--- rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod 2006/01/25 21:03:03 1.106 +++ rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.pod 2006/01/29 20:51:27 1.107 @@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ In addition to the default foreground and background colours, B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 16 colours (8 ANSI colours plus high-intensity bold/blink versions of the same). Here is a list of the -colours with their B names. +colours with their names. =begin table @@ -1342,6 +1342,14 @@ a number 0-15, as a convenient shorthand to reference the colour name of color0-color15. +If Xft support has been compiled in and as long as Xft/Xrender don't get +their act together, rxvt-unicode will support C<#ARGB>, C<#AARRGGBB> +and C<#AAAARRRRGGGGBBBB> colour specifications, in addition to the ones +provided by X, where the additional A component specifies alpha (opacity) +values (0 is completely transparent and the maximum is opaque). You +probably need to specify B<"-depth 32">, too, as X is far from just +supporting ARGB visuals out of the box. + Note that B<-rv> (B<"reverseVideo: True">) simulates reverse video by always swapping the foreground/background colours. This is in contrast to I(1) where the colours are only swapped if they have not otherwise