SYNOPSIS

fieldlines [--root/-r] [--maxfps/-x number] [--vsync/-y number] [--dpms/-M number] [--ions/-i number] [--stepsize/-s number] [--maxsteps/-m number] [--width/-w number] [--speed/-S number] [--constwidth/-c] [--no-constwidth/-C] [--electric/-e] [--no-electric/-E]

DESCRIPTION

From Terry Walsh (http://reallyslick.com): "This is a simulation of the electric field lines between charged particles. Physics never looked so good."

Ported to Linux by Tugrul Galatali.

OPTIONS

--root

Draw on the root window.

--maxfps number

Set maximum frame rate.

--vsync number

Limit redraws to specified number of vertical refreshes. 0 - 100. Default: 1

--dpms number

Stop rendering new frames if the display is not on. 0 - 1. Default: 1

--ions number

Number of ions. 1 - 100. Default: 4

--stepsize number

Step length along lines. 1 - 100. Default: 15

--maxsteps number

Max number of steps. 1 - 1000. Default: 100

--width number

Line width. 1 - 100. Default: 30

--speed number

Speed. 1 - 100. Default: 10

--constwidth

Constant line width. Default: False

--electric

Electric. Default: False

ENVIRONMENT

DISPLAY

to get the default host and display number.

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COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2002 by Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali.

Fieldlines is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.

Fieldlines is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

AUTHOR

Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali <[email protected]>