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- README for Spaceout
- Version 1.1
- 2/14/88
-
- What is Spaceout:
- Spaceout - animated space display
-
- Spaceout is an X11 version of the program for Xerox XDE
- workstations. The Xerox workstation version was done by Jef
- Poskanzer at Versatec, A Xerox company. Spaceout displays a
- star field, which moves as if you were traveling through
- space ( similar to the beginning of old Star Trek tv shows).
-
- How To Compile:
- If you have X11 installed on your machine in the
- 'standard' place all you should have to do is say
- 'make'. Otherwise you will have to edit the makefile
- to point where it is all kept.
-
- To 'Stipple' or not 'Stipple':
- There are two ways in which Spaceout will draw the stars on the
- screen. Spaceout will either use stippling or copyarea to
- draw the stars. One is of which is most likely faster on
- you X server. I suggest you try both and see.
- Now how to tell Spaceout which one to use. If 'STIPPLE_DRAW'
- is defined then Spaceout use stippling, other wise
- copyarea is used ( this define can be found near the top
- of the spaceout.c ).
-
- Things To Try:
- If you get really bored one night you might want to try playing
- with the parameter defines at the top of spaceout.c .
-
-
- How Color works:
- Spaceout has 6 arrays of color names in it. Spaceout
- uses one color out of each array if the -C options is used.
- The color names in the arrays can be a legal name for
- XAllocNamedColor(). If the chosen color can not be allocated
- then white is used.
-
- What Happens when Covered:
- If Spaceout becomes fully obscured or iconifed it stops and
- waits to become visible or un-iconified.
-
- Who to Bitch At:
- If you get really stuck, you can always send mail
- to me at
- jpochma@polyslo.UUCP
-
- But I make no promises ( still in school :-) ...
-
-
- More Copyright Info:
- Copyright (c) 1988, John H. Pochmara
-
- You may copy Spaceout in whole or in part as long as you don't
- try to make money off it, or pretend that you wrote it.
-