2006-06-23 19:24:49		External display library II
		A new and improved version of the library is in full development. Since the API has undergone a couple of major changes, the version has jumped from 1.x to 2.x. The major changes; Pixels are placed in a single byte instead of a bit per pixel The biggest annoyance with the old library was that the program using the library needed to take the different RAM mappings into account. E.g. is the display RAM arranged as in 6-bit bytes or 8-bit bytes and/or horizontally or vertically aligned. With the new interface programmers don't need to take this into account. The library maps the bytes internally to the correct RAM mapping. A side effect is that memory usage increases, but unless you're developing for an embedded system, this shouldn't be an issue at all. This also opens up the possibility of using (8-bit) colour displays in the future. Pixels can be freely placed and are no longer bound by the internal RAM mapping In combination with the above it offers the use of (internal) layers which can be merged just before updating the display. Mapping the image data to the controller's RAM will be done entirely by the library, so there's no need to keep the RAM 'restrictions' in mind. Pixels can be placed to every X and Y coordinate. Source and binaries work under Linux and Windows The code should compile under both OSes. Used compiler will be GCC though, so this could pose some extra work if I want to keep the Visual Studio peeps happy. USB display support Needs to be worked out further, but it will focus on FTDI based USB2LCD devices. Offcourse you can join the development process by heading over to the forum. Please note that there is nothing to download yet. This is purely a development announcement.

2005-11-15 15:25:52		Downtime
		Due to some security patches there can be some downtime when visiting the website, bugtracker and forum. This should be over after tomorrow.

2005-07-20 13:36:12		Winamp 5.094 released
		After having missed the last couple of updates, here's a new attempt to keep you posted on Winamp updates. Yesterday Winamp 5.094 was released and made available for downloading. No major changes were made, just a security fix preventing 'aliens' from taking over your computer. Lite version: http://download.nullsoft.com/winamp/client/winamp5094_lite.exe Full version: http://download.nullsoft.com/winamp/client/winamp5094_full.exe

2005-04-06 21:26:19		Forum back online
		The forum is back up and running! Fixing it went faster than expected. Let's just hope this doesn't happen again.

2005-04-05 00:00:00		Forum hacked
		Some scriptkiddy calling himself TommyMccayne has hacked the forum, so it's offline for repairs. I'm hoping to get it fixed and back online by tomorrow. In the meantime, my appologies for any inconvenience this is causing.

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