SYNOPSIS

hypnowheel [-display host:display.screen] [-visual visual] [-window] [-root] [-delay int] [-layers int] [-count int] [-twistiness float] [-speed float] [-wander] [-symmetric] [-fps]

DESCRIPTION

Draws a series of overlapping, translucent spiral patterns. The tightness of their spirals fluctuates in and out.

OPTIONS

-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 int

Delay between frames, in microseconds. Default 20000.

-layers int

How many different spirals to draw at once. Default 4.

-count int

How many arms each spiral should have. Default 11.

-twistiness float

How tightly wound the spirals can become, measured in rotations. Default 4.0 (four times around).

-speed ratio

Less than 1 for slower, greater than 1 for faster. Default 1.

-wander

If specified, then the centers of the spirals will wander around, rather than them all having the same origin.

-symmetric

If specified, then each pair of left-wrapping and right-wrapping spirals will be mirror images of each other.

-fps

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

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.

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COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2008 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.

AUTHOR

Jamie Zawinski.