1 .TH XScreenSaver 1 "13-aug-92" "X Version 11"
3 noseguy - a little guy with a big nose wanders around being witty
6 [\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP]
7 [\-foreground \fIcolor\fP]
8 [\-background \fIcolor\fP]
9 [\-text-foreground \fIcolor\fP]
10 [\-text-background \fIcolor\fP]
15 [\-visual \fIvisual\fP]
17 [\-program \fIprogram\fP]
18 [\-filename \fIfile\fP]
22 A little man with a big nose and a hat runs around spewing out messages to
23 the screen. This code (and its bitmaps) were extracted from the \fIxnlock\fP
27 accepts the following options:
30 Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
33 Draw on the root window.
36 Install a private colormap for the window.
38 .B \-visual \fIvisual\fP
39 Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a visual class,
40 or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual.
43 The font used for the messages.
45 .B \-program \fIprogram\fP
46 This program will be run periodically, and its output will be the text
47 of the messages. Default:
49 xscreensaver-text --cols 40 | head -n15
51 You can configure the text printed through the "Advanced" tab of
52 .BR xscreensaver\-demo (1),
53 or by editing your ~/.xscreensaver file.
55 .B \-filename \fIfile\fP
56 If \fImode\fP is \fIfile\fP, then the contents of this file will be used
59 .B \-text \fIstring\fP
60 If \fImode\fP is \fIstring\fP, then this text will be used for all messages.
63 Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
68 to get the default host and display number.
71 to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources
72 stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
76 .BR xscreensaver-text (1),
79 Copyright 1985, 1990 by Dan Heller <argv@danheller.com>.
81 Dan Heller <argv@danheller.com>, 1985.
83 Ability to run standalone or with \fIxscreensaver\fP added by
84 Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 13-aug-92.