scooter - shows a journey through space tunnel and stars
scooter [--display host:display.screen] [--mono]
[--delay millisecs] [--cycles cycles] [--count count]
[--size size] [--ncolors colors] [--window] [--root]
[--window-id number][--install | --noinstall] [--visual
visual] [--fps | --no-fps] [--pair]
scooter is a screensaver that shows endless journey through
space tunnel and stars.
scooter 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.
- --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
milliseconds
- How much of a delay should be introduced between steps of the animation.
Default 10, or about 1/100th second.
- --cycles
cycles
- How fast/slow the screensaver is. cycles takes number of cycles.
The default is 5 cycles.
- --count
count
- Specifies how many doors in a tunnel can be rendered. Minimum is 4.
Default is 24.
- --size
size
- Specifies how many stars outside the tunnel can be rendered. Default is
100.
- --ncolors
colors
- Specifies number of colors. A number that is less than or equals 2 means
monochrome. --mono achieves the same thing.
- --pair
- Start screensaver in pairs (Not recommended)
- --fps
- Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
- 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.
X(1), xscreensaver(1),
xscreensaver-settings(1), xscreensaver-getimage(6x)
Copyright © 2001 by Sven Thoennissen. 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 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.
Sven Thoennissen <posse@gmx.net>