1metaballs(6x)                 XScreenSaver manual                metaballs(6x)
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NAME

6       MetaBalls - draws 2D metaballs
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SYNOPSIS

9       MetaBalls  [-display  host:display.screen]  [-visual  visual] [-window]
10       [-root] [-ncolors number] [-count number] [-delay number] [-cycles num‐
11       ber] [-radius number] [-delta number] [-fps]
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DESCRIPTION

14       This  hack  draws  2D metaballs to the screen by calculating the sum of
15       the colors of all metaballs covering a pixel.  Ported from the demo ef‐
16       fects collection (http://demo-effects.sourceforge.net)
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OPTIONS

19       -visual visual
20               Specify  which  visual  to use.  Legal values are the name of a
21               visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of  a  specific
22               visual.
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24       -window Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.
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26       -root   Draw on the root window.
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28       -ncolors number
29               Number of Colors.  Default: 256.
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31       -count number
32               Number of MetaBalls.     2 - 255.  Default: 10.
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35               Per-frame  delay,  in  microseconds.  Default: 5000 (0.005 sec‐
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38       -cycles number
39               Duration.  100 - 3000.  Default: 1000.
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41       -radius number
42               MetaBall Radius.  2 - 100.  Default: 100.
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44       -delta number
45               MetaBall Movement.  1 - 20.  Default: 3.
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47       -fps    Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
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ENVIRONMENT

50       DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.
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53               to get the name of a resource file that  overrides  the  global
54               resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
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SEE ALSO

57       X(1), xscreensaver(1)
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60       Copyright  ©  2002-2003  by W.P. van Paassen.  Permission to use, copy,
61       modify, distribute, and sell this software and  its  documentation  for
62       any  purpose  is  hereby  granted  without fee, provided that the above
63       copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright  no‐
64       tice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.  No
65       representations are made about the      suitability  of  this  software
66       for  any  purpose.   It  is provided "as is" without express or implied
67       warranty.
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AUTHOR

70       W.P. van Paassen
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