X-Git-Url: http://git.hungrycats.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=hacks%2Fnoseguy.man;h=43962ebf4b3016b3fca68e89cc0a6a17046bb506;hb=0d6b320def9180cf907ceaed56b23a972a11b757;hp=fe18d8dfc35b8d1b8dc5320544cf2aeea7371189;hpb=f3e0240915ed9f9b3a61781f5c7002d587563fe0;p=xscreensaver diff --git a/hacks/noseguy.man b/hacks/noseguy.man index fe18d8df..43962ebf 100644 --- a/hacks/noseguy.man +++ b/hacks/noseguy.man @@ -3,7 +3,20 @@ noseguy - a little guy with a big nose wanders around being witty .SH SYNOPSIS .B noseguy -[\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP] [\-foreground \fIcolor\fP] [\-background \fIcolor\fP] [\-text-foreground \fIcolor\fP] [\-text-background \fIcolor\fP] [\-font \fIfont\fP] [\-window] [\-root] [\-install] [\-visual \fIvisual\fP] [\-mode \fImode\fP] [\-program \fIprogram\fP] [\-filename \file\fP] [\-text \fItext\fP] +[\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP] +[\-foreground \fIcolor\fP] +[\-background \fIcolor\fP] +[\-text-foreground \fIcolor\fP] +[\-text-background \fIcolor\fP] +[\-font \fIfont\fP] +[\-window] +[\-root] +[\-install] +[\-visual \fIvisual\fP] +[\-mode \fImode\fP] +[\-program \fIprogram\fP] +[\-filename \fIfile\fP] +[\-text \fItext\fP] .SH 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 \fIxnlock\fP @@ -28,23 +41,15 @@ or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual. .B \-font \fIfont\fP The font used for the messages. .TP 8 -.B \-mode [ program | file | string ] -In \fIprogram\fP mode, the messages are gotten by running a program. -The program used is controlled by the \fI\-program\fP option, and -the \fI.program\fP resource. +.B \-program \fIprogram\fP +This program will be run periodically, and its output will be the text +of the messages. Default: -In \fIfilename\fP mode, the message used is the contents of a file. -The file used is controlled by the \fI\-file\fP option, and -the \fI.filename\fP resource. + xscreensaver-text --cols 40 | head -n15 -In \fIstring\fP mode, the message is whatever was specified on the -command line as the \fI\-text\fP option, or in the resource database -as the \fI.text\fP resource. -.TP 8 -.B \-program \fIprogram\fP -If \fImode\fP is \fIprogram\fP (the default), then this program will be -run periodically, and its output will be the text of the messages. The -default program is \fI"fortune -s"\fP, but \fIyow\fP is also a good choice. +You can configure the text printed through the "Advanced" tab of +.BR xscreensaver\-demo (1), +or by editing your ~/.xscreensaver file. .TP 8 .B \-filename \fIfile\fP If \fImode\fP is \fIfile\fP, then the contents of this file will be used @@ -64,11 +69,12 @@ stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property. .SH SEE ALSO .BR X (1), .BR xscreensaver (1), +.BR xscreensaver-text (1), .BR xnlock (1) .SH COPYRIGHT -Copyright 1985, 1990 by Dan Heller . +Copyright 1985, 1990 by Dan Heller . .SH AUTHOR -Dan Heller , 1985. +Dan Heller , 1985. Ability to run standalone or with \fIxscreensaver\fP added by -Jamie Zawinski , 13-aug-92. +Jamie Zawinski , 13-aug-92.