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hypnowheel

draws overlapping, translucent spiral patterns

hypnowheel [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window] [--root] [--window-id number] [--delay int] [--layers int] [--count int] [--twistiness float] [--speed float] [--wander] [--symmetric] [--fps]

Draws a series of overlapping, translucent spiral patterns. The tightness of their spirals fluctuates in and out.

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.
Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
Draw on the root window.
--window-id number
Draw on the specified window.
Delay between frames, in microseconds. Default 20000.
How many different spirals to draw at once. Default 4.
How many arms each spiral should have. Default 11.
How tightly wound the spirals can become, measured in rotations. Default 4.0 (four times around).
Less than 1 for slower, greater than 1 for faster. Default 1.
If specified, then the centers of the spirals will wander around, rather than them all having the same origin.
If specified, then each pair of left-wrapping and right-wrapping spirals will be mirror images of each other.
Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.

to get the default host and display number.
to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
The window ID to use with --root.

X(1), xscreensaver(1)

Copyright © 2008 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.

Jamie Zawinski.