kstars(1) KDE Desktop Planetarium

SYNOPSIS

kstars [Qt-options] [KDE-options] [options]

DESCRIPTION

KStars is a desktop planetarium for KDE, depicting an accurate graphical simulation of the night sky, from any location on Earth, at any date and time. The display includes 130,000 stars, 13,000 deep-sky objects, all 8 planets, the Sun and Moon, and thousands of comets and asteroids. It includes tools for astronomical calculations and can control telescopes and cameras.

OPTIONS

--dump
Dump sky image to file.
--script
Script to execute.
--width
Width of sky image [640].
--height
Height of sky image [480].
--filename
Filename for sky image [kstars.png].
--date
Date and time.
--paused
Start with clock paused.

GENERIC OPTIONS

--help
Show help about options.
--help-qt
Show Qt specific options.
--help-kde
Show KDE specific options.
--help-all
Show all options.
--author
Show author information.
-v, --version
Show version information.
--license
Show license information.
--
End of options.

QT OPTIONS

--display <displayname>
Use the X-server display `displayname'.
--session <sessionId>
Restore the application for the given `sessionId'.
--cmap
Causes the application to install a private color map on an 8-bit display.
--ncols <count>
Limits the number of colors allocated in the color cube on an 8-bit display, if the application is using the QApplication::ManyColor color specification.
--nograb
Tells Qt to never grab the mouse or the keyboard.
--dograb
Running under a debugger can cause an implicit -nograb, use -dograb to override.
--sync
Switches to synchronous mode for debugging.
--fn, --font <fontname>
Defines the application font.
--bg, --background <color>
Sets the default background color and an application palette (light and dark shades are calculated).
--fg, --foreground <color>
Sets the default foreground color.
--btn, --button <color>
Sets the default button color.
--name <name>
Sets the application name.
--title <title>
Sets the application title (caption).
--visual TrueColor
Forces the application to use a TrueColor visual on an 8-bit display.
--inputstyle <inputstyle>
Sets XIM (X Input Method) input style. Possible values are onthespot, overthespot, offthespot and root.
--im <XIM server>
Set XIM server.
--noxim
Disable XIM.
--reverse
Mirrors the whole layout of widgets.

KDE OPTIONS

--caption <caption>
Use `caption' as name in the titlebar.
--icon <icon>
Use `icon' as the application icon.
--config <filename>
Use alternative configuration file.
--nocrashhandler
Disable crash handler, to get core dumps.
--waitforwm
Waits for a WM_NET compatible windowmanager.
--style <style>
Sets the application GUI style.
--geometry <geometry>
Sets the client geometry of the main widget.