[Lcdproc] GUI

[Eric Pooch]

Nick,

Setting up LCDproc is not very hard.  It only takes a few command  
line entries.  Once it is installed, you don't really have to do much  
to it.  I can walk you through it off the list if you want.

Once you do that, you can install Growl to get notifications from  
other programs like Mail and iTunes and RSS.  It is all GUI based and  
uses your system preferences.
http://www.growl.info

Then, you can install my Growl Display:
http://home.sandiego.edu/~epooch/cgi-bin/blosxom.cgi/tech/leds/ 
GrowLCDproc.html

to forward the Growl notifications to LCDproc.

LCDproc probably supports the most displays that I have seen, and  
Growl supports notifications from the most Mac programs, so you have  
a lot of options when you use my Growl Display.  This seems to do  
just what you need, and I don't know any other Mac solution that  
would come close.

--Eric

On Dec 7, 2006, at 6:08 AM, Nick Hesson wrote:

> Eric,
>
> Thanks. That's a great project too. I wouldn't mind throwing it up  
> in our forums.
>
> Actually, I'm using a Mac Mini over here, and I'd love to have my  
> display show when new email comes in, do RSS feeds, and that kinda  
> jazz. I've been bugging our software designer for a Mac GUI but  
> he's a windows guy. :(
>
> I'll try out Zterm, if you have any other suggestions, let me  
> know :) Thanks guys!
>
> --
> Nick Hesson
> Matrix Orbital
> http://www.lcdforums.com/forums/
>
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>
>
> On 6-Dec-06, at 3:50 PM, epooch@cox.net wrote:
>
>> Nick,
>>
>> If you want to test functionality of a serial (or a USB that uses  
>> a serial chip) display, you should be able to use ZTerm, and just  
>> type in what you want to see on the display.  I have had good luck  
>> doing that on serial VFDs.
>> Is there some specific functionality you are looking for?
>> Here is an old project to view iTunes data in the car:
>>
>> http://www.wildrice.com/BlueCabbie/
>>
>> --Eric
>> ---- Nick Hesson <nhesson@matrixorbital.ca> wrote:
>>> Can anyone suggest an GUI available for the mac to control an lcd
>>> display?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Nick Hesson
>>> http://www.lcdforums.com
>>>
>>>
>>
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