var fDesc=new Array(); fDesc[0] = "This handy program from Jon Williams makes it easy to create custom characters for your HD44780-compatible parallel LCD.This is how it works:

Download and run the LCD Character Creator on your PC
Open a sample character file or create your own by clicking the pixels you'd like to use
Copy the DATA statement into the sample PBASIC BASIC Stamp® programs shown in the program's help file (BS2, BS2e, BS2sx and BS2p24).
Hookup an HD44780-compatible display to your BASIC Stamp microcontroller according to the help file's schematic and download the code (see below for recommended hardware)"; function tShowHide(id, show) { var s = document.getElementById("desc"); if ((s.innerHTML.length<=212 || show==1) && show!=2) { s.innerHTML = fDesc[id]; if (document.getElementById('m1')) document.getElementById('m1').style.display='none'; if (document.getElementById('m2')) document.getElementById('m2').style.display='none'; if (document.getElementById('more_txt')) document.getElementById('more_txt').style.display='inline'; } else { s.innerHTML = ''; } }