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NAME

       ripples - interference patterns.

SYNOPSIS

       ripples [-display host:display.screen] [-visual visual] [-window] [-root] [-delay number] [-rate number] [-fluidity number] [-light number]
       [-water] [-stir] [-oily] [-colors number] [-no-shm]

DESCRIPTION

       This draws rippling interference patterns like splashing water. With the -water option, it manipulates your  desktop  image  to	look  like
       something is dripping into it.

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.

       -delay number
	       Per-frame delay, in microseconds.  Default: 50000 (0.05 seconds.).

       -rate number
	       Drizzle.  1 - 100.  Default: 5.

       -fluidity number
	       Small Drops.  0 - 16.  Default: 6.

       -light number
	       Lighting Effect.  0 - 8.  Default: 0.

       -water | -no-water
	       Grab Screen Image.  Boolean.

       -stir | -no-stir
	       Moving Splashes.  Boolean.

       -oily | -no-oily
	       Psychedelic Colors.  Boolean.

       -colors number
	       Colors Two.  Default: 200.

       -shm | -no-shm
	       Use Shared Memory.  Boolean.

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 Tom Hammersley.  Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any
       purpose 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
       purpose.  It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.

AUTHOR

       Tom Hammersley.

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