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NAME deco – draw tacky 70s basement wall panelling SYNOPSIS deco [-display host:display.screen] [-foreground color] [-background color] [-window] [-root] [-mono] [-install] [-visual visual] [-delay seconds] [-max-depth int] [-min-width int] [-min-height int] [-line-width yIint] [-smooth-colors] [-golden-ratio] [-mondrian] [-fps] DESCRIPTION The deco program subdivides and colors rectangles randomly. It looks kind of like Brady-Bunch-era rec-room wall paneling. (Raven says: "This screensaver is ugly enough to peel paint.") Can also produce more aesthetically pleasing displays via options. OPTIONS deco accepts the following options: -window Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default. -root Draw on the root window. -mono…

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