Partially add back in "support REP (repeat) escape sequence"

[st.git] / FAQ

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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## Why does st not handle utmp entries?
 
 ## 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!
 
 
 ## 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.
 
 * 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?
 
 ## 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?
 
 
 ## 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
 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
 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].
 
 
 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
 
 
 ## BadLength X error in Xft when trying to render emoji