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authorrafa_99 <rafa99@protonmail.com>2020-05-26 14:04:21 +0000
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## Why does st not handle utmp entries?
-Use the excellent tool of [utmp](http://git.suckless.org/utmp/) for this task.
+Use the excellent tool of [utmp](https://git.suckless.org/utmp/) for this task.
## Some _random program_ complains that st is unknown/not recognised/unsupported/whatever!
@@ -15,19 +15,18 @@ you can manually run `tic -sx st.info`.
* Some programs don’t complain about the lacking st description and default to
another terminal. In that case see the question about terminfo.
-## I get some weird glitches/visual bug on _random program_!
-
-Try launching it with a different TERM: $ TERM=xterm myapp. toe(1) will give
-you a list of available terminals, but you’ll most likely switch between xterm,
-st or st-256color. The default value for TERM can be changed in config.h
-(TNAME).
-
## How do I scroll back up?
-Using a terminal multiplexer.
+* Using a terminal multiplexer.
+ * `st -e tmux` using C-b [
+ * `st -e screen` using C-a ESC
+* Using the excellent tool of [scroll](https://git.suckless.org/scroll/).
+* Using the scrollback [patch](https://st.suckless.org/patches/scrollback/).
+
+## I would like to have utmp and/or scroll functionality by default
-* `st -e tmux` using C-b [
-* `st -e screen` using C-a ESC
+You can add the absolute patch of both programs in your config.h
+file. You only have to modify the value of utmp and scroll variables.
## Why doesn't the Del key work in some programs?
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ St is emulating the Linux way of handling backspace being delete and delete bein
backspace.
This is an issue that was discussed in suckless mailing list
-<http://lists.suckless.org/dev/1404/20697.html>. Here is why some old grumpy
+<https://lists.suckless.org/dev/1404/20697.html>. Here is why some old grumpy
terminal users wants its backspace to be how he feels it:
Well, I am going to comment why I want to change the behaviour
@@ -163,7 +162,15 @@ terminal users wants its backspace to be how he feels it:
Apply [1].
-[1] http://st.suckless.org/patches/delkey
+[1] https://st.suckless.org/patches/delkey
+
+## Why do images not work in st (in programs such as w3m)?
+
+This is a terrible hack that overdraws an image on top of the terminal emulator
+window. It also relies on a very specific way the terminal draws it's contents.
+
+A more proper (but limited way) would be using sixels. Which st doesn't
+support.
## BadLength X error in Xft when trying to render emoji