DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
loop6x
Cellular automaton.
Usage
loop [--display
host:display.screen]
[--visual
visual]
[--window]
[--root]
[--window-id
number]
[--cycles
number]
[--delay
number]
[--ncolors
number]
[--size
number]
[--fps]
Overview
Another cellular automaton. This one produces loop-shaped colonies that spawn, age, and eventually die.
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.
-
--cycles number -
Timeout. 0 - 8000. Default: 1600.
-
--delay number -
Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 100000 (0.10 seconds.).
-
--ncolors number -
Number of Colors. Default: 15.
-
--size number -
Size. -50 - 50. Default: -12.
-
--fps -
Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
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
11 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 10 times.
--cycles since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--delay since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--fps since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--ncolors since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--root since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--size since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--visual since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--window since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--window-id since Debian 12 (Bookworm).
-cycles until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-delay until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-fps until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-ncolors until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-root until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-size until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-visual until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-window until Debian 11 (Bullseye).