XMSGSAVER(1)

NAME
xmsgsaver - screen saver

SYNOPSIS
xmsgsaver [-toolkitoption ...] [-option ...]

DESCRIPTION
xmsgsaver is a screen saver program. When activated,a message moves across screen.

It runs under a X server that supports MIT-SCREEN-SAVER extension. It uses VFlib version 2.

When another screen saver based on beforelight(1) (including xmsgsaver) running, it is killed.

To set screen saver configureation, use xset(1). Some examples are:

xset s on
    Enabling screen saver.

xset s off
    Disabling screen saver.

xset s 300
    Setting time to activate screen saver 300 seconds.

xset s activate
    Forcing to activate screen saver.

OPTIONS AND RESOURCES
xmsgsaver is configured by command-line options and X resources. Application class name is XMsgSaver.

-msg message
    Specifys the message string that is displays. Valid characters are only ASCII and Japanese-EUC. The default is clients' hostname.
    Resource: message

-fg color
    Specifys message color.
    Resource: foreground (class Foreground)

-bg color
    Specifys background color.
    Resource: background (class Background)

-shadow_color color
    Specifys shadow color of message.
    Resource: shadowColor (class BorderColor)

-vfcap vfontcap
    Specifys the full path to vfontcap(capability file of VFlib). Default is system's vfontcap.
    Resource: vfontcap

-vfonf fontname
    Specifys font name of VFlib. Default is "min".
    Resource: vectorFont

-fw pixels
    Specifys width of characters in pixels. Default is 32.
    Resource: fontWidth

-fh pixels
    Specifys height of characters in pixels. Default is 32.
    Resource: fontHeight

-cs pixels
    Specifys character interval in pixels. Default is 0.
    Resource: columnSpace

-ls pixels
    Specifys space between lines. Default is 2.
    Resource: lineSpace

-tics miliseconds
    Specify screen-updating tics in miliseconds. Default is 50(20 frames per seconnd).
    Resource: tics

-speed pixels
    Specify moving distance in pixels in every tics. Minus value moves message left to right. Default is 4.
    Resource: speed

-/+dual_size
    When -dual_size option is set, wide-byte characters are drawn with double-size as single-byte character. In this case, specify width and interval for single-byte characters.
    When +dual_size option is set, all characters are drawn with same width. This is a default.
    Resource: dualSize ("True" means -dual_size)

-shadow_x pixels
    Sepcify horizontal offset of shadow of message in pixels. Default is 0.
    Resource: shadowX (class ShadowPosition)

-shadow_y pixels
    Sepcify vertical offset of shadow of message in pixels. Default is 0.
    Resource: shadowY (class ShadowPosition)

-shadow pixels
    Specify horizontal and vertiocal offset of shadow of message in pixels. Default is 0.
    Resource: ShadowPosition (class of shadowX and shadowY)

SEE ALSO
xset(1), beforelight(1), Some documents of VFlib

AUTHOR
Tatsuya Kudoh ("CDR/TK")