X-Git-Url: http://git.hungrycats.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=hacks%2Fdeco.man;h=e62190c9c80f7822ec44b72b1d2e5eb2a8b63266;hb=8afc01a67be4fbf3f1cc0fce9adf01b5289a21c6;hp=e9f61c54e5510b22fee13195871eed267089237f;hpb=f3e0240915ed9f9b3a61781f5c7002d587563fe0;p=xscreensaver diff --git a/hacks/deco.man b/hacks/deco.man index e9f61c54..e62190c9 100644 --- a/hacks/deco.man +++ b/hacks/deco.man @@ -3,11 +3,28 @@ 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: @@ -33,20 +50,35 @@ How long to wait before starting over. Default 5 seconds. .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 @@ -68,5 +100,6 @@ 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 , 26-Apr-97, based on code by -Michael D. Bayne . +Jamie Zawinski , 26-Apr-97, based on code by +Michael D. Bayne . Golden ratio and +Mondrian settings by Lars Huttar.