synthwavecity(6x)

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version 6.17 · 4 versions
, in fedora 44

💖 synthwavecity(6x) — the XScreenSaver manual, but make it cute 💖

Okay bestie, so this is synthwavecity, a screen saver from the XScreenSaver manual (section 6x, iykyk). It's giving neon. It's giving sunset. It's literally the vibes. Buckle up. 🌇✨

🌈 NAME 🌈

synthwavecity — screen saver. that's it. that's the whole thing. iconic behaviour honestly. 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

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

yes bestie, you run it like that. every bracket is optional, every option is a little treat. 💅

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

Let the neon wash over you.

(no cap, that's the entire description. the manpage said "let the neon wash over you" and honestly? we should listen.) 🌸

👑 OPTIONS 👑

  • --visual visual — tells it which visual to use. the legal values are either the name of a visual class, or the id number of a specific visual (and yes, that id can be decimal or hex, she's flexible like that). 🧚
  • --window — draws on a newly-created window. this one is the default, so if you do nothing, this is what you get. main character energy by default fr fr. 💖
  • --root — draws on the root window instead. different canvas, same slay. 🌈
  • --delay number — the per-frame delay, measured in microseconds. Default: 20000, which is 0.02 seconds. that's the little pause between frames, the breath between poses. 🫶
  • --speed number — animation speed. 2.0 means twice as fast, 0.5 means half as fast. go zoom, or go slow-mo, your call. ⚡
  • --scale number — frame buffer resolution. 0.5 means halve the resolution for better performance but lower quality output. Default is 1.0, full quality. so if your machine is struggling, bestie, you know the knob to turn. 🔧
  • --fps | --no-fps — whether to show a frames-per-second display at the bottom of the screen. turn it on if you're nosy about your numbers, turn it off if you want the pure aesthetic. 📊

🌸 ENVIRONMENT 🌸

the environment variables that feed this girlie her info:

  • 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. fancy. 💅
  • XSCREENSAVER_WINDOW — the window ID to use with --root. 💜

💫 SEE ALSO 💫

Copyright © 2019 by Jan Mróz and 3w36zj6.

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.

yes bestie, the whole legal paragraph stays. it's giving lawyer but make it ✨required✨. do not remove it, the copyright notice is literally the price of admission. 🫶

🦄 AUTHOR 🦄

Jan Mróz and 3w36zj6. absolute legends, no notes. 👑

that's the whole thing! run synthwavecity, let the neon wash over you, and go be the moment. 💖🌇✨

X Version 11 · 6.17-1.fc44 · 13-Oct-2026 — and that's the sign-off bestie, synthwavecity(6x), mwah. 💋🎀🌈

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