hexadrop(6) XScreenSaver manual hexadrop(6)

hexadrop - shrinking hexagons.

hexadrop [--display host:display.screen] [--visual visual] [--window] [--root] [--window-id number] [--delay number] [--speed number] [--size number] [--sides number] [--uniform-speed] [--no-uniform-speed] [--lockstep] [--no-lockstep] [--fps]

Draws a grid of hexagons or other shapes and drops them out.

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.
Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
Draw on the root window.
--window-id number
Draw on the specified window.
Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 30000 (0.03 seconds.).
Speed. 0.5 for half as fast; 2.0 for twice as fast.
How many tiles to fit horizontally on the screen. Default 15.
Shape of the tiles. 3, 4, 6 or 8. Default: random.
Whether each tile should drop at the same speed. Default: random.
Whether each tile should drop at the same time. Default: random.
Whether to show a frames-per-second display at the bottom of the screen.

to get the default host and display number.
to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
The window ID to use with --root.

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Jamie Zawinski.

6.08 (10-Oct-2023) X Version 11