truchet(6x) XScreenSaver manual truchet(6x)
NAME
truchet - draws curved or angular Truchet patterns
SYNOPSIS
truchet [-display host:display.screen] [-foreground color] [-back-
ground color] [-window] [-root] [-mono] [-install] [-visual visual]
[-delay milliseconds] [-min-width integer] [-min-height integer] [-max-
width integer] [-max-height integer] [-max-linewidth integer] [-min-
linewidth integer] [-erase] [-no-erase] [-erase-count integer]
[-square] [-not-square] [-curves] [-no-curves] [-angle] [-no-angles]
[-scroll] [-scroll-overlap integer] [-anim-delay integer]
[-anim-step-size integer]
[-fps]
DESCRIPTION
The truchet program draws arc and line based Truchet patterns.
OPTIONS
truchet 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.
-delay milliseconds
How long to wait between drawing each screenful. Default is 1
seconds.
-min-width integer
The minimum width in pixels of each square. Default is 40.
-min-height integer
The minimum height in pixels of each square. Default is 40.
-max-width integer
The maximum width in pixels of each square. Default is 150.
-max-height integer
The maximum height in pixels of each square. Default is 150.
-max-linewidth integer
The maximum width of the lines used to draw. Default is 25.
-min-linewidth integer
The minimum width of the lines used to draw. Default is 2.
-erase
-no-erase
Whether to clear the screen after each screenful is drawn. De-
fault is True (erase).
-erase-count integer
The number of screenfuls to draw before erasing. Default is 25.
-square
-not-square
Whether to force the tiles to be square. Default is True
(square).
-curves
-no-curves
Whether to draw the arc based Truchet pattern. Default is True
(curves).
-angles
-no-angles
Whether or not to draw the line based Truchet pattern. Default
is True (angles)
-scroll Use the scroll mode. Default is False.
-scroll-overlap
The amount to scroll from one side to another. Default is 400.
-anim-delay
The time to pause between each animation step. Default is 100.
-anim-step-size
The amount of steps to skip between each animation step. De-
fault is 3.
-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)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 1998 by Adrian Likins.
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
Adrian Likins, 1998.
X Version 11 5.45 (08-Dec-2020) truchet(6x)
Generated by dwww version 1.14 on Fri Jan 24 06:20:44 CET 2025.