NAME


pinion - draws a scrolling sequence of interconnected gears

SYNOPSIS


pinion [-display host:display.screen] [-window] [-root] [-install] [-visual visual] [-delay usecs] [-scroll ratio] [-spin ratio] [-size ratio] [-max-rpm int] [-wireframe] [-fps]

DESCRIPTION


The pinion program draws an interconnected set of gears moving across the screen.

OPTIONS


pinion accepts the following options:
-window Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
-root Draw on the root 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 usecs
 The delay between frames of the animation, in microseconds: default 15000.
-spin ratio
 How fast the gears should spin; default 1.0. 2.0 means twice as fast, 0.5 means half as fast.
-scroll ratio
 How fast the gears should scroll past the screen; default 1.0. 2.0 means twice as fast, 0.5 means half as fast.
-size ratio
 How big the gears should be, on average; default 1.0. 2.0 means twice as large, 0.5 means half as large.
-max-rpm integer
 If any gear exceeds the maximum RPM, the current gear train is broken there, and we start a new train. Default: 900 RPM. (At 30 FPS, that’s about half a rotation per frame.)
-wireframe Render in wireframe instead of solid.
-fps Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.

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.

SEE ALSO


gears(6x), xscreensaver(1), X(1)

COPYRIGHT


Copyright © 2004 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 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


Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 12-Dec-2004.

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