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.TH weston.ini 5 "2013-01-17" "Weston __version__"
.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 environment 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 Key1=Value1
.RI Key2=Value2
    ...
.fi
.RE
.PP
The spaces are significant.
Comment lines are ignored:
.PP
.RS 4
.nf
.IR "#comment"
.fi
.RE
.PP
The section headers are:
.PP
.RS 4
.nf
.BR "core           " "The core modules"
.BR "shell          " "Desktop customization"
.BR "launcher       " "Add launcher to the panel"
.BR "screensaver    " "Screensaver selection"
.BR "output         " "Output configuration"
.BR "input-method   " "Onscreen keyboard input"
.BR "keyboard       " "Keyboard layouts"
.BR "terminal       " "Terminal application options"
.fi
.RE
.PP
Possible value types are string, signed and unsigned 32-bit
integer, and boolean. Strings must not be quoted, do not support any
escape sequences, and run till the end of the line. Integers can
be given in decimal (e.g. 123), octal (e.g. 0173), and hexadecimal
(e.g. 0x7b) form. Boolean values can be only 'true' or 'false'.
.RE
.SH "CORE SECTION"
The
.B core
section is used to select the startup compositor modules.
.TP 7
.BI "modules=" desktop-shell.so,xwayland.so
specifies the modules to load (string). Available modules in the
.IR "__weston_modules_dir__"
directory are:
.PP
.RS 10
.nf
.BR desktop-shell.so
.BR tablet-shell.so
.BR xwayland.so
.fi
.RE
.RS
.PP

.SH "SHELL SECTION"
The
.B shell
section is used to customize the compositor. Some keys may not be handled by
different shell plugins.
.PP
The entries that can appear in this section are:
.TP 7
.BI "background-image=" file
sets the path for the background image file (string).
.TP 7
.BI "background-type=" tile
determines how the background image is drawn (string). Can be scale or
tile (default).
.TP 7
.BI "background-color=" 0xAARRGGBB
sets the color of the background (unsigned integer). The hexadecimal
digit pairs are in order alpha, red, green, and blue.
.TP 7
.BI "panel-color=" 0xAARRGGBB
sets the color of the panel (unsigned integer). The hexadecimal
digit pairs are in order transparency, red, green, and blue. Examples:
.PP
.RS 10
.nf
.BR "0xffff0000    " "Red"
.BR "0xff00ff00    " "Green"
.BR "0xff0000ff    " "Blue"
.BR "0x00ffffff    " "Fully transparent"
.fi
.RE
.TP 7
.BI "locking=" true
enables screen locking (boolean).
.TP 7
.BI "animation=" zoom
sets the effect used for opening new windows (string). Can be
.B zoom,
.B fade.
Otherwise, no animation is used.
.TP 7
.BI "binding-modifier=" ctrl
sets the modifier key used for common bindings (string), such as moving
surfaces, resizing, rotating, switching, closing and setting the transparency
for windows, controlling the backlight and zooming the desktop. Possible values:
ctrl, alt, super (default)
.TP 7
.BI "num-workspaces=" 6
defines the number of workspaces (unsigned integer). The user can switch
workspaces by using the
binding+F1, F2 keys. If this key is not set, fall back to one workspace.
.TP 7
.BI "cursor-theme=" theme
sets the cursor theme (string).
.TP 7
.BI "cursor-size=" 24
sets the cursor size (unsigned integer).
.TP 7
.BI "lockscreen-icon=" path
sets the path to lock screen icon image (string). (tablet shell only)
.TP 7
.BI "lockscreen=" path
sets the path to lock screen background image (string). (tablet shell only)
.TP 7
.BI "homescreen=" path
sets the path to home screen background image (string). (tablet shell only)
.RE
.SH "LAUNCHER SECTION"
There can be multiple launcher sections, one for each launcher.
.TP 7
.BI "icon=" icon
sets the path to icon image (string). Svg images are not currently supported.
.TP 7
.BI "path=" program
sets the path to the program that is run by clicking on this launcher (string).
It is possible to pass arguments and environment variables to the program. For
example:
.nf
.in +4n

path=GDK_BACKEND=wayland gnome-terminal --full-screen
.in
.fi
.PP
.RE
.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 (string). If this line is missing or commented out, the screensaver in
.B "weston(1)"
is disabled.
.RE
.TP 7
.BI "duration=" 600
The idle time in seconds until the screensaver disappears in order to save power
(unsigned integer).
.SH "OUTPUT SECTION"
There can be multiple output sections, each corresponding to one output. It is
currently only recognized by the drm and x11 backends.
.TP 7
.BI "name=" name
sets a name for the output (string). The backend uses the name to
identify the output. All X11 output names start with a letter X. The available
output names for DRM backend are listed in the
.B "weston-launch(1)"
output.
Examples of usage:
.PP
.RS 10
.nf
.BR "LVDS1    " "DRM backend, Laptop internal panel no.1"
.BR "VGA1     " "DRM backend, VGA connector no.1"
.BR "X1       " "X11 backend, X window no.1"
.fi
.RE
.RS
.PP
See
.B "weston-drm(7)"
for more details.
.RE
.TP 7
.BI "mode=" mode
sets the output mode (string). The mode parameter is handled differently
depending on the backend. On the X11 backend, it just sets the WIDTHxHEIGHT of
the weston window.
The DRM backend accepts different modes:
.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
.RS
.PP
Optionally, an user may specify a modeline, such as:
.PP
.nf
.in +4n
.nf
173.00  1920 2048 2248 2576  1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync
.fi
.in
.PP
It consists of the refresh rate in Hz, horizontal and vertical resolution,
options for horizontal and vertical synchronisation. The program
.B "cvt(1)"
can provide suitable modeline string.
.RE
.TP 7
.BI "transform=" normal
The transformation applied to screen output (string). 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 "INPUT-METHOD SECTION"
.TP 7
.BI "path=" "/usr/libexec/weston-keyboard"
sets the path of the on screen keyboard input method (string).
.RE
.RE
.SH "KEYBOARD SECTION"
This section contains the following keys:
.TP 7
.BI "keymap_rules=" "evdev"
sets the keymap rules file (string). Used to map layout and model to input
device.
.RE
.RE
.TP 7
.BI "keymap_model=" "pc105"
sets the keymap model (string). 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 (string). 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 (string). The number
of variants must 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 (string). 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 (string). 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 (unsigned integer).
.RE
.RE
.TP 7
.BI "term=" "xterm-256color"
The terminal shell (string). Sets the $TERM variable.
.RE
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR weston (1),
.BR weston-launch (1),
.BR weston-drm (7),
.BR xkeyboard-config (7)