truchet

Section: XScreenSaver manual (6)
Updated: 5.40 (12-Aug-2018)
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NAME

truchet - draws curved or angular Truchet patterns

SYNOPSIS

truchet [-display host:display.screen] [-foreground color] [-background color] [-window] [-root] [-mono] [-install] [-visual visual] [-delay milliseconds] [-min-width integer] [-min-height integer] [-max-width integer] [-max-height integer] [-max-linewidth integer] [-min-linewidth integer] [-erase] [-no-erase] [-erase-count integer] [-square] [-not-square] [-curves] [-no-curves] [-angle] [-no-angles] [-scroll] [-scroll-overlap integer] [-anim-delay integer] [-anim-step-size integer]

[-fps]

DESCRIPTION

The truchet program draws arc and line based Truchet patterns.

OPTIONS

truchet 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.

-delay milliseconds

How long to wait between drawing each screenful. Default is 1 seconds.

-min-width integer

The minimum width in pixels of each square. Default is 40.

-min-height integer

The minimum height in pixels of each square. Default is 40.

-max-width integer

The maximum width in pixels of each square. Default is 150.

-max-height integer

The maximum height in pixels of each square. Default is 150.

-max-linewidth integer

The maximum width of the lines used to draw. Default is 25.

-min-linewidth integer

The minimum width of the lines used to draw. Default is 2.

-erase

-no-erase

Whether to clear the screen after each screenful is drawn. Default is True (erase).

-erase-count integer

The number of screenfuls to draw before erasing. Default is 25.

-square

-not-square

Whether to force the tiles to be square. Default is True (square).

-curves

-no-curves

Whether to draw the arc based Truchet pattern. Default is True (curves).

-angles

-no-angles

Whether or not to draw the line based Truchet pattern. Default is True (angles)

-scroll

Use the scroll mode. Default is False.

-scroll-overlap

The amount to scroll from one side to another. Default is 400.

-anim-delay

The time to pause between each animation step. Default is 100.

-anim-step-size

The amount of steps to skip between each animation step. Default is 3.

-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.

COPYRIGHT

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.

AUTHOR

Adrian Likins, 1998.