whirlwindwarp(6x)

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version 6.09 · 10 versions
, in debian trixie, opensuse-leap 16.0

🌀 whirlwindwarp — like, the whole manual, bestie

okay so this is the whirlwindwarp(6x) page from the XScreenSaver manual, and it's genuinely one of my faves. it's a screensaver. it makes stars go feral. buckle up 💖

✨ NAME ✨

whirlwindwarp — crazy moving stars 🌠

like, crazy. not "ooh a gentle drift" crazy. actual chaos.

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

whirlwindwarp [--display host:display.screen] [--foreground color]
[--background color] [--window] [--root] [--window-id number][--mono]
[--install] [--visual visual] [--points integer] [--tails integer]
[--fps]

yes the spacing is canon, don't @ me, i just copied it exactly 🫶

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

whirlwindwarp plots stars moving according to various forcefields (simple 2D equations).

that's the whole bit! stars. forcefields. math. it's giving ✨physics homework but make it pretty✨. the forcefields are just simple 2D equations, which honestly ate.

💀 WARNING! 💀

This screensaver may be dangerous for your eyes. Please don't watch it for too long!

no cap, this is a real warning in the real manpage 😭 it's not me being dramatic for once. your eyes deserve better than staring at it forever. take breaks, hydrate, look at a tree 🌳

💅 OPTIONS 💅

whirlwindwarp accepts the following options:

  • --window — Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default. (so if you don't pick anything, this is the vibe ✨)
  • --root — Draw on the root window. (the big one, the main character 👑)
  • --window-id number — Draw on the specified window. you pick the window, it draws there. simple as that 💜
  • --mono — If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display. gaslighting your monitor, iconic 🙈
  • --install — Install a private colormap for the window.
  • --visual visual — Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual.
  • --points integer — The number of stars plotted (default 400). more stars = more chaos 🔥
  • --tails integer — The length of the tail of each star (default 8). the little comet trail, so cute 🎀
  • --fps — Display the current frame rate and CPU load. for the nerds who need the numbers, i see you ⭐

🦋 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)

go read those if you want the full lore, iykyk 📚

Copyright (c) Paul "Joey" Clark. 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.

(translation: it's free, just keep the notice, and nobody's promising it won't do something weird 💀)

🧚 AUTHOR 🧚

Paul "Joey" Clark <pclark@cs.bris.ac.uk> 10-Oct-00

okay that's the whole page, mwah 💋 this came from X Version 11, version 6.09 (07-Jun-2024) — go forth and watch the stars spin, but like, responsibly 🫶✨

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