1piecewise(6x) XScreenSaver manual piecewise(6x)
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6 piecewise - lots of moving circles intersecting in interesting ways.
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9 piecewise [-display host:display.screen] [-visual visual] [-window]
10 [-root] [-delay number] [-count number] [-ncolors number] [-colorspeed
11 number] [-minradius number] [-maxradius number] [-no-db] [-fps]
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14 This draws a bunch of moving circles which switch from visibility to
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18 -visual visual
19 Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a
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23 -window Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
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25 -root Draw on the root window.
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28 Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 5000 (0.01 sec‐
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32 Number of circles. Default: 32.
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35 Number of colors, only one of which is used at a time.
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39 How fast the color changes (0 - 100). Default: 10.
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42 Minimum circle radius (as a proportion of screen height).
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46 Maximum circle radius (as a proportion of screen height).
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49 -db | -no-db
50 Whether to double buffer.
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52 -fps Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
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55 DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.
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58 to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global
59 resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
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65 Copyright © 2003 by Geoffrey Irving. Permission to use, copy, modify,
66 distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any pur‐
67 pose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copyright
68 notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and
69 this permission notice appear in supporting documentation. No repre‐
70 sentations are made about the suitability of this software for any pur‐
71 pose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
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74 Geoffrey Irving.
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