[PATCH 3/3] text: Add some documentation to the text protocol.
Jan Arne Petersen
jpetersen at openismus.com
Tue Aug 21 09:28:50 PDT 2012
From: Jan Arne Petersen <jpetersen at openismus.com>
---
protocol/text.xml | 70 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 67 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/protocol/text.xml b/protocol/text.xml
index 7554167..3d7b92d 100644
--- a/protocol/text.xml
+++ b/protocol/text.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
<protocol name="text">
- <interface name="text_model" version="1">
+ <interface name="text_model" version="1">
+ <description summary="text model">
+ A model for text input. Adds support for text input and input methods to
+ applications. A text_model object is created from a text_model_factory and
+ corresponds typically to a text entry in an application. Requests are used
+ to activate/deactivate the model and set informations like surrounding and
+ selected text or the content type. The information about entered text is
+ sent to the model via the preedit and commit events.
+ </description>
<request name="set_surrounding_text">
<arg name="text" type="string"/>
</request>
@@ -7,10 +15,21 @@
<arg name="index" type="uint"/>
</request>
<request name="activate">
+ <description summary="request activation">
+ Requests the model to be activated (typically when the text entry gets
+ focus). The seat argument is a wl_seat which maintains the focus for
+ this activation. The surface argument is a wl_surface assigned to the
+ model and tracked for focus lost.
+ </description>
<arg name="seat" type="object" interface="wl_seat"/>
<arg name="surface" type="object" interface="wl_surface"/>
</request>
<request name="deactivate">
+ <description summary="request activation">
+ Requests the model to be deactivated (typically when the text entry
+ lost focus). The seat argument is a wl_seat which was used for
+ activation.
+ </description>
<arg name="seat" type="object" interface="wl_seat"/>
</request>
<request name="set_selected_text">
@@ -39,32 +58,77 @@
<event name="selection_replacement"/>
<event name="direction"/>
<event name="locale"/>
- <event name="activated"/>
- <event name="deactivated"/>
+ <event name="activated">
+ <description summary="activated event">
+ Notify the model when it is activated. Typically in response to an
+ activate request.
+ </description>
+ </event>
+ <event name="deactivated">
+ <description summary="deactivated event">
+ Notify the model when it is deactivated. Either in response to a
+ deactivate request or when the assigned surface lost focus or was
+ destroyed.
+ </description>
+ </event>
</interface>
<interface name="text_model_factory" version="1">
+ <description summary="text model factory">
+ A factory for text models. This object is a singleton global.
+ </description>
<request name="create_text_model">
+ <description summary="create text model">
+ Creates a new text model object.
+ </description>
<arg name="id" type="new_id" interface="text_model"/>
</request>
</interface>
<interface name="input_method_context" version="1">
+ <description summary="input method context">
+ Corresponds to a text model on input method side. An input method context
+ is created on text mode activation on the input method side. It allows to
+ receive information about the text model from the application via events.
+ Input method contexts do not keep state after deactivation and should be
+ destroyed after deactivation is handled.
+ </description>
<request name="destroy" type="destructor"/>
<request name="commit_string">
+ <description summary="commit string">
+ Send the commit string text to the applications text model.
+ </description>
<arg name="text" type="string"/>
<arg name="index" type="uint"/>
</request>
<event name="set_surrounding_text">
+ <description summary="surrounding text event">
+ The surrounding text from the model.
+ </description>
<arg name="text" type="string"/>
</event>
</interface>
<interface name="input_method" version="1">
+ <description summary="input method">
+ An input method object is responsible to compose text in repsonse to
+ input from hardware or virtual keyboards. There is one input method
+ object per seat. On activate there is a new input method context object
+ created which allows the input method to communicate with the text model.
+ </description>
<event name="activate">
+ <description summary="activate event">
+ A text model was activated. Creates an input method context object
+ which allows communication with the text model.
+ </description>
<arg name="id" type="new_id" interface="input_method_context"/>
</event>
<event name="deactivate">
+ <description summary="activate event">
+ The text model corresponding to the context argument was deactivated.
+ The input method context should be destroyed after deactivation is
+ handled.
+ </description>
<arg name="context" type="object" interface="input_method_context"/>
</event>
</interface>
--
1.7.11.4
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