cwaves - languid sinusoidal colors
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Copyright
Copyright © 2007 by Jamie Zawinski. 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
The cwaves program draws a languidly-scrolling vertical field of sinusoidal colors.
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
cwaves - languid sinusoidal colors
Options
cwaves 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.
--delaymicroseconds
How much of a delay should be introduced between steps of the animation. Default 20000, or about
1/50th second.
--wavesint
How many cosines to add together. The more waves, the more complex the apparent motion.
--colorsint
How many colors to use. Default 800. The more colors, the smoother the blending will be.
--fps Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
See Also
X(1), xscreensaver(1)
Synopsis
cwaves [--display host:display.screen] [--foreground color] [--background color] [--window] [--root]
[--window-id number] [--mono] [--install] [--visual visual] [--delay usecs] [--waves int] [--colors int]
[--fps]
