XEYES(1) X Version 11 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

xeyes 1.3.1 2023-05-28 XEYES(1)