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[doc] host_usage: Touchup

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Jonathan Rubenstein
2026-11-05 19:54:33 +02:00
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@@ -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.