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Really Slick ScreenSavers

NAME

solarwinds - mesmerizing particle effects saver.

SYNOPSIS

solarwinds [−-root/-r] [−-maxfps/-x number] [−-vsync/-y number] [−-dpms/-M number] [−-preset/-R number] [−-winds/-w number] [−-emitters/-e number] [−-particles/-p number] [−-geometry/-g number] [−-size/-s number] [−-windspeed/-W number] [−-emitterspeed/-E number] [−-particlespeed/-P number] [−-blur/-b number]

DESCRIPTION

From Terry Walsh (http://reallyslick.com): "This is a very mesmerizing particle effects saver. Tweak the settings a little and you’ll find that you can achieve an amazing number of different patterns. You can also connect the particles with lines for a very different effect."

Ported to Linux by Tugrul Galatali.

OPTIONS

−-root

Draw on the root window.

−-maxfps number

Set maximum frame rate.

−-vsync number

Limit redraws to specified number of vertical refreshes. 0 - 100. Default: 1

−-dpms number

Stop rendering new frames if the display is not on. 0 - 1. Default: 1

−-preset number

1 - Regular (--regular)
2 - Cosmic Strings (--cosmicstrings)
3 - Cold Pricklies (--coldpricklies)
4 - Space Fur (--spacefur)
5 - Jiggly (--jiggy)
6 - Undertow (--undertow)

Presets that override all options that come before it on the command line. 1 - 6. Default: 1

−-winds number

Winds. 1 - 10. Default: 1

−-emitters number

Emitters per wind. 1 - 1000. Default: 30

−-particles number

Particles per wind. 0 - 10000. Default: 2000

−-geometry number

0 - Lights (--lights)
1 - Points (--points)
2 - Lines (--lines)

Type of geometry. 0 - 2. Default: 0

−-size number

Particle Size. 1 - 100. Default: 50

−-windspeed number

Wind Speed. 1 - 100. Default: 20

−-emitterspeed number

Emitter Speed. 1 - 100. Default: 15

−-particlespeed number

Particle Speed. 1 - 100. Default: 10

−-blur number

Motion Blur. 0 - 100. Default: 40

ENVIRONMENT

DISPLAY

to get the default host and display number.

SEE ALSO

X(1),

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2002 by Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali.

Solarwinds is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.

Solarwinds is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

AUTHOR

Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali <tugrul AT galatali DOT com>

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