weston/ivi-shell
Quentin Glidic 2edc3d5462
libweston: Rename weston_surface::configure to ::committed
Signed-off-by: Quentin Glidic <sardemff7+git@sardemff7.net>
Reviewed-by: Jonas Ådahl <jadahl@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Giulio Camuffo <giulio.camuffo@kdab.com>

Differential Revision: https://phabricator.freedesktop.org/D1246
2016-08-14 09:28:50 +02:00
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.gitignore ivi-shell: a reference of weston.ini for ivi-shell and ivi-hmi-controller. 2014-12-04 17:25:50 +02:00
README Spellcheck fixes 2015-03-19 17:02:08 +02:00
hmi-controller.c include stdint.h for int32_t/uint32_t 2016-07-26 16:26:08 -07:00
input-panel-ivi.c libweston: Rename weston_surface::configure to ::committed 2016-08-14 09:28:50 +02:00
ivi-layout-export.h include stdint.h for int32_t/uint32_t 2016-07-26 16:26:08 -07:00
ivi-layout-private.h include stdint.h for int32_t/uint32_t 2016-07-26 16:26:08 -07:00
ivi-layout-shell.h ivi-shell: remove ivi_layout_get_weston_view 2016-06-13 12:24:04 +03:00
ivi-layout-transition.c include stdint.h for int32_t/uint32_t 2016-07-26 16:26:08 -07:00
ivi-layout.c include stdint.h for int32_t/uint32_t 2016-07-26 16:26:08 -07:00
ivi-shell.c libweston: Rename weston_surface::configure to ::committed 2016-08-14 09:28:50 +02:00
ivi-shell.h include stdint.h for int32_t/uint32_t 2016-07-26 16:26:08 -07:00
weston.ini.in hmi-controller: allocate background surfaces for multi-screen 2015-12-14 13:16:11 +02:00

README

	In-vehicle infotainment (information and entertainment)
	graphical environment support modules for Weston


IVI-shell is an alternative shell for Weston, a Wayland display server.
Window management and application interaction with the display server
are very different to that of a normal desktop, which is why this is
a separate shell and not an extension to the desktop-shell suite with
xdg_shell. As such, applications need to be specifically written to use
IVI-shell.

IVI-shell contains two main features:
- Common layout library for surface, which allow ivi-shell developer
  to develop own shell, linking Common layout library.
  For the time being, the library refers Genivi ilm interface.

  http://projects.genivi.org/wayland-ivi-extension/

- Extension protocol; ivi-application to tie wl_surface and a given ID.
  With this ID, shell can identify which wl_surface is drawn by which
  application. In in-vehicle infortainment system, a shell has to update
  a property of a wl_surface. E.g. there may be a use case when vehicle
  starts to move, the wl_surface drawn by Car navigation is expected to
  move top of surfaces.

The actual software components delivered with Weston are:

- ivi-application.xml:
	Wayland protocol extension for IVI-applications; the public
	shell protocol (the same concept as xdg_shell).
	Implemented by ivi-shell.so.

- ivi-shell.so:
	A Weston shell module that implements ivi-application.xml interfaces.
	Loads ivi-layout.so.

- ivi-layout.so:
	Implements the IVI window management concepts: Screen, Layer,
	Surface, groups of Layers, groups of Surfaces, see:
	http://projects.genivi.org/ivi-layer-management/node/13
	Offers a stable API for writing IVI-controller modules like
	hmi-controller.so against the IVI concepts. In other words,
	it offers an API to write IVI window manager modules.

- hmi-controller.so:
	A sample implementation of an IVI-controller module, usually
	replaced by IVI system vendors.
	Uses ivi-layout.so to perform essentially window manager tasks.
	This implementation keeps all window management inside the module,
	while IVI-systems may use another module that exposes all window
	management via Wayland or other protocol for an external process
	to control:
	http://git.projects.genivi.org/?p=wayland-ivi-extension.git;a=summary

- ivi-hmi-controller.xml:
	Wayland protocol extension for IVI display control; the private
	shell protocol for weston-ivi-shell-user-interface client
	(the same concept as desktop-shell.xml).
	Implemented by hmi-controller.so, and usually replaced by IVI
	system vendors.

- weston-ivi-shell-user-interface:
	A sample implementation of an IVI shell helper client, usually
	replaced by IVI system vendors.
	A helper client for basic display content, similar to
	weston-desktop-shell.


How to compile:
same as weston. To disable, use option: --disable-ivi-shell for configure.

How to configure weston.ini:
reference ini file will be generated in <build_dir>/ivi-shell.

How to run:
same as weston. exec weston.

How to use UI:
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/attachments/20140625/abbfc064/attachment-0001.png