pinion(6x) XScreenSaver manual pinion(6x)
NAME
pinion - draws a scrolling sequence of interconnected gears
SYNOPSIS
pinion [-display host:display.screen] [-window] [-root] [-install]
[-visual visual] [-delay usecs] [-scroll ratio] [-spin ratio] [-size
ratio] [-max-rpm int] [-wireframe] [-fps]
DESCRIPTION
The pinion program draws an interconnected set of gears moving across
the screen.
OPTIONS
pinion accepts the following options:
-window Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
-root Draw on the root window.
-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 usecs
The delay between frames of the animation, in microseconds: de-
fault 15000.
-spin ratio
How fast the gears should spin; default 1.0. 2.0 means twice
as fast, 0.5 means half as fast.
-scroll ratio
How fast the gears should scroll past the screen; default 1.0.
2.0 means twice as fast, 0.5 means half as fast.
-size ratio
How big the gears should be, on average; default 1.0. 2.0
means twice as large, 0.5 means half as large.
-max-rpm integer
If any gear exceeds the maximum RPM, the current gear train is
broken there, and we start a new train. Default: 900 RPM. (At
30 FPS, that's about half a rotation per frame.)
-wireframe
Render in wireframe instead of solid.
-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
gears(6x), xscreensaver(1), X(1)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2004 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 <jwz@jwz.org>, 12-Dec-2004.
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