---
name: "deco"
section: "6x"
platform: "linux"
package: "xscreensaver-data"
version: "6.09+dfsg1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/deco/6x"
---

# deco(6x)

draw tacky 70s basement wall panelling

## NAME

deco - draw tacky 70s basement wall panelling

## SYNOPSIS

**deco** \[--display *host:display.screen*\] \[--foreground *color*\] \[--background *color*\] \[--window\] \[--root\] \[--window-id *number*\] \[--mono\] \[--install\] \[--visual *visual*\] \[--delay *seconds*\] \[--max-depth *int*\] \[--min-width *int*\] \[--min-height *int*\] \[--line-width yIint*\]* *\[--smooth-colors\]* *\[--golden-ratio\]* *\[--mondrian\]* *\[--fps\]*

## DESCRIPTION

*The deco program subdivides and colors rectangles randomly.* *It looks kind of like Brady-Bunch-era rec-room wall paneling.* *(Raven says: "This screensaver is ugly enough to peel paint.")* *Can also produce more aesthetically pleasing displays via options.*

## OPTIONS

*deco* *accepts the following options:*

- **--window**

  *Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.*

- **--root**

  *Draw on the root window.*

- **--window-id *number***

  *Draw on the specified window.*

- **--mono**

  *If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.*

- **--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 *seconds***

  *How long to wait before starting over.  Default 5 seconds.*

- **--max-depth *integer***

  *How deep to subdivide.  Default 12.*

- **--min-width *integer***

  - **--min-height *integer***

  *The size of the smallest rectangle to draw.  Default 20x20.*

- **--line-width *integer***

  *Width of lines drawn between rectangles. Default zero (minimal width).*

- **--smooth-colors**

  - **--no-smooth-colors**

  *Whether to use a smooth color palette instead of a random one.* *Less jarring. Default False.*

- **--golden-ratio**

  - **--no-golden-ratio**

  *Whether to subdivide rectangles using the golden ratio instead of 1/2.* *This ratio is supposed to be more aesthetically pleasing. Default false.*

- **--mondrian**

  - **--no-mondrian**

  *Whether to imitiate style of some famous paintings by Piet Mondrian.* *Overrides line-width and colormap options. Default false.*

- **--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.*

- **XSCREENSAVER\_WINDOW**

  *The window ID to use with --root.*

## SEE ALSO

**X**(1), [**xscreensaver**(1)](/xscreensaver/1.md)

## COPYRIGHT

*Copyright © 1997 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\>, 26-Apr-97, based on code by* *Michael D. Bayne \<mdb@go2net.com\>. Golden ratio and*  *Mondrian settings by Lars Huttar.*