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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
11 ----
12 !!NAME
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15 xmatrix - simulates the computer displays from the movie
16 !!SYNOPSIS
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19 __xmatrix__ [[-display ''host:display.screen'']
20 [[-window] [[-root] [[-install] [[-visual ''visual''] [[-delay
21 ''usecs''] [[-density ''percentage''] [[-top | -bottom |
22 -both] [[-small | -large] [[-trace] [[-phone
23 ''number'']
24 !!DESCRIPTION
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27 The ''xmatrix'' program draws dropping characters similar
28 to the displays in the Wachowski brothers' film,
29 ''
30 !!OPTIONS
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33 ''xmatrix'' 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 __-install__
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52 Install a private colormap for the window.
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55 __-visual__ ''visual''
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58 Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a
59 visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a
60 specific visual.
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63 __-delay__ ''usecs''
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66 The delay between steps of the animation, in microseconds:
67 default 10000.
68
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70 __-density__ ''percentage''
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73 The approximate percentage of the screen that should be
74 filled with characters at any given time. Default
75 75%.
76
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78 __-top__ | __-bottom__ | __-both__
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81 If __-top__ is specified, the characters will only drop
82 in from the top of the screen as sliding columns of
83 characters. If __-bottom__ is specified, then instead of
84 sliding columns, the characters will appear as columns that
85 grow downwards and are erased from above. If __-both__ is
86 specified, then a mixture of both styles will be used. The
87 default is __-both__.
88
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90 __-small__ | __-large__
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93 These options specify the sizes of the characters. The
94 default is __-large__.
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97 __-trace__
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100 Start off with a representation of a phone number being
101 traced. When the number is finally found, display The Matrix
102 as usual.
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105 __-phone__ ''number''
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108 The phone number to trace, if __-trace__ is
109 specified.
110 !!ENVIRONMENT
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113 __DISPLAY__
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116 to get the default host and display number.
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119 __XENVIRONMENT__
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122 to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global
123 resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER
124 property.
125 !!SEE ALSO
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4 perry 128 X(1), xscreensaver(1)
1 perry 129 !!COPYRIGHT
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132 Copyright 1999 by Jamie Zawinski. Permission to use, copy,
133 modify, distribute, and sell this software and its
134 documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee,
135 provided that the above copyright notice appear in all
136 copies and that both that copyright notice and this
137 permission notice appear in supporting documentation. No
138 representations are made about the suitability of this
139 software for any purpose. It is provided
140 !!AUTHOR
141
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143 Jamie Zawinski
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