.\" @(#)say.1 9.4 88/01/19 Copyright 1987 Sun Micro
.TH SAY 1  "2 December 1987"
.SH NAME
say \- execute \*(Ps fragment
.IX say#(1) "" "\fLsay\fP(1) \(em execute \*(Ps fragment"
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B say
[
.I options
]
[
.I strings
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I say
connects to the NeWS server and displays the strings provided
on the command line in a window. An option is provided to interpret the
command line, or the standard input, as a \*(Px program to be
executed by the server.
.LP
.I say 
is used to implement some of the NeWS demo programs. This technique allows
window applications to be shell scripts.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BI \-b string
Use \fIstring\fP as the title for the window.
.TP
.B \-c
Center the text in the window.
.TP
.B \-p
The command line contains a \*(Px program rather than simply text
strings.
.TP
.B \-P
The standard input contains a \*(Px program, which is executed
after the \*(Ps commands on the command line (if any).
.TP
.B \-r
Make the window round.
.TP
.BI \-s nn
Use \fInn\fP as the point size of the text.
.TP
.B \-w
Wait for the window to be destroyed.  The default is for the window to
vanish when execution of its \*(Px program is finished.
.TP
.B \-W
Do not create a window for the \*(Px to be executed in.  This can be
used to implement operations that do not require a window; for example
toggling drag mode in the window manager, or running \*(Ps code that
creates its own window.
.TP
.BI \- xxx\fR,\fPyyy
The first \fIxxx\fP,\fIyyy\fP pair of numbers sets the X and Y coordinates
of the window.
If a second \fB\-\fP\fIxxx\fP,\fIyyy\fP command line option is given,
it sets the size of the window.
.SH USAGE
Older programs that use
.I say
solely to send \*(Px to the \*(Sd server
(by specifying the \fB-P -w -W " "\fP options to
.I say ),
should be converted to use
.I psh (1).
.SH "SEE ALSO"
psh(1), news_server(1)
.LP
.I "NeWS Manual"
.LP
.I "PostScript Language Reference Manual" ,
Adobe Systems Inc, Addison-Wesley
.SH TRADEMARK
\*(Px is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Inc.