Module wayland_protocols::ext::transient_seat

The transient seat protocol can be used by privileged clients to create independent seats that will be removed from the compositor when the client destroys its transient seat.

This protocol is intended for use with virtual input protocols such as “virtual_keyboard_unstable_v1” or “wlr_virtual_pointer_unstable_v1”, both of which allow the user to select a seat.

The “wl_seat” global created by this protocol does not generate input events on its own, or have any capabilities except those assigned to it by other protocol extensions, such as the ones mentioned above.

For example, a remote desktop server can create a seat with virtual inputs for each remote user by following these steps for each new connection:

• Create a transient seat
• Wait for the transient seat to be created
• Locate a “wl_seat” global with a matching name
• Create virtual inputs using the resulting “wl_seat” global

Modules

• v1