1. -?, -h, --help

Show summary of options.

Command
yad --help
Result
Usage:
  yad [OPTION…] - Yet another dialoging program

Help Options:
  -h, --help                                     Show help options
  --help-all                                     Show all help options
  --help-general                                 Show general options
  --help-common                                  Show common options
  --help-about                                   Show custom about dialog options
  --help-app                                     Show application selection options
  --help-calendar                                Show calendar options
  --help-color                                   Show color selection options
  --help-dnd                                     Show drag-n-drop options
  --help-entry                                   Show text entry options
  --help-file                                    Show file selection options
  --help-font                                    Show font selection options
  --help-form                                    Show form options
  --help-html                                    Show HTML options
  --help-icons                                   Show icons box options
  --help-list                                    Show list options
  --help-notebook                                Show notebook dialog options
  --help-notification                            Show notification icon options
  --help-paned                                   Show paned dialog options
  --help-picture                                 Show picture dialog options
  --help-print                                   Show print dialog options
  --help-progress                                Show progress options
  --help-scale                                   Show scale options
  --help-text                                    Show text information options
  --help-source                                  Show SourceView options
  --help-filter                                  Show file filter options
  --help-misc                                    Show miscellaneous options
  --help-gtk                                     Show GTK+ Options

Application Options:
  --rest=FILENAME                                Load extra arguments from file
  --about                                        Display about dialog
  --app                                          Display application selection dialog
  --calendar                                     Display calendar dialog
  --color                                        Display color selection dialog
  --dnd                                          Display drag-n-drop box
  --entry                                        Display text entry or combo-box dialog
  --file                                         Display file selection dialog
  --font                                         Display font selection dialog
  --form                                         Display form dialog
  --html                                         Display HTML dialog
  --icons                                        Display icons box dialog
  --list                                         Display list dialog
  --notebook                                     Display notebook dialog
  --notification                                 Display notification
  --paned                                        Display paned dialog
  --picture                                      Display picture dialog
  --print                                        Display printing dialog
  --progress                                     Display progress indication dialog
  --scale                                        Display scale dialog
  --text-info                                    Display text information dialog
  --display=DISPLAY                              X display to use

2. --version

Print the YAD version

Command
yad --version
Result
12.3 (GTK+ 3.24.31)

3. --css=STRING

Load additional CSS settings from file or string

Read and parse additional GTK+ CSS styles from given data.
If STRING is a file name, the content of file is loaded.
If it’s not a file name STRING treats like CSS data.

4. --gtkrc=FILENAME

Load additional CSS settings from file

Read and parse additional GTK+ CSS styles from given file.
This option is deprecated. Use --css instead.

5. --hscroll-policy=TYPE

Set the policy type for horizontal scrollbars. TYPE can be one of the auto, always or never.
Default is auto.

6. --vscroll-policy=TYPE

Set the policy type for vertical scrollbars. TYPE can be one of the auto, always or never.
Default is auto.

7. --image-path=PATH

Add path for search icons by name

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