hypnowheel(6) XScreenSaver manual hypnowheel(6)

NAME

hypnowheel - draws overlapping, translucent spiral patterns

SYNOPSIS

hypnowheel [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual]
[--window] [--root] [--window-id number] [--delay int] [--layers int]
[--count int] [--twistiness float] [--speed float] [--wander]
[--symmetric] [--fps]

DESCRIPTION

Draws a series of overlapping, translucent spiral patterns. The
tightness of their spirals fluctuates in and 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 int
Delay between frames, in microseconds. Default 20000.

--layers int
How many different spirals to draw at once. Default 4.

--count int
How many arms each spiral should have. Default 11.

--twistiness float
How tightly wound the spirals can become, measured in
rotations. Default 4.0 (four times around).

--speed ratio
Less than 1 for slower, greater than 1 for faster. Default
1.

--wander
If specified, then the centers of the spirals will wander
around, rather than them all having the same origin.

--symmetric
If specified, then each pair of left-wrapping and right-
wrapping spirals will be mirror images of each other.

--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) 2008 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.

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