---
name: "kinkatta"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kinkatta"
version: "1.09.20020304-1"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kinkatta"
---

# kinkatta(1)

## NAME

kinkatta- Qt Based AOL Instant Messanger Client

## SYNTAX

kinkatta \[OPTION...\]\

## DESCRIPTION

Kinkatta is an AOL Instant Messanger that is based off of Qt.

## OPTIONS

Help options\
   \-?, -help --help

Kinkatta Options\
   \--disable-new-version-check

      Kinkatta will not check for a new version on login.

  \--base-font \[fontname\]

      Select the font that Kinkatta will use by default\
       for the entire application.

  \--base-font-size \[size\]

      Select the font size that Kinkatta use by default\
       for the entire application (default=12).

  \--enable-debug-window

      Brings up the debug window to see outgoing and\
       incoming data.

Qt Options

  \-style=\[style\]

      Sets the application GUI style/theme. Possible\
       values are motif, windows, and platinum.

  \-session=\[session\]

      Restores the application from an earlier \
       session.

Qt X11 Options

  \-display \[display\]

      Sets the X display (default is $DISPLAY).

  \-geometry \[geometry\]

      Sets the client geometry of the main widget.

  \-fn or -font \[font\]

      Defines the application font.

  \-bg or -background \[color\]

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

  \-fg or -foreground \[color\]

      Sets the default foreground color.

  \-btn or -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.

  \-ncols \[count\]

      Limits the number of colors allocated in the color\
       cube on a 8-bit display, if the application\
       is using the QApplication::ManyColor color\
       specification.  If count is 216 then a 6x6x6\
       color cube is used (ie. 6 levels of red, 6 of\
       green, and 6 of blue); for other values, a cube\
       approximately proportional to a 2x3x1 cube is used.

  \-cmap

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

## AUTHORS

  Benjamin Meyer \<ben@meyerhome.net\>\
   Neil Stevens \<multivac@fcmail.com\>\
   Dimi Shahbaz \<dshahbaz@ucla.edu\>\
   David Johnson  \<david@usermode.org\>