sballs(6) XScreenSaver manual sballs(6)

NAME

sballs - draws balls spinning like crazy in GL

SYNOPSIS

sballs [--display host:display.screen] [--window] [--root]
[--window-id number] [--visual visual] [--delay microseconds]
[--object object_number] [--cycles sphere_speed] [--size
viewport_size] [--texture] [--no-texture] [--wireframe] [--no-
wireframe] [--trackmouse] [--no-trackmouse] [--fps]

DESCRIPTION

The sballs program draws an animation of balls spinning like crazy in
GL.

OPTIONS

sballs 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.

--fps Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.

--object object_number
Specify how the spheres are grouped (forming an object).
Objects are:

1 tetrahedron

2 cube. This is the default.

3 octahedron

4 dodecahedron

5 icosahedron

6 plane

7 pyramid

8 star

--size viewport_size
Viewport of GL scene is specified size if greater than 32 and
less than screensize. Default value is 0, meaning full
screensize.

--texture
Show a textured background and spheres. This is the default.

--no-texture
Disables texturing the animation.

--trackmouse
Let the mouse be a joystick to change the view of the
animation. This implies --no-wander.

--no-trackmouse
Disables mouse tracking. This is the default.

--wire Draw a wireframe rendition of the spheres.

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) 2001 by Eric Lassauge. 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

Mustata Bogdan (LoneRunner) <lonerunner@planetquake.com>
Eric Lassauge <lassauge@users.sourceforge.net>

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