---
name: "texteroids"
section: "1x"
platform: "linux"
package: "xbase-clients"
version: "4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge7"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/texteroids/1x"
---

# texteroids(1x)

test your mousing skills on spinning text

## NAME

texteroids - test your mousing skills on spinning text

## SYNOPSIS

**texteroids** \[ **-display *name*** \]\[ **-fn *font*** \]\[ **-size *size*** \]\[ *text\_string* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**texteroids** spins the specified text string in a window.  If you click on the text with the mouse, the string splits up into individual letters, each of which you may then click on.

## OPTIONS

- **-display** *name*

  specifies the display on which to open a connection to the Display PostScript System. If no display is specified, the  DISPLAY environment variable is used.

- **-fn** *font*

  specifies the name of the PostScript language font software to use. The default is Times-Italic.

- **-size** *size*

  specifies the size, in points, of the text.  The default is 36.

- **-debug**

  specifies debugging mode.  In debugging mode, all PostScript code sent to the server is printed out.

- *text\_string*

  specifies the text to display.  If the text has spaces it must be enclosed in quotation marks.  The default text string is "Adobe".

## AUTHOR

Adobe Systems Incorporated

## NOTES

PostScript and Display PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

Copyright (c) 1990-1994 Adobe Systems Incorporated.  All rights reserved.