NAME

       pinion - draws a scrolling sequence of interconnected gears

SYNOPSIS

       pinion  [-display  host:display.screen]  [-window]  [-root]  [-install]  [-visual  visual]
       [-delay usecs] [-scroll ratio] [-spin ratio] [-size  ratio]  [-max-rpm  int]  [-wireframe]
       [-fps]

DESCRIPTION

       The pinion program draws an interconnected set of gears moving across the screen.

OPTIONS

       pinion 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 15000.

       -spin ratio
               How fast the gears should spin; default 1.0.  2.0 means twice as fast,  0.5  means
               half as fast.

       -scroll ratio
               How fast the gears should scroll past the screen; default 1.0.  2.0 means twice as
               fast, 0.5 means half as fast.

       -size ratio
               How big the gears should be, on average; default 1.0.  2.0 means twice  as  large,
               0.5 means half as large.

       -max-rpm integer
               If  any  gear exceeds the maximum RPM, the current gear train is broken there, and
               we start a new train.  Default: 900 RPM.  (At 30 FPS, that's about half a rotation
               per frame.)

       -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

       gears(6x), xscreensaver(1), X(1)

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2004 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 <jwz@jwz.org>, 12-Dec-2004.