pipes(6) XScreenSaver manual pipes(6)

NAME

pipes - fill the screen with a plumbing system.

SYNOPSIS

pipes [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window]
[--root] [--window-id number] [-count 0] [-count 1] [-cycles number]
[-size number] [-factory number] [-delay number] [-no-fisheye]
[-tightturns] [-db] [-fps]

DESCRIPTION

If you've ever been in the same room as a Windows NT machine, you've
probably seen this GL hack. It fills the screen with a plumbing
system.

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.

--count 0
Curved Pipes.

--count 1
Ball Joints.

--cycles number
Number of pipe systems to draw at once. Default: 5.

--size number
Length of each pipe system. Default: 500.

--factory number
How much gadgetry to create; Useful range is 0-10. Default:
2.

--delay number
How long (in microseconds) to sleep between frames. Default:
10000.

--fisheye | --no-fisheye
Whether to use a fisheye lens.

--tightturns | --no-tightturns
Whether to allow tight turns.

--db | --no-db
Whether to double-buffer.

--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) 2002 by Marcelo Vianna. 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

Marcelo Vianna.

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