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worldpieces(6)		      XScreenSaver manual		worldpieces(6)

NAME
       worldpieces - globe assembly screen saver.

SYNOPSIS
       worldpieces  [--display	host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--win-
       dow] [--root] [--delay number] [--speed ratio] [--no-wander]  [--no-ro-
       tate]  [--spin  ratio]  [--speed	 ratio]	 [--no-stars]  [--underground]
       [--fastforward] [--wireframe] [--fps]

DESCRIPTION
       The Earth fills up with countries one at	a time,	solving	 international
       relations like a	jigsaw puzzle.

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.

       --delay number
	       Per-frame  delay,  in  microseconds.  Default: 20000 (0.02 sec-
	       onds).

       --speed ratio
	       Animation speed.	 2.0 means twice as fast, 0.5  means  half  as
	       fast.

       --wander	| --no-wander
	       Whether the planet should wander	around the screen.

       --spin ratio
	       Whether	and how	fast the planet	should rotate around the axis.
	       2.0 means twice as fast,	0.5 means half as fast.

       --roll |	--no-roll
	       Whether the planet should wobble.

       --stars | --no-stars
	       Whether to display a star field.

       --underground | --no-underground
	       Whether to show the seamy underbelly of the countries.

       --fastforward | --no-fastforward
	       If you are impatient waiting for	the countries to fill in, this
	       will initially skip ahead a bit.

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

       --image file
	       The image to use	for the	Earth's	surface.

       --fps | --no-fps
	       Whether to show a frames-per-second display at  the  bottom  of
	       the screen.

ENVIRONMENT
       DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.

       XENVIRONMENT
	       to  get	the  name of a resource	file that overrides the	global
	       resources stored	in the RESOURCE_MANAGER	property.

       XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW
	       The window ID to	use with --root.

SEE ALSO
       X(1), xscreensaver(1)

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2026 by Jamie Zawinski.  Permission to use, copy, modify,
       distribute, and sell this software and its documentation	for  any  pur-
       pose  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	repre-
       sentations are made about the suitability of this software for any pur-
       pose.  It is provided "as is" without express or	implied	warranty.

AUTHOR
       Jamie Zawinski.

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

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