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1 perry 1 XScreenSaver
2 !!!XScreenSaver
3 NAME
4 SYNOPSIS
5 DESCRIPTION
6 OPTIONS
7 ENVIRONMENT
8 SEE ALSO
9 COPYRIGHT
10 AUTHOR
11 ----
12 !!NAME
13
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15 flag - draws a waving flag, containing text or an image
16 !!SYNOPSIS
17
18
19 __flag__ [[-display ''host:display.screen'']
20 [[-foreground ''color''] [[-background ''color'']
21 [[-window] [[-root] [[-mono] [[-install] [[-visual ''visual'']
22 [[-ncolors ''integer''] [[-delay ''microseconds'']
23 [[-cycles ''integer''] [[-size ''integer''] [[-text
24 ''string''] [[-font ''font''] [[-bitmap
25 ''xbm-file'']
26 !!DESCRIPTION
27
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29 The ''flag'' program draws a waving flag that contains
30 text or a bitmap.
31 !!OPTIONS
32
33
34 ''flag'' accepts the following options:
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37 __-window__
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40 Draw on a newly-created window. This is the
41 default.
42
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44 __-root__
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47 Draw on the root window.
48
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50 __-mono__
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53 If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome
54 display.
55
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57 __-install__
58
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60 Install a private colormap for the window.
61
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63 __-visual__ ''visual''
64
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66 Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a
67 visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a
68 specific visual.
69
70
71 __-ncolors__ ''integer''
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74 How many colors should be used (if possible). Default
75 200.
76
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78 __-cycles__ ''integer''
79
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81 __-count__ ''integer''
82
83
84 __-size__ ''integer''
85
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87 How large the pixels in the flag should be, from 1 to 8. If
88 this is a negative number, the pixel size is chosen randomly
89 from the range 1 to -size. Default -7.
90
91
92 __-text__ ''text''
93
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95 The text to display in the flag. Multiple lines of text are
96 allowed; the lines will be displayed centered atop one
97 another. Default: none. If the text is the magic string
98 '''', then the text used will be the
99 local machine name; a newline; and the local OS
100 version.
101
102
103 __-bitmap__ ''xbm-file''
104
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106 The bitmap to display in the flag; this must be an XBM file
107 (color XPMs are not allowed.) Default: none. If the bitmap
108 is the magic string '''', then the
109 bitmap used will be a charming little picture of J. R.
110 ''
111
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113 If neither ''-text'' nor ''-bitmap'' are specified,
114 then either the builtin text or the builtin bitmap will be
115 chosen randomly.
116
117
118 __-font__ ''font''
119
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121 The font in which to draw the text; the default is
122 !!ENVIRONMENT
123
124
125 __DISPLAY__
126
127
128 to get the default host and display number.
129
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131 __XENVIRONMENT__
132
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134 to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global
135 resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER
136 property.
137 !!SEE ALSO
138
139
4 perry 140 X(1), xscreensaver(1),
1 perry 141 xlock(1)
142 !!COPYRIGHT
143
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145 Copyright 1996 Charles Vidal.
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148 Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this
149 software and its documentation for any purpose and without
150 fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright
151 notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright
152 notice and this permission notice appear in supporting
153 documentation.
154 !!AUTHOR
155
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157 Charles Vidal
158
159
160 Ability to run standalone or with ''xscreensaver'', and
161 the -text and -bitmap options, added by Jamie Zawinski
162 ''
163 ----
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