Animate(1.8)                                         Animate(1.8)

NAME

       Animate - the AfterStep iconify animation module

SYNOPSIS

       Animate [-f config_file] [-v | --version] [-h | --help]

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

            Module    "I"  Animate

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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION

       The Animate module performs animation on window iconifica­
       tion and deiconification in several styles and colors.

OPTIONS

       -f config_file
              Use config_file instead of the  default  configura­
              tion file.


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


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

INITIALIZATION

       During  initialization, Animate will search for a configu­
       ration file which describes the colors, style and  actions
       to  take.   This  file will be the one specified by the -f
       option (if  given).   Else,  the  ~/GNUstep/Library/After­
       Step/animate  file  will  be  used  if  it  exists.  Else,
       /usr/local/share/afterstep/animate will be used.





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INVOCATION

       Animate can be invoked from the autoexec file  or  from  a
       menu item as shown in the Synopsis section above.

       AfterStep will search through the directories specified in
       the ModulePath configuration in the base.#bpp (where #  is
       your colordepth) to attempt to locate Animate.

CONFIGURATION FILE

       Animate reads the animate file when it starts up and looks
       for it's configuration options:


       *AnimateColor color
              Tells Animate what color (see rgb.txt) to draw  the
              window outline with as it animates.


       *AnimateDelay msecs
              Tells   Animate  how  many  milliseconds  to  sleep
              between frames of animation.


       *AnimateIterations iterations
              Tells Animate how many steps to break the animation
              into.


       *AnimateTwist twist
              Tells  Animate  how  many  revolutions to twist the
              iconification frame.


       *AnimateWidth width
              Tells Animate how wide a line to draw  with.   Note
              that with 0 produces a fast line at Width 1.


       *AnimateResize mode
              Tells  Animate  what method to use to draw resizes.
              zoom,  zoom3D, twist, flip, turn & random are  cur­
              rently supported.

FILES

       /usr/local/share/afterstep/animate
              The  global  configuration  file  for  system  wide
              defaults of all users.


       $HOME/GNUstep/Library/AfterStep/animate
              This   file   should    be    copied    from    the



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              /usr/local/share/afterstep/animate  and  edited  to
              suit a user's specific requirements.  This file, if
              it  exists,  will  override the system wide default
              file.

EXAMPLES

       The example is the animate  file  shipped,  refer  to  the
       FILES section above for its configuration options.

AUTHORS

       Alfredo Kengi Kojima <kojima@inf.ufrgs.br>
       Kaj Groner <kajg@mindspring.com>
       Frank Scheelen <scheelen@worldonline.nl>
       David Mihm <dmihm@swbell.net> [Man page]

SEE ALSO

       afterstep(1), Wharf(1)





































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