.TH "Really Slick ScreenSavers" 1 "" "X Version 11" .de Ds .Sp .nf .. .de De .fi .. .SH NAME solarwinds - mesmerizing particle effects saver. .SH SYNOPSIS .B solarwinds [\--root/-r] [\--maxfps/-x \fInumber\fP] [\--vsync/-y \fInumber\fP] [\--dpms/-M \fInumber\fP] [\--preset/-R \fInumber\fP] [\--winds/-w \fInumber\fP] [\--emitters/-e \fInumber\fP] [\--particles/-p \fInumber\fP] [\--geometry/-g \fInumber\fP] [\--size/-s \fInumber\fP] [\--windspeed/-W \fInumber\fP] [\--emitterspeed/-E \fInumber\fP] [\--particlespeed/-P \fInumber\fP] [\--blur/-b \fInumber\fP] .SH DESCRIPTION From Terry Walsh (\fIhttp://reallyslick.com\fP): "This is a very mesmerizing particle effects saver. Tweak the settings a little and you'll find that you can achieve an amazing number of different patterns. You can also connect the particles with lines for a very different effect." Ported to Linux by Tugrul Galatali. .SH OPTIONS .TP 8 .B \--root Draw on the root window. .TP 8 .B \--maxfps \fInumber\fP Set maximum frame rate. .TP 8 .B \--vsync \fInumber\fP Limit redraws to specified number of vertical refreshes. 0 - 100. Default: 1 .TP 8 .B \--dpms \fInumber\fP Stop rendering new frames if the display is not on. 0 - 1. Default: 1 .TP 8 .B \--preset \fInumber\fP .Ds 1 - Regular (--regular) 2 - Cosmic Strings (--cosmicstrings) 3 - Cold Pricklies (--coldpricklies) 4 - Space Fur (--spacefur) 5 - Jiggly (--jiggy) 6 - Undertow (--undertow) .De Presets that override all options that come before it on the command line. 1 - 6. Default: 1 .TP 8 .B \--winds \fInumber\fP Winds. 1 - 10. Default: 1 .TP 8 .B \--emitters \fInumber\fP Emitters per wind. 1 - 1000. Default: 30 .TP 8 .B \--particles \fInumber\fP Particles per wind. 0 - 10000. Default: 2000 .TP 8 .B \--geometry \fInumber\fP .Ds 0 - Lights (--lights) 1 - Points (--points) 2 - Lines (--lines) .De Type of geometry. 0 - 2. Default: 0 .TP 8 .B \--size \fInumber\fP Particle Size. 1 - 100. Default: 50 .TP 8 .B \--windspeed \fInumber\fP Wind Speed. 1 - 100. Default: 20 .TP 8 .B \--emitterspeed \fInumber\fP Emitter Speed. 1 - 100. Default: 15 .TP 8 .B \--particlespeed \fInumber\fP Particle Speed. 1 - 100. Default: 10 .TP 8 .B \--blur \fInumber\fP Motion Blur. 0 - 100. Default: 40 .SH ENVIRONMENT .PP .TP 8 .B DISPLAY to get the default host and display number. .SH SEE ALSO .BR X (1), .SH COPYRIGHT Copyright \(co 2002 by Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali. Solarwinds 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. Solarwinds 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. .SH AUTHOR Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali