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FAQ

@@ -372,17 +372,23 @@ be recreated with:
 
     cd /dev && rm null && ./MAKEDEV null
 
-* vim or $otherprogram displays reverse video instead of italics, even though
-  tmux displays italics just fine in the status line. What's wrong?
+* vim displays reverse video instead of italics, while less displays italics
+  (or just regular text) instead of reverse. What's wrong?
 
 Screen's terminfo description lacks italics mode and has standout mode in its
-place. To make applications aware that tmux supports italics, you'll need to
-create a new terminfo file with modified smso, rmso, sitm and ritm entries:
+place, but using the same escape sequence that urxvt uses for italics. This
+means applications (like vim) looking for italics will not find it and might
+turn to reverse in its place, while applications (like less) asking for
+standout will end up with italics instead of reverse. To make applications
+aware that tmux supports italics and to use a proper escape sequence for
+standout, you'll need to create a new terminfo file with modified sgr, smso,
+rmso, sitm and ritm entries:
 
 	$ mkdir $HOME/.terminfo/
 	$ screen_terminfo="screen"
 	$ infocmp "$screen_terminfo" | sed \
-	  -e 's/^screen[^|]*\|[^,]*,/screen-it|screen with italics support,/' \
+	  -e 's/^screen[^|]*|[^,]*,/screen-it|screen with italics support,/' \
+	  -e 's/%?%p1%t;3%/%?%p1%t;7%/' \
 	  -e 's/smso=[^,]*,/smso=\\E[7m,/' \
 	  -e 's/rmso=[^,]*,/rmso=\\E[27m,/' \
 	  -e '$s/$/ sitm=\\E[3m, ritm=\\E[23m,/' > /tmp/screen.terminfo
@@ -399,5 +405,10 @@ If your terminal supports 256 colors, use:
 instead of "screen". See the FAQ entry about 256 colors support for more info.
 Also note that tmux will still display reverse video on terminals that do not
 support italics.
+
+If your urxvt cannot display italics at all, make sure you have an italics
+capable font enabled, for example, add to ~/.Xdefaults:
+
+	urxvt.italicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:italic:autohint=true
 
-$Id: FAQ,v 1.42 2011/04/11 07:14:54 nicm Exp $
+$Id: FAQ,v 1.43 2011/05/18 17:47:33 nicm Exp $

TODO

@@ -135,3 +135,5 @@
 - monitor-activity is broken in several ways with multiple clients
 - monitor-activity should be more powerful (eg set a region)
 - maybe a way to put pane names instead of window names in status line
+- when client is locked data still appears to be buffered for it (it shouldn't
+  be) so a load is sent after unlock. this is bad, needs fixed. SF 3297114