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@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@ Update manual -Write man page Update build system diff --git a/doc/man/unstickpixels.1 b/doc/man/unstickpixels.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4138681 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/man/unstickpixels.1 @@ -0,0 +1,113 @@ +.TH UNSTICKPIXELS 1 UNSTICKPIXELS +.SH NAME +unstickpixels \- Screen loop to try to unstick stuck dots +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B unstickpixels +.RI [ OPTION ]...\ [\fB--\fP] +.RI [ INTERVAL ] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B unstickpixels +shall cycle the colours on the screen between +sRGB(100 %, 0, 0), sRGB(0, 100 %, 0), and sRGB(0, 0, 100 %), +as fast as possible, or sleep INTERVAL milliseconds between +each switch. +.PP +You should disable powersaving on your monitors and disable +the screensaver whilst running this program, or otherwise +make sure that screen loop is always displayed. +.PP +Running this program for a number of hours, especially if +combined with massaging defective dots, may heal defective +dots. Dead dots (always black) are hard to revive, but +stuck dots are more probable to get fixed. +.PP +You must not run this program if you are epileptic. Seek +someone else how can do it for you. +.PP +.B unstickpixels +uses the graphics cards' colour lookup tables +to switch the colour displayed on the screen. If your +computers does not supports this, the option +.B -v +may help, it will use the framebuffer indirectly, via the +terminal. Unless +.B -v +is used, +.B unstickpixels runs both in +.B X +and on the Linux VT. +.SH OPTIONS +.TP +.BR \-v +Use the Linux VT instead of the graphics cards' +colour lookup tables (CLUT). This requires that the +program runs under the Linux VT, otherwise known +as the TTY. This may not work too great one all +graphics cards, some very expensive graphics cards +are really bad. NVIDIA is known case of this, +why the CLUT utilisation was added. + +If you are using a graphical environment and do not +know how to access the Linux VT, here is how you do +it: press +.BR Ctrl+Alt+F1 , +if this does not open non-graphical login screen, press +.B Alt+Right +until you get one. To get back to graphical environment, +hold down +.B Alt+Right +until it appears. + +Whilst unstickpixels may run on most systems (although +Mir and, by Wayland's design, Wayland are not supported) +this option is only known to function on Linux. +.SH RATIONALE +Acer/Packard Bell is not willing to repair all defects on +my computer, but at least I can run this for several hours +and try to revive dead pixels. Playing back a video that is +already available on the Internet has some deficiencies: +.TP +* +Requires a graphics card and video player that can +play back the video in full screen mode efficiently. +.TP +* +Requires +.B X +or a video player than can play video outside +.B X +efficiently. +.TP +* +Requires the video to be downloaded if it was uploaded +on Youtube, because Youtube does not properly support +full screen. +.TP +* +One video playback is required per defective monitor. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +No similar or otherwise related programs known, please +file a bug if you know any. +.TP +There are some similar works in form of videos available +on the Internet. +.PP +Full documentation available locally via: info \(aq(unstickpixels)\(aq +.SH LICENSE +Copyright \(co 2015 Mattias Andrée +.br +License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. +.br +This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. +.br +There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. +.SH +.PP +Copying and distribution of this manual, with or without modification, +are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright +notice and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, +without any warranty. +.SH BUGS +Please report bugs to <https://github.com/maandree/unstickpixels/issues> +or to <maandree@member.fsf.org>. + |