1ripples(6x) XScreenSaver manual ripples(6x)
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6 ripples - interference patterns.
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9 ripples [-display host:display.screen] [-visual visual] [-window]
10 [-root] [-delay number] [-duration secs] [-rate number] [-fluidity num‐
11 ber] [-light number] [-water] [-stir] [-oily] [-grayscale] [-colors
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15 This draws rippling interference patterns like splashing water. With
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20 -visual visual
21 Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a
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25 -window Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
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27 -root Draw on the root window.
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30 Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 50000 (0.05 sec‐
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34 How long to run before loading a new image. Default 120 sec‐
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38 Drizzle. 1 - 100. Default: 5.
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41 Small Drops. 0 - 16. Default: 6.
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43 -light number
44 Lighting Effect. 0 - 8. Default: 0.
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46 -water | -no-water
47 Grab Screen Image. Boolean.
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50 Moving Splashes. Boolean.
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53 Psychedelic Colors. Boolean.
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56 Convert the screen image to grayscale. Ignored if we don't
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61 Colors Two. Default: 200.
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64 Use Shared Memory. Boolean.
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66 -fps Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
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69 DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.
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72 to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global
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79 Copyright © 2002 by Tom Hammersley. Permission to use, copy, modify,
80 distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any pur‐
81 pose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copyright
82 notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and
83 this permission notice appear in supporting documentation. No repre‐
84 sentations are made about the suitability of this software for any pur‐
85 pose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
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88 Tom Hammersley.
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