Provided by: tickr_0.7.1-1build2_amd64 
NAME
Tickr - GTK-based highly graphically-customizable Feed Ticker.
SYNOPSIS
tickr [-help, -h, -? / -version, -v / -license, -l]
[-dumpfontlist / -dumpconfig / -dumperrorcodes]
[-instance-id=n / -no-ui]
[-connect-timeout=n / -sendrecv-timeout=n]
[options (-name[=value])...]
[resource (URL or file name)]
DESCRIPTION
Tickr is a GTK-based RSS/Atom Reader that displays feeds as a smooth scrolling line on your Desktop, as
known from TV stations. Open feed links in your favourite Browser. Graphics are highly customizable.
OPTIONS
help Get help page
version
Print out version number
license
Print out license
dumpfontlist
Send list of available fonts to stdout
dumpconfig
Send content of config file to stdout
dumperrorcodes
Send error codes and strings to stdout
instance-id=n
n = 1 to 99 - Use this when launching several instances simultaneously, each instance using its
own config and dump files (to be effective, instance-id must be the 1st argument)
no-ui Disable opening of UI elements which can modify settings and/or URL list/selection (to be
effective, no-ui must be the 1st or 2nd argument)
-connect-timeout=n
n = 1 to 60 (seconds) - Override default connect timeout value (= 5 seconds), useful if proxy or
slow internet link
-sendrecv-timeout=n
Same as above for send/recv timeout (default value = 1 second)
delay=n
Delay in milliseconds (-> speed = K / delay)
shiftsize=n
Shift size in pixels (-> speed = K x shift size)
fgcolor=#rrggbbaa
Foreground 32-bit hexa color
bgcolor=#rrggbbaa
Background 32-bit hexa color
setgradientbg=[y/n]
Set gradient background
bgcolor2=#rrggbbaa
Background 32-bit hexa color2
fontname='fontname'
Font name
fontsize=n
Font size (can't be > 200)
disablescreenlimits=[y/n]
Allow win_x, win_y and win_w to be greater than screen dimensions
win_x=n
Window position - x
win_y=n
Window position - y
win_w=n
Window width
win_h=n
Window height (compute font size if > 0)
windec=[y/n]
Window decoration
alwaysontop=[y/n]
Window always-on-top
fullscreen=[y/n]
Fullscreen mode (experimental)
wintransparency=n
Actually window opacity from 1 to 10 (0 = none -> 10 = full)
iconintaskbar=[y/n]
Icon in taskbar
winsticky=[y/n]
Visible on all user desktops
shadow=[y/n]
Apply shadow to text
shadowoffset_x=n
Shadow x offset in pixels
shadowoffset_y=n
Shadow y offset in pixels
shadowfx=n
Shadow effect (0 = none -> 10 = full)
linedelimiter='str'
String to be appended at end of line
specialchars=[y/n]
Enable or disable special characters. This is only useful when resource is a file, not an URL
newpgchar=c
´New page' special character
tabchar=c
´Tab' (8 spaces) special character
rssrefresh=n
Refresh rate in minutes = delay before reloading resource (URL or text file.) 0 = never force
reload. Otherwise, apply only if no TTL inside feed or if resource is text file. (Actually, in
multiple selections mode, all feeds are always reloaded sequentially, because there is no caching
involved)
revsc=[y/n]
Reverse scrolling (= L to R)
feedtitle=[y/n]
Show or hide feed title
feedtitledelimiter='str'
String to be appended after feed title
itemtitle=[y/n]
Show or hide item title
itemtitledelimiter='str'
String to be appended after item title
itemdescription=[y/n]
Show or hide item description
itemdescriptiondelimiter='str'
String to be appended after item description
nitemsperfeed=n
Read N items max per feed (0 = no limit)
rmtags=[y/n]
Strip html tags
uppercasetext=[y/n]
Set all text to upper case
homefeed='str'
Set URL as 'homefeed' = homepage (from command line, not automatically saved, so a little bit
useless...)
openlinkcmd='str'
´Open in Browser' command line: Application that will open active link (may require path.) Most
likely will invoke your favourite browser
openlinkargs='str'
´Open in Browser' optional arguments
clock=[l/r/n]
Clock location: left / right / none
clocksec=[y/n]
Show seconds
clock12h=[y/n]
12h time format
clockdate=[y/n]
Show date
clockaltdateform=[y/n]
Use alternative date format, ie 'Mon 01 Jan' instead of 'Mon Jan 01'
clockfontname='fontname'
Clock font name
clockfontsize=n
Clock font size (can't be > Tickr height)
clockfgcolor=#rrggbbaa
Clock foreground 32-bit hexa color
clockbgcolor=#rrggbbaa
Clock background 32-bit hexa color
setclockgradientbg=[y/n]
Set clock gradient background
clockbgcolor2=#rrggbbaa
Clock background 32-bit hexa color2
disablepopups=[y/n]
Disable error/warning popup windows
pauseonmouseover=[y/n]
Pause Tickr on mouseover
disableleftclick=[y/n]
Disable left-click
mousewheelaction=[s/f/n]
Mouse wheel acts on: (Tickr-)speed / feed(-in-list) / none
(use <ctrl> + mouse wheel for alternative action)
sfeedpickerautoclose=[y/n]
Selected feed picker window closes when pointer leaves area
enablefeedordering=[y/n]
Enable feed re-ordering (by user)
useauth=[y/n]
Use HTTP basic authentication
user='str'
User
psw='str'
Password (never saved)
useproxy=[y/n]
Connect through proxy
proxyhost='str'
Proxy host
proxyport='str'
Proxy port
useproxyauth=[y/n]
Use proxy authentication
proxyuser='str'
Proxy user
proxypsw='str'
Proxy password (never saved)
NOTES
Mouse usage:
- To open the main menu, right-click inside Tickr area.
- You can import feed subscriptions from another feed reader with ´File > Import Feed List (OPML)'.
- To add a new feed, open 'File > Feed Organizer (RSS/Atom)', then look for 'New Feed -> Enter URL' at
the bottom of the window, click 'Clear' and type or paste the feed URL.
- To open a link in your browser, left-click on text.
- Use mouse wheel to either adjust Tickr scrolling speed or open the ´Selected Feed Picker' window to
quickly move between selected feeds (use <ctrl> + mouse wheel for alternative action.)
- Basically, use 'File > Feed Organizer (RSS|Atom)' to manage your feed list, select feeds, subscribe to
new ones, and 'Edit > Preferences' to tweak Tickr appearance and behaviour.
Local resources:
- file:///path/file_name is considered an URL and will be XML-parsed, ie a RSS or Atom format is
expected.
- /path/file_name will be processed as a non-XML text file, ie the file will be read 'as is'.
You can set your favourite browser in the Full Settings window. Otherwise, the system default one will
be looked for.
Tickr parses command line arguments and looks for option(s) then for one resource, the rest of the line
is ignored. It also reads configuration file 'tickr-conf' located in /home/<user_name>/.tickr/ if it
exists (or ´tickr-conf<n>' if an instance id has been set to n.) See FILES.
Command line options override configuration file ones which override default ones.
FILES
~/.tickr/tickr-conf
~/.tickr/tickr-conf<n>
~/.tickr/tickr-url-list
~/.tickr/tickr-url-list<n>
REPORTING BUGS
Please, report tickr bugs to either Emmanuel Thomas-Maurin <manutm007@gmail.com> or Debian.
AUTHOR
Tickr was written by Emmanuel Thomas-Maurin <manutm007@gmail.com>.
This manual page was written by Emmanuel Thomas-Maurin <manutm007@gmail.com>, for the Debian project (and
may be used by others).
Apr 20, 2021 TICKR(1)