NAME

tangram - watch the computer solve tangram puzzles.

SYNOPSIS

tangram [-display host:display.screen] [-visual visual] [-window] [-root] [-delay number] [-wireframe] [-viewing_time number] [-rotate] [-fps]

DESCRIPTION

The tangram program uses a few basic shapes to build silhouettes of recognizable objects.

OPTIONS

tangram accepts the following 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: 10000 (0.01 seconds.).

-wireframe | -no-wireframe

Render in wireframe instead of solid.

-viewing_time number

Specify the length of time, in seconds, that the finished puzzle should be displayed. Default: 5

-rotate | -no-rotate

Rotate the camera around the puzzle.

-fps

Display the current frame rate, CPU load, and polygon count.

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 © 2005 by Jeremy English. 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

Jeremy English <jhe@jeremyenglish.org>