Fellow Monks,
Recently I decided that I would write a peice of software for an LED display I was running. The software that came with it was awful. The software designs (frame by frame) where the dots are lit up.

I decided that I could do much better. So I've started on my new project. I've figured out how to decode the files. I just need to work on GUI and how to create them. I have a few questions.

First... The files sent to the sign (over a modem) are compiled files (right word? it's the funny chars and many boxes). I convert them to hex, where I convert them to binary 4 numbers at a time. I need to know how to get it from a LoL back to the original state.

Next, I need help on the GUI. Is it possible to take fonts and make the output a series of dots? (Does that even make sense?) I have no experience with TK and haven't bought the O'Reilly book yet. I would first like to make sure it's possible.

Thanx for your help,

- p u n k k i d
"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." -Albert Einstein

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