kstars1

Usage

Overview

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.

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.

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End of options.

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.

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.