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An output device describes a display device available to the compositor.
output_device is similar to wl_output, but focuses on output
configuration management.
A client can query all global output_device objects to enlist all
available display devices, even those that may currently not be
represented by the compositor as a wl_output.
The client sends configuration changes to the server through the
outputconfiguration interface, and the server applies the configuration
changes to the hardware and signals changes to the output devices
accordingly.
This object is published as global during start up for every available
display devices, or when one later becomes available, for example by
being hotplugged via a physical connector.
Warning! The protocol described in this file is a desktop environment
implementation detail. Regular clients must not use this protocol.
Backward incompatible changes may be added without bumping the major
version of the extension.
This enumeration describes how the physical pixels on an output are
laid out.
This describes the transform, that a compositor will apply to a
surface to compensate for the rotation or mirroring of an
output device.
The flipped values correspond to an initial flip around a
vertical axis followed by rotation.
The purpose is mainly to allow clients to render accordingly and
tell the compositor, so that for fullscreen surfaces, the
compositor is still able to scan out directly client surfaces.
The geometry event describes geometric properties of the output.
The event is sent when binding to the output object and whenever
any of the properties change.
This event describes the mode currently in use for this head. It is only
sent if the output is enabled.
The mode event describes an available mode for the output.
When the client binds to the output_device object, the server sends this
event once for every available mode the output_device can be operated by.
There will always be at least one event sent out on initial binding,
which represents the current mode.
Later if an output changes, its mode event is sent again for the
eventual added modes and lastly the current mode. In other words, the
current mode is always represented by the latest event sent with the current
flag set.
The size of a mode is given in physical hardware units of the output device.
This is not necessarily the same as the output size in the global compositor
space. For instance, the output may be scaled, as described in
kde_output_device_v2.scale, or transformed, as described in
kde_output_device_v2.transform.
This event is sent after all other properties have been
sent on binding to the output object as well as after any
other output property change have been applied later on.
This allows to see changes to the output properties as atomic,
even if multiple events successively announce them.
This event contains scaling geometry information
that is not in the geometry event. It may be sent after
binding the output object or if the output scale changes
later. If it is not sent, the client should assume a
scale of 1.
A scale larger than 1 means that the compositor will
automatically scale surface buffers by this amount
when rendering. This is used for high resolution
displays where applications rendering at the native
resolution would be too small to be legible.
It is intended that scaling aware clients track the
current output of a surface, and if it is on a scaled
output it should use wl_surface.set_buffer_scale with
the scale of the output. That way the compositor can
avoid scaling the surface, and the client can supply
a higher detail image.
The edid event encapsulates the EDID data for the outputdevice.
The event is sent when binding to the output object. The EDID
data may be empty, in which case this event is sent anyway.
If the EDID information is empty, you can fall back to the name
et al. properties of the outputdevice.
The enabled event notifies whether this output is currently
enabled and used for displaying content by the server.
The event is sent when binding to the output object and
whenever later on an output changes its state by becoming
enabled or disabled.
The uuid can be used to identify the output. It's controlled by
the server entirely. The server should make sure the uuid is
persistent across restarts. An empty uuid is considered invalid.
Serial ID of the monitor, sent on startup before the first done event.
EISA ID of the monitor, sent on startup before the first done event.
Describes what capabilities this device has.
What capabilities this device has, sent on startup before the first
done event.
Overscan value of the monitor in percent, sent on startup before the
first done event.
Describes when the compositor may employ variable refresh rate
What policy the compositor will employ regarding its use of variable
refresh rate.
Whether full or limited color range should be used
What rgb range the compositor is using for this output
Name of the output, it's useful to cross-reference to an zxdg_output_v1 and ultimately QScreen
Whether or not high dynamic range is enabled for this output
If high dynamic range is used, this value defines the brightness in nits for content
that's in standard dynamic range format. Note that while the value is in nits, that
doesn't necessarily translate to the same brightness on the screen.
Whether or not the use of a wide color gamut is enabled for this output
This can be used to provide the colors users assume sRGB applications should have based on the
default experience on many modern sRGB screens.
This is the brightness modifier of the output. It doesn't specify
any absolute values, but is merely a multiplier on top of other
brightness values, like sdr_brightness and brightness_metadata.
0 is the minimum brightness (not completely dark) and 10000 is
the maximum brightness.
This is currently only supported / meaningful while HDR is active.
This object describes an output mode.
Some heads don't support output modes, in which case modes won't be
advertised.
Properties sent via this interface are applied atomically via the
kde_output_device.done event. No guarantees are made regarding the order
in which properties are sent.
This event describes the mode size. The size is given in physical
hardware units of the output device. This is not necessarily the same as
the output size in the global compositor space. For instance, the output
may be scaled or transformed.
This event describes the mode's fixed vertical refresh rate. It is only
sent if the mode has a fixed refresh rate.
This event advertises this mode as preferred.
The compositor will destroy the object immediately after sending this
event, so it will become invalid and the client should release any
resources associated with it.