From: Matthias Clasen Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 05:11:37 +0000 (-0400) Subject: docs: Improve the wl_data_* procol docs X-Git-Url: http://review.tizen.org/git/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=15ec6219e9bb407e941cc0cc962348637d28b5b6;p=profile%2Fivi%2Fwayland.git docs: Improve the wl_data_* procol docs Add a few missing summaries and descriptions, spell out file descriptor, use hyphens in drag-and-drop, don't use hyphens in 'mime type', and reword a few things. --- diff --git a/protocol/wayland.xml b/protocol/wayland.xml index 31d7ce8..2417c0e 100644 --- a/protocol/wayland.xml +++ b/protocol/wayland.xml @@ -348,22 +348,26 @@ - - Indicate that the client can accept the given mime-type, or - NULL for not accepted. Use for feedback during drag and drop. + + Indicate that the client can accept the given mime type, or + NULL for not accepted. + + Used for feedback during drag-and-drop. - + To transfer the offered data, the client issues this request - and indicates the mime-type it wants to receive. The transfer - happens through the passed fd (typically a pipe(7) file - descriptor). The source client writes the data in the - mime-type representation requested and then closes the fd. + and indicates the mime type it wants to receive. The transfer + happens through the passed file descriptor (typically created + with the pipe system call). The source client writes the data + in the mime type representation requested and then closes the + file descriptor. + The receiving client reads from the read end of the pipe until EOF and the closes its end, at which point the transfer is complete. @@ -372,15 +376,19 @@ - + + + Destroy the data offer. + + - + Sent immediately after creating the wl_data_offer object. One event per offered mime type. - + @@ -394,11 +402,11 @@ - This request adds a mime-type to the set of mime-types + This request adds a mime type to the set of mime types advertised to targets. Can be called several times to offer multiple types. - + @@ -408,9 +416,11 @@ - + Sent when a target accepts pointer_focus or motion events. If a target does not accept any of the offered types, type is NULL. + + Used for feedback during drag-and-drop. @@ -418,8 +428,9 @@ - Request for data from another client. Send the data as the - specified mime-type over the passed fd, then close the fd. + Request for data from the client. Send the data as the + specified mime type over the passed file descriptor, then + close it. @@ -436,9 +447,16 @@ + + There is one wl_data_device per seat which can be obtained + from the global wl_data_device_manager singleton. + + A wl_data_device provides access to inter-client data transfer + mechanisms such as copy-and-paste and drag-and-drop. + - - This request asks the compositor to start a drag and drop + + This request asks the compositor to start a drag-and-drop operation on behalf of the client. The source argument is the data source that provides the data @@ -451,7 +469,7 @@ the client must have an active implicit grab that matches the serial. - The icon surface is an optional (can be nil) surface that + The icon surface is an optional (can be NULL) surface that provides an icon to be moved around with the cursor. Initially, the top-left corner of the icon surface is placed at the cursor hotspot, but subsequent wl_surface.attach request can move the @@ -467,33 +485,39 @@ - + + + This request asks the compositor to set the selection + to the data from the source on behalf of the client. + + To unset the selection, set the source to NULL. + - + The data_offer event introduces a new wl_data_offer object, which will subsequently be used in either the - data_device.enter event (for drag and drop) or the + data_device.enter event (for drag-and-drop) or the data_device.selection event (for selections). Immediately following the data_device_data_offer event, the new data_offer object will send out data_offer.offer events to describe the - mime-types it offers. + mime types it offers. - + This event is sent when an active drag-and-drop pointer enters a surface owned by the client. The position of the pointer at - enter time is provided by the @x an @y arguments, in surface + enter time is provided by the x an y arguments, in surface local coordinates. @@ -505,7 +529,7 @@ - + This event is sent when the drag-and-drop pointer leaves the surface and the session ends. The client must destroy the wl_data_offer introduced at enter time at this point. @@ -513,10 +537,10 @@ - + This event is sent when the drag-and-drop pointer moves within the currently focused surface. The new position of the pointer - is provided by the @x an @y arguments, in surface local + is provided by the x an y arguments, in surface local coordinates. @@ -524,7 +548,12 @@ - + + + The event is sent when a drag-and-drop operation is ended + because the implicit grab is removed. + + @@ -546,16 +575,22 @@ The wl_data_device_manager is a a singleton global object that provides access to inter-client data transfer mechanisms such as - copy and paste and drag and drop. These mechanisms are tied to + copy-and-paste and drag-and-drop. These mechanisms are tied to a wl_seat and this interface lets a client get a wl_data_device corresponding to a wl_seat. + + Create a new data source. + + + Create a new data device for a given seat. +