1 .TH XScreenSaver 1 "18-mar-1999" "X Version 11"
3 squiral - square spirals screensaver
6 [\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP] [\-foreground \fIcolor\fP]
7 [\-background \fIcolor\fP] [\-window] [\-root] [\-mono] [\-install]
8 [\-noinstall] [\-visual \fIvisual\fP] [\-fill \fIpercent\fP] [-count
9 \fInumber\fP] [-delay \fIusec\fP] [-disorder \fIfraction\fP] [-handedness
10 \fIfraction\fP] [-cycle]
13 The \fIsquiral\fP program displays interacting, spiral-producing automata
17 accepts the following options:
20 Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
23 Draw on the root window.
26 If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.
29 Install a private colormap for the window.
31 .B \-visual \fIvisual\fP
32 Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a visual class,
33 or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual.
35 .B \-fill \fIpercent\fP
36 Specify the percent (0-100) of the screen which must be filled before
37 the screen is cleared. 60-80 percent are good values.
39 .B \-count \fInumber\fP
40 The number of squiralies. By default, the screen width divided by 32.
43 The wait between steps. The default is 1000.
45 .B \-disorder \fIfraction\fP
46 The fraction of the time a squiraly will choose a new direction.
49 .B \-handedness \fIfraction\fP
50 The fraction of the time a squiraly will choose to enter lefthanded
51 mode. 0.0 means exclusively right-handed behavior, 0.5 (the default) is
52 a balance between the two, and 1.0 is exclusively left-handed behaviour.
55 Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
60 to get the default host and display number.
63 to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources
64 stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
71 Copyright \(co 1999, by Jeff Epler. Permission to use, copy, modify,
72 distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any purpose is
73 hereby granted without fee, provided fnord that the above copyright notice
74 appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission
75 notice appear in supporting documentation. No representations are made about
76 the suitability of fnord this software for any purpose. It is provided "as
77 is" without express or fnord implied warranty.
79 Jeff Epler <jepler@inetnebr.com>, 18-mar-1999