) XSNOW, MOTIF_TOYS, Create a snowy desktop   > This distribution contains a file 'make.com' to build Xsnow on: VMS systems, and 'xsnow.hlp'. To build type '@make' in the/ xsnow directory. Another make.com is make2.com     XSNOW   $   Create a snowy and Santa-y desktop  &                   xsnow [-option .,..]  :   Xsnow displays lovely moving snowflakes on your desktop.     OPTIONS        -display display_name C  Drop the snowflakes on the given display. Make sure the display is &  nearby, so you can hear them enjoy...       -snowflakes num_snowflakes?  This is the number of snowflakes. Default is 100, max is 1000.        -sc snowflake_color P  Use the given string as the color for the flakes instead of the default "snow".       -bg background_colorD  Use the given string as the color for the background. Note that theI  usual default desktop pattern consisting of 50% white 50% black doesn't  $  particularly look good with Xsnow.        -tc tree_color2  Use the given string as the color for the trees.        -slc sleigh_color H  Use the given string as the color for the sleigh. Note that the default=  color is black, so not much of Santa will be seen on a black   background.       -santa santa_size 6  There are 3 sizes of Santa: 0, 1 and 2. Default is 1.       -santaspeed santa_speed H  The speed Santa should not exceed if he doesn't want to get fined.  TheE  default speed for Santa size 0 is 1, for Santa 1 it's 2 and for  Big   Santa it's 4.       -delay delayD  This is the number of milliseconds delay after updating everything.<  Default is 50 milliseconds, i.e. 20 updates per second max.  
     -unsmooth <  If you specify this option the snowflakes will 'whirl' more8  dramatically, resulting in a somewhat jerkier movement.  
     -whirl?  This sets the whirl factor, i.e. the maximum adjustment of the +  horizontal  speed. The default value is 4.        -nowind C  Default it gets windy now and then. If you prefer it quiet specify 	  -nowind.        -windtimer period H  With -windtimer you can specify how often it gets windy. It's sort of a(  period in seconds, default value is 30.      -xspeed -yspeedA  These options set the maximum horizontal and vertical speed. The @  default X maximum speed is 4, the default maximum Y speed is 8.       -wsnowdepth -ssnowdepth E  This sets the maximum thickness of the snow on top of windows and at C  the bottom of the display respectively. The default snowdepth for  =  windows is 8, at the bottom of the screen the default is 50.   
     -notrees    Do not display the trees.       -nosanta8  Do not display Santa Claus running all over the screen.  
     -norudolf   No Rudolf.        -nokeepsnow $  Do not have snow sticking anywhere.       -nokeepsnowonwindows(  Do not keep snow on top of the windows.       -nokeepsnowonscreen .  Do not keep snow at the bottom of the screen.       -version"  Prints the current Xsnow version.     EXAMPLES  (     $ xsnow -bg LightSkyBlue3 -sc snow  >  Sets the background to a bluish color and lets it snow white.       $ xsnow -ssnowdepth 100 I  Starts with a thin layer of snow that gradually builds up at the bottom    of the screen.   #     $ xsnow -santa 2 -santaspeed 10 =  Gives you the biggest Santa at a speed that is hardly legal.        $ xsnow -delay 100 -notrees <  For slow systems use longer delay and don't draw the trees.  %     $ xsnow -snowflakes 1000 -delay 0 D  Uses the maximum number of snowflakes and runs as fast as possible.  	 COPYRIGHT ?  Copyright 1984, 1988, 1990, 1993 by Rick Jansen (rick@sara.nl)   @  Some code borrowed from xroach by J.T. Anderson (jta@locus.com)  E  Xsnow uses vroot.h for use with virtual window managers.  vroot.h is H  copyright 1991 by Andreas Stolcke, copyright 1990 by Solbourne Computer!  Inc. (stolcke@ICSI.Berkeley.EDU)   B  The big Santa with the nice moving antlers and reins  was made by"  Holger Veit (Holger.Veit@gmd.de).  1  The idea and code for wind are from Eiichi TAZOE   (tazoe@sfc.keio.cp.jp).   AUTHORS   Rick Jansen (rick@sara.nl)    NOTES B  Xsnow itself doen't use very much CPU time, but it can load the XE  server and/or network quite substantially. Use less snowflakes and a H  bigger delay in such a case. On a standalone workstation there won't be  any problem.   