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

6       helix - draw helical string-art patterns
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SYNOPSIS

9       helix  [-display  host:display.screen] [-foreground color] [-background
10       color] [-window] [-root] [-mono] [-erase-speed usecs] [-erase-mode  in‐
11       teger] [-delay seconds] [-install] [-visual visual] [-fps]
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DESCRIPTION

14       The  helix program draws interesting patterns composed of line segments
15       in random colors.
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OPTIONS

18       helix 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       -delay seconds
27               This sets the number of seconds that the helix will be  on  the
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30       -subdelay microseconds
31               This  sets the amount of time to pause periodically while draw‐
32               ing.
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34       -install
35               Install a private colormap for the window.
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37       -visual visual
38               Specify which visual to use.  Legal values are the  name  of  a
39               visual  class,  or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific
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42       -fps    Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
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ENVIRONMENT

45       DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.
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47       XENVIRONMENT
48               to get the name of a resource file that  overrides  the  global
49               resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
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SEE ALSO

52       X(1), xscreensaver(1)
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55       Copyright  ©  1992 by Jamie Zawinski.  Permission to use, copy, modify,
56       distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for  any  pur‐
57       pose  is  hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copyright
58       notice appear in all copies and that both  that  copyright  notice  and
59       this  permission  notice appear in supporting documentation.  No repre‐
60       sentations are made about the suitability of this software for any pur‐
61       pose.  It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
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AUTHOR

64       Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 13-aug-92.  Screen eraser improved by Jo‐
65       hannes Keukelaar <johannes@nada.kth.se>,
66        18-sep-97.
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