did this because, jugging from the past, the author constantly > > adds major features between the releases and quite? often brake things > > (so new versions needs some testing first); and since the terminal is > > quite critical for the daily activities, I chose 8.2 because it proved > > stable enough. > > I am using this version for 5 months and I didn't noticed any serious > > problems, so I would like 8.2 to be the version, that will ship with the > > upcoming 6.3 blfs release. > > > I would welcome more people using to this, and 8.2 has been fine for > me. >
Yes, I think this is an excellent terminal, I am using it from 2004 when it was in 4 version or something. It is possible to search with Alt-S in the scrollback buffer, it has tabs support and is also possible to define paterns in X resources to make various selections with the mouse, etc... All these features provided through perl extensions, but that doesn't make it a heavy terminal and doesn't use a lot of resources. > I do, however, think that maybe I should mention that configuring > the font(s) correctly can be an exercise in frustration, particularly > if your preferred font lacks a lot of glyphs. In the spirit of "use > a few more fonts" here is what I used to have in .Xresources - > nowadays I don't build the courier, I've only got minimal old fonts > so that xclock and xcalc will work. These settings are for a large > monitor. > > URxvt.faceSize: 12 > URxvt.font: xft:DejaVu Sans Mono:autohint=true, \ > xft:FreeMono:autohint=true, \ > -adobe-courier-medium-r-normal--20-140-100-100-n-110-iso10646-1 > Yes, I also use the DejaVu family and I am quite satisfied. I noticed that you defined 3 fonts here. That means that, it falls back to the next if doesn't find the first/second one? Randy, I tried to correct some things, but I suck in English (I know my sentences make sense to me, but I am never sure if they do make sense for others too), so some input is needed here (thats why I posted my patch anyway), from all with better knowledge in English than me, that means pretty much everyone. New patch attached. I tried to clean up some things, but I guess there is a lot of ground for suggestions yet. Please post them. Ps. About capitalizing the Unicode. It's a convention I see it often, I can still change it if desired. -- Ag. http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/Hacking
Index: general.ent =================================================================== --- general.ent (revision 6997) +++ general.ent (working copy) @@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ <!ENTITY graphviz-version "2.12"> <!ENTITY recode-version "3.6"> <!ENTITY icon-naming-utils-version "0.8.2"> +<!ENTITY rxvt-unicode-version "8.2"> <!-- Chapter 11 --> <!ENTITY gpm-version "1.20.1"> Index: general/genutils/rxvt-unicode.xml =================================================================== --- general/genutils/rxvt-unicode.xml (revision 0) +++ general/genutils/rxvt-unicode.xml (revision 0) @@ -0,0 +1,204 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd"; [ + <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent"> + %general-entities; + + <!ENTITY rxvt-unicode-download-http "http://dist.schmorp.de/rxvt-unicode/Attic/rxvt-unicode-&rxvt-unicode-version;.tar.bz2";> + <!ENTITY rxvt-unicode-download-ftp " "> + <!ENTITY rxvt-unicode-md5sum "7876a1e2a82794c5ebbea8791561daba"> + <!ENTITY rxvt-unicode-size "860 KB"> + <!ENTITY rxvt-unicode-buildsize "18 MB"> + <!ENTITY rxvt-unicode-time "0.2 SBU"> +]> + +<sect1 id="rxvt-unicode" xreflabel="rxvt-unicode-&rxvt-unicode-version;"> + <?dbhtml filename="rxvt-unicode.html"?> + + <sect1info> + <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername> + <date>$Date: 2007-06-20 16:12:13 +0300 (Τετ, 20 Ιούν 2007) $</date> + </sect1info> + + <title>rxvt-unicode-&rxvt-unicode-version;</title> + + <indexterm zone="rxvt-unicode"> + <primary sortas="a-rxvt-unicode">rxvt-unicode</primary> + </indexterm> + + <sect2 role="package"> + <title>Introduction to rxvt-unicode</title> + + <para><application>rxvt-unicode</application> is a clone of the terminal + emulator <application>rxvt</application>, an X Window System terminal emulator + wich includes support for XFT and Unicode.</para> + + <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead> + <itemizedlist spacing="compact"> + <listitem> + <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&rxvt-unicode-download-http;"/></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&rxvt-unicode-download-ftp;"/></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Download MD5 sum: &rxvt-unicode-md5sum;</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Download size: &rxvt-unicode-size;</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Estimated disk space required: &rxvt-unicode-buildsize;</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Estimated build time: &rxvt-unicode-time;</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <bridgehead renderas="sect3">rxvt-unicode Dependencies</bridgehead> + + <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead> + <para role="required"><xref linkend="xorg7-lib"/></para> + + <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes: + <ulink url='&blfs-wiki;/rxvt-unicode'/></para> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 role="installation"> + <title>Installation of rxvt-unicode</title> + + <para>Install <application>rxvt-unicode</application> by running the + following commands:</para> + +<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-everything && +make</userinput></screen> + + <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para> + + <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> + user:</para> + +<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 role="commands"> + <title>Command Explanations</title> + + <para><parameter>--enable-everything</parameter>: Add support for all + non-multichoice options. Details about the different options can be found in + the file <filename>README.configure</filename>.</para> + + <para><option>--disable-xft</option>: Remove support for Xft fonts.</para> + + <para><option>--disable-perl</option>: Disable the embedded <application>Perl</application> + interpreter.</para> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 role="configuration"> + <title>Configuring rxvt-unicode</title> + + <para>The <application>rxvt-unicode</application> terminal emulator + uses the resource class <classname>URxvt</classname> and the resource name + <classname>urxvt</classname>. You can add X resource definitions to the user's + <filename>~/.Xresources</filename> file, or you can add them to the system-wide + <filename>$XORG_PREFIX/share/X11/app-defaults/URxvt</filename> file. + The following example provides a way, to load the <classname>matcher</classname> + <application>Perl</application> extension (assuming <application>Perl</application> + support wasn't disabled), so to be able by middle clicking the underline URL, + to open it with the specified browser. It also sets a backgroung and a foreground + color and loads an Xft font. In order to do that, add the following definitions as + the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para> + +<screen role="root"><userinput>cat >> $XORG_PREFIX/share/X11/app-defaults/URxvt << "EOF" +URxvt*perl-ext: matcher +URxvt*urlLauncher: firefox +URxvt.background: black +URxvt.foreground: yellow +URxvt*font: xft:Monospace:pixelsize=12 +EOF</userinput></screen> + + <para>The <application>rxvt-unicode</application> application, can also run in + a daemon mode, which make possible to open multiple terminal windows within the + same process. The <command>urxvtc</command> client connects then to + <command>urxvtd</command> daemon and requests a new terminal window.</para> + + <note> + <para>Use that option with caution. If the daemon crashes, all the + running processes in the terminal windows are terminated.</para> + </note> + + <para> + You can start the <command>urxvtd</command> daemon in your system or + personal startup <command>X</command> session scripts (eg. + <filename>~/.xinitrc</filename>), by adding the following lines near the top of + your script:</para> + +<screen><userinput><literal># Start the urxvtd daemon +urxvtd -q -f -o & +</literal></userinput></screen> + + <para>For more information, examine the <command>urxvt</command>, + <command>urxvtd</command>, <command>urxvtc</command>, and <filename>urxvtperl</filename> + man pages.</para> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 role="content"> + <title>Contents</title> + + <segmentedlist> + <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle> + <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle> + <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle> + + <seglistitem> + <seg>urxvt, urxvtd, and urxvtc.</seg> + <seg>Many <application>Perl</application> extensions located under + <filename class='directory'>/usr/lib/urxvt/perl</filename></seg> + <seg>/usr/lib/urxvt</seg> + </seglistitem> + </segmentedlist> + + <variablelist> + <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> + <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> + <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?> + + <varlistentry id="urxvt-bin"> + <term><command>urxvt</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>is a terminal emulator for the X Window System.</para> + <indexterm zone="rxvt-unicode urxvt-bin"> + <primary sortas="b-urxvt-bin">urxvt</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="urxvtd"> + <term><command>urxvtd</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>is the urxvt terminal daemon.</para> + <indexterm zone="rxvt-unicode urxvtd"> + <primary sortas="b-urxvtd">urxvtd</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="urxvtc"> + <term><command>urxvtc</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>controls the urxvtd daemon.</para> + <indexterm zone="rxvt-unicode urxvtc"> + <primary sortas="b-urxvtc">xterm</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + + </sect2> + +</sect1> Property changes on: general/genutils/rxvt-unicode.xml ___________________________________________________________________ Name: svn:keywords + LastChangedBy Index: general/genutils/genutils.xml =================================================================== --- general/genutils/genutils.xml (revision 6995) +++ general/genutils/genutils.xml (working copy) @@ -38,5 +38,6 @@ <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"; href="rman.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"; href="recode.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"; href="icon-naming-utils.xml"/> + <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"; href="rxvt-unicode.xml"/> </chapter>
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