X-Git-Url: http://git.hungrycats.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=hacks%2Fattraction.man;h=e3f94243a7005430b29fc4a95fab545f2f9d65f5;hb=ccbc9f87eb59497b23bd0424ee1ed20ad7c7db54;hp=334898ee6fc2c304d1df555136a5a8509aae53ff;hpb=6edc84f12f15860a71430c45e8392a5e4ef8203c;p=xscreensaver diff --git a/hacks/attraction.man b/hacks/attraction.man index 334898ee..e3f94243 100644 --- a/hacks/attraction.man +++ b/hacks/attraction.man @@ -1,9 +1,22 @@ -.TH XScreenSaver 1 "22-mar-93" "X Version 11" +.de EX \"Begin example +.ne 5 +.if n .sp 1 +.if t .sp .5 +.nf +.in +.5i +.. +.de EE +.fi +.in -.5i +.if n .sp 1 +.if t .sp .5 +.. +.TH XScreenSaver 1 "14-Dec-95" "X Version 11" .SH NAME attraction - interactions of opposing forces .SH SYNOPSIS .B attraction -[\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP] [\-foreground \fIcolor\fP] [\-background \fIcolor\fP] [\-window] [\-root] [\-mono] [\-install] [\-visual \fIvisual\fP] [\-points \fIint\fP] [\-threshold \fIint\fP] [\-mode balls | lines | polygons | splines | filled-splines | tails ] [\-color-mode cycle | random] [\-size \fIint\fP] [\-segments \fIint\fP] [\-delay \fIusecs\fP] [\-color-shift \fIdegrees\fP] [\-radius \fIint\fP] [\-vx \fIint\fP] [\-vy \fIint\fP] [\-glow] [\-noglow] [\-orbit] +[\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP] [\-foreground \fIcolor\fP] [\-background \fIcolor\fP] [\-window] [\-root] [\-mono] [\-install] [\-visual \fIvisual\fP] [\-points \fIint\fP] [\-threshold \fIint\fP] [\-mode balls | lines | polygons | splines | filled-splines | tails ] [\-color-mode cycle | random] [\-size \fIint\fP] [\-segments \fIint\fP] [\-delay \fIusecs\fP] [\-color-shift \fIdegrees\fP] [\-radius \fIint\fP] [\-vx \fIint\fP] [\-vy \fIint\fP] [\-glow] [\-noglow] [\-orbit] [\-viscosity \fIfloat\fP] [\-mouse] [\-no-mouse] [\-mouse-size] .SH DESCRIPTION The \fIattraction\fP program has several visually different modes of operation, all of which are based on the interactions of a set of control @@ -115,6 +128,31 @@ to decay. In orbit mode, the initial velocity of the balls is multiplied by this; a number less than 1 will make the balls pull closer together, and a larger number will make them move apart. The default is 1, meaning stability. +.TP 8 +.B \-viscosity float +This sets the viscosity of the hypothetical fluid through which the control +points move; the default is 1, meaning no resistance. Values higher than 1 +aren't interesting; lower values cause less motion. + +One interesting thing to try is +.EX +attraction -viscosity 0.8 -points 75 \\ + -mouse -geometry =500x500 +.EE +Give it a few seconds to settle down into a stable clump, and then move +the mouse through it to make "waves". +.TP 8 +.B \-mouse +This will cause the mouse to be considered a control point; it will not be +drawn, but it will influence the other points, so you can wave the mouse +and influence the images being created. +.TP 8 +.B \-no-mouse +Turns off \fB\-mouse\fP. +.TP 8 +.B \-mouse-size integer +In \fB\-mouse\fP mode, this sets the mass of the mouse (analagously to the +\fB\-size\fP parameter.) .SH ENVIRONMENT .PP .TP 8 @@ -136,4 +174,6 @@ appear in supporting documentation. No representations are made about the suitability of this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty. .SH AUTHOR -Jamie Zawinski , 13-aug-92. +Jamie Zawinski , 13-aug-92. + +Viscosity and mouse support by Philip Edward Cutone, III.