---
name: "kompozer"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kompozer"
version: "1:0.8~b3.dfsg.1-0.1"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kompozer"
---

# kompozer(1)

an HTML editor for X11 derived from the Mozilla composer

## NAME

KompoZer - an HTML editor for X11 derived from the Mozilla composer

## SYNOPSIS

**kompozer** \[*OPTIONS*\] \[*URL*\]

**/usr/lib/kompozer/kompozer-bin** \[*OPTIONS*\] \[*URL*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**KompoZer** is an open-source HTML editor, designed for standards compliance, performance and portability.

## USAGE

**kompozer** is a simple shell script that will set up the environment for the actual executable, **kompozer-bin**.

## OPTIONS

A summary of the options supported by **kompozer** is included below.

### X11 options

- **--display=***DISPLAY*

  X display to use

- **--sync**

  Make X calls synchronous

- **--no-xshm**

  Don't use X shared memory extension

- **--xim-preedit=***STYLE*

  - **--xim-status=***STYLE*

  - **--g-fatal-warnings**

  Make all warnings fatal

### Mozilla options

- **-height** *value*

  Set height of startup window to *value* pixels.

- **-h, -help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-width** *value*

  Set width of startup window to *value* pixels.

- **-v, -version**

  Print KompoZer version.

- **-no-remote**

  Don't connect to a running KompoZer instance.

- **-CreateProfile** *profile*

  Create *profile*. Implies **-a kompozer--***profile*, or **-a default** if *profile* is **default**.

- **-P** *profile*

  Start with *profile*. Implies **-a kompozer--***profile*, or **-a default** if *profile* is **default**.

- **-ProfileManager**

  Start with profile manager. Implies **-a** with a fresh unique *application-id*.

- **-UILocale** *locale*

  Start with *locale* resources as User Interface locale. By default, it is guessed from environment and available locales for KompoZer.

- **-contentLocale** *locale*

  Start with *locale* resources as content locale. By default, it is guessed from environment and available locales for KompoZer.

- **-jsconsole**

  Start with Javascript Console

- **-chrome** *url*

  Load the specified chrome.

- **-safe-mode**

  Starts KompoZer in safe mode, that is disabling all extensions and showing a bit more debugging messages.

### Debugger options

- **-g, -debug**

  Starts KompoZer through a debugger (gdb by default).

- **--debugger** *program*

  Use *program* as a debugger for KompoZer. Implies **-debug**.

## FILES

*/usr/bin/kompozer* - shell script wrapping **kompozer-bin**\

*/usr/lib/kompozer/kompozer-bin* - **kompozer** executable

## BUGS

To report a bug, please visit *http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group\_id=170132&atid=853122*

## AUTHOR

- **Fabien Cazenave**

  *http://kompozer.sourceforge.net/*