truchet(6) XScreenSaver manual truchet(6)

NAME

truchet - draws curved or angular Truchet patterns

SYNOPSIS

truchet [--display host:display.screen] [--foreground color]
[--background color] [--window] [--root] [--window-id number][--mono]
[--install] [--visual visual] [--delay milliseconds] [--min-width
integer] [--min-height integer] [--max-width integer] [--max-height
integer] [--max-linewidth integer] [--min-linewidth integer]
[--erase] [--no-erase] [--erase-count integer] [--square]
[--not-square] [--curves] [--no-curves] [--angle] [--no-angles]
[--scroll] [--scroll-overlap integer] [--anim-delay integer]
[--anim-step-size integer]

[--fps]

DESCRIPTION

The truchet program draws arc and line based Truchet patterns.

OPTIONS

truchet 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.

--mono If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.

--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 milliseconds
How long to wait between drawing each screenful. Default is 1
seconds.


--min-width integer
The minimum width in pixels of each square. Default is 40.


--min-height integer
The minimum height in pixels of each square. Default is 40.


--max-width integer
The maximum width in pixels of each square. Default is 150.


--max-height integer
The maximum height in pixels of each square. Default is 150.


--max-linewidth integer
The maximum width of the lines used to draw. Default is 25.


--min-linewidth integer
The minimum width of the lines used to draw. Default is 2.


--erase


--no-erase
Whether to clear the screen after each screenful is drawn.
Default is True (erase).


--erase-count integer
The number of screenfuls to draw before erasing. Default is
25.


--square


--not-square
Whether to force the tiles to be square. Default is True
(square).


--curves


--no-curves
Whether to draw the arc based Truchet pattern. Default is
True (curves).


--angles


--no-angles
Whether or not to draw the line based Truchet pattern.
Default is True (angles)


--scroll
Use the scroll mode. Default is False.


--scroll-overlap
The amount to scroll from one side to another. Default is
400.


--anim-delay
The time to pause between each animation step. Default is
100.


--anim-step-size
The amount of steps to skip between each animation step.
Default is 3.


--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) 1998 by Adrian Likins.

Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and
that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
supporting documentation.

AUTHOR

Adrian Likins, 1998.


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