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

6       beats - create offset beating figures
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SYNOPSIS

9       beats  [--display  host:display.screen]  [--visual  visual]  [--window]
10       [--root] [--window-id number] [--delay number] [--count number]  [--cy‐
11       cle number] [--wireframe] [--fps]
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DESCRIPTION

14       The  beats program draws balls that move around at a slightly different
15       rate from each other, creating interesting chaotic and ordered  beating
16       patterns.  Each  cycle  / pattern is created such that it finishes as a
17       single line of balls at the top of the screen, so that the patterns can
18       smoothly transition between each other.
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OPTIONS

21       --visual visual
22               Specify  which  visual  to use.  Legal values are the name of a
23               visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of  a  specific
24               visual.
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26       --window
27               Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.
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29       --root  Draw on the root window.
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31       --window-id number
32               Draw on the specified window.
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34       --delay number
35               Per-frame  delay,  in  microseconds.  Default: 30000 (0.03 sec‐
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38       --count number
39               Number of balls.  Default: 30.
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41       --cycle number
42               Cycle type to use (Default: -1):
43                 -1 - pseudo-random based on current time
44                  0 - clockwise
45                  1 - rain dance
46                  2 - metronome
47                  3 - galaxy
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49       --tick | --no-tick
50               Add a tick for 'clockwise' and 'galaxy' patterns.
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52       --blur | --no-blur
53               Add motion blur to the ball movement.
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55       --wireframe | --no-wireframe
56               Render in wireframe instead of solid.
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58       --fps   Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.
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ENVIRONMENT

61       DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.
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63       XENVIRONMENT
64               to get the name of a resource file that  overrides  the  global
65               resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
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67       XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW
68               The window ID to use with --root.
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SEE ALSO

71       X(1), xscreensaver(1)
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74       Copyright  ©  2020  by  David Eccles.  Permission to use, copy, modify,
75       distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for  any  pur‐
76       pose  is  hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copyright
77       notice appear in all copies and that both  that  copyright  notice  and
78       this  permission  notice appear in supporting documentation.  No repre‐
79       sentations are made about the suitability of this software for any pur‐
80       pose.  It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
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AUTHOR

83       David Eccles (gringer) <hacking@gringene.org>, 2020-Feb-04.
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