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Really Slick ScreenSavers(1)                 DragonFly General Commands Manual


NAME

       solarwinds - mesmerizing particle effects saver.


SYNOPSIS

       solarwinds [--root/-r] [--maxfps/-x number] [--vsync/-y number]
       [--dpms/-M number] [--preset/-R number] [--winds/-w number]
       [--emitters/-e number] [--particles/-p number] [--geometry/-g number]
       [--size/-s number] [--windspeed/-W number] [--emitterspeed/-E number]
       [--particlespeed/-P number] [--blur/-b number]


DESCRIPTION

       From Terry Walsh (http://reallyslick.com): "This is a very mesmerizing
       particle effects saver. Tweak the settings a little and you'll find
       that you can achieve an amazing number of different patterns. You can
       also connect the particles with lines for a very different effect."

       Ported to Linux by Tugrul Galatali.


OPTIONS

       --root  Draw on the root window.

       --maxfps number
               Set maximum frame rate.

       --vsync number
               Limit redraws to specified number of vertical refreshes.  0 -
               100.  Default: 1

       --dpms number
               Stop rendering new frames if the display is not on.  0 - 1.
               Default: 1

       --preset number
               1 - Regular (--regular)
               2 - Cosmic Strings (--cosmicstrings)
               3 - Cold Pricklies (--coldpricklies)
               4 - Space Fur (--spacefur)
               5 - Jiggly (--jiggy)
               6 - Undertow (--undertow)

               Presets that override all options that come before it on the
               command line.  1 - 6.  Default: 1

       --winds number
               Winds.  1 - 10.  Default: 1

       --emitters number
               Emitters per wind.  1 - 1000.  Default: 30

       --particles number
               Particles per wind.  0 - 10000.  Default: 2000

       --geometry number
               0 - Lights (--lights)
               1 - Points (--points)
               2 - Lines (--lines)

               Type of geometry.  0 - 2.  Default: 0

       --size number
               Particle Size.  1 - 100.  Default: 50

       --windspeed number
               Wind Speed.  1 - 100.  Default: 20

       --emitterspeed number
               Emitter Speed.  1 - 100.  Default: 15

       --particlespeed number
               Particle Speed.  1 - 100.  Default: 10

       --blur number
               Motion Blur.  0 - 100.  Default: 40


ENVIRONMENT

       DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.


SEE ALSO

       X(1),


COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2002 by Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali.

       Solarwinds is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
       under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
       published by the Free Software Foundation.

       Solarwinds is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
       WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
       General Public License for more details.


AUTHOR

       Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali <tugrul@galatali.com>

X Version 11                                      Really Slick ScreenSavers(1)

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