---
name: "krandom.kss"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kdebase-bin"
version: "4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6+lenny1"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/krandom.kss"
---

# krandom.kss(1)

Start a random KDE screen saver

## NAME

krandom.kss - Start a random KDE screen saver

## SYNOPSIS

**krandom.kss** \[Qt-options\] \[KDE-options\] \[options\]

## DESCRIPTION

**krandom.kss** starts a random KDE screen saver.

## OPTIONS

### Options:

- **--setup**

  Setup screen saver

- **--window-id wid**

  Run in the specified XWindow

- **--root**

  Run in the root XWindow

### Generic options:

- **--help**

  Show help about options

- **--help-qt**

  Show Qt specific options

- **--help-kde**

  Show KDE specific options

- **--help-all**

  Show all options

- **--author**

  Show author information

- **-v, --version**

  Show version information

- **--license**

  Show license information

- **--**

  End of options

###

### Qt options:

- **--display \<displayname\>**

  Use the X-server display 'displayname'

- **--session \<sessionId\>**

  Restore the application for the given 'sessionId'

- **--cmap**

  Causes the application to install a private color map on an 8-bit display

- **--ncols \<count\>**

  Limits the number of colors allocated in the color cube on an 8-bit display, if the application is using the QApplication::ManyColor color specification

- **--nograb**

  tells Qt to never grab the mouse or the keyboard

- **--dograb**

  running under a debugger can cause an implicit -nograb, use -dograb to override

- **--sync**

  switches to synchronous mode for debugging

- **--fn, --font \<fontname\>**

  defines the application font

- **--bg, --background \<color\>**

  sets the default background color and an application palette (light and dark shades are calculated)

- **--fg, --foreground \<color\>**

  sets the default foreground color

- **--btn, --button \<color\>**

  sets the default button color

- **--name \<name\>**

  sets the application name

- **--title \<title\>**

  sets the application title (caption)

- **--visual TrueColor**

  forces the application to use a TrueColor visual on an 8-bit display

- **--inputstyle \<inputstyle\>**

  sets XIM (X Input Method) input style. Possible values are onthespot, overthespot, offthespot and root

- **--im \<XIM server\>**

  set XIM server

- **--noxim**

  disable XIM

- **--reverse**

  mirrors the whole layout of widgets

###

### KDE options:

- **--caption \<caption\>**

  Use 'caption' as name in the titlebar

- **--icon \<icon\>**

  Use 'icon' as the application icon

- **--miniicon \<icon\>**

  Use 'icon' as the icon in the titlebar

- **--config \<filename\>**

  Use alternative configuration file

- **--dcopserver \<server\>**

  Use the DCOP Server specified by 'server'

- **--nocrashhandler**

  Disable crash handler, to get core dumps

- **--waitforwm**

  Waits for a WM\_NET compatible windowmanager

- **--style \<style\>**

  sets the application GUI style

- **--geometry \<geometry\>**

  sets the client geometry of the main widget - see man X for the argument format

### Please use http://bugs.kde.org to report bugs; do not mail the authors directly.

## AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Holger Hartmann \<Holger\_Hartmann@gmx.de\> for the Debian Project, but may be used by others. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.