DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
blinkbox6x
Shows a ball inside a box.
Usage
blinkbox [--display
host:display.screen]
[--visual
visual]
[--window]
[--root]
[--window-id
number]
[--delay
number]
[--wireframe]
[--boxsize
number]
[--dissolve]
[--fade]
[--no-blur]
[--fps]
Overview
Shows a ball contained inside of a bounding box. Colored blocks blink in when the ball hits the edges.
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.
-
--window-id number -
Draw on the specified 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.
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
11 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 10 times.
--blur since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--boxsize since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--delay since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--dissolve since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--fade since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--fps since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--no-blur since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--no-dissolve since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--no-fade since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--no-wireframe since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--root since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--visual since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--window since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--window-id since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--wireframe since Debian 12 (Bookworm).
-blur until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-boxsize until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-delay until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-dissolve until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-fade until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-fps until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-no-blur until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-no-dissolve until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-no-fade until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-no-wireframe until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-root until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-visual until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-window until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-wireframe until Debian 11 (Bullseye).