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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