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glsnake(6x)


NAME

   glsnake - OpenGL enhanced Rubik's Snake cyclewaster.

SYNOPSIS

   glsnake   [-display  host:display.screen]  [-window]  [-root]  [-visual
   visual] [-delay microseconds] [-fps] [-wireframe] [-altcolour] [-angvel
   angular]   [-explode  distance]  [-statictime  milliseconds]  [-yangvel
   angle] [-zangvel angle]

DESCRIPTION

   glsnake is an imitation of Rubiks Snake, using OpenGL.

OPTIONS

   glsnake accepts the following options:

   -window Draw on a newly-created window.  This is the default.

   -root   Draw on the root window.

   -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, CPU load, and polygon count.

   -wireframe
           Display the snake in wireframe mode, rather  than  the  default
           solid mode.

   -altcolour
           Use   the   alternate  colour  scheme  for  the  snake.   Shape
           identification using colour will be disabled.

   -angvel angular
           Change the speed at which the snake morphs to a new shape.

   -explode distance
           Change the distance between the nodes of a snake.

   -statictime milliseconds
           Change the time between morphs.

   -yangvel angle
           Change the angle of rotation around the Y axis per frame.

   -zangvel angle
           Change the angle of rotation around the Z axis per frame.

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.

FILES

   /usr/share/glsnake/*.glsnake
          This  XScreenSaver  will  attempt  to read model files installed
          with the interactive glsnake.

SEE ALSO

   X(1), xscreensaver(1), glsnake(6x)

   http://spacepants.org/src/glsnake/

BUGS

   The snake will happily intersect itself while morphing (this is  not  a
   bug).

   The rotation/camera position sucks.

COPYRIGHT

   Copyright    2001,2002  by Jamie Wilkinson, Andrew Bennetts, and Peter
   Aylett.

   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
   under  the  terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
   Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at  your
   option) any later version.

   This  program  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.

AUTHOR

   Jamie     Wilkinson     <jaq@spacepants.org>,      Andrew      Bennetts
   <andrew@puzzling.org>,  and  Peter Aylett <peter@ylett.com>.  Ported to
   XScreenSaver by Jamie Wilkinson.



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