Added some XTerm instructions for bold

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

diff --git a/README.mkd b/README.mkd
index dc1516c..170917b 100644 (file)
--- a/README.mkd
+++ b/README.mkd
@@ -138,13 +138,14 @@ the number of colors visible is minimized when possible. Colors were selected
 based on the characteristics of the text characters to be displayed:
 
 - Visibility generally follows importance, with an attempt to let unimportant
-  text fade into the background (which is not always possible when supporting
-  both dark and light backgrounds)
+  text fade into the background (which is not always possible when
+  simultaneously supporting dark and light backgrounds)
 - Loud colors are chosen to call attention to noteworthy messages
 
 ### Supported Scripts ###
 
 The following third-party scripts are supported:
+
 - [adv\_windowlist.pl](http://anti.teamidiot.de/static/nei/*/Code/Irssi/)
 - [usercount.pl](http://scripts.irssi.org/html/usercount.pl.html)
 - [trackbar.pl](http://scripts.irssi.org/html/trackbar.pl.html)
@@ -199,14 +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.:
+
+            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
+2.  Obtain `solarized-universal.theme`
 
     a) Option A: Download `solarized-universal.theme` from [irssi-only repository]
        and place it in your `~/.irssi` directory