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@@ -6,25 +6,25 @@ Missing servers: mdsx Translation from mds to X mdsw Translation from mds to Wayland mdsm Translation from mds to Mir - hwgamma Hardware implementation of gamma ramps - swgamma Software implementation of gamma ramps - hwcursor Hardware cursor - swcursor Software cursor - cursorgamma Fixes gamma ramps for cursors - coopgamma Enables multiple gamma servers + hwgamma + swgamma + hwcursor + swcursor + cursorgamma + coopgamma host Network enabled display server remote Bind to a remote display server fb Framebuffer presenter - kbd Keyboard input - keytrans Translates pure (but possibly remapped) keycodes into characters and keys - kkbdrate Rate and delay for kkbd - rat Rat input + kbd + keytrans + kkbdrate + rat compositor Composites the display crtc CRTC identifier seat Seat sandboxing dri DRI output drag Drag and drop - cursorshadow Decorate cursors with shadows + cursorshadow kill Kill processes based on their windows focus Focuses the selected window colour Mapping of colour by name (system colours) and value @@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ Missing protocols: Extra servers: - kbdbind Bind keyboard combinations to external commands, e.g. super+p -> dmenu - ratbind Bind cursor actions to external commands, e.g. hotcorners - gestures Bind rat gestures to external commands, e.g. shacking to minimise windows + 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 @@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ Extra servers: 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 Control the rat cursor with the keyboard - multikey Bind keys to send sequences of keys - iclipboard User-private interdisplay clipboard - keystick Sticky keys + kbd2rat + multikey + iclipboard + keystick Missing commands: diff --git a/doc/info/mds.texinfo b/doc/info/mds.texinfo index 84afb5a..a5a2a42 100644 --- a/doc/info/mds.texinfo +++ b/doc/info/mds.texinfo @@ -883,13 +883,32 @@ the latter of which is not actually a server. * mds-registry:: The @command{mds-registry} server. * mds-vt:: The @command{mds-vt} server. * mds-clipboard:: The @command{mds-clipboard} server. +* mds-iclipboard:: The @command{mds-iclipboard} server. * mds-kkbd:: The @command{mds-kkbd} server. +* mds-kkbdrate:: The @command{mds-kkbdrate} server. +* mds-kbd:: The @command{mds-kbd} server. +* mds-keytrans:: The @command{mds-keytrans} server. +* mds-keystick:: The @command{mds-keystick} server. +* mds-kbdbind:: The @command{mds-kbdbind} server. +* mds-multikey:: The @command{mds-multikey} server. +* mds-rat:: The @command{mds-rat} server. +* mds-ratbind:: The @command{mds-ratbind} server. +* mds-gestures:: The @command{mds-gestures} server. +* mds-kbd2rat:: The @command{mds-kbd2rat} server. +* mds-hwcursor:: The @command{mds-hwcursor} server. +* mds-swcursor:: The @command{mds-swcursor} server. +* mds-cursorshadow:: The @command{mds-cursorshadow} server. +* mds-cursorgamma:: The @command{mds-cursorgamma} server. +* mds-hwgamma:: The @command{mds-hwgamma} server. +* mds-swgamma:: The @command{mds-swgamma} server. +* mds-coopgamma:: The @command{mds-coopgamma} server. +* mds-dcvs:: The @command{mds-dcvs} server. @end menu @node mds-echo -@section mds-echo +@section @command{mds-echo} @command{mds-echo} is a server that echos message that contain the header--value pair @command{Command: echo}. @@ -899,7 +918,7 @@ well as to enable network heartbeats. @node mds-registry -@section mds-registry +@section @command{mds-registry} @command{mds-registry} is a server that keeps a registry of all protocols that are supported they the sum of all @@ -909,7 +928,7 @@ wait until a protocol has become available. @node mds-vt -@section mds-vt +@section @command{mds-vt} @command{mds-vt} is the server that acquires a virtual terminal for the display, manages virtual terminal @@ -922,7 +941,7 @@ mode to graphical mode or text mode. @node mds-clipboard -@section mds-clipboard +@section @command{mds-clipboard} @command{mds} has three clipboards, one for copied text, one for selected text, and one for non-textual @@ -934,8 +953,17 @@ time or when its originator closes. +@node mds-iclipboard +@section @command{mds-iclipboard} + +@command{mds-iclipboard} is an alternative to +@command{mds-clipboard} that can be used to share +clipboard between multiple display servers. + + + @node mds-kkbd -@section mds-kkbd +@section @command{mds-kkbd} @command{mds-kkbd} implements access to the kernel-based keyboard. It does not however implement delay and rate @@ -943,7 +971,239 @@ configurations for the kernel-based keyboard as that requires root privileges. The kernel-based keyboard is a keyboard that can be accessed by reconfiguring stdin in a TTY using @code{ioctl} and then read from -stdin. +stdin. @command{mds-kkbd} does not implement any keyboard +layout, rather it broadcasts scancodes and keycode. +However it can remap keycodes, but not scancodes. + + + +@node mds-kkbdrate +@section @command{mds-kkbdrate} + +@command{mds-kkbdrate} is a complemental server to +@command{mds-kkbd}, it implements rate and delay +control for the kernel-based keyboard. + + + +@node mds-kbd +@section @command{mds-kbd} + +@command{mds-kbd} is an alternative to +@command{mds-kkbd} and @command{mds-kkbdrate}. +In contrast to @command{mds-kkbd}, @command{mds-kbd} +implements control over individual keybroads rather +than utilising the kernels keyboard drivers to +treats all keyboards a one keyboard. This server +is only useful for multiseat sessions and if you +otherwise actually want to handle the keyboards +individually. + + + +@node mds-keytrans +@section @command{mds-keytrans} + +@command{mds-keytrans} is the server than translates +keycodes from @command{mds-kkbd} and @command{mds-kbd}, +and third-party alternatives, to characters and other +attributes. It implements the keyboard's layouts including +modifiers, letters, other symbols, dead keys and compose. + + + +@node mds-keystick +@section @command{mds-keystick} + +@command{mds-keystick} is a server that can be used +to enable sticky keys. + + + +@node mds-kbdbind +@section @command{mds-kbdbind} + +@command{mds-kbdbind} is a server similar to +@command{xbindkeys}. It can be used to run commands +upon selected key combinations, for example starting +@code{dmenu} or change keyboard layout. +@command{mds-kbdbind} can distinguish keyboards +from eachother. + + + +@node mds-multikey +@section @command{mds-multikey} + +@command{mds-multikey} is a server that can +bind a key, key combination, or sequence their +of to a sequence of keys or key combinations. +For example, you could bind `<super>x, y' to +simulate that a key `Faux1' is pressed, a key +that does not exist, this key press could be +picked up by @command{mds-kbdbind} to enable +@command{mds-kbdbind} to respond to squences +rather than single keys and single key +combinations. alternatively you could bind +`<super>x' to press `x' a selected number of +times with a short selectable delay between +them; or `<super>x, 5' to press `x' five times. + + + +@node mds-rat +@section @command{mds-rat} + +@command{mds-rat} is a server that implements +support of rat (also known as mouse) devices. + + + +@node mds-ratbind +@section @command{mds-ratbind} + +@command{mds-ratbind} is a server similar to +@command{mds-kbdbind}. However, @command{mds-ratbind} +respons to rat and rat cursor actions rather +than keyboard actions. It can for example be +used to implement hotcorners. + + + +@node mds-gestures +@section @command{mds-gestures} + +@command{mds-gestures} is a server similar to +@command{mds-ratbind}. However it is specialised +to respond to gestures. + + + +@node mds-kbd2rat +@section @command{mds-kbd2rat} + +If you do not have a rat or rather use your keyboard, +the server @command{mds-kbd2rat} can be used to +bind keyboard actions to simulate rat actions. +This server is a specialisation of @code{mds-kbdbind}, +rather than spawning generic commands it broadcasts +messages without the display server to move the +rat cursor and click on rat buttons. @code{mds-kbdbind} +could be used to do this, but @command{mds-kbd2rat} +will not spawn a new process for each action. + + + +@node mds-hwcursor +@section @command{mds-hwcursor} + +@command{mds-hwcursor} is a server that draws +the rat cursor to the monitor on a plane +separate from all other content on the display. +Is less esoteric terms, it implements a hardware +cursor. + + + +@node mds-swcursor +@section @command{mds-swcursor} + +@command{mds-swcursor} is a server that draws +the rat cursor to the monitor on the same plane +as all other content on the display. Is less +esoteric terms, it implements a software cursor. + + + +@node mds-cursorshadow +@section @command{mds-cursorshadow} + +@command{mds-cursorshadow} is a server that +can be used to decorate the rat cursor with +a configurable shadow. + + + +@node mds-cursorgamma +@section @command{mds-cursorgamma} + +@command{mds-cursorgamma} is a server you can +use if you use @command{mds-hwcursor} to, if +not done by the graphics driver, correct the +gamma correction on the hardware cursor using +software gamma ramps. This of courses works +whether you are using hardware or software +gamma ramps for your monitor's gamma correction. +If can even be used if you do not use gamma +correction, in such case, only the cursor +will have its gamma corrected. + + + +@node mds-hwgamma +@section @command{mds-hwgamma} + +To enable gamma correction, use the server +@command{mds-hwgamma}. It implements hardware +gamma ramps, that is, gamma ramps assisted +by hardware acceleration. + + + +@node mds-swgamma +@section @command{mds-swgamma} + +If your graphics driver does not support +@command{mds-hwgamma}, you can instead use +@command{mds-swgamma}. It implements software +gamma ramps, that is, it will modify each +pixel according to the selected gamma +correction before it is send to the presentation +sever. To accelerate this process, +@command{mds-swgamma} can tell programs how +to modify its colours before sending it; the +programs can then tell @command{mds-swgamma} +not to apply its correction. Programs such +as video players can also use this to tell +the server not to apply gamma correction as +that may cause the video to be played back +to slowly. + + + +@node mds-coopgamma +@section @command{mds-coopgamma} + +@command{mds-coopgamma} is a server that +can be used to enable multiple clients to +manipulate the gamma ramps without stepping +on eachothers toes. It does this by letting +clients tell which priority their corrections +has and use this data to chain together there +modifications. For example if one program +wants to apply a red filter to the display +and another program wants to correct the +monitors' gamma, the red filter program will +send lookup tables for the gamma with high +priority and the correction program will +send its lookup tables with low priority. +@command{mds-coopgamma} will then apply the +latter lookup tables on top of the red filter. +The clients can tell @command{mds-coopgamma} +whether it should remove their changes when +they close, or even keep them and wait for +the client to restart. + + + +@node mds-dcvs +@section mds-dcvs + +@command{mds-dcvs} is a server than can be +used to simulate defective colour vision. +That is, it can for example turn the display +greyscale (colour blindness) or add a filter +the simulates deuteranopia or deuteranomaly. |