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

6       whirlwindwarp - crazy moving stars
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SYNOPSIS

9       whirlwindwarp   [--display  host:display.screen]  [--foreground  color]
10       [--background color] [--window] [--root]  [--window-id  number][--mono]
11       [--install]  [--visual  visual]  [--points  integer]  [--tails integer]
12       [--fps]
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DESCRIPTION

15       whirlwindwarp plots stars moving according to various forcefields (sim‐
16       ple 2D equations).
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WARNING!

19       This screensaver may be dangerous for your eyes.  Please don't watch it
20       for too long!
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OPTIONS

23       whirlwindwarp accepts the following options:
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25       --window
26               Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.
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28       --root  Draw on the root window.
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30       --window-id number
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33       --mono  If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.
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35       --install
36               Install a private colormap for the window.
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38       --visual visual
39               Specify which visual to use.  Legal values are the  name  of  a
40               visual  class,  or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific
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43       --points integer
44               The number of stars plotted (default 400).
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49       --fps   Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
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ENVIRONMENT

52       DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.
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54       XENVIRONMENT
55               to get the name of a resource file that  overrides  the  global
56               resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
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58       XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW
59               The window ID to use with --root.
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SEE ALSO

62       X(1), xscreensaver(1)
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65       Copyright (c) Paul "Joey" Clark.  Permission to use, copy, modify, dis‐
66       tribute, and sell this software and its documentation for  any  purpose
67       is hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copyright notice
68       appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this  per‐
69       mission  notice appear in supporting documentation.  No representations
70       are made about the suitability of this software for any purpose.  It is
71       provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
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AUTHOR

74       Paul "Joey" Clark <pclark@cs.bris.ac.uk> 10-Oct-00
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