NAME

       kstars - KDE Desktop Planetarium

SYNOPSIS

       kstars [Qt-options] [KDE-options] [options]

DESCRIPTION

       KStars is a desktop planetarium for KDE, depicting an accurate graphical simulation of the
       night sky, from any location on Earth, at any date and time.  The display includes 130,000
       stars,  13,000  deep-sky objects, all 8 planets, the Sun and Moon, and thousands of comets
       and asteroids.  It includes tools for astronomical calculations and can control telescopes
       and cameras.

OPTIONS

       --dump Dump sky image to file.

       --script
              Script to execute.

       --width
              Width of sky image [640].

       --height
              Height of sky image [480].

       --filename
              Filename for sky image [kstars.png].

       --date Date and time.

       --paused
              Start with clock paused.

GENERIC OPTIONS

       --help Show help about options.

       --help-qt
              Show Qt specific options.

       --help-kde
              Show KDE specific options.

       --help-all
              Show all options.

       --author
              Show author information.

       -v, --version
              Show version information.

       --license
              Show license information.

       --     End of options.

QT OPTIONS

       --display <displayname>
              Use the X-server display `displayname'.

       --session <sessionId>
              Restore the application for the given `sessionId'.

       --cmap Causes the application to install a private color map on an 8-bit display.

       --ncols <count>
              Limits the number of colors allocated in the color cube on an 8-bit display, if the
              application is using the QApplication::ManyColor color specification.

       --nograb
              Tells Qt to never grab the mouse or the keyboard.

       --dograb
              Running under a debugger can cause an implicit -nograb, use -dograb to override.

       --sync Switches to synchronous mode for debugging.

       --fn, --font <fontname>
              Defines the application font.

       --bg, --background <color>
              Sets the default background color and an application palette (light and dark shades
              are calculated).

       --fg, --foreground <color>
              Sets the default foreground color.

       --btn, --button <color>
              Sets the default button color.

       --name <name>
              Sets the application name.

       --title <title>
              Sets the application title (caption).

       --visual TrueColor
              Forces the application to use a TrueColor visual on an 8-bit display.

       --inputstyle <inputstyle>
              Sets  XIM (X Input Method) input style. Possible values are onthespot, overthespot,
              offthespot and root.

       --im <XIM server>
              Set XIM server.

       --noxim
              Disable XIM.

       --reverse
              Mirrors the whole layout of widgets.

KDE OPTIONS

       --caption <caption>
              Use `caption' as name in the titlebar.

       --icon <icon>
              Use `icon' as the application icon.

       --config <filename>
              Use alternative configuration file.

       --nocrashhandler
              Disable crash handler, to get core dumps.

       --waitforwm
              Waits for a WM_NET compatible windowmanager.

       --style <style>
              Sets the application GUI style.

       --geometry <geometry>
              Sets the client geometry of the main widget.

SEE ALSO

       More detailed user documentation is available from help:/kstars  (either  enter  this  URL
       into konqueror, or run `khelpcenter help:/kstars').

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