--- rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.man.in	2006/01/25 21:48:47	1.53
+++ rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.man.in	2006/01/31 00:25:16	1.57
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 .\" ========================================================================
 .\"
 .IX Title "rxvt 1"
-.TH rxvt 1 "2006-01-25" "7.3" "RXVT-UNICODE"
+.TH rxvt 1 "2006-01-31" "7.5" "RXVT-UNICODE"
 .SH "NAME"
 rxvt\-unicode (ouR XVT, unicode) \- (a VT102 emulator for the X window system)
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
 \&\fB\s-1DISPLAY\s0\fR environment variable is used.
 .IP "\fB\-depth\fR \fIbitdepth\fR" 4
 .IX Item "-depth bitdepth"
-Compile \fIfrills\fR: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
+Compile \fIxft\fR: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
 resource \fBdepth\fR.
 .IP "\fB\-geometry\fR \fIgeom\fR" 4
 .IX Item "-geometry geom"
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@
 .IX Item "-ip|+ip | -tr|+tr"
 Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is
 \&\fB\-tr\fR; resource \fBinheritPixmap\fR.
+.Sp
+\&\fIPlease note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
+the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!\fR
 .IP "\fB\-fade\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
 .IX Item "-fade number"
 Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
@@ -241,7 +244,7 @@
 .IP "\fB\-fadecolor\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
 .IX Item "-fadecolor colour"
 Fade to this colour when fading is used (see \fB\-fade\fR). The default colour
-is black. resource \fBfadeColor\fR.
+is opaque black. resource \fBfadeColor\fR.
 .IP "\fB\-tint\fR \fIcolour\fR" 4
 .IX Item "-tint colour"
 Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
@@ -586,7 +589,7 @@
 extensions not documented here):
 .IP "\fBdepth:\fR \fIbitdepth\fR" 4
 .IX Item "depth: bitdepth"
-Compile \fIfrills\fR: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
+Compile \fIxft\fR: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
 option \fB\-depth\fR.
 .IP "\fBgeometry:\fR \fIgeom\fR" 4
 .IX Item "geometry: geom"
@@ -659,6 +662,9 @@
 \&\fBTrue\fR: make the background inherit the parent windows' pixmap, giving
 artificial transparency. \fBFalse\fR: do not inherit the parent windows'
 pixmap.
+.Sp
+\&\fIPlease note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
+the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!\fR
 .IP "\fBfading:\fR \fInumber\fR" 4
 .IX Item "fading: number"
 Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option \fB\-fade\fR.
@@ -1309,7 +1315,7 @@
 In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
 \&\fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR can display up to 16 colours (8 \s-1ANSI\s0 colours plus
 high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the
-colours with their \fBrgb.txt\fR names.
+colours with their names.
 .TS
 l l l .
 color0	(black)	= Black
@@ -1346,6 +1352,29 @@
 .IX Item "@@RXVT_NAME@@ -fg Black -bg White -rv"
 would yield White on Black, while on \fIxterm\fR(1) it would yield Black
 on White.
+.Sh "\s-1ALPHA\s0 \s-1CHANNEL\s0 \s-1SUPPORT\s0"
+.IX Subsection "ALPHA CHANNEL SUPPORT"
+If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender/X don't get
+their act together, rxvt-unicode will support \f(CW\*(C`rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa\*(C'\fR
+(recommended, but \fB\s-1MUST\s0\fR have 4 digits/component) colour specifications,
+in addition to the ones provided by X, where the additional A component
+specifies opacity (alpha) values. The minimum value of \f(CW0\fR is completely
+transparent). You can also prefix any color with \f(CW\*(C`[a]\*(C'\fR, where \f(CW\*(C`a\*(C'\fR is on
+to four hex digits specifiying the opacity value.
+.PP
+You probably need to specify \fB\*(L"\-depth 32\*(R"\fR, too, and have the luck that
+your X\-server uses \s-1ARGB\s0 pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting
+\&\s-1ARGB\s0 visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
+.PP
+For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red
+background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
+.PP
+.Vb 1
+\&   @@RXVT_NAME@@ -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/2222 -fg "[e]pink"
+.Ve
+.PP
+\&\fIPlease note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
+the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!\fR
 .SH "ENVIRONMENT"
 .IX Header "ENVIRONMENT"
 \&\fB@@RXVT_NAME@@\fR sets and/or uses the following environment variables: