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

       If the head of letters is a Tab code or "#center", XStarRoll flies let-
       ters 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
       XStarRoll  freely.  But,	 you may not modify or distribute the original
       XStarRoll without permission of the author.

X Version 11			   Release 6			  XSTARROLL(1)

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