1 .TH XScreenSaver 1 "31-Mar-01" "X Version 11"
3 whirlygig -- zooming chains of sinusoidal spots
6 [\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP] [\-window] [\-root] [\-background] [\-foreground] [\-xspeed] [\-yspeed] [\-whirlies] [\-nlines]
8 The \flwhirlygig\fP program draws a series of circles on your screen.
9 They then move about in a cyclic pattern
12 accepts the following options:
15 Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
18 Draw on the root window.
20 .B \-visual \fIvisual\fP
21 Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a visual class,
22 or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual.
24 .B \-xspeed \flspeed\fP
25 Specify how fast the dots should cycle horizontally.
26 Try out values from .01 to 4000
28 .B \-yspeed \flspeed\fP
29 Specify how fast the dots should cycle vertically.
30 Try out values from .01 to 4000
32 .B \-whirlies \fla number\fP
33 Specify how many whilrlies you want
35 .B \-nlines \flnumber of lines\fP
36 Specify how many lines of whirlies you want
41 to get the default host and display number.
44 to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources
45 stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
50 Copyright \(co 2001 by Ashton Trey Belew. Permission to use, copy, modify,
51 distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any purpose is
52 hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copyright notice appear
53 in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice
54 appear in supporting documentation. No representations are made about the
55 suitability of this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without
56 express or implied warranty.
58 Ashton Trey Belew <trey@veggie.wesleyan.edu>, 31-Mar-01