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diff --git a/hacks/interaggregate.man b/hacks/interaggregate.man new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3d1eee3 --- /dev/null +++ b/hacks/interaggregate.man @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +.TH Interaggregate 1 "08-Oct-04" "X Version 11" +.SH NAME +interaggregate - Visualize the momentary and aggregate intersections +between slowly moving circles. +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B interaggregate +[\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP] +[\-foreground \fIcolor\fP] +[\-background \fIcolor\fP] +[\-num\-circles \fIdisc count\fP] +[\-growth\-delay \fIdelayms\fP] +[\-max\-cycles \fImaxr\fP] +[\-percent\-orbits \fIpercent\fP] +[\-base\-orbits \fIpercent\fP] +[\-base\-on\-center] +[\-draw\-centers] +[\-fps] +.SH DESCRIPTION +The Intersection Aggregate is a fun visualization defining the relationships +between objects with Casey Reas, William Ngan, and Robert Hodgin. Commissioned +for display at the Whitney Museum of American Art. + +A surface filled with 100 medium to small sized circles. Each circle has a +different size and direction, but moves at the same slow rate. Display: + + A. The instantaneous intersections of the circles. + B. The aggregate intersections of the circles. + +Ported to XScreensaver from the art project "InterAggregate" at +http://www.complexification.net by J.Tarbell +.SH OPTIONS +.I interaggregate +accepts the following options: +.TP 8 +.B \-num\-circles \fIdisc count\fP (Default: \fI100\fP) +Number of slowly moving and growing discs to use. The more discs, +the more CPU power. +.TP 8 +.B \-growth\-delay \fIdelayms\fP (Default: \fI18000\fP) +Delay in ms between drawing cycles. More delay, slower (but smoother +and less CPU intensive.) +art. +.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. +.TP 8 +.SH BUGS +.PP +.TP 8 +Setting the background to anything besides black confuses the intensity +algorithm and will look terrible. +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR X (1), +.BR xscreensaver (1) +.SH COPYRIGHT +Copyright \(co 2003 by J. Tarbell +(complex@complexification.net, http://www.complexification.net). + +Ported to XScreensaver 2005 by David Agraz. +.SH AUTHOR +J. Tarbell <complex@complexification.net>, Jun-03 + +David Agraz <dagraz@mindspring.com>, Apr-05. |