DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
surfaces6
Draws some interesting 3d parametric surfaces.
Usage
surfaces [--display
host:display.screen]
[--visual
visual]
[--window]
[--root]
[--window-id
number]
[--speed
number]
[--rand]
[--spin]
[--wander]
[--fps]
[--surface
surface-name]
[--random-surface]
[--dini]
[--enneper]
[--kuen]
[--moebius]
[--seashell]
[--swallowtail]
[--bohemian]
[--whitney]
[--pluecker]
[--henneberg]
[--catalan]
[--corkscrew]
[--mode
display-mode]
[--random-mode]
[--points]
[--lines]
[--line-loops]
Overview
This draws one of several three dimensional parametric surfaces.
Options
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--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.
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--window -
Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
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--root -
Draw on the root window.
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--window-id number -
Draw on the specified window.
-
--delay number -
Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 20000 (0.02 seconds.).
-
--speed number -
Number of frames before changing shape. Default: 1000.
--surface random (Shortcut: --random-surface)
|
Display a random surface. This is the default. |
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--surface dini (Shortcut: --dini)
|
Display Dini's surface. |
--surface enneper (Shortcut: --enneper)
|
Display Enneper's minimal surface. |
--surface kuen (Shortcut: --kuen)
|
Display the Kuen surface. |
--surface moebius (Shortcut: --moebius)
|
Display the Moebius strip. |
--surface seashell (Shortcut: --seashell)
|
Display the seashell surface. |
--surface swallowtail (Shortcut: --swallowtail)
|
Display the swallowtail catastrophe. |
--surface bohemian (Shortcut: --bohemian)
|
Display the Bohemian dome. |
--surface whitney (Shortcut: --whitney)
|
Display the Whitney umbrella. |
--surface pluecker (Shortcut: --pluecker)
|
Display Pluecker's conoid. |
--surface henneberg (Shortcut: --henneberg)
|
Display Henneberg's minimal surface. |
--surface catalan (Shortcut: --catalan)
|
Display Catalan's minimal surface. |
--surface corkscrew (Shortcut: --corkscrew)
|
Display the corkscrew surface. |
--mode random (Shortcut: --random-mode)
|
Use random OpenGL primitives to display the surface. This is the default. |
--mode points (Shortcut: --points)
|
Use OpenGL points to display the surface. |
--mode lines (Shortcut: --lines)
|
Use OpenGL lines to display the surface. |
--mode line-loops (Shortcut: --line-loops)
|
Use OpenGL line loops to display the surface. |
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--wander | --no-wander -
Whether to wander around the screen.
-
--spin | --no-spin -
Whether to rotate around the center of the figure.
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--fps -
Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.
Environment
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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.