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NAME

       laser - draws vaguely laser-like moving lines

SYNOPSIS

       laser  [-display host:display.screen] [-foreground color] [-background color] [-window] [-root] [-mono] [-install] [-visual visual] [-ncol-
       ors integer] [-delay microseconds] [-cycles integer] [-count integer]

DESCRIPTION

       The laser program draws vaguely laser-like moving lines

OPTIONS

       laser accepts the following options:

       -window Draw on a newly-created window.	This is the default.

       -root   Draw on the root window.

       -mono   If on a color display, pretend we're on a monochrome display.

       -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.

       -ncolors integer
	       How many colors should be used (if possible).  Default 64.  The colors used cycle through the hue, making N stops around the  color
	       wheel.

       -cycles integer
	       Default 200.

       -count integer
	       Default 10.

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.

SEE ALSO

       X(1), xscreensaver(1), xlock(1)

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 1995 by Pascal Pensa.

       Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, pro-
       vided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice  appear  in  sup-
       porting documentation.

AUTHOR

       Pascal Pensa <pensa@aurora.unice.fr>, 1995.

       Ability to run standalone or with xscreensaver added by Jamie Zawinski <jwz@jwz.org>, 10-May-97.

X Version 11							     10-May-97							   XScreenSaver(1)