rorschach(6)

rorschach6

Simulate ink-blot patterns

Usage

rorschach [--display host:display.screen] [--foreground color] [--background color] [--window] [--root] [--window-id number] [--mono] [--install] [--visual visual] [--iterations integer] [--offset integer] [--xsymmetry] [--ysymmetry] [--erase-speed usecs] [--delay secs] [--fps]

Overview

The rorschach program draws random patterns reminiscent of the psychological test of same name.

Options

rorschach 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.

--iterations integer

How many dots should be drawn each time. Default 4000.

--offset integer

How far apart the dots should be. Default 4 pixels.

--xsymmetry

Whether the images should be horizontally symmetrical. Default true.

--ysymmetry

Whether the images should be vertically symmetrical. Default false.

--erase-speed usecs

This controls the speed at which the screen will be erased. (Delay between erasing of individual lines.)

--delay seconds

This sets the number of seconds that the figure will be on the screen.

--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.

Bugs

May call your sanity into question.

Author

Jamie Zawinski <[email protected]>, 13-aug-92.

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