[CentOS] X/gnome/KDE app that will scroll message across desktop

[Ajay Sharma]

Jerry Geis wrote:
> Is there a "built in" application for X/gnome/KDE that given a text
> string scroll it across the desktop? a command line program that did
> this would be exactly what I'm looking for.
> 
> Is there anything like this? THanks,
> 

Maybe xosd (X On Screen Display)?

http://www.ignavus.net/software.html

--Ajay