xscreensaver(1)

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://demoeffects.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_MAN
AGER property.

SEE ALSO

X(1), xscreensaver(1)

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 with
out 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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