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xeyes (1)

Name

xeyes - a follow the mouse X demo

Synopsis

/usr/bin/xeyes [-option ...]

Description




User Commands                                            XEYES(1)



NAME
     xeyes - a follow the mouse X demo

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/bin/xeyes [-option ...]

DESCRIPTION
     Xeyes watches what you do and reports to the Boss.

OPTIONS
     -fg foreground color
             choose  a different color for the pupil of the eyes.

     -bg background color
             choose a different color for the background.

     -outline outline color
             choose a different color  for  the  outline  of  the
             eyes.

     -center center color
             choose a different color for the center of the eyes.

     -backing { WhenMapped Always NotUseful }
             selects an appropriate level of backing store.

     -geometry geometry
             define the initial window geometry; see X(5).

     -display display
             specify the display to use; see X(5).

     -bd border color
             choose a different color for the window border.

     -bw border width
             choose a different width for the window border.

     -shape  uses the SHAPE extension to shape the window.   This
             is the default.

     +shape  disables  use  of  the  SHAPE extension to shape the
             window.

     -render uses Xrender to draw anti-aliased eyes.  This is the
             default if xeyes has been compiled with Xrender sup-
             port.

     +render disables Xrender and draws traditional eyes.

     -distance
             uses an alternative mapping, as if the eyes were set



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User Commands                                            XEYES(1)



             back  from the screen, thus following the mouse more
             precisely.

SEE ALSO
     X(5), X Toolkit documentation
     See X(5) for a full statement of rights and permissions.

AUTHOR
     Keith Packard, MIT X Consortium
     Copied from the NeWS version written (apparently) by  Jeremy
     Huxtable as seen at SIGGRAPH '88


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

     +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
     |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         |      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        |
     +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
     |Availability                 |x11/demo                     |
     +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
     |Interface Stability          |Uncommitted                  |
     +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+































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