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- Convert set_char to 8 byte bitmap. - Reset ccmode on clear. Add a custom character cache to avoid unnecessary updates of custom characters because of the reset. - Add support for bignum. - Remove the FB_modified flag, it did never work. Instead add a backing store buffer to compare against. Remove the 40ms block of updates, this was a no-op as well. However, pause 40ms after sending a complete screen update. The display I have requires this to recognize the following cursor updates. - Do not treat frame buffer as string. Always use memcpy, memcmp, and memset. - Remove the changelog. This should be read from SCM. - Remove contact info as T. Riewe has left Pyramid. - Pass through indent, preserving 4 space indention.
-- INTRODUCTION -------------------------------------------------------------- LCDproc is a client/server suite including drivers for all kinds of nifty LCD devices. The server works with different display sizes and supports several serial devices: Matrix Orbital, Crystal Fontz, Bayrad, LB216, LCDM001 (kernelconcepts.de), Wirz-SLI and PIC-an-LCD; some devices connected to the parallel port: HD44780, STV5730, T6963, SED1520 and SED1330; and also some displays connected via USB: CFontzPacket, CwLnx, IOWarrior, LIS2 and BWCT. Various clients are available that display things like CPU load, system load, memory usage, uptime, and a lot more. LCDproc also supports key or remote control input for controlling the clients. The client and the server use a TCP connection to communicate, so it is possible to have a client on a box in Sweden showing its stats on a LCD display in the United States. Our web site is located at http://lcdproc.org/ For new versions and CVS go to http://sourceforge.net/projects/lcdproc/ Check there first for new versions or updates. For remaining questions, you can ask the mailing list. For how to get on the mailing list, see the main web site. LCDproc was originally written by William W. Ferrell <wwf@splatwerks.org> and Selene Scriven <lcdproc@toykeeper.net>. -- INSTALLATION -------------------------------------------------------------- Refer to the INSTALL file included with this archive for installation instructions (including how to connect the LCD to your system). -- CHANGES ------------------------------------------------------------------- Woow... a lot. :) See the ChangeLog file for more details. -- HELPING OUT --------------------------------------------------------------- The first thing you should do is join the mailing list, to do so, go to out web site and click on MAIL and follow the instructions. If you get the urge to help out by writing code, take a look at the TODO file to see what we think that needs to be done. If you want to work on something, or you want to add something different, tell it on the mailing list. Maybe someone is already working on the part, and maybe someone has already writen something that you can use. New ideas are always welcome ! To learn more about how LCDproc works, first have a look at the docs/ directory. Some important things are documented there, but because this is still somewhat a big hacking project, some documentation will be missing ;) -- SPECIAL THANKS ------------------------------------------------------------ LCDproc is a community effort, and as such we'd like to recognize everyone's efforts. We've tried to list all the people that have contributed in the CREDITS file. Thanks all ! -- LEGAL STUFF --------------------------------------------------------------- LCDproc is Copyright (C) 1998-2006 William Ferrell, Selene Scriven and many other contributors. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. The file COPYING contains the GNU General Public License. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.