add rudimentary documentation for MD8800; update a few docs

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<sect1 id="MD8800-howto">
<title>The MD8800 Driver</title>
<para>
This section talks about using LCDproc with VFD displays in Medion MD8800 PCs.
</para>
<sect2 id="MD8800-features">
<title>Features</title>
<para>
You may find more information about the LCD on Martin Moeller's homepage
<ulink url="http://www.martinm-76.dk/md8800/LCD/">Martin Moeller's homepage</ulink>.
</para>
</sect2>
<!-- The driver for the VFD of the Medion MD8800 PC ## -->
<sect2 id="MD8800-config">
<title>Configuration in LCDd.conf</title>
<sect3>
<title>[MD8800]</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<command>Device=</command>
<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>DEVICE</replaceable></arg>
</term>
<listitem><para>
device to use [default: <filename>/dev/ttyS1</filename>]
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<command>Size=</command>
<arg choice="plain">
<replaceable>WIDTH</replaceable>
<literal>x</literal>
<replaceable>HEIGHT</replaceable>
</arg>
</term>
<listitem><para>
display size [default: 16x2]
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<command>Brightness=</command>
<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>BRIGHTNESS</replaceable></arg>
</term>
<listitem><para>
Set the initial brightness [default: 1000; legal: 0 - 1000]
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<command>OffBrightness=</command>
<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>BRIGHTNESS</replaceable></arg>
</term>
<listitem><para>
Set the initial off-brightness [default: 0; legal: 0 - 1000]
This value is used when the display is normally
switched off in case LCDd is inactive
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect3>
</sect2>
</sect1>