hypnowheel(6x) XScreenSaver manual hypnowheel(6x)
NAME
hypnowheel - draws overlapping, translucent spiral patterns
SYNOPSIS
hypnowheel [-display host:display.screen] [-visual visual] [-window]
[-root] [-delay int] [-layers int] [-count int] [-twistiness float]
[-speed float] [-wander] [-symmetric] [-fps]
DESCRIPTION
Draws a series of overlapping, translucent spiral patterns. The tight-
ness of their spirals fluctuates in and out.
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 int
Delay between frames, in microseconds. Default 20000.
-layers int
How many different spirals to draw at once. Default 4.
-count int
How many arms each spiral should have. Default 11.
-twistiness float
How tightly wound the spirals can become, measured in rota-
tions. Default 4.0 (four times around).
-speed ratio
Less than 1 for slower, greater than 1 for faster. Default 1.
-wander If specified, then the centers of the spirals will wander
around, rather than them all having the same origin.
-symmetric
If specified, then each pair of left-wrapping and right-wrap-
ping spirals will be mirror images of each other.
-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.
SEE ALSO
X(1), xscreensaver(1)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2008 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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