DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
flurry6x
A colorful particle system
Usage
flurry [--display
host:display.screen]
[--visual
visual]
[--window]
[--root]
[--window-id
number]
[--preset
<arg>]
[--fps]
Overview
This is a port of the OSX screensaver flurry.
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.
-
--preset <arg> -
Select a preset (classic, fire, water, psychedelic, rgb, binary, random, insane)
(Insane will never be selected at random, because it requires lots of CPU/GPU power)
-
--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.
Postcards
If you really like it, send me a postcard (after all, you're getting this for free!). Please check this address by downloading the latest version of Flurry just before you send me a postcard - I may have moved.
Calum Robinson
133 Sydenham Avenue
Belfast
Northern Ireland
BT4 2DQ
Releases
10 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 9 times.
--fps since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--preset 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).
-fps until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-no-fps until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-preset until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-root until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-visual until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-window until Debian 11 (Bullseye).