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] [\-install] [\-visual \fIvisual\fP] [\-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 Install a private colormap for the window.
24 .B \-visual \fIvisual\fP
25 Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a visual class,
26 or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual.
29 The font used for the messages.
31 .B \-mode [ program | file | string ]
32 In \fIprogram\fP mode, the messages are gotten by running a program.
33 The program used is controlled by the \fI\-program\fP option, and
34 the \fI.program\fP resource.
36 In \fIfilename\fP mode, the message used is the contents of a file.
37 The file used is controlled by the \fI\-file\fP option, and
38 the \fI.filename\fP resource.
40 In \fIstring\fP mode, the message is whatever was specified on the
41 command line as the \fI\-text\fP option, or in the resource database
42 as the \fI.text\fP resource.
44 .B \-program \fIprogram\fP
45 If \fImode\fP is \fIprogram\fP (the default), then this program will be
46 run periodically, and its output will be the text of the messages. The
47 default program is \fI"fortune -s"\fP, but \fIyow\fP is also a good choice.
49 .B \-filename \fIfile\fP
50 If \fImode\fP is \fIfile\fP, then the contents of this file will be used
53 .B \-text \fIstring\fP
54 If \fImode\fP is \fIstring\fP, then this text will be used for all messages.
59 to get the default host and display number.
62 to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources
63 stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
69 Copyright 1985, 1990 by Dan Heller <argv@sun.com>.
71 Dan Heller <argv@sun.com>, 1985.
73 Ability to run standalone or with \fIxscreensaver\fP added by
74 Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 13-aug-92.