darktransit(6x)

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version 6.17 · 3 versions
, in fedora 44

✨ darktransit ✨

okay bestie, come sit with me, because this one is a moment. it's darktransit, a screensaver from the XScreenSaver manual (section 6x, iykyk), and it is literally giving cyber dreamscape energy. no cap.

🌈 NAME 🌈

darktransit — a screen saver. that's it. that's the vibe. 🦋

💫 SYNOPSIS 💫

darktransit [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window]
[--root] [--delay number] [--speed number] [--scale number] [--fps]

like, you run it, you give it some optional little knobs, and it goes. periodt.

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

you are flying through a generative cyber manifold. ✨ that's the whole thing. that's the experience. it's giving "main character in a sci-fi intro sequence," and honestly? obsessed. 💅

👑 OPTIONS 👑

every flag, bestie. all of them. not a single one skipped, because we do not gatekeep here. 🫶

  • --visual visual — tells it which visual to use, queen. legal values are either the name of a visual class, or the id number of a specific visual — and that number can be decimal or hex, whichever floats your boat. 🌸
  • --window — draw on a newly-created window. this is the default, so if you say nothing, you get this. iconic default behaviour ngl.
  • --root — draw on the root window. yes, THE root window. the big one. 🌈
  • --delay number — per-frame delay, measured in microseconds. default is 20000, which is 0.02 seconds, in case you were doing math in your head like I know you were. 🧮✨
  • --speed number — animation speed, bb. 2.0 means twice as fast, and 0.5 means half as fast. simple as. 💀
  • --scale number — resolution, basically. the range is 0.1 to 1.0, and the default is 1.0. lowkey tiny numbers = tiny vibes. 🍓
  • --fps | --no-fps — whether to show a frames-per-second display at the bottom of the screen. yes for --fps, no for --no-fps. the little number goes brrr at the bottom, or it doesn't. your call. 🔥

🌸 ENVIRONMENT 🌸

the environment variables are here too, girl, I got you:

  • DISPLAY — used to get the default host and display number. it's the plug that tells everything where to show up. 📺
  • XENVIRONMENT — used to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property. it's the override file, the "actually, no, we're doing it my way" file. 💅
  • XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW — the window ID to use with --root. ⌨️

🔍 SEE ALSO 🔍

go read these too, bestie, they're the friends of this page:

(the last one is where the inspo lives, jsyk 👀)

Copyright © 2025 by Matt Vianueva.

and here's the legal bit, verbatim vibes but make it cute: 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 appears in all copies, and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.

⚠️ also important, no cap: no representations are made about the suitability of this software for any purpose. it is provided "as is", without express or implied warranty. so like, it's yours to enjoy, but don't come for anyone if it does something goofy. 🙈

💜 AUTHOR 💜

Matt Vianueva <diatribes@gmail.com>.

and that's the whole page, bestie! 🎀 this was darktransit from the XScreenSaver manual, and it shipped in X Version 11, 6.17-1.fc44, dated 13-Oct-2026. slay, go fly through a manifold, ily, byeee 💅✨🦋

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