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Development

The plugin is written in VC++ 6.0. The source code is available under the GNU Public License. If you've done any improvements, please submit them as patch file. An updated version will be posted on this page.
 

A better way is to join the development group at SourceForge!
The project page is: https://sourceforge.net/projects/lcdplugin/
Write me an email if you like to join so I can add you as a developer.

Notes: 

• Everyone has read access to the repository, developers also have write access.

• The CVS source code module is called source.

Please read the how-to's at SourceForge how to set up and use CVS with SSH under Windows, especially sections 6 and 7: http://sourceforge.net/docman/?group_id=1 

There's now a very nice tutorial about how to set up WinCVS with the PuTTY SSH suite. The best part is it's no longer necessary to re-enter your password for every CVS operation! Finally... :-)

If you are new to CVS and use the WinCVS client: WinCvs Daily Use Guide

Anonymous CVS Access

The project's SourceForge.net CVS repository can be checked out through anonymous (pserver) CVS with the following instruction set. When prompted for a password for anonymous, simply press the Enter key.

cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/lcdplugin login
 
cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/lcdplugin co source

Resources

• Hitachi HD44780 controller description / programming (PDF)

Planned enhancements

• Combine the LCD plugin with the spectrum analyzer plugin and make a single Winamp visualization plugin.
  The current design is too complicated and everything else than flexible in regards to graphic displays (at the moment only Noritake VFD 800, but more graphic displays might be supported in the future).
  

• Getting rid of Visual Studio and MFC as development environment.
  Goal: gcc and portable core architecture.

• Improved web page with additional LCD pictures showing all the possibilities.

• Enhanced text field configuration (e.g. viewports).

• Character substitution table (e.g. ä=ae).

• Testing and documentation of the various keypad interface.
  

• Integration of UIR so that only one serial port is needed for a MO LCD and the UIR.

• Song search function.

• Support for WinAmp 3.0 once I have more time and the plugin reached beta state.
  Update: probably won't happen if WinAmp 5 delivers what it promises...

• Whatever I think is useful...

If you have a feature request use the Feature Request Tracking System on SourceForge: https://sourceforge.net/projects/lcdplugin/ or send me an email.

Development environment

Just for the curious out there - that's my development environment: