cube21(6) XScreenSaver manual cube21(6)

NAME

cube21 - animates the Cube 21 puzzle

SYNOPSIS

cube21 [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window]
[--root] [--window-id number] [--install] [--delay microseconds]
[--texture] [--no-texture] [--mono] [--wireframe] [--spin]
[--no-spin] [--wander] [--no-wander] [--randomize] [--no-randomize]
[--spinspeed number] [--rotspeed number] [--wanderspeed number]
[--wait number] [--cubesize number] [--colormode arg] [--fps]

DESCRIPTION

This program animates a puzzle known as Cube 21 or Square-1. Its
moves are chosen randomly.

Cube 21 is a Rubik-like puzzle invented in 1992. Its specialities
are that it can change its shape and even the number of possible
moves. It can have more than 200 different shapes and the total
number of configurations (assuming colors) is several tens of
billions.

OPTIONS

cube21 accepts the following options:

--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.

--install
Install a private colormap for the window.

--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.

--delay microseconds
How long to pause between frames. Default is 20000, or 0.02
second.

--texture
Use texture maps. This is the default.

--no-texture
Use solid colors.

--mono Disable both texture maps and colors.

--wireframe
Only draw outlines. Outlines of all pieces, not only the
whole object, are drawn.

--spin Spin the whole object around X, Y and Z axes. This is the
default.

--no-spin
Do not spin, showing the same three faces all the time.

--wander
Move the object around the screen. This is the default.

--no-wander
Keep the object centered on the screen.

--randomize
Shuffle the puzzle randomly at startup. This is the default.

--no-randomize
Do not shuffle at startup, begin at the shape of cube.

--spinspeed number
The relative speed of spinning. Default is 1.0.

--rotspeed number
The relative speed of the moves. Default is 3.0. Setting to
<= 0.0 makes the object stay at one configuration.

--wanderspeed number
The relative speed of wandering around the screen. Default
is 1.0.

--wait number
How long to stay at ending position after each move. The
meaning of the argument is again relative. Default is 40.0.

--cubesize number
Size of the object. Value of 3.0 fills roughly all the
screen (its height). Default is 0.7.

--colormode argument
How many and which colors should the object have. The colors
are put on the piece faces so that the puzzle is solvable.
The inner faces are not influenced.

se or silver
Simulate the "Silver Edition" - white and one random
color.

2 or two
Two random colors.

ce or classic
Simulate the "Classic Edition" - white, yellow,
orange, red, green and blue.

6 or six
Six random colors.

1 or random or rnd
One random color.

Anything else
All faces white.

--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) 2005 by Vaclav Potocek. 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

Vaclav (Vasek) Potocek <vasek.potocek@post.cz>, 30-Aug-05.

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