XScreenSaver

XScreenSaver

NAME SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION OPTIONS ENVIRONMENT SEE ALSO COPYRIGHT AUTHOR

NAME

helix - draw helical string-art patterns

SYNOPSIS

helix display.screen''? [-foreground ''color''? [-background ''color''? [-window? [-root? [-mono? [-erase-speed ''usecs''? [-erase-mode ''integer''? [-delay ''seconds''? [-install? [-visual ''visual''?

DESCRIPTION

The helix program draws interesting patterns composed of line segments in random colors.

OPTIONS

helix accepts the following options:

-window

Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.

-root

Draw on the root window.

-mono

If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.

-erase-speed usecs

This controls the speed at which the screen will be erased. Lower numbers erase faster.

-erase-mode integer

This sets the erase mode. Mode -1 chooses a random mode each time. There are currently 6 modes defined (0-5).

-delay seconds

This sets the number of seconds that the helix will be on the screen.

-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.

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 1992 by Jamie Zawinski. 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

AUTHOR

Jamie Zawinski