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ripples: interference patterns.

NAME

ripples - interference patterns.

SYNOPSIS

ripples [-display host:display.screen] [-visual visual] [-window] [-root] [-delay number] [-duration secs] [-rate number] [-fluidity number] [-light number] [-water] [-stir] [-oily] [-grayscale] [-colors number] [-no-shm] [-fps]

DESCRIPTION

This draws rippling interference patterns like splashing water. With the -water option, it manipulates your desktop image to look like something is dripping into it.

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.
-delay number
Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 50000 (0.05 seconds.).
-duration seconds
How long to run before loading a new image. Default 120 seconds.
-rate number
Drizzle. 1 - 100. Default: 5.
-fluidity number
Small Drops. 0 - 16. Default: 6.
-light number
Lighting Effect. 0 - 8. Default: 0.
-water | -no-water
Grab Screen Image. Boolean.
-stir | -no-stir
Moving Splashes. Boolean.
-oily | -no-oily
Psychedelic Colors. Boolean.
-grayscale
Convert the screen image to grayscale. Ignored if we don't grab the screen image or if our screen doesn't have enough color depth.
-colors number
Colors Two. Default: 200.
-shm | -no-shm
Use Shared Memory. Boolean.
-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.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2002 by Tom Hammersley. 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

Tom Hammersley.

SEE ALSO

X(1), xscreensaver(1)