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ripples(6)                    XScreenSaver manual                   ripples(6)


NAME

       ripples - interference patterns.


SYNOPSIS

       ripples [-display host:display.screen] [-visual visual] [-window]
       [-root] [-delay number] [-duration secs] [-rate number] [-fluidity
       number] [-light number] [-water] [-stir] [-oily] [-grayscale] [-colors
       number] [-no-shm] [-fps]


DESCRIPTION

       This draws rippling interference patterns like splashing water. With
       the -water option, it manipulates your desktop image to look like
       something is dripping into it.


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: 50000 (0.05
               seconds.).

       -duration seconds
               How long to run before loading a new image.  Default 120
               seconds.

       -rate number
               Drizzle.  1 - 100.  Default: 5.

       -fluidity number
               Small Drops.  0 - 16.  Default: 6.

       -light number
               Lighting Effect.  0 - 8.  Default: 0.

       -water | -no-water
               Grab Screen Image.  Boolean.

       -stir | -no-stir
               Moving Splashes.  Boolean.

       -oily | -no-oily
               Psychedelic Colors.  Boolean.

       -grayscale
               Convert the screen image to grayscale.  Ignored if we don't
               grab the screen image or if our screen doesn't have enough
               color depth.

       -colors number
               Colors Two.  Default: 200.

       -shm | -no-shm
               Use Shared Memory.  Boolean.

       -fps    Display the current frame rate and CPU load.


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) 2002 by Tom Hammersley.  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

       Tom Hammersley.

X Version 11                  5.34 (24-Oct-2015)                    ripples(6)

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