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Spreitzer, May 13, 1986 1:31:15 pm PDT
IdleHacks
CEDAR 6.0 — FOR INTERNAL XEROX USE ONLY
IdleHacks
Mike Spreitzer
© Copyright 1985 Xerox Corporation. All rights reserved.
Abstract: This package provides some random animations to run while idle.
Created by: Mike Spreitzer
Maintained by: Mike Spreitzer <Spreitzer.pa>
Keywords: Idle, DMT, Virtual Terminal, Starfield, Kaleidoscope, Color
XEROX Xerox Corporation
Palo Alto Research Center
3333 Coyote Hill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
For Internal Xerox Use Only
1. Idle Hacks
Starfield
StarSleep.cm installs behind the "Idle" button a procedure that zooms through a star field while your workstation is idle.
Kaleidoscope
KalSleep.cm installs behind the "Idle" button a procedure that runs a kaleidoscope while your workstation is idle. The kaleidoscope will have 12-fold or 8-fold symmetry, depending on whether the Idle button is hit with or without a shift key held down.
Color Kaleidoscope
ColorKalSleep.cm installs behind the "Idle" button a procedure that runs a kaleidoscope on the color screen while your workstation is idle. The kaleidoscope will have 12-fold or 8-fold symmetry, depending on whether the Idle button is hit with or without a shift key held down.
LoadColorKal.cm posts a button (named "cKal") that runs/stops a color kaleidoscope, without logging you out or changing virtual terminals. This button is also posted by ColorKalSleep.cm.
Polygon Kaleidoscope
PolyKalSleep.cm installs behind the "Idle" button a procedure that runs a polygon-oriented kaleidoscope on the color screen while your workstation is idle. The symmetry will be randomly chosen.
LoadPolyKal.cm posts a button (named "pKal") that runs/stops a polygon-oriented kaleidoscope, without logging you out or changing virtual terminals. This button is also posted by PolyKalSleep.cm.