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Kaleidescpe (1)

rotating line segments

SYNOPSIS

    kaleidescope [-display host:display.screen] [-foreground color] [-background color] [-window] [-root] [-install] [-visual visual] [-color_mode mono | nice | greedy] [-nsegments int] [-ntrails int] [-local_rota int] [-global_rotation int] [-delay usecs] [-redmin int] [-greenmin int] [-bluemin int] [-redrange int] [-greenrange int] [-bluerange int]

DESCRIPTION

    The kaleidescope program draws line segments in a symmetric pattern that evolves over time.

OPTIONS

    kaleidescope accepts the following options:

    -root

      Draw on the root window.

    -color_mode "mono | nice | greedy"

      Specify how kaleidescope uses colors. Mono uses just the default foreground and background colors. Nice uses one color for each segment (specified by nsegments). Greedy uses (ntrails * nsegments) + 1 colors.

    -install

      Install a private colormap for the window.

    -visual \fIvisual\fP

      Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual.

    -nsegments integer

      The number of segments to draw. Default is 7.

    -ntrails integer

      The number of trails to draw. Default is 100.

    -local_rotation integer

      The rate at which segments rotate around their center. Default is -59.

    -global_rotation integer

      The rate at which segments rotate around the center of the window. Default is 1.

    -redmin, -greenmin, -bluemin, -redrange, -greenrange, -bluerange

      All take an integer argument. When colors are randomly chosen, they are chosen from the interval min to min plus range. The minimums default to 30000. The ranges default to 20000.

    -delay microseconds

      How much of a delay should be introduced between steps of the animation. Default is 20000, or about 5 frames a second.

ENVIRONMENT

    DISPLAY

      to get the default host and display number.

    XENVIRONMENT

      to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.

SEE ALSO

    X(1) kaleidescope(1)

COPYRIGHT

    Copyright \(co 1997 by Ron Tapia. Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation. No representations are made about the suitability of this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.

AUTHOR

    Ron Tapia <tapia@nmia.com>, 20-Mar-97.