DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
deco6x
Draw tacky 70s basement wall panelling
Usage
deco [--display
host:display.screen]
[--foreground
color]
[--background
color]
[--window]
[--root]
[--window-id
number]
[--mono]
[--install]
[--visual
visual]
[--delay
seconds]
[--max-depth
int]
[--min-width
int]
[--min-height
int]
[--line-width
yIint]
[--smooth-colors]
[--golden-ratio]
[--mondrian]
[--fps]
Overview
The deco program subdivides and colors rectangles randomly. It looks kind of like Brady-Bunch-era rec-room wall paneling. (Raven says: "This screensaver is ugly enough to peel paint.") Can also produce more aesthetically pleasing displays via options.
Options
deco accepts the following options:
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--window -
Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
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--root -
Draw on the root window.
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--window-id number -
Draw on the specified window.
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--mono -
If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.
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--install -
Install a private colormap for the window.
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--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.
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--delay seconds -
How long to wait before starting over. Default 5 seconds.
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--max-depth integer -
How deep to subdivide. Default 12.
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--min-width integer
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--min-height integer -
The size of the smallest rectangle to draw. Default 20x20.
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--line-width integer -
Width of lines drawn between rectangles. Default zero (minimal width).
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--smooth-colors
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--no-smooth-colors -
Whether to use a smooth color palette instead of a random one. Less jarring. Default False.
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--golden-ratio
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--no-golden-ratio -
Whether to subdivide rectangles using the golden ratio instead of 1/2. This ratio is supposed to be more aesthetically pleasing. Default false.
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--mondrian
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--no-mondrian -
Whether to imitiate style of some famous paintings by Piet Mondrian. Overrides line-width and colormap options. Default false.
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--fps -
Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
Environment
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XENVIRONMENT -
to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
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XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW -
The window ID to use with --root.
Releases
11 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 10 times.
--delay since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--fps since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--golden-ratio since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--install since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--line-width since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--max-depth since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--min-height since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--min-width since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--mondrian since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--mono since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--no-golden-ratio since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--no-mondrian since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--no-smooth-colors since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--root since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--smooth-colors since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--visual since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--window since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--window-id since Debian 12 (Bookworm).
-cycle until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-cycle-delay until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-delay until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-fps until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-golden-ratio until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-install until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-line-width until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-max-depth until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-min-height until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-min-width until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-mondrian until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-mono until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-no-cycle until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-no-golden-ratio until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-no-mondrian until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-no-smooth-colors until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-root until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-smooth-colors until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-visual until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-window until Debian 11 (Bullseye).