1glmatrix(6x) XScreenSaver manual glmatrix(6x)
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6 glmatrix - simulates the title sequence effect of the movie
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9 glmatrix [-display host:display.screen] [-window] [-root] [-install]
10 [-visual visual] [-delay usecs] [-speed ratio] [-density pct] [-no-fog]
11 [-no-waves] [-no-rotate] [-binary] [-hexadecimal] [-dna] [-clock]
12 [-timefmt fmt] [-wireframe] [-fps]
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15 The glmatrix program draws the 3D "digital rain" effect, as seen in the
16 title sequence of the Wachowski brothers' film, "The Matrix".
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18 Also see xmatrix(6x) for a 2D rendering of the similar effect that
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22 glmatrix accepts the following options:
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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 -install
29 Install a private colormap for the window.
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32 Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a
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37 The delay between frames of the animation, in microseconds:
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41 How fast the glyphs should move; default 1.0. 2.0 means twice
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45 The approximate percentage of the screen that should be filled
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52 By default, waves of color roll down the columns of glyphs.
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56 By default, the scene slowly tilts and rotates. This argument
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63 Instead of displaying Matrix glyphs, display hexadecimal dig‐
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73 How to format the clock when -clock is specified. Default
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77 Less than 1 for slower, greater than 1 for faster. Default 1.
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95 Copyright © 1999-2003 by Jamie Zawinski. Permission to use, copy, mod‐
96 ify, distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any
97 purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copy‐
98 right notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice
99 and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation. No rep‐
100 resentations are made about the suitability of this software for any
101 purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
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104 Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 8-Jun-2003.
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