---
name: "drempels"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rss-glx"
version: "0.9.1-6.4~deb12u1"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/drempels"
---

# drempels(1)

Hallucinatory desktop enhancer.

## NAME

drempels - Hallucinatory desktop enhancer.

## SYNOPSIS

**drempels** \[--root/-r\] \[--maxfps/-x *number*\] \[--vsync/-y *number*\] \[--dpms/-M *number*\] \[--blur/-b *number*\] \[--speed/-s *number*\] \[--scale/-S *number*\] \[--cells/-c *number*\] \[--cellresolution/-R *number*\] \[--images/-i *directory*\] \[--texinterval/-I *number*\] \[--texfadeinterval/-f *number*\] \[--gentexsize/-g *number*\] \[--no-shader/-H\]

## DESCRIPTION

From Ryan M. Geiss (*http://www.geisswerks.com/about\_drempels.html*): "A hallucinatory desktop enhancer - bring your wallpaper to life with graceful, swirling imagery. Runs beautifully as animated wallpaper, or as a screensaver."

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

- **--blur *number***

  Blurring between frames.  0 - 10.  Default: 7

- **--speed *number***

  Speed of flow, bigger is faster.  0 - 20.  Default: 10

- **--scale *number***

  Scale of flow, bigger is zoomed in.  0 - 20.  Default: 10

- **--cells *number***

  Number of cells (i.e. control points) in width/height in powers of two.  4 - 8.  Default: 4

- **--cellresolution *number***

  Resolution of each cell in powers of two.  4 - 8.  Default: 4

- **--images *directory***

  Cycle through the images in the specified directory.

- **--texinterval *number***

  Seconds to dwell on each texture.  1 - 3600.  Default: 10

- **--texfadeinterval *number***

  Fade time between subsequent textures, in tenths of second.  1 - 100.  Default: 10

- **--gentexsize *number***

  Resolution of randomly generated textures, in powers of two.  4 - 12.  Default: 8

- **--no-shader**

  Disables use of vertex/fragment shaders, in case they do not work as expected.

## ENVIRONMENT

- **DISPLAY**

  to get the default host and display number.

## SEE ALSO

**X**(1),

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2009 by Ryan M. Geiss and Tugrul Galatali.

Drempels 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.

Drempels 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

Ryan M. Geiss and Tugrul Galatali \<tugrul@galatali.com\>