NAME¶

Projecteur - virtual laser pointer for presentations

SYNOPSIS¶

projecteur [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION¶

Projecteur provides a virtual laser pointer on the screen for use when giving presentations. The laser pointer can be controlled using a Logitech Spotlight or similar device. Projecteur supports a "laser pointer" like effect that is a colored dot on the screen, a "highlight" effect that dims the image except in the highlighted region, and a "zoom" effect that enlarges part of the display.

Projecteur can be configured with a dialog box activated from the system tray in a supported desktop environment.

Options¶

-h, --help

Show command line usage.

--help-all

Show complete command line usage with all properties.

-v, --version

Print application version.

-f

Print detailed application version information.

--cfg FILE

Set custom config file.

-d, --device-scan

Print device-scan results.

-l, --log-level LEVEL

Set log level, where LEVEL is one of dbg, inf, wrn, err

-D DEVICE

Additional accepted device; DEVICE = vendorId:productId e.g., -D 04b3:310c; e.g. -D 0x0c45:0x8101; This option can be used multiple times and works in connection with the --device-scan option.

-c COMMAND|PROPERTY

Send command/property to a running instance. See Commands and Properties for details. This option can be use multiple times.

--disable-uinput

Disable uinput support.

--show-dialog

Show preferences dialog on application start.

-m, --minimize-only

Only allow minimizing the dialog. Useful for desktop environments that do not have a system tray.

Commands¶

spot=[on|off|toggle]

Turn spotlight on/off or toggle.

settings=[show|hide]

Show/hide preferences dialog.

preset=NAME

Set a preset.

quit

Quit the running instance.

Properties¶

spot.size=[Integer] (5 ... 100)

spot.rotation=[Double] (0 ... 360)

spot.shape=[Value] (Circle, Square, Star, Ngon)

spot.shape.square.radius=[Integer] (0 ... 100)

spot.shape.star.points=[Integer] (3 ... 100)

spot.shape.star.innerradius=[Integer] (5 ... 100)

spot.shape.ngon.sides=[Integer] (3 ... 100)

shade=[Bool] (false, true)

shade.opacity=[Double] (0 ... 1)

shade.color=[Color] (HTML-color; #RRGGBB)

dot=[Bool] (false, true)

dot.size=[Integer] (3 ... 100)

dot.color=[Color] (HTML-color; #RRGGBB)

dot.opacity=[Double] (0 ... 1)

border=[Bool] (false, true)

border.size=[Integer] (0 ... 100)

border.color=[Color] (HTML-color; #RRGGBB)

border.opacity=[Double] (0 ... 1)

zoom=[Bool] (false, true)

zoom.factor=[Double] (1.5 ... 20)