popsquares(6) XScreenSaver manual popsquares(6)

NAME

popsquares - pop artish pulsing color grid.

SYNOPSIS

popsquares [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual]
[--window] [--root] [--window-id number] [--delay number]
[--subdivision number] [--border number] [--ncolors number]
[--twitch] [--no-twitch] [--transparent] [--db] [--no-db] [--fps]

DESCRIPTION

This draws a pop artish grid of pulsing colors. Inspired by cheesy
MTV commercials.

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.

--fg string
Starting color of color ramp. Default: red.

--bg string
Starting color of color ramp. Default: blue.

--delay number
Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 25000.

--subdivision number
Number of subdivisions. Default: 5.

--border number
Size of border between squares in pixels. Default: 1.

--ncolors number
Number of colors. Default: 128.

--twitch | --no-twitch
Randomize all squares index into the color ramp periodically.

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

--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) 2003 by Levi Burton. 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

Levi Burton

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