xeyes(1) General Commands Manual xeyes(1)
NAME
xeyes - a follow the mouse X demo
SYNOPSIS
xeyes [-option ...]
DESCRIPTION
Xeyes watches what you do and reports to the Boss.
OPTIONS
-fg foreground color
choose a different color for the pupil of the eyes.
-bg background color
choose a different color for the background.
-outline outline color
choose a different color for the outline of the eyes.
-center center color
choose a different color for the center of the eyes.
-backing { WhenMapped Always NotUseful }
selects an appropriate level of backing store.
-geometry geometry
define the initial window geometry; see X(7).
-display display
specify the display to use; see X(7).
-bd border color
choose a different color for the window border.
-bw border width
choose a different width for the window border.
-shape uses the SHAPE extension to shape the window. This is the
default.
+shape disables use of the SHAPE extension to shape the window.
-render uses Xrender to draw anti-aliased eyes. This is the default if
xeyes has been compiled with Xrender support.
+render disables Xrender and draws traditional eyes.
-distance
uses an alternative mapping, as if the eyes were set back from
the screen, thus following the mouse more precisely.
-biblicallyAccurate
renders the eyes as if they belonged to a biblically accurate
angel.
-help print a usage message and exit.
-version
print the version number and exit.
SEE ALSO
X(7), X Toolkit documentation
AUTHOR
Keith Packard, MIT X Consortium
Copied from the NeWS version written (apparently) by Jeremy Huxtable as
seen at SIGGRAPH '88
X Version 11 xeyes 1.3.0 xeyes(1)
xeyes 1.3.0 - Generated Thu Aug 24 18:40:09 CDT 2023