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authorMike Gabriel <mike.gabriel@das-netzwerkteam.de>2017-04-20 14:06:18 +0200
committerMike Gabriel <mike.gabriel@das-netzwerkteam.de>2017-04-20 14:06:18 +0200
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Merge branch 'uli42-pr/extend_manpage' into 3.6.x
Attributes GH PR #431: https://github.com/ArcticaProject/nx-libs/pull/431
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diff --git a/nx-X11/programs/Xserver/hw/nxagent/man/nxagent.1 b/nx-X11/programs/Xserver/hw/nxagent/man/nxagent.1
index 302603ab0..fd2ec0f84 100644
--- a/nx-X11/programs/Xserver/hw/nxagent/man/nxagent.1
+++ b/nx-X11/programs/Xserver/hw/nxagent/man/nxagent.1
@@ -26,12 +26,13 @@
.ds q \N'34'
.TH nxagent 1 "April 2017" "Version 3.6.x" "NX Agent (Xserver)"
.SH NAME
-nxagent \- nx-X11 Agent (nested Xserver optimized for remote computing)
+nxagent \- nested Xserver optimized for remote computing
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B nxagent
.I "[options]"
.SH DESCRIPTION
-\fBnxagent\fR is an Xnest-like X server for remote application/desktop access.
+\fBnxagent\fR is an X server for remote application/desktop access
+similar to Xnest or Xephyr.
.PP
\fBnxagent\fR implements a very efficient compression of the X11
protocol, called the NX protocol.
@@ -49,29 +50,29 @@ application on the other end (i.e. the client) is called
.PP
When used in proxy <-> agent mode, \fBnxagent\fR adds the feature of
being suspendible. Sessions can be started from one client, suspended and
-then resumed from another client.
+then resumed from another (or the same) client.
.PP
\fBnxagent\fR and \fBnxproxy\fR are utilized by various remote
application/desktop frameworks for providing server-side GUI application
access from remote client systems.
.PP
-Currently, nx-X11 Agent is co-maintained by three of these projects: The
+Currently, \fBnxagent\fR is co-maintained by three of these projects: The
Arctica Project, TheQVD and X2Go.
.PP
.SH "STARTING THE SERVER"
-The nx-X11 Agent should be run in user space. Other than the system's
+\fBnxagent\fR should be run in user space. Other than the system's
local X.org server, \fBnxagent\fR does not require to be run as root.
When bundled with a remote application framework, you normally don't have
-to launch \fBnxagent\fR manually. nx-X11 Agent startup is normally
+to launch \fBnxagent\fR manually. \fBnxagent\fR startup is usually
managed by the underlying framework (e.g. Arctica Session Manager, X2Go
Server, etc.).
.PP
-When the nx-X11 Agent starts up (e.g. by typing 'nxagent -ac :1' in a
+When \fBnxagent\fR starts up (e.g. by typing 'nxagent -ac :1' in a
terminal window), it typically launches in "windowed desktop" mode. On
-your local X server, there appears a new window being an X server itself.
+your local X server a new window appears being an X server itself.
.PP
-However, nx-X11 Agent also supports rootless (or seamless) application
+However, \fBnxagent\fR also supports rootless (or seamless) application
mode and a shadow session mode (similar to what VNC does).
.PP
Example: You can launch a complete desktop session inside this nested X
@@ -90,19 +91,20 @@ The Fedora / Gentoo / openSUSE way...
### FIXME / TODO ###
.fi
.PP
-However, nx-X11 Agent also supports rootless (or seamless) application
+However, \fBnxagent\fR also supports rootless (or seamless) application
mode and a shadow session mode (similar to what VNC does).
.SH OPTIONS
-The nx-X11 agent accepts a range of default X server options as described
+\fBnxagent\fR accepts a range of default X server options as described
below. Those default options have to be provided via the command line.
-Furthermore, the nx-X11 Agent accepts some nx-X11 specific options,
+Furthermore, \fBnxagent\fR accepts some nx-X11 specific options,
described further below.
-Last but not least, the nx-X11 Agent accepts several more options
-provided via the $DISPLAY environment variable, the so-called nx/nx
-options. See below for further details.
+Last but not least, \fBnxagent\fR accepts several more options, the
+so-called nx/nx options, provided via the $DISPLAY environment
+variable or the -options command line option. See below for further
+details.
.SH STANDARD XSERVER OPTIONS
.TP 8
@@ -159,10 +161,6 @@ sets key-click volume (allowable range: 0-100).
sets the visual class for the root window of color screens.
The class numbers are as specified in the X protocol.
Not obeyed by all servers.
-.TP 8
-.B \-co \fIfilename\fP
-sets name of RGB color database. The default is
-.IR /usr/share/nx/rgb .
.ig
.TP 8
.B \-config \fIfilename\fP
@@ -179,7 +177,7 @@ different from the user's real uid.
causes the server to generate a core dump on fatal errors.
.TP 8
.B \-displayfd \fIfd\fP
-specifies a file descriptor in the launching process. Rather than specify
+specifies a file descriptor in the launching process. Rather than specifying
a display number, the X server will attempt to listen on successively higher
display numbers, and upon finding a free one, will write the port number back
on this file descriptor as a newline-terminated string. The \-pn option is
@@ -225,7 +223,7 @@ prints a usage message.
causes all remaining command line arguments to be ignored.
.TP 8
.B \-maxbigreqsize \fIsize\fP
-sets the maxmium big request to
+sets the maximum big request to
.I size
MB.
.TP 8
@@ -280,7 +278,7 @@ command line option.
sets default connection timeout in seconds.
.TP 8
.B \-tst
-disables all testing extensions (e.g., XTEST, XTrap, XTestExtension1, RECORD).
+disables all testing extensions.
.TP 8
.B tty\fIxx\fP
ignored, for servers started the ancient way (from init).
@@ -312,7 +310,7 @@ default, this feature is enabled. To disable XINERAMA completely, make
sure to use both options (-xinerama -rrxinerama) on the command line.
.SH SERVER DEPENDENT OPTIONS
-The nx-X11 Xserver (i.e. \fBnxagent\fR) additionally accepts the following options (non-standard options, dependent on Xserver implementation):
+\fBnxagent\fR additionally accepts the following non-standard options:
.TP 8
.B \-logo
turns on the X Window System logo display in the screen-saver.
@@ -406,15 +404,18 @@ enable shadow mode
.TP 8
.B \-B
enable proxy binding mode
+.TP 8
+.B \-options \fIfilename\fP
+path to an options file containing nx/nx options (see below).
.PP
Other than the command line options, \fBnxagent\fR can be configured at
session startup and at runtime (i.e. when resuming a suspended session)
by so-called nx/nx options.
.PP
As nx/nx options all options supported by nxcomp (see \fBnxproxy\fR man
-page) and all nxagent nx/nx options (see below) can be used.
+page) and all \fBnxagent\fR nx/nx options (see below) can be used.
.
-When launching an nxcomp based nx-X11 agent session (i.e. proxy <->
+When launching an nxcomp based \fBnxagent\fR session (i.e. proxy <->
agent), you will normally set the $DISPLAY variable like this:
.PP
.nf
@@ -433,7 +434,7 @@ As <proxy-port> you can pick an arbitrary (unused) TCP port or Unix
socket file path. This is the port / socket that you have to connect to
with the \fBnxproxy\fR application.
.PP
-Available nx-X11 Agent options (as an addition to nx/nx options supported
+Available \fBnxagent\fR options (as an addition to nx/nx options supported
by nxcomp already):
.TP 8
.B options=<string>
@@ -508,13 +509,13 @@ provided as nx/nx option is set when resuming a session, thus it
overrides the cmd line default.
.TP 8
.B menu=<int>
-support pulldown menu in nx-X11 Agent session (only available on proxy <-> agent remote sessions)
+support pulldown menu in \fBnxagent\fR session (only available on proxy <-> agent remote sessions)
.TP 8
.B sleep=<int>
-delay X server operations when suspended (provided in msec), set to \fI0\fR to keep nx-X11 Agent session
-fully functional when suspended (e.g. useful when mirroring nx-X11 Agent session via VNC)
+delay X server operations when suspended (provided in msec), set to \fI0\fR to keep \fBnxagent\fR session
+fully functional when suspended (e.g. useful when mirroring an \fBnxagent\fR session via VNC)
.TP 8
-.B reconnectchecks=<string>
+.B tolerancechecks=<string>
.BR strict|safe|risky|bypass
.RS 8
@@ -522,7 +523,7 @@ fully functional when suspended (e.g. useful when mirroring nx-X11 Agent session
.I strict
means that the number of internal and external pixmap formats must
match exactly and every internal pixmap format must be available in the
-external pixmap format array.
+external pixmap format array. This is the default.
.TP 8
.I safe
means that the number of pixmap formats might diverge, but all
@@ -540,6 +541,14 @@ means that all of these checks are essentially
deactivated. This is a very bad idea.
.RE
+If you want to use \fBnxagent\fR as a replacement for Xnest or Xephyr you
+can pass options like this:
+.PP
+.nf
+ $ echo nx/nx,fullscreen=1$DISPLAY >/tmp/opt
+ $ nxagent <cmdline-options> -options /tmp/opt :<nx-display-port>
+.fi
+
.SH XDMCP OPTIONS
X servers that support XDMCP have the following options.
See the \fIX Display Manager Control Protocol\fP specification for more