gimbalharmonics(6x)

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version 6.17 · 4 versions
, in fedora 44

💖 gimbalharmonics 💖

okay bestie, so this is a page from the XScreenSaver manual, and the star of the show is a lil program called gimbalharmonics — yes, that's its (6x) era, we love a demoscene-flavored screensaver moment. sit down, grab a boba, and let's get into it 🧋✨

✨ NAME ✨

gimbalharmonics — it's a screen saver. that's it, that's the vibe. 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

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

like, that's the whole incantation. copy, paste, slay. 💅

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so basically it's a disc-based visualization where different frequencies get to hang out next to each other. discs. frequencies. side by side. it's giving math girlie main character energy and honestly? obsessed. 🦋

✨ OPTIONS ✨

  • --visual visual — pick which visual you want to use. legal values are either the name of a visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex, both fine) of a specific visual. choose wisely, bestie 👑
  • --window — draw on a brand-new window that gets created just for this. this is the default, so if you don't say anything, this is what happens. 🪟
  • --root — draw on the root window instead. no new window, just full sent on the root. 🌍
  • --delay number — per-frame delay, measured in microseconds. default: 20000 (which is 0.02 seconds, for the girls who don't do micros). ⏱️
  • --speed number — animation speed. 2.0 means twice as fast, 0.5 means half as fast. so like, 1.0 is just... normal speed, iykyk. 🏃‍♀️
  • --scale number — frame buffer resolution. 0.5 means halve the resolution — better performance but lower quality output. default is 1.0, full quality, no compromises, highkey gorgeous. 🌸
  • --fps | --no-fps — whether to show a frames-per-second display at the bottom of the screen. yes bestie we're counting the frames, we're tracking the numbers, we're that kind of girl. 🔥

✨ ENVIRONMENT ✨

  • DISPLAY — this is how it gets the default host and display number. the classic. 🫶
  • XENVIRONMENT — this one gets the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property. very "who's in charge here" of it. 💜
  • XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW — the window ID to use with --root. that's the whole job description. 🎀

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

go look, no cap, the shadertoy link is literally where the inspo lives. 🌈⭐

Copyright © 2015 by Otavio Good.

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.

okay so real talk: it's "as is", no warranty, no promises, don't come for anyone if it acts up. that's the deal, periodt. 🙈

✨ AUTHOR ✨

Otavio Good. 👑

and that's the whole page, bestie!! you just read gimbalharmonics from X Version 11, version 6.17-1.fc44 dated 13-Oct-2026, and you ate every single line of it. so proud of you. go run it, go watch the discs, go be amazing. mwah 💖✨🎀🦋🌸💅
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