1 .TH XScreenSaver 1 "30-Oct-99" "X Version 11"
3 glmatrix - simulates the title sequence effect of the movie
6 [\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP] [\-window] [\-root] [\-install]
7 [\-visual \fIvisual\fP]
22 The \fIglmatrix\fP program draws the 3D "digital rain" effect, as seen
23 in the title sequence of the Wachowski brothers' film, "The Matrix".
26 .BR xmatrix (MANSUFFIX)
27 for a 2D rendering of the similar effect that appeared on the
28 computer monitors actually \fIin\fP the movie.
31 accepts the following options:
34 Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
37 Draw on the root window.
40 Install a private colormap for the window.
42 .B \-visual \fIvisual\fP\fP
43 Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a visual class,
44 or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual.
46 .B \-delay \fIusecs\fP
47 The delay between frames of the animation, in microseconds: default 30000.
49 .B \-speed \fIratio\fP
50 How fast the glyphs should move; default 1.0. 2.0 means twice as fast,
51 0.5 means half as fast.
53 .B \-density \fIpercentage\fP
54 The approximate percentage of the screen that should be filled with
55 characters at any given time. Default 20%.
58 By default, glyphs are dimmer the farther away they are. This
59 argument disables that.
62 By default, waves of color roll down the columns of glyphs. This
63 argument disables that.
66 By default, the scene slowly tilts and rotates. This
67 argument disables that.
70 Instead of displaying Matrix glyphs, only display ones and zeros.
73 Instead of displaying Matrix glyphs, display hexadecimal digits.
76 Instead of displaying Matrix glyphs, display genetic code
77 (guanine, adenine, thymine, and cytosine.)
80 Hide a clock displaying the current time somewhere in the glyphs.
82 .B \-timefmt\fP \fIstrftime-string\fP
83 How to format the clock when \fI\-clock\fP is specified.
86 .B \-speed \fIratio\fP
87 Less than 1 for slower, greater than 1 for faster. Default 1.
90 Just draw boxes instead of textured characters.
93 Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.
98 to get the default host and display number.
101 to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources
102 stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
104 .BR xmatrix (MANSUFFIX),
108 Copyright \(co 1999-2003 by Jamie Zawinski. Permission to use, copy, modify,
109 distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any purpose is
110 hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copyright notice appear
111 in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice
112 appear in supporting documentation. No representations are made about the
113 suitability of this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without
114 express or implied warranty.
116 Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 8-Jun-2003.