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whirlwindwarp(6)	      XScreenSaver manual	      whirlwindwarp(6)

NAME
       whirlwindwarp - crazy moving stars

SYNOPSIS
       whirlwindwarp   [-display   host:display.screen]	  [-foreground	color]
       [-background color] [-window] [-root] [-mono] [-install] [-visual  vis‐
       ual] [-points integer] [-tails integer] [-fps]

DESCRIPTION
       whirlwindwarp plots stars moving according to various forcefields (sim‐
       ple 2D equations).

WARNING!
       This screensaver may be dangerous for your eyes.	 Please don't watch it
       for too long!

OPTIONS
       whirlwindwarp accepts the following options:

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

       -root   Draw on the root window.

       -mono   If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.

       -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.

       -points integer
	       The number of stars plotted (default 400).

       -tails integer
	       The length of the tail of each star (default 8).

       -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 (c) Paul "Joey" Clark.	 Permission to use, copy, modify, dis‐
       tribute,	 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 per‐
       mission 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
       Paul "Joey" Clark <pclark@cs.bris.ac.uk> 10-Oct-00

X Version 11		      5.07 (10-Aug-2008)	      whirlwindwarp(6)

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