ZATHURARC(5) ZATHURARC(5)
NAME
zathurarc - zathura configuration file
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 - Chaning options
In addition to the build-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:
o INT - An integer number
o FLOAT - A floating point number
o STRING - A character string
o 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"
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>
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 val-
ues:
o normal (default)
o visual
o insert
o 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 fol-
lowing. 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:
o A - Alt
o C - Control
o 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 button
Tab Tab
Of course it is possible to combine those special keys with a modifier. The usage of those keys should be explained by the following exam-
ples:
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:
Function Description
abort Switch back to normal mode
adjust_window Adjust page width
change_mode Change current mode
follow Follow a link
focus_inputbar Focus inputbar
goto Go to a certain page
index_navigate Navigate through the index
navigate Navigate to the next/previous page
quit Quit zathura
recolor Recolor the pages
reload Reload the document
rotate Rotate the page
scroll Scroll
search Search next/previous item
set Set an option
toggle_fullscreen Toggle fullscreen
toggle_index Show or hide index
toggle_inputbar Show or hide inputbar
toggle_statusbar Show or hide statusbar
zoom Zoom in or out
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:
o bottom
o default
o down
o full-down
o full-up
o half-down
o half-up
o in
o left
o next
o out
o previous
o right
o specific
o top
o up
o best-fit
o width
o rotate-cw
o rotate-ccw
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.
o Value-type: Integer
o Default value: 15
completion-bg
Defines the background color that is used for command line completion entries
o Value-type: String
o Default value: #232323
completion-fg
Defines the foreground color that is used for command line completion entries
o Value-type: String
o Default value: #DDDDDD
completion-group-bg
Defines the background color that is used for command line completion group elements
o Value-type: String
o Default value: #000000
completion-group-fg
Defines the foreground color that is used for command line completion group elements
o Value-type: String
o Default value: #DEDEDE
completion-highlight-bg
Defines the background color that is used for the current command line completion element
o Value-type: String
o Default value: #9FBC00
completion-highlight-fg
Defines the foreground color that is used for the current command line completion element
o Value-type: String
o Default value: #232323
default-fg
Defines the default foreground color
o Value-type: String
o Default value: #DDDDDD
default-bg
Defines the default background color
o Value-type: String
o Default value: #000000
font
Defines the font that will be used
o Value-type: String
o Default value: monospace normal 9
inputbar-bg
Defines the background color for the inputbar
o Value-type: String
o Default value: #131313
inputbar-fg
Defines the foreground color for the inputbar
o Value-type: String
o Default value: #9FBC00
notification-error-bg
Defines the background color for an error notification
o Value-type: String
o Default value: #FFFFFF
notification-error-fg
Defines the foreground color for an error notification
o Value-type: String
o Default value: #FF1212
notification-warning-bg
Defines the background color for a warning notification
o Value-type: String
o Default value: #FFFFFF
notification-warning-fg
Defines the foreground color for a warning notification
o Value-type: String
o Default value: #FFF712
tabbar-fg
Defines the foreground color for a tab
o Value-type: String
o Default value: #FFFFFF
tabbar-bg
Defines the background color for a tab
o Value-type: String
o Default value: #000000
tabbar-focus-fg
Defines the foreground color for the focused tab
o Value-type: String
o Default value: #9FBC00
tabbar-focus-bg
Defines the background color for the focused tab
o Value-type: String
o Default value: #000000
show-scrollbars
Defines if scrollbars should be shown or not
o Value-type: Boolean
o Default value: false
statusbar-bg
Defines the background color of the statusbar
o Value-type: String
o Default value: #000000
statusbar-fg
Defines the foreground color of the statusbar
o Value-type: String
o Default value: #FFFFFF
window-height
Defines the window height on startup
o Value-type: Integer
o Default value: 600
window-width
Defines the window width on startup
o Value-type: Integer
o Default value: 800
zathura
This section describes settings concerning the behaviour of zathura.
adjust-open
Defines which auto adjustment mode should be used if a document is loaded. Possible options are "best-fit" and "width".
o Value-type: String
o Default value: best-fit
highlight-color
Defines the color that is used for highlighting parts of the document (e.g.: show search results)
o Value-type: String
o Default value: #9FBC00
highlight-active-color
Defines the color that is used to show the current selected highlighted element (e.g: current search result)
o Value-type: String
o Default value: #00BC00
highlight-transparency
Defines the opacity of a highlighted element
o Value-type: Float
o Default value: 0.5
page-padding
The page padding defines the gap in pixels between each rendered page.
o Value-type: Integer
o Default value: 1
page-store-threshold
Pages that are not visible get unloaded after some time. Every page that has not been visible for page-store-treshold seconds will be
unloaded.
o Value-type: Integer
o Default value: 30
page-store-interval
Defines the amount of seconds between the check to unload invisible pages.
o Value-type: Integer
o Default value: 30
pages-per-row
Defines the number of pages that are rendered next to each other in a row.
o Value-type: Integer
o Default value: 1
recolor
En/Disables recoloring
o Value-type: Boolean
o Default value: false
recolor-darkcolor
Defines the color value that is used to represent dark colors in recoloring mode
o Value-type: String
o Default value: #FFFFFF
recolor-lightcolor
Defines the color value that is used to represent light colors in recoloring mode
o Value-type: String
o Default value: #000000
render-loading
Defines if the "Loading..." text should be displayed if a page is rendered.
o Value-type: Boolean
o Default value: true
scroll-step
Defines the step size of scrolling by calling the scroll command once
o Value-type: Float
o Default value: 40
scroll-wrap
Defines if the last/first page should be wrapped
o Value-type: Boolean
o Default value: false
zoom-max
Defines the maximum percentage that the zoom level can be
o Value-type: Integer
o Default value: 1000
zoom-min
Defines the minimum percentage that the zoom level can be
o Value-type: Integer
o Default value: 10
zoom-step
Defines the amount of percent that is zoomed in or out on each command.
o Value-type: Integer
o Default value: 10
SEE ALSO
zathura(1)
AUTHOR
pwmt.org
0.1.2 ZATHURARC(5)