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Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: 31-Mar-01
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NAME

whirlygig -- zooming chains of sinusoidal spots  

SYNOPSIS

whirlygig [-display host:display.screen] [-window] [-root] [-background] [-foreground] [-xspeed] [-yspeed] [-whirlies] [-nlines]  

DESCRIPTION

The whirlygig program draws a series of circles on your screen. They then move about in a cyclic pattern  

OPTIONS

whirlygig accepts the following options:
-window
Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
-root
Draw on the root window.
-visual visual
Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual.
-xspeed speed
Specify how fast the dots should cycle horizontally. Try out values from .01 to 4000
-yspeed speed
Specify how fast the dots should cycle vertically. Try out values from .01 to 4000
-whirlies a number
Specify how many whilrlies you want
-nlines number of lines
Specify how many lines of whirlies you want
 

ENVIRONMENT

DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
XENVIRONMENT
to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
 

SEE ALSO

X(1), xscreensaver(1)  

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2001 by Ashton Trey Belew. Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice 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.  

AUTHOR

Ashton Trey Belew <trey@veggie.wesleyan.edu>, 31-Mar-01


 

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NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
ENVIRONMENT
SEE ALSO
COPYRIGHT
AUTHOR

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