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[doc] legacy_host: Touchup

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Jonathan Rubenstein
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@@ -6,18 +6,19 @@ Legacy Host Application
.. warning::
The Host Application is a legacy server application. New installations should
use the prebuilt :doc:`Looking Glass IDD <install_idd>`. The IDD and Legacy
Host should not be installed together on the same virtual machine. These
build instructions are retained for the complete matching B7 stack described
in :ref:`legacy_host_policy`.
use the :doc:`Looking Glass IDD <install_idd>`. The IDD and legacy host
should not be installed together on the same virtual machine. These build
instructions are retained for the B7 stack described in
:ref:`legacy_host_policy`.
.. note::
`Host` in this context refers to the `Looking Glass (LG) host server application`,
to which the LG client connects to, it thus does not refer to the `host OS`!
`Host` in this context refers to the `Looking Glass (LG) host server
application`, which the LG client connects to, it thus does not refer to the
`host OS`.
A common setup is to have a `host OS` running a `guest VM`. In such a setup
the `client application` runs on the `host OS`; and the `host application`
the `client application` runs on the `host OS`, and the `host application`
on the `guest VM`.
The term `Host application` was chosen over `Guest application`, because LG
@@ -34,8 +35,8 @@ It is missing many of the features available in the Looking Glass IDD, such as:
* Usage in virtual machines without GPU acceleration.
B7 is the last recommended version of the legacy host application for users who
require its non-capture mouse input workflow. Use the complete matching B7 stack
for that workflow rather than mixing B7 and current components.
require its non-capture mouse input workflow. Mismatched versions will cause
issues, please make sure all components are using verison B7.
The documentation is included here for completeness.