ripples(6)
interference patterns.
SYNOPSIS
ripples
[-display host:display.screen]
[-visual visual]
[-window]
[-root]
[-delay number]
[-duration secs]
[-rate number]
[-fluidity number]
[-light number]
[-water]
[-stir]
[-oily]
[-grayscale]
[-colors number]
[-no-shm]
[-fps]
DESCRIPTION
This draws rippling interference patterns like splashing water. With the
-water option, it manipulates your desktop image to look like something is
dripping into it.
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.
- -delay number
-
Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 50000 (0.05 seconds.).
- -duration seconds
-
How long to run before loading a new image. Default 120 seconds.
- -rate number
-
Drizzle. 1 - 100. Default: 5.
- -fluidity number
-
Small Drops. 0 - 16. Default: 6.
- -light number
-
Lighting Effect. 0 - 8. Default: 0.
- -water | -no-water
-
Grab Screen Image. Boolean.
- -stir | -no-stir
-
Moving Splashes. Boolean.
- -oily | -no-oily
-
Psychedelic Colors. Boolean.
- -grayscale
-
Convert the screen image to grayscale.
Ignored if we don't grab the screen image or if our screen doesn't have
enough color depth.
- -colors number
-
Colors Two. Default: 200.
- -shm | -no-shm
-
Use Shared Memory. Boolean.
- -fps
-
Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
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.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2002 by Tom Hammersley. 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.
