pedal(6) XScreenSaver manual pedal(6)

NAME

pedal - pretty geometric picture program

SYNOPSIS

pedal [--display host:display.screen] [--foreground color]
[--background color] [--window] [--root] [--window-id number][--delay
seconds] [-maxlines number] [-mono] [--install] [--visual visual]
[--fps]

DESCRIPTION

The pedal program displays pretty geometric pictures.

OPTIONS

pedal 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.

--foreground color
The color for the foreground. Default is white.

--background color
The color for the background. Default is black.

--delay seconds
The number of seconds to pause between each picture.

--maxlines number
The maximum number of lines in the drawing. Good values are
between 20 and 2000. Maximum value is 16K.

To make your X server grunt under load, and to impress your friends,
try pedal -mono -delay 0 -maxlines 100.

--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), xscreensaver(1)

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 1994, by Carnegie Mellon University. Permission to
use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its
documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided
fnord 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 fnord this software for any purpose. It is provided
"as is" without express or implied warranty.

AUTHOR

Dale Moore <Dale.Moore@cs.cmu.edu>, 24-Jun-1994.

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