fadeplot — draws a waving ribbon following a sinusoidal path.

Synopsis

fadeplot [-display host:display.screen] [-visual visual] [-window] [-root] [-count number] [-cycles number] [-delay number] [-ncolors number] [-fps]

Description

Draws what looks like a waving ribbon following a sinusoidal path.

Options

-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.
-window
Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
-root
Draw on the root window.
-count number
Count. 0 - 20. Default: 10.
-cycles number
How many frames until the shape changes. Default: 1500.
-delay number
Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 30000 (0.03 seconds.).
-ncolors number
Number of colors. Default: 64.
-fps
Display the current frame rate and CPU load.

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.

Author

Bas van Gaalen and Charles Vidal.