XScreenSaver

NAME

ant - cellular automaton.

SYNOPSIS

ant [-display host:display.screen] [-visual visual] [-window] [-install] [-noinstall] [-root] [-eyes] [-no-eyes] [-truchet] [-no-truchet] [-sharpturn] [-no-sharpturn] [-delay number] [-cycles number] [-count number] [-size number] [-neighbors 3] [-neighbors 4] [-neighbors 6] [-neighbors 9] [-neighbors 12] [-ncolors number]

DESCRIPTION

A cellular automaton that is really a two-dimensional Turing machine: as the heads ("ants") walk along the screen, they change pixel values in their path. Then, as they pass over changed pixels, their behavior is influenced.

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.
-sharpturns | -no-sharpturns: Whether to do sharp turns.
-truchet | -no-truchet: Whether to use truchet lines.
-eyes | -no-eyes: Whether to draw eyes on the ants.
-delay number: Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 1000 (0.0001 seconds.).
-cycles number: How long to wait until resetting. 0 - 800000. Default: 40000.
-count number: Ants Count. -20 - 20. Default: -3.
-size number: Ant Size. -18 - 18. Default: -12.
-neighbors N: How many neighbors each cell has. Legal values are 3, 4, 6, 9, and 12.
-ncolors number: Number of colors. Default: 64.

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.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2002 by David Bagley. 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

David Bagley.