moebiusgears(6)

NAME
moebiusgears - draw a moebius strip of interlocking gears.

SYNOPSIS
moebiusgears [-display host:display.screen] [-window] [-root] [-install] [-visual visual] [-delay usecs] [-speed float] [-no-spin] [-no-wander] [-no-roll] [-count integer] [-teeth integer] [-wireframe] [-fps]

DESCRIPTION
The moebiusgears program draws a closed, interlinked chain of rotating gears. The layout of the gears follows the path of a moebius strip.

OPTIONS
moebiusgears accepts the following options:

-window
    Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.

-root
    Draw on the root window.

-install
    Install a private colormap for the window.

-visual visual
    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.

-delay usecs
    The delay between frames of the animation, in microseconds. Default: 30000 (0.03 seconds.)

-speed float
    Larger numbers mean run faster. Default: 1.0.

-no-spin
    Don't rotate the object.

-no-wander
    Don't wander the object around the screen.

-no-roll
    Don't slowly roll the moebius strip inside out.

-count integer
    How many gears to draw. Default: 17. Minimum 11, must be odd.

-teeth integer
    How many teeth to draw on each draw. Default: 15. Minimum 7, must be odd.

-wireframe
    Render in wireframe instead of solid.

-fps
    Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.

ENVIRONMENT

DISPLAY
    to get the default host and display number.

XENVIRONMENT
    to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.

SEE ALSO
X(1), xscreensaver(1)

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2007 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.

AUTHOR
Jamie Zawinski.