From efd80d431b13e57584ba7b5ac0a058c86c1e7451 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan Rubenstein Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2026 19:54:33 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] [doc] host_usage: Touchup --- doc/host_usage.rst | 17 ++++++----------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/host_usage.rst b/doc/host_usage.rst index f6d0ca21..63b946be 100644 --- a/doc/host_usage.rst +++ b/doc/host_usage.rst @@ -6,17 +6,14 @@ Legacy Host Application configuration .. warning:: This page applies only to the legacy Windows Host Application. New - installations should use the IDD. B7 is the last recommended complete stack - when non-capture mouse input through the Host Application is required. + installations should use the IDD. B7 is the last recommended version when + non-capture mouse input through the Host Application is required. The legacy Host normally selects a compatible frame path automatically. Its persistent configuration file is: ``C:\Program Files\Looking Glass (host)\looking-glass-host.ini`` -Use options from the same release as the Host binary. Do not copy a current -Host configuration into B7 or combine a B7 Host with a current client. - .. _host_capture: Capture interface @@ -47,7 +44,6 @@ DXGI NvFBC An NVIDIA SDK path available only with supported hardware and licensing. - It is not required by the IDD or the normal legacy D12 path. The exact capture-interface options can change between releases. Consult the binary's help and the configuration comments supplied with that release. @@ -57,7 +53,7 @@ binary's help and the configuration comments supplied with that release. Select an IVSHMEM device ------------------------ -The legacy Host selects the first IVSHMEM device by default. When the VM has +The legacy host selects the first IVSHMEM device by default. When the VM has more than one, ``os:shmDevice`` selects by zero-based device order: .. code-block:: ini @@ -66,14 +62,14 @@ more than one, ``os:shmDevice`` selects by zero-based device order: shmDevice=1 Check the Host log after changing it; the selected device is marked with an -asterisk. This option is for the legacy Host and is not an IDD helper setting. +asterisk. .. _host_downsampling: Downsampling ------------ -The legacy Host can reduce a captured resolution before transport. Rules use +The legacy host can reduce a captured resolution before transport. Rules use ``source:target`` syntax and may match resolutions greater than a threshold: .. code-block:: ini @@ -85,5 +81,4 @@ The legacy Host can reduce a captured resolution before transport. Rules use downsample=>1920x1080:1920x1080 This saves transport bandwidth but does not reduce the guest application's -rendering work. IDD users should request the required virtual monitor -resolution instead. +rendering work.