root@4: This is the base package of the GraphLCD project. It contains
root@4:  - GraphLCD driver library - libglcddrivers
root@4:  - GraphLCD graphics library - libglcdgraphics
root@4:  - GraphLCD tools (crtfont, convpic, showpic, showtext)
root@4:  - GraphLCD media files (pictures and splash screens in GLCD format, fonts)
root@4: 
root@4: written by Andreas Regel (andreas.regel AT powarman.de)
root@4: 
root@4: based on the graphlcd plugin for the Video Disc Recorder
root@4:   written by                   Carsten Siebholz (c.siebholz AT t-online.de)
root@4:   from 0.0.8 on maintained by  Andreas Regel (andreas.regel AT powarman.de)
root@4:     gu140x32f driver by        Andreas Brachold (vdr04 AT deltab.de)
root@4:     gu256x64-372 driver by     Andreas Weinberger (vdr AT smue.org)
root@4:     gu256x64-3xx0 driver by    Ralf Mueller (ralf AT bj-ig.de)
root@4:     gu126x64D-K610A4 driver by Alexander Rieger (Alexander.Rieger AT inka.de)
root@4:     image driver by            Andreas Regel (andreas.regel AT powarman.de)
root@4:     ks0108 driver by           Andreas Weinberger (vdr AT smue.org)
root@4:     sed1330 driver by          Roland Praml (praml.roland AT t-online.de)
root@4:                                Heinz Gressenberger (heinz.gressenberger AT stmk.gv.at)
root@4:     sed1520 driver by          Andreas Weinberger (vdr AT smue.org)
root@4:     framebuffer driver by      Stephan Skrodzki (skrodzki AT stevekist.de)
root@4:     serdisplib driver by       Wolfgang Astleitner (mrwastl AT users.sourceforge.net)
root@4:     t6963c driver by           Andreas Regel (andreas.regel AT powarman.de)
root@4:     noritake800 drider by      Lucian Muresan (lucianm AT users.sourceforge.net)
root@4: 
root@4: 
root@4: Project's homepage: http://graphlcd.berlios.de/
root@4: 
root@4: 
root@4: See the file COPYING for license information.
root@4: 
root@4: 
root@4: Description
root@4: -----------
root@4: The GraphLCD base is a project to support graphical LC displays. It is
root@4: mainly used by the graphlcd plugin for the Video Disc Recorder to
root@4: display its information.
root@4: 
root@4: The GraphLCD driver library supports the following LCD
root@4: controllers/modules:
root@4:  - Hitachi HD61830
root@4:  - Toshiba T6963
root@4:  - Samsung KS0108
root@4:  - Epson SED1520 (only tested with DIP122 lcd module)
root@4:  - Epson SED1330
root@4:  - Noritake GU140X32F-7806
root@4:  - Noritake GU256X64-372
root@4:  - Noritake GU256X64-3XX0 (serial or parallel)
root@4:  - Noritake GU126x64D-K610A4 displays (parallel)
root@4:  - Noritake 800 series displays
root@4:  - all controllers supported by serdisplib (http://serdisplib.sourceforge.net)
root@4: 
root@4: Other controllers might be supported in the future.
root@4: 
root@4: Additionally the GraphLCD driver library includes some special drivers:
root@4:  - framebuffer, for devices that are connected to the VGA connector
root@4:  - image, for writing image sequences in PBM (Portable Bit Map) format that
root@4:    show the plugin's output.
root@4: 
root@4: 
root@4: Installation and Configuration:
root@4: -------------------------------
root@4: 1. Unpack the tarball to an arbitrary directory.
root@4: 
root@4:   tar xzf graphlcd-base-0.1.2.tgz
root@4: 
root@4: 2. Configure if you want FreeType2 support by commenting/uncommenting
root@4:    HAVE_FREETYPE2 in Make.config.
root@4: 
root@4: 3. Compile the libraries and tools.
root@4: 
root@4:   make all (from the package's directory)
root@4: 
root@4: 4. Install the libraries and tools.
root@4: 
root@4:   make install (from the package's directory)
root@4: 
root@4: 5. Edit the configuration file graphlcd.conf to fit your needs.
root@4: 
root@4: 6. Copy it to the GraphLCD's default configuration search path (/etc).
root@4: 
root@4:   cp graphlcd.conf /etc
root@4: 
root@4: 
root@4: Notes about FreeType2:
root@4: ----------------------
root@4: If the HAVE_FREETYPE2 variable is defined, then the new method
root@4: cFont::LoadFT2(..) from the graphics library will load a FreeType2-supported
root@4: font (only TTFs tested so far) and render it into the raster font structure
root@4: that cFont uses normally. The method is also defined if no FT2 support is
root@4: compiled in, only then it will return false afer logging an error message in
root@4: the system log, telling that graphlcd-base has been compiled without FT2
root@4: support. This way, applications using this library (vdrplugin-graphlcd, or the
root@4: wrapper LCDproc "meta-driver" glcdprocdriver for example, can treat this case
root@4: and have a fallback to the glcdraphics-native raster font if FT2 is not
root@4: supported, or the TTF font could not be loaded for some reason.
root@4: