1fliptext(6x) XScreenSaver manual fliptext(6x)
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6 fliptext - draws pages of text whose lines transparently flip around
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9 fliptext [-display host:display.screen] [-window] [-root] [-visual vis‐
10 ual] [-delay microseconds] [-program command] [-size integer ] [-col‐
11 umns integer] [-left | -center | -right] [-lines integer] [-speed
12 float] [-delay usecs] [-font xlfd] [-wireframe] [-fps]
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15 The fliptext program runs another program to generate a stream of text,
16 then animates the lines of that text transparently flipping in and out
17 in 3D.
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20 fliptext accepts the following options:
21 -window Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
23 -root Draw on the root window.
25 -install
27 Install a private colormap for the window.
28 -visual visual
30 Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a
31 visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific
32 visual.
33 -program sh-command
35 This program will be run periodically, and its output will be
36 the text that is displayed. Default xscreensaver-text.
37 You can configure the text printed through the "Advanced" tab
39 of xscreensaver-settings(1), or by editing your ~/.xscreensaver
40 file.
41 -size integer
43 How large a font to use, in points. (Well, in some arbitrary
44 unit we're calling "points" for the sake of argument.) De‐
45 fault: 20.
46 -columns integer
48 At (approximately) what column to wrap lines. Default 80.
49 Wrapping is done by pixels, not characters, and lines will al‐
50 ways wrap at the edge of the screen regardless.
51 -left | -center | -right
53 Whether to align the text flush left, centered, or flush right.
54 The default is to choose randomly each time a new screen of
55 text is displayed.
56 -lines integer
58 How many lines of text should be shown at once. Default 8.
59 -speed ratio
61 Change the animation speed; 0.5 to go half as fast, 2.0 to go
62 twice as fast.
63 -delay usecs
65 The delay between frames of the animation; default is 10000
66 (1/10th second.)
67 -font font-name
69 The name of the font to use. For best effect, this should be a
70 large font (at least 36 points.) The bigger the font, the bet‐
71 ter looking the characters will be. Note that the size of this
72 font affects only the clarity of the characters, not their size
73 on the screen: for that, use the -size or -columns options.
74 Default: -*-utopia-bold-r-normal-*-*-720-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1
76 -fps Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.
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80 DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.
81 XENVIRONMENT
83 to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global
84 resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
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87 xscreensaver(1), xscreensaver-text(6x), fortune(1), phosphor(6x), ap‐
88 ple2(6x), fontglide(6x), ljlatest(6x), dadadodo(1), webcollage(6x),
89 driftnet(1) EtherPEG, EtherPeek
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92 Copyright © 2005 by Jamie Zawinski. Permission to use, copy, modify,
93 distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any pur‐
94 pose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copyright
95 notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and
96 this permission notice appear in supporting documentation. No repre‐
97 sentations are made about the suitability of this software for any pur‐
98 pose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
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101 Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>
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