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#
-# $Id: README,v 1.14 2001/03/08 15:25:38 ltoetsch Exp $
+# $Id: README,v 1.15 2001/03/09 13:08:11 ltoetsch Exp $
#
This is the README file for lcd4linux
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ This is the README file for lcd4linux
INTRODUCTION
lcd4linux is a small program that reads various information from the kernel
-(and probably from other subsystems, especially ISDN) and displays them on a LCD.
+(and probably from other subsystems, especially ISDN) and displays them on a
+LCD.
It supports displaying text values and different types of bars: Horizontal and
vertical bars, logarithmic bars, split bars (two independent bars in one row).
@@ -34,6 +35,14 @@ lcd4linux [-c key=val] [-F] [-f config-file] [-o output] [-q] [-v]
suppress startup splash screen with '-q'
generate info messages with '-v'
generate debugging messages with '-vv'
+
+DIAGNOSTICS
+
+ lcd4linux on foreground writes (depending on level) to stdout or stderr.
+ The Text-Driver has ist's own diagnostics window.
+
+ Started in the background (the default), lcd4linux uses your syslog daemon
+ for logging. Facility is USER, levels are ERR, INFO and DEBUG.
SUPPORTED DISPLAYS
@@ -78,6 +87,8 @@ SUPPORTED DISPLAYS
PPM (portable pixmap)
PNG (with libgd)
+* Text:
+ This is a ncurses based text driver, mainly intended for debugging.
* other displays: lcd4linux and especially the display driver code is very
modular, so it should be quite easy to write a driver for any display. See