1pipes(6x) XScreenSaver manual pipes(6x)
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6 pipes - fill the screen with a plumbing system.
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9 pipes [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window]
10 [--root] [--window-id number] [-count 0] [-count 1] [-cycles number]
11 [-size number] [-factory number] [-delay number] [-no-fisheye] [-tight‐
12 turns] [-db] [-fps]
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15 If you've ever been in the same room as a Windows NT machine, you've
16 probably seen this GL hack. It fills the screen with a plumbing sys‐
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20 --visual visual
21 Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a
22 visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific
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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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30 --window-id number
31 Draw on the specified window.
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33 --count 0
34 Curved Pipes.
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37 Ball Joints.
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39 --cycles number
40 Number of pipe systems to draw at once. Default: 5.
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42 --size number
43 Length of each pipe system. Default: 500.
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45 --factory number
46 How much gadgetry to create; Useful range is 0-10. Default: 2.
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49 How long (in microseconds) to sleep between frames. Default:
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52 --fisheye | --no-fisheye
53 Whether to use a fisheye lens.
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56 Whether to allow tight turns.
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58 --db | --no-db
59 Whether to double-buffer.
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61 --fps Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.
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67 to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global
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71 The window ID to use with --root.
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77 Copyright © 2002 by Marcelo Vianna. Permission to use, copy, modify,
78 distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any pur‐
79 pose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copyright
80 notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and
81 this permission notice appear in supporting documentation. No repre‐
82 sentations are made about the suitability of this software for any pur‐
83 pose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
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86 Marcelo Vianna.
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