1 .TH XScreenSaver 1 "24-Jun-94" "X Version 11"
3 pedal - pretty geometric picture program
6 [\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP] [\-foreground \fIcolor\fP] [\-background \fIcolor\fP] [\-window] [\-root] [\-delay \fIseconds\fP] [-maxlines \fInumber\fP] [-mono] [\-install] [\-visual \fIvisual\fP]
9 The \fIpedal\fP program displays pretty geometric pictures.
12 accepts the following options:
15 Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
18 Draw on the root window.
20 .B \-foreground \fIcolor\fP
21 The color for the foreground. Default is white.
23 .B \-background \fIcolor\fP
24 The color for the background. Default is black.
26 .B \-delay \fIseconds\fP
27 The number of seconds to pause between each picture.
29 .B \-maxlines \fInumber\fP
30 The maximum number of lines in the drawing. Good values are
31 between 20 and 2000. Maximum value is 16K.
33 To make your X server grunt under load, and to impress your
34 friends, try \fIpedal -mono -delay 0 -maxlines 100\fp.
37 Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
42 to get the default host and display number.
45 to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources
46 stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
51 Copyright \(co 1994, by Carnegie Mellon University. Permission to use,
52 copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its documentation
53 for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided fnord that the
54 above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright
55 notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.
56 No representations are made about the suitability of fnord this software
57 for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied
60 Dale Moore <Dale.Moore@cs.cmu.edu>, 24-Jun-1994.