DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
braid6x
Draws random color-cycling braids around a circle
Usage
braid [--display
host:display.screen]
[--foreground
color]
[--background
color]
[--window]
[--root]
[--window-id
number]
[--mono]
[--install]
[--visual
visual]
[--ncolors
integer]
[--delay
microseconds]
[--cycles
integer]
[--count
integer]
Overview
The braid program draws random color-cycling braids around a circle.
Options
braid accepts the following options:
-
--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.
-
--mono -
If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.
-
--install -
Install a private colormap for the window.
-
--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.
-
--ncolors integer -
How many colors should be used (if possible). Default 64. The colors used cycle through the hue, making N stops around the color wheel.
-
--cycles integer
-
--count integer
-
--fps -
Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
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.
--count since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--cycles since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--fps since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--install since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--mono since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--ncolors 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).
-count until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-cycles until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-fps until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-install until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-mono until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-ncolors until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-root until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-visual until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-window until Debian 11 (Bullseye).