pipes(6x) XScreenSaver manual pipes(6x)
NAME
pipes - fill the screen with a plumbing system.
SYNOPSIS
pipes [-display host:display.screen] [-visual visual] [-window] [-root]
[-count 0] [-count 1] [-cycles number] [-size number] [-factory number]
[-delay number] [-no-fisheye] [-tightturns] [-db] [-fps]
DESCRIPTION
If you've ever been in the same room as a Windows NT machine, you've
probably seen this GL hack. It fills the screen with a plumbing sys-
tem.
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.
-count 0
Curved Pipes.
-count 1
Ball Joints.
-cycles number
Number of pipe systems to draw at once. Default: 5.
-size number
Length of each pipe system. Default: 500.
-factory number
How much gadgetry to create; Useful range is 0-10. Default: 2.
-delay number
How long (in microseconds) to sleep between frames. Default:
10000.
-fisheye | -no-fisheye
Whether to use a fisheye lens.
-tightturns | -no-tightturns
Whether to allow tight turns.
-db | -no-db
Whether to double-buffer.
-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 © 2002 by Marcelo Vianna. 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
Marcelo Vianna.
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