unicode(6)
displays unicode characters
SYNOPSIS
unicode
[-display host:display.screen]
[-visual visual]
[-window]
[-root]
[-fps]
[-delay seconds]
[-font font]
[-foreground color]
[-background color]
DESCRIPTION
unicode-screensaver is a simple screensaver application that repeatedly
randomly picks an unicode character and displays it in a very large font
size together with its unicode code point and the character name.
OPTIONS
- -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.
- -window
-
Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
- -root
-
Draw on the root window.
- -fps
-
Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
- -delay
-
Specify the delay in seconds before switching to a new character. Defaults to
seven seconds.
- -font
-
Try the given font in addition to the built-in fonts (Open Symbol, and FreeSans).
- -background
-
Set the background color (e.g. black, white, green, red). The default is
white.
- -foreground
-
Set the font color (e.g. black, white, green, red). The default is black.
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.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2009 by Joachim Breitner. Permission to use, copy, modify,
distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any purpose is
hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copyright notice appear
in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice
appear in supporting documentation. No representations are made about the
suitability of this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without
express or implied warranty.
