discrete(6)

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version 6.15 · 2 versions
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✨ discrete(6) ✨

okay so this is a page from the XScreenSaver manual, and bestie, it's literally called discrete — say hi to your new fractal obsession 💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

discrete — discrete map iterative function fractal systems. that's the whole vibe, no cap.

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

discrete [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window]
[--root] [--window-id number] [--cycles number] [--delay number]
[--ncolors number] [--fps]

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

More ``discrete map'' systems, periodt. This one's bringing you new variants of Hopalong and Julia (yes, those icons 👑), plus a few others because why not. It's giving fractal excellence, honestly 🌀✨

💅 OPTIONS 💅

  • --visual visual — tells it which visual to use, bestie. Legal values are literally the name of a visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual. pick your fave 💫
  • --window — draws on a newly-created window. this is the default, so it's the main character energy already 🫶
  • --root — draws on the root window. going full background-mode, love that for you 🌈
  • --window-id number — draws on the window you point at. very specific of you, and we respect it 💜
  • --cycles number — the timeout. range is 100 - 10000. Default: 2500. ⏳
  • --delay number — per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 1000 (that's 0.001 seconds, for the record 🫡).
  • --ncolors number — number of colors. Default: 100. so many colors, so little time 🎨
  • --fps — displays the current frame rate and CPU load. ngl this is the stats-girl option and i'm obsessed 📊🔥

🧚 ENVIRONMENT 🧚

  • DISPLAY — to get the default host and display number. it's giving "where am i supposed to be" energy 🗺️
  • XENVIRONMENT — to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property. fancy override situation, iykyk 💅
  • XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW — the window ID to use with --root. 🔑

🦄 SEE ALSO 🦄

go read those too, bestie, they're the supporting cast 🫶

Copyright © 2002 by Tim Auckland.

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. 📜

ok that's the legal bit, and it's fr fr important — the "as is, no warranty" part is doing a lot of heavy lifting there, so don't skip it 🙈

🍓 AUTHOR 🍓

Tim Auckland. legend behaviour, honestly 🌟

and that's the whole page, bestie — go make some discrete-map fractal art and text your friends about it 💖✨🎀

this lil masterpiece came to you as X Version 11, from xscreensaver 6.15 (30-Mar-2026) — mwah, slay, no cap 🫶💅

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