fireworkx(6x)

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version 6.17 · 11 versions
, in fedora 44

✨ fireworkx ✨

okay bestie so this is fireworkx, a lil XScreenSaver hack from the XScreenSaver manual and it is literally pyrotechnic explosions eye-candy 🎆 like boom sparkle pretty, no cap 💥

🎀 NAME 🎀

fireworkx — pyrotechnic explosions eye-candy. that's it, that's the vibe. it's giving ✨sparkly chaos✨ 🎆

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

fireworkx [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window]
          [--root] [--window-id number] [--verbose] [--noflash] [--shoot]
          [--delay number] [--maxlife number] [--fps]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Animates explosions. yes queen, explosions 💥 it just... does explosions. on your screen. forever. gorgeous. iconic. 🎇

💅 OPTIONS 💅

  • --visual visual — pick which visual you wanna use, bestie. legal values are the name of a visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual. so like, name OR number, whatever slays 🫶
  • --window — draw on a newly-created window. this is the default, it's the main character energy one 👑
  • --root — draw on the root window. going full desktop takeover with it 🌈
  • --window-id number — draw on the specified window. you point, it draws, periodt 💅
  • --noflash — turn off light flash effect. (Runs faster) — ngl the flash is pretty but this one goes zoom ⚡
  • --shoot — fire shells up using mortar. yes fr fr, mortar. launching them bad boys upwards 🚀
  • --delay number — delay between frames. in microseconds. (Default: 10000) so smol, so patient ⏳
  • --maxlife number — maximum decay period for an explosion. (Range: 0-100) how long the boom lingers before it ghosts us 😭
  • --verbose — For scientific research purposes only..! 🔬 like respectfully, don't touch this unless you're doing ~science~ 🙈
  • --fps — display the current frame rate and CPU load. the number-watching option, we love a stats girlie 📊

💜 ENVIRONMENT 💜

  • DISPLAY — to get the default host and display number. it's how it knows where to show up 🖥️
  • XENVIRONMENT — to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property. fancy override file stuff, iykyk 📁
  • XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW — The window ID to use with --root. the lil handshake between xscreensaver and this 🌟

🍓 SEE ALSO 🍓

Copyright © 1999-2013 by Rony B Chandran. 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.

the "as is" part is real bestie, no warranty, no promises, just vibes and legal text 💀

🧚 AUTHOR 🧚

Written by Rony B Chandran <ronybc@gmail.com> https://www.ronybc.com/

Additional programming and support:

  • Rugmini R Chandran <rugmini@ronybc.com>
  • Renuka S <renuka@ronybc.com>
  • Jean-Pierre Demailly <Jean-Pierre.Demailly@ujf-grenoble.fr>
  • Nicholas Miell <nmiell@gmail.com>

and that's the whole page bestie, tysm for reading, go watch some fireworks 🎆

X Version 11 · 6.17-1.fc44 · (13-Oct-2026) 🫶 mwah, catch you on the next manpage 💖

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