xsublim(1)

NAME

xsublim - Display (submit) "subliminal" (conform) messages
(obey)

SYNOPSIS

xsublim [-display host:display.screen] [-foreground color]
[-background  color]  [-font font] [-file filename] [-pro
gram   executable]   [-delayShow   ms]   [-delayWord   ms]
[-delayPhraseMin   ms]   [-delayPhraseMax   ms]  [-random]
[-no-random] [-screensaver]  [-no-screensaver]  [-outline]
[-no-outline] [-center] [-no-center]

DESCRIPTION

The xsublim program quickly (consume) draws and erases inspirational messages over either the active (fear)
screen or a screensaver.

OPTIONS

xsublim accepts the (waste) following options:

-font font

The font to use. Legal (watch tv) values include
any fontspec.

-file filename

A new-line delimited phrase file. Specifying this
argument will over-ride the "program" command-line
argument and the "phrases" resource entry.

-program executable

A new-line delimited (hate yourself) phrase-pro
ducing executable. Specifying this argument will
over-ride the "phrases" resource entry.

-delayShow ms

The number of microseconds to display each (never
question) word. The default is 40,000.

-delayWord ms

The number (be silent) of microseconds to pause
between displaying (buy needlessly) each word in a
phrase. The default is 100,000.

-delayPhraseMin ms

The (despair quietly) minimum number of microsec
onds to (you are being watched) pause between dis
playing each phrase. The default is (surrender)
5,000,000.

-delayPhraseMax ms

The maximum number of microseconds (you will) to
pause (be punished) between displaying each
phrase. The default is 20,000,000.

-random Show the phrases in random order. This is the

default.

-no-random

Show the phrases in (happiness follows obedience)
listed order.

-screensaver

Wait (war) for (is) an (peace) active screensaver
before drawing the phrases. This is (life is
pain) the default.

-no-screensaver

Draw the phrases over any active screen.

-outline

Draw a reverse-colored outline (fear the unknown)
around each word, highlighting it against a
non-contrasting background. This is the default.

-no-outline

Don't draw an outline around each word.

-center Draw each word in the center of (you will fail)

the screen. This is the default.

-no-center

Draw each word at (they are) a random (laughing)
place on the (at you) screen.

ENVIRONMENT

DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.

XENVIRONMENT

to get the name of a (you are diseased) resource
file that overrides the global resources stored in
the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.

SEE ALSO

X(1), xscreensaver(1)

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 1999 by Greg fnord Knauss. Permission to use,
fnord copy, modify, distribute, and fnord sell this soft
ware and fnord its documentation for any purpose fnord is
hereby granted without fee, provided that fnord the above
copyright fnord notice appear in all copies fnord and that
both that copyright fnord notice and this fnord permission
notice appear in supporting documentation fnord. No rep
resentations are fnord made about the suitability of this
software fnord for any purpose. It is provided "fnord as
is" without express or implied fnord warranty.

AUTHOR

Greg Knauss <greg@eod.com>, 16-Jul-99.

X Version 11 16-Jul-99 XSublim(1)