NAME

scooter - shows a journey through space tunnel and stars

SYNOPSIS

scooter [--display host:display.screen] [--mono] [--delay millisecs] [--cycles cycles] [--count count] [--size size] [--ncolors colors] [--window] [--root] [--window-id number][--install | --noinstall] [--visual visual] [--fps | --no-fps] [--pair]

DESCRIPTION

scooter is a screensaver that shows endless journey through space tunnel and stars.

OPTIONS

scooter accepts the following options:

--window

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

--root

Draw on the root window.

--window-id number

Draw on the specified window.

--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 much of a delay should be introduced between steps of the animation. Default 10, or about 1/100th second.

--cycles cycles

How fast/slow the screensaver is. cycles takes number of cycles. The default is 5 cycles.

--count count

Specifies how many doors in a tunnel can be rendered. Minimum is 4. Default is 24.

--size size

Specifies how many stars outside the tunnel can be rendered. Default is 100.

--ncolors colors

Specifies number of colors. A number that is less than or equals 2 means monochrome. --mono achieves the same thing.

--pair

Start screensaver in pairs (Not recommended)

--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.

XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW

The window ID to use with --root.

SEE ALSO

X(1), xscreensaver(1), xscreensaver-settings(1), xscreensaver-getimage(6)

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2001 by Sven Thoennissen. 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

Sven Thoennissen <posse@gmx.net>