6/12/2004 Edited a files to compile on fedora core2 with qt3.3

A program using the QT libraries to monitor and control the parallel port
with a nice GUI.

This software is licensed as GNU GPL (see gpl.license)as described -
required under the QT licensing for Free Ware.

You need to have QT libaries on your system to run it ( most Red Hat
systems come with these).

Ive written it in 2 sections the QT parts are the main.cc and
ppmPannel.cc. Parallel-port.cc & it's header is a totally seperate and
independent C++ class for doing the actual parallel port manipulation
and reading - can reuse this class anywhere - it's very simple and
easy.

WARNING: using this program could theoretically cause damage to your
parallelport or any associated equipment.  In practice i have
extensivley used it on several computers and never had any problems.

USAGE: Just run the executable you can then select any of the 3
Parallel ports avaliable (using the spin box) ,depending on your
computer only 1 of these port addresses may actually be interfacing a
real parallel port, you can tell if they are because the registers
will store and respond to the conditions of the actual data lines on
your parallel port. Try setting it to watch your printer port while
it's printing something, or look what happens when your printer goes
off line or runs out of paper.

I have been using it to control & debug parallel port hardware devices.

Please email me stephenhumble at telstra.com if you have any comments.
Or visit my site at www.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/~steve
For the latest version or if you are interested in Robotics.

