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.