On Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 04:03:56PM -0800, Ted Unangst wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Nov 2001, Matthew Luckie wrote:
> 
> > is there any documentation for the buttons on the back, or even source code?
> >
> > it would be cool to investigate the possibility of having a menu as was
> > provided by cobalt on the back of the box for shutting it down, changing IP
> > addresses, so on.
> 
> Works about the same way as the LCD.  Interfacing with it will probably
> require implementing select or poll or something.  I've never used said
> functions, but I'll look into it.

I imagine letting the HD44780 driver have a hook for supplying a read
function and then giving each button an ASCII letter to output, so as
to make the panel all tty-like and friendly..


-- 
Soren