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Add FAQ entry about bce in vim

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@ -443,6 +443,21 @@ Note that the released kitty.dmg includes all dependencies, unlike the
link:https://github.com/kovidgoyal/build-calibre[build-calibre] however, that
is designed to run on Linux and is not for the faint of heart.
=== Using a color theme with a background color does not work well in vim?
First make sure you have not changed the TERM environment variable, it should
be `xterm-kitty`. vim uses *background color erase* even if the terminfo file
does not contain the `bce` capability. This is a bug in vim. You can work around
it by adding the following to your vimrc:
....
let &t_ut=''
....
See link:https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/blob/master/protocol-extensions.asciidoc#setting-text-styles-colors-in-arbitrary-regions-of-the-screen[here]
for why kitty does not support background color erase.
== A tribute
While over the decades I am sure many people have contributed to the