whirlwindwarp - crazy moving stars
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Copyright
Copyright (c) Paul "Joey" Clark. Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and
its documentation for any purpose 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 representations are made about the suitability of this software for any purpose. It
is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
Description
whirlwindwarp plots stars moving according to various forcefields (simple 2D equations).
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
whirlwindwarp - crazy moving stars
Options
whirlwindwarp 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.
--pointsinteger
The number of stars plotted (default 400).
--tailsinteger
The length of the tail of each star (default 8).
--fps Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
See Also
X(1), xscreensaver(1)
Synopsis
whirlwindwarp [--display host:display.screen] [--foreground color] [--background color] [--window]
[--root] [--window-id number][--mono] [--install] [--visual visual] [--points integer] [--tails integer]
[--fps]
Warning!
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