cwaves(6x) XScreenSaver manual cwaves(6x)
NAME
cwaves - languid sinusoidal colors
SYNOPSIS
cwaves [-display host:display.screen] [-foreground color] [-background
color] [-window] [-root] [-mono] [-install] [-visual visual] [-delay
usecs] [-waves int] [-colors int] [-fps]
DESCRIPTION
The cwaves program draws a languidly-scrolling vertical field of sinu-
soidal colors.
OPTIONS
cwaves 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 microseconds
How much of a delay should be introduced between steps of the
animation. Default 20000, or about 1/50th second.
-waves int
How many cosines to add together. The more waves, the more
complex the apparent motion.
-colors int
How many colors to use. Default 800. The more colors, the
smoother the blending will be.
-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 © 2007 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>, 2-Jul-2007.
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