Rxvt-unicode, TERM and visible content redraw (CTRL+L)

Hi,
I've recently switched to rxvt-unicode (from community) from gnome-terminal. The thing is that with the default TERM=rxvt-unicode-256color I can see the screen being redrawn, e.g. when I hit CTRL+L while I'm in the shell or when I use Page-Down/Up in VIM. It looks as if there was some kind of double-buffering lacking. In other words: open rxvt-unicode and when I hit CTRL+L I can see the shell prompt being redrawn (it's fast but still noticeable).
The phenomenon doesn't exist in gnome-terminal. What's even more important, it doesn't exist in rxvt-unicode when I'm in tmux (which I have set to use TERM=screen-256color inside).
What's also worth noting is that when I set TERM to screen-256color in rxvt itself (not using tmux) the flickering while the screen is redrawn is also gone. But I don't want to use it like this - it's never a good idea to mix TERM settings.
Has anyone solved this problem without setting TERM to some non-rxvt value?
Last edited by piotr.domagalski (2012-09-16 14:32:46)

thisoldman wrote:
I normally have laststatus=2, it's in my default .vimrc. I'm not surprised at a flicker from vim's status bar, the information has to be reevaluated and the characters redrawn with every cursor movement.
I don't use transparency with urxvt, could that be an aggravating factor for the prompt flicker? I also wonder if screen flicker is as noticeable with a different shell or a different prompt?
Does bash-completion affect the flicker? It used to affect the redrawing of my PS1 but I haven't had that app installed for a couple of years now.
No, I don't think it has anything to do with bash-completion. It is not a shell specific problem.
I think it's something more low level, lack of some buffering or using it if TERM=rxvt-unicode-256color. You can see this effect in many applications (mocp, vim) when you force the terminal to be redrawn with ctrl+l. There's no such flicker with gnome-terminal (haven't tested other vte-based, though).
And it's not that there's a major flaw in rxvt-unicode because by simply using tmux I can make this flickering stop in all these situations.
Last edited by piotr.domagalski (2012-09-16 17:52:59)

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#shell -$SHELL
# autoaka testing
# shellaka '> |tcsh'
# shellaka '$ |sh'
# set every new windows hardstatus line to somenthing descriptive
# defhstatus "screen: ^En (^Et)"
defscrollback 1000
# don't kill window after the process died
# zombie "^["
# enable support for the "alternate screen" capability in all windows
# altscreen on
# xterm tweaks
#xterm understands both im/ic and doesn't have a status line.
#Note: Do not specify im and ic in the real termcap/info file as
#some programs (e.g. vi) will not work anymore.
termcap xterm hs@:cs=\E[%i%d;%dr:im=\E[4h:ei=\E[4l
terminfo xterm hs@:cs=\E[%i%p1%d;%p2%dr:im=\E[4h:ei=\E[4l
#80/132 column switching must be enabled for ^AW to work
#change init sequence to not switch width
termcapinfo xterm Z0=\E[?3h:Z1=\E[?3l:is=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;4;6l
# Make the output buffer large for (fast) xterms.
#termcapinfo xterm* OL=10000
termcapinfo xterm* OL=100
# tell screen that xterm can switch to dark background and has function
# keys.
termcapinfo xterm 'VR=\E[?5h:VN=\E[?5l'
termcapinfo xterm 'k1=\E[11~:k2=\E[12~:k3=\E[13~:k4=\E[14~'
termcapinfo xterm 'kh=\EOH:kI=\E[2~:kD=\E[3~:kH=\EOF:kP=\E[5~:kN=\E[6~'
# special xterm hardstatus: use the window title.
termcapinfo xterm 'hs:ts=\E]2;:fs=\007:ds=\E]2;screen\007'
#terminfo xterm 'vb=\E[?5h$<200/>\E[?5l'
termcapinfo xterm 'vi=\E[?25l:ve=\E[34h\E[?25h:vs=\E[34l'
# emulate part of the 'K' charset
termcapinfo xterm 'XC=K%,%\E(B,[\304,\\\\\326,]\334,{\344,|\366,}\374,~\337'
# xterm-52 tweaks:
# - uses background color for delete operations
termcapinfo xterm* be
# wyse terminals
#wyse-75-42 must have flow control (xo = "terminal uses xon/xoff")
#essential to have it here, as this is a slow terminal.
termcapinfo wy75-42 xo:hs@
# New termcap sequences for cursor application mode.
termcapinfo wy* CS=\E[?1h:CE=\E[?1l:vi=\E[?25l:ve=\E[?25h:VR=\E[?5h:VN=\E[?5l:cb=\E[1K:CD=\E[1J
# other terminals
# make hp700 termcap/info better
termcapinfo hp700 'Z0=\E[?3h:Z1=\E[?3l:hs:ts=\E[62"p\E[0$~\E[2$~\E[1$}:fs=\E[0}\E[61"p:ds=\E[62"p\E[1$~\E[61"p:ic@'
# Extend the vt100 desciption by some sequences.
termcap vt100* ms:AL=\E[%dL:DL=\E[%dM:UP=\E[%dA:DO=\E[%dB:LE=\E[%dD:RI=\E[%dC
terminfo vt100* ms:AL=\E[%p1%dL:DL=\E[%p1%dM:UP=\E[%p1%dA:DO=\E[%p1%dB:LE=\E[%p1%dD:RI=\E[%p1%dC
termcapinfo linux C8
# old rxvt versions also need this
# termcapinfo rxvt C8
# keybindings
#remove some stupid / dangerous key bindings
bind k
bind ^k
bind .
bind ^\
bind \\
bind ^h
bind h
#make them better
bind 'K' kill
bind 'I' login on
bind 'O' login off
bind '}' history
# Yet another hack:
# Prepend/append register [/] to the paste if ^a^] is pressed.
# This lets me have autoindent mode in vi.
register [ "\033:se noai\015a"
register ] "\033:se ai\015a"
bind ^] paste [.]
# default windows
# screen -t local 0
# screen -t mail 1 mutt
# screen -t 40 2 rlogin server
# caption always "%3n %t%? @%u%?%? [%h]%?%=%c"
# hardstatus alwaysignore
# hardstatus alwayslastline "%Lw"
# bind = resize =
# bind + resize +1
# bind - resize -1
# bind _ resize max
# defnonblock 1
# blankerprg rain -d 100
# idle 30 blanker
Here's the other config file I've tried from /etc/
# This is an example for the global screenrc file.
# You may want to install this file as /usr/local/etc/screenrc.
# Check config.h for the exact location.
# Flaws of termcap and standard settings are done here.
#startup_message off
#defflow on # will force screen to process ^S/^Q
deflogin on
#autodetach off
vbell on
vbell_msg " Wuff ---- Wuff!! "
# all termcap entries are now duplicated as terminfo entries.
# only difference should be the slightly modified syntax, and check for
# terminfo entries, that are already corected in the database.
# G0 we have a SEMI-GRAPHICS-CHARACTER-MODE
# WS this sequence resizes our window.
# cs this sequence changes the scrollregion
# hs@ we have no hardware statusline. screen will only believe that
# there is a hardware status line if hs,ts,fs,ds are all set.
# ts to statusline
# fs from statusline
# ds delete statusline
# al add one line
# AL add multiple lines
# dl delete one line
# DL delete multiple lines
# ic insert one char (space)
# IC insert multiple chars
# nx terminal uses xon/xoff
termcap facit|vt100|xterm LP:G0
terminfo facit|vt100|xterm LP:G0
#the vt100 description does not mention "dl". *sigh*
termcap vt100 dl=5\E[M
terminfo vt100 dl=5\E[M
#facit's "al" / "dl" are buggy if the current / last line
#contain attributes...
termcap facit al=\E[L\E[K:AL@:dl@:DL@:cs=\E[%i%d;%dr:ic@
terminfo facit al=\E[L\E[K:AL@:dl@:DL@:cs=\E[%i%p1%d;%p2%dr:ic@
#make sun termcap/info better
termcap sun 'up=^K:AL=\E[%dL:DL=\E[%dM:UP=\E[%dA:DO=\E[%dB:LE=\E[%dD:RI=\E[%dC:IC=\E[%d@:WS=1000\E[8;%d;%dt'
terminfo sun 'up=^K:AL=\E[%p1%dL:DL=\E[%p1%dM:UP=\E[%p1%dA:DO=\E[%p1%dB:LE=\E[%p1%dD:RI=\E[%p1%dC:IC=\E[%p1%d@:WS=\E[8;%p1%d;%p2%dt$<1000>'
#xterm understands both im/ic and doesn't have a status line.
#Note: Do not specify im and ic in the real termcap/info file as
#some programs (e.g. vi) will (no,no, may (jw)) not work anymore.
termcap xterm|fptwist hs@:cs=\E[%i%d;%dr:im=\E[4h:ei=\E[4l
terminfo xterm|fptwist hs@:cs=\E[%i%p1%d;%p2%dr:im=\E[4h:ei=\E[4l
# Long time I had this in my private screenrc file. But many people
# seem to want it (jw):
# we do not want the width to change to 80 characters on startup:
# on suns, /etc/termcap has :is=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;3;4;6l:
termcap xterm 'is=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;4;6l'
terminfo xterm 'is=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;4;6l'
# Do not use xterms alternate window buffer.
# This one would not add lines to the scrollback buffer.
#termcap xterm|xterms|xs ti=\E7\E[?47l
#terminfo xterm|xterms|xs ti=\E7\E[?47l
#make hp700 termcap/info better
termcap hp700 'Z0=\E[?3h:Z1=\E[?3l:hs:ts=\E[62"p\E[0$~\E[2$~\E[1$}:fs=\E[0}\E[61"p:ds=\E[62"p\E[1$~\E[61"p:ic@'
terminfo hp700 'Z0=\E[?3h:Z1=\E[?3l:hs:ts=\E[62"p\E[0$~\E[2$~\E[1$}:fs=\E[0}\E[61"p:ds=\E[62"p\E[1$~\E[61"p:ic@'
#wyse-75-42 must have defflow control (xo = "terminal uses xon/xoff")
#(nowadays: nx = padding doesn't work, have to use xon/off)
#essential to have it here, as this is a slow terminal.
termcap wy75-42 nx:xo:Z0=\E[?3h\E[31h:Z1=\E[?3l\E[31h
terminfo wy75-42 nx:xo:Z0=\E[?3h\E[31h:Z1=\E[?3l\E[31h
#remove some stupid / dangerous key bindings
bind ^k
#bind L
bind ^\
#make them better
bind \\ quit
bind K kill
bind I login on
bind O login off
bind } history
Last edited by siodine (2007-12-19 20:29:58)

[SOLVED] rxvt-unicode: disable iso 14755

Hi,
I want to disable all the urxvt functionalities associated with the ctrl+shift keys. Is there a way to do this at runtime ?
The PKGBUILD seems to have the "disable-frills" flag. Then the only thing related to ctrl+shift should be iso 14755.
I was using rxvt-unicode-256color from AUR before and this was not happening.
Last edited by X-dark (2011-01-03 16:15:19)

either compile with --disable-iso14755 or try URxvt* iso14755: False and URxvt* iso14755_52: False
Last edited by Mr.Elendig (2011-01-03 16:07:46)

[Solved] Rxvt-Unicode-256colors , -pe tabbed extension problem.

Hello.
I use rxvt-unicode-256colors for long time.
Wheb try to run -pe tabbed extension I got following errors:
iurxvt: Can't call method "parent" on an undefined value at /usr/lib/urxvt/perl/tabbed line 82.
urxvt: Can't call method "focus_in" on an undefined value at /usr/lib/urxvt/perl/tabbed line 161.
urxvt: Can't call method "parent" on an undefined value at /usr/lib/urxvt/perl/tabbed line 82.
urxvt: Can't call method "key_release" on an undefined value at /usr/lib/urxvt/perl/tabbed line 185.
urxvt: Can't call method "focus_out" on an undefined value at /usr/lib/urxvt/perl/tabbed line 169.
urxvt: Can't call method "focus_in" on an undefined value at /usr/lib/urxvt/perl/tabbed line 161.
urxvt: Can't call method "key_press" on an undefined value at /usr/lib/urxvt/perl/tabbed line 177.
urxvt: Can't call method "key_release" on an undefined value at /usr/lib/urxvt/perl/tabbed line 185.
urxvt: Can't call method "key_press" on an undefined value at /usr/lib/urxvt/perl/tabbed line 177.
urxvt: Can't call method "key_release" on an undefined value at /usr/lib/urxvt/perl/tabbed line 185.
urxvt: Can't call method "key_press" on an undefined value at /usr/lib/urxvt/perl/tabbed line 177.
urxvt: Can't call method "key_release" on an undefined value at /usr/lib/urxvt/perl/tabbed line 185.
urxvt: Can't call method "key_press" on an undefined value at /usr/lib/urxvt/perl/tabbed line 177.
urxvt: Can't call method "key_release" on an undefined value at /usr/lib/urxvt/perl/tabbed line 185.
urxvt: Can't call method "key_press" on an undefined value at /usr/lib/urxvt/perl/tabbed line 177.
urxvt: Can't call method "key_release" on an undefined value at /usr/lib/urxvt/perl/tabbed line 185.
urxvt: Can't call method "focus_out" on an undefined value at /usr/lib/urxvt/perl/tabbed line 169.
urxvt: Can't call method "parent" on an undefined value at /usr/lib/urxvt/perl/tabbed line 82.
urxvt: Can't call method "parent" on an undefined value at /usr/lib/urxvt/perl/tabbed line 82.
And opened terminal is not responsive
Thanks for help.
Last edited by SpeedVin (2009-08-16 19:51:55)

I just rebuild and reinstall both perl and rxvt-unicode-256colors packages but still have the error
I think I must give a try to another term and I will quote myself:
I think I will give chance to another terminal , can you give me some proposition? :)
-It must be lightweight,tabbed,and flexible :)
Roxterm is good?
Phh and it must use my .Xdefaults config
Last edited by SpeedVin (2009-08-16 19:16:31)

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