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120 lines
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<sect1 id="xosd-howto">
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<title>The xosd Driver</title>
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<para>
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This section talks about using LCDproc with libxosd.
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</para>
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<para>
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<ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/libxosd">libxosd</ulink> is a system
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that displays text on top of your X-Windows screen, much like the
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on-screen display (OSD) used by most modern televisions and video-players.
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</para>
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<!-- ## OnScreen Display using libxosd ## -->
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<sect2 id="xosd-config">
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<title>Configuration in LCDd.conf</title>
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<sect3 id="xosd-config-section">
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<title>[xosd]</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<command>Size=</command>
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<arg choice="plain">
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<replaceable>WIDTH</replaceable>
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<literal>x</literal>
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<replaceable>HEIGHT</replaceable>
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</arg>
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</term>
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<listitem><para>
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set display size [default: <literal>20x4</literal>]
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<command>Offset=</command>
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<arg choice="plain">
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<replaceable>X-OFFSET</replaceable>
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<literal>x</literal>
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<replaceable>Y-OFFSET</replaceable>
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</arg>
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</term>
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<listitem><para>
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Offset (in pixels) of the top-left corner of <package>LCDproc</package>'s
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xosd window from the top-left corner of the monitor.
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If not given, it defaults to <literal>0x0</literal>.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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Offset=200x200
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<command>Font=</command>
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<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>FONT</replaceable></arg>
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</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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X font to use, in XLFD (X Logical Font Description) format,
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as given by the <command>xfontsel</command> command.
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E.g. <literal>-*-terminus-*-r-*-*-*-320-*-*-*-*-*</literal>.
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</para>
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<para>
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For best results it is recommended to use a mono-spaced font
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to mimic the aspect of a physical LCD display that most
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clients expect with regard to their screen layouts.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<command>Contrast=</command>
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<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>CONTRAST</replaceable></arg>
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</term>
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<listitem><para>
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Set the initial contrast.
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Legal values for <replaceable>CONTRAST</replaceable> are <literal>0</literal> - <literal>1000</literal>.
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If not given, the default value is <literal>500</literal>.
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</para>
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<note><para>
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This parameter can be set but it does not change anything in the driver.
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</para></note>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<command>Brightness=</command>
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<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>BRIGHTNESS</replaceable></arg>
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</term>
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<listitem><para>
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Set the initial brightness [default: <literal>1000</literal>; legal: <literal>1</literal> - <literal>1000</literal>]
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<command>OffBrightness=</command>
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<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>BRIGHTNESS</replaceable></arg>
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</term>
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<listitem><para>
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Set the initial off-brightness [default: <literal>500</literal>; legal: <literal>1</literal> - <literal>1000</literal>]
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This value is used when the display is normally
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switched off in case LCDd is inactive
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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-->
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</variablelist>
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</sect3>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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