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1 perry 1 XScreenSaver
2 !!!XScreenSaver
3 NAME
4 SYNOPSIS
5 DESCRIPTION
6 OPTIONS
7 ENVIRONMENT
8 SEE ALSO
9 COPYRIGHT
10 AUTHOR
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12 !!NAME
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15 halo - draw circular patterns
16 !!SYNOPSIS
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19 __halo__ [[-display ''host:display.screen'']
20 [[-foreground ''color''] [[-background ''color'']
21 [[-window] [[-root] [[-mono] [[-install] [[-visual ''visual'']
22 [[-count ''int''] [[-delay ''usecs''] [[-mode seuss |
23 ramp | random ] [[-animate] [[-colors ''integer''] [[-cycle]
24 [[-no-cycle] [[-cycle-delay ''usecs'']
25 !!DESCRIPTION
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28 The ''halo'' program draws cool patterns based on
29 circles.
30 !!OPTIONS
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33 ''halo'' accepts the following options:
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36 __-window__
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39 Draw on a newly-created window. This is the
40 default.
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43 __-root__
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46 Draw on the root window.
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49 __-mono__
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52 If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome
53 display.
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56 __-install__
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59 Install a private colormap for the window.
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62 __-visual__ ''visual''
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65 Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a
66 visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a
67 specific visual.
68
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70 __-count__ ''integer''
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73 How many circles to draw. Default 0, meaning
74 random.
75
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77 __-mode seuss | ramp | random__
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80 In ''seuss'' mode, alternating striped curves will be
81 drawn.
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84 In ''ramp'' mode, a color ramp will be
85 drawn.
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88 ''random'' means pick the mode randomly.
89
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91 __-delay__ ''microseconds''
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94 How much of a delay should be introduced between steps of
95 the animation. Default 100000, or about 0.1
96 second.
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99 __-colors__ ''integer''
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102 How many colors to use. Default 100.
103
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105 __-animate__
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108 If specified, then the centerpoints of the circles will
109 bounce around. Otherwise, the circles will be drawn once,
110 erased, and a new set of circles will be drawn.
111
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113 __-cycle__
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116 __-no-cycle__
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119 Whether to do colormap cycling. Default is to
120 cycle.
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123 __-cycle-delay__
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126 Number of microseconds between shifts of the colormap;
127 default 100000, or 1/10th second.
128 !!ENVIRONMENT
129
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131 __DISPLAY__
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134 to get the default host and display number.
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137 __XENVIRONMENT__
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140 to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global
141 resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER
142 property.
143 !!SEE ALSO
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4 perry 146 X(1), xscreensaver(1)
1 perry 147 !!COPYRIGHT
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150 Copyright 1993 by Jamie Zawinski. Permission to use, copy,
151 modify, distribute, and sell this software and its
152 documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee,
153 provided that the above copyright notice appear in all
154 copies and that both that copyright notice and this
155 permission notice appear in supporting documentation. No
156 representations are made about the suitability of this
157 software for any purpose. It is provided
158 !!AUTHOR
159
160
161 Jamie Zawinski
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