imsmap(6)

imsmap6

Generate fractal maps

Usage

imsmap [--display host:display.screen] [--foreground color] [--background color] [--window] [--root] [--window-id number] [--mono] [--install] [--visual visual] [--ncolors int] [--delay seconds] [--delay2 microseconds] [--iterations int] [{--mode h | s | v | random}] [--fps]

Overview

The imsmap program generates map or cloud-like patterns. It looks quite different in monochrome and color.

Options

imsmap accepts the following options:

--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.

--mono

If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.

--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.

--ncolors integer

How many colors to use. Default 50.

--delay integer

How long to delay between images. Default 10 seconds.

--delay2 integer

How long to delay between bitmaps. Default 200000 (0.2 seconds).

--iterations integer

A measure of the resolution of the resultant image, from 0 to 7. Default 7.

--mode [ hue | saturation | value | random ]

The axis upon which colors should be interpolated between the foreground and background color. Default random.

--fps

Display the current frame rate and CPU load.

Environment

DISPLAY

to get the default host and display number.

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.

Author

Juergen Nickelsen <[email protected]>, 23-aug-92.

Hacked on by Jamie Zawinski <[email protected]>, 24-aug-92, 17-May-97.

From xscreensaver 6.15-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.