On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 08:52:40AM +0100, Jan Arne Petersen wrote: > There were some shortcomings in the first version of the protocol which > makes it not really useful in real world applications. It is not really > possible to fix them in a compatible way so introduce a new v2 of the > protocol. > > Fixes some shortcomings of the first version: > > * Use only one wp_text_input per wl_seat (client side should be > handled by client toolkit) > * Allow focus tracking without wl_keyboard present > * Improve update state handling > * Allow state requests
I haven't looked much at the actual protocol yet, but I have some comments anyway to begin with. > --- > unstable/text-input/text-input-unstable-v2.xml | 369 > +++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 369 insertions(+) > create mode 100644 unstable/text-input/text-input-unstable-v2.xml > > diff --git a/unstable/text-input/text-input-unstable-v2.xml > b/unstable/text-input/text-input-unstable-v2.xml > new file mode 100644 > index 0000000..f757e92 > --- /dev/null > +++ b/unstable/text-input/text-input-unstable-v2.xml > @@ -0,0 +1,369 @@ > +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > + > +<protocol name="text_input_unstable_v2"> > + <copyright> > + Copyright © 2012, 2013 Intel Corporation > + Copyright © 2015, 2016 Jan Arne Petersen > + > + Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this > + software and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted > + without fee, provided that the above copyright notice appear in > + all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission > + notice appear in supporting documentation, and that the name of > + the copyright holders not be used in advertising or publicity > + pertaining to distribution of the software without specific, > + written prior permission. The copyright holders make no > + representations about the suitability of this software for any > + purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied > + warranty. > + > + THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS > + SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND > + FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY > + SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES > + WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN > + AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, > + ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF > + THIS SOFTWARE. > + </copyright> > + > + <interface name="zwp_text_input_v2" version="1"> > + <description summary="text input"> > + The zwp_text_input_v2 interface repesents text input and input methods > + associated with a seat. It provides enter/leave event to follow the > + text input focus for a seat. > + > + Requests are used to activate/deactivate the text-input object and set > + state information like surrounding and selected text or the content > type. > + The information about entered text is sent to the text-input object via > + the pre-edit and commit events. Using this interface removes the need > + for applications to directly process hardware key events and compose > text > + out of them. > + > + Text is generally UTF-8 encoded, indices and lengths are in bytes. > + > + Serials are used to synchronize the state between the text input and > + an input method. New serials are sent by the text input in the > + commit_state request and are used by the input method to indicate > + the known text input state in evsents like preedit_string, > commit_string, > + and keysym. The text input can then ignore events from the input method > + which are based on an outdated state (for example after a reset). > + </description> Please add an empty line between the events, requests and enums in the interfaces. It makes it much easer to read. Seems to miss a <request name="destroy" type="destructor"/> > + <request name="activate"> > + <description summary="request activation"> > + Requests to activate a surface for text input (typically when a > + text entry in it gets focus). > + > + There can only be one active surface per client and seat. When surface > is > + null all surfaces of the client get deactivated. Why not make this a separate request and drop the allow-null? It makes it clearer that "activate" sometimes deactivates. > + </description> > + <arg name="surface" type="object" interface="wl_surface" > allow-null="true"/> > + </request> > + <request name="show_input_panel"> > + <description summary="show input panels"> > + Requests input panels (virtual keyboard) to show. > + </description> > + </request> > + <request name="hide_input_panel"> > + <description summary="hide input panels"> > + Requests input panels (virtual keyboard) to hide. > + </description> > + </request> > + <request name="reset"> > + <description summary="reset"> > + Should be called by an editor widget when the input state should be > + reset, for example after the text was changed outside of the normal > + input method flow. > + </description> > + </request> > + <request name="set_surrounding_text"> > + <description summary="sets the surrounding text"> > + Sets the plain surrounding text around the input position. Text is > + UTF-8 encoded. Cursor is the byte offset within the > + surrounding text. Anchor is the byte offset of the > + selection anchor within the surrounding text. If there is no selected > + text anchor is the same as cursor. > + </description> > + <arg name="text" type="string"/> > + <arg name="cursor" type="uint"/> > + <arg name="anchor" type="uint"/> > + </request> > + <enum name="content_hint" bitfield="true"> > + <description summary="content hint"> > + Content hint is a bitmask to allow to modify the behavior of the text > + input. > + </description> > + <entry name="none" value="0x0" summary="no special behaviour"/> > + <entry name="default" value="0x7" summary="auto completion, correction > and capitalization"/> > + <entry name="password" value="0xc0" summary="hidden and sensitive > text"/> > + <entry name="auto_completion" value="0x1" summary="suggest word > completions"/> > + <entry name="auto_correction" value="0x2" summary="suggest word > corrections"/> > + <entry name="auto_capitalization" value="0x4" summary="switch to > uppercase letters at the start of a sentence"/> > + <entry name="lowercase" value="0x8" summary="prefer lowercase > letters"/> > + <entry name="uppercase" value="0x10" summary="prefer uppercase > letters"/> > + <entry name="titlecase" value="0x20" summary="prefer casing for titles > and headings (can be language dependent)"/> > + <entry name="hidden_text" value="0x40" summary="characters should be > hidden"/> > + <entry name="sensitive_data" value="0x80" summary="typed text should > not be stored"/> > + <entry name="latin" value="0x100" summary="just latin characters > should be entered"/> > + <entry name="multiline" value="0x200" summary="the text input is > multiline"/> > + </enum> > + <enum name="content_purpose"> > + <description summary="content purpose"> > + The content purpose allows to specify the primary purpose of a text > + input. > + > + This allows an input method to show special purpose input panels with > + extra characters or to disallow some characters. > + </description> > + <entry name="normal" value="0" summary="default input, allowing all > characters"/> > + <entry name="alpha" value="1" summary="allow only alphabetic > characters"/> > + <entry name="digits" value="2" summary="allow only digits"/> > + <entry name="number" value="3" summary="input a number (including > decimal separator and sign)"/> > + <entry name="phone" value="4" summary="input a phone number"/> > + <entry name="url" value="5" summary="input an URL"/> > + <entry name="email" value="6" summary="input an email address"/> > + <entry name="name" value="7" summary="input a name of a person"/> > + <entry name="password" value="8" summary="input a password (combine > with password or sensitive_data hint)"/> > + <entry name="date" value="9" summary="input a date"/> > + <entry name="time" value="10" summary="input a time"/> > + <entry name="datetime" value="11" summary="input a date and time"/> > + <entry name="terminal" value="12" summary="input for a terminal"/> > + </enum> > + <request name="set_content_type"> > + <description summary="set content purpose and hint"> > + Sets the content purpose and content hint. While the purpose is the > + basic purpose of an input field, the hint flags allow to modify some > + of the behavior. > + > + When no content type is explicitly set, a normal content purpose with > + default hints (auto completion, auto correction, auto capitalization) > + should be assumed. > + </description> > + <arg name="hint" type="uint" enum="content_hint"/> > + <arg name="purpose" type="uint" enum="content_purpose"/> > + </request> > + <request name="set_cursor_rectangle"> Missing <description/>. > + <arg name="x" type="int"/> > + <arg name="y" type="int"/> > + <arg name="width" type="int"/> > + <arg name="height" type="int"/> > + </request> > + <request name="set_preferred_language"> > + <description summary="sets preferred language"> > + Sets a specific language. This allows for example a virtual keyboard to > + show a language specific layout. The "language" argument is a RFC-3066 > + format language tag. > + > + It could be used for example in a word processor to indicate language of > + currently edited document or in an instant message application which > tracks > + languages of contacts. > + </description> > + <arg name="language" type="string"/> > + </request> > + <enum name="update_state"> > + <description summary="update_state flags"> > + Defines the reason for sending an updated state. > + </description> > + <entry name="change" value="0" summary="updated state because it > changed"/> > + <entry name="request" value="1" summary="sent state after request"/> > + <entry name="reset" value="2" summary="updated state after reset"/> > + <entry name="enter" value="3" summary="updated state after switching > focus to a different widget on client side"/> > + </enum> > + <request name="update_state"> Missing <description/> > + <arg name="serial" type="uint" summary="used to identify the known > state"/> > + <arg name="flags" type="uint" enum="update_state"/> > + </request> > + <request name="invoke_action"> Missing <description/> > + <arg name="button" type="uint"/> > + <arg name="index" type="uint"/> > + </request> > + <event name="enter"> > + <description summary="enter event"> > + Notification that this seat's text-input focus is on a certain surface. > + > + When the seat has one or more keyboards the text-input focus follows the > + keyboard focus. > + </description> > + <arg name="serial" type="uint"/> > + <arg name="surface" type="object" interface="wl_surface"/> > + </event> > + <event name="leave"> > + <description summary="leave event"> > + Notify the text-input object when it lost focus. Either in response > + to a deactivate request or when the assigned surface lost focus or was There is no "deactivate" request. > + destroyed. > + </description> > + <arg name="serial" type="uint"/> > + <arg name="surface" type="object" interface="wl_surface"/> > + </event> > + <event name="modifiers_map"> > + <description summary="modifiers map"> > + Transfer an array of 0-terminated modifiers names. The position in > + the array is the index of the modifier as used in the modifiers > + bitmask in the keysym event. > + </description> > + <arg name="map" type="array"/> > + </event> > + <event name="input_panel_state"> > + <description summary="state of the input panel"> > + Notify when the visibility state of the input panel changed. > + </description> > + <arg name="state" type="uint"/> > + </event> > + <event name="preedit_string"> > + <description summary="pre-edit"> > + Notify when a new composing text (pre-edit) should be set around the > + current cursor position. Any previously set composing text should > + be removed. > + > + The commit text can be used to replace the preedit text on reset > + (for example on unfocus). > + > + The text input should also handle all preedit_style and preedit_cursor > + events occurring directly before preedit_string. > + </description> > + <arg name="serial" type="uint" summary="serial of the latest known > text input state"/> > + <arg name="text" type="string"/> > + <arg name="commit" type="string"/> > + </event> > + <enum name="preedit_style"> > + <entry name="default" value="0" summary="default style for composing > text"/> > + <entry name="none" value="1" summary="style should be the same as in > non-composing text"/> > + <entry name="active" value="2"/> > + <entry name="inactive" value="3"/> > + <entry name="highlight" value="4"/> > + <entry name="underline" value="5"/> > + <entry name="selection" value="6"/> > + <entry name="incorrect" value="7"/> > + </enum> > + <event name="preedit_styling"> > + <description summary="pre-edit styling"> > + Sets styling information on composing text. The style is applied for > + length bytes from index relative to the beginning of the composing > + text (as byte offset). Multiple styles can > + be applied to a composing text by sending multiple preedit_styling > + events. > + > + This event is handled as part of a following preedit_string event. > + </description> > + <arg name="index" type="uint"/> > + <arg name="length" type="uint"/> > + <arg name="style" type="uint" enum="preedit_style"/> > + </event> > + <event name="preedit_cursor"> > + <description summary="pre-edit cursor"> > + Sets the cursor position inside the composing text (as byte > + offset) relative to the start of the composing text. When index is a > + negative number no cursor is shown. > + > + This event is handled as part of a following preedit_string event. > + </description> > + <arg name="index" type="int"/> > + </event> > + <event name="commit_string"> > + <description summary="commit"> > + Notify when text should be inserted into the editor widget. The text to > + commit could be either just a single character after a key press or the > + result of some composing (pre-edit). It could be also an empty text > + when some text should be removed (see delete_surrounding_text) or when > + the input cursor should be moved (see cursor_position). > + > + Any previously set composing text should be removed. > + </description> > + <arg name="serial" type="uint" summary="serial of the latest known > text input state"/> > + <arg name="text" type="string"/> > + </event> > + <event name="cursor_position"> > + <description summary="set cursor to new position"> > + Notify when the cursor or anchor position should be modified. > + > + This event should be handled as part of a following commit_string > + event. > + </description> > + <arg name="index" type="int"/> > + <arg name="anchor" type="int"/> > + </event> > + <event name="delete_surrounding_text"> > + <description summary="delete surrounding text"> > + Notify when the text around the current cursor position should be > + deleted. > + > + Index is relative to the current cursor (in bytes). > + Length is the length of deleted text (in bytes). > + > + This event should be handled as part of a following commit_string > + event. > + </description> > + <arg name="index" type="int"/> > + <arg name="length" type="uint"/> > + </event> > + <event name="keysym"> > + <description summary="keysym"> > + Notify when a key event was sent. Key events should not be used > + for normal text input operations, which should be done with > + commit_string, delete_surrounding_text, etc. The key event follows > + the wl_keyboard key event convention. Sym is a XKB keysym, state a > + wl_keyboard key_state. Modifiers are a mask for effective modifiers > + (where the modifier indices are set by the modifiers_map event) > + </description> > + <arg name="serial" type="uint" summary="serial of the latest known > text input state"/> > + <arg name="time" type="uint"/> > + <arg name="sym" type="uint"/> > + <arg name="state" type="uint"/> > + <arg name="modifiers" type="uint"/> > + </event> > + <event name="language"> > + <description summary="language"> > + Sets the language of the input text. The "language" argument is a > RFC-3066 > + format language tag. > + </description> > + <arg name="serial" type="uint" summary="serial of the latest known > text input state"/> > + <arg name="language" type="string"/> > + </event> > + <enum name="text_direction"> > + <entry name="auto" value="0" summary="automatic text direction based > on text and language"/> > + <entry name="ltr" value="1" summary="left-to-right"/> > + <entry name="rtl" value="2" summary="right-to-left"/> > + </enum> > + <event name="text_direction"> > + <description summary="text direction"> > + Sets the text direction of input text. > + > + It is mainly needed for showing input cursor on correct side of the > + editor when there is no input yet done and making sure neutral > + direction text is laid out properly. > + </description> > + <arg name="serial" type="uint" summary="serial of the latest known > text input state"/> > + <arg name="direction" type="uint" enum="text_direction"/> > + </event> > + <event name="request_surrounding_text"> > + <description summary="request surrounding text from client"> > + Request to get the surrounding text and cursor position sent from the > client. > + </description> > + <arg name="serial" type="uint" summary="serial of the latest known > text input state"/> > + <arg name="flags" type="uint"/> > + <arg name="before_cursor" type="int"/> > + <arg name="after_cursor" type="int"/> > + </event> > + <event name="request_state"> > + <description summary="request state from client"> > + Request to get the surrounding text and cursor position sent from the > client. > + </description> > + <arg name="serial" type="uint" summary="serial of the latest known > text input state"/> > + <arg name="flags" type="uint"/> > + </event> > + </interface> > + > + <interface name="zwp_text_input_v2_manager_v2" version="1"> > + <description summary="text input manager"> > + A factory for text-input objects. This object is a global singleton. > + </description> Missing a destroy request here too. Jonas > + <request name="get_text_input"> > + <description summary="create a new text input object"> > + Creates a new text-input object for a given seat. > + </description> > + <arg name="id" type="new_id" interface="zwp_text_input_v2"/> > + <arg name="seat" type="object" interface="wl_seat"/> > + </request> > + </interface> > +</protocol> > -- > 2.5.0 > > _______________________________________________ > wayland-devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/wayland-devel _______________________________________________ wayland-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/wayland-devel
