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urxvt Mouse Reporting (1015)

Category: input · Baseline: rich · Tags: Xterm Extensions · Specification ↗

urxvt-style mouse reporting (mode 1015) uses decimal encoding for coordinates, extending reporting beyond the 223-column limit of traditional X10 encoding. Less common than SGR mouse (1006) but still supported by some terminals.
How this is testedautomated
Enable urxvt mouse mode (CSI ? 1015 h), check getMode("mouseTracking") returns true. Verifies the backend recognizes this specific mouse encoding.

The same probe runs against headless backends (via Termless) and real terminal apps (via a daemon launched in each terminal). This lets us distinguish parser correctness from rendering correctness.

Analysis2026-04-06

Supported by 8 of 12 terminals (67%). Not supported by: vt100.js, Alacritty, WezTerm, xterm.js. Part of the Rich TUI baseline.

Supported by 9 of 14 backends (64%)

Terminal Applications

TerminalVersionSupportNotes
iTerm23.6.9✓ yes
Ghostty1.3.1✓ yes
VS Code✓ yes
Warp✓ yes
Cursor✓ yes
Terminal.app✓ yes

Headless Backends

Parser correctness only — a means the parser accepts the sequence.

BackendVersionSupportNotes
vterm0.2.0✓ yes
Alacritty0.26.0✗ nourxvt mouse mode (?1015) not implemented
Kitty0.40.0✗ nourxvt mouse mode (?1015) not implemented in kitty
vt100.js0.2.1✗ nourxvt mouse mode (?1015) not implemented
WezTerm0.1.0-fork.5✗ nourxvt mouse mode (?1015) not implemented
xterm.js5.5.0✗ nourxvt mouse mode (?1015) not implemented