NAME

       MetaBalls - draws 2D metaballs

SYNOPSIS

       MetaBalls  [--display  host:display.screen]  [--visual  visual]  [--window] [--root] [--window-id number]
       [--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.

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.

       --window-id number
               Draw on the specified 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.

       XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW
               The window ID to use with --root.

SEE ALSO

       X(1), xscreensaver(1),
       http://demo-effects.sourceforge.net/

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