Index: apps/plugins/lib/SOURCES
===================================================================
--- apps/plugins/lib/SOURCES	(Revision 20626)
+++ apps/plugins/lib/SOURCES	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 playback_control.c
 rgb_hsv.c
 buflib.c
+text.c
 #if defined(HAVE_LCD_BITMAP) && (LCD_DEPTH < 4)
 /*
    The scaler is not provided in core on mono targets, but is built in
Index: apps/plugins/lib/text.c
===================================================================
--- apps/plugins/lib/text.c	(Revision 0)
+++ apps/plugins/lib/text.c	(Revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#include "plugin.h"
+#include "text.h"
+
+#define MARGIN 5
+
+int display_text(short words, char** text, struct style_text style[])
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_LCD_COLOR
+	rb->lcd_set_background(LCD_BLACK);
+	rb->lcd_set_foreground(LCD_WHITE);
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
+	rb->lcd_setfont(FONT_UI);
+#endif
+    int y = MARGIN;
+	int space_w, width, height;
+    unsigned short x = MARGIN, i = 0;
+	int button;
+	rb->lcd_clear_display();
+	rb->lcd_getstringsize(" ", &space_w, &height);
+    for (i = 0; i < words; i++) {
+        rb->lcd_getstringsize(text[i], &width, NULL);
+        /* Skip to next line if the current one can't fit the word */
+        if (x + width > LCD_WIDTH - MARGIN) {
+            x = MARGIN;
+            y += height;
+        }
+        /* .. or if the word is the empty string */
+        if (strcmp(text[i], "") == 0) {
+            x = MARGIN;
+            y += height;
+            continue;
+        }
+        /* We filled the screen */
+        if (y + height > LCD_HEIGHT - MARGIN) {
+            y = MARGIN;
+            rb->lcd_update();
+            do {
+                button = rb->button_get(true);
+                if (button == SYS_USB_CONNECTED) {
+                    return PLUGIN_USB_CONNECTED;
+                }
+            } while( ( button == BUTTON_NONE )
+                    || ( button & (BUTTON_REL|BUTTON_REPEAT) ) );
+            rb->lcd_clear_display();
+        }
+		/* set align */
+		if (style[i].center) {
+			x=(LCD_WIDTH/2)-(width/x);
+		}
+		/* set colour */
+#ifdef HAVE_LCD_COLOR
+		switch (style[i].color) {
+			case C_RED:
+				rb->lcd_set_foreground(LCD_RGBPACK(255,0,0));
+				break;
+			case C_YELLOW:
+				rb->lcd_set_foreground(LCD_RGBPACK(255,255,0));
+				break;
+			case C_GREEN:
+				rb->lcd_set_foreground(LCD_RGBPACK(0,192,0));
+				break;	
+			case C_BLUE:
+				rb->lcd_set_foreground(LCD_RGBPACK(0,0,255));
+				break;
+		}
+#endif
+		rb->lcd_putsxy(x, y, text[i]);
+		rb->lcd_set_foreground(LCD_WHITE);
+#ifdef HAVE_LCD_CHARCELLS
+		if (style[i].underline) {
+			rb->lcd_set_drawmode(DRMODE_SOLID);
+			rb->lcd_hline(x, x+width, y+height);
+		}
+#endif
+        x += width + space_w;
+    }
+	rb->lcd_update();
+#ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
+    rb->lcd_setfont(FONT_SYSFIXED);
+#endif
+	return 0;
+}
Index: apps/plugins/lib/text.h
===================================================================
--- apps/plugins/lib/text.h	(Revision 0)
+++ apps/plugins/lib/text.h	(Revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#include "plugin.h"
+/************************************
+ * Usage:
+ * #define WORDS (sizeof instructions / sizeof (char*))
+ * char* instructions[] = {"word","word","word","word",};
+ * struct style_text formations[WORDS]={NORMAL, false, false}; occurs a warning
+ * formations[0].color=C_RED;
+ * formations[0].center=true;
+ * formations[2].underline=true;
+ * formations[0].underline=true;
+ * formations[3].color=C_BLUE;
+ * formations[2].center=false;
+ * if (display_text(WORDS, instructions, formations)==PLUGIN_USB_CONNECTED) {
+ * 		return PLUGIN_USB_CONNECTED;
+ * }
+*****************************************/
+
+enum {
+	NORMAL,
+	C_YELLOW,
+	C_RED,
+	C_BLUE,
+	C_GREEN,
+};
+
+struct style_text {
+	short color;
+	bool center;
+	bool underline;
+};
+/* it would be better to use also a pointer on the struct */ 
+/* the struct should be optional */ 
+int display_text(short words, char** text, struct style_text style[]);