topblock(6x)

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version 6.17 · 10 versions
, in fedora 44

✨ NAME ✨

topblock — it's literally a 3D world of falling blocks that build up and up. 🧱💖

(oh and btw this is topblock(6x), from the XScreenSaver manual — section 6x bestie, that's the demo/game zone 🎀)

🌈 SYNOPSIS 🌈

topblock [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window]
[--root] [--window-id number] [--delay number] [--wireframe] [--fps]
[--size number] [--spawn number] [--camX number] [--camY number] [--camZ
number] [--rotate] [--no-carpet] [--no-nipples] [--blob] [--rotateSpeed
number] [--follow] [--maxFalling number] [--resolution number]
[--maxColors number] [--dropSpeed number] [--override]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

It creates a world of falling blocks that build up and up. That's it, that's the whole vibe. 🧱⬆️🧱⬆️ no cap, the blocks just keep coming and the world just keeps getting taller and honestly? iconic. 👑

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • --visual visual — tells it which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual. 👀
  • --window — draw on a newly-created window. This is the default, so if you don't say anything, this is what you get. 💅
  • --root — draw on the root window. going full desktop takeover fr. 🌍
  • --window-id number — draw on the specified window. you pick, bestie. 🪟
  • --delay number — per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 10000 (0.01 seconds.). ✨
  • --wireframe | --no-wireframe — render in wireframe instead of solid. skeleton mode 🦴
  • --fps — display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count. the little stats moment 📊
  • --size number — size of the base/carpet. 📏
  • --spawn number — likelihood of a new block being created per frame: 1 high, 1000 very low. so tiny number = chaos, big number = chill 🍓
  • --camX number — initial camera X location in the world. 🎥
  • --camY number — initial camera Y location in the world. 🎥
  • --camZ number — initial camera Z location in the world. 🎥
  • --rotate | -no-rotate — add/remove rotation to/from the animation. yes bestie, we spin 🌀
  • --no-carpet — remove the base/carpet. rip carpet 🫶
  • --no-nipples — remove nipples on the blocks (also applies to udders) (has no effect in blob mode). 💀 yes this is a real option, I don't make the rules
  • --blob — run in blob mode, blocks become over sized spheres. the blocks got a glow-up and now they're balls 🔮
  • --rotateSpeed number — varies speed of world rotation. faster spin = faster chaos 🌀🔥
  • --follow — camera follows blocks as they fall instead of camera being semi static (stays with top block). stalker cam but make it wholesome 📸
  • --maxFalling number — maximum number of objects created before recycling occurs. ♻️
  • --resolution number — resolution of tubes, disks and spheres. 🔍
  • --maxColors number — number of different colors available to falling objects. 🌈
  • --dropSpeed number — varies speed of falling objects. gravity but you're the DJ 🎚️
  • --override — overrides camera settings and provides a tunnel view. TUNNEL. VIEW. ✨🚇

⌨️ KEYS ⌨️

like yes you can just press these, live your truth:

  • a — increases viewing X coordinate.
  • z — decreases viewing X coordinate.
  • s — increases viewing Y coordinate.
  • x — decreases viewing Y coordinate.
  • d — increases viewing Z coordinate.
  • c — decreases viewing Z coordinate.
  • f — increases camera location X coordinate.
  • v — decreases camera location X coordinate.
  • g — increases camera location Y coordinate.
  • b — decreases camera location Y coordinate.
  • h — increases camera location Z coordinate.
  • n — decreases camera location Z coordinate.
  • r — increases world rotation. 🌀
  • q — quit. bye bestie 👋💜

🌸 EXAMPLES 🌸

Wanna see which block follow-mode is tracking? Set the number of block colors to 1, and the lil guy will stand out:

topblock -follow -maxColors 1

main character block energy fr 🫶👑

🧚 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), https://www.jumpstation.co.uk/xscreensaver/topblock/

go read those too, iykyk 💅

Copyright © 2006 by rednuht. 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.

⚠️ "as is" bestie — no warranty, express or implied, so don't come for me if your blocks do something unhinged. 😭

🫶 AUTHOR 🫶

rednuht <topblock.xscreensaver@jumpstation.co.uk>

and that's the whole page, bestie 💖 this one's from X Version 11, build 6.17-1.fc44, dated 13-Oct-2026 — so it's giving vintage-but-fresh, and it ate. periodt. 👑✨🦋

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