glmatrix(6x)
NAME
glmatrix - simulates the title sequence effect of the movie
SYNOPSIS
glmatrix [-display host:display.screen] [-window] [-root] [-install] [-visual visual] [-delay usecs] [-density percentage] [-top | -bottom | -both] [-small | -large] [-trace] [-phone number] [-wireframe] [-fps]
DESCRIPTION
The glmatrix program draws dropping characters similar to what is seen
in the title sequence of the Wachowski brothers' film, "The Matrix".
Also see xmatrix(6x) for a 2D rendering of the similar effect that
appeared on the computer monitors actually in the movie.
OPTIONS
glmatrix 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 frames of the animation, in microseconds: default 30000.
- -speed ratio
- How fast the glyphs should move; default 1.0. 2.0 means twice as fast, 0.5 means half as fast.
- -density percentage
- The approximate percentage of the screen that should be filled with characters at any given time. Default 20%.
- -no-fog By default, glyphs are dimmer the farther away they are. This
- argument disables that.
- -no-waves
- By default, waves of color roll down the columns of glyphs. This argument disables that.
- -binary Instead of displaying Matrix glyphs, only display ones and
- zeros.
- -hexadecimal
- Instead of displaying Matrix glyphs, display hexadecimal digits.
- -dna Instead of displaying Matrix glyphs, display genetic code (gua
- nine, adenine, thymine, and cytosine.)
- -wireframe
- Just draw boxes instead of textured characters.
- -fps Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.
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_MANAGER property.
SEE ALSO
xmatrix(6x), X(1), xscreensaver(1)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 1999-2003 by Jamie Zawinski. 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
- Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 8-Jun-2003.