hexadrop - Man Page

hexadrop [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window] [--root] [--window-id number] [--delay number] [--speed number] [--size number] [--sides number] [--uniform-speed] [--no-uniform-speed] [--lockstep] [--no-lockstep] [--fps]

Draws a grid of hexagons or other shapes and drops them out.

--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.

--window

Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.

--root

Draw on the root window.

--window-id number

Draw on the specified window.

--delay number

Per-frame delay, in microseconds.  Default: 30000 (0.03 seconds.).

--speed number

Speed. 0.5 for half as fast; 2.0 for twice as fast.

--size number

How many tiles to fit horizontally on the screen.  Default 15.

--sides number

Shape of the tiles. 3, 4, 6 or 8. Default: random.

--uniform-speed | --no-uniform-speed

Whether each tile should drop at the same speed. Default: random.

--lockstep | --no-lockstep

Whether each tile should drop at the same time. Default: random.

--fps | --no-fps

Whether to show a frames-per-second display at the bottom of the screen.

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.

XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW

The window ID to use with --root.

X(1), xscreensaver(1)

Copyright © 2013 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.

Jamie Zawinski.