DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
skytentacles6x
3d tentacles from the sky!
Usage
skytentacles [--display
host:display.screen]
[--visual
visual]
[--window]
[--root]
[--window-id
number]
[--delay
int]
[--speed
ratio]
[--count
int]
[--slices
int]
[--length
float]
[--wiggliness
ratio]
[--flexibility
ratio]
[--color
color]
[--stripe-color
color]
[--sucker-color
color]
[--segments
int]
[--thickness
ratio]
[--no-smooth]
[--fps]
Overview
There is a tentacled abomination in the sky. From above you it devours.
Options
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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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--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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--delay int -
Delay between frames, in microseconds. Default 30000.
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--speed ratio -
Less than 1 for slower, greater than 1 for faster. Default 1.
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--count int -
How many tentacles. Default 8.
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--thickness ratio -
Less than 1 for thinner tentacles, greater than 1 for thicker. Default 1.
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--length ratio -
Length of the tentacles. Default 9.
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--wiggliness ratio -
A measure of how bendy the tentacles are. Smaller numbers result in smoother flexing; larger numbers make it "crinkly". Default 0.35.
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--flexibility ratio -
Another measure of how bendy the tentacles are. Smaller numbers result in straighter tentacles; larger numbers result in more extreme curves. Default 0.35.
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--color color
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--stripe-color color
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--sucker-color color -
The colors of the various parts of the tentacle. Default green with a redish stripe.
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--slices int
-
--segments int -
Larger numbers increase number of polygons in the object mesh. Default 32.
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--no-smooth -
Make the tentacles appear faceted instead of smooth.
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--fps -
Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.
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
8 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); the text changed 7 times.
--color since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--count since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--delay since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--flexibility since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--fps since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--length since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--no-smooth since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--root since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--segments since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--slices since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--speed since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--stripe-color since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--sucker-color since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--thickness since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--visual since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--wiggliness since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--window since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--window-id since Debian 12 (Bookworm).
-color until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-count until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-delay until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-flexibility until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-fps until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-length until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-no-smooth until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-root until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-segments until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-slices until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-speed until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-stripe-color until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-sucker-color until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-thickness until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-visual until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-wiggliness until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-window until Debian 11 (Bullseye).