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+/*!
+    \page qt-embedded-running.html
+
+    \title Running Qt for Embedded Linux Applications
+    \ingroup qt-embedded-linux
+
+    A \l{Qt for Embedded Linux} application requires a server application to be
+    running, or to be the server application itself. Any \l{Qt for Embedded Linux}
+    application can be the server application by constructing the QApplication
+    object with the QApplication::GuiServer type, or by running the application
+    with the \c -qws command line option.
+
+    Applications can run using both single and multiple displays, and
+    various command line options are available.
+
+    Note that this document assumes that you either are using the
+    \l{The Virtual Framebuffer} or that you are running \l{Qt for Embedded Linux}
+    using the \l {The VNC Protocol and Qt for Embedded Linux}{VNC} protocol,
+    \e or that you have the Linux framebuffer configured
+    correctly and that no server process is running. (To test that the
+    Linux framebuffer is set up correctly, use the program provided by
+    the \l {Testing the Linux Framebuffer} document.)
+
+    \tableofcontents
+
+    \section1 Using a Single Display
+
+    To run the application using a single display, change to a Linux
+    console and select an application to run, e.g. \l {Text
+    Edit}{demos/textedit}.  Run the application with the \c -qws
+    option:
+
+    \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-running.qdoc 0
+
+    \table 100%
+    \row
+    \o
+    Provided that the environment variables are adjusted properly
+    during the \l {Installing Qt on Embedded Linux}{installation process}, you
+    should see the \l {Text Edit} demo appear.
+
+    It might be that the hardware drivers must be specified explicitly
+    to make everything work properly. For more information, please
+    consult the following documentation:
+
+    \list
+        \o \l{Qt for Embedded Linux Pointer Handling}{Pointer Handling}
+        \o \l{Qt for Embedded Linux Character Input}{Character Input}
+        \o \l{Qt for Embedded Linux Display Management}{Display Management}
+    \endlist
+
+    \o
+    \inlineimage qt-embedded-runningapplication.png
+    \endtable
+
+    Additional applications can be run as clients, i.e., by running
+    these applications \e without the \c -qws option they will connect
+    to the existing server as clients. You can exit the server
+    application at any time using \gui{Ctrl+Alt+Backspace}.
+
+    \section1 Using Multiple Displays
+
+    Qt for Embedded Linux also allows multiple displays to be used
+    simultaneously. There are two ways of achieving this: Either run
+    multiple Qt for Embedded Linux server processes, or use the
+    ready-made \c Multi screen driver.
+
+    When running multiple server processes, the screen driver (and
+    display number) must be specified for each process using the \c
+    -display command line option or by setting the QWS_DISPLAY
+    environment variable. For example:
+
+    \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-running.qdoc 1
+
+    See the \l {Qt for Embedded Linux Display Management}{display management}
+    documentation for more details on how to specify a screen
+    driver. Note that you must also specify the display (i.e., server
+    process) when starting client applications:
+
+    \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-running.qdoc 2
+
+    There is no way of moving a client from one display to another
+    when running multiple server processes. Using the \c Multi screen
+    driver, on the other hand, applications can easiliy be moved
+    between the various screens.
+
+    The \c Multi screen driver can be specified just like any other
+    screen driver by using the \c -display command line option or by
+    setting the QWS_DISPLAY environment variable. For example:
+
+    \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-running.qdoc 3
+
+    See the \l {Qt for Embedded Linux Display Management}{display management}
+    documentation for details regarding arguments.
+
+    \section1 Command Line Options
+
+    \table 100%
+    \header
+    \o Option \o Description
+    \row
+    \o \bold -fn <font>
+    \o
+    Defines the application font. For example:
+    \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-running.qdoc 4
+    The font should be specified using an X logical font description.
+    \row
+    \o \bold -bg <color>
+    \o
+    Sets the default application background color. For example:
+    \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-running.qdoc 5
+    The color-name must be one of the names recognized by the QColor constructor.
+    \row
+    \o \bold -btn <color> \o
+    Sets the default button color. For example:
+    \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-running.qdoc 6
+    The color-name must be one of the names recognized by the QColor constructor.
+    \row
+    \o \bold -fg <color> \o
+    Sets the default application foreground color. For example:
+    \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-running.qdoc 7
+    The color-name must be one of the names recognized by the QColor constructor.
+    \row
+    \o \bold -name <objectname> \o
+    Sets the application name, i.e. the application object's object name. For example:
+    \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-running.qdoc 8
+    \row
+    \o \bold -title <title> \o
+    Sets the application's title. For example:
+    \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-running.qdoc 9
+    \row
+    \o \bold -geometry <width>x<height>+<Xoffset>+<Yoffset> \o
+    Sets the client geometry of the first window that is shown. For example:
+    \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-running.qdoc 10
+    \row
+    \o \bold -keyboard \o
+    Enables the keyboard.
+
+    See also: \l {Qt for Embedded Linux Character Input}.
+    \row
+    \o \bold -nokeyboard \o
+    Disables the keyboard.
+    \row
+    \o \bold -mouse \o
+    Enables the mouse cursor.
+
+    See also: \l {Qt for Embedded Linux Pointer Handling}.
+    \row
+    \o \bold -nomouse \o
+    Disables the mouse cursor.
+    \row
+    \o \bold -qws \o
+    Runs the application as a server application, i.e. constructs a
+    QApplication object of the QApplication::GuiServer type.
+    \row
+    \o \bold -display \o
+    Specifies the screen driver.
+
+    See also: \l {Qt for Embedded Linux Display Management}.
+    \row
+    \o \bold -decoration <style>\o
+    Sets the application decoration. For example:
+    \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_emb-running.qdoc 11
+    The supported styles are \c windows, \c default and \c styled.
+
+    See also QDecoration.
+
+    \endtable
+*/