Tiago Resende <trese...@lavabit.com> wrote:
> I was thinking, urxvt has always (I think) supported italics, so unless
> your build was specifically patched to remove it (not disable it during
> /configure, because if that was the case, urxvt _would_ render italics
> as reverse), maybe you are just missing a font with italics?

Indeed. I'm using terminus which doesn't have italics built-in.

> urxvt's faq recommends Bitstream Vera; I personally use Dina. You can
> use anything that is installed in your system and has italics.
> 
> You can try it with
> 
> $ urxvt -fi "xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:italic:autohint=true"
> 
> for example. Then, echo '\e[3mitalics\e[m' should render italics. To
> store it permanentely, add
> 
> urxvt.italicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:italic:autohint=true
> 
> to ~/.Xdefaults
> 
> Also, could you let us know if this is the case? If so, it might be a
> good idea to mention it in the faq.

Thanks, this works :) . The FAQ sounds like a good place for it.

--Ben


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