--- rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.txt	2006/01/26 00:09:47	1.53
+++ rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.1.txt	2006/01/31 00:25:16	1.56
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     rxvt [options] [-e command [ args ]]
 
 DESCRIPTION
-    rxvt-unicode, version 7.3a, is a colour vt102 terminal emulator intended
+    rxvt-unicode, version 7.5, is a colour vt102 terminal emulator intended
     as an *xterm*(1) replacement for users who do not require features such
     as Tektronix 4014 emulation and toolkit-style configurability. As a
     result, rxvt-unicode uses much less swap space -- a significant
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
         the DISPLAY environment variable is used.
 
     -depth *bitdepth*
-        Compile *frills*: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
+        Compile *xft*: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
         resource depth.
 
     -geometry *geom*
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@
         Turn on/off inheriting parent window's pixmap. Alternative form is
         -tr; resource inheritPixmap.
 
+        *Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported
+        by the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!*
+
     -fade *number*
         Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small
         values fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@
 
     -fadecolor *colour*
         Fade to this colour when fading is used (see -fade). The default
-        colour is black. resource fadeColor.
+        colour is opaque black. resource fadeColor.
 
     -tint *colour*
         Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when
@@ -439,7 +442,7 @@
     documented here):
 
     depth: *bitdepth*
-        Compile *frills*: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
+        Compile *xft*: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
         option -depth.
 
     geometry: *geom*
@@ -512,6 +515,9 @@
         artificial transparency. False: do not inherit the parent windows'
         pixmap.
 
+        *Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported
+        by the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!*
+
     fading: *number*
         Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option
         -fade.
@@ -1145,8 +1151,7 @@
 COLORS AND GRAPHICS
     In addition to the default foreground and background colours, rxvt 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 rgb.txt
-    names.
+    versions of the same). Here is a list of the colours with their names.
 
        color0          (black)         = Black         
        color1          (red)           = Red3          
@@ -1181,6 +1186,28 @@
         would yield White on Black, while on *xterm*(1) it would yield Black
         on White.
 
+  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
+    "rgba:rrrr/gggg/bbbb/aaaa" (recommended, but MUST 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 0 is completely transparent). You
+    can also prefix any color with "[a]", where "a" is on to four hex digits
+    specifiying the opacity value.
+
+    You probably need to specify "-depth 32", too, and have the luck that
+    your X-server uses ARGB pixel layout, as X is far from just supporting
+    ARGB visuals out of the box, and rxvt-unicode just fudges around.
+
+    For example, the following selects an almost completely transparent red
+    background, and an almost opaque pink foreground:
+
+       rxvt -depth 32 -bg rgba:0000/0000/0000/2222 -fg "[e]pink"
+
+    *Please note that transparency of any kind if completely unsupported by
+    the author. Don't bug him with installation questions!*
+
 ENVIRONMENT
     rxvt sets and/or uses the following environment variables: