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	commit 384830110bddcebed00b6530a5336f07ad7c405f
	parent 2e54a21b5ae249a6bcedab9db611ea86037a018b
	Author: Hiltjo Posthuma <[email protected]>
	Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2019 20:04:52 +0100

	update FAQ

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

	Diffstat:
	M FAQ \| 21 +++++++++++----------

	1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
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	diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ
	@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
	## 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/unsupport…

	@@ -15,13 +15,6 @@ you can manually run `tic -sx st.info`.
	* Some programs don’t complain about the lacking st description and default …
	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 xte…
	-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.
	@@ -104,7 +97,7 @@ St is emulating the Linux way of handling backspace being de…
	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 +156,15 @@ 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