swirl(6x) XScreenSaver manual swirl(6x)
NAME
swirl - draws swirly color-cycling patterns
SYNOPSIS
swirl [-display host:display.screen] [-foreground color] [-background
color] [-window] [-root] [-mono] [-install] [-visual visual] [-ncolors
integer] [-delay microseconds] [-count integer]
[-fps]
DESCRIPTION
The swirl program draws swirly color-cycling patterns.
OPTIONS
swirl 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.
-ncolors integer
How many colors should be used (if possible). Default 200.
-count integer
-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), xlock(1)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 1994 M. Dobie.
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
M.Dobie <mrd@ecs.soton.ac.uk>, 1994.
Ability to run standalone or with xscreensaver added by Jamie Zawinski
<jwz@jwz.org>, 13-May-97.
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