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+!
+!   .Xresources file
+!   Man pages: xrdb, Xsession
+!
+! --------------------------------------------
+! Note that $HOME/.Xdefaults is a relic from
+! X Version 10 (and  X11R1)  days, before
+! app-defaults  files were implemented.
+! It has been deprecated for over ten years
+! .Xresources should be used instead.
+! --------------------------------------------
+
+!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+! Xft settings
+!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ 
+Xft.autohint: 0
+Xft.lcdfilter: lcddefault
+Xft.hintstyle: hintfull
+Xft.hinting: 1
+Xft.antialias: 1
+Xft.rgba: rgb
+
+!---- URxvt - General settings
+URxvt*cursorBlink: true
+URxvt*font: xft:Monospace:size=12
+URxvt*boldFont: xft:Monospace:size=12
+URxvt*jumpScroll: true
+URxvt*scrollBar: false
+URxvt*scrollTtyOutput: false
+URxvt*scrollTtyKeypress: true
+URxvt*urgentOnBell: true
+URxvt*visualBell: false
+URxvt.termName: xterm-256color
+URxvt.depth: 32
+URxvt.scrollBar: false
+URxvt*letterSpace: -1
+
+! disable the Ctrl-Shift keycap insert mode,
+! it interferes with GNOME key combos for
+! moving windows to other desktops
+URxvt.iso14755: false
+
+!---- Default URxvt (Solarized Dark)
+URxvt*fading: 30
+URxvt*background: #002b36
+URxvt*foreground: #839496
+URxvt*fadeColor: #002b36
+URxvt*cursorColor: #839496
+URxvt*pointerColorBackground: #586e75
+URxvt*pointerColorForeground: #93a1a1
+URxvt*colorUL: #859900
+URxvt*colorBD: #268bd2
+URxvt*color0: #073642
+URxvt*color8: #002b36
+URxvt*color1: #dc322f
+URxvt*color9: #cb4b16
+URxvt*color2: #859900
+URxvt*color10: #586e75
+URxvt*color3: #b58900
+URxvt*color11: #657b83
+URxvt*color4: #268bd2
+URxvt*color12: #839496
+URxvt*color5: #d33682
+URxvt*color13: #6c71c4
+URxvt*color6: #2aa198
+URxvt*color14: #93a1a1
+URxvt*color7: #eee8d5
+URxvt*color15: #fdf6e3