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NAME
       MetaBalls - draws 2D metaballs


SYNOPSIS
       MetaBalls  [-display  host:display.screen]  [-visual  visual] [-window] [-root] [-ncolors number] [-count
       number] [-delay number] [-cycles number] [-radius number] [-delta number] [-fps]


DESCRIPTION
       This hack draws 2D metaballs to the screen by calculating the sum of the colors of all metaballs covering
       a pixel.  Ported from the demo effects collection (http://demo-effects.sourceforge.net)


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.

       -ncolors number
               Number of Colors.  Default: 256.

       -count number
               Number of MetaBalls.     2 - 255.  Default: 10.

       -delay number
               Per-frame delay, in microseconds.  Default: 5000 (0.005 seconds.).

       -cycles number
               Duration.  100 - 3000.  Default: 1000.

       -radius number
               MetaBall Radius.  2 - 100.  Default: 100.

       -delta number
               MetaBall Movement.  1 - 20.  Default: 3.

       -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.


SEE ALSO
       X(1), xscreensaver(1)


COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  ©  2002-2003  by W.P. van Paassen.  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
       W.P. van Paassen