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From: Markus Gebhard <ukgh@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>
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Subject: Jave - Yet another release
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 21:13:40 +0200
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Hi,

Version 0.7beta of the editor had lots of bugs, so I decided to release
a new version right now.
Jave 0.8beta can be downloaded from:
 http://www.jave.de

Features:
- Lots of bugs fixed 
- Fill tool: pattern and gradient:

/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \\_/
\_/ +---------------------+ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_// \
/ \_|....................:|_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \\_/
\_/ |...............::::::| \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_
/ \_|...........::::::::::|_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ 
\_/ |......:+-------------+-----------------------+ \_/ \_/ \_
/ \_|..:::::|DDXSS6655YJJttjjcii==++>!!;;::~''..��|_/ \_/ \_/ 
\_/ |:::::::|QDDXSS6655YJJttjjcii==++>!!;;::~''..�| \_/ \_/ \_
/ \_|:::::::|QQDDXXS6655YYJttjjcci==++>>!;;::~''..|_/ \_/ \_/ 
\_/ |:::::::|KQQDDXXS6655YYJttjjcci==++>>!;;::~~'.| \_/ \_/ \_
/ \_|:::oooo|HKKQDDXXSS655YYJJtjjcci==++>>!;;::~~'|_/ \_/ \_/ 
\_/ |ooooooo|HHKKQDDXXSS655YYJJtjjccii=++>>!!;::~~| \_/ \_/ \_
/ \_|ooooooo|NHHKKQQDXXSS665YYJJtjjccii=++>>!!;::~|_/ \_/ \_/ 
\_/ |ooooooo|WNHHKKQQDXXSS665YYJJttjccii==+>>!!;;:| \_/ \_/ \_
/ \_|ooooOOO|WWNNHKKQQDXXSS665YYJJttjccii==+>>!!;;|_/ \_/ \_/ 
\_/ |OOOOOOO|MWWNNHKKQQDDXSS6655YJJttjjcii==++>!!;| \_/ \_/ \_
/ \_|OOOOOOO|MMWWNNHKKQQDDXSS6655YJJttjjcii==++>!!|_/ \_/ \_/ 
\_/ |OOOOOOO+-------------+-----------------------+ \_/ \_/ \_
/ \_|OOOOOO888888888888888|_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ 
\_/ |O88888888888888888888| \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_
/ \_+---------------------+_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ 
\_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_
_/ \_/\_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ 
 \_/ \_ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_
                                                                
- Text tool: Track following (moves cursor along freehand lines etc.):

             of the                                             
         one                  fo                                
       s            n       g   r               at i            
      i             e      n      t          ok     t           
   is              w      i       h         o        !          
  h         rutaef       w        e        l         !       .  
 T        se            o                             !    ..   
        i              l       eT        a             ....     
       n             ol       x                                 
                    F        t         e                        
        J       ack                 Hav                         
         ave: Tr              Tool.                             

- and many more...
- There is also a new font for FIGlet:
   _  _                                              ____         _   
  FJ  L]     ____     _ ___     _ ___   _    _      F___ J     ___FJ  
 J |__| L   F __ J   J '__ J   J '__ ",J |  | L     `-__| L   F __  L 
 |  __  |  | _____J  | |__| |  | |__|-J| |  | |      |__  (  | |--| | 
 F L__J J  F L___--. F L  J J  F L  `-'F L__J J   .-____] J  F L__J J 
J__L  J__LJ\______/FJ__L  J__LJ__L     )-____  L  J\______/FJ\____,__L
|__L  J__| J______F |__L  J__||__L    J\______/F   J______F  J____,__F
                                        J______F                       
The characters are from Henry Segerman and I converted them to a FIGlet
font.

It seems to me the JFL-style requires a new horizontal smushing rule
(JFL-smushing?) for FIGlet: I think it would look good, if J,F and L
are smushed to |. Here is an example:

1) Without JFL-smuhing:
   ____                           _                          
  F __ ]    _ ___      ____      FJ_      _    _      ____   
 J |--| L  J '__ J    F __ J    J  _|    FJ .. L]    F __ J  
 | |  | |  | |__| |  | _____J   | |-'   | |/  \| |  | |--| | 
 F L__J J  F L  J J  F L___--.  F |__-. F   /\   J  F L__J J 
J\______/FJ__L  J__LJ\______/F  \_____/J\__//\\__/LJ\______/F
 J______F |__L  J__| J______F   J_____F \__/  \__/  J______F 
  _       _                                                  
 FJ_     FJ___     _ ___    ____      ____                   
J  _|   J  __ `.  J '__ ", F __ J    F __ J                  
| |-'   | |--| |  | |__|-J| _____J  | _____J                 
F |__-. F L  J J  F L  `-'F L___--. F L___--.                
\_____/J__L  J__LJ__L    J\______/FJ\______/F                
J_____F|__L  J__||__L     J______F  J______F                 

2) With JFL-smuhing:
   ____                         _                         
  F __ ]   _ ___     ____      FJ_      _    _     ____   
 J |--| L J '__ J   F __ J    J  _|    FJ .. L]   F __ J  
 | |  | | | |__| | | _____J   | |-'   | |/  \| | | |--| | 
 F L__J J F L  J J F L___--.  F |__-. F   /\   J F L__J J 
J\______/|__L  J__|\______/F  \_____/J\__//\\__/|\______/F
 J______F|__L  J__|J______F   J_____F \__/  \__/ J______F 
  _       _                                               
 FJ_     FJ___    _ ___    ____     ____                  
J  _|   J  __ `. J '__ ", F __ J   F __ J                 
| |-'   | |--| | | |__|-J| _____J | _____J                
F |__-. F L  J J F L  `-'F L___--.F L___--.               
\_____/J__L  J__|__L    J\______/|\______/F               
J_____F|__L  J__|__L     J______F J______F                

Also F| could be smushed to F and /J to J:
  _      _                                
 FJ_    FJ___    _ ___    ____     ____   
J  _|  J  __ `. J '__ ", F __ J   F __ J  
| |-'  | |--| | | |__|-J| _____J | _____J 
F |__-.F L  J J F L  `-'F L___--.F L___--.
\_____J__L  J__|__L    J\______/|\______/F
J_____F__L  J__|__L     J______F J______F 

Maybe one should integrate those smushing rules in the old ones (e.g.:
Opposite Pair Smushing) or is it possible to add a new rule to the
standard? Anybody who is into that? Any ideas or comments?

Markus