From c6c8f62e2d7502748d94ff7ad4a87b780536f225 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Hahler Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 10:03:47 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] doc: FAQ: fix/improve size_hints_honor section (#1740) --- docs/90-FAQ.md | 9 ++++----- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/90-FAQ.md b/docs/90-FAQ.md index 654bfff1d..02a2a4e39 100644 --- a/docs/90-FAQ.md +++ b/docs/90-FAQ.md @@ -103,12 +103,11 @@ additions to the path you want to use in awesome. ### How to remove gaps between windows? You can add `size_hints_honor = false` to the `properties` section in your -`awful.rules.rules` table in your `rc.lua'. It will match and apply this rule to -all clients. +`awful.rules.rules` table in your `rc.lua`. It will match and apply this rule +to all clients. -If you want to know what are size hints it has been debated many times on the -mailing list, so you can read the explanation: -[http://www.mail-archive.com/awesome@naquadah.org/msg01767.html](http://www.mail-archive.com/awesome@naquadah.org/msg01767.html) +See [the mailing list archive](http://www.mail-archive.com/awesome@naquadah.org/msg01767.html) +for more info about what size hints are. This might cause flickering with some non-ICCCM conforming applications (e.g. Lilyterm) which try to override the size that the window manager assigned them.