noseguy(6) XScreenSaver manual noseguy(6) NAME noseguy - a little guy with a big nose wanders around being witty SYNOPSIS noseguy [--display host:display.screen] [--foreground color] [--background color] [--text-foreground color] [--text-background color] [--font font] [--window] [--root] [--window-id number] [--install] [--visual visual] [--mode mode] [--program program] [--filename file] [--text text] [--fps] 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 xnlock program. OPTIONS noseguy accepts the following options: --window Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default. --root Draw on the root window. --window-id number Draw on the specified window. --install Install a private colormap for the window. --visual visual 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. --font font The font used for the messages. --program program This program will be run periodically, and its output will be the text of the messages. Default: xscreensaver-text --cols 40 | head -n15 You can configure the text printed through the "Advanced" tab of xscreensaver-settings(1), or by editing your ~/.xscreensaver file. --filename file If mode is file, then the contents of this file will be used for all messages. --text string If mode is string, then this text will be used for all messages. --fps Display the current frame rate and CPU load. ENVIRONMENT DISPLAY to get the default host and display number. XENVIRONMENT to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global re- sources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property. XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW The window ID to use with --root. SEE ALSO X(1), xscreensaver(1), xscreensaver-text(6), xnlock(1) COPYRIGHT Copyright 1985, 1990 by Dan Heller <argv@danheller.com>. AUTHOR Dan Heller <argv@danheller.com>, 1985. Ability to run standalone or with xscreensaver added by Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 13-aug-92. X Version 11 6.15 (30-Mar-2026) noseguy(6)
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