From 012d068354f555b191e5ebb4b28941b76c13fd38 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2023 02:00:00 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] gnu: evdi: Expand description. * gnu/packages/linux.scm (evdi)[synopsis, description]: Expand. --- gnu/packages/linux.scm | 15 +++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm index e1b6bebc540db78dcd20fd571923e12d343e4ff6..5df7fbf982223d0d53bfd8ee8da61f85787ef602 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm @@ -1566,11 +1566,18 @@ is also needed for the @code{tuxedo-control-center} (short tcc) package.") (lambda _ (chdir "module")))))) (home-page "https://github.com/DisplayLink/evdi") - (synopsis "EVDI Linux kernel module") + (synopsis + "@acronym{EVDI, Extensible Virtual Display Interface} Linux kernel module") (description - "The @acronym{EVDI, Extensible Virtual Display Interface} is a Linux kernel module -that enables management of multiple screens, allowing user-space programs to -take control over what happens with the image.") + "The @acronym{EVDI, Extensible Virtual Display Interface} is a Linux kernel +module that enables management of multiple screens, allowing user-space programs +to take control over what happens with the image. It is essentially a virtual +display for which applications using the @code{libevdi} library can add, remove, +and receive screen updates. + +The EVDI driver uses the standard Linux @acronym{DRM, Direct Rendering Manager}. +Its displays can be controlled by standard tools such as @command{xrandr} and +display settings applets in graphical environments") (license license:gpl2))) (define-public libevdi