NAME
braid - draws random color-cycling braids around a
circle
SYNOPSIS
braid [-display host:display.screen]
[-foreground color] [-background color] [-window]
[-root] [-mono] [-install] [-visual visual] [-ncolors
integer] [-delay microseconds] [-cycles
integer] [-count integer]
DESCRIPTION
The braid program draws random
color-cycling braids around a circle.
OPTIONS
braid accepts the following options:
- -window
- Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
- -root
- Draw on the root window.
- -mono
- If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.
- -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.
- -ncolors integer
- How many colors should be used (if possible). Default 64. The
colors used cycle through the hue, making N stops around the color
wheel.
- -cycles integer
- -count integer
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
X(1),
xscreensaver(1),
xlock(1)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 1995 by John Neil.
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software
and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby
granted, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all
copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission
notice appear in supporting documentation.
AUTHOR
John Neil <neil@math.idbsu.edu>,
29-Aug-95.
Ability to run standalone or with xscreensaver added by
Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 10-May-97.