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] [\-foreground \fIcolor\fP] [\-background \fIcolor\fP] [\-text-foreground \fIcolor\fP] [\-text-background \fIcolor\fP] [\-font \fIfont\fP] [\-window] [\-root] [\-mode \fImode\fP] [\-program \fIprogram\fP] [\-filename \file\fP] [\-text \fItext\fP]
8 A little man with a big nose and a hat runs around spewing out messages to
9 the screen. This code (and its bitmaps) were extracted from the \fIxnlock\fP
13 accepts the following options:
16 Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
19 Draw on the root window.
22 The font used for the messages.
24 .B \-mode program | file | string
25 In \fIprogram\fP mode, the messages are gotten by running a program.
26 The program used is controlled by the \fI\-program\fP option, and
27 the \fI.program\fP resource.
29 In \fIfilename\fP mode, the message used is the contents of a file.
30 The file used is controlled by the \fI\-file\fP option, and
31 the \fI.filename\fP resource.
33 In \fIstring\fP mode, the message is whatever was specified on the
34 command line as the \fI\-text\fP option, or in the resource database
35 as the \fI.text\fP resource.
37 .B \-program " program"
38 If \fImode\fP is \fIprogram\fP (the default), then this program will be
39 run periodically, and its output will be the text of the messages. The
40 default program is \fI"fortune -s"\fP, but \fIyow\fP is also a good choice.
43 If \fImode\fP is \fIfile\fP, then the contents of this file will be used
47 If \fImode\fP is \fIstring\fP, then this text will be used for all messages.
52 to get the default host and display number.
55 to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources
56 stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
62 Copyright 1985, 1990 by Dan Heller <argv@sun.com>.
64 Dan Heller <argv@sun.com>, 1985.
66 Ability to run standalone or with \fIxscreensaver\fP added by
67 Jamie Zawinski <jwz@lucid.com>, 13-aug-92.