.TH XScreenSaver 1 "13-aug-92" "X Version 11"
.SH NAME
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]
.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
program.
.SH OPTIONS
.I noseguy
accepts the following options:
.TP 8
.B \-window
Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.
.TP 8
.B \-root
Draw on the root window.
.TP 8
.B \-install
Install a private colormap for the window.
.TP 8
.B \-visual \fIvisual\fP
Specify which visual to use.  Legal values are the name of a visual class,
or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual.
.TP 8
.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.

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.

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.
.TP 8
.B \-filename \fIfile\fP
If \fImode\fP is \fIfile\fP, then the contents of this file will be used
for all messages.
.TP 8
.B \-text \fIstring\fP
If \fImode\fP is \fIstring\fP, then this text will be used for all messages.
.SH ENVIRONMENT
.PP
.TP 8
.B DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
.TP 8
.B XENVIRONMENT
to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources
stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR X (1),
.BR xscreensaver (1),
.BR xnlock (1)
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1985, 1990 by Dan Heller <argv@sun.com>.
.SH AUTHOR
Dan Heller <argv@sun.com>, 1985.

Ability to run standalone or with \fIxscreensaver\fP added by 
Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 13-aug-92.