Locale Launcher [PSARC/2007/564 FastTrack timeout 10/08/2007]

[Suresh Chandrasekharan]

Thanks. Pl. see it under /shared/sac/PSARC/2007/564/man

Suresh

Joseph Kowalski wrote:
>
> Seems like a man page (or equivalent) should be part of the submission 
> (case).
>
> - jek3
>
>
> Suresh Chandrasekharan wrote:
>> Template Version: @(#)sac_nextcase 1.64 07/13/07 SMI
>> This information is Copyright 2007 Sun Microsystems
>> 1. Introduction
>>     1.1. Project/Component Working Name:
>>      Locale Launcher
>>     1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier:
>>      Author:  Suresh Chandrasekharan
>>     1.3  Date of This Document:
>>     01 October, 2007
>> 4. Technical Description
>> Template Version: @(#)sac_nextcase 1.2 09/21/07 SMI
>> 1. Introduction
>>     1.1. Project/Component Working Name:
>>      locale launcher
>>     1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier:
>>      Author:  Suresh Chandrasekharan
>>     1.3  Date of This Document:
>>      Created on: 08 August, 2007
>>      Updated on: 21 September, 2007
>>
>> 4. Technical Description
>>
>> Solaris supports many legacy (non UTF-8) locales in the dtlogin
>> screen. This allows the users to login to legacy locales and launch
>> applications in them. There are plans to replace dtlogin with gdm
>> as the default display manager in Nevada.
>>
>> When the shift to gdm happens, legacy locales will be removed from the
>> login creen. Since future Solaris plans are to move away from the
>> legacy locales, gdm display manager won't be patched with legacy
>> locales in the login screen.
>>
>> A mechanism which will allow users who still use legacy applications to
>> run them in a UTF-8 desktop is needed in such a scenario. (We will be
>> only removing support for legacy locales at the login screen, all the
>> supporting infrastructure pieces which allows users to run legacy
>> applications will remain).
>>
>> The proposed locale launcher (/usr/bin/localelnchr) is such an
>> application which will allow the users to launch legacy locale
>> applications from a UTF-8 locale.
>>
>> Locale environment variables, Input methods and fonts are the needed
>> components to the successful launch of an application from a desktop.
>>
>> INTERFACES
>> ---------
>>
>> The following are exported interfaces.
>>
>> Interface                              Stability        Note
>> ---------                             ---------         ----
>> localelnchr GUI                    Not-an-interface    The GUI 
>> layout                                                         of the 
>> switcher
>>
>> localelnchr stdout/stderr        Not-an-interface      Do not parse 
>> output
>>
>> /usr/bin/localelnchr                Committed          Locale 
>> launcher application itself.
>>
>> SUNWlocalelnchr                     Committed        Package Name
>>
>> The following are imported interfaces.
>>
>> Interface            Stability                    Note
>> ---------            ---------                    ----
>> OWfontpath              Committed Private    xset                  
>> Committed                 X11 Standards
>> fc-list               Volatile
>>
>> Input method            start/stop interfaces        Project 
>> Private        Need to work with 
>>                                                     input method team 
>> to                             make this                             
>> Consolidation Private.
>>
>> 6. Resources and Schedule
>>     6.4. Steering Committee requested information
>>     6.4.1. Consolidation C-team Name:
>>             G11N
>>     6.5. ARC review type: FastTrack
>>
>>
>> 6. Resources and Schedule
>>     6.4. Steering Committee requested information
>>        6.4.1. Consolidation C-team Name:
>>         G11N
>>     6.5. ARC review type: FastTrack
>>     6.6. ARC Exposure: open
>>
>>   
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