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@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@
application that accepts connections from multiple other applications, and
forwards messages among them.
</para>
+ <para>
+ Things that D-BUS can be used for is for example notification of
+ system changes (notification of when a camera is plugged in to a
+ computer, or a new version of some software has been installed),
+ or desktop interoperablity, for example a file monitoring
+ service or a configuration service.
+ </para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="message-protocol">
@@ -1732,7 +1739,7 @@
<entry>0</entry>
<entry>UINT32</entry>
<entry>Result code; DBUS_ACTIVATION_REPLY_ACTIVATED if
- the service was activated successfutly or
+ the service was activated successfully or
DBUS_ACTIVATION_REPLY_ALREADY_ACTIVE if the service is
already active.</entry>
</row>
@@ -1748,6 +1755,32 @@
queued for the new service or is there a race]
</para>
</sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="bus-messages-out-of-memory">
+ <title><literal>org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoMemory</literal></title>
+ <para>
+ As a method:
+ <programlisting>
+ void NoMemory ()
+ </programlisting>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Sent by the message bus when it can't process a message due to an out of memory failure.
+ </para>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="bus-messages-service-does-not-exist">
+ <title><literal>org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceDoesNotExist</literal></title>
+ <para>
+ As a method:
+ <programlisting>
+ void ServiceDoesNotExist (in STRING error)
+ </programlisting>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Sent by the message bus as a reply to a client that tried to send a message to a service that doesn't exist.
+ </para>
+ </sect3>
</sect2>
</sect1>