14 .TH XScreenSaver 1 "03-Oct-01" "X Version 11"
16 sballs - draws balls spinning like crazy in GL
19 [\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP] [\-window] [\-root]
20 [\-visual \fIvisual\fP] [\-delay \fImicroseconds\fP]
21 [\-object \fIobject_number\fP]
22 [\-cycles \fIsphere_speed\fP]
23 [\-size \fIviewport_size\fP]
24 [\-texture] [\-no-texture]
25 [\-wireframe] [\-no-wireframe]
26 [\-trackmouse] [\-no-trackmouse]
29 The \fIsballs\fP program draws an animation of balls spinning like crazy in GL.
32 accepts the following options:
35 Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
38 Draw on the root window.
41 Install a private colormap for the window.
43 .B \-visual \fIvisual\fP
44 Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a visual class,
45 or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual.
48 Display a running tally of how many frames per second are being rendered.
49 In conjunction with \fB\-delay 0\fP, this can be a useful benchmark of
52 .B \-object \fIobject_number\fP\fP
53 Specify how the spheres are grouped (forming an object).
60 cube. This is the default.
80 .B \-size \fIviewport_size\fP\fP
81 Viewport of GL scene is specified size if greater than 32 and less than screensize. Default value is 0, meaning full screensize.
84 Show a textured background and spheres. This is the default.
87 Disables texturing the animation.
90 Let the mouse be a joystick to change the view of the animation.
95 Disables mouse tracking. This is the default.
98 Draw a wireframe rendition of the spheres.
103 to get the default host and display number.
106 to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources
107 stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
112 Copyright \(co 2001 by Eric Lassauge.
113 Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and
114 its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee,
115 provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
116 both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
117 supporting documentation. No representations are made about the
118 suitability of this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is"
119 without express or implied warranty.
121 The original code for this mode was written by
122 Mustata Bogdan (LoneRunner) <lonerunner@planetquake.com>
123 and can be found at http://www.cfxweb.net/lonerunner/
126 Mustata Bogdan (LoneRunner) <lonerunner@planetquake.com>
127 Eric Lassauge <lassauge@users.sourceforge.net>