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galaxy - draws spinning galaxies

Author

       Original Amiga version by Uli Siegmund <uli@wombat.okapi.sub.org>
        for EGS in Cluster.

       Ported from Cluster/EGS to C/Intuition by Harald Backert.

       Ported to X11 and xlockmore by Hubert Feyrer <hubert.feyrer@rz.uni-regensburg.de>, 30-Sep-94.

       Modified by David Bagley <bagleyd@bigfoot.com>, 23-Oct-94.

       Modified by Dave Mitchell <davem@magnet.com>, 7-Apr-97.

       Ability to run standalone or with xscreensaver added by Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 10-May-97.

X Version 11                                   6.08 (10-Oct-2023)                                     galaxy(6x)

Description

       The galaxy program draws spinning galaxies.

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.

       XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW
               The window ID to use with --root.

Name

       galaxy - draws spinning galaxies

Options

galaxy accepts the following options:

       --window
               Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.

       --root  Draw on the root window.

       --window-idnumber
               Draw on the specified window.

       --mono  If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.

       --install
               Install a private colormap for the window.

       --visualvisual
               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.

       --ncolorsinteger
               How many colors should be used (if possible).  Default 64.  The colors  used  cycle  through  the
               hue, making N stops around the color wheel.

       --cyclesinteger--countinteger--sizeinteger--tracks--no-tracks--spin--no-spin--fps   Display the current frame rate and CPU load.

See Also

X(1), xscreensaver(1), xlock(1)

Synopsis

galaxy  [--display  host:display.screen]  [--foreground  color]  [--background color] [--window] [--root]
       [--window-id number][--mono] [--install] [--visual visual]  [--ncolors  integer]  [--delay  microseconds]
       [--cycles integer] [--count integer] [--size integer] [--tracks] [--no-tracks] [--spin] [--no-spin]

       [--fps]

See Also