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 output of this program will be repeatedely displayed, with new
72 pages of text shifting in every few seconds. Lines should be relatively
75 -program 'xscreensaver-text --cols 20'
79 Move the text around the screen. This is the default.
82 Keep the text centered on the screen.
85 Which axes around which the text should spin. The default is "XYZ",
86 meaning rotate it freely in space. "\fB\-spin Z\fP" would rotate the
87 text in the plane of the screen while not rotating it into or out
91 Don't spin the text at all: the same as \fB\-spin ""\fP.
94 When spinning, never spin all the way around or upside down:
95 always face mostly forward so that the text is easily readable.
98 Allow spins to go all the way around or upside down. This is the default.
101 Render in wireframe instead of solid.
104 Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.
109 to get the default host and display number.
112 to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources
113 stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
117 .BR xscreensaver-text (1)
119 Copyright \(co 2001-2014 by Jamie Zawinski.
120 Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and
121 its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee,
122 provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
123 both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
124 supporting documentation. No representations are made about the
125 suitability of this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is"
126 without express or implied warranty.
128 Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>