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.TH KSTART 1 "June 2006" "K Desktop Environment" "application launch utility"
.SH NAME
kstart
\- Utility to launch applications with special window properties 
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBkstart\fP [Qt\-options] [KDE\-options] [options] command 
.SH DESCRIPTION
Utility to launch applications with special window properties.
.SH OPTIONS
.SS
.SS Arguments:
.TP
.B command
Command to execute
.SS 
.SS Options:
.TP
.B  \-\-window  <regexp>
A regular expression matching the window title
.TP
.B  \-\-windowclass  <class>
A string matching the window class (WM_CLASS property)
The window class can be found out by running
'xprop | grep WM_CLASS' and clicking on a window
(use either both parts separated by a space or only the right part).
NOTE: If you specify neither window title nor window class,
then the very first window to appear will be taken;
omitting both options is NOT recommended.
.TP
.B  \-\-desktop  <number>
Desktop on which to make the window appear
.TP
.B  \-\-currentdesktop  
Make the window appear on the desktop that was active
when starting the application
.TP
.B  \-\-alldesktops  
Make the window appear on all desktops
.TP
.B  \-\-iconify  
Iconify the window
.TP
.B  \-\-maximize  
Maximize the window
.TP
.B  \-\-maximize\-vertically  
Maximize the window vertically
.TP
.B  \-\-maximize\-horizontally  
Maximize the window horizontally
.TP
.B  \-\-fullscreen  
Show window fullscreen
.TP
.B  \-\-type  <type>
The window type: Normal, Desktop, Dock, Tool, 
Menu, Dialog, TopMenu or Override
.TP
.B  \-\-activate  
Jump to the window even if it is started on a 
different virtual desktop
.TP
.B \-\-ontop,  \-\-keepabove  
Try to keep the window above other windows
.TP
.B \-\-onbottom,  \-\-keepbelow  
Try to keep the window below other windows
.TP
.B  \-\-skiptaskbar  
The window does not get an entry in the taskbar
.TP
.B  \-\-skippager  
The window does not get an entry on the pager
.TP
.B  \-\-tosystray  
The window is sent to the system tray in Kicker
.SS Generic options:
.TP
.B  \-\-help  
Show help about options
.TP
.B  \-\-help\-qt  
Show Qt specific options
.TP
.B  \-\-help\-kde  
Show KDE specific options
.TP
.B  \-\-help\-all  
Show all options
.TP
.B  \-\-author  
Show author information
.TP
.B \-v,  \-\-version  
Show version information
.TP
.B  \-\-license  
Show license information
.TP
.B  \-\-  
End of options
.SS 
.SS Qt options:
.TP
.B  \-\-display  <displayname>
Use the X-server display 'displayname'
.TP
.B  \-\-session  <sessionId>
Restore the application for the given 'sessionId'
.TP
.B  \-\-cmap  
Causes the application to install a private color
map on an 8\-bit display
.TP
.B  \-\-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
.TP
.B  \-\-nograb  
tells Qt to never grab the mouse or the keyboard
.TP
.B  \-\-dograb  
running under a debugger can cause an implicit
\-nograb, use \-dograb to override
.TP
.B  \-\-sync  
switches to synchronous mode for debugging
.TP
.B \-\-fn,  \-\-font  <fontname>
defines the application font
.TP
.B \-\-bg,  \-\-background  <color>
sets the default background color and an
application palette (light and dark shades are
calculated)
.TP
.B \-\-fg,  \-\-foreground  <color>
sets the default foreground color
.TP
.B \-\-btn,  \-\-button  <color>
sets the default button color
.TP
.B  \-\-name  <name>
sets the application name
.TP
.B  \-\-title  <title>
sets the application title (caption)
.TP
.B  \-\-visual  TrueColor
forces the application to use a TrueColor visual on
an 8\-bit display
.TP
.B  \-\-inputstyle  <inputstyle>
sets XIM (X Input Method) input style. Possible
values are onthespot, overthespot, offthespot and
root
.TP
.B  \-\-im  <XIM server>
set XIM server
.TP
.B  \-\-noxim  
disable XIM
.TP
.B  \-\-reverse  
mirrors the whole layout of widgets
.SS 
.SS KDE options:
.TP
.B  \-\-caption  <caption>
Use 'caption' as name in the titlebar
.TP
.B  \-\-icon  <icon>
Use 'icon' as the application icon
.TP
.B  \-\-miniicon  <icon>
Use 'icon' as the icon in the titlebar
.TP
.B  \-\-config  <filename>
Use alternative configuration file
.TP
.B  \-\-dcopserver  <server>
Use the DCOP Server specified by 'server'
.TP
.B  \-\-nocrashhandler  
Disable crash handler, to get core dumps
.TP
.B  \-\-waitforwm  
Waits for a WM_NET compatible windowmanager
.TP
.B  \-\-style  <style>
sets the application GUI style
.TP
.B  \-\-geometry  <geometry>
sets the client geometry of the main widget - see man X for the argument format
.SS 

.SH AUTHORS
.nf
Matthias Ettrich <ettrich@kde.org>
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David Faure <faure@kde.org>
.br
Richard J. Moore <rich@kde.org>
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Please use http://bugs.kde.org to report bugs, do not mail the authors directly.
.PP
This manual page was written by Holger Hartmann <Holger_Hartmann@gmx.de> for the Debian Project, but may be used by others. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.
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On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common\-licenses/GPL.