NAME

       pinion - draws a scrolling sequence of interconnected gears

SYNOPSIS

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

       --window-id number
               Draw on the specified 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.

       XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW
               The window ID to use with --root.

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.