--- rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.tbl 2004/07/30 19:51:49 1.17 +++ rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.tbl 2004/07/30 22:32:33 1.18 @@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost\&. .IP "\fB-tint\fP \fIcolour\fP" Tint the transparent background pixmap with the given colour when -transparency is enabled with \fB-tr\fP or \fB-ip\fP\&. +transparency is enabled with \fB-tr\fP or \fB-ip\fP\&. You can also +emulate the "shading" or "brigthness change" option known from +other terminal programs using gray10 (gray20, etc\&.) colour +strings\&. .IP "\fB-bg\fP \fIcolour\fP" Window background colour; resource \fBbackground\fP\&. @@ -211,19 +214,27 @@ .PP Note: `rxvt --help\&' gives a list of all resources (long options) compiled into your version\&. -If compiled with internal Xresources support (i\&.e\&. \fBrxvt -h\fP lists -\fB\&.Xdefaults\fP) then \fBrxvt\fP accepts application defaults set in -XAPPLOADDIR/Rxvt (compile-time defined: usually -\fB/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/Rxvt\fP) and resources set in \fB~/\&.Xdefaults\fP, -or \fB~/\&.Xresources\fP if \fB~/\&.Xdefaults\fP does not exist\&. Note that when -reading X resources, \fBrxvt\fP recognizes two class names: \fBXTerm\fP and -\fBRxvt\fP\&. The class name \fBXTerm\fP allows resources common to both -\fBrxvt\fP and \fIxterm\fP to be easily configured, while the class name -\fBRxvt\fP allows resources unique to \fBrxvt\fP, notably colours and -key-handling, to be shared between different \fBrxvt\fP configurations\&. -If no resources are specified, suitable defaults will be used\&. -Command-line arguments can be used to override resource settings\&. The -following resources are allowed: +.PP +There are two different methods that rxvt can use to get the +Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal Xresources +reader (\fB~/\&.Xdefaults\fP)\&. For the first method (ie\&. \fBrxvt -h\fP lists +\fBXGetDefaults\fP), you can set and change the resources using X11 +tools like \fBxset\fP\&. Many distribution do also load settings from the +\fB~/\&.Xresources\fP file when X starts\&. +.PP +If compiled with internal Xresources support (i\&.e\&. \fBrxvt +-h\fP lists \fB\&.Xdefaults\fP) then \fBrxvt\fP accepts application +defaults set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually +\fB/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt\fP) and resources set in +\fB~/\&.Xdefaults\fP, or \fB~/\&.Xresources\fP if \fB~/\&.Xdefaults\fP does not exist\&. +Note that when reading X resources, \fBrxvt\fP recognizes two class +names: \fBXTerm\fP and \fBURxvt\fP\&. The class name \fBRxvt\fP allows resources +common to both \fBrxvt\fP and the original \fIrxvt\fP to be easily configured, +while the class name \fBURxvt\fP allows resources unique to \fBrxvt\fP, +notably colours and key-handling, to be shared between different +\fBrxvt\fP configurations\&. If no resources are specified, suitable +defaults will be used\&. Command-line arguments can be used to override +resource settings\&. The following resources are allowed: .PP .IP "\fBgeometry:\fP \fIgeom\fP" Create the window with the specified X window geometry [default