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-.if t .ds 85 8\(12
-.if n .ds 85 8-1/2
.TH RIO 1
.SH NAME
rio \- rio-like Window Manager for X
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B rio
[
-.B \-grey
-] [
-.B \-version
-] [
.B \-font
-.I fname
-] [
+.I fontname
+]
+[
+.B \-grey
+]
+[
+.B \-s
+]
+[
.B \-term
.I termprog
-] [
-.BR exit | restart
+]
+[
+.B \-version
+]
+[
+.B \-virtuals
+.I num
+]
+[
+.B exit
+|
+.B restart
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
+.if t .ds 85 8\(12
+.if n .ds 85 8-1/2
.I Rio
is a window manager for X which attempts to emulate the window management
policies of Plan 9's
.I rio
window manager.
+Rio is derived from David Hogan's \*(85.
.PP
The
.B \-grey
-option makes the background light grey, as does \*(85.
-Use this option for maximum authenticity.
+option makes the background stippled grey, the default X11 background,
+instead of solid grey, the Plan 9 background.
+.PP
+The
.B \-font
-.I fname
+option
sets the font in
.IR rio 's
menu to
.IR fname ,
overriding the default.
+Unlike the other programs in the Plan 9 ports, rio expects this
+font to be an X11 font rather than a Plan 9 font.
+.PP
+The
.B \-term
-.I termprog
+option
specifies an alternative program to run when the
.I New
menu item is selected.
+The default is to try
+.IR 9term (1)
+and then to fall back to
+.IR xterm (1).
+The
+.B \-s
+option causes
+.I rio
+to add
+.B -s
+to
+.IR 9term 's
+command-line, starting the window in scrolling mode.
+.PP
+The
.B \-version
+option
prints the current version on standard error, then exits.
.PP
-To make
+The
+.B \-virtuals
+option sets the number of virtual screens (the default is 1,
+and the maximum is 12).
+.PP
+If the argument
+.B exit
+or
+.B restart
+is given,
+it is sent to an already-running
+.IR rio ,
+causing the extant
.I rio
-exit, you have to run
-.B "rio exit"
-on the command line. There is no ``exit'' menu item.
+to exit or restart.
+.SS Using rio
.PP
One window is
.IR current ,
@@ -130,7 +177,16 @@ Windows may also be arranged by dragging their borders.
Pressing button 1 or 2 over a window's border allows one to
move the corresponding edge or corner, while button 3
moves the whole window.
-.PD
+.PP
+When the mouse cursor points to the background area
+and
+.I rio
+has been started with multiple virtual screens using the
+.B \-virtuals
+option,
+clicking button 2 brings up a menu to select a virtual screen to view.
+Scrolling the mouse wheel while the cursor points at the background
+will cycle through the virtual screens.
.SH BUGS
In
Plan 9's
@@ -154,4 +210,4 @@ starts a particular program.)
There is a currently a compiled-in limit of 128 hidden windows.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR 9term (1),
-.IR xterm (1).
+.IR xterm (1)