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

6       helix - draw helical string-art patterns
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SYNOPSIS

9       helix  [--display  host:display.screen]  [--foreground  color] [--back‐
10       ground  color]   [--window]   [--root]   [--window-id   number][--mono]
11       [--erase-speed  usecs]  [--erase-mode integer] [--delay seconds] [--in‐
12       stall] [--visual visual] [--fps]
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DESCRIPTION

15       The helix program draws interesting patterns composed of line  segments
16       in random colors.
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OPTIONS

19       helix accepts the following options:
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21       --window
22               Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.
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24       --root  Draw on the root window.
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26       --window-id number
27               Draw on the specified window.
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29       --mono  If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.
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31       --delay seconds
32               This  sets  the number of seconds that the helix will be on the
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35       --subdelay microseconds
36               This sets the amount of time to pause periodically while  draw‐
37               ing.
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39       --install
40               Install a private colormap for the window.
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42       --visual visual
43               Specify  which  visual  to use.  Legal values are the name of a
44               visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of  a  specific
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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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52       XENVIRONMENT
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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57               The window ID to use with --root.
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SEE ALSO

60       X(1), xscreensaver(1)
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63       Copyright © 1992 by Jamie Zawinski.  Permission to use,  copy,  modify,
64       distribute,  and  sell this software and its documentation for any pur‐
65       pose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the  above  copyright
66       notice  appear  in  all  copies and that both that copyright notice and
67       this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.   No  repre‐
68       sentations are made about the suitability of this software for any pur‐
69       pose.  It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
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AUTHOR

72       Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 13-aug-92.  Screen eraser improved by Jo‐
73       hannes Keukelaar <johannes@nada.kth.se>,
74        18-sep-97.
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