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NAME

helios - attraction/repulsion particle effects and some smooth surfaces.

SYNOPSIS

helios [--root/-r] [--maxfps/-x number] [--vsync/-y number] [--dpms/-M number] [--ions/-i number] [--size/-s number] [--emitters/-e number] [--attracters/-a number] [--speed/-S number] [--cameraspeed/-c number] [--surface/-u] [--no-surface/-U] [--blur/-b number] [--wireframe/-w] [--no-wireframe/-W]

DESCRIPTION

From Terry Walsh (http://reallyslick.com): "Throw together some attraction/repulsion particle effects and some smooth surfaces and this is what you get. It's pretty insane >=)"

Ported to Linux by Tugrul Galatali.

OPTIONS

Draw on the root window.
Set maximum frame rate.
Limit redraws to specified number of vertical refreshes. 0 - 100. Default: 1
Stop rendering new frames if the display is not on. 0 - 1. Default: 1
Number of ions. 0 - 30000. Default: 1500
Ion size. 1 - 100. Default: 10
Number of emitters. 1 - 10. Default: 3
Number of attracters. 1 - 10. Default: 3
Animation speed. 1 - 100. Default: 10
Camera speed. 0 - 100. Default: 10
Helios Surfaces. Default: True
Motion Blur. 0 - 100. Default: 10
Wireframe surfaces. Default: False

ENVIRONMENT

to get the default host and display number.

SEE ALSO

X(1),

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2002 by Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali.

Helios is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.

Helios is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

AUTHOR

Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali <tugrul@galatali.com>

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