diff --git a/docs/ChangeLog b/docs/ChangeLog index 3027087..6a96326 100644 --- a/docs/ChangeLog +++ b/docs/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +Mon Jul 25 22:48:54 PDT 2005 Christian Hammond + + * notification-spec.xml: + - Bump to version 0.7. + - Mention the x, y hints. + - Talk about variants as the dictionary values for hints. + Fri Apr 01 09:11:38 PST 2005 Christian Hammond * notification-spec.xml: diff --git a/docs/notification-spec.xml b/docs/notification-spec.xml index e187c14..ab92488 100644 --- a/docs/notification-spec.xml +++ b/docs/notification-spec.xml @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ 28 July 2005 cdh - Added "x" and "y" hints. + Added "x" and "y" hints. Talk about the variant type for hint values. @@ -702,6 +702,13 @@ consensus is reached, the hint name should be in the form of "x-vendor-name." + + The value type for the hint dictionary in D-BUS is of the + DBUS_TYPE_VARIANT container type. This allows different + data types (string, integer, boolean, etc.) to be used for hints. When + adding a dictionary of hints, this type must be used, rather than putting + the actual hint value in as the dictionary value. + The following table lists the standard hints as defined by this specification. Future hints may be proposed and added to this list