https://troglobit.com/tags/x11/ Recent content in X11 on Joachim Wiberg Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:15:33 +0000 https://troglobit.com/post/2026-07-20-sane-defaults-for-rxvt/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:15:33 +0000 https://troglobit.com/post/2026-07-20-sane-defaults-for-rxvt/ <figure class="right-floated"><img src="https://troglobit.com/images/rxvt-card.png" alt="rxvt with two tabs, the active one running Midnight Commander, in the Tango palette" width="512"/><figcaption> <p><em>Mockup of rxvt new look, running Midnight Commander.</em></p> </figcaption> </figure> <p>I want to test the editors I maintain, <a href="https://github.com/troglobit/kg" target="_blank">kg</a> and <a href="https://github.com/troglobit/mg" target="_blank">mg</a>, on as many terminals as possible, and after bouncing between xterm, GNOME Terminal, <a href="https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/" target="_blank">kitty</a>, <a href="https://alacritty.org" target="_blank">Alacritty</a> and Terminator over the years, <code>rxvt</code> is the one I keep coming back to &ndash; mostly for how far it bends to a plain config file. So here&rsquo;s how I set it up with a few sane defaults, or at least how far I got &hellip;</p> <blockquote> <p>The following writeup is part of my series; <em>Reminders to self</em>. Please let me know if there&rsquo;s anything you&rsquo;d like me to delve further into.</p> </blockquote>