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diff --git a/stable/xdg-shell/xdg-shell.xml b/stable/xdg-shell/xdg-shell.xml
index 77ce886..29a2b46 100644
--- a/stable/xdg-shell/xdg-shell.xml
+++ b/stable/xdg-shell/xdg-shell.xml
@@ -391,11 +391,20 @@
manipulate a buffer prior to the first xdg_surface.configure call must
also be treated as errors.
- For a surface to be mapped by the compositor, the following conditions
- must be met: (1) the client has assigned a xdg_surface based role to the
- surface, (2) the client has set and committed the xdg_surface state and
- the role dependent state to the surface and (3) the client has committed a
- buffer to the surface.
+ Mapping an xdg_surface-based role surface is defined as making it
+ possible for the surface to be shown by the compositor. Note that
+ a mapped surface is not guaranteed to be visible once it is mapped.
+
+ For an xdg_surface to be mapped by the compositor, the following
+ conditions must be met:
+ (1) the client has assigned an xdg_surface-based role to the surface
+ (2) the client has set and committed the xdg_surface state and the
+ role-dependent state to the surface
+ (3) the client has committed a buffer to the surface
+
+ A newly-unmapped surface is considered to have met condition (1) out
+ of the 3 required conditions for mapping a surface if its role surface
+ has not been destroyed.
</description>
<enum name="error">
@@ -531,13 +540,20 @@
fullscreen, and minimize, set application-specific metadata like title and
id, and well as trigger user interactive operations such as interactive
resize and move.
+
+ Unmapping an xdg_toplevel means that the surface cannot be shown
+ by the compositor until it is explicitly mapped again.
+ All active operations (e.g., move, resize) are canceled and all
+ attributes (e.g. title, state, stacking, ...) are discarded for
+ an xdg_toplevel surface when it is unmapped.
+
+ Attaching a null buffer to a toplevel unmaps the surface.
</description>
<request name="destroy" type="destructor">
<description summary="destroy the xdg_toplevel">
- Unmap and destroy the window. The window will be effectively
- hidden from the user's point of view, and all state like
- maximization, fullscreen, and so on, will be lost.
+ This request destroys the role surface and unmaps the surface;
+ see "Unmapping" behavior in interface section for details.
</description>
</request>