1ripples(6x) XScreenSaver manual ripples(6x)
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6 ripples - interference patterns.
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9 ripples [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window]
10 [--root] [--window-id number] [--delay number] [--duration secs]
11 [--rate number] [--fluidity number] [--light number] [--water] [--stir]
12 [--oily] [--grayscale] [--colors number] [--no-shm] [--fps]
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15 This draws rippling interference patterns like splashing water. With
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20 --visual visual
21 Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a
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25 --window
26 Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
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28 --root Draw on the root window.
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31 Draw on the specified window.
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34 Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 50000 (0.05 sec‐
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38 How long to run before loading a new image. Default 120 sec‐
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42 Drizzle. 1 - 100. Default: 5.
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45 Small Drops. 0 - 16. Default: 6.
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48 Lighting Effect. 0 - 8. Default: 0.
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51 Grab Screen Image. Boolean.
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54 Moving Splashes. Boolean.
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57 Psychedelic Colors. Boolean.
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60 Convert the screen image to grayscale. Ignored if we don't
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65 Colors Two. Default: 200.
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68 Use Shared Memory. Boolean.
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70 --fps Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
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76 to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global
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80 The window ID to use with --root.
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86 Copyright © 2002 by Tom Hammersley. 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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95 Tom Hammersley.
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