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xcolor (1)

Name

xcolor - displays 256 colors in an X window.

Synopsis

/usr/bin/xcolor  [ -display display ] [ -geometry geometry ]
[ -dump ] [ -nobw ] [ -half ] [ -noinst ] [ -iconwin ]

Description




User Commands                                           xcolor(1)



NAME
     xcolor - displays 256 colors in an X window.

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/bin/xcolor  [ -display display ] [ -geometry geometry ]
     [ -dump ] [ -nobw ] [ -half ] [ -noinst ] [ -iconwin ]

DESCRIPTION
     xcolor displays all 256 colors in a window.  When  you  move
     the  pointer into the window, installs a colormap containing
     a hue ramp with constant saturation and constant brightness,
     while preserving black and white.

OPTIONS
     -display connection
          Connect to X server display, connection.

     -geometry geomspec
          Set window size and placement to the standard X11 geom-
          etry specification, geomspec.

     -dump
          Dumps the RGB values of the default colormap to stdout.

     -nobw
          Don't preserve black and white in the hue ramp.

     -half
          Create  the  hue  ramp using only the upper half of the
          colormap.

     -noinst
          Don't install the hue ramp.

     -iconwin
          Use as miniature version of  the  main  window  as  the
          icon.

AUTHOR
      Patrick J. Naughton (naughton@wind.sun.com)


ATTRIBUTES
     See   attributes(5)   for   descriptions  of  the  following
     attributes:










SunOS 5.11          Last change: 24 July 2001                   1






User Commands                                           xcolor(1)



     +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
     |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         |      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        |
     +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
     |Availability                 |x11/colormap-utilities       |
     +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
     |Interface Stability          |Committed                    |
     +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
















































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