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diff --git a/doc/Xserver-spec.xml b/doc/Xserver-spec.xml
index 2b11828fc..31b6fb05d 100644
--- a/doc/Xserver-spec.xml
+++ b/doc/Xserver-spec.xml
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ pReadmask is a pointer to the information describing the descriptors
that will be waited on.
</para>
<para>
-In the sample server, pTimeout is a struct timeval **, and pReadmask is
+In the sample server, pTimeout is a pointer, and pReadmask is
the address of the select() mask for reading.
</para>
<para>
@@ -688,15 +688,14 @@ The DIX BlockHandler() iterates through the Screens, for each one calling
its BlockHandler. A BlockHandler is declared thus:
<blockquote>
<programlisting>
- void xxxBlockHandler(nscreen, pbdata, pptv, pReadmask)
- int nscreen;
- pointer pbdata;
- struct timeval ** pptv;
+ void xxxBlockHandler(pScreen, pTimeout, pReadmask)
+ ScreenPtr pScreen;
+ pointer pTimeout;
pointer pReadmask;
</programlisting>
</blockquote>
-The arguments are the index of the Screen, the blockData field
-of the Screen, and the arguments to the DIX BlockHandler().
+The arguments are a pointer to the Screen, and the arguments to the
+DIX BlockHandler().
</para>
<para>
Immediately after WaitForSomething returns from the
@@ -721,15 +720,14 @@ The DIX WakeupHandler() calls each Screen's
WakeupHandler. A WakeupHandler is declared thus:
<blockquote>
<programlisting>
- void xxxWakeupHandler(nscreen, pbdata, err, pReadmask)
- int nscreen;
- pointer pbdata;
+ void xxxWakeupHandler(pScreen, result, pReadmask)
+ ScreenPtr pScreen;
unsigned long result;
pointer pReadmask;
</programlisting>
</blockquote>
-The arguments are the index of the Screen, the blockData field
-of the Screen, and the arguments to the DIX WakeupHandler().
+The arguments are the Screen, of the Screen, and the arguments to
+the DIX WakeupHandler().
</para>
<para>
In addition to the per-screen BlockHandlers, any module may register
@@ -1942,18 +1940,15 @@ FALSE.</para>
The scrInitProc should be of the following form:
<blockquote><programlisting>
- Bool scrInitProc(iScreen, pScreen, argc, argv)
- int iScreen;
+ Bool scrInitProc(pScreen, argc, argv)
ScreenPtr pScreen;
int argc;
char **argv;
</programlisting></blockquote>
-iScreen is the index for this screen; 0 for the first one initialized,
-1 for the second, etc. pScreen is the pointer to the screen's new
-ScreenRec. argc and argv are as before. Your screen initialize
-procedure should return TRUE upon success or FALSE if the screen
-cannot be initialized (for instance, if the screen hardware does not
-exist on this machine).</para>
+pScreen is the pointer to the screen's new ScreenRec. argc and argv
+are as before. Your screen initialize procedure should return TRUE
+upon success or FALSE if the screen cannot be initialized (for
+ instance, if the screen hardware does not exist on this machine).</para>
<para>
This procedure must determine what actual device it is supposed to initialize.
If you have a different procedure for each screen, then it is no problem.