1x3 -- fewer than ten characters possible?

[Jake of All Trades]

This may sound like a rather odd question, but is it possible to set the LCD Size to something like 1x3? It seems as though there should be a simple ini modification to do this, but I'm afraid I'm much more of a hardware guy than software, so I'm a bit lost. I'm working on something rather interesting though, and it would make things a heck of a lot easier if I could get LCD Smartie to output groups of only two or three characters at a time.

I'll share the results of the project with you all when it's done, but for now please do me the honor of entertaining my unorthodox request. Thanks, and keep up the fantastic work!

[Mr. Wonko]

I believe it's not possible yet, as the size seems to be saved like this

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Size=4

in the config.ini, so it seems to be hard coded.
I'd like it to be customisable, too, because I have a strange 2x16 LCD in my computer (Image) which only works if you use it like a 1x32.
Unfortunality LCD Smartie has no 1 x 32 option

Actually it would be cool to be able to split the 1 x 32 into 2 parts, so they can be assigned and scrolled like 2 rows - this way I'd finally be able to use both rows

Hope this features will be added soon, looking forward for it.

Mr. Wonko

[caesar]

@ Mr. Wonko: you can set smartie for 1x40, it will work with no problem, only that any characters more than 32 will not come up on the lcd display.

@ Jake of All Trades: if you set the display for 1x40 and you only write 3 characters on the display than only 3 characters will be sent to the display. This should solve your problem.

@ both: explanation: all hd44780 based lcd's have a memory of 80 characters split in 2 rows of 40 columns, but not all lcd's can show all of them. it is the same chip in 1x8 and in 1x40 or 4x20 lcd's.

[Mr. Wonko]

That's nice, but
a) I'd like to use both rows as stand-alone
b) I want to be able to scroll - a two-row-scroll looks silly, so basically this is a)

[caesar]

Now I understand, seems the same problem as with some 1x16 displays that use 8 characters from the first row and 8 from the second.

Only a modified display driver could help you. Till then only plugins such as hold'n'scroll will do the trick. I've seen the plugin on this forum.