hopalong(6x) XScreenSaver manual hopalong(6x)
NAME
hopalong - draw real plane fractals
SYNOPSIS
hopalong [-display host:display.screen] [-foreground color] [-back-
ground color] [-window] [-root] [-mono] [-install] [-visual visual]
[-ncolors integer] [-delay microseconds] [-cycles integer] [-count in-
teger] [-jong] [-no-jong] [-jong] [-no-sine]
[-fps]
DESCRIPTION
The hop program generates real plane fractals as described in the Sep-
tember 1986 issue of Scientific American.
OPTIONS
hopalong accepts the following options:
-window Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
-root Draw on the root 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.
-ncolors integer
How many colors should be used (if possible). Default 200.
The colors used cycle through the hue, making N stops around
the color wheel.
-cycles integer
How long to run each batch. Default 2500 pixels.
-count integer
How many pixels should be drawn before a color change. Default
1000.
-jong integer
-no-jong integer
Whether to use the Jong format (default is to choose randomly.)
-sine integer
-no-sine integer
Whether to use the Sine format (default is to choose randomly.)
-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), xlock(1)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 1988-91 by Patrick J. Naughton.
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, pro-
vided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in sup-
porting documentation.
AUTHOR
Patrick J. Naughton <naughton@eng.sun.com>, 23-mar-88.
Ability to run standalone or with xscreensaver added by Jamie Zawinski
<jwz@jwz.org>, 13-aug-92, and again on 10-May-97.
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