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popsquares(6)		       XScreenSaver manual		   popsquares(6)

NAME
     popsquares - pop artish pulsing color grid.

SYNOPSIS
     popsquares  [--display  host:display.screen]  [--visual  visual] [--window]
     [--root]  [--window-id  number]  [--delay	number]  [--subdivision  number]
     [--border	number] [--ncolors number] [--twitch] [--no-twitch] [--transpar-
     ent] [--db] [--no-db] [--fps]

DESCRIPTION
     This draws a pop artish grid of pulsing colors.   Inspired  by  cheesy  MTV
     commercials.

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.

     --fg string
	     Starting color of color ramp.  Default: red.

     --bg string
	     Starting color of color ramp.  Default: blue.

     --delay number
	     Per-frame delay, in microseconds.	Default: 25000.

     --subdivision number
	     Number of subdivisions.  Default: 5.

     --border number
	     Size of border between squares in pixels.	Default: 1.

     --ncolors number
	     Number of colors.	Default: 128.

     --twitch | --no-twitch
	     Randomize all squares index into the color ramp periodically.

     --db | --no-db
	     Whether to double buffer.

     --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), xscreensaver(1)

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 2003 by Levi Burton.  Permission to use, copy,  modify,  dis-
     tribute,  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
     Levi Burton

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

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