03-22-2013
Maybe you could start off by using code tags.
And what about indenting the code and using spacing. It will save you a lot of time in the long run. Probably a better grade too! Right now the code seems to all just glom together into an amorphous mass.
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halftone
XScreenSaver(1) General Commands Manual XScreenSaver(1)
NAME
halftone - simple halftone pattern of moving mass points
SYNOPSIS
halftone [-display host:display.screen] [-visual visual] [-window] [-root] [-count number] [-spacing number] [-sizefactor number] [-delay
number] [-minmass number] [-maxmass number] [-minspeed number] [-maxspeed number]
DESCRIPTION
Draws the gravity force in each point on the screen seen through a halftone dot pattern. The gravity force is calculated from a set of mov-
ing mass points. View it from a distance for best effect.
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
How many mass points to move around. Default: 10
-spacing number
Distance between each halftone dot. Default: 14
-sizefactor number
How big each halftone dot should be drawn compared to the spacing value. Default: 1.5
-minmass number
The minimum mass of each mass point. Default: 0.001
-maxmass number
The maximum mass of each mass point. Default: 0.02
-minspeed number
The minimum speed of each mass point. Default: 0.001
-maxspeed number
The maximum speed of each mass point. Default: 0.02 -delay number Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 10000
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)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2002 by Peter Jaric. Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any pur-
pose is hereby granted without fee, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and
this permission notice appear in supporting documentation. No representations are made about the suitability of this software for any pur-
pose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
AUTHOR
Peter Jaric
X Version 11 9-oct-2002 XScreenSaver(1)