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] [-text-background color] [-font font] [-window] [-root] [-install] [-visual visual] [-mode mode] [-program program] [-filename le] [-text text]
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
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The font used for the messages.
- -mode [ program | file | string ]
-
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
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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 "fortune -s", but yow is also a good choice.
- -filename file
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If mode is file, then the contents of this file will be used for all messages.
- -text string
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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 <[email protected]>.
AUTHOR
Dan Heller <[email protected]>, 1985.
Ability to run standalone or with xscreensaver added by Jamie Zawinski <[email protected]>, 13-aug-92.