DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
truchet6
Draws curved or angular truchet patterns
Usage
truchet [--display
host:display.screen]
[--foreground
color]
[--background
color]
[--window]
[--root]
[--window-id
number]
[--mono]
[--install]
[--visual
visual]
[--delay
milliseconds]
[--min-width
integer]
[--min-height
integer]
[--max-width
integer]
[--max-height
integer]
[--max-linewidth
integer]
[--min-linewidth
integer]
[--erase]
[--no-erase]
[--erase-count
integer]
[--square]
[--not-square]
[--curves]
[--no-curves]
[--angle]
[--no-angles]
[--scroll]
[--scroll-overlap
integer]
[--anim-delay
integer]
[--anim-step-size
integer]
Overview
The truchet program draws arc and line based Truchet patterns.
Options
truchet 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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--mono -
If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.
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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 long to wait between drawing each screenful. Default is 1 seconds.
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--min-width integer -
The minimum width in pixels of each square. Default is 40.
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--min-height integer -
The minimum height in pixels of each square. Default is 40.
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--max-width integer -
The maximum width in pixels of each square. Default is 150.
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--max-height integer -
The maximum height in pixels of each square. Default is 150.
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--max-linewidth integer -
The maximum width of the lines used to draw. Default is 25.
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--min-linewidth integer -
The minimum width of the lines used to draw. Default is 2.
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--erase
-
--no-erase -
Whether to clear the screen after each screenful is drawn. Default is True (erase).
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--erase-count integer -
The number of screenfuls to draw before erasing. Default is 25.
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--square
-
--not-square -
Whether to force the tiles to be square. Default is True (square).
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--curves
-
--no-curves -
Whether to draw the arc based Truchet pattern. Default is True (curves).
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--angles
-
--no-angles -
Whether or not to draw the line based Truchet pattern. Default is True (angles)
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--scroll -
Use the scroll mode. Default is False.
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--scroll-overlap -
The amount to scroll from one side to another. Default is 400.
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--anim-delay -
The time to pause between each animation step. Default is 100.
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--anim-step-size -
The amount of steps to skip between each animation step. Default is 3.
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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.