X-Git-Url: http://git.hungrycats.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=xscreensaver;a=blobdiff_plain;f=hacks%2Fdeco.man;h=5dab105f07f81b8373907f4b4d4c3d7f1317d7ce;hp=ddc053196fea6d68336c6f44ae8a528bfeb377fe;hb=488f2fa8fbdbc77e91a70da2962d73af49e6cace;hpb=c8c6deae79b408cffbc88043c766b3bc12cf0f13 diff --git a/hacks/deco.man b/hacks/deco.man index ddc05319..5dab105f 100644 --- a/hacks/deco.man +++ b/hacks/deco.man @@ -3,11 +3,27 @@ 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] .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: @@ -34,18 +50,31 @@ How long to wait before starting over. Default 5 seconds. .B \-max\-depth \fIinteger\fP How deep to subdivide. Default 12. .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 \-no\-cycle -Whether to do color cycling. Default False. +.B \-mondrian .TP 8 -.B \-cycle\-delay \fIusecs\fP -If color cycling, how often to change the colors. Default 1000000, -or 1 second. +.B \-no\-mondrian +Whether to imitiate style of some famous paintings by Piet Mondrian. +Overrides line-width and colormap options. Default false. .SH ENVIRONMENT .PP .TP 8 @@ -68,4 +97,5 @@ 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 . +Michael D. Bayne . Golden ratio and +Mondrian settings by Lars Huttar.