DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
cwaves6
Languid sinusoidal colors
Usage
cwaves [--display
host:display.screen]
[--foreground
color]
[--background
color]
[--window]
[--root]
[--window-id
number]
[--mono]
[--install]
[--visual
visual]
[--delay
usecs]
[--waves
int]
[--colors
int]
[--fps]
Overview
The cwaves program draws a languidly-scrolling vertical field of sinusoidal colors.
Options
cwaves accepts the following options:
-
--window -
Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
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--root -
Draw on the root window.
-
--window-id number -
Draw on the specified window.
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--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 microseconds -
How much of a delay should be introduced between steps of the animation. Default 20000, or about 1/50th second.
-
--waves int -
How many cosines to add together. The more waves, the more complex the apparent motion.
-
--colors int -
How many colors to use. Default 800. The more colors, the smoother the blending will be.
-
--fps -
Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
Environment
-
XENVIRONMENT -
to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
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XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW -
The window ID to use with --root.