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flux

Really Slick ScreenSavers(1)				      General Commands Manual				      Really Slick ScreenSavers(1)

NAME

       flux - flux fields and stuff.

SYNOPSIS

       flux  [--root/-r] [--maxfps/-x number] [--vsync/-y number] [--dpms/-M number] [--fluxes/-f number] [--particles/-p number] [--trail/-t num-
       ber] [--geometry/-g number] [--size/-s number] [--complexity/-c number] [--randomize/-R number] [--expansion/-e number] [--rotation/-o num-
       ber] [--wind/-w number] [--instability/-i number] [--blur/-b number] [--preset/-P number]

DESCRIPTION

       From Terry Walsh (http://reallyslick.com): "This screensaver rocks."

       Ported to Linux by Tugrul Galatali.

OPTIONS

       --root  Draw on the root window.

       --maxfps number
	       Set maximum frame rate.

       --vsync number
	       Limit redraws to specified number of vertical refreshes.  0 - 100.  Default: 1

       --dpms number
	       Stop rendering new frames if the display is not on.  0 - 1.  Default: 1

       --fluxes number
	       Number of flux fields.  1 - 100.  Default: 1

       --particles number
	       Particles per field.  1 - 1000.	Default: 20

       --trail number
	       Trail length of particles.  3 - 10000.  Default: 40

       --geometry number
	       0 - Points (--points)
	       1 - Spheres (--spheres)
	       2 - Lights (--lights)

	       Type of geometry.  0 - 2.  Default: 2

       --size number
	       Particle Size.  1 - 100.  Default: 15

       --complexity number
	       Sphere Complexity.  0 - 100.  Default: 3

       --randomize number
	       Frequency of randomization.  0 - 100.  Default: 0

       --expansion number
	       Expansion rate.	0 - 100.  Default: 40

       --rotation number
	       Rotation rate.  0 - 100.  Default: 30

       --wind number
	       Crosswind speed.  0 - 100.  Default: 20

       --instability number
	       Instability.  0 - 100.  Default: 20

       --blur number
	       Motion Blur.  0 - 100.  Default: 0

       --preset number
	       1 - Regular (--regular)
	       2 - Hypnotic (--hypnotic)
	       3 - Insane (--insane)
	       4 - Sparklers (--sparklers)
	       5 - Paradigm (--paradigm)
	       6 - Fusion (--fusion)

	       Presets that override all options that come before it on the command line.  1 - 6.  Default: 1

ENVIRONMENT

       DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.

SEE ALSO

       X(1),

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2002 by Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali.

       Flux 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.

       Flux 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>

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