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[xscreensaver] / hacks / penrose.man

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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 penrose - draws quasiperiodic tilings
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B penrose
-[\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP] [\-foreground \fIcolor\fP] [\-background \fIcolor\fP] [\-window] [\-root] [\-mono] [\-install] [\-visual \fIvisual\fP] [\-ncolors \fIinteger\fP] [\-delay \fImicroseconds\fP] [\-size \fIinteger\fP] [\-ammann] [\-no\-ammann]
+[\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP] [\-foreground \fIcolor\fP] [\-background \fIcolor\fP] [\-window] [\-root] [\-mono] [\-install] [\-visual \fIvisual\fP] [\-ncolors \fIinteger\fP] [\-delay \fImicroseconds\fP] [\-redoDelay \fIseconds\fP] [\-size \fIinteger\fP] [\-ammann] [\-no\-ammann]
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The \fIpenrose\fP program draws quasiperiodic tilings.
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ extended a window's length beyond the edge of the window
 horizontally or vertically or forced rule choice has failed 100
 times due to areas about to become enclosed.
 
+Although quasiperiodic tilings are produced, the tiles themselves are
+not penrose tiles (darts and kites). In contrast to penrose tiles,
+these tiles can be arranged to form a periodic tiling.
+
 .SH OPTIONS
 .I penrose
 accepts the following options:
@@ -59,6 +63,15 @@ The colors are chosen randomly.
 .B \-size \fIinteger\fP
 How big the tiles should be.  Default 40 pixels.
 
+.TP 8
+.B \-delay \fImilliseconds\fP
+How long (in 1/1,000,000'ths of a second) to wait between drawing each
+tile.  Default 10,000 or .01 seconds.
+
+.TP 8
+.B \-redoDelay \fIseconds\fP
+How long to wait between starting a completely new tiling.  Default 3 seconds.
+
 .TP 8
 .B \-ammann \fIinteger\fP
 .TP 8