Custom Char Program And New Plugin {Custom Char Previewer}

Post by **IFR** » April 10th, 2005, 4:48 am

Well not really a plugin. It's a simple program written in VB to create custom chars for LCD Smartie. The program generates the code for you to put in LCD Smartie.

Current version: 1.2

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In development:
-Minor Updates:
[v1.1] (Released)

Add: Call custom char on LCD Smartie. (Overall progress: 100%)

Add: Exit button.

Fix: Few bugs.

[v1.2] (Released)

Add: Plugin for LCD Smartie to test directly your custom char. (Overall progress: 100%)

-Major Updates:
[v2.0]

Add: Up to 8 char previews (sizes: 1x8, 2x4, 4x2). (Overall Progress: 1%)

Add: Ability to create text effect and charactor animation. (Overall Progress: 0%)
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Post by **IFR** » April 14th, 2005, 5:10 am

Does anyone use it ?
If not I won't waste time to make the plugin.

Daddy-Koehl · Post by **Daddy-Koehl** » April 14th, 2005, 9:12 am

Yes, i use this program.
It is a very nice and usefull program.

And.....I have a little idea for you.

1. Input-field for the Display-Type
2. Then the program show the Character-fields like this

H H H H
H H H H

for example 2*20 Display

That will be very usefull fo bigger graphics. Because you can see
the whole graphic.

Excuse me for my very bad english.

Post by **IFR** » April 14th, 2005, 6:07 pm

good idea
I'll see what I can do

Klysner · Post by **Klysner** » April 16th, 2005, 1:18 pm

I have also used you program and it was very helpfull. I?m from Denmark and here we have letters like ? ? ?. I have made them ind the program and also displayed them on my 40x4 display. But how can I use my custom charactor in a title? Fx. Song - R?dgr?d Med Fl?de P?.

Is it posible with LCD Smartie?

I know when using Hd44780 displays for 8051 microcontroller units it?s posible!

Post by **IFR** » April 17th, 2005, 3:07 am

Yes it is possible, however you can only have 8 custom chars. Also you will need a plugin to replace custom char in a title to display it on ur LCD. If you keep bugging Limbo he might make a plugin for you.

AllenConquest · Post by **AllenConquest** » April 20th, 2005, 2:11 pm

IFR wrote:plugin for LCD Smartie to test directly you custom char.

I'm looking forward to this feature. At the moment testing is a plain since my development PC is not the one with the VFD.

Post by **IFR** » April 23rd, 2005, 9:24 pm

version 1.1 released

nothing really important but i fixed few bugs that i was too lazy to fix in the first version

. Oh and I added the call character function so you dont have to add $chr(1xx) to display on LCD.

Post by **IFR** » April 24th, 2005, 8:43 pm

Version 1.2 released !

I added a plugin to send directly your custom charactor to LCDSmartie.

gaga · Post by **gaga** » October 3rd, 2005, 11:38 pm

IFR: I've got an error message trying to download your plugin from the original URL. I was able to download the plugin from here: http://pcj.frozian.com/downloads/pafile ... egory&id=1

Post by **IFR** » October 4th, 2005, 10:54 pm

yes
I moved to a new webhost because the old one is going to be dead soon

cezar · Post by **cezar** » May 18th, 2006, 7:04 pm

How do I use this plugin?
My LCD Smartie just want to show my Winamp status all the time...
I have inserted $dll(msn,2,,) and enabled it but nothing happends!

Post by **limbo** » May 19th, 2006, 4:15 pm

cezar wrote:How do I use this plugin?
My LCD Smartie just want to show my Winamp status all the time...
I have inserted $dll(msn,2,,) and enabled it but nothing happends!

you ahve to get more familiar with the program use...

Please chek the main program site:
http://lcdsmartie.sourceforge.net/
http://lcdsmartie.sourceforge.net/mainscreen.html
http://lcdsmartie.sourceforge.net/FAQ.htm

Hellwings · Post by **Hellwings** » June 12th, 2006, 1:32 pm

I cant download it. The link is broke.

Post by **IFR** » June 14th, 2006, 11:50 pm

please check lcdsmartie.org

FormatC: · Post by **FormatC:** » September 17th, 2006, 3:01 am

Where at LCDsmartie.org? it just leads me to the home page and not a page to download this file thanks

Post by **IFR** » September 17th, 2006, 5:29 am

FormatC: wrote:Where at LCDsmartie.org? it just leads me to the home page and not a page to download this file thanks

Sorry I forgot to update the post...

Check the first page to download it.

fraktal · Post by **fraktal** » April 28th, 2008, 6:40 pm

great plugin! I use it all the time! thanks!

makarona · Post by **makarona** » March 23rd, 2009, 3:44 pm

thanx! it's awesome

przemo · Post by **przemo** » March 31st, 2010, 10:20 pm

It's awesome

I am using it to draw music notes on my display

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