DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
abstractile6x
Draw abstract mosaic patterns of interlocking tiles
Usage
abstractile [--sleep
seconds]
[--speed
int]
[--tile
tile_mode]
[--visual
visual]
[--window]
[--root]
[--window-id
number]
[--fps]
Overview
The abstractile program draws chaotic grids of randomly colored and shaped interlocking tiles.
Options
abstractile accepts the following options:
-
--sleep seconds -
Specify the number of seconds to sleep between screens (0-60).
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--speed int -
A value between 0 and 5 used to specify the speed at which each screen is drawn.
-
--tile tile_mode -
The type of tile that is drawn on each screen. Legal values are random, flat, thin, outline, block, neon, and tiled
-
--fps -
Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
-
--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.
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--root -
Draw on the root window.
-
--window-id number -
Draw on the specified window.
Environment
-
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.
Releases
9 releases since Debian 5.0 (Lenny); the text changed 8 times.
--fps since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--root since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--sleep since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--speed since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--tile since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--visual since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--window since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--window-id since Debian 12 (Bookworm).
-fps until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-sleep until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-speed until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-tile until Debian 11 (Bullseye).