whirlwindwarp(6x)

Usage

whirlwindwarp [--display host:display.screen] [--foreground color] [--background color] [--window] [--root] [--window-id number] [--mono] [--install] [--visual visual] [--points integer] [--tails integer] [--fps]

Overview

whirlwindwarp plots stars moving according to various forcefields (simple 2D equations).

Warning!

This screensaver may be dangerous for your eyes. Please don't watch it for too long!

Options

whirlwindwarp 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.

--points integer: The number of stars plotted (default 400).

--tails integer: The length of the tail of each star (default 8).

--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.

Releases

11 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 10 times.

3.1
4.0
5.0
6.0
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

--fps since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --install since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --mono since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --points since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --root since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --tails since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --visual since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --window since Debian 12 (Bookworm); --window-id since Debian 12 (Bookworm).