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NAME
     Kaleidescope - rotating line segments

SYNOPSIS
     kaleidescope  [--display host:display.screen] [--foreground color] [--back-
     ground color] [--window] [--root] [--window-id number][--install] [--visual
     visual] [--color_mode mono | nice |  greedy]  [-nsegments	int]  [--ntrails
     int] [--local_rotation int] [--global_rotation int] [--delay usecs] [--red-
     min  int]	[--greenmin  int] [--bluemin int] [--redrange int] [--greenrange
     int] [--bluerange int] [--fps]

DESCRIPTION
     The kaleidescope program draws line segments in a	symmetric  pattern  that
     evolves over time.

OPTIONS
     kaleidescope accepts the following options:

     --root  Draw on the root window.

     --window-id number
	     Draw on the specified window.

     --color_mode mono | nice | greedy
	     Specify  how  kaleidescope  uses colors. Mono uses just the default
	     foreground and background colors. Nice uses one color for each seg-
	     ment (specified by nsegments). Greedy uses (ntrails * nsegments)  +
	     1	colors.

     --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.

     --nsegments integer
	     The number of segments to draw. Default is 7.

     --ntrails integer
	     The number of trails to draw. Default is 100.

     --local_rotation integer
	     The  rate	at which segments rotate around their center. Default is
	     -59.

     --global_rotation integer
	     The rate at which segments rotate around the center of the  window.
	     Default is 1.

     --redmin, --greenmin, --bluemin, --redrange, --greenrange, --bluerange
	     All take an integer argument. When colors are randomly chosen, they
	     are  chosen  from	the interval min to min plus range. The minimums
	     default to 30000. The ranges default to 20000.

     --delay microseconds
	     How much of a delay should be introduced between steps of the  ani-
	     mation.  Default is 20000, or about 5 frames a second.

     --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 re-
	     sources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.

     XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW
	     The window ID to use with --root.

SEE ALSO
     X(1), kaleidescope(6)

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 1997 by Ron Tapia.  Permission to use, copy, modify, distrib-
     ute, 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  ap-
     pear  in  supporting  documentation.  No representations are made about the
     suitability of this software for any purpose.  It is provided "as is" with-
     out express or implied warranty.

AUTHOR
     Ron Tapia <tapia@nmia.com>, 20-Mar-97.

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

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