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sundancer2(1)


NAME

   sundancer2 - rotating stack of quads.

SYNOPSIS

   sundancer2   [--root/-r]   [--maxfps/-x   number]  [--vsync/-y  number]
   [--dpms/-M  number]  [--quad_count/-q   number]   [--speed/-s   number]
   [--transparency/-t  number]  [--foreground/-f  number] [--background/-b
   number] [--reverse/-e] [--no-reverse/-E]

DESCRIPTION

   Neat rotation effects from rotation and skewing  stack  of  transparent
   squares.

   Ported to Linux by Tugrul Galatali.

OPTIONS

   --root  Draw on the root window.

   --maxfps number
           Set maximum frame rate.

   --vsync number
           Limit  redraws  to specified number of vertical refreshes.  0 -
           100.  Default: 1

   --dpms number
           Stop rendering new frames if the display is not  on.   0  -  1.
           Default: 1

   --quad_count number
           Set number of stacked quads.  1 - 300.  Default: 150

   --speed number
           Rotational speed.  1 - 40.  Default: 20

   --transparency number
           Percentage of transparency.  1 - 100.  Default: 75

   --foreground number
           Color  for the top of the heap using hex color codes.  000000 -
           ffffff.  Default: ffff00

   --background number
           Color for the bottom of the heap using hex color codes.  000000
           - ffffff.  Default: ff0000

   --reverse
           Reverse rotation occasionally.  Default: False

ENVIRONMENT

   DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.

SEE ALSO

   X(1),

COPYRIGHT

   Copyright  2002 by Dirk Songuer and Tugrul Galatali.

   Sundancer2  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.

   Sundancer2  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

   Dirk    Songuer    <delax@sundancerinc.de>    and    Tugrul    Galatali
   <tugrul@galatali.com>



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