NAME
solarwinds - mesmerizing particle effects saver.
SYNOPSIS
solarwinds
[--root/-r]
[--maxfps/-x number]
[--nice/-n]
[--preset/-R number]
[--winds/-w number]
[--emitters/-e number]
[--particles/-p number]
[--geometry/-g number]
[--size/-s number]
[--windspeed/-W number]
[--emitterspeed/-E number]
[--particlespeed/-P number]
[--blur/-b number]
DESCRIPTION
From Terry Walsh (http://reallyslick.demonews.com):
"This is a very mesmerizing particle effects saver. Tweak the settings a little and you'll find that you can achieve an amazing number of different patterns. You can also connect the particles with lines for a very different effect."
Ported to Linux by Tugrul Galatali.
OPTIONS
--root
Draw on the root window.
--maxfps number
Set maximum frame rate.
--nice
Idle between frames using select(), or, if --maxfps is specified, idle in the fps limiting delay loop.
--preset number
1 - Regular (--regular)
2 - Cosmic Strings (--cosmicstrings)
3 - Cold Pricklies (--coldpricklies)
4 - Space Fur (--spacefur)
5 - Jiggly (--jiggy)
6 - Undertow (--undertow)
Presets that override all options that come before it on the command line. 1 - 6. Default: 1
--winds number
Winds. 1 - 10. Default: 1
--emitters number
Emitters per wind. 1 - 1000. Default: 30
--particles number
Particles per wind. 0 - 10000. Default: 2000
--geometry number
0 - Lights (--lights)
1 - Points (--points)
2 - Lines (--lines)
Type of geometry. 0 - 2. Default: 0
--size number
Particle Size. 1 - 100. Default: 50
--windspeed number
Wind Speed. 1 - 100. Default: 20
--emitterspeed number
Emitter Speed. 1 - 100. Default: 15
--particlespeed number
Particle Speed. 1 - 100. Default: 10
--blur number
Motion Blur. 0 - 100. Default: 40
ENVIRONMENT
DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
SEE ALSO
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2002 by Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali.
Solarwinds is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
published by the Free Software Foundation.
Solarwinds is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
AUTHOR
Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali <tugrul@galatali.com>
