Banner(1.8)                                           Banner(1.8)

NAME

       Banner - the AfterStep start-up banner displaying module

SYNOPSIS

       Banner [-v | --version] [-h | --help] [image]

       Although  Banner  can  be run from the command line, it is
       normally spawned by afterstep in the autoexec file, in the
       following manner:

            Module    "I"  Banner
            Wait      "I"  Banner

       or from within an afterstep menu file by 'Banner':

       % cat "~/GNUstep/Library/AfterStep/start/Modules/Banner"
            Module "Banner" Banner
            MiniPixmap "mini-as.xpm"

       To stop the Banner module, a menu item can be used:

       % cat "~/GNUstep/Library/AfterStep/start/Modules/Banner_Stop"
            KillModuleByName "Stop Banner" Banner
            MiniPixmap "mini-as.xpm"

DESCRIPTION

       The Banner module displays an AfterStep Logo in the center
       of the screen for 3 seconds.

OPTIONS

       -h | --help
              Print a usage message and exit successfully.


       -v | --version
              Print version information and exit successfully.

INITIALIZATION

       During initialization, Banner will accept a  command  line
       parameter  of  the  pixmap  to display, i.e. Banner After­
       step_logo-2.xpm.

INVOCATION

       Banner can be invoked from the autoexec file or from bind­
       ing the action "Module Banner [image] to a key-stroke in a
       feel file, or from a menu as shown in the Synopsis section
       above.

       AfterStep will search through the directories specified in



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       the ModulePath configuration in the base.#bpp (where #  is
       your colordepth) to attempt to locate Banner.

CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

       Banner has no configuration file.

AUTHOR

       Robert Depenbrock <robert@eclipse.asta.uni-essen.de>
       Robert Nation
       David Mihm <dmihm@swbell.net> [Man page]

SEE ALSO

       afterstep(1)









































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