solarwinds - mesmerizing particle effects saver.

solarwinds [--root/-r] [--maxfps/-x number] [--nice/-n] [--preset/-R number] [--winds/-w number] [--emitters/-e number] [--particles/-p number] [--geometry/-g number] [--size/-s number] [--windspeed/-W number] [--emitterspeed/-E number] [--particlespeed/-P number] [--blur/-b number]

From Terry Walsh (http://reallyslick.demonews.com): "This is a very mesmerizing particle effects saver. Tweak the settings a little and you'll find that you can achieve an amazing number of different patterns. You can also connect the particles with lines for a very different effect."

Ported to Linux by Tugrul Galatali.

--root

Draw on the root window.

--maxfps number

Set maximum frame rate.

--nice

Idle between frames using select(), or, if --maxfps is specified, idle in the fps limiting delay loop.

--preset number

1 - Regular (--regular) 2 - Cosmic Strings (--cosmicstrings) 3 - Cold Pricklies (--coldpricklies) 4 - Space Fur (--spacefur) 5 - Jiggly (--jiggy) 6 - Undertow (--undertow)

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

--winds number

Winds. 1 - 10. Default: 1

--emitters number

Emitters per wind. 1 - 1000. Default: 30

--particles number

Particles per wind. 0 - 10000. Default: 2000

--geometry number

0 - Lights (--lights) 1 - Points (--points) 2 - Lines (--lines)

Type of geometry. 0 - 2. Default: 0

--size number

Particle Size. 1 - 100. Default: 50

--windspeed number

Wind Speed. 1 - 100. Default: 20

--emitterspeed number

Emitter Speed. 1 - 100. Default: 15

--particlespeed number

Particle Speed. 1 - 100. Default: 10

--blur number

Motion Blur. 0 - 100. Default: 40

DISPLAY

to get the default host and display number.

X(1),

Copyright © 2002 by Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali.

Solarwinds 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.

Solarwinds 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.

Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali <tugrul@galatali.com>