DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
hexstrut6x
A grid of hexagons composed of rotating y-shaped struts.
Usage
hexstrut [--display
host:display.screen]
[--visual
visual]
[--window]
[--root]
[--window-id
number]
[--delay
number]
[--speed
number]
[--count
number]
[--thickness
number]
[--no-wander]
[--no-spin]
[--wireframe]
[--fps]
Overview
A grid of hexagons composed of rotating Y-shaped struts. Waves of rotation and color changes randomly propagate across the plane.
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 -
Animation speed. 2.0 means twice as fast, 0.5 means half as fast.
-
--count number -
Approximate number of hexagons on the screen, horizontally. Default: 20.
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--thickness number -
Relative thickness of the struts. 0.01 - 1.7. Default: 0.2.
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--wander | --no-wander -
Whether the grid should wander around the screen.
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--spin | --no-spin -
Whether the grid should spin.
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--wireframe | --no-wireframe -
Render in wireframe instead of solid.
-
--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
5 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch); the text changed 4 times.
--count since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--delay since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--fps since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--no-fps since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--no-spin since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--no-wander since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--no-wireframe since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--root since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--speed since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--spin since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--thickness since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--visual since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--wander since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--window since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--window-id since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--wireframe since Debian 12 (Bookworm).
-count until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-delay until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-fps until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-no-fps until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-no-spin until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-no-wander until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-no-wireframe until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-root until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-speed until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-spin until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-thickness until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-visual until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-wander until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-window until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-wireframe until Debian 11 (Bullseye).