kaleidescope(6) XScreenSaver manual kaleidescope(6)

NAME

Kaleidescope - rotating line segments

SYNOPSIS

kaleidescope [--display host:display.screen] [--foreground color]
[--background color] [--window] [--root] [--window-id
number][--install] [--visual visual] [--color_mode mono | nice |
greedy] [-nsegments int] [--ntrails int] [--local_rotation int]
[--global_rotation int] [--delay usecs] [--redmin int] [--greenmin
int] [--bluemin int] [--redrange int] [--greenrange int] [--bluerange
int] [--fps]

DESCRIPTION

The kaleidescope program draws line segments in a symmetric pattern
that evolves over time.

OPTIONS

kaleidescope accepts the following options:

--root Draw on the root window.

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

--color_mode mono | nice | greedy
Specify how kaleidescope uses colors. Mono uses just the
default foreground and background colors. Nice uses one color
for each segment (specified by nsegments). Greedy uses
(ntrails * nsegments) + 1 colors.

--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.

--nsegments integer
The number of segments to draw. Default is 7.

--ntrails integer
The number of trails to draw. Default is 100.

--local_rotation integer
The rate at which segments rotate around their center.
Default is -59.

--global_rotation integer
The rate at which segments rotate around the center of the
window. Default is 1.

--redmin, --greenmin, --bluemin, --redrange, --greenrange,
--bluerange
All take an integer argument. When colors are randomly
chosen, they are chosen from the interval min to min plus
range. The minimums default to 30000. The ranges default to
20000.

--delay microseconds
How much of a delay should be introduced between steps of the
animation. Default is 20000, or about 5 frames a second.

--fps Display the current frame rate and CPU load.

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), kaleidescope(6)

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 1997 by Ron Tapia. 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

Ron Tapia <tapia@nmia.com>, 20-Mar-97.


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