1 NOSEGUY 
A little guy with a big nose wanders around being witty

SYNOPSIS

 $ noseguy [-display host:display.screen] [-foreground color] 
           [-background color] [-text-foreground color] 
           [-text-background color] [-font font] [-window] [-root] 
           [-install] [-visual visual] [-mode mode] [-program program] 
           [-filename file] [-text text]

2 DESCRIPTION
A little man with a big nose and a hat runs around spewing out messages to
the screen.  This code (and its bitmaps) were extracted from the xnlock
program.

2 OPTIONS
Noseguy accepts the following options:

   -window
Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.

   -root
Draw on the root window.

   -install
Install a private colormap for the window.

   -visual visual
Specify which visual to use.  Legal values are the name of a visual class,
or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual.

   -font font
The font used for the messages.

   -mode [ program | file | string ]
In program mode, the messages are gotten by running a program.
The program used is controlled by the -program option, and 
the .program resource.

In filename mode, the message used is the contents of a file.
The file used is controlled by the -file option, and 
the .filename resource.

In string mode, the message is whatever was specified on the 
command line as the -text option, or in the resource database
as the .text resource.

   -program program
If mode is program (the default), then this program will be
run periodically, and its output will be the text of the messages.  The
default program is "fortune -s", but yow is also a good choice.

   -filename file
If mode is file, then the contents of this file will be used
for all messages.

   -text string
If mode is string, then this text will be used for all messages.

2 ENVIRONMENT
   DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.

   XENVIRONMENT
to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources
stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.

2 COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1985, 1990 by Dan Heller <argv@sun.com>.

2 AUTHOR
Dan Heller <argv@sun.com>, 1985.

Ability to run standalone or with xscreensaver added by 
Jamie Zawinski <jwz@netscape.com>, 13-aug-92.
