diff --git a/doc/legacy_host.rst b/doc/legacy_host.rst index 70967958..ef9456ae 100644 --- a/doc/legacy_host.rst +++ b/doc/legacy_host.rst @@ -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 `. 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 `. 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.