DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
hexadrop6x
Shrinking hexagons.
Usage
hexadrop [--display
host:display.screen]
[--visual
visual]
[--window]
[--root]
[--window-id
number]
[--delay
number]
[--speed
number]
[--size
number]
[--sides
number]
[--uniform-speed]
[--no-uniform-speed]
[--lockstep]
[--no-lockstep]
[--fps]
Overview
Draws a grid of hexagons or other shapes and drops them out.
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.).
-
--speed number -
Speed. 0.5 for half as fast; 2.0 for twice as fast.
-
--size number -
How many tiles to fit horizontally on the screen. Default 15.
-
--sides number -
Shape of the tiles. 3, 4, 6 or 8. Default: random.
-
--uniform-speed | --no-uniform-speed -
Whether each tile should drop at the same speed. Default: random.
-
--lockstep | --no-lockstep -
Whether each tile should drop at the same time. Default: random.
-
--fps | --no-fps -
Whether to show a frames-per-second display at the bottom of the 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
6 releases since Debian 8 (Jessie); the text changed 5 times.
--delay since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--fps since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--lockstep since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--no-fps since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--no-lockstep since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--no-uniform-speed since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--root since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--sides since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--size since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--speed since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--uniform-speed since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--visual since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--window since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--window-id since Debian 12 (Bookworm).
-delay until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-fps until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-lockstep until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-no-fps until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-no-lockstep until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-no-uniform-speed until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-root until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-sides until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-size until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-speed until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-uniform-speed until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-visual until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-window until Debian 11 (Bullseye).