skytentacles(6x) XScreenSaver manual skytentacles(6x)
NAME
skytentacles - 3D tentacles from the sky!
SYNOPSIS
skytentacles [-display host:display.screen] [-visual visual] [-window]
[-root] [-delay int] [-speed ratio] [-count int] [-slices int] [-length
float] [-wiggliness ratio] [-flexibility ratio] [-color color]
[-stripe-color color] [-sucker-color color] [-segments int] [-thickness
ratio] [-no-smooth] [-fps]
DESCRIPTION
There is a tentacled abomination in the sky. From above you it de-
vours.
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 30000.
-speed ratio
Less than 1 for slower, greater than 1 for faster. Default 1.
-count int
How many tentacles. Default 8.
-thickness ratio
Less than 1 for thinner tentacles, greater than 1 for thicker.
Default 1.
-length ratio
Length of the tentacles. Default 9.
-wiggliness ratio
A measure of how bendy the tentacles are. Smaller numbers re-
sult in smoother flexing; larger numbers make it "crinkly".
Default 0.35.
-flexibility ratio
Another measure of how bendy the tentacles are. Smaller num-
bers result in straighter tentacles; larger numbers result in
more extreme curves. Default 0.35.
-color color
-stripe-color color
-sucker-color color
The colors of the various parts of the tentacle. Default green
with a redish stripe.
-slices int
-segments int
Larger numbers increase number of polygons in the object mesh.
Default 32.
-no-smooth
Make the tentacles appear faceted instead of smooth.
-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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