Kaleidescpe(e)                                     Kaleidescpe(e)



NAME
       Kaleidescope - rotating line segments

SYNOPSIS
       kaleidescope  [-display  host:display.screen] [-foreground
       color] [-background color]  [-window]  [-root]  [-install]
       [-visual  visual]  [-color_mode  mono  |  nice  |  greedy]
       [-nsegments  int]  [-ntrails  int]  [-local_rotation  int]
       [-global_rotation   int]   [-delay  usecs]  [-redmin  int]
       [-greenmin int] [-bluemin int]  [-redrange  int]  [-green-
       range int] [-bluerange int]

DESCRIPTION
       The  kaleidescope program draws line segments in a symmet-
       ric pattern that evolves over time.

OPTIONS
       kaleidescope accepts the following options:

       -root   Draw on the root window.

       -color_mode mono | nice | greedy
               Specify how kaleidescope uses  colors.  Mono  uses
               just the default foreground and background colors.
               Nice uses one color for each segment (specified by
               nsegments).  Greedy uses (ntrails * nsegments) + 1
               colors.

       -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.

       -nsegments integer
               The number of segments to draw. Default is 7.

       -ntrails integer
               The number of trails to draw. Default is 100.

       -local_rotation integer
               The rate at which  segments  rotate  around  their
               center. Default is -59.

       -global_rotation integer
               The  rate at which segments rotate around the cen-
               ter of the window.  Default is 1.

       -redmin,  -greenmin,  -bluemin,  -redrange,   -greenrange,
       -bluerange
               All take an integer argument. When colors are ran-
               domly  chosen,  they  are chosen from the interval
               min to min plus range.  The  minimums  default  to
               30000. The ranges default to 20000.

       -delay microseconds
               How  much  of a delay should be introduced between
               steps of the  animation.   Default  is  20000,  or
               about 5 frames a second.

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_MAN-
               AGER property.

SEE ALSO
       X(X), kaleidescope(e)

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 1997 by Ron Tapia.  Permission to use, copy,
       modify, distribute, and sell this software and  its  docu-
       mentation  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 per-
       mission 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
       Ron Tapia <tapia@nmia.com>, 20-Mar-97.




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