Public bug reported: I've created a bzr branch for lcdproc 0.5.3 here: https://code.launchpad.net/~jyoder/+junk/lcdproc
I would like a FeatureFreeze exception to get this into Karmic. It supports several new drivers, and fixes many bugs. It compiles/links/upgrades just fine in my testing. I'm waiting for the build machines to finish with it in my PPA here: https://launchpad.net/~jyoder/+archive/lcdproc 0.5.3 changelog: + lcdexec: notification when called program finishes + xosd driver: offset from top-left corner + LCDd: Hello= config option for startup message * glk driver: bignum support fixed * update local snprintf to the last one, which is GPL - server core: cleanup - remove unnecessary cruft * server core: refactor rendering code + LCDd: config options TitleSpeed= and Heartbeat= * overhauled CwLnx driver (Dave Platt) * overhauled picolcd driver (Nicu Pavel) + add ServerScreen=blank option value * MtxOrb driver: fix VFD/VKD support (Ethan Dicks) + new driver lis for VLSystem L.I.S VFD (Daryl Fonseca-Holt) * serialPOS driver: input support, cleanup (Eric Pooch) + new driver shuttleVFD for USB-based Shuttle VFDs (Thien Vu) * enable building lcdproc client on FreeBSD AMD64 platform (M. Dolze) * Autoconf fixes for Net/FreeBSD (M. Dolze) * fixes for the lcpdroc client iface screen on *BSD (M.Dolze) + key support for hd44780/lcd2usb (M. Dolze) + option Priority for NoritakeVFD (idea: Richard Muratti) * overhauled NoritakeVFD driver (idea: Richard Muratti) * allow wrapping slider menu items with <= 4 keys (M. Dolze) * a bit more Doxygen-ation and documentation * hd44780 driver: make ConnectionType 4bit more fool-proof (M. Dolze) * picolcd driver: overhaul USB init for more portability (M. Dolze) + curses driver: new option DrawBorder (Bruno Schwander) * avoid sending duplicate "success" messages in response to menu_add_item + lcdexec: parameter support using widgets * server core: display values in menu for all input MenuEntry types * hd44780 driver: reorganize ConnectionType recognition + hd44780 driver: new ConnectionType mplay + hd44780 driver: get/set contrast & brightness support for lcd2usb (M. Dolze) + hd44780 driver: reporting in ConnectionType functions (Thomas Jarosch) * clean up build system (T. Jarosch, with tests/fixes by M. Dolze) + hd44780 driver: new ConnectionType ftdi (Thomas Jarosch) * shuttleVFD driver: fix VendorID, support newer models (Miska Sulander) + i2500vfd driver for a graphical Noritake VFD (Thomas Jarosch) * hd44780 driver: more complete initialization (idea by Pierre Ossman) * hd44780 driver: "euro" character mapping table (Markus Dolze) * CwLnx driver: support for CW12832 + new driver mx5000 for Logitech MX5000 keyboards (Christian Jodar) * update debian init scripts to allow multiple instances of clients + serialVFD driver: support for 4 more display types (Stefan Herdler) * IOWarrior driver: fixed 4-line display use + IOWarrior driver: add ExtendedMode option * lcdproc: unbreak compilation on OS X 1.5 and higher (Topher Fangio) * server: fix interpretation of numeric priorities (Andrew M. Bishop) + hd44780 driver: new ConnectionType ethlcd (Mariusz Bialonczyk) + picolcd driver: support to send IR commands to LIRC (Jack Cleaver) + picolcd driver: support for 20x4 picoLCDs (Nicu Pavel) + hd44780 driver: new ConnectionType uss720 (Eric Pooch) * new make targets to compile & install server & clients separately * autoconf fixes: check for pkg-config macros + new driver irtrans (Phant0m / Aron Parsons) + serialVFD driver: support Siemens/Wincor Nixdorf BA63/66 (Stefan Herdler) + new client lcdident.pl (Ethan Dicks) * server: prevent stalling if time goes backwards (M. Vallevand) * hd44780 driver: update the backlight setting only on change + hd44780 driver: add lineaddress option to support ST7036 (Malte Poeggel) + lcdproc: Retrieve per CPU usage statistics on FreeBSD (M. Dolze) * Change drivers to start in background by default: bayrad, CFontz, ea65, glk * imon driver: Change hbars to make last char in-/decrease vertically + hd44780 driver: port usblcd connection type from 0.4.5 to 0.5 (M. Dolze) * server: Fix interpretation of named screen priorities + new driver imonlcd for SoundGraph iMON LCD (Dean Harding, Jonathan Kyler) * MtxOrb driver: Fix backlight for old firmware * Add checks for null pointer / failed malloc to menu code * lcdproc, lcdexec, lcdvc clients: Use our included getopt.h * documentation: Fix XML errors in user and developer guide + documentation: Add man page for lcdvc ** Affects: lcdproc (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Please update to 0.5.3 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/432669 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
