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starfish(6)		      XScreenSaver manual		   starfish(6)

NAME
       starfish	- radially-symmetric throbbing colormap-hacking	graphics demo

SYNOPSIS
       starfish	 [--display host:display.screen] [--foreground color] [--back-
       ground color] [--window]	[--root] [--window-id  number][--mono]	[--in-
       stall]  [--visual  visual] [--delay usecs] [--delay2 secs] [--thickness
       pixels]	[--rotation  degrees]  [--duration  seconds]  [--colors	  int]
       [--blob]	[--no-blob] [--fps]

DESCRIPTION
       The  starfish  program  draws radially symmetric	objects, which expand,
       contract, rotate, and turn inside out.  It uses	these  shapes  to  lay
       down a field of smooth colors, and then rotates the colormap.

OPTIONS
       starfish	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.

       --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.

       --delay microseconds
	       How  much  of a delay should be introduced between steps	of the
	       animation.  Default 10000, or about 1/100th second.

       --thickness pixels
	       How wide	each color band	should be.  Default 0, meaning	random
	       (the chosen value will be between 0 and 15.)

       --rotation degrees
	       How quickly the objects should rotate at	each step.  Default 0,
	       meaning	random	(the chosen value will be between 0 and	12 de-
	       grees.)

       --colors	int
	       How many	colors to use.	Default	200.   The  more  colors,  the
	       smoother	 the  transitions will be, and the nicer the resultant
	       images.

       --duration seconds
	       How long	to run before choosing a new shape.  Default  30  sec-
	       onds.

       --delay2	seconds
	       When  duration  expires,	how long to wait before	starting a new
	       run.  Default 5 seconds.

       --blob

       --no-blob
	       If blob option is specified, then the raw shapes	will be	shown,
	       instead of a field of colors generated from them.

       --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) 1997 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>, 14-Jun-97.

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