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helix(6)		      XScreenSaver manual		      helix(6)

NAME
       helix - draw helical string-art patterns

SYNOPSIS
       helix  [-display	 host:display.screen] [-foreground color] [-background
       color] [-window]	 [-root]  [-mono]  [-erase-speed  usecs]  [-erase-mode
       integer] [-delay seconds] [-install] [-visual visual] [-fps]

DESCRIPTION
       The  helix program draws interesting patterns composed of line segments
       in random colors.

OPTIONS
       helix 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.

       -delay seconds
	       This sets the number of seconds that the helix will be  on  the
	       screen.

       -subdelay microseconds
	       This  sets the amount of time to pause periodically while draw‐
	       ing.

       -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.

       -fps    Display the current frame rate and CPU load.

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  ©  1992 by Jamie Zawinski.  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 repre‐
       sentations are made about the suitability of this software for any pur‐
       pose.  It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.

AUTHOR
       Jamie  Zawinski	<jwz@jwz.org>,	13-aug-92.   Screen eraser improved by
       Johannes Keukelaar <johannes@nada.kth.se>,
	18-sep-97.

X Version 11		      5.07 (10-Aug-2008)		      helix(6)
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