hexadrop(6) XScreenSaver manual hexadrop(6)

NAME

hexadrop - shrinking hexagons.

SYNOPSIS

hexadrop [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window]
[--root] [--window-id number] [--delay number] [--speed number]
[--size number] [--sides number] [--uniform-speed] [--no-uniform-
speed] [--lockstep] [--no-lockstep] [--fps]

DESCRIPTION

Draws a grid of hexagons or other shapes and drops them out.

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.).

--speed number
Speed. 0.5 for half as fast; 2.0 for twice as fast.

--size number
How many tiles to fit horizontally on the screen. Default
15.

--sides number
Shape of the tiles. 3, 4, 6 or 8. Default: random.

--uniform-speed | --no-uniform-speed
Whether each tile should drop at the same speed. Default:
random.

--lockstep | --no-lockstep
Whether each tile should drop at the same time. Default:
random.

--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) 2013 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) hexadrop(6)