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.TH ACROREAD "1" "April 2005" "acroread " "User Commands"
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acroread \- manual page for acroread
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[\fIoptions\fR] [\fIlist of files\fR]
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\fB\-\-display=\fR<DISPLAY>
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This option specifies the host and display to use.
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\fB\-\-screen=\fR<SCREEN>
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X screen to use. Use this options to override the
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screen part of the DISPLAY environment variable.
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Make X calls synchronous. This slows down the program considerably.
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\fB\-geometry\fR [<width>x<height>][{+|\-}<x offset>{+|\-}<y offset>]
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Size and/or location of the document windows.
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Note: this option is position dependent, and can be
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specified multiple times. The geometry specified only
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affects the list of files following it.
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Prints the common command\-line options.
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Launches in an iconic state on the desktop.
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\fB\-setenv\fR <var>=<value>
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Tells the main application to perform the equivalent of
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C\-shell setenv <var> <value>.
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Indicates files listed on the command line are temporary files
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and should not be put in the recent file list. The document
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title will be the title in the pdf document, instead of the
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\fB\-tempFileTitle\fR <title>
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Same as \fB\-tempFile\fR, except the title is specified.
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\fB\-toPostScript\fR [options] pdf_file ... [ps_dir]
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\fB\-toPostScript\fR [options] \fB\-pairs\fR pdf_file_1 ps_file_1 ...
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\fB\-toPostScript\fR [options]
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Converts the given pdf_files to PostScript.
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In the first form, if the last file specified is a directory,
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then all preceding files will be converted to PostScript
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and the generated PostScript files will be placed into ps_dir.
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If a directory is not specified, then the PostScript files
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will be placed in the same directory as the original file.
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In the second form, the file list contains pairs, each
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consisting of a PDF filename and a corresponding PostScript
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The third form specifies a filter, reading a PDF file from
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standard input and writing the PostScript file to standard
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Note: When using \fB\-toPostScript\fR it must be the first argument
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passed in on the command line.
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The following are valid options for the conversion of PDF to
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\fB\-binary\fR \- emit binary PostScript where possible
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\fB\-start\fR <int> \- identify the first page in the document to be
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converted (default is the first page of the document)
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\fB\-end\fR <int> \- identify the last page in the document to be
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converted (default is the last page of the document)
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\fB\-optimizeForSpeed\fR \- emit PostScript such that all fonts are
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emitted once at the beginning of the document.
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results in faster transmission times and smaller
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PostScript documents but requires more PostScript printer
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\fB\-landscape\fR \- rotate the pages to print landscape
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\fB\-reverse\fR \- reverse the page order of the output
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\fB\-odd\fR \- emit only odd\-numbered pages
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\fB\-even\fR \- emit only even\-numbered pages
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\fB\-commentsOff\fR \- don't print comments
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\fB\-annotsOff\fR \- don't print annots
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\fB\-level2\fR \- emit Level 2 PostScript
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(level1 is not supported)
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\fB\-level3\fR \- emit Level 3 PostScript
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\fB\-printerhalftones\fR \- use the printer default halftones.
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\fB\-saveVM\fR \- download fonts as needed to preserve printer memory
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\fB\-size\fR \- Paper size (letter,tabloid,ledger,legal,a3,a4,a5,b4,b5)
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\fB\-scale\fR <int> \- scale the pages according to the scale factor
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(default is 100 percent)
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\fB\-shrink\fR \- shrink the pages to fit the page size
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\fB\-expand\fR \- expand the pages to fit the page size
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\fB\-size\fR <pagesize> \- set the page size.
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The following page sizes
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letter \- letter size paper
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tabloid \- tabloid size paper
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ledger \- ledger size paper
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legal \- legal size paper
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executive \- executive size paper
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a3 \- ISO standard A3 size
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a4 \- ISO standard A4 size
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a5 \- ISO standard A5 size
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b4 \- ISO standard B4 size
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b5 \- ISO standard B5 size
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wxh \- custom size paper where w is the integer width
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in points and h is the integer height in points
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\fB\-transQuality\fR level \- set the transparency flattening level
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Value from 1\-5, where 1 means rasterize everything, 5 means
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rasterize as little as possible, default is 3.
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\fB\-openInNewWindow\fR
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The application starts normally without checking if it
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Print version information and quit.
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\fB\-visual\fR <visual class> [depth=<depth>]
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\fB\-visual\fR id=<visual id>
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\fB\-visual\fR default
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In the first form, the visual class (specified by either
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its name or number) with an option depth determine the
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In the second form, the visual id is specified. The prefix
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0x must be used for hexadecimal numbers.
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The third form uses an internal algorithm based on depth
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The fourth form simply uses the default visual.
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Note that PseudoColor visuals of depth greater than 8,
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and DirectColor visuals are not supported.
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Usage: /usr/bin/acroread [options] [list of files]
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\fB\-\-display=\fR<DISPLAY>
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This option specifies the host and display to use.
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\fB\-\-screen=\fR<SCREEN>
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X screen to use. Use this options to override the
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screen part of the DISPLAY environment variable.
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Make X calls synchronous. This slows down the program considerably.
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\fB\-geometry\fR [<width>x<height>][{+|\-}<x offset>{+|\-}<y offset>]
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Size and/or location of the document windows.
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Note: this option is position dependent, and can be
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specified multiple times. The geometry specified only
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affects the list of files following it.
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Prints the common command\-line options.
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Launches in an iconic state on the desktop.
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\fB\-setenv\fR <var>=<value>
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Tells the main application to perform the equivalent of
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C\-shell setenv <var> <value>.
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Indicates files listed on the command line are temporary files
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and should not be put in the recent file list. The document
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title will be the title in the pdf document, instead of the
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\fB\-tempFileTitle\fR <title>
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Same as \fB\-tempFile\fR, except the title is specified.
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\fB\-toPostScript\fR [options] pdf_file ... [ps_dir]
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\fB\-toPostScript\fR [options] \fB\-pairs\fR pdf_file_1 ps_file_1 ...
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\fB\-toPostScript\fR [options]
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Converts the given pdf_files to PostScript.
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In the first form, if the last file specified is a directory,
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then all preceding files will be converted to PostScript
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and the generated PostScript files will be placed into ps_dir.
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If a directory is not specified, then the PostScript files
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will be placed in the same directory as the original file.
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In the second form, the file list contains pairs, each
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consisting of a PDF filename and a corresponding PostScript
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The third form specifies a filter, reading a PDF file from
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standard input and writing the PostScript file to standard
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Note: When using \fB\-toPostScript\fR it must be the first argument
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passed in on the command line.
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The following are valid options for the conversion of PDF to
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\fB\-binary\fR \- emit binary PostScript where possible
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\fB\-start\fR <int> \- identify the first page in the document to be
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converted (default is the first page of the document)
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\fB\-end\fR <int> \- identify the last page in the document to be
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converted (default is the last page of the document)
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\fB\-optimizeForSpeed\fR \- emit PostScript such that all fonts are
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emitted once at the beginning of the document.
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results in faster transmission times and smaller
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PostScript documents but requires more PostScript printer
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\fB\-landscape\fR \- rotate the pages to print landscape
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\fB\-reverse\fR \- reverse the page order of the output
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\fB\-odd\fR \- emit only odd\-numbered pages
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\fB\-even\fR \- emit only even\-numbered pages
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\fB\-commentsOff\fR \- don't print comments
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\fB\-annotsOff\fR \- don't print annots
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\fB\-level2\fR \- emit Level 2 PostScript
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(level1 is not supported)
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\fB\-level3\fR \- emit Level 3 PostScript
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\fB\-printerhalftones\fR \- use the printer default halftones.
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\fB\-saveVM\fR \- download fonts as needed to preserve printer memory
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\fB\-size\fR \- Paper size (letter,tabloid,ledger,legal,a3,a4,a5,b4,b5)
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\fB\-scale\fR <int> \- scale the pages according to the scale factor
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(default is 100 percent)
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\fB\-shrink\fR \- shrink the pages to fit the page size
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\fB\-expand\fR \- expand the pages to fit the page size
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\fB\-size\fR <pagesize> \- set the page size.
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The following page sizes
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letter \- letter size paper
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tabloid \- tabloid size paper
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ledger \- ledger size paper
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legal \- legal size paper
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executive \- executive size paper
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a3 \- ISO standard A3 size
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a4 \- ISO standard A4 size
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a5 \- ISO standard A5 size
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b4 \- ISO standard B4 size
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b5 \- ISO standard B5 size
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wxh \- custom size paper where w is the integer width
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in points and h is the integer height in points
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\fB\-transQuality\fR level \- set the transparency flattening level
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Value from 1\-5, where 1 means rasterize everything, 5 means
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rasterize as little as possible, default is 3.
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\fB\-openInNewWindow\fR
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The application starts normally without checking if it
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Print version information and quit.
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\fB\-visual\fR <visual class> [depth=<depth>]
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\fB\-visual\fR id=<visual id>
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\fB\-visual\fR default
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In the first form, the visual class (specified by either
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its name or number) with an option depth determine the
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In the second form, the visual id is specified. The prefix
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0x must be used for hexadecimal numbers.
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The third form uses an internal algorithm based on depth
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The fourth form simply uses the default visual.
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Note that PseudoColor visuals of depth greater than 8,
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and DirectColor visuals are not supported.