X-Git-Url: http://git.hungrycats.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=xscreensaver;a=blobdiff_plain;f=driver%2Fxscreensaver-demo.man;h=baa125d40183a9237905f5332b8d82a884ef0767;hp=5fb6630447997532f1b7cd999b4c2ec18a582cac;hb=447db08c956099b3b183886729108bf5b364c4b8;hpb=2d04c4f22466851aedb6ed0f2919d148f726b889 diff --git a/driver/xscreensaver-demo.man b/driver/xscreensaver-demo.man index 5fb66304..baa125d4 100644 --- a/driver/xscreensaver-demo.man +++ b/driver/xscreensaver-demo.man @@ -11,14 +11,13 @@ .if n .sp 1 .if t .sp .5 .. -.TH XScreenSaver 1 "23-Feb-2005 (4.20)" "X Version 11" +.TH XScreenSaver 1 "20-Mar-2005 (4.21)" "X Version 11" .SH NAME xscreensaver-demo - interactively control the background xscreensaver daemon .SH SYNOPSIS .B xscreensaver\-demo [\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP] [\-prefs] -[--crapplet] [--debug] .SH DESCRIPTION The \fIxscreensaver\-demo\fP program is a graphical front-end for @@ -85,20 +84,25 @@ preview area, and some fields that let you configure screen saver behavior. This option menu controls the behavior of the screen saver. The options are: .RS 8 .TP 8 -.B Random Screen Saver -When blanking the screen, select a random display mode from among those -that are enabled and applicable. This is the default. +.B Disable Screen Saver +Don't ever blank the screen, and don't ever allow the monitor to power down. +.TP 8 +.B Blank Screen Only +When blanking the screen, just go black: don't run any graphics hacks. .TP 8 .B Only One Screen Saver When blanking the screen, only ever use one particular display mode (the one selected in the list.) .TP 8 -.B Blank Screen Only -When blanking the screen, just go black: don't run any graphics hacks. +.B Random Screen Saver +When blanking the screen, select a random display mode from among those +that are enabled and applicable. This is the default. .TP 8 -.B Disable Screen Saver -Don't ever blank the screen, and don't ever allow the monitor to power down. - +.B Random Same Saver +This option only appears if you have multiple monitors. +This is just like \fBRandom Screen Saver\fP, except that the \fIsame\fP +randomly-chosen display mode will be run on all monitors, instead of a +different one being run on each. .RE .TP 4 .B Demo List @@ -190,22 +194,40 @@ be used instead. .BR xscreensaver\-getimage (1) program, which is what actually does the work.) .TP 4 -.B Verbose Diagnostics -Whether to print lots of debugging information. +.B Text Manipulation +Some of the display modes display and manipulate text. The following +options control how that text is generated. (These parameters control +the behavior of the +.BR xscreensaver\-text (1) +program, which is what actually does the work.) .TP 4 -.B Display Subprocess Errors -If this is set, then if one of the graphics demos prints something to -stdout or stderr, it will show up on the screen immediately (instead of -being lost in a hidden terminal or file that you can't see.) - -If you change this option, it will only take effect the next time the -xscreensaver daemon is restarted. (All other settings take effect -immediately.) +.B Host Name and Time +If this checkbox is selected, then the text used by the screen savers +will be the local host name, date, time, and system load. .TP 4 -.B Display Splash Screen at Startup -Normally when xscreensaver starts up, it briefly displays a splash dialog -showing the version number, a \fIHelp\fP button, etc. If this option is -turned off, the splash screen will not be shown at all. +.B Text +If this checkbox is selected, then the literal text typed in the +field to its right will be used. If it contains % escape sequences, +they will be expanded as per +.BR strftime (2). +.TP 4 +.B Text File +If this checkbox is selected, then the contents of the corresponding +file will be displayed. +.TP 4 +.B Program +If this checkbox is selected, then the given program will be run, +and its output will be displayed. +.TP 4 +.B URL +If this checkbox is selected, then the given HTTP URL will be downloaded +and displayed repeatedly. If the document contains HTML, RSS, or Atom, +it will be converted to plain-text first. + +Note: this re-downloads the document every time the screen saver +runs out of text! It might be considered abusive for you to point +this at a web server that you do not control, as it will probably +be hitting that server multiple times a minute. .TP 4 .B Power Management Enabled Whether the monitor should be powered down after a period of inactivity. @@ -234,12 +256,6 @@ If \fIPower Management Enabled\fP is selected, the monitor will fully power down after this much idle time. This duration should be greater than or equal to \fISuspend\fP. .TP 4 -.B Install Colormap -On 8-bit screens, whether to install a private colormap while the -screensaver is active, so that the graphics hacks can get as many -colors as possible. This does nothing if you are running in 16-bit -or better. -.TP 4 .B Fade To Black When Blanking If selected, then when the screensaver activates, the current contents of the screen will fade to black instead of simply winking out. (Note: @@ -255,6 +271,12 @@ is also selected. .B Fade Duration When fading or unfading are selected, this controls how long the fade will take. +.TP 4 +.B Install Colormap +On 8-bit screens, whether to install a private colormap while the +screensaver is active, so that the graphics hacks can get as many +colors as possible. This does nothing if you are running in 16-bit +or better. .PP There are more settings than these available, but these are the most commonly used ones; see the manual for @@ -324,6 +346,9 @@ for the directory in which to read and write the \fI.xscreensaver\fP file. .B XENVIRONMENT to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property. +.TP 8 +.B HTTP_PROXY\fR or \fPhttp_proxy +to get the default HTTP proxy host and port. .SH UPGRADES The latest version can always be found at http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/ @@ -331,7 +356,8 @@ http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/ .BR X (1), .BR xscreensaver (1), .BR xscreensaver\-command (1), -.BR xscreensaver\-getimage (1) +.BR xscreensaver\-getimage (1), +.BR xscreensaver\-text (1) .SH COPYRIGHT Copyright \(co 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 by Jamie Zawinski. Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell