XScreenSaver

XScreenSaver

NAME SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION OPTIONS ENVIRONMENT SEE ALSO COPYRIGHT AUTHOR

NAME

noseguy - a little guy with a big nose wanders around being witty

SYNOPSIS

noseguy [-display ''host:display.screen'' [-foreground ''color'' [-background ''color'' [-text-foreground ''color'' [unrenderable node] [-font ''font'' [-window [-root [-install [-visual ''visual'' [-mode ''mode'' [-program ''program'' [-filename le [unrenderable node]

DESCRIPTION

A little man with a big nose and a hat runs around spewing out messages to the screen. This code (and its bitmaps) were extracted from the xnlock program.

OPTIONS

noseguy accepts the following options:

-window

Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.

-root

Draw on the root window.

-install

Install a private colormap for the window.

-visual visual

Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual.

-font font

The font used for the messages.

-mode [ program

In program mode, the messages are gotten by running a program. The program used is controlled by the -program option, and the .program resource.

In filename mode, the message used is the contents of a file. The file used is controlled by the -file option, and the .filename resource.

In string mode, the message is whatever was specified on the command line as the -text option, or in the resource database as the .text resource.

-program program

If mode is program (the default), then this program will be run periodically, and its output will be the text of the messages. The default program is , but yow is also a good choice.

-filename file

If mode is file, then the contents of this file will be used for all messages.

-text string

If mode is string, then this text will be used for all messages.

ENVIRONMENT

DISPLAY

to get the default host and display number.

XENVIRONMENT

to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.

SEE ALSO

X(1), xscreensaver(1), xnlock(1)

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 1985, 1990 by Dan Heller http://www.well.com/user/argv/ http://www.danheller.com/

AUTHOR

Dan Heller

Ability to run standalone or with xscreensaver added by Jamie Zawinski ''