diff -up xorg-server-1.3.0.0/hw/xfree86/doc/man/xorg.conf.man.pre.da xorg-server-1.3.0.0/hw/xfree86/doc/man/xorg.conf.man.pre
--- xorg-server-1.3.0.0/hw/xfree86/doc/man/xorg.conf.man.pre.da 2007-10-05 11:43:43.000000000 +1000
+++ xorg-server-1.3.0.0/hw/xfree86/doc/man/xorg.conf.man.pre 2007-10-05 11:43:52.000000000 +1000
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
.ds q \N'34'
.TH __xconfigfile__ __filemansuffix__ __vendorversion__
.SH NAME
-__xconfigfile__ - Configuration File for __xservername__
+__xconfigfile__ \- configuration File for __xservername__ X server
.SH INTRODUCTION
.B __xservername__
supports several mechanisms for supplying/obtaining configuration and
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ manual page.
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B __xservername__
uses a configuration file called
-.B __xconfigfile__
-for its initial setup. This configuration file is searched for in the
-following places when the server is started as a normal user:
+.I __xconfigfile__
+for its initial setup.
+This configuration file is searched for in the following places when the
+server is started as a normal user:
.PP
.RS 4
.nf
@@ -31,30 +32,31 @@ following places when the server is star
.IR __projectroot__/etc/X11/ <cmdline>
.IB /etc/X11/ $XORGCONFIG
.IB __projectroot__/etc/X11/ $XORGCONFIG
-.I /etc/X11/__xconfigfile__-4
+.I /etc/X11/__xconfigfile__\-4
.I /etc/X11/__xconfigfile__
.I /etc/__xconfigfile__
.IR __projectroot__/etc/X11/__xconfigfile__. <hostname>
-.I __projectroot__/etc/X11/__xconfigfile__-4
+.I __projectroot__/etc/X11/__xconfigfile__\-4
.I __projectroot__/etc/X11/__xconfigfile__
.IR __projectroot__/lib/X11/__xconfigfile__. <hostname>
-.I __projectroot__/lib/X11/__xconfigfile__-4
+.I __projectroot__/lib/X11/__xconfigfile__\-4
.I __projectroot__/lib/X11/__xconfigfile__
.fi
.RE
.PP
where
.I <cmdline>
-is a relative path (with no ".." components) specified with the
+is a relative path (with no \(lq..\(rq components) specified with the
.B \-config
command line option,
.B $XORGCONFIG
-is the relative path (with no ".." components) specified by that
+is the relative path (with no \(lq..\(rq components) specified by that
environment variable, and
.I <hostname>
-is the machine's hostname as reported by gethostname(3).
+is the machine's hostname as reported by
+.BR gethostname (__oslibmansuffix__).
.PP
-When the __xservername__ server is started by the "root" user, the config file
+When the __xservername__ server is started by the \(lqroot\(rq user, the config file
search locations are as follows:
.PP
.RS 4
@@ -66,14 +68,14 @@ search locations are as follows:
.IB /etc/X11/ $XORGCONFIG
.IB __projectroot__/etc/X11/ $XORGCONFIG
.BI $HOME /__xconfigfile__
-.I /etc/X11/__xconfigfile__-4
+.I /etc/X11/__xconfigfile__\-4
.I /etc/X11/__xconfigfile__
.I /etc/__xconfigfile__
.IR __projectroot__/etc/X11/__xconfigfile__. <hostname>
-.I __projectroot__/etc/X11/__xconfigfile__-4
+.I __projectroot__/etc/X11/__xconfigfile__\-4
.I __projectroot__/etc/X11/__xconfigfile__
.IR __projectroot__/lib/X11/__xconfigfile__. <hostname>
-.I __projectroot__/lib/X11/__xconfigfile__-4
+.I __projectroot__/lib/X11/__xconfigfile__\-4
.I __projectroot__/lib/X11/__xconfigfile__
.fi
.RE
@@ -90,13 +92,13 @@ environment variable (absolute or relati
is the path specified by that environment variable (usually the home
directory), and
.I <hostname>
-is the machine's hostname as reported by gethostname(3).
+is the machine's hostname as reported by
+.BR gethostname (__oslibmansuffix__).
.PP
The
-.B __xconfigfile__
-file is composed of a number of sections which may be present in any
-order. Each section has
-the form:
+.I __xconfigfile__
+file is composed of a number of sections which may be present in any order.
+Each section has the form:
.PP
.RS 4
.nf
@@ -121,13 +123,14 @@ The section names are:
.BR "Modes " "Video modes descriptions"
.BR "Screen " "Screen configuration"
.BR "ServerLayout " "Overall layout"
-.BR "DRI " "DRI-specific configuration"
-.BR "Vendor " "Vendor-specific configuration"
+.BR "DRI " "DRI\-specific configuration"
+.BR "Vendor " "Vendor\-specific configuration"
.fi
.RE
.PP
The following obsolete section names are still recognised for compatibility
-purposes. In new config files, the
+purposes.
+In new config files, the
.B InputDevice
section should be used instead.
.PP
@@ -144,35 +147,38 @@ section is no longer recognised.
.PP
The
.B ServerLayout
-sections are at the highest level. They bind together the input and
-output devices that will be used in a session. The input devices
-are described in the
+sections are at the highest level.
+They bind together the input and output devices that will be used in a session.
+The input devices are described in the
.B InputDevice
-sections. Output devices usually consist of multiple independent
-components (e.g., a graphics board and a monitor). These multiple
-components are bound together in the
+sections.
+Output devices usually consist of multiple independent components (e.g.,
+a graphics board and a monitor).
+These multiple components are bound together in the
.B Screen
sections, and it is these that are referenced by the
.B ServerLayout
-section. Each
+section.
+Each
.B Screen
-section binds together a graphics board and a monitor. The graphics
-boards are described in the
+section binds together a graphics board and a monitor.
+The graphics boards are described in the
.B Device
sections, and the monitors are described in the
.B Monitor
sections.
.PP
-Config file keywords are case-insensitive, and "_" characters are
-ignored. Most strings (including
+Config file keywords are case\-insensitive, and \(lq_\(rq characters are
+ignored.
+Most strings (including
.B Option
names) are also case-insensitive, and insensitive to white space and
-"_" characters.
+\(lq_\(rq characters.
.PP
-Each config file entry usually takes up a single line in the file.
-They consist of a keyword, which is possibly followed by one or
-more arguments, with the number and types of the arguments depending
-on the keyword. The argument types are:
+Each config file entry usually takes up a single line in the file. They
+consist of a keyword, which is possibly followed by one or more arguments,
+with the number and types of the arguments depending on the keyword.
+The argument types are:
.PP
.RS 4
.nf
@@ -182,17 +188,18 @@ on the keyword. The argument types are:
.fi
.RE
.PP
-Note: hex integer values must be prefixed with "0x", and octal values
-with "0".
+Note: hex integer values must be prefixed with \(lq0x\(rq, and octal values
+with \(lq0\(rq.
.PP
A special keyword called
.B Option
-may be used to provide free-form data to various components of the server.
+may be used to provide free\-form data to various components of the server.
The
.B Option
-keyword takes either one or two string arguments. The first is the option
-name, and the optional second argument is the option value. Some commonly
-used option value types include:
+keyword takes either one or two string arguments.
+The first is the option name, and the optional second argument is the
+option value.
+Some commonly used option value types include:
.PP
.RS 4
.nf
@@ -209,8 +216,8 @@ Note that
.B Option
values, not just strings, must be enclosed in quotes.
.PP
-Boolean options may optionally have a value specified. When no value
-is specified, the option's value is
+Boolean options may optionally have a value specified.
+When no value is specified, the option's value is
.BR TRUE .
The following boolean option values are recognised as
.BR TRUE :
@@ -263,56 +270,97 @@ When the unit name is omitted, the corre
the value and the expectations of the appropriate range of the value.
It is recommended that the units always be specified when using frequency
option values to avoid any errors in determining the value.
-.SH FILES SECTION
+.SH "FILES SECTION"
The
.B Files
section is used to specify some path names required by the server.
-Some of these paths can also be set from the command line (see Xserver(__appmansuffix__)
-and __xservername__(__appmansuffix__)). The command line settings override the values specified
-in the config file. The
+Some of these paths can also be set from the command line (see
+.BR Xserver (__appmansuffix__)
+and
+.BR __xservername__ (__appmansuffix__)).
+The command line settings override the values specified in the config
+file.
+The
.B Files
section is optional, as are all of the entries that may appear in it.
.PP
The entries that can appear in this section are:
.TP 7
.BI "FontPath \*q" path \*q
-sets the search path for fonts. This path is a comma separated list of
-font path elements which the __xservername__ server searches for font databases.
+sets the search path for fonts.
+This path is a comma separated list of font path elements which the __xservername__
+server searches for font databases.
Multiple
.B FontPath
entries may be specified, and they will be concatenated to build up the
-fontpath used by the server. Font path elements may be either absolute
-directory paths, or a font server identifier. Font server identifiers
-have the form:
+fontpath used by the server. Font path elements can be absolute
+directory paths, catalogue directories or a font server identifier. The
+formats of the later two are explained below:
.PP
-.RS 11
-.IR <trans> / <hostname> : <port-number>
+.RS 7
+Catalogue directories:
+.PP
+.RS 4
+Catalogue directories can be specified using the prefix \fBcatalogue:\fR
+before the directory name. The directory can then be populated with
+symlinks pointing to the real font directories, using the following
+syntax in the symlink name:
+.PP
+.RS 4
+.IR <identifier> : [attribute]: pri= <priority>
.RE
.PP
+where
+.I <identifier>
+is an alphanumeric identifier,
+.I [attribute]
+is an attribute wich will be passed to the underlying FPE and
+.I <priority>
+is a number used to order the fontfile FPEs. Examples:
+.PP
+.RS 4
+.nf
+.I 75dpi:unscaled:pri=20 -> /usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi
+.I gscript:pri=60 -> /usr/share/fonts/default/ghostscript
+.I misc:unscaled:pri=10 \-> /usr/share/X11/fonts/misc
+.fi
+.PP
+.RE .RE .RE
+.PP
.RS 7
+Font server identifiers:
+.PP
+.RS 4
+Font server identifiers have the form:
+.RS 4
+.PP
+.IR <trans> / <hostname> : <port\-number>
+.RE
+.PP
where
.I <trans>
is the transport type to use to connect to the font server (e.g.,
.B unix
-for UNIX-domain sockets or
+for UNIX\-domain sockets or
.B tcp
for a TCP/IP connection),
.I <hostname>
is the hostname of the machine running the font server, and
-.I <port-number>
+.I <port\-number>
is the port number that the font server is listening on (usually 7100).
+.RE
.PP
When this entry is not specified in the config file, the server falls back
-to the compiled-in default font path, which contains the following
-font path elements:
+to the compiled\-in default font path, which contains the following
+font path elements (which can be set inside a catalogue directory):
.PP
.RS 4
.nf
-.I __projectroot__/share/X11/fonts/misc/
-.I __projectroot__/share/X11/fonts/TTF/
-.I __projectroot__/share/X11/fonts/Type1/
-.I __projectroot__/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/
-.I __projectroot__/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/
+.I __projectroot__/lib/X11/fonts/misc/
+.I __projectroot__/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/
+.I __projectroot__/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/
+.I __projectroot__/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/
+.I __projectroot__/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/
.fi
.RE
.PP
@@ -320,14 +368,14 @@ The recommended font path contains the f
.PP
.RS 4
.nf
-.I __projectroot__/share/X11/fonts/local/
-.I __projectroot__/share/X11/fonts/misc/
-.I __projectroot__/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled
-.I __projectroot__/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled
-.I __projectroot__/share/X11/fonts/Type1/
-.I __projectroot__/share/X11/fonts/Speedo/
-.I __projectroot__/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/
-.I __projectroot__/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/
+.I __projectroot__/lib/X11/fonts/local/
+.I __projectroot__/lib/X11/fonts/misc/
+.I __projectroot__/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled
+.I __projectroot__/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled
+.I __projectroot__/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/
+.I __projectroot__/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/
+.I __projectroot__/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/
+.I __projectroot__/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/
.fi
.RE
.PP
@@ -338,7 +386,7 @@ font path when the server starts up.
.BI "RGBPath \*q" path \*q
sets the path name for the RGB color database.
When this entry is not specified in the config file, the server falls back
-to the compiled-in default RGB path, which is:
+to the compiled\-in default RGB path, which is:
.PP
.RS 11
.I __projectroot__/share/X11/rgb
@@ -350,9 +398,10 @@ is added to this path if the server was
binary format RGB color databases.
.TP 7
.BI "ModulePath \*q" path \*q
-sets the search path for loadable __xservername__ server modules. This path is
-a comma separated list of directories which the __xservername__ server searches
-for loadable modules loading in the order specified. Multiple
+sets the search path for loadable __xservername__ server modules.
+This path is a comma separated list of directories which the __xservername__ server
+searches for loadable modules loading in the order specified.
+Multiple
.B ModulePath
entries may be specified, and they will be concatenated to build the
module search path used by the server.
@@ -360,8 +409,8 @@ module search path used by the server.
.ig
.TP 7
.BI "LogFile \*q" path \*q
-sets the name of the __xservername__ server log file. The default log file name
-is
+sets the name of the __xservername__ server log file.
+The default log file name is
.PP
.RS 11
.RI __logdir__/__xservername__. <n> .log
@@ -372,15 +421,18 @@ where
.I <n>
is the display number for the __xservername__ server.
..
-.SH SERVERFLAGS SECTION
+.SH "SERVERFLAGS SECTION"
In addition to options specific to this section (described below), the
.B ServerFlags
section is used to specify some global
-__xservername__ server options. All of the entries in this section are
+__xservername__ server options.
+All of the entries in this section are
.BR Options ,
although for compatibility purposes some of the old style entries are
-still recognised. Those old style entries are not documented here, and
-using them is discouraged. The
+still recognised.
+Those old style entries are not documented here, and using them is
+discouraged.
+The
.B ServerFlags
section is optional, as are the entries that may be specified in it.
.PP
@@ -392,11 +444,12 @@ may be overridden by
.B Options
specified in the active
.B ServerLayout
-section. Options with command line equivalents are overridden when their
-command line equivalent is used. The options recognised by this section
-are:
+section.
+Options with command line equivalents are overridden when their command
+line equivalent is used.
+The options recognised by this section are:
.TP 7
-.BI "Option \*qDefaultServerLayout\*q \*q" layout-id \*q
+.BI "Option \*qDefaultServerLayout\*q \*q" layout\-id \*q
This specifies the default
.B ServerLayout
section to use in the absence of the
@@ -404,148 +457,185 @@ section to use in the absence of the
command line option.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qNoTrapSignals\*q \*q" boolean \*q
-This prevents the __xservername__ server from trapping a range of unexpected
-fatal signals and exiting cleanly. Instead, the __xservername__ server will die
-and drop core where the fault occurred. The default behaviour is
-for the __xservername__ server to exit cleanly, but still drop a core file. In
-general you never want to use this option unless you are debugging
-an __xservername__ server problem and know how to deal with the consequences.
+This prevents the __xservername__ server from trapping a range of unexpected fatal
+signals and exiting cleanly.
+Instead, the __xservername__ server will die and drop core where the fault occurred.
+The default behaviour is for the __xservername__ server to exit cleanly, but still drop a
+core file.
+In general you never want to use this option unless you are debugging an __xservername__
+server problem and know how to deal with the consequences.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qDontVTSwitch\*q \*q" boolean \*q
This disallows the use of the
.BI Ctrl+Alt+F n
sequence (where
.RI F n
-refers to one of the numbered function keys). That sequence is normally
-used to switch to another \*qvirtual terminal\*q on operating systems
-that have this feature. When this option is enabled, that key sequence has
-no special meaning and is passed to clients. Default: off.
+refers to one of the numbered function keys).
+That sequence is normally used to switch to another \*qvirtual terminal\*q
+on operating systems that have this feature.
+When this option is enabled, that key sequence has no special meaning and
+is passed to clients.
+Default: off.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qDontZap\*q \*q" boolean \*q
This disallows the use of the
.B Ctrl+Alt+Backspace
-sequence. That sequence is normally used to terminate the __xservername__ server.
-When this option is enabled, that key sequence has no special meaning
-and is passed to clients. Default: off.
+sequence.
+That sequence is normally used to terminate the __xservername__ server.
+When this option is enabled, that key sequence has no special meaning and
+is passed to clients.
+Default: off.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qDontZoom\*q \*q" boolean \*q
This disallows the use of the
-.B Ctrl+Alt+Keypad-Plus
+.B Ctrl+Alt+Keypad\-Plus
and
-.B Ctrl+Alt+Keypad-Minus
-sequences. These sequences allows you to switch between video modes.
+.B Ctrl+Alt+Keypad\-Minus
+sequences.
+These sequences allows you to switch between video modes.
When this option is enabled, those key sequences have no special meaning
-and are passed to clients. Default: off.
+and are passed to clients.
+Default: off.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qDisableVidModeExtension\*q \*q" boolean \*q
This disables the parts of the VidMode extension used by the xvidtune client
-that can be used to change the video modes. Default: the VidMode extension
-is enabled.
+that can be used to change the video modes.
+Default: the VidMode extension is enabled.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qAllowNonLocalXvidtune\*q \*q" boolean \*q
This allows the xvidtune client (and other clients that use the VidMode
-extension) to connect from another host. Default: off.
+extension) to connect from another host.
+Default: off.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qDisableModInDev\*q \*q" boolean \*q
-This disables the parts of the __xservername__-Misc extension that can be used to
-modify the input device settings dynamically. Default: that functionality
-is enabled.
+This disables the parts of the __xservername__\-Misc extension that can be used to
+modify the input device settings dynamically.
+Default: that functionality is enabled.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qAllowNonLocalModInDev\*q \*q" boolean \*q
This allows a client to connect from another host and change keyboard
-and mouse settings in the running server. Default: off.
+and mouse settings in the running server.
+Default: off.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qAllowMouseOpenFail\*q \*q" boolean \*q
This allows the server to start up even if the mouse device can't be
-opened/initialised. Default: false.
+opened/initialised.
+Default: false.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qVTInit\*q \*q" command \*q
Runs
.I command
after the VT used by the server has been opened.
-The command string is passed to "/bin/sh -c", and is run with the
-real user's id with stdin and stdout set to the VT. The purpose
-of this option is to allow system dependent VT initialisation
-commands to be run. This option should rarely be needed. Default: not set.
+The command string is passed to \*q/bin/sh \-c\*q, and is run with the real
+user's id with stdin and stdout set to the VT.
+The purpose of this option is to allow system dependent VT initialisation
+commands to be run.
+This option should rarely be needed.
+Default: not set.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qVTSysReq\*q \*q" boolean \*q
-enables the SYSV-style VT switch sequence for non-SYSV systems
-which support VT switching. This sequence is
-.B Alt-SysRq
-followed
-by a function key
+enables the SYSV\-style VT switch sequence for non\-SYSV systems
+which support VT switching.
+This sequence is
+.B Alt\-SysRq
+followed by a function key
.RB ( Fn ).
This prevents the __xservername__ server trapping the
keys used for the default VT switch sequence, which means that clients can
-access them. Default: off.
+access them.
+Default: off.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qXkbDisable\*q \*q" boolean \*q
-disable/enable the XKEYBOARD extension. The \-kb command line
-option overrides this config file option. Default: XKB is enabled.
+disable/enable the XKEYBOARD extension.
+The \-kb command line option overrides this config file option.
+Default: XKB is enabled.
.\" The following four options are "undocumented".
.ig
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qPciProbe1\*q"
-Use PCI probe method 1. Default: set.
+Use PCI probe method 1.
+Default: set.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qPciProbe2\*q"
-Use PCI probe method 2. Default: not set.
+Use PCI probe method 2.
+Default: not set.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qPciForceConfig1\*q"
-Force the use PCI config type 1. Default: not set.
+Force the use PCI config type 1.
+Default: not set.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qPciForceConfig2\*q"
-Force the use PCI config type 2. Default: not set.
+Force the use PCI config type 2.
+Default: not set.
..
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qBlankTime\*q \*q" time \*q
-sets the inactivity timeout for the blanking phase of the screensaver.
+sets the inactivity timeout for the
+.B blank
+phase of the screensaver.
.I time
-is in minutes. This is equivalent to the __xservername__ server's `-s' flag,
-and the value can be changed at run-time with xset(__appmansuffix__). Default: 10
-minutes.
+is in minutes.
+This is equivalent to the __xservername__ server's
+.B \-s
+flag, and the value can be changed at run\-time with
+.BR xset(__appmansuffix__).
+Default: 10 minutes.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qStandbyTime\*q \*q" time \*q
-sets the inactivity timeout for the "standby" phase of DPMS mode.
+sets the inactivity timeout for the
+.B standby
+phase of DPMS mode.
.I time
-is in minutes, and the value can be changed at run-time with xset(__appmansuffix__).
-Default: 20 minutes. This is only suitable for VESA DPMS compatible
-monitors, and may not be supported by all video drivers. It is only
-enabled for screens that have the
+is in minutes, and the value can be changed at run\-time with
+.BR xset(__appmansuffix__).
+Default: 20 minutes.
+This is only suitable for VESA DPMS compatible monitors, and may not be
+supported by all video drivers.
+It is only enabled for screens that have the
.B \*qDPMS\*q
option set (see the MONITOR section below).
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qSuspendTime\*q \*q" time \*q
-sets the inactivity timeout for the "suspend" phase of DPMS mode.
+sets the inactivity timeout for the
+.B suspend
+phase of DPMS mode.
.I time
-is in minutes, and the value can be changed at run-time with xset(__appmansuffix__).
-Default: 30 minutes. This is only suitable for VESA DPMS compatible
-monitors, and may not be supported by all video drivers. It is only
-enabled for screens that have the
+is in minutes, and the value can be changed at run\-time with
+.BR xset(__appmansuffix__).
+Default: 30 minutes.
+This is only suitable for VESA DPMS compatible monitors, and may not be
+supported by all video drivers.
+It is only enabled for screens that have the
.B \*qDPMS\*q
option set (see the MONITOR section below).
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qOffTime\*q \*q" time \*q
-sets the inactivity timeout for the "off" phase of DPMS mode.
+sets the inactivity timeout for the
+.B off
+phase of DPMS mode.
.I time
-is in minutes, and the value can be changed at run-time with xset(__appmansuffix__).
-Default: 40 minutes. This is only suitable for VESA DPMS compatible
-monitors, and may not be supported by all video drivers. It is only
-enabled for screens that have the
+is in minutes, and the value can be changed at run\-time with
+.BR xset(__appmansuffix__).
+Default: 40 minutes.
+This is only suitable for VESA DPMS compatible monitors, and may not be
+supported by all video drivers.
+It is only enabled for screens that have the
.B \*qDPMS\*q
option set (see the MONITOR section below).
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qPixmap\*q \*q" bpp \*q
-This sets the pixmap format to use for depth 24. Allowed values for
+This sets the pixmap format to use for depth 24.
+Allowed values for
.I bpp
-are 24 and 32. Default: 32 unless driver constraints don't allow this
-(which is rare). Note: some clients don't behave well when this value
-is set to 24.
+are 24 and 32.
+Default: 32 unless driver constraints don't allow this (which is rare).
+Note: some clients don't behave well when this value is set to 24.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qPC98\*q \*q" boolean \*q
-Specify that the machine is a Japanese PC-98 machine. This should not
-be enabled for anything other than the Japanese-specific PC-98
-architecture. Default: auto-detected.
+Specify that the machine is a Japanese PC\-98 machine.
+This should not be enabled for anything other than the Japanese\-specific
+PC\-98 architecture.
+Default: auto\-detected.
.\" Doubt this should be documented.
.ig
.TP 7
@@ -555,48 +645,54 @@ Default: 0.
..
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qNoPM\*q \*q" boolean \*q
-Disables something to do with power management events. Default: PM
-enabled on platforms that support it.
+Disables something to do with power management events.
+Default: PM enabled on platforms that support it.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qXinerama\*q \*q" boolean \*q
-enable or disable XINERAMA extension. Default is disabled.
+enable or disable XINERAMA extension.
+Default is disabled.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qAllowDeactivateGrabs\*q \*q" boolean \*q
This option enables the use of the
-.B Ctrl+Alt+Keypad-Divide
-key sequence to deactivate any active keyboard and mouse grabs. Default:
-off.
+.B Ctrl+Alt+Keypad\-Divide
+key sequence to deactivate any active keyboard and mouse grabs.
+Default: off.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qAllowClosedownGrabs\*q \*q" boolean \*q
This option enables the use of the
-.B Ctrl+Alt+Keypad-Multiply
-key sequence to kill clients with an active keyboard or mouse grab as
-well as killing any application that may have locked the server, normally
-using the XGrabServer(__libmansuffix__) Xlib function. Default: off.
+.B Ctrl+Alt+Keypad\-Multiply
+key sequence to kill clients with an active keyboard or mouse grab as well
+as killing any application that may have locked the server, normally using
+the
+.BR XGrabServer(__libmansuffix__)
+Xlib function.
+Default: off.
.br
Note that the options
-.BI AllowDeactivateGrabs
+.B AllowDeactivateGrabs
and
-.BI AllowClosedownGrabs
+.B AllowClosedownGrabs
will allow users to remove the grab used by screen saver/locker programs.
-An API was written to such cases. If you enable this option, make sure
-your screen saver/locker is updated.
+An API was written to such cases.
+If you enable this option, make sure your screen saver/locker is updated.
+Default: off.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qHandleSpecialKeys\*q \*q" when \*q
This option controls when the server uses the builtin handler to process
special key combinations (such as
.BR Ctrl+Alt+Backspace ).
-Normally the XKEYBOARD extension keymaps will provide mappings for each
-of the special key combinations, so the builtin handler is not needed
-unless the XKEYBOARD extension is disabled. The value of
+Normally the XKEYBOARD extension keymaps will provide mappings for each of
+the special key combinations, so the builtin handler is not needed unless
+the XKEYBOARD extension is disabled.
+The value of
.I when
can be
.BR Always ,
.BR Never ,
or
.BR WhenNeeded .
-Default: Use the builtin handler only if needed. The server will scan
-the keymap for a mapping to the
+Default: Use the builtin handler only if needed.
+The server will scan the keymap for a mapping to the
.B Terminate
action and, if found, use XKEYBOARD for processing actions, otherwise
the builtin handler will be used.
@@ -604,24 +700,30 @@ the builtin handler will be used.
.BI "Option \*qAIGLX\*q \*q" boolean \*q
enable or disable AIGLX. AIGLX is enabled by default.
.TP 7
+.BI "Option \*qUseDefaultFontPath\*q \*q" boolean \*q
+Include the default font path even if other paths are specified in
+xorg.conf. If enabled, other font paths are included as well. Enabled by
+default.
+.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qIgnoreABI\*q \*q" boolean \*q
Allow modules built for a different, potentially incompatible version of
the X server to load. Disabled by default.
-.SH MODULE SECTION
+.SH "MODULE SECTION"
The
.B Module
section is used to specify which __xservername__ server modules should be loaded.
This section is ignored when the __xservername__ server is built in static form.
The types of modules normally loaded in this section are __xservername__ server
-extension modules, and font rasteriser modules. Most other module types
-are loaded automatically when they are needed via other mechanisms.
+extension modules, and font rasteriser modules.
+Most other module types are loaded automatically when they are needed via
+other mechanisms.
The
.B Module
section is optional, as are all of the entries that may be specified in
it.
.PP
-Entries in this section may be in two forms. The first and most commonly
-used form is an entry that uses the
+Entries in this section may be in two forms.
+The first and most commonly used form is an entry that uses the
.B Load
keyword, as described here:
.TP 7
@@ -629,16 +731,31 @@ keyword, as described here:
This instructs the server to load the module called
.IR modulename .
The module name given should be the module's standard name, not the
-module file name. The standard name is case-sensitive, and does not
-include the "lib" prefix, or the ".a", ".o", or ".so" suffixes.
+module file name.
+The standard name is case\-sensitive, and does not include the \(lqlib\(rq
+prefix, or the \(lq.a\(rq, \(lq.o\(rq, or \(lq.so\(rq suffixes.
.PP
.RS 7
-Example: the Type 1 font rasteriser can be loaded with the following entry:
+Example: the FreeType font rasteriser can be loaded with the following entry:
.PP
.RS 4
-.B "Load \*qtype1\*q"
+.B "Load \*qfreetype\*q"
.RE
.RE
+.TP 7
+.BI "Disable \*q" modulename \*q
+This instructs the server to not load the module called
+.IR modulename .
+Some modules are loaded by default in the server, and this overrides that
+default. If a
+.B Load
+instruction is given for the same module, it overrides the
+.B Disable
+instruction and the module is loaded. The module name given should be the
+module's standard name, not the module file name. As with the
+.B Load
+instruction, the standard name is case-sensitive, and does not include the
+"lib" prefix, or the ".a", ".o", or ".so" suffixes.
.PP
The second form of entry is a
.BR SubSection,
@@ -649,13 +766,13 @@ being
that are passed to the module when it is loaded.
.PP
Example: the extmod module (which contains a miscellaneous group of
-server extensions) can be loaded, with the XFree86-DGA extension
+server extensions) can be loaded, with the XFree86\-DGA extension
disabled by using the following entry:
.PP
.RS 4
.nf
.B "SubSection \*qextmod\*q"
-.B " Option \*qomit XFree86-DGA\*q"
+.B " Option \*qomit XFree86\-DGA\*q"
.B EndSubSection
.fi
.RE
@@ -677,17 +794,20 @@ __projectroot__/lib/modules/extensions
.fi
.RE
.PP
-The "bitmap" font modules is loaded automatically. It is recommended
-that at very least the "extmod" extension module be loaded. If it isn't
-some commonly used server extensions (like the SHAPE extension) will not be
-available.
-.SH INPUTDEVICE SECTION
+The \(lqbitmap\(rq font module is loaded automatically.
+It is recommended
+that at very least the \(lqextmod\(rq extension module be loaded.
+If it isn't, some commonly used server extensions (like the SHAPE
+extension) will not be available.
+.SH "INPUTDEVICE SECTION"
The config file may have multiple
.B InputDevice
-sections. There will normally be at least two: one for the core (primary)
-keyboard, and one of the core pointer. If either of these two is missing,
-a default configuration for the missing ones will be used. Currently the
-default configuration may not work as expected on all platforms.
+sections.
+There will normally be at least two: one for the core (primary) keyboard,
+and one of the core pointer.
+If either of these two is missing, a default configuration for the missing
+ones will be used.
+Currently the default configuration may not work as expected on all platforms.
.PP
.B InputDevice
sections have the following format:
@@ -709,18 +829,21 @@ and
.B Driver
entries are required in all
.B InputDevice
-sections. All other entries are optional.
+sections.
+All other entries are optional.
.PP
The
.B Identifier
-entry specifies the unique name for this input device. The
+entry specifies the unique name for this input device.
+The
.B Driver
entry specifies the name of the driver to use for this input device.
When using the loadable server, the input driver module
.RI \*q inputdriver \*q
will be loaded for each active
.B InputDevice
-section. An
+section.
+An
.B InputDevice
section is considered active if it is referenced by an active
.B ServerLayout
@@ -730,7 +853,10 @@ or
.B \-pointer
command line options, or if it is selected implicitly as the core pointer
or keyboard device in the absence of such explicit references.
-The most commonly used input drivers are "keyboard" and "mouse".
+The most commonly used input drivers are
+.BR keyboard (__drivermansuffix__)
+and
+.BR mouse (__drivermansuffix__).
.PP
In the absence of an explicitly specified core input device, the first
.B InputDevice
@@ -738,21 +864,24 @@ marked as
.B CorePointer
(or
.BR CoreKeyboard )
-is used. If there is no match there, the first
+is used.
+If there is no match there, the first
.B InputDevice
-that uses the "mouse" (or "keyboard" or "kbd") driver is used. The final
-fallback is to use built-in default configurations.
+that uses the \(lqmouse\(rq (or \(lqkeyboard\(rq or \(lqkbd\(rq) driver is used.
+The final fallback is to use built\-in default configurations.
.PP
.B InputDevice
-sections recognise some driver-independent
+sections recognise some driver\-independent
.BR Options ,
-which are described here. See the individual input driver manual pages
-for a description of the device-specific options.
+which are described here.
+See the individual input driver manual pages for a description of the
+device\-specific options.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qCorePointer\*q"
When this is set, the input device is installed as the core (primary)
-pointer device. There must be exactly one core pointer. If this option
-is not set here, or in the
+pointer device.
+There must be exactly one core pointer.
+If this option is not set here, or in the
.B ServerLayout
section, or from the
.B \-pointer
@@ -764,8 +893,9 @@ section is used.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qCoreKeyboard\*q"
When this is set, the input device is to be installed as the core
-(primary) keyboard device. There must be exactly one core keyboard. If
-this option is not set here, in the
+(primary) keyboard device.
+There must be exactly one core keyboard.
+If this option is not set here, in the
.B ServerLayout
section, or from the
.B \-keyboard
@@ -779,19 +909,21 @@ section is used.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qSendCoreEvents\*q \*q" boolean \*q
Both of these options are equivalent, and when enabled cause the
-input device to always report core events. This can be used, for
-example, to allow an additional pointer device to generate core
-pointer events (like moving the cursor, etc).
+input device to always report core events.
+This can be used, for example, to allow an additional pointer device to
+generate core pointer events (like moving the cursor, etc).
.TP 4
.BI "Option \*qHistorySize\*q \*q" number \*q
-Sets the motion history size. Default: 0.
+Sets the motion history size.
+Default: 0.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qSendDragEvents\*q \*q" boolean \*q
???
-.SH DEVICE SECTION
+.SH "DEVICE SECTION"
The config file may have multiple
.B Device
-sections. There must be at least one, for the video card being used.
+sections.
+There must be at least one, for the video card being used.
.PP
.B Device
sections have the following format:
@@ -817,27 +949,30 @@ sections. All other entries are optiona
.PP
The
.B Identifier
-entry specifies the unique name for this graphics device. The
+entry specifies the unique name for this graphics device.
+The
.B Driver
entry specifies the name of the driver to use for this graphics device.
When using the loadable server, the driver module
.RI \*q driver \*q
will be loaded for each active
.B Device
-section. A
+section.
+A
.B Device
section is considered active if it is referenced by an active
.B Screen
section.
.PP
.B Device
-sections recognise some driver-independent entries and
+sections recognise some driver\-independent entries and
.BR Options ,
-which are described here. Not all drivers make use of these
-driver-independent entries, and many of those that do don't require them
-to be specified because the information is auto-detected. See the
-individual graphics driver manual pages for further information about
-this, and for a description of the device-specific options.
+which are described here.
+Not all drivers make use of these
+driver\-independent entries, and many of those that do don't require them
+to be specified because the information is auto\-detected.
+See the individual graphics driver manual pages for further information
+about this, and for a description of the device\-specific options.
Note that most of the
.B Options
listed here (but not the other entries) may be specified in the
@@ -846,118 +981,137 @@ section instead of here in the
.B Device
section.
.TP 7
-.BI "BusID \*q" bus-id \*q
-This specifies the bus location of the graphics card. For PCI/AGP cards,
+.BI "BusID \*q" bus\-id \*q
+This specifies the bus location of the graphics card.
+For PCI/AGP cards,
the
-.I bus-id
+.I bus\-id
string has the form
.BI PCI: bus : device : function
-(e.g., "PCI:1:0:0" might be appropriate for an AGP card).
+(e.g., \(lqPCI:1:0:0\(rq might be appropriate for an AGP card).
This field is usually optional in single-head configurations when using
-the primary graphics card. In multi-head configurations, or when using
-a secondary graphics card in a single-head configuration, this entry is
-mandatory. Its main purpose is to make an unambiguous connection between
-the device section and the hardware it is representing. This information
-can usually be found by running the __xservername__ server with the
+the primary graphics card.
+In multi-head configurations, or when using a secondary graphics card in a
+single-head configuration, this entry is mandatory.
+Its main purpose is to make an unambiguous connection between the device
+section and the hardware it is representing.
+This information can usually be found by running the __xservername__ server
+with the
.B \-scanpci
command line option.
.TP 7
.BI "Screen " number
This option is mandatory for cards where a single PCI entity can drive more
than one display (i.e., multiple CRTCs sharing a single graphics accelerator
-and video memory). One
+and video memory).
+One
.B Device
section is required for each head, and this
parameter determines which head each of the
.B Device
-sections applies to. The legal values of
+sections applies to.
+The legal values of
.I number
range from 0 to one less than the total number of heads per entity.
Most drivers require that the primary screen (0) be present.
.TP 7
.BI "Chipset \*q" chipset \*q
This usually optional entry specifies the chipset used on the graphics
-board. In most cases this entry is not required because the drivers
-will probe the hardware to determine the chipset type. Don't
-specify it unless the driver-specific documentation recommends that you
+board.
+In most cases this entry is not required because the drivers will probe the
+hardware to determine the chipset type.
+Don't specify it unless the driver-specific documentation recommends that you
do.
.TP 7
-.BI "Ramdac \*q" ramdac-type \*q
+.BI "Ramdac \*q" ramdac\-type \*q
This optional entry specifies the type of RAMDAC used on the graphics
-board. This is only used by a few of the drivers, and in most cases it
-is not required because the drivers will probe the hardware to determine
-the RAMDAC type where possible. Don't specify it unless the
-driver-specific documentation recommends that you do.
+board.
+This is only used by a few of the drivers, and in most cases it is not
+required because the drivers will probe the hardware to determine the
+RAMDAC type where possible.
+Don't specify it unless the driver-specific documentation recommends that you
+do.
.TP 7
.BI "DacSpeed " speed
.TP 7
-.BI "DacSpeed " "speed-8 speed-16 speed-24 speed-32"
+.BI "DacSpeed " "speed\-8 speed\-16 speed\-24 speed\-32"
This optional entry specifies the RAMDAC speed rating (which is usually
-printed on the RAMDAC chip). The speed is in MHz. When one value is
-given, it applies to all framebuffer pixel sizes. When multiple values
-are give, they apply to the framebuffer pixel sizes 8, 16, 24 and 32
-respectively. This is not used by many drivers, and only needs to be
-specified when the speed rating of the RAMDAC is different from the
-defaults built in to driver, or when the driver can't auto-detect the
-correct defaults. Don't specify it unless the driver-specific
-documentation recommends that you do.
+printed on the RAMDAC chip).
+The speed is in MHz.
+When one value is given, it applies to all framebuffer pixel sizes.
+When multiple values are given, they apply to the framebuffer pixel sizes
+8, 16, 24 and 32 respectively.
+This is not used by many drivers, and only needs to be specified when the
+speed rating of the RAMDAC is different from the defaults built in to
+driver, or when the driver can't auto-detect the correct defaults.
+Don't specify it unless the driver-specific documentation recommends that you
+do.
.TP 7
.BI "Clocks " "clock ..."
-specifies the pixel that are on your graphics board. The clocks are in
-MHz, and may be specified as a floating point number. The value is
-stored internally to the nearest kHz. The ordering of the clocks is
-important. It must match the order in which they are selected on the
-graphics board. Multiple
+specifies the pixel that are on your graphics board.
+The clocks are in MHz, and may be specified as a floating point number.
+The value is stored internally to the nearest kHz.
+The ordering of the clocks is important.
+It must match the order in which they are selected on the graphics board.
+Multiple
.B Clocks
-lines may be specified, and each is concatenated to form the list. Most
-drivers do not use this entry, and it is only required for some older
-boards with non-programmable clocks. Don't specify this entry unless
-the driver-specific documentation explicitly recommends that you do.
+lines may be specified, and each is concatenated to form the list.
+Most drivers do not use this entry, and it is only required for some older
+boards with non-programmable clocks.
+Don't specify this entry unless the driver-specific documentation explicitly
+recommends that you do.
.TP
-.BI "ClockChip \*q" clockchip-type \*q
+.BI "ClockChip \*q" clockchip\-type \*q
This optional entry is used to specify the clock chip type on graphics
-boards which have a programmable clock generator. Only a few __xservername__
-drivers support programmable clock chips. For details, see the appropriate
-driver manual page.
+boards which have a programmable clock generator.
+Only a few __xservername__ drivers support programmable clock chips.
+For details, see the appropriate driver manual page.
.TP 7
.BI "VideoRam " "mem"
This optional entry specifies the amount of video ram that is installed
-on the graphics board. This is measured in kBytes. In most cases this
-is not required because the __xservername__ server probes the graphics board to
-determine this quantity. The driver-specific documentation should
-indicate when it might be needed.
+on the graphics board.
+This is measured in kBytes.
+In most cases this is not required because the __xservername__ server probes
+the graphics board to determine this quantity.
+The driver-specific documentation should indicate when it might be needed.
.TP 7
.BI "BiosBase " "baseaddress"
This optional entry specifies the base address of the video BIOS for
-the VGA board. This address is normally auto-detected, and should only
-be specified if the driver-specific documentation recommends it.
+the VGA board.
+This address is normally auto-detected, and should only be specified if the
+driver-specific documentation recommends it.
.TP 7
.BI "MemBase " "baseaddress"
This optional entry specifies the memory base address of a graphics
-board's linear frame buffer. This entry is not used by many drivers,
-and it should only be specified if the driver-specific documentation
-recommends it.
+board's linear frame buffer.
+This entry is not used by many drivers, and it should only be specified if
+the driver-specific documentation recommends it.
.TP 7
.BI "IOBase " "baseaddress"
-This optional entry specifies the IO base address. This entry is not
-used by many drivers, and it should only be specified if the
-driver-specific documentation recommends it.
+This optional entry specifies the IO base address.
+This entry is not used by many drivers, and it should only be specified if
+the driver-specific documentation recommends it.
.TP 7
.BI "ChipID " "id"
This optional entry specifies a numerical ID representing the chip type.
-For PCI cards, it is usually the device ID. This can be used to override
-the auto-detection, but that should only be done when the driver-specific
-documentation recommends it.
+For PCI cards, it is usually the device ID.
+This can be used to override the auto-detection, but that should only be done
+when the driver-specific documentation recommends it.
.TP 7
.BI "ChipRev " "rev"
-This optional entry specifies the chip revision number. This can be
-used to override the auto-detection, but that should only be done when
-the driver-specific documentation recommends it.
+This optional entry specifies the chip revision number.
+This can be used to override the auto-detection, but that should only be done
+when the driver-specific documentation recommends it.
.TP 7
.BI "TextClockFreq " "freq"
This optional entry specifies the pixel clock frequency that is used
-for the regular text mode. The frequency is specified in MHz. This is
-rarely used.
+for the regular text mode.
+The frequency is specified in MHz.
+This is rarely used.
+.TP 7
+.BI "Option \*qModeDebug\*q \*q" boolean \*q
+Enable printing of additional debugging information about modesetting to
+the server log.
.ig
.TP 7
This optional entry allows an IRQ number to be specified.
@@ -966,19 +1120,22 @@ This optional entry allows an IRQ number
.B Options
Option flags may be specified in the
.B Device
-sections. These include driver-specific options and driver-independent
-options. The former are described in the driver-specific documentation.
+sections.
+These include driver\-specific options and driver\-independent options.
+The former are described in the driver\-specific documentation.
Some of the latter are described below in the section about the
.B Screen
section, and they may also be included here.
-.SH VIDEOADAPTOR SECTION
-Nobody wants to say how this works. Maybe nobody knows ...
+.SH "VIDEOADAPTOR SECTION"
+Nobody wants to say how this works.
+Maybe nobody knows ...
-.SH MONITOR SECTION
+.SH "MONITOR SECTION"
The config file may have multiple
.B Monitor
-sections. There should normally be at least one, for the monitor being used,
+sections.
+There should normally be at least one, for the monitor being used,
but a default configuration will be created when one isn't specified.
.PP
.B Monitor
@@ -1002,22 +1159,43 @@ entry.
.PP
The
.B Identifier
-entry specifies the unique name for this monitor. The
+entry specifies the unique name for this monitor.
+The
.B Monitor
-section provides information about the specifications of the monitor,
-monitor-specific
+section may be used to provide information about the specifications of the
+monitor, monitor-specific
.BR Options ,
-and information about the video modes to use with the monitor. Specifying
-video modes is optional because the server now has a built-in list of
-VESA standard modes. When modes are specified explicitly in the
+and information about the video modes to use with the monitor.
+.PP
+With RandR 1.2-enabled drivers, monitor sections may be tied to specific
+outputs of the video card. Using the name of the output defined by the video
+driver plus the identifier of a monitor section, one associates a monitor
+section with an output by adding an option to the Device section in the
+following format:
+
+.B Option \*qMonitor-outputname\*q \*qmonitorsection\*q
+
+(for example,
+.B Option \*qMonitor-VGA\*q \*qVGA monitor\*q
+for a VGA output)
+.PP
+In the absence of specific association of monitor sections to outputs, if a
+monitor section is present the server will associate it with an output to
+preserve compatibility for previous single-head configurations.
+.PP
+Specifying video modes is optional because the server will use the DDC or other
+information provided by the monitor to automatically configure the list of
+modes available.
+When modes are specified explicitly in the
.B Monitor
section (with the
.BR Modes ,
.BR ModeLine ,
or
.B UseModes
-keywords), built-in modes with the same names are not included. Built-in
-modes with different names are, however, still implicitly included.
+keywords), built-in modes with the same names are not included.
+Built-in modes with different names are, however, still implicitly included,
+when they meet the requirements of the monitor.
.PP
The entries that may be used in
.B Monitor
@@ -1029,69 +1207,79 @@ This optional entry specifies the monito
.BI "ModelName \*q" model \*q
This optional entry specifies the monitor's model.
.TP 7
-.BI "HorizSync " "horizsync-range"
+.BI "HorizSync " "horizsync\-range"
gives the range(s) of horizontal sync frequencies supported by the
monitor.
-.I horizsync-range
+.I horizsync\-range
may be a comma separated list of either discrete values or ranges of
-values. A range of values is two values separated by a dash. By default
-the values are in units of kHz. They may be specified in MHz or Hz if
+values.
+A range of values is two values separated by a dash.
+By default the values are in units of kHz.
+They may be specified in MHz or Hz
+if
.B MHz
or
.B Hz
-is added to the end of the line. The data given here is used by the
-__xservername__ server to determine if video modes are within the specifications
-of the monitor. This information should be available in the monitor's
-handbook. If this entry is omitted, a default range of 28\-33kHz is
-used.
+is added to the end of the line.
+The data given here is used by the __xservername__ server to determine if video
+modes are within the specifications of the monitor.
+This information should be available in the monitor's handbook.
+If this entry is omitted, a default range of 28\-33kHz is used.
.TP 7
-.BI "VertRefresh " "vertrefresh-range"
+.BI "VertRefresh " "vertrefresh\-range"
gives the range(s) of vertical refresh frequencies supported by the
monitor.
-.I vertrefresh-range
+.I vertrefresh\-range
may be a comma separated list of either discrete values or ranges of
-values. A range of values is two values separated by a dash. By default
-the values are in units of Hz. They may be specified in MHz or kHz if
+values.
+A range of values is two values separated by a dash.
+By default the values are in units of Hz.
+They may be specified in MHz or kHz
+if
.B MHz
or
.B kHz
-is added to the end of the line. The data given here is used by the
-__xservername__ server to determine if video modes are within the specifications
-of the monitor. This information should be available in the monitor's
-handbook. If this entry is omitted, a default range of 43-72Hz is used.
+is added to the end of the line.
+The data given here is used by the __xservername__ server to determine if video
+modes are within the specifications of the monitor.
+This information should be available in the monitor's handbook.
+If this entry is omitted, a default range of 43\-72Hz is used.
.TP 7
.BI "DisplaySize " "width height"
This optional entry gives the width and height, in millimetres, of the
-picture area of the monitor. If given this is used to calculate the
-horizontal and vertical pitch (DPI) of the screen.
+picture area of the monitor.
+If given this is used to calculate the horizontal and vertical pitch (DPI) of
+the screen.
.TP 7
-.BI "Gamma " "gamma-value"
+.BI "Gamma " "gamma\-value"
.TP 7
-.BI "Gamma " "red-gamma green-gamma blue-gamma"
+.BI "Gamma " "red\-gamma green\-gamma blue\-gamma"
This is an optional entry that can be used to specify the gamma correction
-for the monitor. It may be specified as either a single value or as
-three separate RGB values. The values should be in the range 0.1 to
-10.0, and the default is 1.0. Not all drivers are capable of using this
-information.
+for the monitor.
+It may be specified as either a single value or as three separate RGB values.
+The values should be in the range 0.1 to 10.0, and the default is 1.0.
+Not all drivers are capable of using this information.
.TP 7
-.BI "UseModes \*q" modesection-id \*q
+.BI "UseModes \*q" modesection\-id \*q
Include the set of modes listed in the
.B Modes
section called
-.IR modesection-id.
-This make all of the modes defined in that section available for use by
+.IR modesection\-id.
+This makes all of the modes defined in that section available for use by
this monitor.
.TP 7
.BI "Mode \*q" name \*q
This is an optional multi-line entry that can be used to provide
-definitions for video modes for the monitor. In most cases this isn't
-necessary because the built-in set of VESA standard modes will be
-sufficient. The
+definitions for video modes for the monitor.
+In most cases this isn't necessary because the built-in set of VESA standard
+modes will be sufficient.
+The
.B Mode
keyword indicates the start of a multi-line video mode description.
The mode description is terminated with the
.B EndMode
-keyword. The mode description consists of the following entries:
+keyword.
+The mode description consists of the following entries:
.RS 7
.TP 4
.BI "DotClock " clock
@@ -1127,52 +1315,60 @@ and
may be used to select the composite sync polarity.
.TP 4
.BI "HSkew " hskew
-specifies the number of pixels (towards the right edge of the screen)
-by which the display enable signal is to be skewed. Not all drivers
-use this information. This option might become necessary to override
-the default value supplied by the server (if any). "Roving" horizontal
-lines indicate this value needs to be increased. If the last few pixels
-on a scan line appear on the left of the screen, this value should be
-decreased.
+specifies the number of pixels (towards the right edge of the screen) by
+which the display enable signal is to be skewed.
+Not all drivers use this information.
+This option might become necessary to override the default value supplied
+by the server (if any).
+\(lqRoving\(rq horizontal lines indicate this value needs to be increased.
+If the last few pixels on a scan line appear on the left of the screen,
+this value should be decreased.
.TP 4
.BI "VScan " vscan
specifies the number of times each scanline is painted on the screen.
-Not all drivers use this information. Values less than 1 are treated
-as 1, which is the default. Generally, the
+Not all drivers use this information.
+Values less than 1 are treated as 1, which is the default.
+Generally, the
.B \*qDoubleScan\*q
.B Flag
mentioned above doubles this value.
.RE
.TP 7
-.BI "ModeLine \*q" name \*q " mode-description"
+.BI "ModeLine \*q" name \*q " mode\-description"
This entry is a more compact version of the
.B Mode
entry, and it also can be used to specify video modes for the monitor.
-is a single line format for specifying video modes. In most cases this
-isn't necessary because the built-in set of VESA standard modes will be
-sufficient.
+is a single line format for specifying video modes.
+In most cases this isn't necessary because the built\-in set of VESA
+standard modes will be sufficient.
.PP
.RS 7
The
-.I mode-description
-is in four sections, the first three of which are mandatory. The first
-is the dot (pixel) clock. This is a single number specifying the pixel
-clock rate for the mode in MHz. The second section is a list of four
-numbers specifying the horizontal timings. These numbers are the
+.I mode\-description
+is in four sections, the first three of which are mandatory.
+The first is the dot (pixel) clock.
+This is a single number specifying the pixel clock rate for the mode in
+MHz.
+The second section is a list of four numbers specifying the horizontal
+timings.
+These numbers are the
.IR hdisp ,
.IR hsyncstart ,
.IR hsyncend ,
and
.I htotal
-values. The third section is a list of four numbers specifying the
-vertical timings. These numbers are the
+values.
+The third section is a list of four numbers specifying the vertical
+timings.
+These numbers are the
.IR vdisp ,
.IR vsyncstart ,
.IR vsyncend ,
and
.I vtotal
-values. The final section is a list of flags specifying other
-characteristics of the mode.
+values.
+The final section is a list of flags specifying other characteristics of
+the mode.
.B Interlace
indicates that the mode is interlaced.
.B DoubleScan
@@ -1191,7 +1387,8 @@ Additionally, on some hardware,
.B +CSync
and
.B \-CSync
-may be used to select the composite sync polarity. The
+may be used to select the composite sync polarity.
+The
.B HSkew
and
.B VScan
@@ -1214,21 +1411,79 @@ monitors do not require it. The default
This optional entry specifies the vertical refresh rate that the server
should aim for when selecting video modes. Without this option, the
default is to prefer modes with higher refresh rates.
+.TP 7
+.BI "Option " "\*qPreferredMode\*q " \*qstring\*q
+This optional entry specifies a mode to be marked as the preferred initial mode
+of the monitor.
+(RandR 1.2-supporting drivers only)
+.TP 7
+.BI "Option " "\*qPosition\*q " "\*qx y\*q"
+This optional entry specifies the position of the monitor within the X
+screen.
+(RandR 1.2-supporting drivers only)
+.TP 7
+.BI "Option " "\*qLeftOf\*q " \*qmonitor\*q
+This optional entry specifies that the monitor should be positioned to the
+left of the monitor of the given name.
+(RandR 1.2-supporting drivers only)
+.TP 7
+.BI "Option " "\*qRightOf\*q " \*qmonitor\*q
+This optional entry specifies that the monitor should be positioned to the
+right of the monitor of the given name.
+(RandR 1.2-supporting drivers only)
+.TP 7
+.BI "Option " "\*qAbove\*q " \*qmonitor\*q
+This optional entry specifies that the monitor should be positioned above the
+monitor of the given name.
+(RandR 1.2-supporting drivers only)
+.TP 7
+.BI "Option " "\*qBelow\*q " \*qmonitor\*q
+This optional entry specifies that the monitor should be positioned below the
+monitor of the given name.
+(RandR 1.2-supporting drivers only)
+.TP 7
+.BI "Option " "\*qEnable\*q " \*qbool\*q
+This optional entry specifies whether the monitor should be turned on
+at startup. By default, the server will attempt to enable all connected
+monitors.
+(RandR 1.2-supporting drivers only)
+.TP 7
+.BI "Option " "\*qMinClock\*q " \*qfrequency\*q
+This optional entry specifies the minimum dot clock, in kHz, that is supported
+by the monitor.
+.TP 7
+.BI "Option " "\*qMaxClock\*q " \*qfrequency\*q
+This optional entry specifies the maximum dot clock, in kHz, that is supported
+by the monitor.
+.TP 7
+.BI "Option " "\*qIgnore\*q " \*qbool\*q
+This optional entry specifies that the monitor should be ignored entirely,
+and not reported through RandR. This is useful if the hardware reports the
+presence of outputs that don't exist.
+(RandR 1.2-supporting drivers only)
+.TP 7
+.BI "Option " "\*qRotate\*q " \*qrotation\*q
+This optional entry specifies the initial rotation of the given monitor.
+Valid values for rotation are \*qnormal\*q, \*qleft\*q, \*qright\*q, and
+\*qinverted\*q.
+(RandR 1.2-supporting drivers only)
-.SH MODES SECTION
+.SH "MODES SECTION"
The config file may have multiple
.B Modes
-sections, or none. These sections provide a way of defining sets of
-video modes independently of the
+sections, or none.
+These sections provide a way of defining sets of video modes independently
+of the
.B Monitor
sections.
.B Monitor
sections may include the definitions provided in these sections by
using the
.B UseModes
-keyword. In most cases the
+keyword.
+In most cases the
.B Modes
-sections are not necessary because the built-in set of VESA standard modes
+sections are not necessary because the built\-in set of VESA standard modes
will be sufficient.
.PP
.B Modes
@@ -1256,21 +1511,24 @@ and
entries that are described above in the
.B Monitor
section.
-.SH SCREEN SECTION
+.SH "SCREEN SECTION"
The config file may have multiple
.B Screen
-sections. There must be at least one, for the "screen" being used.
-A "screen" represents the binding of a graphics device
+sections.
+There must be at least one, for the \(lqscreen\(rq being used.
+A \(lqscreen\(rq represents the binding of a graphics device
.RB ( Device
section) and a monitor
.RB ( Monitor
-section). A
+section).
+A
.B Screen
-section is considered "active" if it is referenced by an active
+section is considered \(lqactive\(rq if it is referenced by an active
.B ServerLayout
section or by the
.B \-screen
-command line option. If neither of those is present, the first
+command line option.
+If neither of those is present, the first
.B Screen
section found in the config file is considered the active one.
.PP
@@ -1298,94 +1556,97 @@ The
.B Identifier
and
.B Device
-entries are mandatory. All others are optional.
+entries are mandatory.
+All others are optional.
.PP
The
.B Identifier
-entry specifies the unique name for this screen. The
+entry specifies the unique name for this screen.
+The
.B Screen
section provides information specific to the whole screen, including
-screen-specific
+screen\-specific
.BR Options .
-In multi-head configurations, there will be multiple active
+In multi\-head configurations, there will be multiple active
.B Screen
sections, one for each head.
The entries available
for this section are:
.TP 7
-.BI "Device \*q" device-id \*q
+.BI "Device \*q" device\-id \*q
This mandatory entry specifies the
.B Device
-section to be used for this screen. This is what ties a specific
-graphics card to a screen. The
-.I device-id
+section to be used for this screen.
+This is what ties a specific graphics card to a screen.
+The
+.I device\-id
must match the
.B Identifier
of a
.B Device
section in the config file.
.TP 7
-.BI "Monitor \*q" monitor-id \*q
+.BI "Monitor \*q" monitor\-id \*q
specifies which monitor description is to be used for this screen.
If a
.B Monitor
-name is not specified, a default configuration is used. Currently the default
-configuration may not function as expected on all platforms.
+name is not specified, a default configuration is used.
+Currently the default configuration may not function as expected on all
+platforms.
.TP 7
-.BI "VideoAdaptor \*q" xv-id \*q
+.BI "VideoAdaptor \*q" xv\-id \*q
specifies an optional Xv video adaptor description to be used with this
screen.
.TP 7
.BI "DefaultDepth " depth
-specifies which color depth the server should use by default. The
+specifies which color depth the server should use by default.
+The
.B \-depth
-command line option can be used to override this. If neither is specified,
-the default depth is driver-specific, but in most cases is 8.
+command line option can be used to override this.
+If neither is specified, the default depth is driver\-specific, but in most
+cases is 8.
.TP 7
.BI "DefaultFbBpp " bpp
-specifies which framebuffer layout to use by default. The
+specifies which framebuffer layout to use by default.
+The
.B \-fbbpp
-command line option can be used to override this. In most cases the
-driver will chose the best default value for this. The only case where
-there is even a choice in this value is for depth 24, where some hardware
-supports both a packed 24 bit framebuffer layout and a sparse 32 bit
-framebuffer layout.
+command line option can be used to override this.
+In most cases the driver will chose the best default value for this.
+The only case where there is even a choice in this value is for depth 24,
+where some hardware supports both a packed 24 bit framebuffer layout and a
+sparse 32 bit framebuffer layout.
.TP 7
.B Options
Various
.B Option
flags may be specified in the
.B Screen
-section. Some are driver-specific and are described in the driver
-documentation. Others are driver-independent, and will eventually be
-described here.
+section.
+Some are driver\-specific and are described in the driver documentation.
+Others are driver\-independent, and will eventually be described here.
.\" XXX These should really be in an xaa man page.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qAccel\*q"
Enables XAA (X Acceleration Architecture), a mechanism that makes video
-cards' 2D hardware acceleration available to the
-__xservername__ server. This
-option is on by default, but it may be necessary to turn it off if there
-are bugs in the driver. There are many options to disable specific
-accelerated operations, listed below. Note that disabling an operation
-will have no effect if the operation is not accelerated (whether due to
-lack of support in the hardware or in the driver).
-.TP 7
-.BI "Option \*qBiosLocation\*q \*q" address \*q
-Set the location of the BIOS for the Int10 module. One may select a BIOS
-of another card for posting or the legacy V_BIOS range located at 0xc0000
-or an alternative address (BUS_ISA). This is only useful under very
-special circumstances and should be used with extreme care.
+cards' 2D hardware acceleration available to the __xservername__ server.
+This option is on by default, but it may be necessary to turn it off if
+there are bugs in the driver.
+There are many options to disable specific accelerated operations, listed
+below.
+Note that disabling an operation will have no effect if the operation is
+not accelerated (whether due to lack of support in the hardware or in the
+driver).
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qInitPrimary\*q \*q" boolean \*q
-Use the Int10 module to initialize the primary graphics card. Normally,
-only secondary cards are soft-booted using the Int10 module, as the
+Use the Int10 module to initialize the primary graphics card.
+Normally, only secondary cards are soft-booted using the Int10 module, as the
primary card has already been initialized by the BIOS at boot time.
Default: false.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qNoInt10\*q \*q" boolean \*q
Disables the Int10 module, a module that uses the int10 call to the BIOS
-of the graphics card to initialize it. Default: false.
+of the graphics card to initialize it.
+Default: false.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qNoMTRR\*q"
Disables MTRR (Memory Type Range Register) support, a feature of modern
@@ -1395,14 +1656,14 @@ known to exhibit problems when MTRR's ar
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qXaaNoCPUToScreenColorExpandFill\*q"
Disables accelerated rectangular expansion blits from source patterns
-stored in system memory (using a memory-mapped aperture).
+stored in system memory (using a memory\-mapped aperture).
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qXaaNoColor8x8PatternFillRect\*q"
-Disables accelerated fills of a rectangular region with a full-color
+Disables accelerated fills of a rectangular region with a full\-color
pattern.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qXaaNoColor8x8PatternFillTrap\*q"
-Disables accelerated fills of a trapezoidal region with a full-color
+Disables accelerated fills of a trapezoidal region with a full\-color
pattern.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qXaaNoDashedBresenhamLine\*q"
@@ -1412,8 +1673,8 @@ Disables accelerated dashed Bresenham li
Disables accelerated dashed line draws between two arbitrary points.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qXaaNoImageWriteRect\*q"
-Disables accelerated transfers of full-color rectangular patterns from
-system memory to video memory (using a memory-mapped aperture).
+Disables accelerated transfers of full\-color rectangular patterns from
+system memory to video memory (using a memory\-mapped aperture).
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qXaaNoMono8x8PatternFillRect\*q"
Disables accelerated fills of a rectangular region with a monochrome
@@ -1434,7 +1695,7 @@ Disables accelerated rectangular expansi
stored in system memory (one scan line at a time).
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qXaaNoScanlineImageWriteRect\*q"
-Disables accelerated transfers of full-color rectangular patterns from
+Disables accelerated transfers of full\-color rectangular patterns from
system memory to video memory (one scan line at a time).
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qXaaNoScreenToScreenColorExpandFill\*q"
@@ -1449,10 +1710,10 @@ video memory to another part of video me
Disables accelerated solid Bresenham line draws.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qXaaNoSolidFillRect\*q"
-Disables accelerated solid-color fills of rectangles.
+Disables accelerated solid\-color fills of rectangles.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qXaaNoSolidFillTrap\*q"
-Disables accelerated solid-color fills of Bresenham trapezoids.
+Disables accelerated solid\-color fills of Bresenham trapezoids.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qXaaNoSolidHorVertLine\*q"
Disables accelerated solid horizontal and vertical line draws.
@@ -1464,27 +1725,30 @@ Each
.B Screen
section may optionally contain one or more
.B Display
-subsections. Those subsections provide depth/fbbpp specific configuration
-information, and the one chosen depends on the depth and/or fbbpp that
-is being used for the screen. The
+subsections.
+Those subsections provide depth/fbbpp specific configuration information,
+and the one chosen depends on the depth and/or fbbpp that is being used for
+the screen.
+The
.B Display
subsection format is described in the section below.
-.SH DISPLAY SUBSECTION
+.SH "DISPLAY SUBSECTION"
Each
.B Screen
section may have multiple
.B Display
-subsections.
-The "active"
+subsections.
+The \(lqactive\(rq
.B Display
subsection is the first that matches the depth and/or fbbpp values being
used, or failing that, the first that has neither a depth or fbbpp value
-specified. The
+specified.
+The
.B Display
-subsections are optional. When there isn't one that matches the depth
-and/or fbbpp values being used, all the parameters that can be specified
-here fall back to their defaults.
+subsections are optional.
+When there isn't one that matches the depth and/or fbbpp values being used,
+all the parameters that can be specified here fall back to their defaults.
.PP
.B Display
subsections have the following format:
@@ -1498,78 +1762,88 @@ subsections have the following format:
.B " EndSubSection"
.fi
.RE
-.PP
.TP 7
.BI "Depth " depth
This entry specifies what colour depth the
.B Display
-subsection is to be used for. This entry is usually specified,
-but it may be omitted to create a match-all
+subsection is to be used for.
+This entry is usually specified, but it may be omitted to create a match\-all
.B Display
subsection or when wishing to match only against the
.B FbBpp
-parameter. The range of
+parameter.
+The range of
.I depth
-values that are allowed depends on the driver. Most driver support
-8, 15, 16 and 24. Some also support 1 and/or 4, and some may support
-other values (like 30). Note:
+values that are allowed depends on the driver.
+Most drivers support 8, 15, 16 and 24.
+Some also support 1 and/or 4, and some may support other values (like 30).
+Note:
.I depth
means the number of bits in a pixel that are actually used to determine
-the pixel colour. 32 is not a valid
+the pixel colour.
+32 is not a valid
.I depth
-value. Most hardware that uses 32 bits per pixel only uses 24 of them
-to hold the colour information, which means that the colour depth is
-24, not 32.
+value.
+Most hardware that uses 32 bits per pixel only uses 24 of them to hold the
+colour information, which means that the colour depth is 24, not 32.
.TP 7
.BI "FbBpp " bpp
This entry specifies the framebuffer format this
.B Display
-subsection is to be used for. This entry is only needed when providing
-depth 24 configurations that allow a choice between a 24 bpp packed
-framebuffer format and a 32bpp sparse framebuffer format. In most cases
-this entry should not be used.
+subsection is to be used for.
+This entry is only needed when providing depth 24 configurations that allow
+a choice between a 24 bpp packed framebuffer format and a 32bpp sparse
+framebuffer format.
+In most cases this entry should not be used.
.TP 7
-.BI "Weight " "red-weight green-weight blue-weight"
+.BI "Weight " "red\-weight green\-weight blue\-weight"
This optional entry specifies the relative RGB weighting to be used
for a screen is being used at depth 16 for drivers that allow multiple
-formats. This may also be specified from the command line with the
+formats.
+This may also be specified from the command line with the
.B \-weight
-option (see __xservername__(__appmansuffix__)).
+option (see
+.BR __xservername__(__appmansuffix__)).
.TP 7
.BI "Virtual " "xdim ydim"
This optional entry specifies the virtual screen resolution to be used.
.I xdim
must be a multiple of either 8 or 16 for most drivers, and a multiple
-of 32 when running in monochrome mode. The given value will be rounded
-down if this is not the case. Video modes which are too large for the
-specified virtual size will be rejected. If this entry is not present,
-the virtual screen resolution will be set to accommodate all the valid
-video modes given in the
+of 32 when running in monochrome mode.
+The given value will be rounded down if this is not the case.
+Video modes which are too large for the specified virtual size will be
+rejected.
+If this entry is not present, the virtual screen resolution will be set to
+accommodate all the valid video modes given in the
.B Modes
-entry. Some drivers/hardware combinations do not support virtual screens.
-Refer to the appropriate driver-specific documentation for details.
+entry.
+Some drivers/hardware combinations do not support virtual screens.
+Refer to the appropriate driver\-specific documentation for details.
.TP 7
.BI "ViewPort " "x0 y0"
This optional entry sets the upper left corner of the initial display.
This is only relevant when the virtual screen resolution is different
-from the resolution of the initial video mode. If this entry is not
-given, then the initial display will be centered in the virtual display
-area.
-.TP 7
-.BI "Modes \*q" mode-name \*q " ..."
-This optional entry specifies the list of video modes to use. Each
-.I mode-name
-specified must be in double quotes. They must correspond to those
-specified or referenced in the appropriate
+from the resolution of the initial video mode.
+If this entry is not given, then the initial display will be centered in
+the virtual display area.
+.TP 7
+.BI "Modes \*q" mode\-name \*q " ..."
+This optional entry specifies the list of video modes to use.
+Each
+.I mode\-name
+specified must be in double quotes.
+They must correspond to those specified or referenced in the appropriate
.B Monitor
-section (including implicitly referenced built-in VESA standard modes).
+section (including implicitly referenced built\-in VESA standard modes).
The server will delete modes from this list which don't satisfy various
-requirements. The first valid mode in this list will be the default
-display mode for startup. The list of valid modes is converted internally
-into a circular list. It is possible to switch to the next mode with
-.B Ctrl+Alt+Keypad-Plus
+requirements.
+The first valid mode in this list will be the default display mode for
+startup.
+The list of valid modes is converted internally into a circular list.
+It is possible to switch to the next mode with
+.B Ctrl+Alt+Keypad\-Plus
and to the previous mode with
-.BR Ctrl+Alt+Keypad-Minus .
+.BR Ctrl+Alt+Keypad\-Minus .
When this entry is omitted, the valid modes referenced by the appropriate
.B Monitor
section will be used. If the
@@ -1577,10 +1851,12 @@ section will be used. If the
section contains no modes, then the selection will be taken from the
built-in VESA standard modes.
.TP 7
-.BI "Visual \*q" visual-name \*q
-This optional entry sets the default root visual type. This may also
-be specified from the command line (see the Xserver(__appmansuffix__) man page). The
-visual types available for depth 8 are (default is
+.BI "Visual \*q" visual\-name \*q
+This optional entry sets the default root visual type.
+This may also be specified from the command line (see the
+.BR Xserver(__appmansuffix__)
+man page).
+The visual types available for depth 8 are (default is
.BR PseudoColor ):
.PP
.RS 11
@@ -1626,43 +1902,48 @@ The visual type available for the depth
.RE
.TP 7
.BI "Black " "red green blue"
-This optional entry allows the "black" colour to be specified. This
-is only supported at depth 1. The default is black.
+This optional entry allows the \(lqblack\(rq colour to be specified.
+This is only supported at depth 1.
+The default is black.
.TP 7
.BI "White " "red green blue"
-This optional entry allows the "white" colour to be specified. This
-is only supported at depth 1. The default is white.
+This optional entry allows the \(lqwhite\(rq colour to be specified.
+This is only supported at depth 1.
+The default is white.
.TP 7
.B Options
Option flags may be specified in the
.B Display
-subsections. These may include driver-specific options and
-driver-independent options. The former are described in the
-driver-specific documentation. Some of the latter are described above
-in the section about the
+subsections.
+These may include driver\-specific options and driver\-independent options.
+The former are described in the driver\-specific documentation.
+Some of the latter are described above in the section about the
.B Screen
section, and they may also be included here.
-.SH SERVERLAYOUT SECTION
+.SH "SERVERLAYOUT SECTION"
The config file may have multiple
.B ServerLayout
-sections.
-A "server layout" represents the binding of one or more screens
+sections.
+A \(lqserver layout\(rq represents the binding of one or more screens
.RB ( Screen
sections) and one or more input devices
.RB ( InputDevice
-sections) to form a complete configuration. In multi-head configurations,
-it also specifies the relative layout of the heads. A
+sections) to form a complete configuration.
+In multi\-head configurations, it also specifies the relative layout of the
+heads.
+A
.B ServerLayout
-section is considered "active" if it is referenced by the
+section is considered \(lqactive\(rq if it is referenced by the
.B \-layout
command line option or by an
.B "Option \*qDefaultServerLayout\*q"
entry in the
.B ServerFlags
-section (the former takes precedence over the latter). If those options are
-not used, the first
+section (the former takes precedence over the latter).
+If those options are not used, the first
.B ServerLayout
-section found in the config file is considered the active one. If no
+section found in the config file is considered the active one.
+If no
.B ServerLayout
sections are present, the single active screen and two active (core)
input devices are selected as described in the relevant sections above.
@@ -1674,9 +1955,9 @@ sections have the following format:
.nf
.B "Section \*qServerLayout\*q"
.BI " Identifier \*q" name \*q
-.BI " Screen \*q" screen-id \*q
+.BI " Screen \*q" screen\-id \*q
.I " ..."
-.BI " InputDevice \*q" idev-id \*q
+.BI " InputDevice \*q" idev\-id \*q
.I " ..."
.I " options"
.I " ..."
@@ -1694,10 +1975,11 @@ entry.
.PP
The
.B Identifier
-entry specifies the unique name for this server layout. The
+entry specifies the unique name for this server layout.
+The
.B ServerLayout
section provides information specific to the whole session, including
-session-specific
+session\-specific
.BR Options .
The
.B ServerFlags
@@ -1708,21 +1990,25 @@ section.
.PP
The entries that may be used in this section are described here.
.TP 7
-.BI "Screen " "screen-num" " \*qscreen-id\*q " "position-information"
+.BI "Screen " "screen\-num" " \*qscreen\-id\*q " "position\-information"
One of these entries must be given for each screen being used in
-a session. The
-.I screen-id
+a session.
+The
+.I screen\-id
field is mandatory, and specifies the
.B Screen
-section being referenced. The
-.I screen-num
+section being referenced.
+The
+.I screen\-num
field is optional, and may be used to specify the screen number
-in multi-head configurations. When this field is omitted, the
-screens will be numbered in the order that they are listed in.
-The numbering starts from 0, and must be consecutive. The
-.I position-information
-field describes the way multiple screens are positioned. There are
-a number of different ways that this information can be provided:
+in multi\-head configurations.
+When this field is omitted, the screens will be numbered in the order that
+they are listed in.
+The numbering starts from 0, and must be consecutive.
+The
+.I position\-information
+field describes the way multiple screens are positioned.
+There are a number of different ways that this information can be provided:
.RS 7
.TP 4
.I "x y"
@@ -1732,48 +2018,53 @@ These both specify that the upper left c
.RI ( x , y ).
The
.B Absolute
-keyword is optional. Some older versions of __xservername__ (4.2 and earlier) don't
-recognise the
+keyword is optional.
+Some older versions of __xservername__ (4.2 and earlier) don't recognise the
.B Absolute
keyword, so it's safest to just specify the coordinates without it.
.TP 4
-.BI "RightOf \*q" screen-id \*q
+.BI "RightOf \*q" screen\-id \*q
.TP 4
-.BI "LeftOf \*q" screen-id \*q
+.BI "LeftOf \*q" screen\-id \*q
.TP 4
-.BI "Above \*q" screen-id \*q
+.BI "Above \*q" screen\-id \*q
.TP 4
-.BI "Below \*q" screen-id \*q
+.BI "Below \*q" screen\-id \*q
.TP 4
-.BI "Relative \*q" screen-id \*q " x y"
-These give the screen's location relative to another screen. The first four
-position the screen immediately to the right, left, above or below the
-other screen. When positioning to the right or left, the top edges are
-aligned. When positioning above or below, the left edges are aligned.
+.BI "Relative \*q" screen\-id \*q " x y"
+These give the screen's location relative to another screen.
+The first four position the screen immediately to the right, left, above or
+below the other screen.
+When positioning to the right or left, the top edges are aligned.
+When positioning above or below, the left edges are aligned.
The
.B Relative
form specifies the offset of the screen's origin (upper left corner)
relative to the origin of another screen.
.RE
.TP 7
-.BI "InputDevice \*q" idev-id "\*q \*q" option \*q " ..."
+.BI "InputDevice \*q" idev\-id "\*q \*q" option \*q " ..."
One of these entries should be given for each input device being used in
-a session. Normally at least two are required, one each for the core
-pointer and keyboard devices. If either of those is missing, suitable
+a session.
+Normally at least two are required, one each for the core pointer and
+keyboard devices.
+If either of those is missing, suitable
.B InputDevice
entries are searched for using the method described above in the
.B INPUTDEVICE
section. The
-.I idev-id
+.I idev\-id
field is mandatory, and specifies the name of the
.B InputDevice
-section being referenced. Multiple
+section being referenced.
+Multiple
.I option
-fields may be specified, each in double quotes. The options permitted
-here are any that may also be given in the
+fields may be specified, each in double quotes.
+The options permitted here are any that may also be given in the
.B InputDevice
-sections. Normally only session-specific input device options would be
-used here. The most commonly used options are:
+sections.
+Normally only session\-specific input device options would be used here.
+The most commonly used options are:
.PP
.RS 11
.nf
@@ -1791,8 +2082,9 @@ and core keyboard devices respectively.
.B Options
In addition to the following, any option permitted in the
.B ServerFlags
-section may also be specified here. When the same option appears in both
-places, the value given here overrides the one given in the
+section may also be specified here.
+When the same option appears in both places, the value given here overrides
+the one given in the
.B ServerFlags
section.
.TP 7
@@ -1805,9 +2097,11 @@ option (described in
.BR "DEVICE SECTION" ,
above) for the format of the
.I bus\-id
-parameter. This option overrides
+parameter.
+This option overrides
.BR SingleCard ,
-if specified. At present, only PCI devices can be isolated in this manner.
+if specified.
+At present, only PCI devices can be isolated in this manner.
.TP 7
.BI "Option \*qSingleCard\*q \*q" boolean \*q
As
@@ -1831,68 +2125,97 @@ section for a dual headed configuration
.B "EndSection"
.fi
.RE
-.SH DRI SECTION
+.SH "DRI SECTION"
This optional section is used to provide some information for the
-Direct Rendering Infrastructure. Details about the format of this section
-can be found on-line at
+Direct Rendering Infrastructure.
+Details about the format of this section
+can be found in the README.DRI document, which is also available on-line at
.IR <http://dri.freedesktop.org/> .
-.SH VENDOR SECTION
+.SH "VENDOR SECTION"
The optional
.B Vendor
-section may be used to provide vendor-specific configuration information.
+section may be used to provide vendor\-specific configuration information.
Multiple
.B Vendor
sections may be present, and they may contain an
.B Identifier
entry and multiple
.B Option
-flags. The data therein is not used in this release.
+flags.
+The data therein is not used in this release.
.PP
-.SH FILES
-For an example of an __xconfigfile__ file, see the file installed as
-__projectroot__/lib/X11/__xconfigfile__.eg.
-.fi
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-X(__miscmansuffix__),
-Xserver(__appmansuffix__),
-__xservername__(__appmansuffix__),
-apm(__drivermansuffix__),
-.\" .IR ati(__drivermansuffix__),
-chips(__drivermansuffix__),
-cirrus(__drivermansuffix__),
-cyrix(__drivermansuffix__),
-fbdev(__drivermansuffix__),
-glide(__drivermansuffix__),
-glint(__drivermansuffix__),
-i128(__drivermansuffix__),
-i740(__drivermansuffix__),
-i810(__drivermansuffix__),
-imstt(__drivermansuffix__),
-mga(__drivermansuffix__),
-neomagic(__drivermansuffix__),
-nv(__drivermansuffix__),
-r128(__drivermansuffix__),
-rendition(__drivermansuffix__),
-savage(__drivermansuffix__),
-s3virge(__drivermansuffix__),
-.\" .IR shadowfb(__drivermansuffix__),
-siliconmotion(__drivermansuffix__),
-sis(__drivermansuffix__),
-sunbw2(__drivermansuffix__),
-suncg14(__drivermansuffix__),
-suncg3(__drivermansuffix__),
-suncg6(__drivermansuffix__),
-sunffb(__drivermansuffix__),
-sunleo(__drivermansuffix__),
-suntcx(__drivermansuffix__),
-tdfx(__drivermansuffix__),
-tga(__drivermansuffix__),
-trident(__drivermansuffix__),
-tseng(__drivermansuffix__),
-v4l(__drivermansuffix__),
-vesa(__drivermansuffix__),
-vga(__drivermansuffix__),
-vmware(__drivermansuffix__),
+General:
+.BR X (__miscmansuffix__),
+.BR Xserver (__appmansuffix__),
+.BR __xservername__ (__appmansuffix__).
+.PP
+.B Not all modules or interfaces are available on all platforms.
+.PP
+Display drivers:
+.BR apm (__drivermansuffix__),
+.\" .BR ati (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR chips (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR cirrus (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR cyrix (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR fbdev (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR glide (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR glint (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR i128 (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR i740 (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR i810 (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR imstt (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR mga (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR neomagic (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR nv (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR r128 (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR rendition (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR savage (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR s3virge (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR siliconmotion (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR sis (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR sunbw2 (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR suncg14 (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR suncg3 (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR suncg6 (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR sunffb (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR sunleo (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR suntcx (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR tdfx (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR tga (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR trident (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR tseng (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR vesa (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR vga (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR via (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR vmware (__drivermansuffix__).
+.PP
+Input drivers:
+.\" .BR acecad (__drivermansuffix__),
+.\" .BR calcomp (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR citron (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR dmc (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR dynapro (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR elographics (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR fpit (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR js_x (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR kbd (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR keyboard (__drivermansuffix__),
+.\" .BR magictouch (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR microtouch (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR mouse (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR mutouch (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR palmax (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR penmount (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR tek4957 (__drivermansuffix__),
+.\" .BR ur98 (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR void (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR wacom (__drivermansuffix__).
+.PP
+Other modules and interfaces:
+.BR fbdevhw (__drivermansuffix__),
+.\" .BR shadowfb (__drivermansuffix__),
+.BR v4l (__drivermansuffix__).
.br
.SH AUTHORS
This manual page was largely rewritten by David Dawes