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.TH XScreenSaver 1 "13-aug-92" "X Version 11"
.SH NAME
whirlwindwarp - crazy moving stars
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B whirlwindwarp
[\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP] [\-foreground \fIcolor\fP] [\-background \fIcolor\fP] [\-window] [\-root] [\-mono] [\-install] [\-visual \fIvisual\fP] [\-points \fIinteger\fP] [\-tails \fIinteger\fP]
[\-fps]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fIwhirlwindwarp\fP plots stars moving according to various forcefields
(simple 2D equations).
.SH WARNING!
This screensaver may be \fIdangerous\fP for your eyes.
Please don't watch it for too long!
.SH OPTIONS
.I whirlwindwarp
accepts the following options:
.TP 8
.B \-window
Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.
.TP 8
.B \-root
Draw on the root window.
.TP 8
.B \-mono 
If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.
.TP 8
.B \-install
Install a private colormap for the window.
.TP 8
.B \-visual \fIvisual\fP
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.
.TP 8
.B \-points \fIinteger\fP
The number of stars plotted (default 400).
.TP 8
.B \-tails \fIinteger\fP
The length of the tail of each star (default 8).
.TP 8
.B \-fps
Display the current frame rate and CPU load.
.SH ENVIRONMENT
.PP
.TP 8
.B DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
.TP 8
.B XENVIRONMENT
to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources
stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR X (1),
.BR xscreensaver (1)
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) Paul "Joey" Clark.  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.
.SH AUTHOR
Paul "Joey" Clark <pclark@cs.bris.ac.uk> 10-Oct-00