---
name: "gleidescope"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "xscreensaver"
version: "6.15-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gleidescope"
---

# gleidescope(6)

a tiled OpenGL kaleidescope

## NAME

gleidescope - a tiled OpenGL kaleidescope

## SYNOPSIS

**gleidescope** \[--display *host:display.screen*\] \[--visual *visual*\] \[--window\] \[--root\] \[--window-id *number*\] \[-delay *number*\] \[-move\] \[-rotate\] \[-zoom\] \[-image *file*\] \[-fps\] \[-size *number*\] \[-duration *number*\]

## DESCRIPTION

A tiled kaleidescope using OpenGL.

## 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.

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

  Draw on the specified window.

- **--delay *number***

  Per-frame delay, in microseconds.  Default: 20000 (0.02 seconds.).

- **--move**

  Move the camera.

- **--rotate**

  Rotate the camera.

- **--zoom**

  Zoom the camera in and out.

- **--image *file***

  The texture map to use at the end of the kaleidescope.

- **--fps**

  Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.

- **--size *number***

  The size of the hexagons being displayed \[1(small)-10(large)\]

- **--duration *number***

  The time in seconds before another image is chosen.

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  ## 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 © 2003 by Andrew Dean  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

Andrew Dean.