NAME


glmatrix - simulates the title sequence effect of the movie

SYNOPSIS


glmatrix [-display host:display.screen] [-window] [-root] [-install] [-visual visual] [-delay usecs] [-density percentage] [-top | -bottom | -both] [-small | -large] [-trace] [-phone number] [-wireframe] [-fps]

DESCRIPTION


The glmatrix program draws dropping characters similar to what is seen in the title sequence of the Wachowski brothers’ film, "The Matrix".

Also see xmatrix(6x) for a 2D rendering of the similar effect that appeared on the computer monitors actually in the movie.

OPTIONS


glmatrix 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 30000.
-speed ratio
 How fast the glyphs should move; default 1.0. 2.0 means twice as fast, 0.5 means half as fast.
-density percentage
 The approximate percentage of the screen that should be filled with characters at any given time. Default 20%.
-no-fog By default, glyphs are dimmer the farther away they are. This argument disables that.
-no-waves By default, waves of color roll down the columns of glyphs. This argument disables that.
-binary Instead of displaying Matrix glyphs, only display ones and zeros.
-hexadecimal
 Instead of displaying Matrix glyphs, display hexadecimal digits.
-dna Instead of displaying Matrix glyphs, display genetic code (guanine, adenine, thymine, and cytosine.)
-wireframe Just draw boxes instead of textured characters.
-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


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

COPYRIGHT


Copyright © 1999-2003 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>, 8-Jun-2003.

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