rubikblocks(6)

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

🌸 NAME 🌸

rubikblocks(6) — straight outta the XScreenSaver manual, bestie — this one animates the Rubik's Mirror Blocks puzzle. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

rubikblocks [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window]
       [--root] [--window-id number] [--install] [--delay microseconds]
       [--texture] [--no-texture] [--mono] [--wireframe] [--spin] [--no-spin]
       [--wander] [--no-wander] [--randomize] [--no-randomize] [--spinspeed
       number] [--rotspeed number] [--wanderspeed number] [--wait number]
       [--cubesize number] [--fps]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

This program animates a puzzle called Rubik's Mirror Blocks. The moves are chosen randomly, fr fr. 🎲✨

💖 OPTIONS 💖

okay bestie, rubikblocks accepts the following options, no cap:

  • --window — Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default, periodt. 🪟
  • --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 microseconds — How long to pause between frames. Default is 20000, or 0.02 second. ⏳
  • --texture — Use texture maps. This is the default. 🧵
  • --no-texture — Use solid colors. Looks a bit weird. 🙈
  • --mono — Disable both texture maps and colors. Ditto. 💀
  • --wireframe — Only draw outlines. Outlines of each piece, not only the whole object, are drawn. Every piece gets its little outline moment. 🔲
  • --spin — Spin the whole object around X, Y and Z axes. This is the default. 🌀
  • --no-spin — Do not spin, stay in the same tilt all the time. Chill. 🧘
  • --wander — Move the object around the screen. This is the default. 🚶
  • --no-wander — Keep the object centered on the screen. Main-character center. 🎯
  • --randomize — Shuffle the puzzle randomly at startup. This is the default. 🎲
  • --no-randomize — Do not shuffle at startup, begin at the shape of cube. 🧊
  • --spinspeed number — The relative speed of spinning. Default is 1.0. 💫
  • --rotspeed number — The relative speed of the moves. Default is 3.0. Setting to ≤ 0.0 makes the object stay at one configuration. So that’s the frozen-config setting, iykyk. 🔄
  • --wanderspeed number — The relative speed of wandering around the screen. Default is 0.02. 🌈
  • --wait number — How long to stay at final position after each move. The meaning of the argument is again relative. Default is 40.0. ⏱️
  • --cubesize number — Size of the object. Value of 3.0 fills roughly all the screen. 📦
  • --fps — Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count. 📈

🌿 ENVIRONMENT 🌿

These env vars are doing the behind-the-scenes thing:

  • 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 🔭

Legal tea time, bestie — this next bit is the actual license, no edits, no cap:

Copyright © 2009 by Vasek Potocek. 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 👑

Shoutout to Vasek Potocek <vasek.potocek@post.cz>, 04-Feb-09. 💌

💖 okay that’s the whole page, bestie — this glow-up comes from X Version 11, release 6.15 (30-Mar-2026). mwah, bye! 💖

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