You're absolutely right. It should accept URxvt and Rxvt resources. I'm still looking around. For some reason, not using the wildcard works for me, e.g. URxvt.font: -etl-fixed-medium-r-*-*-*-160-*-*-*-*-*-* Can you confirm this?
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