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diff --git a/hacks/halo.man b/hacks/halo.man new file mode 100644 index 0000000..98960c4 --- /dev/null +++ b/hacks/halo.man @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +.TH XScreenSaver 1 "12-Jun-97" "X Version 11" +.SH NAME +halo - draw circular patterns +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B halo +[\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP] [\-foreground \fIcolor\fP] [\-background \fIcolor\fP] [\-window] [\-root] [\-mono] [\-install] [\-visual \fIvisual\fP] [\-count \fIint\fP] [\-delay \fIusecs\fP] [\-mode seuss | ramp | random ] [\-animate] [\-colors \fIinteger\fP] +[\-fps] +.SH DESCRIPTION +The \fIhalo\fP program draws cool patterns based on circles. +.SH OPTIONS +.I halo +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 \-count \fIinteger\fP +How many circles to draw. Default 0, meaning random. +.TP 8 +.B \-mode "seuss | ramp | random" +In \fIseuss\fP mode, alternating striped curves will be drawn. + +In \fIramp\fP mode, a color ramp will be drawn. + +\fIrandom\fP means pick the mode randomly. +.TP 8 +.B \-delay \fImicroseconds\fP +How much of a delay should be introduced between steps of the animation. +Default 100000, or about 0.1 second. +.TP 8 +.B \-colors \fIinteger\fP +How many colors to use. Default 100. +.TP 8 +.B \-animate +If specified, then the centerpoints of the circles will bounce around. +Otherwise, the circles will be drawn once, erased, and a new set of +circles will be drawn. +.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 \(co 1993 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>, 6-jul-93. |