From d3a98cf6cbc3bd0b9efc570f58e8812c03931c18 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Rettberg Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2018 10:08:48 +0200 Subject: Original 5.40 --- hacks/flow.man | 137 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 137 insertions(+) create mode 100644 hacks/flow.man (limited to 'hacks/flow.man') diff --git a/hacks/flow.man b/hacks/flow.man new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ea3a295 --- /dev/null +++ b/hacks/flow.man @@ -0,0 +1,137 @@ +.TH XScreenSaver 1 "" "X Version 11" +.SH NAME +flow - strange attractors. +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B flow +[\-display \fIhost:display.screen\fP] +[\-visual \fIvisual\fP] +[\-window] +[\-root] +[\-count \fInumber\fP] +[\-cycles \fInumber\fP] +[\-periodic|\-no\-periodic] +[\-search|\-no\-search] +[\-rotate|\-no\-rotate] +[\-ride|\-no\-ride] +[\-box|\-no\-box] +[\-dbuf|\-no\-dbuf] +[\-ncolors \fInumber\fP] +[\-delay \fInumber\fP] +[\-fps] +.SH DESCRIPTION +Strange attractors formed of flows in a 3D differential equation phase +space. Features the popular attractors described by \fBLorentz\fP, +\fBRoessler\fP, \fBBirkhoff\fP and \fBDuffing\fP, and can discover +entirely new attractors by itself. +.SH OPTIONS +.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 \-window +Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default. +.TP 8 +.B \-root +Draw on the root window. +.TP 8 +.B \-count \fInumber\fP +Number of particles in the flow. Default: 3000 +.TP 8 +.B \-size \fInumber\fP +Length of particle trails. Negative values indicate +randomness. The computational load of a given flow depends on +(particle count) * (trail length). Default: -10 +.TP 8 +.B \-cycles \fInumber\fP +Timeout before changing objects. 0 - 800000. Default: 10000. +.TP 8 +.B \-periodic +.TP 8 +.B \-no\-periodic +turn on/off periodic attractors. These are flows in 2 dependent +variables, with a periodic dependence on a third independent variable +(eg time). Flow will sometimes choose to start all the particles in +the same phase to illustrate the flow's cross-section. Default: +on +.TP 8 +.B \-search +.TP 8 +.B \-no\-search +turn on/off search for new attractors. If this is enabled, a fraction +of the computing cycles is directed to searching a 60-dimensional +parameter space for new strange attractors. If periodic flows are +enabled, these can be searched too. Watch carefully - you are quite +likely to see mathematical objects that have never been seen before, +and since the parameters are not recorded, you'll probably never see +them again! Default: on +.TP 8 +.B \-rotate +.TP 8 +.B \-no\-rotate +turn on/off rotating around attractor. Default: on +.TP 8 +.B \-ride +.TP 8 +.B \-no\-ride +turn on/off ride in the flow. Default: on + +If both -rotate and -ride are enabled the viewpoint will occasionally +fly between the two views. +.TP 8 +.B \-box +.TP 8 +.B \-no\-box +turn on/off bounding box. Default: on +.TP 8 +.B \-dbuf +.TP 8 +.B \-no\-dbuf +turn on/off double buffering. If Flow runs slowly in full screen, but +fast in a smaller window (eg on old graphics cards with too little +memory), try turning this option off. Default: on +.TP 8 +.B \-ncolors \fInumber\fP +Number of Colors. Default: 200. +.TP 8 +.B \-delay \fInumber\fP +Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 10000 (0.01 seconds.). +.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) 1996 by Tim Auckland +Incorporating some code from Stephen Davies Copyright (c) 2000 + +Search code based on techniques described in "Strange Attractors: +Creating Patterns in Chaos" by Julien C. Sprott + +Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its +documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, +provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that +both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in +supporting documentation. + +This file is provided AS IS with no warranties of any kind. The author +shall have no liability with respect to the infringement of copyrights, +trade secrets or any patents by this file or any part thereof. In no +event will the author be liable for any lost revenue or profits or +other special, indirect and consequential damages. + +Adapted from swarm.c Copyright (c) 1991 by Patrick J. Naughton. + +Adapted from xswarm by Jeff Butterworth. (butterwo@ncsc.org). +.SH AUTHOR +Tim Auckland -- cgit v1.2.3-55-g7522