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diff --git a/doc/protocols b/doc/protocols index 58f0d4d..6270456 100644 --- a/doc/protocols +++ b/doc/protocols @@ -611,103 +611,3 @@ Reference implementation: kbd --------------------------------------------------------------------- -Command: get-vt - Get the index of the virtual terminal the server is display on - and the servers file descriptor for that tty - -Required header: Client ID - Your ID, provided by `ID assignment` - in response to `Command: assign-id` - -Response: The server will response with the header `VT index` - and the index of the virtual terminal the server is - display on in decimal format. Additionally the server - will respond with the header `Active` with the value - `yes` if the VT is in the foreground or the value - `no` if the VT is in the background. - -Purpose: Allow programs to be aware of whether the display - is in the foreground or the background -Purpose: Allow programs to be aware of which VT the - server is running on -Purpose: Allow programs to gain access of the TTY associated - with the VT such that they can use ioctl and similar - calls on that TTY - -Compulsivity: required - -Reference implementation: vt - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - -Command: configure-vt - Reconfigure the virtual terminal the server is display on - -Required header: Client ID - Your ID, provided by `ID assignment` - in response to `Command: assign-id` - -Optional header: graphical - yes) Set the TTY graphical mode - no) Set the TTY text mode - The server implementing this protocol should not set the - TTY to text mode temporarily when switching TTY. It is - up the the server that set the request for graphical mode - to temporarily switch to text mode when switching TTY. - -Optional header: exclusive - yes) The server may block other process from opening the TTY. - no) The server may not block other process from opening the TTY. - -Response: The server will response with a `Command: error` - -Purpose: Allow presentation servers to enter and leave graphical mode -Purpose: Allow programs to gain access of the TTY associated - with the VT such that they can use ioctl and similar - calls on that TTY - -Compulsivity: required - -Reference implementation: vt - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - -Command: switching-vt - Notify servers about an ongoing virtual terminal switch - -Required header: Status - deactivating) The kernel wants to place the display in the background - activating) The kernel wants to place the display in the foreground - -Instructions: When a virtual terminal switch is requested the - server implementing control VT switching involving - the display's virtual terminal will get signaled by - the kernel. Upon this signal the server should - roadcast this command. All servers that need to - release or acquire resouces should intercept this - message with the possibility of modifying it. - Once a server is ready for the VT to switch it should - let the message pass to the next server by telling - the master server that it is no modification to do. - Once all servers are read for the switch the server - that emitted this message should signal the kernel - that it may switch VT. The server should detect - this by setting up secondary contection to the - display that intercepts this message. This connection - should intercept this message with priority −2⁶³, - all servers that need to perform actions before the - switch takes place must have a priority higher than - −2⁶³, preferably 0. - -Purpose: Allow servers to release resources when the user switch - virtual terminal before the terminal actually changes and - to reacquire resources when the virtual terminal become - active again - -Compulsivity: required - -Reference implementation: vt -Reference implementation: kkbd - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - |