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⑨ PaperTTY Params

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PaperTTY command line parameters #
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Params #

vcsa Default: /dev/vcsa1
The virtual console device PaperTTY binds to (/dev/vcsa[1-63])
font Default: tom-thumb.pil
a full, or relative path to a TrueType or PIL font.
size Default: 8
The font size used.
sleep Default: 0.1
The minimum sleep between refreshes
rows Default: None
Set TTY rows (–cols required too)
cols Default: None
Set TTY columns (–rows required too)
spacing Default: dflt: ‘0’
Line spacing for the text, “auto” will guess at a good value
cursor Default: ’legacy'
Sets the cursor type.
Valid values:
  • default: underscore cursor at a sensible place
  • block: inverts colors at cursor
  • none: draws no cursor
  • a number (n): underscore cursor n pixels from the bottom

Flags #

scrub
Apply scrub when starting up
Default: false
noclear
If set, Leave display content on exit
Default: false
nocursor
Don’t draw the cursor
DEPRECATED use --cursor=none instead.
portrait
Use portrait orientation
Default: False
flipx
Flip X axis (EXPERIMENTAL/BROKEN)
Default: False
flipy
Flip Y axis (EXPERIMENTAL/BROKEN)
Default: False