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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. | 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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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
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