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‐
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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.
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OPTIONS

18       -visual visual
19               Specify which visual to use.  Legal values are the  name  of  a
20               visual  class,  or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific
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23       -window Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.
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25       -root   Draw on the root window.
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27       -ncolors number
28               Number of Colors.  Default: 256.
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30       -count number
31               Number of MetaBalls.     2 - 255.  Default: 10.
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34               Per-frame delay, in microseconds.  Default:  5000  (0.005  sec‐
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37       -cycles number
38               Duration.  100 - 3000.  Default: 1000.
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40       -radius number
41               MetaBall Radius.  2 - 100.  Default: 100.
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44               MetaBall Movement.  1 - 20.  Default: 3.
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46       -fps    Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
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ENVIRONMENT

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

56       X(1), xscreensaver(1),
57       http://demo-effects.sourceforge.net/
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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 for any
66       purpose.  It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
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AUTHOR

69       W.P. van Paassen
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