graphlcd-base/docs/README.showpic
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     1 This is the README of the showpic tool, which is part of the GraphLCD
     2 base package.
     3 
     4 written by Andreas Regel (andreas.regel AT powarman.de)
     5 
     6 based on showpic from the graphlcd plugin for the Video Disc Recorder
     7 written by Carsten Siebholz (c.siebholz AT t-online.de)
     8 
     9 See the file COPYING for license information.
    10 
    11 
    12 Description:
    13 ------------
    14 showpic is a program to show an image on a graphical LC Display. It
    15 support all controller the GraphLCD driver library supports.
    16 
    17 The images must be in an own format (*.glcd), which can be created with
    18 the convpic tool.
    19 
    20 
    21 Using showpic:
    22 --------------
    23   showpic [-c CONFIGFILE] [-d DISPLAY] [-s SLEEP] [-uie] file [more files]
    24 
    25   -c  --config      specifies the location of the config file
    26                     (default: /etc/graphlcd.conf)
    27   -d  --display     specifies the output display
    28                     (default: the first one in config file)
    29   -u  --upsidedown  rotates the output by 180 degrees (default: no)
    30   -i  --invert      inverts the output (default: no)
    31   -e  --endless     show all images in endless loop (default: no)
    32   -s  --sleep       set sleeptime between two images [ms]
    33   -b  --brightness  set brightness for display if driver support it
    34                     (default: config file value)
    35 
    36 examples: showpic -c /etc/graphlcd.conf vdr-logo.glcd
    37           showpic -c /etc/graphlcd.conf -d LCD_T6963 -u -i vdr-logo.glcd
    38