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diff --git a/doc/info/chap/invoking.texinfo b/doc/info/chap/invoking.texinfo deleted file mode 100644 index adfc866..0000000 --- a/doc/info/chap/invoking.texinfo +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -@node Invoking -@chapter Invoking - -@emph{You must not run this program if you are epileptic.} -Seek someone else how can do it for you. - -@command{unstickpixels} recognises the following options -@table @option -@item -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 -@kbd{Ctrl+Alt+F1}, if this does not open non-graphical -login screen, press @kbd{Alt+Right} until you get one. -To get back to graphical environment, hold down -@kbd{Alt+Right} until it appears. - -Whilst @command{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. -@end table - -@command{unstickpixels} accepts at most one non-option -argument. This argument is the number of milliseconds -to sleep between each color switch. This may be useful -to optimise the effect. It may help to sleep 10 milliseconds -between each colour switch rather than switching the -colours as fast as possible. - -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. - diff --git a/doc/info/chap/overview.texinfo b/doc/info/chap/overview.texinfo deleted file mode 100644 index 32d191c..0000000 --- a/doc/info/chap/overview.texinfo +++ /dev/null @@ -1,24 +0,0 @@ -@node Overview -@chapter Overview - -@command{unstickpixels} tries to unstick stuck pixels. -It does this by rapidly switching between the colours -sRGB(100 %, 0, 0), sRGB(0, 100 %, 0), and sRGB(0, 0, 100 %), -which are displayed on the entire monitor. On all of the -monitors. It helps to massage defective dots. - -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. - -Dead (always black) pixels are hard to revive, stuck pixels -on the other hand are more probable to get fixed. - -@command{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 @option{-v} may -help, it will use the framebuffer indirectly, via the terminal. -Unless @option{-v} is used, @command{unstickpixels} runs both -in @command{X} and on the Linux VT. - diff --git a/doc/info/chap/rationale.texinfo b/doc/info/chap/rationale.texinfo deleted file mode 100644 index a3eaa19..0000000 --- a/doc/info/chap/rationale.texinfo +++ /dev/null @@ -1,24 +0,0 @@ -@node Rationale -@chapter 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: - -@itemize @bullet{} -@item -Requires a graphics card and video player that can play -back the video in full screen mode efficiently. -@item -Requires @command{X} or a video player than can play -video outside @command{X} efficiently. -@item -Requires the video to be downloaded if it was uploaded -on Youtube, because Youtube does not properly support -full screen. -@item -video playback is required per defective monitor. -@end itemize - |