kaleidocycle(6x) XScreenSaver manual kaleidocycle(6x)
NAME
kaleidocycle - draws twistable rings of tetrahedra
SYNOPSIS
kaleidocycle [-display host:display.screen] [-window] [-root] [-visual
visual] [-delay microseconds] [-count number] [-speed number] [-wander]
[-no-wander] [-spin axes] [-no-spin] [-wireframe] [-fps]
DESCRIPTION
The kaleidocycle program draws a ring composed of tetrahedra connected
at the edges that twists and rotates toroidally. Segments are occa-
sionally inserted or removed.
OPTIONS
kaleidocycle 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.
-count number
The initial number of segments. Default 16. Must be 8 or
greater, and an even number.
-speed number
Adjust the animation speed. 0.5 for half as fast, 2.0 for twice
as fast.
-wander Move the text around the screen. This is the default.
-no-wander
Keep the text centered on the screen.
-spin Which axes around which the text should spin. The default is
"Z", meaning rotate the object the plane of the screen only.
-no-spin
Don't spin the text at all: the same as -spin "".
-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
X(1), xscreensaver(1)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2001-2013 by Jamie Zawinski. Permission to use, copy, mod-
ify, distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any
purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copy-
right notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice
and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation. No rep-
resentations are made about the suitability of this software for any
purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
AUTHOR
Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>
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