DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
xspirograph6
Simulates the rotation of a disk inside a circular rim
Usage
xspirograph [--display
host:display.screen]
[--window]
[--root]
[--window-id
number]
[--install]
[--visual
visual]
[--delay
seconds]
[--subdelay
useconds]
[--layers
integer]
[--alwaysfinish]
[--noalwaysfinish]
[--fps]
Overview
xspirograph draws patterns such as those made by a spirograph, that is, the curve traced by a point on a circular disk rotating on the inside of a hollow circular rim.
Options
xspirograph accepts the following options:
-
--window -
Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
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--root -
Draw on the root window.
-
--window-id number -
Draw on the specified window.
-
--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.
-
--delay secs -
The delay between finishing one draw and starting the next. Default: 5 seconds.
-
--subdelay usec -
The time to delay between each hundred line draws. Use this if you want to see the pattern form. Default: 0.
-
--alwaysfinish --noalwaysfinish -
If you want each pattern to draw until it is done, specify the first. Otherwise, they will stop after a set number of iterations. Default: no.
-
--layers integer -
Number of pairs of patterns to draw between each erase.
Environment
-
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.