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+   ---   LCD4Linux News   ---
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+
+lcd4linux-0.98
+
+- improved signal-handling: lcd4linux can be restarted by sendig a SIGHUP
+
+- lcd4linux uses syslog for messages/warnings etc.
+
+- support for GPO's (general purpose outputs, e.g. to connect a LED)
+  The MatroxOrbital Displays have one GPO, and you can connect up to eight
+  LED's to the parallel port using two IC's (see README.HD44780.GPO)
+
+- new delay loop for parallel port displays: uses either gettimeofday() or
+  rdtsc (time stamp counter on newer processors). This delay needs no longer
+  a calibration! The 'Delay'-entry in lcd4linux.conf has gone.
+
+- new raster driver for PNG creation
+
+- new curses-based text driver
+
+- security: lcd4linux.conf must have the same user/group than the executable, 
+  and must not me accesible by group and other (i.e. mode 0600). This is 
+  necessary because lcd4linux.conf can contain usernames and passwords for 
+  POP and IMAP queries.
+
+- support for plugins: new token 'x1'..'x9' for externel programs
+
+- new token 'ic' (ISDN connected/offline, mainly for a LED connected to a GPO)
+
+- APM client: new tokens 'bp', 'bs', 'bd' (battery percentage, status and 
+  duration)
+
+- mail client: new tokens 'e1'..'e9' for counting emails in local mailboxes
+
+- new configure-options '--with-drivers=<list>', so you can compile a minimal
+  executable which contains only the drivers you need.
+
+- seti@home client: new tokens 'hc' (% completed) and 'ht' (cpu time needed)
+
+- simple web-server driver (see README.Webinterface)