bionic (6) gears.6x.gz

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NAME

       gears - draw interlocking gears, for xscreensaver.

SYNOPSIS

       gears [-display host:display.screen] [-window] [-root] [-install] [-visual visual] [-delay usecs] [-speed
       float] [-no-spin] [-no-wander] [-count integer] [-wireframe] [-fps]

DESCRIPTION

       This draws a set of rotating gears.

OPTIONS

       gears accepts the following options:

       -window Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.

       -root   Draw on the root window.

       -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 usecs
               The delay between frames of the animation, in microseconds.  Default: 30000 (0.03 seconds.)

       -speed float
               Larger numbers mean run faster.  Default: 1.0.

       -no-spin
               Don't rotate the object.

       -no-wander
               Don't wander the object around the screen.

       -count integer
               How many gears to draw.  Default: 0 for random.

       -wireframe
               Render in wireframe instead of solid.

       -fps    Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.

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.

SEE ALSO

       X(1), xscreensaver(1)

       Copyright © 2007 by Jamie Zawinski.  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

       Jamie Zawinski.

       An earlier version of this program by Brian Paul was written in 1997; this  version  was  rewritten  from
       scratch by jwz in 2007.