NAME
laser - draws vaguely laser-like moving lines
SYNOPSIS
laser [-display host:display.screen]
[-foreground color] [-background color] [-window]
[-root] [-mono] [-install] [-visual visual] [-ncolors
integer] [-delay microseconds] [-cycles
integer] [-count integer]
DESCRIPTION
The laser program draws vaguely
laser-like moving lines
OPTIONS
laser 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
- Default 200.
- -count integer
- Default 10.
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 Pascal Pensa.
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
Pascal Pensa <pensa@aurora.unice.fr>, 1995.
Ability to run standalone or with xscreensaver added by
Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 10-May-97.