1photopile(6x) XScreenSaver manual photopile(6x)
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6 photopile - displays multiple images in a periodically shuffled pile
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9 photopile [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window]
10 [--root] [--window-id number] [--count int] [--scale factor] [--maxTilt
11 degrees] [--titles | --no-titles] [--polaroid | --no-polaroid] [--shad‐
12 ows | --no-shadows] [--font font] [--speed ratio] [--duration seconds]
13 [--fps] [--debug] [--wireframe]
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16 Loads several random images, and displays them as if lying in a random
17 pile. The pile is periodically reshuffled, with new images coming in
18 and old ones being thrown out.
19 This program requires a good video card capable of supporting large
21 textures.
22 To specify the directory that images are loaded from, run xscreen‐
24 saver-settings(1) and click on the "Advanced" tab.
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27 --visual visual
28 Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a
29 visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific
30 visual.
31 --window
33 Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
34 --root Draw on the root window.
36 --window-id number
38 Draw on the specified window.
39 --count int
41 How many images to display. Default 7.
42 --scale factor
44 Size of images in relation to the size of the window. Default
45 0.4.
46 --maxTilt degrees
48 Maximum deviation from vertical. Default 50 degrees.
49 --duration seconds
51 Every duration seconds, one of the images will be replaced with
52 a new one. Default 5 seconds.
53 --speed ratio
55 Speed up or slow down the animation. 0.5 means half as fast as
56 the default; 2.0 means twice as fast.
57 --delay number
59 Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 10000 (0.01 sec‐
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61 --titles | --no-titles
63 Whether to display the file names of the images beneath them.
64 Default: yes.
65 --polaroid | --no-polaroid
67 Whether to simulate images taken by an instant camera. De‐
68 fault: yes.
69 --shadows | --no-shadows
71 Whether to draw images with drop shadows. Default: no.
72 --font font-name
74 The font to use for the initial loading screen and for image
75 titles.
76 --fps Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.
78 --debug Prints debugging info to stderr.
80 --wireframe
82 Another debug mode.
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85 DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.
86 XENVIRONMENT
88 to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global
89 resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
90 XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW
92 The window ID to use with --root.
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95 X(1), xscreensaver-settings(1) xscreensaver-getimage(6x) xscreen‐
96 saver(1) carousel(6x) glslideshow(6x)
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99 Copyright © 2005 by Jamie Zawinski. Copyright © 2008 by Jens Kilian.
100 Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and
102 its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, pro‐
103 vided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
104 both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in sup‐
105 porting documentation. No representations are made about the suitabil‐
106 ity of this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without
107 express or implied warranty.
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110 Jens Kilian.
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