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XScreenSaver
6x
4.21 (01-Mar-2005)
X Version 11
  • NAME
      MetaBalls.
  • SYNOPSIS
      MetaBalls [-display host:display.screen] [-visual visual] [-window] [-root] [-ncolors number] [-count number] [-delay number] [-cycles number] [-radius number] [-delta number]
  • DESCRIPTION
      This hack draws 2D metaballs to the screen by calculating the sum of the colors of all metaballs covering a pixel. Ported from the demo effects collection (http://demo-effects.sourceforge.net)
  • OPTIONS
      -visual visual
      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.
      -window
      Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.
      -root
      Draw on the root window.
      -ncolors number
      Number of Colors.  Default: 256.
      -count number
      Number of MetaBalls. 2 - 255.  Default: 10.
      -delay number
      Per-frame delay, in microseconds.  Default: 5000 (0.01 seconds.).
      -cycles number
      Duration.  100 - 3000.  Default: 1000.
      -radius number
      MetaBall Radius.  2 - 100.  Default: 100.
      -delta number
      MetaBall Movement.  1 - 20.  Default: 3.
  • 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
  • COPYRIGHT
      Copyright © 2002-2003 by W.P. van Paassen.  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
      W.P. van Paassen
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