LcdWriter does
all the usual things that a MCE lcd writer should do; displaying the
current media file, and it's play state (play, stop, pause, etc). But
it also implements other state information that no other (at least to
my knowledge) state display writer does; the currently recording show
and disc writing status. LcdWriter will only work on Hitachi HD44780
compatible displays (most parallel port displays are this type), check
your manufacturer's documentation to see if your display is HD44780
compatible.
Session
priority (e.g. playing music while watching a slide show creates two
sessions, priority indicates which will be displayed on the lcd) is
managed through the config tool. Select the session and "Raise" or
"Lower" its priority using the buttons. Some sessions (like Global and
Home) support custom text. Select the session, and change the "Display
Value" to the desired text.
The icons that are displayed for the play states are configurable.
Click save when you're done.
UPDATE:
For
those who needed to customize the number of "Renders"; change
HKLM\babgVant\LcdWriter\renderCount to a different value (2 should
work) from the default value of 1.
The new version will also write to the Event Log when it starts and whenever anything bad happens.
This version will work for those with .NET 1.1/2.0 installed.
Updated 11/12/2006 see this post for details.
