aboutsummaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/FAQ
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorHiltjo Posthuma <hiltjo@codemadness.org>2019-11-17 20:04:52 +0100
committerHiltjo Posthuma <hiltjo@codemadness.org>2019-11-17 20:04:52 +0100
commit384830110bddcebed00b6530a5336f07ad7c405f (patch)
tree71b4d5d3821810ea36a8b4cee9b502adeb55e922 /FAQ
parent2e54a21b5ae249a6bcedab9db611ea86037a018b (diff)
downloadst-patched-384830110bddcebed00b6530a5336f07ad7c405f.tar.bz2
st-patched-384830110bddcebed00b6530a5336f07ad7c405f.tar.xz
st-patched-384830110bddcebed00b6530a5336f07ad7c405f.zip
update FAQ
- add common question about the w3m image drawing hack. - remove some bad advise about $TERM. - change some links to https.
Diffstat (limited to 'FAQ')
-rw-r--r--FAQ21
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ
index ecf7af8..78c769a 100644
--- a/FAQ
+++ b/FAQ
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
1## Why does st not handle utmp entries? 1## Why does st not handle utmp entries?
2 2
3Use the excellent tool of [utmp](http://git.suckless.org/utmp/) for this task. 3Use the excellent tool of [utmp](https://git.suckless.org/utmp/) for this task.
4 4
5## Some _random program_ complains that st is unknown/not recognised/unsupported/whatever! 5## Some _random program_ complains that st is unknown/not recognised/unsupported/whatever!
6 6
@@ -15,13 +15,6 @@ you can manually run `tic -sx st.info`.
15* Some programs don’t complain about the lacking st description and default to 15* Some programs don’t complain about the lacking st description and default to
16 another terminal. In that case see the question about terminfo. 16 another terminal. In that case see the question about terminfo.
17 17
18## I get some weird glitches/visual bug on _random program_!
19
20Try launching it with a different TERM: $ TERM=xterm myapp. toe(1) will give
21you a list of available terminals, but you’ll most likely switch between xterm,
22st or st-256color. The default value for TERM can be changed in config.h
23(TNAME).
24
25## How do I scroll back up? 18## How do I scroll back up?
26 19
27Using a terminal multiplexer. 20Using a terminal multiplexer.
@@ -104,7 +97,7 @@ St is emulating the Linux way of handling backspace being delete and delete bein
104backspace. 97backspace.
105 98
106This is an issue that was discussed in suckless mailing list 99This is an issue that was discussed in suckless mailing list
107<http://lists.suckless.org/dev/1404/20697.html>. Here is why some old grumpy 100<https://lists.suckless.org/dev/1404/20697.html>. Here is why some old grumpy
108terminal users wants its backspace to be how he feels it: 101terminal users wants its backspace to be how he feels it:
109 102
110 Well, I am going to comment why I want to change the behaviour 103 Well, I am going to comment why I want to change the behaviour
@@ -163,7 +156,15 @@ terminal users wants its backspace to be how he feels it:
163 156
164Apply [1]. 157Apply [1].
165 158
166[1] http://st.suckless.org/patches/delkey 159[1] https://st.suckless.org/patches/delkey
160
161## Why do images not work in st (in programs such as w3m)?
162
163This is a terrible hack that overdraws an image on top of the terminal emulator
164window. It also relies on a very specific way the terminal draws it's contents.
165
166A more proper (but limited way) would be using sixels. Which st doesn't
167support.
167 168
168## BadLength X error in Xft when trying to render emoji 169## BadLength X error in Xft when trying to render emoji
169 170