gibson(6x) XScreenSaver manual gibson(6x)
NAME
gibson - Hacking the Gibson screen saver.
SYNOPSIS
gibson [-display host:display.screen] [-visual visual] [-window]
[-root] [-delay number] [-speed number] [-grid-width number] [-grid-
depth number] [-grid-height number] [-grid-spacing number] [-columns
number] [-no-texture] [-wireframe] [-fps]
DESCRIPTION
Hacking the Gibson, as per the 1995 classic film, HACKERS.
"Hackers penetrate and ravage delicate public and privately owned com-
puter systems, infecting them with viruses, and stealing materials for
their own ends. These people, they are terrorists."
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: 20000 (0.02 sec-
onds).
-speed number
Animation speed. 2.0 means twice as fast, 0.5 means half as
fast.
-grid-width number
Number of towers across. 1 - 20. Default: 10.
-grid-depth number
Number of towers deep. 1 - 20. Default: 10.
-grid-height number
Height of the towers. 1 - 20. Default: 7.
-grid-spacing number
Space between towers. 1 - 5. Default: 2.0.
-columns number
Columns of text on the towers. 1 - 20. Default: 6.
-texture | -no-texture
Whether to draw text. Default true.
-wireframe | -no-wireframe
Render in wireframe instead of solid.
-fps | -no-fps
Whether to show a frames-per-second display at the bottom of
the screen.
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 © 2020 by Jamie Zawinski. Permission to use, copy, modify,
distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any pur-
pose 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 repre-
sentations are made about the suitability of this software for any pur-
pose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
AUTHOR
Jamie Zawinski.
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