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PLAID(1)  —  UNIX Programmer’s Manual

NAME

plaid − paint some plaid-like patterns in an X window

SYNOPSIS

plaid [ -d[isplay] host:dpy ] [ -g[eometry] XxY+X1+Y1 ] [ -b ] [ -n # ] [ -v[erbose] ] [ -fg color ] [ -bg color ] [ -bd color ] [ -bw width ]

DESCRIPTION

plaid displays a continually changing plaid-like pattern in a window. 

OPTIONS

-b enable backing store for the window. 

−fg color
This option specifies the color to use for the foreground of the window. The default is “white.”

−bg color
This option specifies the color to use for the background of the window. The default is “black.”

−bd color
This option specifies the color to use for the border of the window. The default is “white.”

−bw number
This option specifies the width in pixels of the border surrounding the window.

−n number
set the number of rectangles draw each time.

−v verbose mode − output messages at each step. 

−geometry geometry
define the initial window geometry; see X(1). 

-display display
specify the display to use; see X(1). 

DESCRIPTION

Plaid displays a continually changing plaid-like pattern in a window. 

SEE ALSO

X(1)

BUGS

Considerably fewer than there used to be.  Giving large values to -n effectively locks up the server − don’t.  The program barely conforms to the inter-client communication conventions. 

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 1988, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 
See X(1) for a full statement of rights and permissions.

X Version 11  —  Release 4

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