From: root Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 20:55:45 +0000 (+0000) Subject: *** empty log message *** X-Git-Url: http://git.openbox.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=1b3a85e5f3db86d85d97ebe32a7215fc834f52ee;p=dana%2Furxvt.git *** empty log message *** --- diff --git a/Changes b/Changes index e4bb4ffd..b6bed077 100644 --- a/Changes +++ b/Changes @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ WISH: meta-tagging of data by regex/master process (my dream project) WISH: OnTheSpot editing, or maybe switch to miiiiiiif WISH: just for fun, do shade and tint with XRender. +5.9 Sat Dec 17 21:53:17 CET 2005 - fix a bug in the menu code of unknown impact, found by darix. - clean up signal handling to be global, not per terminal (matters only for rxvtd). diff --git a/README.FAQ b/README.FAQ index 7c57dc56..a3d87dd0 100644 --- a/README.FAQ +++ b/README.FAQ @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Most likely it's the empty definition for "enacs=". Just replace it by "enacs=\E[0@" and try again. - "bash"'s readline does not work correctly under urxvt. + "bash"'s readline does not work correctly under rxvt. I need a termcap file entry. One reason you might want this is that some distributions or operating systems still compile some programs using the @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS In that case, select a font of your taste and add it to the font list, e.g.: - urxvt -fn basefont,font2,font3... + rxvt -fn basefont,font2,font3... When rxvt-unicode sees a character, it will first look at the base font. If the base font does not contain the character, it will go to @@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS some editors prematurely may leave the mouse in mouse report mode. I've heard that tcsh may use mouse reporting unless it otherwise specified. A quick check is to see if cut/paste works when the Alt - or Shift keys are depressed. See urxvt(7) + or Shift keys are depressed. See rxvt(7) What's with this bold/blink stuff? If no bold colour is set via "colorBD:", bold will invert text using @@ -532,9 +532,9 @@ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS URxvt.color7: #e1dddd URxvt.color15: #e1dddd - How can I start urxvtd in a race-free way? - Try "urxvtd -f -o", which tells urxvtd to open the display, create - the listening socket and then fork. + How can I start rxvtd in a race-free way? + Try "rxvtd -f -o", which tells rxvtd to open the display, create the + listening socket and then fork. What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour? Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the @@ -557,13 +557,13 @@ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS # use Backspace = ^H $ stty erase ^H - $ urxvt + $ rxvt # use Backspace = ^? $ stty erase ^? - $ urxvt + $ rxvt - Toggle with "ESC [ 36 h" / "ESC [ 36 l" as documented in urxvt(7). + Toggle with "ESC [ 36 h" / "ESC [ 36 l" as documented in rxvt(7). For an existing rxvt-unicode: @@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS option you can use the `keysym' resource to alter the keystrings associated with keysyms. - Here's an example for a URxvt session started using "urxvt -name + Here's an example for a URxvt session started using "rxvt -name URxvt" URxvt.keysym.Home: \033[1~ diff --git a/README.configure b/README.configure index d5ae469b..6d36e790 100644 --- a/README.configure +++ b/README.configure @@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ CONFIGURE OPTIONS -embed and -pty-fd options --enable-iso14755 (default: on) - Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see urxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt). + Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch. @@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ CONFIGURE OPTIONS --enable-smart-resize (default: on) Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot - keys. This should keep in a fixed position the urxvt corner which is - closest to a corner of the screen. + keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a + corner of the screen in a fixed position. --enable-pointer-blank (default: on) Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive. diff --git a/doc/rxvt.1.html b/doc/rxvt.1.html index c72525e0..c2b73683 100644 --- a/doc/rxvt.1.html +++ b/doc/rxvt.1.html @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@

DESCRIPTION

-

rxvt-unicode, version 5.8, is a colour vt102 terminal +

rxvt-unicode, version 5.9, 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 -- @@ -1209,13 +1209,16 @@ the end of the logical line only. option -tcw. Enables ``insecure'' mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, whether -throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though -write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note -that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences -enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean -resource or specifying -insecure as an option. At the moment, this -enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window title -requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. +through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through +write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by +default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these +sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though). + +

+

You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying +-insecure as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer, +locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests as well as dynamic +menubar dispatch.

modifier: modifier
@@ -1427,7 +1430,7 @@ supported in rxvt-unicode. Bug me if you need this.

You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and therefore using the menubar), e.g.:

-   printf '\e]701;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
+ printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"

rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far.

diff --git a/doc/rxvt.1.man.in b/doc/rxvt.1.man.in index 3c8098cb..23da0bb6 100644 --- a/doc/rxvt.1.man.in +++ b/doc/rxvt.1.man.in @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" Automatically generated by Pod::Man v1.37, Pod::Parser v1.14 +.\" Automatically generated by Pod::Man v1.37, Pod::Parser v1.3 .\" .\" Standard preamble: .\" ======================================================================== @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ .\" ======================================================================== .\" .IX Title "rxvt 1" -.TH rxvt 1 "2005-10-25" "5.8" "RXVT-UNICODE" +.TH rxvt 1 "2005-12-17" "5.9" "RXVT-UNICODE" .SH "NAME" rxvt\-unicode (ouR XVT, unicode) \- (a VT102 emulator for the X window system) .SH "SYNOPSIS" @@ -921,13 +921,15 @@ the end of the logical line only. option \fB\-tcw\fR. Enables \*(L"insecure\*(R" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be abused if somebody gets 8\-bit\-clean access to your display, whether -throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or though -\&\fIwrite\fR\|(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. (Note -that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences -enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean -resource or specifying \fB\-insecure\fR as an option. At the moment, this -enabled display\-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window title -requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. +through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or through +\&\fIwrite\fR\|(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are disabled by +default. (Note that many other terminals, including xterm, have these +sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make it safer, though). +.Sp +You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying +\&\fB\-insecure\fR as an option. At the moment, this enables display\-answer, +locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests as well as dynamic +menubar dispatch. .IP "\fBmodifier:\fR \fImodifier\fR" 4 .IX Item "modifier: modifier" Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: \fBalt\fR, \fBmeta\fR, @@ -1096,7 +1098,7 @@ You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and therefore using the menubar), e.g.: .PP .Vb 1 -\& printf '\ee]701;%s\e007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" +\& printf '\ee]710;%s\e007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" .Ve .PP rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far. diff --git a/doc/rxvt.1.txt b/doc/rxvt.1.txt index 8b63b246..215f3032 100644 --- a/doc/rxvt.1.txt +++ b/doc/rxvt.1.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ SYNOPSIS rxvt [options] [-e command [ args ]] DESCRIPTION - rxvt-unicode, version 5.8, is a colour vt102 terminal emulator intended + rxvt-unicode, version 5.9, 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 @@ -771,13 +771,16 @@ RESOURCES (available also as long-options) Enables "insecure" mode. Rxvt-unicode offers some escape sequences that echo arbitrary strings like the icon name or the locale. This could be abused if somebody gets 8-bit-clean access to your display, - whether throuh a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or - though write(1). Therefore, these sequences are disabled by default. - (Note that other terminals, including xterm, have these sequences - enabled by default). You can enable them by setting this boolean - resource or specifying -insecure as an option. At the moment, this - enabled display-answer, locale, findfont, icon label and window - title requests as well as dynamic menubar dispatch. + whether through a mail client displaying mail bodies unfiltered or + through write(1) or any other means. Therefore, these sequences are + disabled by default. (Note that many other terminals, including + xterm, have these sequences enabled by default, which doesn't make + it safer, though). + + You can enable them by setting this boolean resource or specifying + -insecure as an option. At the moment, this enables display-answer, + locale, findfont, icon label and window title requests as well as + dynamic menubar dispatch. modifier: *modifier* Set the key to be interpreted as the Meta key to: alt, meta, hyper, @@ -931,7 +934,7 @@ CHANGING FONTS You can, however, switch fonts at runtime using escape sequences (and therefore using the menubar), e.g.: - printf '\e]701;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" + printf '\e]710;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic" rxvt-unicode will automatically re-apply these fonts to the output so far. diff --git a/doc/rxvt.7.html b/doc/rxvt.7.html index fa522242..b3344a77 100644 --- a/doc/rxvt.7.html +++ b/doc/rxvt.7.html @@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ Most likely it's the empty definition for enacs=. Just replace it b enacs=\E[0@ and try again.

-
bash's readline does not work correctly under urxvt.
+
bash's readline does not work correctly under rxvt.
I need a termcap file entry.
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ e.g.:

-   urxvt -fn basefont,font2,font3...
+ rxvt -fn basefont,font2,font3...

When rxvt-unicode sees a character, it will first look at the base @@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ Make sure that mouse reporting is actually turned off since killing some editors prematurely may leave the mouse in mouse report mode. I've heard that tcsh may use mouse reporting unless it otherwise specified. A quick check is to see if cut/paste works when the Alt or Shift keys are -depressed. See urxvt(7) +depressed. See rxvt(7)

What's with this bold/blink stuff?
@@ -779,10 +779,10 @@ me) as ``pretty girly''.

URxvt.color15: #e1dddd

-
How can I start urxvtd in a race-free way?
+
How can I start rxvtd in a race-free way?
-Try urxvtd -f -o, which tells urxvtd to open the +Try rxvtd -f -o, which tells rxvtd to open the display, create the listening socket and then fork.

@@ -813,16 +813,16 @@ be used (which may not be the same as your stty setting).

    # use Backspace = ^H
    $ stty erase ^H
-   $ urxvt
+ $ rxvt 
    # use Backspace = ^?
    $ stty erase ^?
-   $ urxvt
+ $ rxvt
-

Toggle with ESC [ 36 h / ESC [ 36 l as documented in urxvt(7).

+

Toggle with ESC [ 36 h / ESC [ 36 l as documented in rxvt(7).

For an existing rxvt-unicode:

@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ you have run ``configure'' with the
-

Here's an example for a URxvt session started using urxvt -name URxvt

+

Here's an example for a URxvt session started using rxvt -name URxvt

@@ -2835,7 +2835,7 @@ in combination with other switches) is:

 
--enable-iso14755 (default: on)

 

 

-Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see urxvt(1), or
+Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or
 doc/rxvt.1.txt). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by
 --enable-frills, while support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with
 this switch.
@@ -2892,8 +2892,8 @@ See http://g.oswego.edu/dl/htm
 
 

 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot
-keys. This should keep in a fixed position the urxvt corner which is
-closest to a corner of the screen.
+keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a corner of
+the screen in a fixed position.
 

 

 
--enable-pointer-blank (default: on)

diff --git a/doc/rxvt.7.man.in b/doc/rxvt.7.man.in
index 61eeab1f..e4df8c9b 100644
--- a/doc/rxvt.7.man.in
+++ b/doc/rxvt.7.man.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" Automatically generated by Pod::Man v1.37, Pod::Parser v1.14
+.\" Automatically generated by Pod::Man v1.37, Pod::Parser v1.3
 .\"
 .\" Standard preamble:
 .\" ========================================================================
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 .\" ========================================================================
 .\"
 .IX Title "rxvt 7"
-.TH rxvt 7 "2005-11-08" "5.8" "RXVT-UNICODE"
+.TH rxvt 7 "2005-12-17" "5.9" "RXVT-UNICODE"
 .SH "NAME"
 RXVT REFERENCE \- FAQ, command sequences and other background information
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
@@ -2429,8 +2429,8 @@ See  for details.
 .IP "\-\-enable\-smart\-resize (default: on)" 4
 .IX Item "--enable-smart-resize (default: on)"
 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot
-keys. This should keep in a fixed position the @@RXVT_NAME@@ corner which is
-closest to a corner of the screen.
+keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a corner of
+the screen in a fixed position.
 .IP "\-\-enable\-pointer\-blank (default: on)" 4
 .IX Item "--enable-pointer-blank (default: on)"
 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
diff --git a/doc/rxvt.7.txt b/doc/rxvt.7.txt
index 46fe096e..67001253 100644
--- a/doc/rxvt.7.txt
+++ b/doc/rxvt.7.txt
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
         Most likely it's the empty definition for "enacs=". Just replace it
         by "enacs=\E[0@" and try again.
 
-    "bash"'s readline does not work correctly under urxvt.
+    "bash"'s readline does not work correctly under rxvt.
     I need a termcap file entry.
         One reason you might want this is that some distributions or
         operating systems still compile some programs using the
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
         In that case, select a font of your taste and add it to the font
         list, e.g.:
 
-           urxvt -fn basefont,font2,font3...
+           rxvt -fn basefont,font2,font3...
 
         When rxvt-unicode sees a character, it will first look at the base
         font. If the base font does not contain the character, it will go to
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
         some editors prematurely may leave the mouse in mouse report mode.
         I've heard that tcsh may use mouse reporting unless it otherwise
         specified. A quick check is to see if cut/paste works when the Alt
-        or Shift keys are depressed. See urxvt(7)
+        or Shift keys are depressed. See rxvt(7)
 
     What's with this bold/blink stuff?
         If no bold colour is set via "colorBD:", bold will invert text using
@@ -553,9 +553,9 @@ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
            URxvt.color7:       #e1dddd
            URxvt.color15:      #e1dddd
 
-    How can I start urxvtd in a race-free way?
-        Try "urxvtd -f -o", which tells urxvtd to open the display, create
-        the listening socket and then fork.
+    How can I start rxvtd in a race-free way?
+        Try "rxvtd -f -o", which tells rxvtd to open the display, create the
+        listening socket and then fork.
 
     What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?
         Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the
@@ -578,13 +578,13 @@ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
 
            # use Backspace = ^H
            $ stty erase ^H
-           $ urxvt
+           $ rxvt
 
            # use Backspace = ^?
            $ stty erase ^?
-           $ urxvt
+           $ rxvt
 
-        Toggle with "ESC [ 36 h" / "ESC [ 36 l" as documented in urxvt(7).
+        Toggle with "ESC [ 36 h" / "ESC [ 36 l" as documented in rxvt(7).
 
         For an existing rxvt-unicode:
 
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
         option you can use the `keysym' resource to alter the keystrings
         associated with keysyms.
 
-        Here's an example for a URxvt session started using "urxvt -name
+        Here's an example for a URxvt session started using "rxvt -name
         URxvt"
 
            URxvt.keysym.Home:          \033[1~
@@ -1871,7 +1871,7 @@ CONFIGURE OPTIONS
           -embed and -pty-fd options
 
     --enable-iso14755 (default: on)
-        Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see urxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt).
+        Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see rxvt(1), or doc/rxvt.1.txt).
         Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by "--enable-frills", while
         support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with this switch.
 
@@ -1905,8 +1905,8 @@ CONFIGURE OPTIONS
 
     --enable-smart-resize (default: on)
         Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via hot
-        keys. This should keep in a fixed position the urxvt corner which is
-        closest to a corner of the screen.
+        keys. This should keep the window corner which is closest to a
+        corner of the screen in a fixed position.
 
     --enable-pointer-blank (default: on)
         Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
diff --git a/doc/rxvtc.1.html b/doc/rxvtc.1.html
index 2f98be1a..ad824066 100644
--- a/doc/rxvtc.1.html
+++ b/doc/rxvtc.1.html
@@ -60,9 +60,10 @@ started directly.

 

 

 Both rxvtc and rxvtd use the environment variable
-RXVT_SOCKET to create a listening socket and to contact
-the rxvtd, respectively. If the variable is missing,
-$HOME/.rxvt-unicode-<nodename > >>> is used.
+RXVT_SOCKET to create a listening socket and to contact the
+rxvtd, respectively. If the variable is missing,
+$HOME/.rxvt-unicode-<nodename > >>> is used.  The variable must
+specify the absolute path of the socket to create.
 

 

 

diff --git a/doc/rxvtc.1.man.in b/doc/rxvtc.1.man.in
index d12bf965..574f4c8b 100644
--- a/doc/rxvtc.1.man.in
+++ b/doc/rxvtc.1.man.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" Automatically generated by Pod::Man v1.37, Pod::Parser v1.14
+.\" Automatically generated by Pod::Man v1.37, Pod::Parser v1.3
 .\"
 .\" Standard preamble:
 .\" ========================================================================
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 .\" ========================================================================
 .\"
 .IX Title "rxvt 1"
-.TH rxvt 1 "2005-07-07" "5.6" "RXVT-UNICODE"
+.TH rxvt 1 "2005-12-17" "5.9" "RXVT-UNICODE"
 .SH "NAME"
 @@RXVT_NAME@@c \- control the @@RXVT_NAME@@d daemon
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
@@ -156,9 +156,10 @@ started directly.
 .IP "\fB\s-1RXVT_SOCKET\s0\fR" 4
 .IX Item "RXVT_SOCKET"
 Both @@RXVT_NAME@@c and @@RXVT_NAME@@d use the environment variable
-\&\fI\s-1RXVT_SOCKET\s0\fR to create a listening socket and to contact
-the @@RXVT_NAME@@d, respectively. If the variable is missing,
-\&\fI$HOME/.rxvt\-unicode\-\fI\fI\fR is used.
+\&\fI\s-1RXVT_SOCKET\s0\fR to create a listening socket and to contact the
+@@RXVT_NAME@@d, respectively. If the variable is missing,
+\&\fI$HOME/.rxvt\-unicode\-\fI\fI\fR is used.  The variable must
+specify the absolute path of the socket to create.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .IX Header "SEE ALSO"
 @@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1)
diff --git a/doc/rxvtc.1.txt b/doc/rxvtc.1.txt
index a2b697ab..7207178e 100644
--- a/doc/rxvtc.1.txt
+++ b/doc/rxvtc.1.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ ENVIRONMENT
         Both rxvtc and rxvtd use the environment variable RXVT_SOCKET to
         create a listening socket and to contact the rxvtd, respectively. If
         the variable is missing, $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-** is used.
+        The variable must specify the absolute path of the socket to create.
 
 SEE ALSO
     rxvt(7), rxvtd(1)
diff --git a/doc/rxvtd.1.html b/doc/rxvtd.1.html
index cd597c7c..05956720 100644
--- a/doc/rxvtd.1.html
+++ b/doc/rxvtd.1.html
@@ -102,10 +102,11 @@ and forks into the background. When you log-out, the server is reset and
 
RXVT_SOCKET

 

 

-Both rxvtc and rxvtd use the environment variable
-RXVT_SOCKET to create a listening socket and to contact
+Both rxvtc and rxvtd use the environment
+variable RXVT_SOCKET to create a listening socket and to contact
 the rxvtd, respectively. If the variable is missing,
-$HOME/.rxvt-unicode-<nodename > >>> is used.
+$HOME/.rxvt-unicode-<nodename > >>> is used. The variable must
+specify the absolute path of the socket to create.
 

 

 
DISPLAY

diff --git a/doc/rxvtd.1.man.in b/doc/rxvtd.1.man.in
index a3bfce61..95414ee3 100644
--- a/doc/rxvtd.1.man.in
+++ b/doc/rxvtd.1.man.in
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 .\" ========================================================================
 .\"
 .IX Title "rxvt 1"
-.TH rxvt 1 "2005-07-13" "5.7" "RXVT-UNICODE"
+.TH rxvt 1 "2005-12-17" "5.9" "RXVT-UNICODE"
 .SH "NAME"
 @@RXVT_NAME@@d \- @@RXVT_NAME@@ terminal daemon
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
@@ -190,10 +190,11 @@ and forks into the background. When you log\-out, the server is reset and
 .IX Header "ENVIRONMENT"
 .IP "\fB\s-1RXVT_SOCKET\s0\fR" 4
 .IX Item "RXVT_SOCKET"
-Both \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@c\fR and \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@d\fR use the environment variable
-\&\fI\s-1RXVT_SOCKET\s0\fR to create a listening socket and to contact
+Both \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@c\fR and \fB@@RXVT_NAME@@d\fR use the environment
+variable \fI\s-1RXVT_SOCKET\s0\fR to create a listening socket and to contact
 the @@RXVT_NAME@@d, respectively. If the variable is missing,
-\&\fI$HOME/.rxvt\-unicode\-\fI\fI\fR is used.
+\&\fI$HOME/.rxvt\-unicode\-\fI\fI\fR is used. The variable must
+specify the absolute path of the socket to create.
 .IP "\fB\s-1DISPLAY\s0\fR" 4
 .IX Item "DISPLAY"
 Only used when the \f(CW\*(C`\-\-opendisplay\*(C'\fR option is specified. Must contain a
diff --git a/doc/rxvtd.1.txt b/doc/rxvtd.1.txt
index b7df60fc..576d02e6 100644
--- a/doc/rxvtd.1.txt
+++ b/doc/rxvtd.1.txt
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ ENVIRONMENT
         Both rxvtc and rxvtd use the environment variable RXVT_SOCKET to
         create a listening socket and to contact the rxvtd, respectively. If
         the variable is missing, $HOME/.rxvt-unicode-** is used.
+        The variable must specify the absolute path of the socket to create.
 
     DISPLAY
         Only used when the "--opendisplay" option is specified. Must contain
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index aedb80ae..9901a4c8 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 // VERSION _must_ be \d.\d+
-#define VERSION "5.8"
-#define DATE	"2005-10-25"
+#define VERSION "5.9"
+#define DATE	"2005-12-17"