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@@ -1,35 +1,13 @@ Missing servers: - xmds Translation from X to mds - wmds Translation from Wayland to mds - mmds Translation from Mir to mds - mdsx Translation from mds to X - mdsw Translation from mds to Wayland - mdsm Translation from mds to Mir - hwgamma - swgamma - hwcursor - swcursor - cursorgamma - coopgamma - host Network enabled display server - remote Bind to a remote display server - fb Framebuffer presenter - kbd - keytrans - kkbdrate - rat - compositor Composites the display - crtc CRTC identifier - seat Seat sandboxing - dri DRI output - drag Drag and drop - cursorshadow - kill Kill processes based on their windows - focus Focuses the selected window - colour Mapping of colour by name (system colours) and value - state Keeps track of windows' states - screensaver Launch screensaver when the computer is idle + xmds wmds mmds mdsx + mdsw mdsm hwgamma swgamma + hwcursor swcursor cursorgamma coopgamma + host remote fb kbd + keytrans kkbdrate rat compositor + crtc seat dri drag + idrag cursorshadow kill focus + colour state screensaver Missing protocols: @@ -37,20 +15,10 @@ Missing protocols: Extra servers: - kbdbind - ratbind - gestures - dcvs Defective colour vision simulation - decorator A simple, reference implementation of a, window decorator - tile A simple, reference implementation of a, tiling window manager - stack A simple, reference implementation of a, stack window manager - workspace A simple, reference implementation of a, workspaces - tray A simple, reference implementation of a, status icon tray - cool-old-crt Old CRT emulator, like cool-old-term but display-wide - kbd2rat - multikey - iclipboard - keystick + kbdbind ratbind gestures dcvs + decorator tile stack workspace + tray cool-old-crt kbd2rat multikey + iclipboard keystick Missing commands: diff --git a/doc/info/mds.texinfo b/doc/info/mds.texinfo index a5a2a42..b0fe147 100644 --- a/doc/info/mds.texinfo +++ b/doc/info/mds.texinfo @@ -884,6 +884,8 @@ the latter of which is not actually a server. * mds-vt:: The @command{mds-vt} server. * mds-clipboard:: The @command{mds-clipboard} server. * mds-iclipboard:: The @command{mds-iclipboard} server. +* mds-drag:: The @command{mds-drag} server. +* mds-idrag:: The @command{mds-idrag} server. * mds-kkbd:: The @command{mds-kkbd} server. * mds-kkbdrate:: The @command{mds-kkbdrate} server. * mds-kbd:: The @command{mds-kbd} server. @@ -903,6 +905,30 @@ the latter of which is not actually a server. * mds-swgamma:: The @command{mds-swgamma} server. * mds-coopgamma:: The @command{mds-coopgamma} server. * mds-dcvs:: The @command{mds-dcvs} server. +* mds-colour:: The @command{mds-colour} server. +* mds-cool-old-crt:: The @command{mds-cool-old-crt} server. +* mds-state:: The @command{mds-state} server. +* mds-focus:: The @command{mds-focus} server. +* mds-kill:: The @command{mds-kill} server. +* mds-screensaver:: The @command{mds-screensaver} server. +* mds-compositor:: The @command{mds-compositor} server. +* mds-crtc:: The @command{mds-crtc} server. +* mds-dri:: The @command{mds-dri} server. +* mds-fb:: The @command{mds-fb} server. +* mds-seat:: The @command{mds-seat} server. +* mds-host:: The @command{mds-host} server. +* mds-remote:: The @command{mds-remote} server. +* mds-xmds:: The @command{mds-xmds} server. +* mds-wmds:: The @command{mds-wmds} server. +* mds-mmds:: The @command{mds-mmds} server. +* mds-mdsx:: The @command{mds-mdsx} server. +* mds-mdsw:: The @command{mds-mdsw} server. +* mds-mdsm:: The @command{mds-mdsm} server. +* mds-decorator:: The @command{mds-decorator} server. +* mds-tile:: The @command{mds-tile} server. +* mds-stack:: The @command{mds-stack} server. +* mds-workspace:: The @command{mds-workspace} server. +* mds-tray:: The @command{mds-tray} server. @end menu @@ -958,7 +984,25 @@ time or when its originator closes. @command{mds-iclipboard} is an alternative to @command{mds-clipboard} that can be used to share -clipboard between multiple display servers. +clipboard between multiple display servers +instances. + + + +@node mds-drag +@section @command{mds-drag} + +@command{mds-drag} is the server that implements +drag-and-drop support. + + + +@node mds-idrag +@section @command{mds-idrag} + +@command{mds-idrag} is an alternative to +@command{mds-drag} that lets you drag and drop +between display server instances. @@ -1197,7 +1241,7 @@ the client to restart. @node mds-dcvs -@section mds-dcvs +@section @command{mds-dcvs} @command{mds-dcvs} is a server than can be used to simulate defective colour vision. @@ -1207,6 +1251,250 @@ the simulates deuteranopia or deuteranomaly. +@node mds-colour +@section @command{mds-colour} + +@command{mds-colour} is a server that implements +colour names, such as system colours and generic +names, for example `red', whose exact colour can +be configured by the user. A terminal written for +@command{mds} whould look up colours such as `red' +and `light red' and get the colours the terminal +should use by default. Nothing is to be assumed +for such colours, not even that `light red' is in +fact lighter than `dark red', or that `red' is in +fact `red', only that it is the colour the user +wants to see when a colour is supposed to be `red'. +@command{mds-colour} will notify clients when a +colour has been reconfigured, added or removed. + +@command{mds-colour} is also responsible for +informing clients on which two colours clients +should use and how to dither them (by percent, not +by pattern). This is useful if only 16-bit colours +can be used, or if only 24-colour can used but +gradients between for example sRGB(255, 255, 255) +and sRGB(254, 254, 254) is to be drawn. + + + +@node mds-cool-old-crt +@section @command{mds-cool-old-crt} + +@command{mds-cool-old-crt} is a server that applies +filters used in the terminal emulator +@command{cool-old-term} to the whole display. + + + +@node mds-state +@section @command{mds-state} + +@command{mds-state} is the server that keeps tracks +of the windows' state. + + + +@node mds-focus +@section @command{mds-focus} + +@command{mds-focus} is the server focuses windows +and windows' components. + + + +@node mds-kill +@section @command{mds-kill} + +@command{mds-kill} is a server that can be used to +send signals to processes by identifying them by +their windows. This server can also be used to +simply identify the process that owns a window. + + + +@node mds-screensaver +@section @command{mds-screensaver} + +@command{mds-screensaver} is a server that can be +used to start a screensaver or deactive monitors when +the input devices has not be used for a period of +time provided that no client has disabled this. It +is capable of deactiving single monitors or start +a screensaver on single monitors rather than all +monitors. + + + +@node mds-compositor +@section @command{mds-compositor} + +@command{mds-compositor} is the server that composes +the output. It takes output of all windows and arranges +it to one image per monitor and sends it to the presentation +servers, such as @command{mds-dri} and @command{mds-fb}. +It is also capable of some primitive transformations such +as rotation and skewing. + + + +@node mds-crtc +@section @command{mds-crtc} + +@command{mds-crtc} is the server that identifies +CRTC:s and provide access to them. + + + +@node mds-dri +@section @command{mds-dri} + +@command{mds-dri} is a server that displays +content using the Direct Rendering Infrastructure. + + + +@node mds-fb +@section @command{mds-fb} + +@command{mds-fd} is a server that displays +content using frame buffers. + + + +@node mds-seat +@section @command{mds-seat} + +@command{mds-seat} is a server that enables +seat-sandboxing. It can be used to place +two users on the same machine without them +interfering with each others monitors and +input devices. Servers started below +@command{mds-seat} become shared and servers +started above @command{mds-seat} become +seat-private. @command{mds-seat} can filter +messages from shared servers so only the +appropriate seat receives them. + + + +@node mds-host +@section @command{mds-host} + +@command{mds-host} is a server that enables +servers like @command{mds-remote} running +on remote machines to connect to the local +machine and its display server. + + + +@node mds-remote +@section @command{mds-remote} + +@command{mds-remote} is a server that enables +you to connect extend a remote @command{mds} +with your local machine. This can be used to +make a display server instance span multiple +computers including its monitors and input +devices. + + + +@node mds-xmds +@section @command{mds-xmds} + +@command{mds-xmds} is a server that translates +X.org calls to @command{mds} calls. It can be used +to run X.org-only programs inside @command{mds}. + + +@node mds-wmds +@section @command{mds-wmds} + +@command{mds-wmds} is a server that translates +X.org calls to @command{mds} calls. It can be used +to run Wayland-only programs inside @command{mds}. + + +@node mds-mmds +@section @command{mds-mmds} + +@command{mds-mmds} is a server that translates +X.org calls to @command{mds} calls. It can be used +to run Mir-only programs inside @command{mds}. + + + +@node mds-mdsx +@section @command{mds-mdsx} + +@command{mds-mdsx} is a server that translates +@command{mds} calls to X.org calls. It can be used +to enable @command{mds} specific programs to run +inside the X.org display servers. + + + +@node mds-mdsw +@section @command{mds-mdsw} + +@command{mds-mdsw} is a server that translates +@command{mds} calls to Wayland calls. It can be used +to enable @command{mds} specific programs to run +inside the Wayland display servers. + + + +@node mds-mdsm +@section @command{mds-mdsm} + +@command{mds-mdsm} is a server that translates +@command{mds} calls to Mir calls. It can be used +to enable @command{mds} specific programs to run +inside the display server Mir. + + + +@node mds-decorator +@section @command{mds-decorator} + +@command{mds-decorator} is a server that provides a +simple, reference implementation of a, window decorator. + + + +@node mds-tile +@section @command{mds-tile} + +@command{mds-tile} is a server that provides a +simple, reference implementation of a, tiling window manager. + + + +@node mds-stack +@section @command{mds-stack} + +@command{mds-stack} is a server that provides a +simple, reference implementation of a, stack window manager. + + + +@node mds-workspace +@section @command{mds-workspace} + +@command{mds-workspace} is a server that provides +simple, reference implementation of, workspaces. + + + +@node mds-tray +@section @command{mds-tray} + +@command{mds-tray} is a server that provides a +simple, reference implementation of a, status icon tray. + + + @node libmdsserver @chapter libmdsserver |