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NAME

       Keymon - Keyboard and mouse monitor window for GTK.

SYNOPSIS

       key-mon [options]

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
	      show this help message and exit

       -s, --smaller
	      Make the dialog 25% smaller than normal.

       -l, --larger
	      Make the dialog 25% larger than normal.

       -m, --meta
	      Show the meta (windows) key.

       --nometa
	      Opposite of --meta

       --mouse
	      Show the mouse.

       --nomouse
	      Opposite of --mouse

       --shift
	      Show shift key.

       --noshift
	      Opposite of --shift

       --ctrl Show the ctrl key.

       --noctrl
	      Opposite of --ctrl

       --alt  Show the alt key.

       --noalt
	      Opposite of --alt

       --scale=SCALE
	      Scale the dialog. ex. 2.0 is 2 times larger, 0.5 is half the size.  Defaults to 1.0

       --key-timeout=KEY_TIMEOUT
	      Timeout before key returns to unpressed image. Defaults to 0.5

       --mouse-timeout=MOUSE_TIMEOUT
	      Timeout before mouse returns to unpressed image. Defaults to 0.2

       --visible-click-timeout=VISIBLE_CLICK_TIMEOUT
	      Timeout before highly visible click disappears. Defaults to 0.2

       --decorated
	      Show decoration

       --nodecorated
	      Opposite of --decorated

       --backgroundless
	      Show only buttons

       --nobackgroundless
	      Opposite of --backgroundless

       --no-press-fadeout=NO_PRESS_FADEOUT
	      Fadeout the window after a period with no key press. Defaults to 0.0 seconds (Experimental)

       --only_combo
	      Show only key combos (ex. Control-A)

       --noonly_combo
	      Opposite of --only_combo

       --sticky
	      Sticky mode

       --nosticky
	      Opposite of --sticky

       --visible_click
	      Show where you clicked

       --novisible_click
	      Opposite of --visible_click

       --follow_mouse
	      Show the mouse more visibly

       --nofollow_mouse
	      Opposite of --follow_mouse

       --kbdfile=KBD_FILE
	      Use this kbd filename.

       --swap Swap the mouse buttons.

       --noswap
	      Opposite of --swap

       --emulate-middle
	      When you press the left, and right mouse buttons at the same time, it displays as a middle mouse button click.

       --noemulate-middle
	      Opposite of --emulate-middle

       -v, --version
	      Show version information and exit.

       -t THEME, --theme=THEME
	      The theme to use when drawing status images (ex. "-t apple").

       --list-themes
	      List available themes

       --old-keys=OLD_KEYS
	      How many historical keypresses to show (defaults to 0)

       --reset
	      Reset all options to their defaults.

       --opacity=OPACITY
	      Opacity of window

       --loglevel=LOGLEVEL
	      Logging level

       -d, --debug
	      Output debugging information. Shorthand for --loglevel=debug

       --screenshot=SCREENSHOT
	      Create a "screenshot.png" and exit. Pass a comma separated list of keys to simulate(ex. "KEY_A,KEY_LEFTCTRL").

DESCRIPTON

       Keymon is a program to help in teaching or podcasting by showing the current status of the mouse buttons and keyboard.

       Keymon  creates a small, borderless window which always stays topmost and monitors the keystrokes and mouse buttons used at any time in any
       program.

       Configuration files are saved in ~/.config/key-mon/.

AUTHOR

       Written by Scott Kirkwood (scott+keymon@forusers.com)

SEE ALSO

       Full documentation for keymon is available at

	      http://code.google.com/p/key-mon

       Send bugs to

	      http://code.google.com/p/key-mon/issues/list

Keymon version 1.13.						     June 2012								 KEYMON(1)