DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
glcells6x
Growing cells graphics hack
Usage
glcells [--display
host:display.screen]
[--window]
[--root]
[--window-id
number]
[--install]
[--visual
visual]
[--delay
num]
[--pause
num]
[--maxcells
num]
[--radius
num]
[--seeds
num]
[--quality
num]
[--minfood
num]
[--maxfood
num]
[--divideage
num]
[--mindist
num]
[--keepold]
[--wireframe]
[--fps]
Overview
The glcells program draws cells that divide exponentially, eat and eventually die.
Options
glcells accepts the following options:
-
--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.
-
--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.
-
--pause num -
Specifies the pause at the end of the animation (all cells dead or maximum amount of cells reached). Unit is in frames, default 20.
-
--maxcells num -
Specifies the maximum number of cells on screen (dead cells also count, even if invisible). Default is 800.
-
--radius num -
Specifies the radius of the cells. Default is 40.
-
--seeds num -
Specifies the number of cells when animation starts. Default is 1.
-
--quality num -
Specifies subdivision quality of the spheres used to draw the cells [0...5]. Default is 3.
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--minfood num -
Food is ditributed randomly on the screen (Yes, the cells need to eat). This parameter specifies the minimum amount of food per pixel. Default is 5.
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--maxfood num -
Food is ditributed randomly on the screen (Yes, the cells need to eat). This parameter specifies the maximum amount of food per pixel. Default is 20.
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--divideage num -
Specifies the minimum age in frames a cell needs to have before being able to divide. Default is 20
-
--mindist num -
Specifies the minimum distance between cells. Default 1.4
-
--delay num -
How long to pause between frames. Default is 20000, or 0.02 second.
-
--fps -
Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.
-
--wireframe -
Draw wireframe only.
-
--keepold -
Dead cells stay on screen.
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.
--delay since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--divideage since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--fps since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--install since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--keepold since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--maxcells since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--maxfood since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--mindist since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--minfood since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--pause since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--quality since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--radius since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--root since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--seeds 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).
-delay until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-divideage until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-fps until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-install until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-keepold until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-maxcells until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-maxfood until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-mindist until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-minfood until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-pause until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-quality until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-radius until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-root until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-seeds until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-visual until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-window until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-wireframe until Debian 11 (Bullseye).