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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 vines - draws pseudo-fractal geometric patterns
16 !!SYNOPSIS
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19 __vines__ [[-display ''host:display.screen'']
20 [[-foreground ''color''] [[-background ''color'']
21 [[-window] [[-root] [[-mono] [[-install] [[-visual ''visual'']
22 [[-ncolors ''integer''] [[-delay
23 ''microseconds'']
24 !!DESCRIPTION
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27 The ''vines'' program is yet another geometric pattern
28 generator, this one's claim to fame being a pseudo-fractal
29 looking vine like pattern that creates nifty whorls and
30 loops.
31 !!OPTIONS
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34 ''vines'' accepts the following options:
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37 __-window__
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40 Draw on a newly-created window. This is the
41 default.
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44 __-root__
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47 Draw on the root window.
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50 __-mono__
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53 If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome
54 display.
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57 __-install__
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60 Install a private colormap for the window.
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63 __-visual__ ''visual''
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66 Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a
67 visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a
68 specific visual.
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71 __-ncolors__ ''integer''
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74 How many colors should be used (if possible). Default 200.
75 The colors are chosen randomly.
76 !!ENVIRONMENT
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79 __DISPLAY__
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82 to get the default host and display number.
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85 __XENVIRONMENT__
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88 to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global
89 resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER
90 property.
91 !!SEE ALSO
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4 perry 94 X(1), xscreensaver(1),
1 perry 95 xlock(1)
96 !!COPYRIGHT
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99 Copyright 1997 by Tracy Camp.
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102 Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this
103 software and its documentation for any purpose and without
104 fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright
105 notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright
106 notice and this permission notice appear in supporting
107 documentation.
108 !!AUTHOR
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111 Tracy Camp
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114 Tweaked by David Hansen
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117 Ability to run standalone or with ''xscreensaver'' added
118 by Jamie Zawinski
119 ''
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