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34 .Nd display text in X11 cut buffers timed depending on size of text
39 .Op Fl s Ar symbolic-speed
44 utility reads a text input file, and sends formatted output
45 to the X11 cut buffers by using the
49 will then wait for a period of time (dependent upon the speed
50 settings), before sending the next paragraph of text to the next cut
53 The options are as follows:
54 .Bl -tag -width maxcuts
56 Takes a numeric value for speed, which is the number of characters
57 per second that the text can be read.
60 argument for some pre-defined rates.
61 Slow readers can generally read at 3 characters per second, medium
62 at 7 characters per second, and fast readers at 10 or more characters per
65 Provides the maximum number of X11 cut buffers which will be used.
71 definitions for the speed.
75 is going too fast, then a SIGUSR2 signal
79 character per second slower.
82 is going too slowly, then a SIGUSR1 signal
86 one character per second faster.
91 utility exits 0 on success, and \*[Gt]0 if an error occurs.
98 .An Alistair Crooks Aq agc@NetBSD.org .