DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
hypnowheel6
Draws overlapping, translucent spiral patterns
Usage
hypnowheel [--display
host:display.screen]
[--visual
visual]
[--window]
[--root]
[--window-id
number]
[--delay
int]
[--layers
int]
[--count
int]
[--twistiness
float]
[--speed
float]
[--wander]
[--symmetric]
[--fps]
Overview
Draws a series of overlapping, translucent spiral patterns. The tightness of their spirals fluctuates in and out.
Options
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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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--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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--delay int -
Delay between frames, in microseconds. Default 20000.
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--layers int -
How many different spirals to draw at once. Default 4.
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--count int -
How many arms each spiral should have. Default 11.
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--twistiness float -
How tightly wound the spirals can become, measured in rotations. Default 4.0 (four times around).
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--speed ratio -
Less than 1 for slower, greater than 1 for faster. Default 1.
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--wander -
If specified, then the centers of the spirals will wander around, rather than them all having the same origin.
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--symmetric -
If specified, then each pair of left-wrapping and right-wrapping spirals will be mirror images of each other.
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--fps -
Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.
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.