1sballs(6x)                    XScreenSaver manual                   sballs(6x)
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NAME

6       sballs - draws balls spinning like crazy in GL
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SYNOPSIS

9       sballs  [-display  host:display.screen] [-window] [-root] [-visual vis‐
10       ual]   [-delay   microseconds]   [-object    object_number]    [-cycles
11       sphere_speed]  [-size  viewport_size]  [-texture] [-no-texture] [-wire‐
12       frame] [-no-wireframe] [-trackmouse] [-no-trackmouse] [-fps]
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DESCRIPTION

15       The sballs program draws an animation of balls spinning like  crazy  in
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OPTIONS

19       sballs 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
30               visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of  a  specific
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33       -fps    Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.
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36               Specify  how  the spheres are grouped (forming an object).  Ob‐
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41       2         cube. This is the default.
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55       -size viewport_size
56               Viewport of GL scene is specified size if greater than  32  and
57               less  than screensize. Default value is 0, meaning full screen‐
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61               Show a textured background and spheres. This is the default.
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64               Disables texturing the animation.
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67               Let the mouse be a joystick to change the view  of  the  anima‐
68               tion.  This implies -no-wander.
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71               Disables mouse tracking. This is the default.
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ENVIRONMENT

76       DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.
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79               to  get  the  name of a resource file that overrides the global
80               resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
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SEE ALSO

83       X(1), xscreensaver(1)
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86       Copyright © 2001 by Eric Lassauge.  Permission to  use,  copy,  modify,
87       distribute,  and  sell this software and its documentation for any pur‐
88       pose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the  above  copyright
89       notice  appear  in  all  copies and that both that copyright notice and
90       this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.   No  repre‐
91       sentations are made about the suitability of this software for any pur‐
92       pose.  It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
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94       The original code for this mode was written by Mustata Bogdan (LoneRun‐
95       ner)    <lonerunner@planetquake.com>    and    can    be    found    at
96       http://www.cfxweb.net/lonerunner/
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AUTHOR

100       Mustata Bogdan (LoneRunner) <lonerunner@planetquake.com> Eric  Lassauge
101       <lassauge@users.sourceforge.net>
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