The XBanner Documentation

Contents

The XBanner Users Manual

• Purpose Of XBanner
• Legal Information
• Tested Platforms
• Compiling XBanner
• The Programs In This Package
• Installing XBanner into XDM's scripts
• Setting Up Default Configuration Resources
• Creating A New Configuration Resource File
  • Resource Types
• Design Considerations
• Getting Scalable Fonts
• Using Class Names For Multiple Configurations
• Configuring XBanner
  • The Text
  • The Background
  • The Color-Cycling Options
  • Miscellaneous Options
• XBanner On The Net
• Tips And Tricks
• Credits
• Contacting Me

The XBanner Resource Reference

• General Options
• Information And Debugging Options
• Background Effects
• Underlining The Text
• Putting An Image On The Screen
• The Glint Feature
• Color Cycling Options
• PlasmaCloud Effects
• Miscellaneous Effect-Specific Resources
• Other Effects Specific Options
• Miscellaneous Resources
• Other Command Line Switches
• Program Class And Program Name Hints
• Outline Effects - Detailed Information
• Underline Effects - Detailed Information
• Explanations About Resource Types
• Alphabetical Index

Font Tips for XBanner - tips on finding those large scalable fonts.

• Font Directories
• Finding Fonts
• Analyzing A Font
• What Else?

Checking resources with xb_check

Changes - the Changes file describes the history of XBanner.

Credits - the 'who did what' file of XBanner.

Random Effects - docs for the random_effect utility.

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