NAME
xmatrix - simulates the computer displays from the
movie
SYNOPSIS
xmatrix [-display
host:display.screen] [-window] [-root] [-install] [-visual
visual] [-delay usecs] [-density percentage]
[-top | -bottom | -both] [-small | -large] [-trace] [-phone
number]
DESCRIPTION
The xmatrix program draws dropping
characters similar to what is seen on the computer monitors in the
Wachowski brothers' film, "The Matrix".
Also see glmatrix(1)
for a 3D rendering of the similar effect that appeared in the title
for a 3D rendering of the similar effect that appeared in the title
sequence of the movie.
OPTIONS
xmatrix 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 steps of the animation, in microseconds:
default 10000.
- -density percentage
- The approximate percentage of the screen that should be filled
with characters at any given time. Default 75%.
When running in a window, typing + will increase the
density and typing - will decrease it. Typing 0 will
momentarily drain the screen.
- -top | -bottom | -both
- If -top is specified, the characters will only drop in
from the top of the screen as sliding columns of characters. If
-bottom is specified, then instead of sliding columns, the
characters will appear as columns that grow downwards and are
erased from above. If -both is specified, then a mixture of
both styles will be used. The default is -both.
When running in a window, typing [ will switch to
top-mode, typing ] will switch to bottom-mode, and typing
\ will switch to both-mode.
- -small | -large
- These options specify the sizes of the characters. The default
is -large.
- -trace
- Start off with a representation of a phone number being traced.
When the number is finally found, display The Matrix as usual.
- -phone number
- The phone number to trace, if -trace is specified.
- -crack
- Start off by shutting down the power grid.
- -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.)
- -knock-knock
- Produce some messages at random times.
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
glmatrix(1),
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>, 25-Apr-99.