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PROGRAM:

NAME

kstars - KDE Desktop Planetarium

SYNOPSIS

kstars [Qt-options] [KDE-options] [options]

DESCRIPTION

KStars is a desktop planetarium for KDE, depicting an accurate graphical simulation of the
night sky, from any location on Earth, at any date and time. The display includes 130,000
stars, 13,000 deep-sky objects, all 8 planets, the Sun and Moon, and thousands of comets
and asteroids. It includes tools for astronomical calculations and can control telescopes
and cameras.

OPTIONS

--dump Dump sky image to file.

--script
Script to execute.

--width
Width of sky image [640].

--height
Height of sky image [480].

--filename
Filename for sky image [kstars.png].

--date Date and time.

--paused
Start with clock paused.

GENERIC OPTIONS

--help Show help about options.

--help-qt
Show Qt specific options.

--help-kde
Show KDE specific options.

--help-all
Show all options.

--author
Show author information.

-v, --version
Show version information.

--license
Show license information.

-- End of options.

QT OPTIONS

--display <displayname>
Use the X-server display `displayname'.

--session <sessionId>
Restore the application for the given `sessionId'.

--cmap Causes the application to install a private color map on an 8-bit display.

--ncols <count>
Limits the number of colors allocated in the color cube on an 8-bit display, if the
application is using the QApplication::ManyColor color specification.

--nograb
Tells Qt to never grab the mouse or the keyboard.

--dograb
Running under a debugger can cause an implicit -nograb, use -dograb to override.

--sync Switches to synchronous mode for debugging.

--fn, --font <fontname>
Defines the application font.

--bg, --background <color>
Sets the default background color and an application palette (light and dark shades
are calculated).

--fg, --foreground <color>
Sets the default foreground color.

--btn, --button <color>
Sets the default button color.

--name <name>
Sets the application name.

--title <title>
Sets the application title (caption).

--visual TrueColor
Forces the application to use a TrueColor visual on an 8-bit display.

--inputstyle <inputstyle>
Sets XIM (X Input Method) input style. Possible values are onthespot, overthespot,
offthespot and root.

--im <XIM server>
Set XIM server.

--noxim
Disable XIM.

--reverse
Mirrors the whole layout of widgets.

KDE OPTIONS

--caption <caption>
Use `caption' as name in the titlebar.

--icon <icon>
Use `icon' as the application icon.

--config <filename>
Use alternative configuration file.

--nocrashhandler
Disable crash handler, to get core dumps.

--waitforwm
Waits for a WM_NET compatible windowmanager.

--style <style>
Sets the application GUI style.

--geometry <geometry>
Sets the client geometry of the main widget.

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