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NAME

       weston.ini - configuration file for Weston - the reference Wayland compositor

INTRODUCTION

       Weston  obtains  configuration from its command line parameters and the configuration file
       described here.

DESCRIPTION

       Weston uses a  configuration  file  called  weston.ini  for  its  setup.   The  weston.ini
       configuration  file  is  searched  for  in  one of the following places when the server is
       started:

           $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/weston.ini   (if $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is set)
           $HOME/.config/weston.ini      (if $HOME is set)
           weston/weston.ini in each
               $XDG_CONFIG_DIR           (if $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS is set)
           /etc/xdg/weston/weston.ini    (if $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS is not set)
           <current dir>/weston.ini      (if no variables were set)

       where environment variable $HOME is the user's home directory, and $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is the
       user  specific  configuration  directory,  and  $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS  is a colon ':' delimited
       listed of configuration base directories, such as /etc/xdg-foo:/etc/xdg.

       The 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:

           [SectionHeader]
           Key1=Value1
           Key2=Value2
               ...

       The spaces are significant.  Comment lines are ignored:

           #comment

       The section headers are:

           core           The core modules and options
           libinput       Input device configuration
           shell          Desktop customization
           launcher       Add launcher to the panel
           output         Output configuration
           input-method   Onscreen keyboard input
           keyboard       Keyboard layouts
           terminal       Terminal application options
           xwayland       XWayland options
           screen-share   Screen sharing options

       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'.

CORE SECTION

       The core section is used to select the startup compositor modules and general options.

       shell=desktop-shell.so
              specifies a shell to load (string). This can be used to load your  own  implemented
              shell or one with Weston as default. Available shells in the /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-
              gnu/weston directory are:

                 desktop-shell.so

       xwayland=true
              ask Weston to load the XWayland module (boolean).

       modules=cms-colord.so,screen-share.so
              specifies   the   modules   to   load   (string).   Available   modules   in    the
              /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/weston directory are:

                 cms-colord.so
                 screen-share.so

       backend=headless-backend.so
              overrides defaults backend. Available backend modules in the /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-
              gnu/weston directory are:

                 drm-backend.so
                 fbdev-backend.so
                 headless-backend.so
                 rdp-backend.so
                 wayland-backend.so
                 x11-backend.so

       repaint-window=N
              Set the approximate length of the  repaint  window  in  milliseconds.  The  repaint
              window  is used to control and reduce the output latency for clients. If the window
              is longer than the output refresh period, the repaint will be done immediately when
              the  previous  repaint  finishes, not processing client requests in between. If the
              repaint window is too short, the compositor may miss  the  target  vertical  blank,
              increasing  output  latency. The default value is 7 milliseconds. The allowed range
              is from -10 to 1000 milliseconds. Using a negative value will force the  compositor
              to always miss the target vblank.

       gbm-format=format
              sets  the GBM format used for the framebuffer for the GBM backend. Can be xrgb8888,
              xrgb2101010, rgb565.  By default, xrgb8888 is used.

       idle-time=seconds
              sets Weston's idle timeout in seconds. This idle timeout is the  time  after  which
              Weston  will  enter  an "inactive" mode and screen will fade to black. A value of 0
              disables the timeout.

              Important : This option may also be set via Weston's '-i' command line  option  and
              will  take  precedence  over  the  current  .ini  option.  This  means that if both
              weston.ini and command line define this idle-timeout time, the one specified in the
              command-line  will  be  used.  On  the other hand, if none of these sets the value,
              default idle timeout will be set to 300 seconds.

       require-input=true
              require an input device for launch

       pageflip-timeout=milliseconds
              sets Weston's pageflip  timeout  in  milliseconds.   This  sets  a  timer  to  exit
              gracefully  with a log message and an exit code of 1 in case the DRM driver is non-
              responsive.  Setting it to 0 disables this feature.

LIBINPUT SECTION

       The libinput section is used to configure input devices  when  using  the  libinput  input
       device backend.

       Available configuration are:

       enable_tap=true
              enables tap to click on touchpad devices

SHELL SECTION

       The  shell  section  is  used to customize the compositor. Some keys may not be handled by
       different shell plugins.

       The entries that can appear in this section are:

       client=file
              sets the path for the shell client to run. If not specified weston-desktop-shell is
              launched (string).

       background-image=file
              sets the path for the background image file (string).

       background-type=tile
              determines  how the background image is drawn (string). Can be scale, scale-crop or
              tile (default).  Scale means scaled to fit the  output  precisely,  not  preserving
              aspect  ratio.  Scale-crop preserves aspect ratio, scales the background image just
              big enough to cover the output, and centers it. The image ends up cropped from left
              and  right,  or top and bottom, if the aspect ratio does not match the output. Tile
              repeats the background image to fill the output.

       background-color=0xAARRGGBB
              sets the color of the background (unsigned integer). The  hexadecimal  digit  pairs
              are in order alpha, red, green, and blue.

       clock-format=format
              sets  the  panel clock format (string). Can be none, minutes, seconds.  By default,
              minutes format is used.

       panel-color=0xAARRGGBB
              sets the color of the panel (unsigned integer). The hexadecimal digit pairs are  in
              order transparency, red, green, and blue. Examples:

                 0xffff0000    Red
                 0xff00ff00    Green
                 0xff0000ff    Blue
                 0x00ffffff    Fully transparent

       panel-position=top
              sets the position of the panel (string). Can be top, bottom, left, right, none.

       locking=true
              enables screen locking (boolean).

       animation=zoom
              sets the effect used for opening new windows (string). Can be zoom, fade, none.  By
              default, no animation is used.

       close-animation=fade
              sets the effect used when closing windows (string). Can be fade, none.  By default,
              the fade animation is used.

       startup-animation=fade
              sets  the  effect  used  for  opening  new windows (string). Can be fade, none.  By
              default, the fade animation is used.

       focus-animation=dim-layer
              sets the effect used with the focused and  unfocused  windows.  Can  be  dim-layer,
              none.  By default, no animation is used.

       allow-zap=true
              whether  the  shell  should  quit  when  the  Ctrl-Alt-Backspace key combination is
              pressed

       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:  none,  ctrl,
              alt, super (default)

       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.

       cursor-theme=theme
              sets the cursor theme (string).

       cursor-size=24
              sets the cursor size (unsigned integer).

       lockscreen-icon=path
              sets the path to lock screen icon image (string). (tablet shell only)

       lockscreen=path
              sets the path to lock screen background image (string). (tablet shell only)

       homescreen=path
              sets the path to home screen background image (string). (tablet shell only)

LAUNCHER SECTION

       There can be multiple launcher sections, one for each launcher.

       icon=icon
              sets the path to icon image (string). Svg images are not currently supported.

       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:

                  path=GDK_BACKEND=wayland gnome-terminal --full-screen

OUTPUT SECTION

       There  can  be multiple output sections, each corresponding to one output. It is currently
       only recognized by the drm and x11 backends.

       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.  All Wayland output names start
              with the letters WL.  The available output names for DRM backend are listed in  the
              weston-launch(1) output.  Examples of usage:

                 LVDS1    DRM backend, Laptop internal panel no.1
                 VGA1     DRM backend, VGA connector no.1
                 X1       X11 backend, X window no.1
                 WL1      Wayland backend, Wayland window no.1

              See weston-drm(7) for more details.

       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:

                 WIDTHxHEIGHT    Resolution size width and height in pixels
                 preferred       Uses the preferred mode
                 current         Uses the current crt controller mode
                 off             Disables the output

              Optionally, a user may specify a modeline, such as:

                  173.00  1920 2048 2248 2576  1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync

              It  consists of the refresh rate in Hz, horizontal and vertical resolution, options
              for horizontal  and  vertical  synchronisation.  The  program  cvt(1)  can  provide
              suitable modeline string.

       transform=normal
              The  transformation applied to screen output (string). The transform key can be one
              of the following 8 strings:

                 normal        Normal output.
                 90            90 degrees clockwise.
                 180           Upside down.
                 270           90 degrees counter clockwise.
                 flipped       Horizontally flipped
                 flipped-90    Flipped and 90 degrees clockwise
                 flipped-180   Flipped upside down
                 flipped-270   Flipped and 90 degrees counter clockwise

       scale=factor
              The scaling multiplier applied to the entire output, in support of high  resolution
              ("HiDPI"  or "retina") displays, that roughly corresponds to the pixel ratio of the
              display's physical resolution to the logical resolution.  Applications that do  not
              support  high resolution displays typically appear tiny and unreadable. Weston will
              scale the output of such applications by this multiplier, to  make  them  readable.
              Applications  that  do  support  their own output scaling can draw their content in
              high resolution, in which case they avoid compositor scaling. Weston will not scale
              the output of such applications, and they are not affected by this multiplier.

              An integer, 1 by default, typically configured as 2 or higher when needed, denoting
              the scaling multiplier for the output.

       seat=name
              The logical seat name that that this output should be associated with. If  this  is
              set  then  the seat's input will be confined to the output that has the seat set on
              it. The expectation is that this  functionality  will  be  used  in  a  multiheaded
              environment  with a single compositor for multiple output and input configurations.
              The default seat is called "default" and will always be present. This seat  can  be
              constrained like any other.

INPUT-METHOD SECTION

       path=/usr/libexec/weston-keyboard
              sets the path of the on screen keyboard input method (string).

KEYBOARD SECTION

       This section contains the following keys:

       keymap_rules=evdev
              sets the keymap rules file (string). Used to map layout and model to input device.

       keymap_model=pc105
              sets the keymap model (string). See the Models section in xkeyboard-config(7).

       keymap_layout=us,de,gb
              sets  the  comma  separated list of keyboard layout codes (string). See the Layouts
              section in xkeyboard-config(7).

       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 xkeyboard-config(7).

       keymap_options=grp:alt_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll
              sets the keymap options (string). See the Options section in xkeyboard-config(7).

       repeat-rate=40
              sets the rate of repeating keys in characters per second (unsigned integer)

       repeat-delay=400
              sets the delay in milliseconds since key  down  until  repeating  starts  (unsigned
              integer)

       numlock-on=false
              sets  the  default  state  of  the numlock on weston startup for the backends which
              support it.

       vt-switching=true
              Whether to allow the use of Ctrl+Alt+Fn key combinations to switch  away  from  the
              compositor's virtual console.

TERMINAL SECTION

       Contains  settings  for  the  weston  terminal application (weston-terminal). It allows to
       customize the font and shell of the command line interface.

       font=DejaVu Sans Mono
              sets the font of the terminal (string). For a good experience it is recommended  to
              use monospace fonts. In case the font is not found, the default one is used.

       font-size=14
              sets the size of the terminal font (unsigned integer).

       term=xterm-256color
              The terminal shell (string). Sets the $TERM variable.

XWAYLAND SECTION

       path=/usr/bin/Xwayland
              sets the path to the xserver to run (string).

SCREEN-SHARE SECTION

       command=/usr/bin/weston --backend=rdp-backend.so --shell=fullscreen-shell.so --no-clients-
       resize
              sets the command to start a fullscreen-shell server for screen sharing (string).

SEE ALSO

       weston(1), weston-launch(1), weston-drm(7), xkeyboard-config(7)