---
name: "xalf"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xalf"
version: "0.11-1.1"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xalf"
---

# xalf(1)

X Application Launch Feedback

## NAME

xalf - X Application Launch Feedback

## SYNOPSIS

**xalf** \[*options*\] *program*...

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **xalf** command. This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page. Instead, it has documentation in the GNOME help system.

**xalf** provides feed back while loading X applications.

## OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below.

Usage: xalf \[options\] command options:\
    \-h, --help               display this help and exit\
    \-v, --version            output version information and exit\
    \-t, --timeout n          use a time-out period of n seconds\
                             (default is 20)\
    \-n, --noxalf             do nothing, besides launch application\
    \-m, --mappingmode        compatibility mode: Do not distinguish between\
                             windows. All new mapped windows turns off indicator\
    \-i, --invisiblewindow    use an invisible window as indicator (default)\
                             (for use with Gnome panel, KDE taskbar etc)\
    \-s, --splash             use splashscreen as indicator\
    \-c, --cursor             add hourglass to mouse cursor\
    \-a, --anim               use animated star as indicator\
    \-l, --title titlestring  Title to show in the tasklist

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Eric Gillespie, Jr. \<epg@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).