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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)
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
autolaunch Autolaunch 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
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
fullscreen
ivi
kiosk
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
overrides defaults backend. Available backends are:
drm
headless
rdp
pipewire
vnc
wayland
x11
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.
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
require-outputs=any
configures the behavior if Weston fails to configure and enable outputs.
Depending on the use-case, it may preferable to ensure that Weston only starts if it can enable
all available outputs, or that it ignores failed outputs. The possible options are:
all-found all available outputs must be enabled
any start if any output could be enabled
none start even if no output was enabled
wait-for-debugger=true
Raises SIGSTOP before initializing the compositor. This allows the user to attach with a debugger
and continue execution by sending SIGCONT. This is useful for debugging a crash on start-up when
it would be inconvenient to launch weston directly from a debugger. Boolean, defaults to false.
There is also a command line option to do the same.
remoting=remoting-plugin.so
specifies a plugin for remote output to load (string). This can be used to load your own
implemented remoting plugin or one with Weston as default. Available remoting plugins in the
__libweston_modules_dir__ directory are:
remoting-plugin.so
renderer=auto
Selects a renderer to use for internal composition when required, or auto to select the most
appropriate renderer. Available renderers are:
auto
gl
noop
pixman
Not all backends support all renderers.
use-pixman=true
Deprecated in favour of the renderer= option. Enables pixman-based rendering for all outputs on
backends that support it. Boolean, defaults to false. There is also a command line option to do
the same.
color-management=true
Enables color management and requires using GL-renderer. Boolean, defaults to false.
TENTATIVE, EXPERIMENTAL, WORK IN PROGRESS: Color management enables the use of ICC files to
describe monitor color behavior, Wayland protocol extensions for clients to describe their color
spaces and perform monitor profiling, and tone mapping required to enable HDR video modes. This
extended functionality comes at the cost of heavier image processing and sometimes a loss of some
hardware off-loading features like composite-bypass.
output-decorations=true
For headless-backend with GL-renderer only: draws output window decorations, similar to what
wayland-backend does for floating output windows. Boolean, defaults to false. These decorations
cannot normally be screenshot. This option is useful for the Weston test suite only.
LIBINPUT SECTION
The libinput section is used to configure input devices when using the libinput input device backend. The
defaults are determined by libinput and vary according to what is most sensible for any given device.
Available configuration are:
enable-tap=false
Enables tap to click on touchpad devices.
tap-and-drag=false
For touchpad devices with enable-tap enabled. If the user taps, then taps a second time, this time
holding, the virtual mouse button stays down for as long as the user keeps their finger on the
touchpad, allowing the user to click and drag with taps alone.
tap-and-drag-lock=false
For touchpad devices with enable-tap and tap-and-drag enabled. In the middle of a tap-and-drag,
if the user releases the touchpad for less than a certain number of milliseconds, then touches it
again, the virtual mouse button will remain pressed and the drag can continue.
disable-while-typing=true
For devices that may be accidentally triggered while typing on the keyboard, causing a disruption
of the typing. Disables them while the keyboard is in use.
middle-button-emulation=false
For pointer devices with left and right buttons, but no middle button. When enabled, a middle
button event is emitted when the left and right buttons are pressed simultaneously.
left-handed=false
Configures the device for use by left-handed people. Exactly what this option does depends on the
device. For pointers with left and right buttons, the buttons are swapped. On tablets, the tablet
is logically turned upside down, because it will be physically turned upside down.
rotation=n
Changes the direction of the logical north, rotating it n degrees clockwise away from the default
orientation, where n is a whole number between 0 and 359 inclusive. Needed for trackballs, mainly.
Allows the user to orient the trackball sideways, for example.
accel-profile={flat,adaptive}
Set the pointer acceleration profile. The pointer's screen speed is proportional to the physical
speed with a certain constant of proportionality. Call that constant alpha. flat keeps alpha
fixed. See accel-speed. adaptive causes alpha to increase with physical speed, giving the user
more control when the speed is slow, and more reach when the speed is high. adaptive is the
default.
accel-speed=v
If accel-profile is set to flat, it simply sets the value of alpha. If accel-profile is set to
adaptive, the effect is more complicated, but generally speaking, it will change the pointer's
speed. v is normalised and must lie in the range [-1, 1]. The exact mapping between v and alpha
is hardware-dependent, but higher values cause higher cursor speeds.
natural-scroll=false
Enables natural scrolling, mimicking the behaviour of touchscreen scrolling. That is, if the
wheel, finger, or fingers are moved down, the surface is scrolled up instead of down, as if the
finger, or fingers were in contact with the surface being scrolled.
scroll-method={two-finger,edge,button,none}
Sets the scroll method. two-finger scrolls with two fingers on a touchpad. edge scrolls with one
finger on the right edge of a touchpad. button scrolls when the pointer is moved while a certain
button is pressed. See scroll-button. none disables scrolling altogether.
scroll-button={BTN_LEFT,BTN_RIGHT,BTN_MIDDLE,...}
For devices with scroll-method set to button. Specifies the button that will trigger scrolling.
See /usr/include/linux/input-event-codes.h for the complete list of possible values.
touchscreen_calibrator=true
Advertise the touchscreen calibrator interface to all clients. This is a potential denial-of-
service attack vector, so it should only be enabled on trusted userspace. Boolean, defaults to
false.
The interface is required for running touchscreen calibrator applications. It provides the
application raw touch events, bypassing the normal touch handling. It also allows the application
to upload a new calibration into the compositor.
Even though this option is listed in the libinput section, it does affect all Weston
configurations regardless of the used backend. If the backend does not use libinput, the interface
can still be advertised, but it will not list any devices.
calibration_helper=/bin/echo
An optional calibration helper program to permanently save a new touchscreen calibration. String,
defaults to unset.
The given program will be executed with seven arguments when a calibrator application requests the
server to take a new calibration matrix into use. The program is executed synchronously and will
therefore block Weston for its duration. If the program exit status is non-zero, Weston will not
apply the new calibration. If the helper is unset or the program exit status is zero, Weston will
use the new calibration immediately.
The program is invoked as:
calibration_helper syspath m1 m2 m3 m4 m5 m6
where syspath is the udev sys path for the device and m1 through m6 are the calibration matrix
elements in libinput's LIBINPUT_CALIBRATION_MATRIX udev property format. The sys path is an
absolute path and starts with the sys mount point.
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=/usr/libexec/weston-desktop-shell
specifies the path for the shell client to run. It is possible to pass arguments and environment
variables to the program, for example, 'ENVFOO=bar ENVBAR=baz /path/to/program --arg anotherarg',
with entries that are space-separated but with no support for quoting. If no client was specified
then 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 centered, scale, scale-crop or tile
(default). Centered shows the image once centered. If the image is smaller than the output, the
rest of the surface will be in background color. If the image size does fit the output it will be
cropped left and right, or top and bottom. 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, minutes-24h, seconds-24h. 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 by desktop-shell when starting up (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. See weston-bindings(7). Possible values: none, ctrl, alt, super
(default)
cursor-theme=theme
sets the cursor theme (string).
cursor-size=24
sets the cursor size (unsigned integer).
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.
displayname=displayname
sets the display name of the launcher that appears in the tooltip.
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. 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, along with an option of a modeline string.
See weston-drm(7) for examples of modes-formats supported by DRM backend.
transform=normal
How you have rotated your monitor from its normal orientation (string). The transform key can be
one of the following 8 strings:
normal Normal output.
rotate-90 90 degrees clockwise.
rotate-180 Upside down.
rotate-270 90 degrees counter clockwise.
flipped Horizontally flipped
flipped-rotate-90 Flipped and 90 degrees clockwise
flipped-rotate-180 Flipped and upside down
flipped-rotate-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.
icc_profile=file
If option color-management is true, load the given ICC file as the output color profile. This
works only on DRM, headless, wayland, and x11 backends, and for remoting and pipewire outputs.
seat=name
The logical seat name 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.
allow_hdcp=true
Allows HDCP support for this output. If set to true, HDCP can be tried for the content-protection,
provided by the backends, on this output. By default, HDCP support is always allowed for an
output. The content-protection can actually be realized, only if the hardware (source and sink)
support HDCP, and the backend has the implementation of content-protection protocol. Currently,
HDCP is supported by drm-backend.
content-type=content_type
The type of the content being primarily displayed to this output. Can be "no data" (default),
"graphics", "photo", "cinema" or "game".
app-ids=app-id[,app_id]*
A comma separated list of the IDs of applications to place on this output. These IDs should match
the application IDs as set with the xdg_shell.set_app_id request. Currently, this option is
supported by kiosk-shell.
eotf-mode=sdr
Sets the EOTF mode on the output. This is used for choosing between standard dynamic range (SDR)
mode and the various high dynamic range (HDR) modes. The display driver, the graphics card, and
the video sink (monitor) need to support the chosen mode, otherwise the result is undefined. The
mode can be one of the following strings:
sdr traditional gamma, SDR
hdr-gamma traditional gamma, HDR
st2084 SMPTE ST 2084, a.k.a Perceptual Quantizer
hlg Hybrid Log-Gamma (ITU-R BT.2100)
Defaults to sdr. Non-SDR modes require color-management=true.
color_characteristics=name
Sets the basic output color characteristics by loading the parameters from the
color_characteristics section with the key name=name . If an ICC profile is also set, the ICC
profile takes precedence.
INPUT-METHOD SECTION
path=/usr/libexec/weston-keyboard
sets the path of the on screen keyboard input method (string). It is possible to pass arguments
and environment variables to the program, for example, 'ENVFOO=bar ENVBAR=baz /path/to/program
--arg anotherarg', with entries that are space-separated but with no support for quoting.
overlay-keyboard=false
sets weston-keyboard as overlay panel.
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 --shell=fullscreen --no-clients-resize --no-config
sets the command to start a fullscreen-shell server for screen sharing (string).
start-on-startup=false
If set to true, start screen sharing of all outputs available on Weston startup. Set to false by
default. Set to false by default. When using this option make sure you enable --no-config to
avoid re-loading the screen-share module and implictly trigger screen-sharing for the RDP output
already performing the screen share. Alternatively, you could also supply a different
configuration file, by using --config /path/to/config/file, and make sure that the configuration
file doesn't load the screen-share module.
AUTOLAUNCH SECTION
path=/usr/bin/echo
Path to an executable file to run after startup. This file is executed in parallel to Weston, so
it does not have to immediately exit. Defaults to empty.
watch=false
If set to true, quit Weston after the auto-launched executable exits. Set to false by default.
COLOR_CHARACTERISTICS SECTION
Each color_characteristics section records one set of basic display or monitor color characterisation
parameters. The parameters are defined in CTA-861-H specification as Static Metadata Type 1, and they can
also be found in EDID. The parameters are divided into groups. Each group must be given either fully or
not at all.
Each section should be named with name key by which it can be referenced from other sections. A metadata
section is just a collection of parameter values and does nothing on its own. It has an effect only when
referenced from elsewhere.
See output section key color_characteristics.
name=name
An arbitrary name for this section. You can choose any name you want as long as it does not
contain the colon (:) character. Names with at least one colon are reserved.
Primaries group
red_x=x
red_y=y
green_x=x
green_y=y
blue_x=x
blue_y=y
The CIE 1931 xy chromaticity coordinates of the display primaries. These floating point values
must reside between 0.0 and 1.0, inclusive.
White point group
white_x=x
white_y=y
The CIE 1931 xy chromaticity coordinates of the display white point. These floating point values
must reside between 0.0 and 1.0, inclusive.
Independent parameters
Each parameter listed here has its own group and therefore can be given alone.
max_L=L
Display's desired maximum content luminance (peak) L cd/m², a floating point value in the range
0.0–100000.0.
min_L=L
Display's desired minimum content luminance L cd/m², a floating point value in the range
0.0–100000.0.
maxFALL=L
Display's desired maximum frame-average light level L cd/m², a floating point value in the range
0.0–100000.0.
SEE ALSO
weston(1), weston-bindings(7), weston-drm(7), xkeyboard-config(7)