pinion(6) XScreenSaver manual pinion(6)

NAME

pinion - draws a scrolling sequence of interconnected gears

SYNOPSIS

pinion [--display host:display.screen] [--window] [--root]
[--window-id number][--install] [--visual visual] [--delay usecs]
[--scroll ratio] [--spin ratio] [--size ratio] [--max-rpm int]
[--wireframe] [--fps]

DESCRIPTION

The pinion program draws an interconnected set of gears moving across
the screen.

OPTIONS

pinion 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.

--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.

--delay usecs
The delay between frames of the animation, in microseconds:
default 15000.

--spin ratio
How fast the gears should spin; default 1.0. 2.0 means twice
as fast, 0.5 means half as fast.

--scroll ratio
How fast the gears should scroll past the screen; default
1.0. 2.0 means twice as fast, 0.5 means half as fast.

--size ratio
How big the gears should be, on average; default 1.0. 2.0
means twice as large, 0.5 means half as large.

--max-rpm integer
If any gear exceeds the maximum RPM, the current gear train
is broken there, and we start a new train. Default: 900 RPM.
(At 30 FPS, that's about half a rotation per frame.)

--wireframe
Render in wireframe instead of solid.

--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

gears(6), xscreensaver(1), X(1)

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2004 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 <jwz@jwz.org>, 12-Dec-2004.

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