fract-ol

Interactive Fractal Explorer (Mandelbrot & Julia Sets)

fract-ol is a lightweight C program that renders and explores the Mandelbrot and Julia fractal sets in real time. It uses the MLX42 graphics library to provide smooth zooming, panning, and parameter tweaking.

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Table of Contents

• Features
• Installation
• Usage
• Controls
• Screenshots

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Features

• Mandelbrot set rendering
• Julia set rendering with user‐defined complex parameter
• Infinite zoom
• Color mapping based on iteration depth
• Responsive pan & reset
• Graceful exit via ESC or window close

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Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/ilies1511/fract-ol.git
   cd fract-ol

2. Install dependencies

   • MLX42

3. Build

   make

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Usage

./fractol [mandelbrot] | [julia <real> <imag>]

• Mandelbrot

  ./fractol mandelbrot

  Renders the classic Mandelbrot set.

• Julia

  ./fractol julia <real-part> <imag-part>

  Valid range:

  -2.0 ≤ real-part ≤ 2.0
  -2.0 ≤ imag-part ≤ 2.0
  

Invalid or missing arguments will print usage instructions.

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Controls

Action	Key / Mouse
Zoom In / Out	Mouse wheel
Pan View	Arrow keys
Exit	ESC or window close

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Screenshots

For a single image gallery, supply individual files in ./images/.

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