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authorltoetsch <>2001-03-07 18:10:21 +0000
committerltoetsch <>2001-03-07 18:10:21 +0000
commit5f7938823b052c21c49638bdfcca857f09db0714 (patch)
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[lcd4linux @ 2001-03-07 18:10:21 by ltoetsch]
added e(x)ec commands
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
#
-# $Id: README,v 1.12 2001/03/02 10:18:45 ltoetsch Exp $
+# $Id: README,v 1.13 2001/03/07 18:10:21 ltoetsch Exp $
#
This is the README file for lcd4linux
@@ -72,8 +72,9 @@ SUPPORTED DISPLAYS
* Raster formats:
a generic raster driver (which is used by the X11-driver, too) is availiable,
- PPM (portable pixmap) is the only output format at the moment. I'm working
- on PNG!
+ it supports:
+ PPM (portable pixmap)
+ PNG (with libgd)
* other displays: lcd4linux and especially the display driver code is very modular,
@@ -90,6 +91,19 @@ A key must not contain whitespace. Keys are NOT case-sensitive. Order doesn't ma
Empty lines and all text on a line after a '#' will be ignored. If you want to
use '#' in a value (think of X11-colors), you have to quote it with a backslash.
+NOTE:
+
+Because of security reasons the config file is assured to be:
+ * - file is a normal file (or /dev/null)
+ * - file owner is owner of program
+ * - file is not writeable by group
+ * - file is not writeable by other
+
+So if you run lcd4linux as root, /etc/lcd4linux has to be:
+ chmod 600
+ chown root.root
+
+
The configuration file contains information for different modules of lcd4linux:
Global options:
@@ -181,3 +195,9 @@ Tokens:
'bp', battery percentage (APM by now)
'bs', battery status ('=' = online, '+' = charging, '-' discharging)
'bd', battery duration in s{econds}, m{ins}, h{ours} or d{ays}
+ 'e*', mails in mailbox 1-9,
+ 'x*', output of command 1-9
+
+Please have a look at lcd4linux.conf.sample, where you can find examples
+of all options.
+