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NAME
kaleidocycle - draws twistable rings of tetrahedra
SYNOPSIS
kaleidocycle [-display host:display.screen] [-window] [-root] [-visual
visual] [-delay microseconds] [-count number] [-speed number] [-wander]
[-no-wander] [-spin axes] [-no-spin] [-wireframe] [-fps]
DESCRIPTION
The kaleidocycle program draws a ring composed of tetrahedra connected
at the edges that twists and rotates toroidally. Segments are
occasionally inserted or removed.
OPTIONS
kaleidocycle 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.
-count number
The initial number of segments. Default 16. Must be 8 or
greater, and an even number.
-speed number
Adjust the animation speed. 0.5 for half as fast, 2.0 for twice
as fast.
-wander Move the text around the screen. This is the default.
-no-wander
Keep the text centered on the screen.
-spin Which axes around which the text should spin. The default is
"Z", meaning rotate the object the plane of the screen only.
-no-spin
Don't spin the text at all: the same as -spin "".
-wireframe
Render in wireframe instead of solid.
-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
X(1), xscreensaver(1)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2001-2013 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>
X Version 11 5.34 (24-Oct-2015) kaleidocycle(6)