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- add common question about the w3m image drawing hack.
- remove some bad advise about $TERM.
- change some links to https.
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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!
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* 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.
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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
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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