cynosure(6x) XScreenSaver manual cynosure(6x)
NAME
cynosure - gentle overlapping squares screen saver.
SYNOPSIS
cynosure [-display host:display.screen] [-visual visual] [-window]
[-root] [-delay number] [-ncolors number] [-iterations number] [-fps]
DESCRIPTION
A hack similar to `greynetic', but less frenetic. The first implementa-
tion was by Stephen Linhart; then Ozymandias G. Desiderata wrote a Java
applet clone. That clone was discovered by Jamie Zawinski, and ported
to C for inclusion here.
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.
-delay number
Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 500000 (0.50 sec-
onds.).
-ncolors number
Number of Colors. Default: 128.
-iterations number
Duration. 2 - 200. Default: 100.
-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.
SEE ALSO
X(1), xscreensaver(1)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2002 by Stephen Linhart, Ozymandias G. Desiderata, and
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
Stephen Linhart, Ozymandias G. Desiderata, and Jamie Zawinski.
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