The xmatrix program draws dropping characters similar to the
displays in the Wachowski brothers' film, "The Matrix".
OPTIONS
xmatrix
accepts the following options:
-window
Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
-root
Draw on the root window.
-install
Install a private colormap for the 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.
-delay usecs
The delay between steps of the animation, in microseconds: default 10000.
-density percentage
The approximate percentage of the screen that should be filled with
characters at any given time. Default 75%.
-top | -bottom | -both
If -top is specified, the characters will only drop in from the
top of the screen as sliding columns of characters. If -bottom
is specified, then instead of sliding columns, the characters will appear
as columns that grow downwards and are erased from above. If -both
is specified, then a mixture of both styles will be used. The default
is -both.
-small | -large
These options specify the sizes of the characters. The default
is -large.
-trace
Start off with a representation of a phone number being traced.
When the number is finally found, display The Matrix as usual.
-phonenumber
The phone number to trace, if -trace is specified.
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.