Kaleidescpe(1)

NAME
       Kaleidescope - rotating line segments

SYNOPSIS
       kaleidescope  [-display  host:display.screen] [-foreground
       color] [-background color]  [-window]  [-root]  [-install]
       [-visual  visual]  [-color_mode  mono  |  nice  |  greedy]
       [-nsegments  int]  [-ntrails  int]  [-local_rotation  int]
       [-global_rotation   int]   [-delay  usecs]  [-redmin  int]
       [-greenmin int] [-bluemin int]  [-redrange  int]  [-green-
       range int] [-bluerange int]

DESCRIPTION
       The  kaleidescope program draws line segments in a symmet-
       ric pattern that evolves over time.

OPTIONS
       kaleidescope accepts the following options:

       -root   Draw on the root window.

       -color_mode mono | nice | greedy
               Specify how kaleidescope uses  colors.  Mono  uses
               just the default foreground and background colors.
               Nice uses one color for each segment (specified by
               nsegments).  Greedy uses (ntrails * nsegments) + 1
               colors.

       -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.

       -nsegments integer
               The number of segments to draw. Default is 7.

       -ntrails integer
               The number of trails to draw. Default is 100.

       -local_rotation integer
               The rate at which  segments  rotate  around  their
               center. Default is -59.

       -global_rotation integer
               The  rate at which segments rotate around the cen-
               ter of the window.  Default is 1.

       -redmin, -greenmin, -bluemin, -redrange, -greenrange,
               -bluerange
               All take an integer argument. When colors are ran-
               domly chosen, they are chosen  from  the  interval
               min  to  min  plus  range. The minimums default to
               30000. The ranges default to 20000.

       -delay microseconds
               How much of a delay should be  introduced  between
               steps  of  the  animation.   Default  is 20000, or
               about 5 frames a second.

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_MAN-
               AGER property.

SEE ALSO
       X(1) kaleidescope(1) 

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 1997 by Ron Tapia.  Permission to use, copy,
       modify,  distribute,  and sell this software and its docu-
       mentation 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  per-
       mission  notice  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
       Ron Tapia lt;tapia@nmia.com, 20-Mar-97.