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.
