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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 5789b3b99b..b49f651562 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -13352,99 +13352,53 @@ type @code{<sddm-configuration>}. @end example @end deffn -@deffn {Scheme Procedure} xorg-start-command @ - [#:modules %default-xorg-modules] @ - [#:fonts %default-xorg-fonts] @ - [#:configuration-file (xorg-configuration-file @dots{})] @ - [#:xorg-server @var{xorg-server}] - [#:xserver-arguments '("-nolisten" "tcp")] -Return a @code{startx} script in which @var{modules}, a list of X module -packages, and @var{fonts}, a list of X font directories, are available. See -@code{xorg-wrapper} for more details on the arguments. The result should be -used in place of @code{startx}. +@cindex Xorg, configuration +@deftp {Data Type} xorg-configuration +This data type represents the configuration of the Xorg graphical display +server. Note that there is not Xorg service; instead, the X server is started +by a ``display manager'' such as GDM, SDDM, and SLiM. Thus, the configuration +of these display managers aggregates an @code{xorg-configuration} record. -Usually the X server is started by a login manager. -@end deffn +@table @asis +@item @code{modules} (default: @code{%default-xorg-modules}) +This is a list of @dfn{module packages} loaded by the Xorg +server---e.g., @code{xf86-video-vesa}, @code{xf86-input-keyboard}, and so on. -@cindex @code{-listen tcp}, for X11. -This procedure is useful to override command line options for the X server, -such as having it listen to over TCP: +@item @code{fonts} (default: @code{%default-xorg-fonts}) +This is a list of font directories to add to the server's @dfn{font path}. -@example -(operating-system - ... - (services - (modify-services %desktop-services - (slim-service-type config => - (slim-configuration - (inherit config) - (startx (xorg-start-command - #:xserver-arguments '("-listen" "tcp")))))))) -@end example - -@deffn {Scheme Procedure} xorg-configuration-file @ - [#:modules %default-xorg-modules] @ - [#:fonts %default-xorg-fonts] @ - [#:drivers '()] [#:resolutions '()] [#:extra-config '()] -Return a configuration file for the Xorg server containing search paths for -all the common drivers. - -@var{modules} must be a list of @dfn{module packages} loaded by the Xorg -server---e.g., @code{xf86-video-vesa}, @code{xf86-input-keyboard}, and so on. -@var{fonts} must be a list of font directories to add to the server's -@dfn{font path}. +@item @code{drivers} (default: @code{'()}) +This must be either the empty list, in which case Xorg chooses a graphics +driver automatically, or a list of driver names that will be tried in this +order---e.g., @code{("modesetting" "vesa")}. -@var{drivers} must be either the empty list, in which case Xorg chooses a -graphics driver automatically, or a list of driver names that will be tried in -this order---e.g., @code{("modesetting" "vesa")}. +@item @code{resolutions} (default: @code{'()}) +When @code{resolutions} is the empty list, Xorg chooses an appropriate screen +resolution. Otherwise, it must be a list of resolutions---e.g., @code{((1024 +768) (640 480))}. -Likewise, when @var{resolutions} is the empty list, Xorg chooses an -appropriate screen resolution; otherwise, it must be a list of -resolutions---e.g., @code{((1024 768) (640 480))}. +@item @code{extra-config} (default: @code{'()}) +This is a list of strings or objects appended to the configuration file. It +is used to pass extra text to be added verbatim to the configuration file. -Last, @var{extra-config} is a list of strings or objects appended to the -configuration file. It is used to pass extra text to be -added verbatim to the configuration file. +@item @code{server} (default: @code{xorg-server}) +This is the package providing the Xorg server. -@cindex keymap -@cindex keyboard layout -This procedure is especially useful to configure a different keyboard layout -than the default US keymap. For instance, to use the ``bépo'' keymap by -default on the display manager: +@item @code{server-arguments} (default: @code{%default-xorg-server-arguments}) +This is the list of command-line arguments to pass to the X server. The +default is @code{-nolisten tcp}. +@end table +@end deftp -@example -(define bepo-evdev - "Section \"InputClass\" - Identifier \"evdev keyboard catchall\" - Driver \"evdev\" - MatchIsKeyboard \"on\" - Option \"xkb_layout\" \"fr\" - Option \"xkb_variant\" \"bepo\" -EndSection") +@deffn {Scheme Procedure} xorg-start-command [@var{config}] +Return a @code{startx} script in which the modules, fonts, etc. specified +in @var{config}, are available. The result should be used in place of +@code{startx}. -(operating-system - ... - (services - (modify-services %desktop-services - (slim-service-type config => - (slim-configuration - (inherit config) - (startx (xorg-start-command - #:configuration-file - (xorg-configuration-file - #:extra-config - (list bepo-evdev))))))))) -@end example - -The @code{MatchIsKeyboard} line specifies that we only apply the configuration -to keyboards. Without this line, other devices such as touchpad may not work -correctly because they will be attached to the wrong driver. In this example, -the user typically used @code{setxkbmap fr bepo} to set their favorite keymap -once logged in. The first argument corresponds to the layout, while the second -argument corresponds to the variant. The @code{xkb_variant} line can be omitted -to select the default variant. +Usually the X server is started by a login manager. @end deffn + @deffn {Scheme Procedure} screen-locker-service @var{package} [@var{program}] Add @var{package}, a package for a screen locker or screen saver whose command is @var{program}, to the set of setuid programs and add a PAM entry |