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texteroids

NAME

texteroids - test your mousing skills on spinning text

SYNOPSIS

texteroids [ -display name ][ -fn font ][ -size size ][ text_string ]

DESCRIPTION

texteroids spins the specified text string in a window. If you click on the text with the mouse, the string splits up into individual letters, each of which you may then click on.

OPTIONS

-display name

specifies the display on which to open a connection to the Display PostScript System. If no display is specified, the DISPLAY environment variable is used.

-fn font

specifies the name of the PostScript language font software to use. The default is Times-Italic.

-size size

specifies the size, in points, of the text. The default is 36.

text_string

specifies the text to display. If the text has spaces it must be enclosed in quotation marks. The default text string is "Adobe".

AUTHOR

Adobe Systems Incorporated

NOTES

PostScript and Display PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

Copyright (c) 1990-1994 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.