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diff --git a/src/sensors/doc/src/qtsensors-backend.qdoc b/src/sensors/doc/src/qtsensors-backend.qdoc index 7e62186d..752e8f92 100644 --- a/src/sensors/doc/src/qtsensors-backend.qdoc +++ b/src/sensors/doc/src/qtsensors-backend.qdoc @@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ An example follows. Sensors was designed so that multiple sensors could exist for a given type. Why? Consider this example. -The N900 has an accelerometer built-in. It also features bluetooth and can pair -with a gaming controller that features an accelerometer. To a developer writing -a game these two devices are conceptually the same type. +An Android device has an accelerometer built-in. It also features bluetooth and +can pair with a gaming controller that features an accelerometer. To a developer +writing a game these two devices are conceptually the same type. \section1 Default Sensor for a Type @@ -109,21 +109,28 @@ instead. \section1 Sensors.conf -The config file that determines the default sensor for a type is called Sensors.conf. -If present, it is located in /etc/xdg/QtProject. It has the standard formatting -of an ini file. +The config file that determines the default sensor for a type is called +\e Sensors.conf. The configuration file is looked for from \e QtProject +directory under the directories given by +QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::ConfigLocation). +An example of a complete file path is: +\badcode +/etc/xdg/QtProject/Sensors.conf +\endcode +The first found configuration file is used. +The configuration file has the standard formatting of an ini file. The settings live in the Default group and the general format is: \code type = identifier \endcode -An example: Sensors.conf ensures that the N900 accelerometer is used by default, -not considering the order in which backends were registered. +An example: Sensors.conf ensures that the \e sensorfw accelerometer is used by +default, ignoring the order in which backends were registered. \code [Default] -QAccelerometer = n900.accelerometer +QAccelerometer=sensorfw.accelerometer \endcode If Sensors.conf specifies an identifier that is not registered, the system will |