xLart(1)                                                                                                                                     
xLart(1)



NAME
       xLart - interactive X interface to rlart(1)

SYNOPSIS
       xLart

DESCRIPTION
       xLart  is  an interactive X11-based interface to the rlart(1)
off-line lart spooler.  xLart uses the lartd - if lartd is not running
when xLart
       is started, xLart will start it and send an autolart to the members
of wheel (not including root).  xLart utilises xfaces and Drag-and-Drop 
to
       allow playing admins to either drag lusers onto larts or vice
versa. Points are accrued for each successful lart deployment, and scores
written
       to /var/account/lart/interactive.

       xLart makes use of several basic larts, and as more points are
accrued (or as the lusers become harder to lart) other, more capable 
larts  are
       made available. The basic larts are:

                      Filleting knife
                      10lb Sledgehammer
                      Garrotte
                      Beretta 9mm
                      un-set concrete
                      tommy gun

       Of  course,  since xlart is only distributed in source form,
site-dependent larts may be designed, implemented and used by the relevant
BOFH or
       sysmangler.

       The highest level of play also allows for the use of the atomic
lart (lat and long must be specified, but some help is given  by  the 
program)
       and the psychological lart (old-style lobotomy, Electro-convulsive
shock therapy, extreme aversion therapy and drug cocktails). The
psychologi‐
       cal lart needs to be used over several rounds, due to its
non-instantaneous nature.

       The vanilla installation of xLart requires a configuration file
list of larts to be added at certain point intervals. A slightly more
interest‐
       ing installation makes use of the xface library to provide that
personal touch when larting lusers. The most interesting variant of xLart
is to
       not only use xfaces but also to describe a building layout (similar
to loderunner) with levels and interior descriptions.  This variant 
allows
       several  admins/BOFHen  to  play  simultaneously, competing against
each other to see how many lusers they can lart in a given time period
(say
       until local police units arrive) or before ammunition runs out.

FILES
       /etc/lartcap
                                - lart capability database
       /var/lib/lart/lusers/xface.<lusername>
                                - xface for lusername
       /var/lib/lart/larts/<lartname>.ppm
                                - small iconic image of lartname


SEE ALSO
       lartcap(5), lac(8), lartd(8) and rlart(1)


BUGS
       None found yet, but who really cares?

AUTHORS
       James McPherson



GNU Utilities                                                        Aug
17, 1997                                                            
xLart(1)