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\&.
.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
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\&.
.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
-COMMENT(-- $Id: rxvt-resources.yo,v 1.15 2004-07-29 13:30:39 root Exp $ --)
+COMMENT(-- $Id: rxvt-resources.yo,v 1.16 2004-07-30 22:32:33 root Exp $ --)
COMMENT(----------------------------------------------------------------------)
manpagesection(RESOURCES (available also as long-options))
-Note: `rxvt --help' gives a list of all resources (long options) compiled
+Note: `RXVTNAME() --help' gives a list of all resources (long options) compiled
into your version.
-If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. bf(rxvt -h) lists
-bf(.Xdefaults)) then bf(RXVTNAME()) accepts application defaults set in
-XAPPLOADDIR/Rxvt (compile-time defined: usually
-bf(/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/Rxvt)) and resources set in bf(~/.Xdefaults),
-or bf(~/.Xresources) if bf(~/.Xdefaults) does not exist. Note that when
-reading X resources, bf(RXVTNAME()) recognizes two class names: bf(XTerm) and
-bf(Rxvt). The class name bf(XTerm) allows resources common to both
-bf(RXVTNAME()) and em(xterm) to be easily configured, while the class name
-bf(Rxvt) allows resources unique to bf(RXVTNAME()), notably colours and
-key-handling, to be shared between different bf(RXVTNAME()) 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:
+
+There are two different methods that RXVTNAME() can use to get the
+Xresource data: using the X libraries (Xrm*-functions) or internal Xresources
+reader (bf(~/.Xdefaults)). For the first method (ie. bf(RXVTNAME() -h) lists
+bf(XGetDefaults)), you can set and change the resources using X11
+tools like bf(xset). Many distribution do also load settings from the
+bf(~/.Xresources) file when X starts.
+
+If compiled with internal Xresources support (i.e. bf(RXVTNAME()
+-h) lists bf(.Xdefaults)) then bf(RXVTNAME()) accepts application
+defaults set in XAPPLOADDIR/URxvt (compile-time defined: usually
+bf(/usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/URxvt)) and resources set in
+bf(~/.Xdefaults), or bf(~/.Xresources) if bf(~/.Xdefaults) does not exist.
+Note that when reading X resources, bf(RXVTNAME()) recognizes two class
+names: bf(XTerm) and bf(URxvt). The class name bf(Rxvt) allows resources
+common to both bf(RXVTNAME()) and the original em(rxvt) to be easily configured,
+while the class name bf(URxvt) allows resources unique to bf(RXVTNAME()),
+notably colours and key-handling, to be shared between different
+bf(RXVTNAME()) 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:
startdit()
dit(bf(geometry:) em(geom))