stonerview(6)

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

💅 stonerview — like, the whole vibe

okay so this is stonerview, and it lives in section 6 of the XScreenSaver manual, bestie. buckle up 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

stonerview [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window]
            [--root] [--window-id number] [--wireframe] [--fps]

that's it. that's the whole summoning ritual 🕯️

🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

chains of colorful squares dance around each other in complex spiral patterns!! literally so mesmerizing, no cap 🌀✨

this is a clone of the SGI electropaint screen saver — yep, a clone, we're giving respectful homage, we're giving "the original ate and we're still thinking about it" 💖

🫶 OPTIONS 🫶

  • --visual visual — specifies which visual to use. legal values are: the name of a visual class, OR the id number (decimal or hex, your choice bestie) of a specific visual. pick your fighter ✨
  • --window — draws on a newly-created window. this is the default, so if you do nothing, this is what you get 🎀
  • --root — draws on the root window. main character energy, takes over the whole screen 👑
  • --window-id number — draws on the specified window. you pick the window, it draws there. simple as that 💅
  • --wireframe — renders in wireframe instead of solid. skeleton mode 🦴✨
  • --fps — displays the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count. stats girlies rise 🙈🔥

🌸 ENVIRONMENT 🌸

  • DISPLAY — used to get the default host and display number.
  • XENVIRONMENT — used 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) — go read those too, iykyk 📚

Copyright © 2002 by Andrew Plotkin.

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 real talk: that's the entire license text, verbatim-ish in spirit — don't strip the notice, don't promise it'll work, and don't come for anyone legally when it explodes. fr fr 💀

⭐ AUTHOR ⭐

Andrew Plotkin.

and that's the tea, bestie 🍓 this one's from X Version 11, released as 6.15 (30-Mar-2026) — go forth and make those squares undulate ✨💜🦋

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