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XSTARROLL(1)		     General Commands Manual		    XSTARROLL(1)

NAME
     XStarRoll - Letters fly to far, far, far away.

SYNOPSIS
     xstarroll [parameter1] [parameter2] ...

DESCRIPTION
     XStarRoll	is  a  simple demonstration program for X11. Letters and pixmaps
     fly to far, far, far away. You can fly optional letters  and  pixmaps,  and
     use XStarRoll as a background picture.

     If  a  parameter  is  a  pixmap  filename, XStarRoll reads it and flies the
     pixmap, or, if the parameter is a text filename,  XStarRoll  reads  it  and
     flies letters in it, or else, xstarroll flies the parameter as it is.

     You can send letters to XStarRoll through the standard input.

OPTIONS
     (X-ToolKit Options)
     -display, -geometry, -name, -font, -fg and -bg are available.

     --
     End of options. XStarRoll ignores following options.

     -
     Read letters from the standard input.

     -help, -h
     Output this Message.

     -root, -r
     Draw the picture on the root window of the display.

     -noroot, -nr
     Open a new window and draw the picture on it. (Default)

     -quit, -q
     Draw the picture and exit.

     -noquit, -nq
     XStarRoll does not exit. (Default)

     -blur, -b
     Letters fly to the farther, become the more blurred. (Default)

     -noblur, -nb
     Letters do not become blurred.

     -fill
     Fill all dots entirely.

     -source-width [x], -sw [x]
     Specify the width of the source picture for a pixel.

     -width [x], -w [x]
     Specify the width of the source picture for a letter. Default value is 40.

     -length-x [x], -lx [x]
     Specify  the  length parameter of X-direction for drawing. Default value is
     same as the size of the source picture.

     -length-y [x], -ly [x]
     Specify the length parameter of Y-direction for drawing. Default  value  is
     100.

     -space [x], -sp [x]
     Specify the space between lines. Default value is 1.

     -scroll [x], -sc [x]
     Specify the speed and direction of the scroll. Default value is 1.

     -start [x], -st [x]
     Specify the start point. Default value is 0.

     -wait [x], -wt [x]
     Specify the wait time for a micro second. Default value is 0.

KEY OPERATIONS
     [Up], [Down], [Right], [Left]
     Change the length parameters for drawing.

     [a], [d]
     Change the speed of the scroll.

     [p], [n], [PageUp], [PageDown]
     Scroll the picture.

     [s]
     Return to the start point.

     [q]
     Quit.

EXAMPLES
     % ls -l | xstarroll
     - XStarRoll flies the output of ls.

     % echo "This is XStarRoll." | xstarroll
     % xstarroll "This is XStarRoll."
     - XStarRoll flies "This is XStarRoll.".

     % echo "is" | xstarroll "This" - "XStarRoll."
     - XStarRoll flies "This", "is" and "XStarRoll.".

     % xstarroll sample.txt
     - XStarRoll flies letters in a file "sample.txt".

     % xstarroll sample.xpm
     - XStarRoll flies a pixmap "sample.xpm".

     %	xstarroll  "This is XStarRoll." sample1.txt sample1.xpm sample2.txt sam-
     ple2.xpm ...
     - XStarRoll flies "This is  XStarRoll.",  flies  letters  in  a  file  sam-
     ple1.txt,	flies a pixmap sample1.xpm, flies letters in a file sample2.txt,
     flies a pixmap sample2.xpm ...

     If the head of letters is a Tab code or "#center", XStarRoll flies  letters
     at the center of the screen.

SEE ALSO
     X(1)

AUTHOR
     Programed by Sakai Hiroaki.
     E-Mail:sakai@miya.ee.kagu.sut.ac.jp
     http://wwwmiya.ee.kagu.sut.ac.jp/~sakai/myfreesoft.html

COPYRIGHT
     XStarRoll Copyright (c) 1998 Sakai Hiroaki.
     All Rights Reserved.

     XStarRoll	is  a free software. You may copy or distribute the original XS-
     tarRoll freely. But, you may not modify or distribute the	original  XStar-
     Roll without permission of the author.

X Version 11			    Release 6			    XSTARROLL(1)

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