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@@ -69,5 +69,3 @@ to autorelease. IPA keyboard layout -$REAL_DISPLAY - diff --git a/doc/info/mds.texinfo b/doc/info/mds.texinfo index ed0ce29..1a8c23e 100644 --- a/doc/info/mds.texinfo +++ b/doc/info/mds.texinfo @@ -6343,6 +6343,8 @@ max speed ((hold down time - delay) / time to max speed)^(1 + curve) @menu * Rat Cursors:: Rat cursor specifications. +* Nesting Applications:: Specifications for nesting applications. +* The Real Display Server:: Identifying the real display server. @end menu @@ -7518,6 +7520,42 @@ XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX +@node Nesting Applications +@section Nesting Applications + +Applications that want to embed another other +application within it, should create a socket +and start the other application with the +environment variable @env{MDS_EMBED} set to +the windows ID of the socket that the application +should be embedded in. + +All @command{mds} applications must be aware +of the environment variable @env{MDS_EMBED}. +The application may choose not to embed itself +in the announced socket, however it should have +good reason for not doing this. + +All @command{mds} application must unset the +environment variable @env{MDS_EMBED} before +it starts any other program. + +@comment TODO +@c How do we solve this for compatibility with X, Wayland and Mir? + + + +@node The Real Display Server +@section The Real Display Server + +The environment variable @env{REAL_DISPLAY}, +should be set with the value @code{MDS_DISPLAY}, +if and only if @command{mds} is started +as a display server and not as a compatibility +layer. + + + @node Discussion @chapter Discussion |