deco - draw tacky 70s basement wall panelling
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B deco
-[\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP] [\-foreground \fIcolor\fP] [\-background \fIcolor\fP] [\-window] [\-root] [\-mono] [\-install] [\-visual \fIvisual\fP] [\-delay \fIseconds\fP] [\-max\-depth \fIint\fP] [\-min\-width \fIint\fP] [\-min\-height \fIint\fP] [\-cycle] [\-no\-cycle] [\-cycle\-delay]
+[\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP]
+[\-foreground \fIcolor\fP]
+[\-background \fIcolor\fP]
+[\-window]
+[\-root]
+[\-mono]
+[\-install]
+[\-visual \fIvisual\fP]
+[\-delay \fIseconds\fP]
+[\-max\-depth \fIint\fP]
+[\-min\-width \fIint\fP]
+[\-min\-height \fIint\fP]
+[\-line-width \yIint\fP]
+[\-smooth\-colors]
+[\-golden\-ratio]
+[\-mondrian]
+[\-fps]
.SH DESCRIPTION
The \fIdeco\fP program subdivides and colors rectangles randomly.
It looks kind of like Brady-Bunch-era rec-room wall paneling.
-(Raven says: "this screensaver is ugly enough to peel paint.")
+(Raven says: "This screensaver is ugly enough to peel paint.")
+Can also produce more aesthetically pleasing displays via options.
.SH OPTIONS
.I deco
accepts the following options:
.TP 8
.B \-max\-depth \fIinteger\fP
How deep to subdivide. Default 12.
-Default 8.
.TP 8
-.B \-min-width \fIinteger\fP
-.B \-min-height \fIinteger\fP
+.B \-min\-width \fIinteger\fP
+.TP 8
+.B \-min\-height \fIinteger\fP
The size of the smallest rectangle to draw. Default 20x20.
.TP 8
-.B \-cycle
+.B \-line\-width \fIinteger\fP
+Width of lines drawn between rectangles. Default zero (minimal width).
+.TP 8
+.B \-smooth\-colors
+.TP 8
+.B \-no\-smooth\-colors
+Whether to use a smooth color palette instead of a random one.
+Less jarring. Default False.
+.TP 8
+.B \-golden\-ratio
+.TP 8
+.B \-no\-golden\-ratio
+Whether to subdivide rectangles using the golden ratio instead of 1/2.
+This ratio is supposed to be more aesthetically pleasing. Default false.
+.TP 8
+.B \-mondrian
.TP 8
-.B \-no\-cycle
-Whether to do color cycling. Default False.
+.B \-no\-mondrian
+Whether to imitiate style of some famous paintings by Piet Mondrian.
+Overrides line-width and colormap options. Default false.
.TP 8
-.B \-cycle\-delay \fIusecs\fP
-If color cycling, how often to change the colors. Default 1000000,
-or 1 second.
+.B \-fps
+Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
.SH ENVIRONMENT
.PP
.TP 8
suitability of this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without
express or implied warranty.
.SH AUTHOR
-Jamie Zawinski <jwz@netscape.com>, 26-Apr-97, based on code by
-Michael D. Bayne <mdb@go2net.com>.
+Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 26-Apr-97, based on code by
+Michael D. Bayne <mdb@go2net.com>. Golden ratio and
+Mondrian settings by Lars Huttar.