1whirlwindwarp(6x) XScreenSaver manual whirlwindwarp(6x)
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6 whirlwindwarp - crazy moving stars
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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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15 whirlwindwarp plots stars moving according to various forcefields (sim‐
16 ple 2D equations).
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19 This screensaver may be dangerous for your eyes. Please don't watch it
20 for too long!
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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
31 Draw on the specified window.
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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
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43 --points integer
44 The number of stars plotted (default 400).
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47 The length of the tail of each star (default 8).
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49 --fps Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
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55 to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global
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59 The window ID to use with --root.
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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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74 Paul "Joey" Clark <pclark@cs.bris.ac.uk> 10-Oct-00
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