xspirograph — simulates the rotation of a disk inside a circular rim

Synopsis

xspirograph [-display host:display.screen] [-window] [-root] [-install] [-visual visual] [-delay seconds] [-subdelay useconds] [-layers integer] [-alwaysfinish] [-noalwaysfinish] [-fps]

Description

xspirograph draws patterns such as those made by a spirograph, that is, the curve traced by a point on a circular disk rotating on the inside of a hollow circular rim.

Options

xspirograph accepts the following options:
-window
Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
-root
Draw on the root window.
-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.
-delay secs
The delay between finishing one draw and starting the next. Default: 5 seconds.
-subdelay usec
The time to delay between each hundred line draws. Use this if you want to see the pattern form. Default: 0.
-alwaysfinish -noalwaysfinish
If you want each pattern to draw until it is done, specify the first. Otherwise, they will stop after a set number of iterations. Default: no.
-layers integer
Number of pairs of patterns to draw between each erase.

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.