gleidescope(6x)

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version 6.17 · 10 versions
, in fedora 44

✨ gleidescope ✨

okay bestie, sit DOWN, because gleidescope is a tiled OpenGL kaleidescope and it is genuinely so pretty it's rude 💖 it lives in the XScreenSaver manual (section 6x, iykyk) and it's giving "I could stare at this for six hours instead of doing my homework" energy 🦋

🌈 SYNOPSIS 🌈

gleidescope [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window]
[--root] [--window-id number] [-delay number] [-move] [-rotate] [-zoom]
[-image file] [-fps] [-size number] [-duration number]

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

A tiled kaleidescope using OpenGL. that's it. that's the whole vibe. it tiles, it kaleidescopes, it uses OpenGL, and it serves looks 💅

💖 OPTIONS 💖

  • --visual visual — tells it which visual to use. legal values are the name of a visual class, or the id number of a specific visual (decimal or hex, either one, we're flexible like that ✨).
  • --window — draws on a newly-created window. this is the default, bestie, the main character option 👑
  • --root — draws on the root window instead.
  • --window-id number — draws on the window you specify. you're the boss 💜
  • --delay number — per-frame delay, measured in microseconds. default is 20000, which is 0.02 seconds, if math class is not your moment 🍓
  • --move — moves the camera.
  • --rotate — rotates the camera.
  • --zoom — zooms the camera in and out. cinematic. no notes 🎬
  • --image file — the texture map to use at the end of the kaleidescope.
  • --fps — displays the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count. numbers go brrr 📊
  • --size number — the size of the hexagons being displayed, 1 (small) through 10 (large).
  • --duration number — the time in seconds before another image is chosen.

🌸 ENVIRONMENT 🌸

  • 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 🫶

X(1), xscreensaver(1)

Copyright © 2003 by Andrew Dean

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 👑

Andrew Dean.

no cap, that license is basically "do whatever, just don't lie about who wrote it, and no promises that it won't absolutely obliterate your vibes" 😭 iconic honestly

k bye bestie, go make some hexagons ✨ this was gleidescope from X Version 11, page 6.17-1.fc44, dated 13-Oct-2026. periodt 💅

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