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| − | osd_cat is a [[command]] that writes something directly onto your graphical screen. In the following example "hello world" is written. | + | <pic src=http://www.linuxintro.org/images/Snapshot-osdcat.png width=30% align=right caption="osd_cat writing 'hello world' directly on the screen. Note how it ignores window frames." /> |
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| + | osd_cat is a [[command]] that writes something directly onto your graphical screen. In the following example "hello world" is written. | ||
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Choose the font using xfontsel. | Choose the font using xfontsel. | ||
The following example worked on SUSE Linux 11.3 | The following example worked on SUSE Linux 11.3 | ||
| − | + | <source> | |
| − | + | yast -i xosd | |
| + | echo "hello world" | osd_cat -A center -p bottom -f \ | ||
-adobe-helvetica-*-*-*-*-24-*-*-*-*-*-*-* -cgreen -s 5 | -adobe-helvetica-*-*-*-*-24-*-*-*-*-*-*-* -cgreen -s 5 | ||
| + | </source> | ||
The following example worked on Ubutu Linux 11.10 | The following example worked on Ubutu Linux 11.10 | ||
| − | + | <source> | |
| + | sudo apt-get install osd_cat | ||
echo "hello world" | osd_cat -A center -p bottom -f -*-*-bold-*-*-*-36-120-*-*-*-*-*-* -cgreen -s 5 | echo "hello world" | osd_cat -A center -p bottom -f -*-*-bold-*-*-*-36-120-*-*-*-*-*-* -cgreen -s 5 | ||
| + | </source> | ||
Latest revision as of 08:11, 16 April 2020
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osd_cat writing 'hello world' directly on the screen. Note how it ignores window frames. |
osd_cat is a command that writes something directly onto your graphical screen. In the following example "hello world" is written.
Choose the font using xfontsel.
The following example worked on SUSE Linux 11.3 <source>
yast -i xosd echo "hello world" | osd_cat -A center -p bottom -f \ -adobe-helvetica-*-*-*-*-24-*-*-*-*-*-*-* -cgreen -s 5
</source>
The following example worked on Ubutu Linux 11.10 <source>
sudo apt-get install osd_cat echo "hello world" | osd_cat -A center -p bottom -f -*-*-bold-*-*-*-36-120-*-*-*-*-*-* -cgreen -s 5
</source>
