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@@ -14193,16 +14193,43 @@ Relogin after logout.
@cindex login manager
@cindex X11 login
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} sddm-service config
-Return a service that spawns the SDDM graphical login manager for config of
-type @code{<sddm-configuration>}.
+@defvr {Scheme Variable} sddm-service-type
+This is the type of the service to run the
+@uref{https://github.com/sddm/sddm,SSDM display manager}. Its value
+must be a @code{sddm-configuration} record (see below).
-@example
- (sddm-service (sddm-configuration
- (auto-login-user "Alice")
- (auto-login-session "xfce.desktop")))
-@end example
-@end deffn
+Here's an example use:
+
+@lisp
+(service sddm-service-type
+ (sddm-configuration
+ (auto-login-user "alice")
+ (auto-login-session "xfce.desktop")))
+@end lisp
+@end defvr
+
+@deftp {Data Type} sddm-configuration
+This data type represents the configuration of the SDDM login manager.
+The available fields are:
+
+@table @asis
+@item @code{sddm} (default: @code{sddm})
+The SDDM package to use.
+
+@item @code{display-server} (default: @code{"x11"})
+This must be either @code{"x11"} or @code{"wayland"}.
+
+@c FIXME: Add more fields.
+
+@item @code{auto-login-user} (default: @code{""})
+If non-empty, this is the user account under which to log in
+automatically.
+
+@item @code{auto-login-session} (default: @code{""})
+If non-empty, this is the @file{.desktop} file name to use as the
+auto-login session.
+@end table
+@end deftp
@cindex Xorg, configuration
@deftp {Data Type} xorg-configuration