kaleidescpe(1)

NAME

Kaleidescope - 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_rotation  int]
[-global_rotation   int]   [-delay  usecs]  [-redmin  int]
[-greenmin int] [-bluemin int]  [-redrange  int]  [-green
range int] [-bluerange int]

DESCRIPTION

The kaleidescope program draws line segments in a symmet ric 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 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.

-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 cen
ter of the window. Default is 1.

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

All take an integer argument. When colors are ran
domly 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_MAN
AGER property.

SEE ALSO

X(1), kaleidescope(1)

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 1997 by Ron Tapia. Permission to use, copy,
modify, distribute, and sell this software and its docu
mentation 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 per
mission 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.

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