Added some XTerm instructions for bold

[stack/conf/irssi-colors-solarized.git] / README.mkd

diff --git a/README.mkd b/README.mkd
index 23f909f..170917b 100644 (file)
--- a/README.mkd
+++ b/README.mkd
@@ -200,14 +200,23 @@ Installation
         - For Apple's Terminal.app on OS X, this means that Text Settings must
           have the `Use bright colors for bold text` checkbox *selected*.
 
-    2.  It's recommended to turn off the display of bold typeface for bold text.  For
-        example,
-        - For iTerm on OS X, this means that Text Preferences should have the
+    2.  It's recommended to turn off the display of bold typeface for bold
+        text.  For example,
+        - For iTerm2 on OS X, this means that Text Preferences should have the
           `Draw bold text in bold font` checkbox *unselected*.
         - For Apple's Terminal.app on OS X, this means that Text Settings
           should have the `Use bold fonts` checkbox *unselected*.
+        - For XTerm, this may mean setting the `font` and `boldFont` to be the
+          same in your .Xresources or .Xdefaults, e.g.:
 
-2.  Obtain solarized-universal.theme
+            xterm*font: fixed
+            xterm*boldFont: fixed
+
+    Example: for iTerm2, these are the correct settings:
+
+    ![iTerm bold settings](https://github.com/huyz/irssi-colors-solarized/raw/master/img/screen-iTerm2-bold-options.png)
+
+2.  Obtain `solarized-universal.theme`
 
     a) Option A: Download `solarized-universal.theme` from [irssi-only repository]
        and place it in your `~/.irssi` directory