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] [\-fps]
22 [\-program \fIcommand\fP]
23 [\-wander] [\-no-wander]
26 [\-front] [\-no\-front]
28 The \fIgltext\fP program draws some text spinning around in 3D, using
29 a font that appears to be made of solid tubes.
32 accepts the following options:
35 Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
38 Draw on the root window.
41 Install a private colormap for the window.
43 .B \-visual \fIvisual\fP\fP
44 Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a visual class,
45 or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual.
47 .B \-text \fIstring\fP
48 The text to display. This may contain newlines, but it shouldn't be
49 very long. The default is to display the machine name and OS version.
51 This may also be a format string acceptable to
55 in which case, it will be updated once a second. So to make this
56 program display a spinning digital clock, you could do this:
58 gltext -text "%A%n%d %b %Y%n%l:%M:%S %p"
60 To include a literal `%', you must double it: `%%'.
66 .B \-program \fIcommand\fP
67 The given program is run, and its output is displayed.
68 If specified, this overrides \fI\-text\fP.
69 The program will be re-run every 5 seconds to re-generate the text.
70 It should run quickly, and shouldn't generate too much text.
73 Display a running tally of how many frames per second are being rendered.
74 In conjunction with \fB\-delay 0\fP, this can be a useful benchmark of
78 Move the text around the screen. This is the default.
81 Keep the text centered on the screen.
84 Which axes around which the text should spin. The default is "XYZ",
85 meaning rotate it freely in space. "\fB\-spin Z\fP" would rotate the
86 text in the plane of the screen while not rotating it into or out
90 Don't spin the text at all: the same as \fB\-spin ""\fP.
93 When spinning, never spin all the way around or upside down:
94 always face mostly forward so that the text is easily readable.
97 Allow spins to go all the way around or upside down. This is the default.
102 to get the default host and display number.
105 to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources
106 stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
111 Copyright \(co 2001-2005 by Jamie Zawinski.
112 Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and
113 its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee,
114 provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
115 both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
116 supporting documentation. No representations are made about the
117 suitability of this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is"
118 without express or implied warranty.
120 Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>