doc: FAQ: fix/improve size_hints_honor section (#1740)

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### How to remove gaps between windows? ### How to remove gaps between windows?
You can add `size_hints_honor = false` to the `properties` section in your 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 `awful.rules.rules` table in your `rc.lua`. It will match and apply this rule
all clients. to all clients.
If you want to know what are size hints it has been debated many times on the See [the mailing list archive](http://www.mail-archive.com/awesome@naquadah.org/msg01767.html)
mailing list, so you can read the explanation: for more info about what size hints are.
[http://www.mail-archive.com/awesome@naquadah.org/msg01767.html](http://www.mail-archive.com/awesome@naquadah.org/msg01767.html)
This might cause flickering with some non-ICCCM conforming applications (e.g. 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. Lilyterm) which try to override the size that the window manager assigned them.