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ripples(6x)		      XScreenSaver manual		   ripples(6x)

NAME
       ripples - interference patterns.

SYNOPSIS
       ripples	 [-display  host:display.screen]  [-visual  visual]  [-window]
       [-root] [-delay number] [-duration secs] [-rate number] [-fluidity num‐
       ber]  [-light  number]  [-water]	 [-stir] [-oily] [-grayscale] [-colors
       number] [-no-shm] [-fps]

DESCRIPTION
       This draws rippling interference patterns like  splashing  water.  With
       the -water option, it manipulates your desktop image to look like some‐
       thing is dripping into it.

OPTIONS
       -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.

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

       -root   Draw on the root window.

       -delay number
	       Per-frame delay, in microseconds.  Default:  50000  (0.05  sec‐
	       onds.).

       -duration seconds
	       How  long  to run before loading a new image.  Default 120 sec‐
	       onds.

       -rate number
	       Drizzle.	 1 - 100.  Default: 5.

       -fluidity number
	       Small Drops.  0 - 16.  Default: 6.

       -light number
	       Lighting Effect.	 0 - 8.	 Default: 0.

       -water | -no-water
	       Grab Screen Image.  Boolean.

       -stir | -no-stir
	       Moving Splashes.	 Boolean.

       -oily | -no-oily
	       Psychedelic Colors.  Boolean.

       -grayscale
	       Convert the screen image to grayscale.	Ignored	 if  we	 don't
	       grab  the  screen  image	 or  if our screen doesn't have enough
	       color depth.

       -colors number
	       Colors Two.  Default: 200.

       -shm | -no-shm
	       Use Shared Memory.  Boolean.

       -fps    Display the current frame rate and CPU load.

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  ©  2002 by Tom Hammersley.  Permission to use, copy, modify,
       distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for  any  pur‐
       pose  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 repre‐
       sentations are made about the suitability of this software for any pur‐
       pose.  It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.

AUTHOR
       Tom Hammersley.

X Version 11		      5.15 (28-Sep-2011)		   ripples(6x)

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