| 1 | .TH XScreenSaver 1 "18-sep-97" "X Version 11" |
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| 2 | .SH NAME |
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| 3 | helix - draw helical string-art patterns |
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| 4 | .SH SYNOPSIS |
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| 5 | .B helix |
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| 6 | [\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP] [\-foreground \fIcolor\fP] [\-background \fIcolor\fP] [\-window] [\-root] [\-mono] [\-erase\-speed \fIusecs\fP] [\-erase\-mode \fIinteger\fP] [\-delay \fIseconds\fP] [\-install] [\-visual \fIvisual\fP] |
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| 7 | .SH DESCRIPTION |
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| 8 | The \fIhelix\fP program draws interesting patterns composed of line segments |
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| 9 | in random colors. |
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| 10 | .SH OPTIONS |
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| 11 | .I helix |
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| 12 | accepts the following options: |
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| 13 | .TP 8 |
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| 14 | .B \-window |
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| 15 | Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default. |
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| 16 | .TP 8 |
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| 17 | .B \-root |
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| 18 | Draw on the root window. |
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| 19 | .TP 8 |
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| 20 | .B \-mono |
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| 21 | If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display. |
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| 22 | .TP 8 |
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| 23 | .B \-erase\-speed \fIusecs\fP |
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| 24 | This controls the speed at which the screen will be erased. Lower numbers |
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| 25 | erase faster. |
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| 26 | .TP 8 |
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| 27 | .B \-erase\-mode \fIinteger\fP |
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| 28 | This sets the erase mode. Mode \-1 chooses a random mode each time. There |
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| 29 | are currently 6 modes defined (0\-5). |
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| 30 | .TP 8 |
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| 31 | .B \-delay \fIseconds\fP |
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| 32 | This sets the number of seconds that the helix will be on the screen. |
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| 33 | .TP 8 |
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| 34 | .B \-subdelay \fImicroseconds\fP |
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| 35 | This sets the amount of time to pause periodically while drawing. |
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| 36 | .TP 8 |
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| 37 | .B \-install |
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| 38 | Install a private colormap for the window. |
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| 39 | .TP 8 |
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| 40 | .B \-visual \fIvisual\fP |
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| 41 | Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a visual class, |
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| 42 | or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual. |
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| 43 | .SH ENVIRONMENT |
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| 44 | .PP |
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| 45 | .TP 8 |
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| 46 | .B DISPLAY |
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| 47 | to get the default host and display number. |
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| 48 | .TP 8 |
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| 49 | .B XENVIRONMENT |
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| 50 | to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources |
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| 51 | stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property. |
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| 52 | .SH SEE ALSO |
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| 53 | .BR X (1), |
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| 54 | .BR xscreensaver (1) |
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| 55 | .SH COPYRIGHT |
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| 56 | Copyright \(co 1992 by Jamie Zawinski. Permission to use, copy, modify, |
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| 57 | distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any purpose is |
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| 58 | hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copyright notice appear |
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| 59 | in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice |
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| 60 | appear in supporting documentation. No representations are made about the |
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| 61 | suitability of this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without |
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| 62 | express or implied warranty. |
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| 63 | .SH AUTHOR |
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| 64 | Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 13-aug-92. |
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| 65 | Screen eraser improved by Johannes Keukelaar <johannes@nada.kth.se>, |
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| 66 | 18-sep-97. |
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