From 74b0ae43c1eb2b0a263a3d7d09d0f92d4ce98ca5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "B. Watson" Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2024 05:17:32 -0500 Subject: Enforce "only one mode argument" rule. --- xdeadzone.1 | 19 ++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) (limited to 'xdeadzone.1') diff --git a/xdeadzone.1 b/xdeadzone.1 index 582ce08..3981861 100644 --- a/xdeadzone.1 +++ b/xdeadzone.1 @@ -46,18 +46,19 @@ position, and prevent the mouse pointer from entering it. .sp The intended use for it is to keep the mouse out of the "dead zone" of a multi\-head X display where the monitors don\(aqt all have the same -resolution. When used for this purpose, there will be no visible -\fBxdeadzone\fP window (if there is, you\(aqve got the size and/or position -wrong). +resolution. .sp It could also be useful for covering annoying parts of the screen, e.g. advertisements in ad\-driven software like the Opera browser, or -Adobe Reader. Use \fB\-abs\fP (absolute positioning) mode for this. -.sp -When \fBxdeadzone\fP is running in a visible part of the screen, it\(aqll -appear as a solid white rectangle with no title bar or window frame; -it\(aqll stay on top of other windows; and it will appear on every -virtual desktop. +Adobe Reader. Use \fB\-abs\fP (absolute positioning) mode for this, +and either \fB\-b\fP or \fB\-w\fP to make the window visible. +.sp +By default, \fBxdeadzone\fP doesn\(aqt display a visible window. It stays +on top of other windows, and is present on every virtual desktop. +If run with \fB\-b\fP or \fB\-w\fP, it\(aqll appear as a solid black or white +rectangle with no title bar or window frame... although if you\(aqre +using it to block the mouse from a dead zone, you won\(aqt be able to see +it anyway. .sp \fBxdeadzone\fP has been tested with various window managers and desktop environments, and works properly with at least: KDE (Plasma 5), XFCE -- cgit v1.2.3