Really Slick ScreenSavers(1)
NAME
solarwinds - mesmerizing particle effects saver.
SYNOPSIS
solarwinds [--root/-r] [--maxfps/-x number] [--vsync/-y number] [--dpms/-M number] [--preset/-R number] [--winds/-w number] [--emit- ters/-e number] [--particles/-p number] [--geometry/-g number] [--size/-s number] [--windspeed/-W number] [--emitterspeed/-E number] [--particlespeed/-P number] [--blur/-b number]
DESCRIPTION
From Terry Walsh (http://reallyslick.com): "This is a very mesmerizing
particle effects saver. Tweak the settings a little and you'll find
that you can achieve an amazing number of different patterns. You can
also connect the particles with lines for a very different effect."
Ported to Linux by Tugrul Galatali.
OPTIONS
--root Draw on the root window.
- --maxfps number
- Set maximum frame rate.
- --vsync number
- Limit redraws to specified number of vertical refreshes. 0 100. Default: 1
- --dpms number
Stop rendering new frames if the display is not on. 0 - 1. Default: 1 - --preset number
1 - Regular (--regular)
2 - Cosmic Strings (--cosmicstrings)
3 - Cold Pricklies (--coldpricklies)
4 - Space Fur (--spacefur)
5 - Jiggly (--jiggy)
6 - Undertow (--undertow) - Presets that override all options that come before it on the command line. 1 - 6. Default: 1
- --winds number
Winds. 1 - 10. Default: 1 - --emitters number
Emitters per wind. 1 - 1000. Default: 30 - --particles number
Particles per wind. 0 - 10000. Default: 2000 - --geometry number
0 - Lights (--lights)
1 - Points (--points)
2 - Lines (--lines) - Type of geometry. 0 - 2. Default: 0
- --size number
Particle Size. 1 - 100. Default: 50 - --windspeed number
Wind Speed. 1 - 100. Default: 20 - --emitterspeed number
Emitter Speed. 1 - 100. Default: 15 - --particlespeed number
Particle Speed. 1 - 100. Default: 10 - --blur number
Motion Blur. 0 - 100. Default: 40
ENVIRONMENT
DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.
SEE ALSO
X(1),
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2002 by Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali.
Solarwinds is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
Solarwinds is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public
License for more details.
AUTHOR
- Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali <tugrul@galatali.com>