From 688ffbbec1532d710c7431b972b202e0103c0737 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mattias Andrée Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 16:39:39 +0200 Subject: Add manpage MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Signed-off-by: Mattias Andrée --- README | 8 ++-- doc/coopgammad.1 | 109 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 113 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) create mode 100644 doc/coopgammad.1 diff --git a/README b/README index 214e2c8..f1f5876 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ OPTIONS -k Do not close stderr when forking to the - background + background. -m METHOD Adjustment method name or number. Recognised @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ OPTIONS if -s has not been used and the default site cannot be find. - if used atleast twice, print the pathname + If used at least twice, print the pathname of the socket for the select method and site combination to stdout. Under unusual circumstances, the path may contain LF @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ OPTIONS SIGNALS SIGUSR1 - Reexecute the process to an updated version + Reexecute the process to an updated version. RATIONALE After reading the description section, the need for @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ RATIONALE I plan to reuse code written for this program when implementing mds-coopgamma(1), therefore, the - protocol is overly complicated. + protocol is overly complicated, implementation-wise. SEE ALSO libcoopgamma(7), cg-tools(7), libgamma(7), diff --git a/doc/coopgammad.1 b/doc/coopgammad.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5e83331 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/coopgammad.1 @@ -0,0 +1,109 @@ +.TH COOPGAMMAD 1 COOPGAMMAD +.SH "NAME" +coopgammad - Cooperative gamma server +.SH "SYNPOSIS" +.B coopgamma +.RB [ -m +.IR method ] +.RB [ -s +.IR site ] +.RB [ -fkpq ] +.SH "DESCRIPTION" +Programs that desire to change the gamma adjustment +on a display should use this program instead of +talking directly with the display server (unless +the display server is +.BR mds ). +By doing this, multiple programs can add filters to +the display without overriding each others effects. +.P +By using +.B coopgammad +to apply adjustments, you can select whether the +adjustment is persistent or shall be removed when +your program disconnects from +.BR coopgammad . +Even if the adjustment is persistent it can be +modified or removed later by another process. +.SH "OPTIONS" +.TP +.B -f +Don't fork the process to the background. +If used, you can still detect when the +process has been initialised be waiting +for its stdout to close. +.TP +.B -k +Do not close stderr when forking to the +background. +.TP +\fB-m\fP \fIMETHOD\fP +Adjustment method name or number. Recognised +names include: + +.nf +\fBdummy\fP Dummy method +\fBrandr\fP X RAndR +\fBvidmode\fP X VidMode +\fBdrm\fP Linux DRM +\fBgdi\fP Windows GDI +\fBquartz\fP Quartz Core Graphics +.fi + +The adjustment methods are supported via +.BR libgamma (7). +Only methods that were enabled when +.B libgamma +as compiled will be supported. +.TP +.B -p +Add the current gamma adjustments to the +filter list at priority 0. Even if this +is not used, the gamma adjustments will +not change for an output until a filter +has been added for that output. +.TP +.B -q +If used once, print the selected adjustment +method for the first line to stdout, and +if site's have names for that method, print +the name of the selected site on the second +line to stdout. The second line can be omitted +if +.B -s +has not been used and the default site cannot +be find. + +If used at least twice, print the pathname +of the socket for the select method and site +combination to stdout. Under unusual +circumstances, the path may contain LF +characters, but it will always be terminated +by one extra LF to mark the end of the +printed line. +.TP +\fB-s\fP \fISITE\fP +Select the site to which to connect. +For example +.RB \(aq :0 \(aq, +for local display 0 when using +.BR X . +.SH "SIGNALS" +.TP +.B SIGUSR1 +Reexecute the process to an updated version. +.SH "RATIONALE" +After reading the description section, the need for +this should be obvious. +.P +I plan to reuse code written for this program when +implementing +.BR mds-coopgamma (1), +therefore, the protocol is overly complicated, +implementation-wise. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR libcoopgamma (7), +.BR cg-tools (7), +.BR libgamma (7), +.BR blueshift (1), +.BR mds-coopgamma (1). -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2