Restore explicitly approved ScreenCast display permissions

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Samuel Onoja committed 2026-09-30 03:12:13 +01:00
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@@ -38,7 +38,14 @@ windows accessible after display selection. The command-line recorder keeps the
sharing window when it is not launched by the shell. Press **Stop sharing** or
close the sharing window to revoke an ordinary application’s session. Closing the requesting application,
locking Ferese, disconnecting the selected display, or changing its capture size
also ends sharing. A new request needs fresh consent; selections are not saved.
also ends sharing. By default, each request asks for consent. If an application requests saved
permissions, the picker offers an **Allow without asking** switch, off by default.
Permissions can last while the application runs or until revoked, as requested
by the app. The standard portal frontend owns permission storage and revocation.
A changed or missing display, different app, or changed cursor options asks again.
Displays without a reliable EDID identity, including nested previews, always need
fresh consent. Stopping a stream ends that stream; it does not erase a previously
saved permission.
Everything visible on a shared display, including notifications, is included.
## Installation
@@ -75,7 +82,7 @@ configuration is preserved during installation.
- Wayland parent-window relationships for the consent picker.
- Bounded frame storage and reusable shared-memory buffers.
- Cancellation during selection, an explicit stop control, and process cleanup.
- ScreenCast backend version 3, without persistent or automatic consent.
- ScreenCast backend version 4 with explicit opt-in saved display permissions.
Window-only sharing, region selection, and audio capture in Ferese’s recorder
are not implemented yet. Other recording applications can handle audio separately.