xscreensaver(1)

NAME

superquadrics - morphing 3d shapes.

SYNOPSIS

superquadrics   [-display   host:display.screen]  [-visual
visual] [-window] [-root] [-delay number] [-spinspeed num_
ber] [-count number] [-cycles number] [-wireframe] [-fps]

DESCRIPTION

Ed Mackey reports that he wrote the first version of this
program in BASIC on a Commodore 64 in 1987, as a 320x200
black and white wireframe. Now it is GL and has specular
reflections.

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: 40000
(0.04 seconds.).

-spinspeed number

0.1 - 15.0. Default: 5.0.

-count number

0 - 100. Default: 25.

-cycles number

0 - 100. Default: 40.

-wireframe

Render in wireframe instead of solid.

-fps | -no-fps

Whether to show a frames-per-second display at the
bottom of the screen.

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 Ed Mackey. 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
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

Ed Mackey.

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