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]
10 [--window-id number] [--visual visual] [--delay microseconds] [--count
11 number] [--speed number] [--wander] [--no-wander] [--spin axes] [--no-
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15 The kaleidocycle program draws a ring composed of tetrahedra connected
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20 kaleidocycle accepts the following options:
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22 --window
23 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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27 --window-id number
28 Draw on the specified window.
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30 --install
31 Install a private colormap for the window.
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33 --visual visual
34 Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a
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38 --count number
39 The initial number of segments. Default 16. Must be 8 or
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42 --speed number
43 Adjust the animation speed. 0.5 for half as fast, 2.0 for twice
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47 Move the text around the screen. This is the default.
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50 Keep the text centered on the screen.
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52 --spin Which axes around which the text should spin. The default is
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56 Don't spin the text at all: the same as --spin "".
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59 Render in wireframe instead of solid.
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61 --fps Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.
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77 Copyright © 2001-2013 by Jamie Zawinski. Permission to use, copy, mod‐
78 ify, distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any
79 purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copy‐
80 right notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice
81 and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation. No rep‐
82 resentations are made about the suitability of this software for any
83 purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
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86 Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>
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