[PATCH v3] Weston: weston.ini man page

Martin Minarik minarik11 at student.fiit.stuba.sk
Fri Jan 11 20:40:43 PST 2013


Track changes in weston.ini format: core, input-method sections.
animation: make zoom, fade bold.
More examples for keymap layous.
Example for term=xterm-256color
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+.\" shorthand for double quote that works everywhere.
+.ds q \N'34'
+.TH weston.ini 5 "weston 0.95.0" "Wayland "
+.SH NAME
+weston.ini \- configuration file for
+.B Weston
+\- the reference Wayland
+compositor
+.SH INTRODUCTION
+.B Weston
+obtains configuration from its command line parameters and the configuration
+file described here.
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B Weston
+uses a configuration file called
+.I weston.ini
+for its setup.
+The
+.I weston.ini
+configuration file is searched for in one of the following places when the
+server is started:
+.PP
+.RS 4
+.nf
+.BR "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/weston.ini   " "(if $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is set)"
+.BR "$HOME/.config/weston.ini      " "(if $HOME is set)"
+.BR "<current dir>/weston.ini      " "(if both variables were not set)"
+.fi
+.RE
+.PP
+where enviroment variable
+.B $HOME
+is the user's home directory, and
+.B $XDG_CONFIG_HOME
+is the user specific configuration directory.
+.PP
+The
+.I weston.ini
+file is composed of a number of sections which may be present in any order, or
+omitted to use default configuration values. Each section has the form:
+.PP
+.RS 4
+.nf
+.BI [ SectionHeader ]
+.RI Option1=Value1
+.RI Option2=Value2
+    ...
+.fi
+.RE
+.PP
+Comment lines are ignored:
+.PP
+.RS 4
+.nf
+.IR "#comment"
+.fi
+.RE
+.PP
+The section headers are:
+.PP
+.RS 4
+.nf
+.BR "shell          " "Desktop customisation"
+.BR "launcher       " "Add launcher to the panel"
+.BR "screensaver    " "Screensaver selection"
+.BR "output         " "Monitors setup"
+.BR "keyboard       " "Keyboard layouts"
+.BR "terminal       " "Terminal application options"
+.fi
+.RE
+.PP
+Values are: string, integer (signed or unsigned) and boolean.
+.SH "SHELL SECTION"
+The
+.B shell
+section is used to customise the compositor.
+.PP
+The entries that can appear in this section are:
+.TP 7
+.BI "type=" desktop-shell.so
+sets the file name of the desired shell plugin. The shell user inteface plugin
+provides the basic user enviroment displayed when the compositor starts.
+Available shells in the
+.IR /lib/weston/
+directory are:
+.PP
+.RS 11
+.nf
+.IR desktop-shell.so
+.fi
+.IR tablet-shell.so
+.TP 7
+.RE
+.TP 7
+.BI "background-image=" file
+sets the path for the background image file.
+.TP 7
+.BI "background-color=" 0xAARRGGBB
+sets the color of the background. The hexadecimal
+digit pairs are in order alpha, red, green, and blue.
+.TP 7
+.BI "panel-color=" 0xAARRGGBB
+sets the color of the panel. The hexadecimal
+digit pairs are in order opacity, red, green, and blue. Examples:
+.PP
+.RS 10
+.nf
+.BR "0xffff0000    " "Red"
+.BR "0xff00ff00    " "Green"
+.BR "0xff0000ff    " "Blue"
+.BR "0x00ffffff    " "Fully opaque"
+.fi
+.RE
+.TP 7
+.BI "locking=" true
+enables screen locking.
+.TP 7
+.BI "animation=" zoom
+sets the effect used for switching workspaces. Can be either zoom or fade
+.TP 7
+.BI "binding-modifier=" ctrl
+sets the compositor binding modifier hot key. This key is used for moving,
+resizing, rotating, switching, closing and setting the opacity for windows,
+controlling the backlight and zooming the desktop. Users running under Unity
+desktop may want to use something else than the default. Possible values:
+ctrl, alt, super (default)
+.TP 7
+.BI "num-workspaces=" 6
+defines the number of workspaces. The user can switch workspaces by using the
+binding+F1, F2 keys. If this option is not set, fall back to one workspace.
+.TP 7
+.BI "lockscreen-icon=" path
+sets the path to lock screen icon image. (tablet shell only)
+.TP 7
+.BI "lockscreen=" path
+sets the path to lock screen background image. (tablet shell only)
+.TP 7
+.BI "homescreen=" path
+sets the path to home screen background image. (tablet shell only)
+.RE
+.SH "LAUNCHER SECTION"
+.TP 7
+.BI "icon=" icon
+sets the path to icon image. Svg images are not supported.
+.TP 7
+.BI "path=" program
+sets the path to the program that is run by clicking on this launcher.
+.SH "SCREENSAVER SECTION"
+The
+.B screensaver
+section is used to select and schedule a screensaver.
+The
+.B screensaver
+section is optional, as are all of the entries that may be specified in
+it.
+.TP 7
+.BI "path=" /usr/libexec/weston-screensaver
+This instructs the compositor to use the selected screensaver client on a given
+path. If this line is missing or commented out, the screensaver in
+.B weston
+is disabled.
+.RE
+.TP 7
+.BI "duration=" 600
+The idle time in seconds until the screensaver disappears in order to save power.
+.SH "OUTPUT SECTION"
+There can be multiple output sections, one for each computer screen.
+.TP 7
+.BI "name=" name
+sets a name for the screen. A backend recognizes these names and uses the whole
+screen section for its screen. Examples of usage:
+.PP
+.RS 10
+.nf
+.BR "LVDS1    " "LVDS mode, DRM backend"
+.BR "VGA1     " "VGA mode, DRM backend"
+.BR "X1       " "X11 backend (running weston on X server)"
+.fi
+.RE
+.TP 7
+.BI "mode=" "173.00  1920 2048 2248 2576  1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync"
+sets the resolution and the configuration of the monitor. Consists of the
+refresh rate in Hz, horizontal and vertical resolution, options to for
+horizontal and vertical synchronisation. The program
+.B cvt
+can provide suitable modeline string. Alternative formats:
+.PP
+.RS 10
+.nf
+.BR "WIDTHxHEIGHT    " "Resolution size width and height in pixels"
+.BR "preferred       " "Uses the preferred mode"
+.BR "current         " "Uses the current crt controller mode"
+.BR "off             " "Disables the output"
+.fi
+.RE
+.TP 7
+.BI "transform=" normal
+The transformation applied to screen output. The transform key can be one of
+the following 8 strings:
+.PP
+.RS 10
+.nf
+.BR  "normal        " "Normal output."
+.BR  "90            " "90 degrees clockwise."
+.BR  "180           " "Upside down."
+.BR  "270           " "90 degrees counter clockwise."
+.BR  "flipped       " "Horizontally flipped"
+.BR  "flipped-90    " "Flipped and 90 degrees clockwise"
+.BR  "flipped-180   " "Flipped upside down"
+.BR  "flipped-270   " "Flipped and 90 degrees counter clockwise"
+.fi
+.RE
+.SH "KEYBOARD SECTION"
+This section contains the following options:
+.TP 7
+.BI "keymap_rules=" "evdev"
+sets the keymap rules file. Used to map layout and model to input device.
+.RE
+.RE
+.TP 7
+.BI "keymap_model=" "pc105"
+sets the keymap model. See the Models section in
+.B "xkeyboard-config(7)."
+.RE
+.RE
+.TP 7
+.BI "keymap_layout=" "us,de,gb"
+sets the comma separated list of keyboard layout codes. See the Layouts section
+in
+.B "xkeyboard-config(7)."
+.RE
+.RE
+.TP 7
+.BI "keymap_variant=" "euro,,intl"
+sets the comma separated list of keyboard layout variants. The number of variants
+is be the same as the number of layouts above. See the Layouts section in
+.B "xkeyboard-config(7)."
+.RE
+.RE
+.TP 7
+.BI "keymap_options=" "grp:alt_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll"
+sets the keymap options. See the Options section in
+.B "xkeyboard-config(7)."
+.RE
+.RE
+.SH "TERMINAL SECTION"
+Contains settings for the weston terminal application (weston-terminal). It
+allows to customize the font and shell of the command line interface.
+.TP 7
+.BI "font=" "DejaVu Sans Mono"
+sets the font of the terminal. For a good experience it is recommend to use
+monospace fonts. In case the font is not found, the default one is used.
+.RE
+.RE
+.TP 7
+.BI "font-size=" "14"
+sets the size of the terminal font.
+.RE
+.RE
+.TP 7
+.BI "term=" "term"
+The terminal shell. Sets the $TERM variable.
+.RE
+.RE
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.BR weston (1),
+.BR weston-launch (1)
+.BR xkeyboard-config (7)
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