julia - draws spinning, animating julia-set fractals
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Copyright
Copyright © 1995 by Sean McCullough.
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose and
without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.
Description
The julia program draws spinning, animating julia-set fractals.
It uses ifs {w0 = sqrt(x-c), w1 = -sqrt(x-c)} with random iteration to plot the julia set, and
sinusoidially varied parameters for the set, and plots parameters with a circle.
One thing to note is that count is the depth of the search tree, so the number of points computed is
(2^count)-1. I use 8 or 9 on a dx266 and it looks okay. The sinusoidal variation of the parameter might
not be as interesting as it could, but it still gives an idea of the effect of the parameter.
Dragging the mouse in the window uses the mouse's position as the control point for the generation of ths
set.
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
julia - draws spinning, animating julia-set fractals
Options
julia 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 200. The colors used cycle through the
hue, making N stops around the color wheel.
--cyclesinteger--countinteger--fps Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
See Also
X(1), xscreensaver(1), xlock(1)
Synopsis
julia [--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]
[--fps]
