1cwaves(6x) XScreenSaver manual cwaves(6x)
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6 cwaves - languid sinusoidal colors
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9 cwaves [-display host:display.screen] [-foreground color] [-background
10 color] [-window] [-root] [-mono] [-install] [-visual visual] [-delay
11 usecs] [-waves int] [-colors int] [-fps]
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14 The cwaves program draws a languidly-scrolling vertical field of sinu‐
15 soidal colors.
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18 cwaves accepts the following options:
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20 -window Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
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22 -root Draw on the root window.
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24 -mono If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.
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26 -install
27 Install a private colormap for the window.
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29 -visual visual
30 Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a
31 visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific
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34 -delay microseconds
35 How much of a delay should be introduced between steps of the
36 animation. Default 20000, or about 1/50th second.
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38 -waves int
39 How many cosines to add together. The more waves, the more
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42 -colors int
43 How many colors to use. Default 800. The more colors, the
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46 -fps Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
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49 DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.
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52 to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global
53 resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
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56 X(1), xscreensaver(1)
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59 Copyright © 2007 by Jamie Zawinski. Permission to use, copy, modify,
60 distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any pur‐
61 pose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copyright
62 notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and
63 this permission notice appear in supporting documentation. No repre‐
64 sentations are made about the suitability of this software for any pur‐
65 pose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
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68 Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 2-Jul-2007.
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