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ActX - Activate X Window System
actx [ options ... ] [ mascot-option
]
actx [ options ... ] -random
ActX is a sort of "Window sitter" programs,
which makes xpm mascots sit on the focus window in X Window System.
The mascot packages of ActX are constructed by xpm files and one .actx file
(called mascot module ), which describes the configuration of the mascot.
You can also build up your own favorite mascot for yourselves.
Please enjoy your X-life, using this application!
ActX is running
on X Window System (over 256 colors are necessary) of any UNIX operating
systems. Furthermore, ActX could be running on any Window Managers without
any problems.
-The right click for popup menu, on which you
can change configuration of the program, change mascots and exit from the
program. If you want to save your changes, you should execute "Save Parameter"
in the popup menu.
-The left drag for mascot's horizontal position change. You can also change
vertical position by the middle drag.
-The left click causes "Click Animation", "Sound Playback" & "Balloon Talk"
on the mascot.
-If you started it with the biff-mode, the biff bitmap appears in the case
that you have new (or unread) mails. The left click on this biff bitmap
enables you to check From: & Subject: of unread mails. The right click starts
the mailer command.
Usually, command line options needed at least
is either [ mascot-option ] , defined for each mascots, or -random option.
If you choose any mascot-option , the chosen mascot will be displayed. The
-random options will be selected one from all installed mascots in the menu.
Installed mascots and command line options can be showed by -help options.
All command line options...
- -help
- print out help message.
- -biff
- start with the
biff (checking for mails) mode.
- -init
- In order to initialize user's mascots,
user's mascot modules in HOME$/.actx/ directory are overwritten as modules
in the default mascot directory, interactively.
- -Init
- Basically this option
is same as the option, -init. But all modules are automatically overwritten.
- -install
- [ module-file ]
install an append mascot modules to the Default Mascot Directory , which
are showed by
- -Install
- [ module-file ]
Basically this option is same as the option, -install. But, even in the case
of the modules already installed, they are automatically overwritten.
- -home
- [ X ] [ Y ]
set the default position of the mascot in the case of no focus window (
Home Position ).
- -mapmode
- [ mode ]
select the mascot mapping mode by the value of [ mode ].
- 0 : Normal mapping
(Default)
1 : Redraw mode
2 : Always on top (same as -top option)
- -mdir
- print the Default Mascot Directory.
- -merge
- [ module-file ]
merge the mascot module to user's menu resource file (default : HOME$/.actxrc).
It is necessary that the module-file has been already installed by -install.
- -Merge
- [ module-file ]
Basically this option is same as the option, -merge. But, even in the case
of the modules already merged to user's HOME$/.actx/ directory, they are
automatically overwritten.
- -mergeno
- [ menu No. ]
merge the mascot module to selected [ menu No. ] in the menu resource file.
Please use with -merge option. Without this option, the module added at the
last of the menu.
- -noanim
- suppress the Superfluous Animation at the mascot
change.
- -noballoon
- suppress the Balloon Talk by the left click on the mascot.
- -nohome
- ignore the setting of Home Position in the menu resource file.
- -nomenu
- suppress the appearance of the popup menu by the right click on the mascot.
You can save about 1.5MB memory.
If you use this option, the program will be terminated by <CTRL>+ right click
on the mascot.
- -offset
- [ off(%) ]
map the mascot [ off ] pixel left from the standard position.
When you want to run some ActX
Otherwise, if you add "%" to [ off ] value, the mascot appears at the [
off ]% from the right edge of the title bar. In this case, the drag of the
mascot is forbidden.
- -rcfile (-r)
- [ resource-file ]
select the menu resource file (default : HOME$/.actxrc ).
- -redraw
- [ frames
]
set the number of frames to be redrawn in "Redraw-mode". You have to use
this option with -mapmode 1 option, always.
- -sigmode
- [ mode ]
select the operation of time signal by the value of [ mode ].
- 0 : Click
sound playback only
1 : Random change of the mascot (default)
2 :
Sequential change of the mascot
- Simultaneously
- -signal option is necessary
- -signal
- start with the time signal mode.
- -sticky
- suppress to follow the focus
window. With this option, you appointed the position of the mascot by -geometry
option of X-Toolkit.
- -titlebar
- [ bar_size ]
designate the size (in pixels) of the window titlebar, added by each window
managers, manually.
Usually, this option is not necessary because ActX can automatically scale
it.
- -top
- same as -mapmode 2 option.
The mascot is mapped always on top.
- -x
- [ xoff ]
- -y
- [ yoff ]
designate map offset (in pixels) of the mascot started with -xpm option.
- -xpm
- [ xpm-file ]
directly appoint the mascot xpm-file without the menu resource file.
It is necessary the [xpm-file] has been already installed to the Default
Mascot Directory.
If you use Japanized menu
by I18N function of X Toolkit, you have to add the following designation
to your $HOME/.Xdefaults
Actx*international: true
Actx*FontSet: -*-fixed-medium-r-normal--14-*
(This fontset should be changed for environment of yourselves.)
Furthermore, the Japanese input by kinput2 is available. You can also add
this line.
Actx*inputMethod: kinput2
In the menu resource file, you have to appoint
the following lines.
(Sound play command) Actx*sndCom:
(Sound file directory) Actx*sndDir:
In each mascot module files, you also have to appoint the following lines.
(Click sound file) Actx*menuX.sndClk:
(Biff sound file) Actx*menuX.sndMail:
In command strings designated by "sndCom", "%s" means sound filename,
likely
cat %s > /dev/audio
ActX has the biff function for UNIX mbox, the log
file of procmail and qmail Maildir type mail spool. And POP3 or POP3 with
APOP access to the mail server is supported.
In the General Config of the popup menu,
-type of biff mode
-the file (or directory for qmail) to be checked
-update command for mail (fetchmail etc.)
-update interval & indicate time for the biff balloon
-mail server & user name & password for POP3(APOP)
-command for the mailer
-decode command for MIME header (for I18N environment)
can be appointed.
HOME$/.actxrc the menu resource file (default)
HOME$/.actx/* the mascot module files (for uses' configuration)
[Default Mascot Dir.]/* the mascot modules and xpm files
Kurumi Chimari <chimari@kurumi.sakura.ne.jp>
URL: http://kurumi.sakura.ne.jp/~chimari/
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