14 .TH XScreenSaver 1 "25-Jul-98" "X Version 11"
16 gltext - draws text spinning around in 3D
19 [\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP] [\-window] [\-root]
20 [\-visual \fIvisual\fP] [\-delay \fImicroseconds\fP]
22 [\-program \fIcommand\fP]
23 [\-wander] [\-no-wander]
26 [\-front] [\-no\-front]
30 The \fIgltext\fP program draws some text spinning around in 3D, using
31 a font that appears to be made of solid tubes.
34 accepts the following options:
37 Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
40 Draw on the root window.
43 Install a private colormap for the window.
45 .B \-visual \fIvisual\fP\fP
46 Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a visual class,
47 or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual.
49 .B \-text \fIstring\fP
50 The text to display. This may contain newlines, but it shouldn't be
51 very long. The default is to display the machine name and OS version.
53 This may also be a format string acceptable to
57 in which case, it will be updated once a second. So to make this
58 program display a spinning digital clock, you could do this:
60 gltext -text "%A%n%d %b %Y%n%l:%M:%S %p"
62 To include a literal `%', you must double it: `%%'.
68 .B \-program \fIcommand\fP
69 The given program is run, and its output is displayed.
70 If specified, this overrides \fI\-text\fP.
71 The program will be re-run every 5 seconds to re-generate the text.
72 It should run quickly, and shouldn't generate too much text.
75 Move the text around the screen. This is the default.
78 Keep the text centered on the screen.
81 Which axes around which the text should spin. The default is "XYZ",
82 meaning rotate it freely in space. "\fB\-spin Z\fP" would rotate the
83 text in the plane of the screen while not rotating it into or out
87 Don't spin the text at all: the same as \fB\-spin ""\fP.
90 When spinning, never spin all the way around or upside down:
91 always face mostly forward so that the text is easily readable.
94 Allow spins to go all the way around or upside down. This is the default.
97 Render in wireframe instead of solid.
100 Display a running tally of how many frames per second are being rendered.
101 In conjunction with \fB\-delay 0\fP, this can be a useful benchmark of
107 to get the default host and display number.
110 to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources
111 stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
116 Copyright \(co 2001-2005 by Jamie Zawinski.
117 Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and
118 its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee,
119 provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
120 both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
121 supporting documentation. No representations are made about the
122 suitability of this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is"
123 without express or implied warranty.
125 Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>