gibson(6) XScreenSaver manual gibson(6)

NAME

gibson - Hacking the Gibson screen saver.

SYNOPSIS

gibson [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window]
[--root] [--window-id number] [--delay number] [--speed number]
[--grid-width number] [--grid-depth number] [--grid-height number]
[--grid-spacing number] [--columns number] [--no-texture]
[--wireframe] [--fps]

DESCRIPTION

Hacking the Gibson, as per the 1995 classic film, HACKERS.

"Hackers penetrate and ravage delicate public and privately owned
computer systems, infecting them with viruses, and stealing materials
for their own ends. These people, they are terrorists."

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: 20000 (0.02
seconds).

--speed number
Animation speed. 2.0 means twice as fast, 0.5 means half as
fast.

--grid-width number
Number of towers across. 1 - 20. Default: 10.

--grid-depth number
Number of towers deep. 1 - 20. Default: 10.

--grid-height number
Height of the towers. 1 - 20. Default: 7.

--grid-spacing number
Space between towers. 1 - 5. Default: 2.0.

--columns number
Columns of text on the towers. 1 - 20. Default: 6.

--texture | --no-texture
Whether to draw text. Default true.

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

--fps | --no-fps
Whether to show a frames-per-second display at the bottom of
the screen.

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) 2020 by Jamie Zawinski. 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

Jamie Zawinski.

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