kf5options and qt5options manpages

Jonathan Riddell jr at jriddell.org
Tue Jan 21 18:38:28 UTC 2014


kdeoptions and qtoptions manpages listed the common options to applications using kdelibs4 and qt4.

These have just become kf5options and qt5options.

But which options are still true?

>From qt5options:

       --display displayname
           Use the X-server display displayname.

       --session sessionId
           Restore the application for the given sessionId.

       --cmap
           Causes the application to install a private color map on an 8-bit display.

       --ncols count
           Limits the number of colors allocated in the color cube on an 8-bit display, if the application is using the
           QApplication::ManyColor color specification.

       --nograb
           Tells Qt(TM) to never grab the mouse or the keyboard.

       --dograb
           Running under a debugger can cause an implicit --nograb, use --dograb to override.

       --sync
           Switches to synchronous mode for debugging.

       --fn,--font fontname
           Defines the application font.

       --bg,--background color
           Sets the default background color and an application palette (light and dark shades are calculated).

       --fg,--foreground color
           Sets the default foreground color
       --btn,--button color
           Sets the default button color.

       --name name
           Sets the application name.

       --title title
           Sets the application title (caption).

       --visual TrueColor
           Forces the application to use a TrueColor visual on an 8-bit display.

       --inputstyle inputstyle
           Sets XIM (X Input Method) input style. Possible values are onthespot, overthespot, offthespot and root.

       --im XIM server
           Set XIM server.

       --noxim
           Disable XIM

       --reverse
           mirrors the whole layout of widgets

       --stylesheet file.qss
           applies the Qt stylesheet to the application widgets

>From kf5options:

       --caption caption
           Use caption as name in the titlebar.

       --icon icon
           Use icon as the application icon.

       --config filename
           Use the alternative configuration filename

       --nocrashhandler
           Disable the crash handler, to get core dumps.

       --waitforwm
           Waits for a WM_NET compatible windowmanager.

       --style style
           Sets the application GUI style.

       --geometry geometry
           Sets the client geometry of the main widget.


Jonathan


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