Provided by: aosd-cat_0.2.7-1.1ubuntu4_amd64 bug

NAME

       aosd_cat - displays text on the screen

SYNOPSIS

       aosd_cat [OPTION...]

DESCRIPTION

       Displays UTF-8 text in a transparent OSD frame.

       For  parameters  marked  with  asterisk (*) valid range is 0-255.  Those, which are marked
       with double asterisk (**), accept negative values.  Coloring parameters are  specified  in
       either  #RGB  format  or  from  rgb.txt.  Timing parameters are specified in milliseconds.
       Scrollback limits are cancelled with 0 parameter.  Age is in seconds.

       Geometry Options:

       -p, --position
              Sets the OSD window position. Or to be more  precise,  selects  the  point  of  the
              screen  which  is  told  to be the beginning of the coordinates (the 0,0 point) AND
              selects the point of the OSD window to collocate with it. Valid range is 0-8, where
              0 is top-left corner and 8 is bottom-right corner.  Default value is 6.

       -x, --x-offset **
              Sets the x-axis window offset from the (0,0) point. Default value is 50.

       -y, --y-offset **
              Sets the y-axis window offset from the (0,0) point. Default value is -50.

       -e, --shadow-offset **
              Sets the shadow offset. Default value is 2.

       -d, --padding *
              Sets the margin from the edge to the contents. Default value is 0.

       Appearance Options:

       -t, --transparency
              Sets the transparency mode. 0=none, 1=fake, 2=composite. Default value is 2.

       -n, --font
              Sets the OSD font. No default value.

       -w, --width
              Sets  the  OSD  wrapping  width  in pixels. If set to zero, text will be wrapped on
              screen width or will not be wrapped at all if other parameters make  it  impossible
              to layout correctly. Default value is 0.

       Coloring Options:

       -B, --back-color
              Sets the background color. No default value.

       -S, --shadow-color
              Sets the shadow color. Default value is black.

       -R, --fore-color
              Sets the foreground color. Default value is green.

       Opacity Options:

       -b, --back-opacity *
              Sets the background opacity. Default value is 0.

       -s, --shadow-opacity *
              Sets the shadow opacity. Default value is 192.

       -r, --fore-opacity *
              Sets the foreground opacity. Default value is 255.

       Timing Options:

       -f, --fade-in
              Sets the fade in time. Default value is 300.

       -u, --fade-full
              Sets the time to show with full opacity. Default value is 3000.

       -o, --fade-out
              Sets the fade out time. Default value is 300.

       Scrollback Options:

       -a, --age
              Sets the line age removal limit. Default value is 0.

       -l, --lines
              Sets the line amount removal limit. Default value is 1.

       Application Options:

       -i, --input
              Sets the input text source. Default value is -.

BUGS

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