ripples(6) XScreenSaver manual ripples(6) NAME ripples - interference patterns. SYNOPSIS ripples [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window] [--root] [--window-id number] [--delay number] [--duration secs] [--rate number] [--fluidity number] [--light number] [--water] [--stir] [--oily] [--grayscale] [--colors number] [--no-shm] [--fps] DESCRIPTION This draws rippling interference patterns like splashing water. With the -water option, it manipulates your desktop image to look like something is dripping into it. 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: 50000 (0.05 seconds.). --duration seconds How long to run before loading a new image. Default 120 seconds. --rate number Drizzle. 1 - 100. Default: 5. --fluidity number Small Drops. 0 - 16. Default: 6. --light number Lighting Effect. 0 - 8. Default: 0. --water | --no-water Grab Screen Image. Boolean. --stir | --no-stir Moving Splashes. Boolean. --oily | --no-oily Psychedelic Colors. Boolean. --grayscale Convert the screen image to grayscale. Ignored if we don't grab the screen image or if our screen doesn't have enough color depth. --colors number Colors Two. Default: 200. --shm | --no-shm Use Shared Memory. Boolean. --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) 2002 by Tom Hammersley. 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 Tom Hammersley. X Version 11 6.15 (30-Mar-2026) ripples(6)
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