The xosd Driver

This section talks about using LCDproc with libxosd.

libxosd is a system that displays text on top of your X-Windows screen, much like the on-screen display (OSD) used by most modern televisions and video-players.

Configuration in LCDd.conf

[xosd]

Size= WIDTH x HEIGHT

set display size [default: 20x4]

Font= FONT

X font to use, in XLFD (X Logical Font Description) format, as given by the xfontsel command. E.g. -*-terminus-*-r-*-*-*-320-*-*-*-*-*.

For best results it is recommended to use a mono-spaced font to mimic the aspect of a physical LCD display that most clients expect with regard to their screen layouts.