blinkbox(6) XScreenSaver manual blinkbox(6)

NAME

blinkbox - shows a ball inside a box.

SYNOPSIS

blinkbox [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window]
[--root] [--window-id number] [--delay number] [--wireframe]
[--boxsize number] [--dissolve] [--fade] [--no-blur] [--fps]

DESCRIPTION

Shows a ball contained inside of a bounding box. Colored blocks blink
in when the ball hits the edges.

OPTIONS

--visual visual
Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a
visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific
visual.

--window
Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.

--root Draw on the root window.

--window-id number
Draw on the specified window.

--delay number
Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 30000 (0.03
seconds.).

--wireframe | --no-wireframe
Render in wireframe instead of solid.

--boxsize
Sets the size of the colored boxes. Should be between 1 and
8. Default: 2

--dissolve | --no-dissolve
Boxes shrink instead of just vanishing.

--fade | --no-fade
Boxes fade to transparency instead of just vanishing.

--blur | --no-blur
Enable or disable motion blur on the ball. Default: blurry.

--fps Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.

ENVIRONMENT

DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.

XENVIRONMENT
to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global
resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.

XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW
The window ID to use with --root.

SEE ALSO

X(1), xscreensaver(1)

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2003 by Jeremy English. Permission to use, copy,
modify, distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for
any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the above
copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright
notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.
No representations are made about the suitability of this software
for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied
warranty.

AUTHOR

Jeremy English. Motion blur by John Boero.

X Version 11 6.09 (07-Jun-2024) blinkbox(6)