zathura/doc/man/zathurarc.5.rst

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zathurarc
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SYNOPSIS
========

/etc/zathurarc, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zathura/zathurarc

DESCRIPTION
===========

The *zathurarc* file is a simple plain text file that can be populated with
various commands to change the behaviour and the look of zathura which we are
going to describe in the following subsections. Each line (besides empty lines
and comments (which start with a prepended #) is evaluated on its own, so it
is not possible to write multiple commands in one single line.

COMMANDS
========

set - Changing options
----------------------

In addition to the built-in ``:set`` command zathura offers more options to be
changed and makes those changes permanent. To overwrite an option you just have
to add a line structured like the following

::

    set <option> <new value>

The ``option`` field has to be replaced with the name of the option that should be
changed and the ``new value`` field has to be replaced with the new value the
option should get. The type of the value can be one of the following:

* INT - An integer number
* FLOAT - A floating point number
* STRING - A character string
* BOOL - A boolean value ("true" for true, "false" for false)

In addition we advice you to check the options to get a more detailed view of
the options that can be changed and which values they should be set to.

The following example should give some deeper insight of how the ``set`` command
can be used

::

    set option1 5
    set option2 2.0
    set option3 hello
    set option4 hello\ world
    set option5 "hello world"


If you want to use ``color codes`` for some options, make sure to quote them
accordingly or to escape the hash symbol.

::

    set default-fg "#CCBBCC"
    set default-fg \#CCBBCC

map - Mapping a shortcut
------------------------
It is possible to map or remap new key bindings to shortcut functions which
allows a high level of customization. The ``:map`` command can also be used in
the *zathurarc* file to make those changes permanent:

::

    map [mode] <binding> <shortcut function> <argument>

include - Including another config file
---------------------------------------
This commands allows one to include other configuration files. If a relative
path is given, the path will be resolved relative to the configuration file that
is currently processed.

::

    include another-config

Mode
^^^^
The ``map`` command expects several arguments where only the ``binding`` as well as
the ``shortcut-function`` argument is required. Since zathura uses several modes
it is possible to map bindings only for a specific mode by passing the ``mode``
argument which can take one of the following values:

* normal (default)
* fullscreen
* index

The brackets around the value are mandatory.

Single key binding
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The (possible) second argument defines the used key binding that should be
mapped to the shortcut function and is structured like the following. On the one
hand it is possible to just assign single letters, numbers or signs to it:

::

    map a shortcut_function
    map b shortcut_function
    map c shortcut_function
    map 1 shortcut_function
    map 2 shortcut_function
    map 3 shortcut_function
    map ! shortcut_function
    map ? shortcut_function

Using modifiers
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
It is also possible to use modifiers like the Control or Alt button on the
keyboard. It is possible to use the following modifiers:

* A - Alt
* C - Control
* S - Shift

Now it is required to define the ``binding`` with the following structure:

::

    map <A-a> shortcut_function
    map <C-a> shortcut_function

Special keys
^^^^^^^^^^^^
zathura allows it also to assign keys like the space bar or the tab button which
also have to be written in between angle brackets. The following special keys
are currently available:

::

    Identifier Description

    BackSpace  Back space
    CapsLock   Caps lock
    Esc        Escape
    Down       Arrow down
    Up         Arrow up
    Left       Arrow left
    Right      Arrow right
    F1         F1
    F2         F2
    F3         F3
    F4         F4
    F5         F5
    F6         F6
    F7         F7
    F8         F8
    F9         F9
    F10        F10
    F11        F11
    F12        F12
    PageDown   Page Down
    PageUp     Page Up
    Return     Return
    Space      Space
    Super      Windows key
    Tab        Tab
    Print      Print key

Of course it is possible to combine those special keys with a modifier. The
usage of those keys should be explained by the following examples:

::

    map <Space> shortcut_function
    map <C-Space> shortcut_function

Mouse buttons
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
It is also possible to map mouse buttons to shortcuts by using the following
special keys:

::

    Identifier Description

    Button1    Mouse button 1
    Button2    Mouse button 2
    Button3    Mouse button 3
    Button4    Mouse button 4
    Button5    Mouse button 5

They can also be combined with modifiers:

::

    map <Button1> shortcut_function
    map <C-Button1> shortcut_function

Buffer commands
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
If a mapping does not match one of the previous definition but is still a valid
mapping it will be mapped as a buffer command:

::

    map abc quit
    map test quit

Shortcut functions
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The following shortcut functions can be mapped:

* ``abort``

  Switch back to normal mode.

* ``adjust_window``

  Adjust page width. Possible arguments are ``best-fit`` and ``width``.

* ``change_mode``

  Change current mode. Pass the desired mode as argument.

* ``display_link``:

  Display link target.

* ``focus_inputbar``

  Focus inputbar.

* ``follow``

  Follow a link.

* ``goto``

  Go to a certain page.

* ``jumplist``

  Move forwards/backwards in the jumplist.

* ``navigate``

  Navigate to the next/previous page.

* ``navigate_index``

  Navigate through the index.

* ``print``

  Show the print dialog.

* ``quit``

  Quit zathura.

* ``recolor``

  Recolor pages.

* ``reload``

  Reload the document.

* ``rotate``

  Rotate the page. Pass ``rotate-ccw`` as argument for counterclockwise rotation
  and ``rotate-cw`` for clockwise rotation.

* ``scroll``

  Scroll.

* ``search``

  Search next/previous item. Pass ``forward`` as argument to search for the next
  hit and ``backward`` to search for the previous hit.

* ``set``

  Set an option.

* ``toggle_fullscreen``

  Toggle fullscreen.

* ``toggle_index``

  Show or hide index.

* ``toggle_inputbar``

  Show or hide inputbar.

* ``toggle_page_mode``

  Toggle between one and multiple pages per row.

* ``toggle_statusbar``

  Show or hide statusbar.

* ``zoom``

  Zoom in or out.

* ``mark_add``
  Set a quickmark.

* ``mark_evaluate``
  Go to a quickmark.


Pass arguments
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Some shortcut function require or have optional arguments which influence the
behaviour of them. Those can be passed as the last argument:

    map <C-i> zoom in
    map <C-o> zoom out

Possible arguments are:

* best-fit
* bottom
* collapse
* collapse-all
* default
* down
* expand
* expand-all
* full-down
* full-up
* half-down
* half-up
* in
* left
* next
* out
* page-bottom
* page-top
* previous
* right
* rotate-ccw
* rotate-cw
* select
* specific
* toggle
* top
* up
* width

unmap - Removing a shortcut
---------------------------
In addition to mapping or remaping custom key bindings it is possible to remove
existing ones by using the ``:unmap`` command. The command is used in the
following way (the explanation of the parameters is described in the ``map``
section of this document

::

    unmap [mode] <binding>


OPTIONS
=======

girara
------
This section describes settings concerning the behaviour of libgirara and
zathura. The settings described here can be changed with ``set``.

n-completion-items
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the maximum number of displayed completion entries.

* Value type: Integer
* Default value: 15

completion-bg
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the background color that is used for command line completion
entries

* Value type: String
* Default value: #232323

completion-fg
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the foreground color that is used for command line completion
entries

* Value type: String
* Default value: #DDDDDD

completion-group-bg
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the background color that is used for command line completion
group elements

* Value type: String
* Default value: #000000

completion-group-fg
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the foreground color that is used for command line completion
group elements

* Value type: String
* Default value: #DEDEDE

completion-highlight-bg
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the background color that is used for the current command line
completion element

* Value type: String
* Default value: #9FBC00

completion-highlight-fg
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the foreground color that is used for the current command line
completion element

* Value type: String
* Default value: #232323

default-fg
^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the default foreground color

* Value type: String
* Default value: #DDDDDD

default-bg
^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the default background color

* Value type: String
* Default value: #000000

exec-command
^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines a command the should be prepanded to any command run with exec.

* Value type: String
* Default value:

font
^^^^
Defines the font that will be used

* Value type: String
* Default value: monospace normal 9

guioptions
^^^^^^^^^^
Shows or hides GUI elements.
If it contains 'c', the command line is displayed.
If it contains 's', the statusbar is displayed.
If it contains 'h', the horizontal scrollbar is displayed.
If it contains 'v', the vertical scrollbar is displayed.

* Value type: String
* Default value: s

inputbar-bg
^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the background color for the inputbar

* Value type: String
* Default value: #131313

inputbar-fg
^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the foreground color for the inputbar

* Value type: String
* Default value: #9FBC00

notification-bg
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the background color for a notification

* Value type: String
* Default value: #FFFFFF

notification-fg
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the foreground color for a notification

* Value type: String
* Default value: #000000

notification-error-bg
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the background color for an error notification

* Value type: String
* Default value: #FFFFFF

notification-error-fg
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the foreground color for an error notification

* Value type: String
* Default value: #FF1212

notification-warning-bg
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the background color for a warning notification

* Value type: String
* Default value: #FFFFFF

notification-warning-fg
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the foreground color for a warning notification

* Value type: String
* Default value: #FFF712

tabbar-fg
^^^^^^^^^
Defines the foreground color for a tab

* Value type: String
* Default value: #FFFFFF

tabbar-bg
^^^^^^^^^
Defines the background color for a tab

* Value type: String
* Default value: #000000

tabbar-focus-fg
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the foreground color for the focused tab

* Value type: String
* Default value: #9FBC00

tabbar-focus-bg
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the background color for the focused tab

* Value type: String
* Default value: #000000

show-scrollbars
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines if both the horizontal and vertical scrollbars should be shown or not.
Deprecated, use 'guioptions' instead.

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: false

show-h-scrollbar
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines whether to show/hide the horizontal scrollbar. Deprecated, use
'guioptions' instead.

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: false

show-v-scrollbar
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines whether to show/hide the vertical scrollbar. Deprecated, use
'guioptions' instead.

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: false

statusbar-bg
^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the background color of the statusbar

* Value type: String
* Default value: #000000

statusbar-fg
^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the foreground color of the statusbar

* Value type: String
* Default value: #FFFFFF

statusbar-h-padding
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the horizontal padding of the statusbar and notificationbar

* Value type: Integer
* Default value: 8

statusbar-v-padding
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the vertical padding of the statusbar and notificationbar

* Value type: Integer
* Default value: 2

window-icon
^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the path for a icon to be used as window icon.

* Value type: String
* Default value:

window-height
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the window height on startup

* Value type: Integer
* Default value: 600

window-width
^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the window width on startup

* Value type: Integer
* Default value: 800

zathura
-------

This section describes settings concerning the behaviour of zathura.

abort-clear-search
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines if the search results should be cleared on abort.

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: true

adjust-open
^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines which auto adjustment mode should be used if a document is loaded.
Possible options are "best-fit" and "width".

* Value type: String
* Default value: best-fit

advance-pages-per-row
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines if the number of pages per row should be honored when advancing a page.

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: false

database
^^^^^^^^
Defines the database backend to use for bookmarks and input history. Possible
values are "plain", "sqlite" (if built with sqlite support) and "null". If
"null" is used, bookmarks and input history will not be stored.

* Value type: String
* Default value: plain

dbus-service
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
En/Disables the D-Bus service. If the services is disabled, SyncTeX forward
synchronization is not available.

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: true

incremental-search
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
En/Disables incremental search (search while typing).

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: true

highlight-color
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the color that is used for highlighting parts of the document (e.g.:
show search results)

* Value type: String
* Default value: #9FBC00

highlight-active-color
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the color that is used to show the current selected highlighted element
(e.g: current search result)

* Value type: String
* Default value: #00BC00

highlight-transparency
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the opacity of a highlighted element

* Value type: Float
* Default value: 0.5

page-padding
^^^^^^^^^^^^
The page padding defines the gap in pixels between each rendered page.

* Value type: Integer
* Default value: 1

page-cache-size
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the maximum number of pages that could be kept in the page cache. When
the cache is full and a new page that isn't cached becomes visible, the least
recently viewed page in the cache will be evicted to make room for the new one.
Large values for this variable are NOT recommended, because this will lead to
consuming a significant portion of the system memory.

* Value type: Integer
* Default value: 15

page-thumbnail-size
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the maximum size in pixels of the thumbnail that could be kept in the
thumbnail cache per page. The thumbnail is scaled for a quick preview during
zooming before the page is rendered. When the page is rendered, the result is
saved as the thumbnail only if the size is no more than this value. A larger
value increases quality but introduces longer delay in zooming and uses more
system memory.

* Value type: Integer
* Default value: 4194304 (4M)

pages-per-row
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the number of pages that are rendered next to each other in a row.

* Value type: Integer
* Default value: 1

first-page-column
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the column in which the first page will be displayed.
This setting is stored separately for every value of pages-per-row according to
the following pattern <1 page per row>:[<2 pages per row>[: ...]]. The last
value in the list will be used for all other number of pages per row if not set
explicitely.

Per default, the first column is set to 2 for double-page layout.

* Value type: String
* Default value: 1:2

recolor
^^^^^^^
En/Disables recoloring

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: false

recolor-keephue
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
En/Disables keeping original hue when recoloring

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: false

recolor-darkcolor
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the color value that is used to represent dark colors in recoloring mode

* Value type: String
* Default value: #FFFFFF

recolor-lightcolor
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the color value that is used to represent light colors in recoloring mode

* Value type: String
* Default value: #000000

recolor-reverse-video
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines if original image colors should be kept while recoloring.

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: false

render-loading
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines if the "Loading..." text should be displayed if a page is rendered.

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: true

render-loading-bg
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the background color that is used for the "Loading..." text.

* Value type: String
* Default value: #FFFFFF

render-loading-fg
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the foreground color that is used for the "Loading..." text.

* Value type: String
* Default value: #000000

scroll-hstep
^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the horizontal step size of scrolling by calling the scroll command once

* Value type: Float
* Default value: -1

scroll-step
^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the step size of scrolling by calling the scroll command once

* Value type: Float
* Default value: 40

scroll-full-overlap
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the proportion of the current viewing area that should be
visible after scrolling a full page.

* Value type: Float
* Default value: 0

scroll-wrap
^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines if the last/first page should be wrapped

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: false


show-directories
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines if the directories should be displayed in completion.

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: true

show-hidden
^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines if hidden files and directories should be displayed in completion.

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: false

show-recent
^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the number of recent files that should be displayed in completion.
If the value is negative, no upper bounds are applied. If the value is 0, no
recent files are shown.

* Value type: Integer
* Default value: 10

scroll-page-aware
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines if scrolling by half or full pages stops at page boundaries.

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: false

smooth-scroll
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines if scrolling via touchpad should be smooth(only available with gtk >= 3.4).

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: false

link-zoom
^^^^^^^^^
En/Disables the ability of changing zoom when following links.

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: true

link-hadjust
^^^^^^^^^^^^
En/Disables aligning to the left internal link targets, for example from the
index.

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: true

search-hadjust
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
En/Disables horizontally centered search results.

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: true

window-title-basename
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Use basename of the file in the window title.

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: false

window-title-home-tilde
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Display a short version of the file path, which replaces $HOME with ~, in the window title.

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: false

window-title-page
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Display the page number in the window title.

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: false

statusbar-basename
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Use basename of the file in the statusbar.

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: false

statusbar-home-tilde
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Display a short version of the file path, which replaces $HOME with ~, in the statusbar.

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: false

zoom-center
^^^^^^^^^^^
En/Disables horizontally centered zooming.

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: false

zoom-max
^^^^^^^^
Defines the maximum percentage that the zoom level can be.

* Value type: Integer
* Default value: 1000

zoom-min
^^^^^^^^
Defines the minimum percentage that the zoom level can be.

* Value type: Integer
* Default value: 10

zoom-step
^^^^^^^^^
Defines the amount of percent that is zoomed in or out on each command.

* Value type: Integer
* Default value: 10

selection-clipboard
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the X clipboard into which mouse-selected data will be written.  When it
is "clipboard", selected data will be written to the CLIPBOARD clipboard, and
can be pasted using the Ctrl+v key combination.  When it is "primary", selected
data will be written to the PRIMARY clipboard, and can be pasted using the
middle mouse button, or the Shift-Insert key combination.

* Value type: String
* Default value: primary

selection-notification
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines if a notification should be displayed after selecting text.

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: true

synctex
^^^^^^^
En/Disables SyncTeX backward synchronization support.

* Value type: Boolean
* Default value: true

synctex-editor-command
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the command executed for SyncTeX backward synchronization.

* Value type: String
* Default value:

index-fg
^^^^^^^^
Defines the foreground color of the index mode.

* Value type: String
* Default value: #DDDDDD

index-bg
^^^^^^^^
Define the background color of the index mode.

* Value type: String
* Default value: #232323

index-active-fg
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Defines the foreground color of the selected element in index mode.

* Value type: String
* Default value: #232323

index-active-bg
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Define the background color of the selected element in index mode.

* Value type: String
* Default value: #9FBC00


SEE ALSO
========

zathura(1)