rorschach(6x) XScreenSaver manual rorschach(6x)
NAME
rorschach - simulate ink-blot patterns
SYNOPSIS
rorschach [-display host:display.screen] [-foreground color] [-back-
ground color] [-window] [-root] [-mono] [-install] [-visual visual]
[-iterations integer] [-offset integer] [-xsymmetry] [-ysymmetry]
[-erase-speed usecs] [-delay secs] [-fps]
DESCRIPTION
The rorschach program draws random patterns reminiscent of the psycho-
logical test of same name.
OPTIONS
rorschach 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.
-iterations integer
How many dots should be drawn each time. Default 4000.
-offset integer
How far apart the dots should be. Default 4 pixels.
-xsymmetry
Whether the images should be horizontally symmetrical. Default
true.
-ysymmetry
Whether the images should be vertically symmetrical. Default
false.
-erase-speed usecs
This controls the speed at which the screen will be erased.
(Delay between erasing of individual lines.)
-delay seconds
This sets the number of seconds that the figure will be on the
screen.
-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.
BUGS
May call your sanity into question.
SEE ALSO
X(1), xscreensaver(1)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 1992 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>, 13-aug-92.
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