I've created an include file of LED-style letters. It's got characters 0-128 
(All letters, numbers, many puncutation, etc). It's quite configable. You 
can easily control the exact representation of the bulbs, color, backing, 
etc. If anyone would like it, I'll make it a bit easier to use and post it.

You can see a sample at:

http://cg1.org/led.png

I've also got a python script for easily generating whole blocks of text.
In the include file, each char is an object, and the script takes that, and 
makes a union of one character per letter, and can optionally left, center, 
or right align the text.

Comments appreciated!

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> I've created an include file of LED-style letters. It's got characters 0-128 
> (All letters, numbers, many puncutation, etc). It's quite configable. You 
> can easily control the exact representation of the bulbs, color, backing, 
> etc. If anyone would like it, I'll make it a bit easier to use and post it.
> 
> You can see a sample at:
> 
> http://cg1.org/led.png
> 
> I've also got a python script for easily generating whole blocks of text.
> In the include file, each char is an object, and the script takes that, and 
> makes a union of one character per letter, and can optionally left, center, 
> or right align the text.
> 
> Comments appreciated!
> 

To be "truly" useful, you'd need to modify it to have a few burnt leds, 
and a few that are always on, just like on real panels.  ;)

Seriously, I think that if you post it, I'm sure someone (maybe even 
me!) will find good use for it.


> 


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