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.
-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.
-mode [ program | file | string ]
In program mode, the messages are gotten by running a program.
The program used is controlled by the -program option, and
the .program resource.
In filename mode, the message used is the contents of a file.
The file used is controlled by the -file option, and
the .filename resource.
In string mode, the message is whatever was specified on the
command line as the -text option, or in the resource database
as the .text resource.
-program program
If mode is program (the default), then this program will be
run periodically, and its output will be the text of the messages. The
default program is "fortune -s", but yow is also a good choice.
-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.
ENVIRONMENT
DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
XENVIRONMENT
to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources
stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
