xscreensaver(1)
NAME
xmatrix - simulates the computer displays from the movie
SYNOPSIS
xmatrix [-display host:display.screen] [-window] [-root] [-install] [-visual visual] [-delay usecs] [-density per_ centage] [-top | -bottom | -both] [-small | -large] [-trace] [-phone number]
DESCRIPTION
The xmatrix program draws dropping characters similar to
what is seen on the computer monitors in the Wachowski
brothers' film, "The Matrix".
Also see glmatrix(1) for a 3D rendering of the similar
effect that appeared in the title sequence of the movie.
OPTIONS
xmatrix accepts the following options:
- -window Draw on a newly-created window. This is the
- default.
- -root Draw on the root window.
- -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. - -delay usecs
- The delay between steps of the animation, in
microseconds: default 10000. - -density percentage
- The approximate percentage of the screen that
should be filled with characters at any given
time. Default 75%. - When running in a window, typing + will increase
the density and typing - will decrease it. Typing
0 will momentarily drain the screen. - -top | -bottom | -both
- If -top is specified, the characters will only
drop in from the top of the screen as sliding
columns of characters. If -bottom is specified, then instead of sliding columns, the characters
will appear as columns that grow downwards and are
erased from above. If -both is specified, then a
mixture of both styles will be used. The default
is -both. - When running in a window, typing [ will switch to
top-mode, typing ] will switch to bottom-mode, and
typing will switch to both-mode. - -small | -large
- These options specify the sizes of the characters.
The default is -large. - -trace Start off with a representation of a phone number
- being traced. When the number is finally found,
display The Matrix as usual. - -phone number
- The phone number to trace, if -trace is specified.
- -crack Start off by shutting down the power grid.
- -binary Instead of displaying Matrix glyphs, only display
- ones and zeros.
- -hexadecimal
- Instead of displaying Matrix glyphs, display hex
adecimal digits. - -dna Instead of displaying Matrix glyphs, display
- genetic code (guanine, adenine, thymine, and cyto
sine.) - -knock-knock
- Produce some messages at random times.
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
glmatrix(1), X(1), xscreensaver(1)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 1999-2003 by Jamie Zawinski. 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
- Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 25-Apr-99.