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 > >
