photopile
Section: XScreenSaver manual (6x)
Updated: 6.00-1.fc34 (02-Apr-2021)
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NAME
photopile - displays multiple images in a periodically shuffled pile
SYNOPSIS
photopile
[-display
host:display.screen]
[-visual
visual]
[-window]
[-root]
[-count
int]
[-scale
factor]
[-maxTilt
degrees]
[-titles | -no-titles]
[-polaroid | -no-polaroid]
[-shadows | -no-shadows]
[-font
font]
[-speed
ratio]
[-duration
seconds]
[-fps]
[-debug]
[-wireframe]
DESCRIPTION
Loads several random images, and displays them as if lying in a random pile.
The pile is periodically reshuffled, with new images coming in and old ones
being thrown out.
This program requires a good video card capable of supporting large
textures.
To specify the directory that images are loaded from, run
xscreensaver-settings(1)
and click on the "Advanced" tab.
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.
- -count int
-
How many images to display. Default 7.
- -scale factor
-
Size of images in relation to the size of the window. Default 0.4.
- -maxTilt degrees
-
Maximum deviation from vertical. Default 50 degrees.
- -duration seconds
-
Every duration seconds, one of the images will be replaced
with a new one. Default 5 seconds.
- -speed ratio
-
Speed up or slow down the animation. 0.5 means half as fast as the
default; 2.0 means twice as fast.
- -delay number
-
Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 10000 (0.01 seconds.).
- -titles | -no-titles
-
Whether to display the file names of the images beneath them. Default: yes.
- -polaroid | -no-polaroid
-
Whether to simulate images taken by an instant camera. Default: yes.
- -shadows | -no-shadows
-
Whether to draw images with drop shadows. Default: no.
- -font font-name
-
The font to use for the initial loading screen and for image titles.
- -fps
-
Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.
- -debug
-
Prints debugging info to stderr.
- -wireframe
-
Another debug mode.
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-settings(1)
xscreensaver-getimage(6x)
xscreensaver(1)
carousel(6x)
glslideshow(6x)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2005 by Jamie Zawinski.
Copyright © 2008 by Jens Kilian.
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
Jens Kilian.