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helix(6)		      XScreenSaver manual		      helix(6)

NAME
       helix - draw helical string-art patterns

SYNOPSIS
       helix  [--display  host:display.screen]	[--foreground  color] [--back-
       ground  color]	[--window]   [--root]	[--window-id   number][--mono]
       [--erase-speed  usecs]  [--erase-mode integer] [--delay seconds]	[--in-
       stall] [--visual	visual]	[--fps]

DESCRIPTION
       The helix program draws interesting patterns composed of	line  segments
       in random colors.

OPTIONS
       helix accepts the following options:

       --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.

       --mono  If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.

       --delay seconds
	       This  sets  the number of seconds that the helix	will be	on the
	       screen.

       --subdelay microseconds
	       This sets the amount of time to pause periodically while	 draw-
	       ing.

       --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.

       --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
	       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) 1992 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 <jwz@jwz.org>, 13-aug-92.	 Screen	eraser improved	by Jo-
       hannes Keukelaar	<johannes@nada.kth.se>,
	18-sep-97.

X Version 11		      6.09 (07-Jun-2024)		      helix(6)

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