blinkbox (6x)

blinkbox [-display host:display.screen] [-visual visual] [-window] [-root] [-delay number] [-wireframe] [-boxsize number] [-dissolve] [-fade] [-no-blur] [-fps]

Shows a ball contained inside of a bounding box. Colored blocks blink in when the ball hits the edges.

-visual visual

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.

-window

Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.

-root

Draw on the root window.

-delay number

Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 30000 (0.03 seconds.).

-wireframe | -no-wireframe

Render in wireframe instead of solid.

-boxsize

Sets the size of the colored boxes. Should be between 1 and 8. Default: 2

-dissolve | -no-dissolve

Boxes shrink instead of just vanishing.

-fade | -no-fade

Boxes fade to transparency instead of just vanishing.

-blur | -no-blur

Enable or disable motion blur on the ball. Default: blurry.

-fps

Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.

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.

X(1), xscreensaver(1)

Copyright © 2003 by Jeremy English. 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.

Jeremy English. Motion blur by John Boero.