pedal - pretty geometric picture program
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Description
The pedal program displays pretty geometric pictures.
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
pedal - pretty geometric picture program
Options
pedal 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.
--foregroundcolor
The color for the foreground. Default is white.
--backgroundcolor
The color for the background. Default is black.
--delayseconds
The number of seconds to pause between each picture.
--maxlinesnumber
The maximum number of lines in the drawing. Good values are between 20 and 2000. Maximum value
is 16K.
To make your X server grunt under load, and to impress your friends, try pedal-mono-delay0-maxlines100.
--fps Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
See Also
X(1), xscreensaver(1)
Synopsis
pedal [--display host:display.screen] [--foreground color] [--background color] [--window] [--root]
[--window-id number][--delay seconds] [-maxlines number] [-mono] [--install] [--visual visual] [--fps]
