fadeplot(6)

fadeplot6

Draws a waving ribbon following a sinusoidal path.

Usage

fadeplot [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window] [--root] [--window-id number] [--count number] [--cycles number] [--delay number] [--ncolors number] [--fps]

Overview

Draws what looks like a waving ribbon following a sinusoidal path.

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.

--count number

Count. 0 - 20. Default: 10.

--cycles number

How many frames until the shape changes. Default: 1500.

--delay number

Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 30000 (0.03 seconds.).

--ncolors number

Number of colors. Default: 64.

--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.

Author

Bas van Gaalen and Charles Vidal.

From xscreensaver 6.15-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.