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blinkbox(6)		       XScreenSaver manual		     blinkbox(6)

NAME
     blinkbox - shows a ball inside a box.

SYNOPSIS
     blinkbox	[--display  host:display.screen]  [--visual  visual]  [--window]
     [--root] [--window-id number]  [--delay  number]  [--wireframe]  [--boxsize
     number] [--dissolve] [--fade] [--no-blur] [--fps]

DESCRIPTION
     Shows  a  ball  contained inside of a bounding box. Colored blocks blink in
     when the ball hits the edges.

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.

     --delay number
	     Per-frame delay, in microseconds.	Default: 30000 (0.03 seconds.).

     --wireframe | --no-wireframe
	     Render in wireframe instead of solid.

     --boxsize
	     Sets the size of the colored boxes. Should be between 1 and 8.  De-
	     fault: 2

     --dissolve | --no-dissolve
	     Boxes shrink instead of just vanishing.

     --fade | --no-fade
	     Boxes fade to transparency instead of just vanishing.

     --blur | --no-blur
	     Enable or disable motion blur on the ball.  Default: blurry.

     --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 re-
	     sources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.

     XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW
	     The window ID to use with --root.

SEE ALSO
     X(1), xscreensaver(1)

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 2003 by Jeremy English.  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 no-
     tice 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
     Jeremy English.  Motion blur by John Boero.

X Version 11		       6.15 (30-Mar-2026)		     blinkbox(6)

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