DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
kaleidescope1
Rotating line segments
Usage
kaleidescope [-display
host:display.screen]
[-foreground
color]
[-background
color]
[-window]
[-root]
[-install]
[-visual
visual]
[{-color_mode
mono | nice | greedy}]
[-nsegments
int]
[-ntrails
int]
[-local_rotation
int]
[-global_rotation
int]
[-delay
usecs]
[-redmin
int]
[-greenmin
int]
[-bluemin
int]
[-redrange
int]
[-greenrange
int]
[-bluerange
int]
Overview
The kaleidescope program draws line segments in a symmetric pattern that evolves over time.
Options
kaleidescope accepts the following options:
-
-root -
Draw on the root window.
- -color_mode mono | nice | greedy
-
Specify how kaleidescope uses colors. Mono uses just the default foreground and background colors. Nice uses one color for each segment (specified by nsegments). Greedy uses (ntrails * nsegments) + 1 colors.
-
-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.
-
-nsegments integer -
The number of segments to draw. Default is 7.
-
-ntrails integer -
The number of trails to draw. Default is 100.
-
-local_rotation integer -
The rate at which segments rotate around their center. Default is -59.
-
-global_rotation integer -
The rate at which segments rotate around the center of the window. Default is 1.
-
-redmin, -greenmin, -bluemin, -redrange, -greenrange, -bluerange -
All take an integer argument. When colors are randomly chosen, they are chosen from the interval min to min plus range. The minimums default to 30000. The ranges default to 20000.
-
-delay microseconds -
How much of a delay should be introduced between steps of the animation. Default is 20000, or about 5 frames a second.
Environment
-
XENVIRONMENT -
to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
Releases
Unchanged in 4 releases since Debian 2.0 (Hamm).