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winduprobot(6)		       XScreenSaver manual		  winduprobot(6)

NAME
     winduprobot - screen saver.

SYNOPSIS
     winduprobot  [--display  host:display.screen]  [--visual visual] [--window]
     [--root] [--window-id number] [--delay number]  [--count  number]	[--speed
     ratio]  [--size  ratio]  [--opacity  ratio]  [--talk  ratio] [--no-texture]
     [--no-fade] [--fps]

DESCRIPTION
     A swarm of wind-up toy robots wander around  the  table-top,  bumping  into
     each other. Each robot contains a mechanically accurate gear system inside,
     which  you  can  see  when  the  robot's shell occasionally fades to trans-
     parency.

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: 20000 (0.02 seconds).

     --count number
	     Number of robots.	1 - 100.  Default: 25.

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

     --size ratio
	     Robot size.  2.0 means twice as big, 0.5 means half as big.

     --opacity ratio
	     Robot skin transparency.  0.0 - 1.0.  Default: 1.0.

     --talk ratio
	     How often to occasionally pop up a word bubble with random text  in
	     it.  0.0 means never. 1.0 means often.

     --texture | --no-texture
	     Whether the robot's surface should be reflective chrome.

     --fade | --no-fade
	     Whether  to  sometimes  fade  the robot's opacity to show the inner
	     mechanism.

     --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 re-
	     sources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.

     XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW
	     The window ID to use with --root.

SEE ALSO
     X(1), xscreensaver(1) xscreensaver-text(6)

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 2014 by Jamie Zawinski.  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
     Jamie Zawinski.

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

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