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     ico(1)             X Version 11 (1 March 1988)             ico(1)



     NAME
          ico - animates an icosahedron or other polyhedron

     SYNOPSIS
          ico [-options ...]

     DESCRIPTION
          The ico program displays a wire-frame rotating polyhedron
          with hidden lines removed or a solid-fill polyhedron with
          hidden faces removed.  There are a number of different
          polyhedra available.

     OPTIONS
          -display
              Specifies the X server.

          -geometry geometry
              Specifies the preferred size and position of the window.

          -r  Displays on the root window instead of creating a new
              window.

          -d pattern
              Specifies a bit pattern for drawing dashed lines for
              wire frames.

          -i  Uses inverted colors for wire frames.

          -dbl
              Uses double-buffering on the display.  This works for
              either wire frame or solid fill drawings.  For solid
              fill drawings, this switch results in substantially
              smoother movement.  Note that double buffering requires
              twice as many bit planes, however.  Since some colors
              are typically allocated by other programs, most eight-
              bit-plane displays are usually limited to eight colors
              when using double buffering.  This option may not work
              properly on some servers.

          -faces
              Draws filled faces instead of wire frames.

          -noedges
              Does not draw the wire frames.  This is typically used
              only with the -faces option.

          -sleep n
              Sleep n seconds between each move the object makes.

          -obj object
              Specifies what object to draw.  If no object is
              specified, ico draws an icosahedron.



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          -objhelp
              Prints out a list of the available objects and
              information about each object.

          -colors color color ...
              Specifies the colors for the filled faces of the object.
              If you specify less colors than faces, the ico program
              reuses the colors.

     LIMITATIONS
          A separate color cell is allocated for each name in the
          -colors list, even if you specify the same name twice.

     SEE ALSO
          X(1)

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




































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