DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
scooter6x
Shows a journey through space tunnel and stars
Usage
scooter [--display
host:display.screen]
[--mono]
[--delay
millisecs]
[--cycles
cycles]
[--count
count]
[--size
size]
[--ncolors
colors]
[--window]
[--root]
[--window-id
number]
[{--install | --noinstall}]
[--visual
visual]
[{--fps | --no-fps}]
[--pair]
Overview
scooter is a screensaver that shows endless journey through space tunnel and stars.
Options
scooter accepts the following options:
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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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--install -
Install a private colormap for the window.
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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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--delay milliseconds -
How much of a delay should be introduced between steps of the animation. Default 10, or about 1/100th second.
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--cycles cycles -
How fast/slow the screensaver is. cycles takes number of cycles. The default is 5 cycles.
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--count count -
Specifies how many doors in a tunnel can be rendered. Minimum is 4. Default is 24.
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--size size -
Specifies how many stars outside the tunnel can be rendered. Default is 100.
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--ncolors colors -
Specifies number of colors. A number that is less than or equals 2 means monochrome. --mono achieves the same thing.
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--pair -
Start screensaver in pairs (Not recommended)
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--fps -
Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
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.
Releases
3 releases since Debian 11 (Bullseye); the text changed 2 times.
--count since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--cycles since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--delay since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--fps since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--install since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--ncolors since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--pair 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).
-count until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-cycles until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-delay until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-fps until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-install until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-ncolors until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-pair until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-root until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-size until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-visual until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-window until Debian 11 (Bullseye).