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

6       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‐
11       ber] [-radius number] [-delta number]
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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.   Ported  from  the  demo
16       effects collection (http://demo-effects.sourceforge.net)
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OPTIONS

19       -visual visual
20               Specify  which  visual  to use.  Legal values are the name of a
21               visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of  a  specific
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24       -window Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.
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26       -root   Draw on the root window.
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28       -ncolors number
29               Number of Colors.  Default: 256.
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31       -count number
32               Number of MetaBalls.     2 - 255.  Default: 10.
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35               Per-frame  delay,  in  microseconds.  Default: 5000 (0.005 sec‐
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38       -cycles number
39               Duration.  100 - 3000.  Default: 1000.
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41       -radius number
42               MetaBall Radius.  2 - 100.  Default: 100.
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45               MetaBall Movement.  1 - 20.  Default: 3.
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ENVIRONMENT

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

55       X(1), xscreensaver(1)
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58       Copyright  ©  2002-2003  by W.P. van Paassen.  Permission to use, copy,
59       modify, distribute, and sell this software and  its  documentation  for
60       any  purpose  is  hereby  granted  without fee, provided that the above
61       copyright notice appear in all copies  and  that  both  that  copyright
62       notice  and  this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.
63       No representations are made about the      suitability of this software
64       for  any  purpose.   It  is provided "as is" without express or implied
65       warranty.
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AUTHOR

68       W.P. van Paassen
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