1kaleidocycle(6x) XScreenSaver manual kaleidocycle(6x)
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6 kaleidocycle - draws twistable rings of tetrahedra
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9 kaleidocycle [-display host:display.screen] [-window] [-root] [-visual
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11 [-no-wander] [-spin axes] [-no-spin] [-wireframe] [-fps]
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14 The kaleidocycle program draws a ring composed of tetrahedra connected
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19 kaleidocycle accepts the following options:
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21 -window Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
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23 -root Draw on the root window.
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25 -install
26 Install a private colormap for the window.
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28 -visual visual
29 Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a
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33 -count number
34 The initial number of segments. Default 16. Must be 8 or
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37 -speed number
38 Adjust the animation speed. 0.5 for half as fast, 2.0 for twice
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41 -wander Move the text around the screen. This is the default.
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44 Keep the text centered on the screen.
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46 -spin Which axes around which the text should spin. The default is
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50 Don't spin the text at all: the same as -spin "".
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53 Render in wireframe instead of solid.
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55 -fps Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.
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68 Copyright © 2001-2013 by Jamie Zawinski. Permission to use, copy, mod‐
69 ify, distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any
70 purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copy‐
71 right notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice
72 and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation. No rep‐
73 resentations are made about the suitability of this software for any
74 purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
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77 Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>
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