xscreensaver(1)

NAME

ripples - interference patterns.

SYNOPSIS

ripples  [-display  host:display.screen]  [-visual visual]
[-window] [-root] [-delay number] [-rate number]  [-fluid
ity  number]  [-light  number]  [-water]  [-stir]  [-oily]
[-colors number] [-no-shm]

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.).

-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.

-colors number

Colors Two. Default: 200.

-shm | -no-shm

Use Shared Memory. Boolean.

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 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.

AUTHOR

Tom Hammersley.

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