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| -rw-r--r-- | NEWS | 42 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lcd4linux.c | 8 |
3 files changed, 52 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ + --- LCD4Linux News --- + + + +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) @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ # -# $Id: README,v 1.16 2001/03/09 14:24:49 ltoetsch Exp $ +# $Id: README,v 1.17 2001/03/13 07:41:22 reinelt Exp $ # This is the README file for lcd4linux @@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ lcd4linux -h lcd4linux -l list available drivers +#ifdef USE_OLD_UDELAY lcd4linux -d calibrate delay loop (necessary for some drivers) +#endif lcd4linux [-c key=val] [-F] [-f config-file] [-o output] [-q] [-v] run lcd4linux diff --git a/lcd4linux.c b/lcd4linux.c index 6a3bca5..7e991f4 100644 --- a/lcd4linux.c +++ b/lcd4linux.c @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -/* $Id: lcd4linux.c,v 1.31 2001/03/12 12:39:36 reinelt Exp $ +/* $Id: lcd4linux.c,v 1.32 2001/03/13 07:41:22 reinelt Exp $ * * LCD4Linux * @@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ * * * $Log: lcd4linux.c,v $ + * Revision 1.32 2001/03/13 07:41:22 reinelt + * + * added NEWS file + * * Revision 1.31 2001/03/12 12:39:36 reinelt * * reworked autoconf a lot: drivers may be excluded, #define's went to config.h @@ -200,7 +204,9 @@ static void usage(void) printf ("%s\n", release); printf ("usage: lcd4linux [-h]\n"); printf (" lcd4linux [-l]\n"); +#ifdef USE_OLD_UDELAY printf (" lcd4linux [-d]\n"); +#endif printf (" lcd4linux [-c key=value] [-F] [-f config-file] [-o output-file] [-q] [-v]\n"); } |