LiQuiD-MP3

External Display Library update

Fri, 25 Feb 2005 21:05:33 +0100

The package wasn't properly 'libtoolized', so an updated version was uploaded in which this is corrected.

External Display Library download

Wed, 23 Feb 2005 22:58:23 +0100

The extdisplib-1.0-beta1 downloadable sourcepackage is now available

External Display Library

Sun, 20 Feb 2005 16:50:05 +0100

In an attempt to provide an user-friendly interface to graphical display modules for which no or little in-dept hardware knowlegde is needed, the external display library project was started. It is an open-source Linux project and comes in the form of a shared library. By simply adding the library to the makefile a developer can, for example, get a background and text on a display with a few functioncalls without having to work through datasheets and worry about the quirky hardware details.

Experimental Linux version online

Mon, 07 Feb 2005 20:28:02 +0100

The Linux version of LiQuiD-MP3 is now hosted at Sourceforge.net. At the time of writing it is a messy experimental version and only available through CVS.

Samsung introduces new interface standard

Tue, 10 Aug 2004 10:51:31 +0200

"SEOUL, Korea – July 29, 2004: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leader in advanced silicon technology solutions, today announced a new interface standard for display driver ICs for large-screen TFT-LCD panels. Samsung's new current-mode interface of cascade chip-on-glass (COG)/chip-on-film (COF) (CICC) standard uses a new technology for data transfer where the LCD driver IC (the source driver) is interfaced with the timing controller

Today, electromagnetic interference (EMI) is a growing issue in the LCD panel industry. EMI is caused by the increased size in LCD monitors and TVs, the rapid advancement in high-resolution pictures, a continuous surge in display data size and a rising number of data bus lines to accelerate the data transmission speeds." .....

[resolved] Songs with no ID3 tag are displayed with name and ...

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 21:38:18 +0200

Songs with no ID3 tag are displayed with name and artist of the current song.

Due to the way songinfo was obtained from files without ID3 tag, previously gotten songinfo was used. This resulted in duplicate data in the playlist.

Quickfix; When a song has no ID3 tag, it now takes the filename, cuts of the pathinfo and .mp3 extension, and uses the remaining text as playlist entry. At the moment the '-' seperator character is added at the end, but it's better than having duplicate entries.

[resolved] "Invalid filename" error

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 21:36:13 +0200

This happens at the start of the playlist and only with Winamp 5. Winamp 2.9 does not have this problem. When the offset (x in the configfiles) is set and for example the first song in the playlist is being played, the plugin tries to access files that do not exist and thus outputs the message for each 'missing' file at the top of the list.

The plugin doesn't give the invalid filename message anymore, but instead shows an empty playlist entry.

[bug] "Invalid filename" error

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 15:28:36 +0200

"LiQuiD-MP3-getting playlist" dialogue box error: Invalid filename.
Error box comes 13 times (not at once, but sequentially)
Adding (any) ID tags does not solve the problem.

LiQuiD-MP3 v1.0.0 experimental

Thu, 22 Jul 2004 23:35:26 +0200

As of today there is a new version of LiQuiD-MP3 available. It's a 75% rewrite, so a lot of code has been rewritten and restructured. This brings new bugs with it and these need to ironed out. So the main purpose of this version is to see if it runs stable and the basics run fine.

By downloading it, you agree that if you find a bug you report it by, either adding the bug in the bugtracker which is the preferred method, or posting it in the forum. This will allow others to see what still needs to be fixed/coded and it allows me to make a better program.

Feel free to download and put to the test.

Mitsubishi Develops 'Reversible' LCD

Thu, 22 Jul 2004 23:31:41 +0200

Mitsubishi has developed a prototype LCD panel module called the "Reversible LCD" that can display images on both its surface and reverse side.

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The prototype of the reversible LCD panel module displays different images on each side. The images for its surface and rear are displayed on one LCD panel alternately, and the back light is turned on and off according to which side of the panel displays the images. The frame rate of the panel is 60 frames per second for each side of the panel, or 120 frames in total.
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TDK develops 4096 colour passive matrix OELD

Sun, 11 Jul 2004 15:13:12 +0200

TDK has successfully developed the industry's first color-filter type 4096 multicolor organic EL display that uses a passive matrix system. Volume production is scheduled to begin by the end of the year.

RSS newsfeed online

Mon, 28 Jun 2004 14:23:00 +0200

As of now Schijf.org has it's own RSS newsfeed (which you're reading now ;)). It will contain development progress, testversion announcements, bug and Winamp update notifications, and other things that come to mind.

The number of newsitems to be retrieved has been set to 15, starting with the newest. I don't know how this will work out, so speak up if you want this to be changed.

[resolved] Spectrumanalyser calculation error

Sat, 26 Jun 2004 09:00:00 +0200

This bug has been resolved.

LCD viewing modes & polarizers

Wed, 23 Jun 2004 01:50:10 +0200

A reader (PDF format) about viewing modes and polarizers has been added to the guide section.

New forum

Mon, 14 Jun 2004 09:00:00 +0200

There is now a new forum running on a professional server. This should immensely increase the uptime and speed.