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diff --git a/hacks/glx/glmatrix.man b/hacks/glx/glmatrix.man new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9290290 --- /dev/null +++ b/hacks/glx/glmatrix.man @@ -0,0 +1,116 @@ +.TH XScreenSaver 1 "30-Oct-99" "X Version 11" +.SH NAME +glmatrix - simulates the title sequence effect of the movie +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B glmatrix +[\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP] [\-window] [\-root] [\-install] +[\-visual \fIvisual\fP] +[\-delay \fIusecs\fP] +[\-speed \fIratio\fP] +[\-density \fIpct\fP] +[\-no\-fog] +[\-no\-waves] +[\-no\-rotate] +[\-binary] +[\-hexadecimal] +[\-dna] +[\-clock] +[\-timefmt \fIfmt\fP] +[\-wireframe] +[\-fps] +.SH DESCRIPTION +The \fIglmatrix\fP program draws the 3D "digital rain" effect, as seen +in the title sequence of the Wachowski brothers' film, "The Matrix". + +Also see +.BR xmatrix (MANSUFFIX) +for a 2D rendering of the similar effect that appeared on the +computer monitors actually \fIin\fP the movie. +.SH OPTIONS +.I glmatrix +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 \-install +Install a private colormap for the window. +.TP 8 +.B \-visual \fIvisual\fP\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 \-delay \fIusecs\fP +The delay between frames of the animation, in microseconds: default 30000. +.TP 8 +.B \-speed \fIratio\fP +How fast the glyphs should move; default 1.0. 2.0 means twice as fast, +0.5 means half as fast. +.TP 8 +.B \-density \fIpercentage\fP +The approximate percentage of the screen that should be filled with +characters at any given time. Default 20%. +.TP 8 +.B \-no\-fog +By default, glyphs are dimmer the farther away they are. This +argument disables that. +.TP 8 +.B \-no\-waves +By default, waves of color roll down the columns of glyphs. This +argument disables that. +.TP 8 +.B \-no-rotate\fP +By default, the scene slowly tilts and rotates. This +argument disables that. +.TP 8 +.B \-binary\fP +Instead of displaying Matrix glyphs, only display ones and zeros. +.TP 8 +.B \-hexadecimal\fP +Instead of displaying Matrix glyphs, display hexadecimal digits. +.TP 8 +.B \-dna\fP +Instead of displaying Matrix glyphs, display genetic code +(guanine, adenine, thymine, and cytosine.) +.TP 8 +.B \-clock\fP +Hide a clock displaying the current time somewhere in the glyphs. +.TP 8 +.B \-timefmt\fP \fIstrftime-string\fP +How to format the clock when \fI\-clock\fP is specified. +Default "\ %l%M%p\ ". +.TP 8 +.B \-speed \fIratio\fP +Less than 1 for slower, greater than 1 for faster. Default 1. +.TP 8 +.B \-wireframe +Just draw boxes instead of textured characters. +.TP 8 +.B \-fps +Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count. +.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 xmatrix (MANSUFFIX), +.BR X (1), +.BR xscreensaver (1) +.SH COPYRIGHT +Copyright \(co 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. +.SH AUTHOR +Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 8-Jun-2003. |