fadeplot(6)

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version 6.15 · 2 versions
, in alpine 3.24, arch rolling, nixpkgs unstable

💫 fadeplot — the XScreenSaver manual, bestie edition 💫

Okay so picture this: it's from the XScreenSaver manual, section 6, and the program is called fadeplot. It draws a waving ribbon that follows a sinusoidal path. That's it. That's the whole vibe. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

fadeplot — literally draws a waving ribbon following a sinusoidal path. Iconic behavior, no notes. 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

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

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

It draws what looks like a waving ribbon following a sinusoidal path. That's the entire description and honestly? It ate. 🫶 A ribbon. Waving. Sinusoidally. On your screen. Main character energy fr fr.

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • --visual visual — tells it which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual. iykyk.
  • --window — draw on a newly-created window. This is the default, so it's lowkey doing this already.
  • --root — draw on the root window instead. nesting time 💅
  • --window-id number — draw on the specified window. Be specific, bestie.
  • --count number — the Count. Range is 0 - 20. Default: 10.
  • --cycles number — how many frames until the shape changes. Default: 1500. Not me counting frames 😭
  • --delay number — per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 30000 (0.03 seconds.).
  • --ncolors number — number of colors. Default: 64. Rainbow moment 🌈
  • --fps — display the current frame rate and CPU load. Vibe check, but with numbers.

🦋 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)

Copyright © 2002 by Bas van Gaalen and Charles Vidal.

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.

Real talk: that's a "no warranty, use at your own risk" situation — keep the copyright notice in your copies and you're golden. 🫶

🌟 AUTHOR 🌟

Bas van Gaalen and Charles Vidal. Legends, tbh. 🔥

Okay that's the whole page, bestie — this was fadeplot(6) from X Version 11, version 6.15, dated 30-Mar-2026. Slay, go stare at a sinusoidal ribbon. 💅✨

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