skytentacles(6) XScreenSaver manual skytentacles(6)

NAME

skytentacles - 3D tentacles from the sky!

SYNOPSIS

skytentacles [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual]
[--window] [--root] [--window-id number] [--delay int] [--speed
ratio] [--count int] [--slices int] [--length float] [--wiggliness
ratio] [--flexibility ratio] [--color color] [--stripe-color color]
[--sucker-color color] [--segments int] [--thickness ratio]
[--no-smooth] [--fps]

DESCRIPTION

There is a tentacled abomination in the sky. From above you it
devours.

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.

--delay int
Delay between frames, in microseconds. Default 30000.

--speed ratio
Less than 1 for slower, greater than 1 for faster. Default
1.

--count int
How many tentacles. Default 8.

--thickness ratio
Less than 1 for thinner tentacles, greater than 1 for
thicker. Default 1.

--length ratio
Length of the tentacles. Default 9.

--wiggliness ratio
A measure of how bendy the tentacles are. Smaller numbers
result in smoother flexing; larger numbers make it "crinkly".
Default 0.35.

--flexibility ratio
Another measure of how bendy the tentacles are. Smaller
numbers result in straighter tentacles; larger numbers result
in more extreme curves. Default 0.35.

--color color

--stripe-color color

--sucker-color color
The colors of the various parts of the tentacle. Default
green with a redish stripe.

--slices int

--segments int
Larger numbers increase number of polygons in the object
mesh. Default 32.

--no-smooth
Make the tentacles appear faceted instead of smooth.

--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) 2008 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.

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