LCDstocks 0.6.2-1 review

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 21K Developer: Mark Haemmerling

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LCDstocks is a Perl script that acts as an LCDproc client.

LCDstocks project fetches stock quotes and latest news from teletext services through a bttv video device and displays them well-formatted on an external LCD.

Here are some key features of "LCDstocks":
independent from your LCD panel hardware, connection and wiring
easyly configurable using a structured config file
can create multiple screens
displays stock name and two (specifically) selectable values in each line
displays short latest news (new!)
supports fetching from different TV stations, zaps automatically (new!)
automatic formatting of stock data and news lines

Requirements:
LCDproc server version 0.4.1 or higher
bttv card with teletext support
v4lctl from the xawtv package
alevt-cap from the alevt package

What's New in This Release:
fixed timeout handling (whenever alevt-cap fails to get all pages withing the specified timeout period)