X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,b447a17945f9e4a4,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-26 00:45:44 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!newsfeed00.sul.t-online.de!t-online.de!news.dtag.de!news.online.de!schlund.de!rz.uni-karlsruhe.de!news.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de!not-for-mail From: Markus Gebhard Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: a question about textual shaping Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 09:47:23 +0100 Organization: University of Karlsruhe, Germany Lines: 137 Message-ID: <3C02019B.8B27816D@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: wn4-jarjar.wn4.uni-karlsruhe.de Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: news.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de 1006764343 5133 172.20.12.141 X-Complaints-To: usenet@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:11668 Kevan wrote: > > Please, what is it called when you have a piece of written work shaped like > something? For example, you might have a poem about an old vase, and the shape > of the poem illustrates a vase. I think I recall seeing a camel somewhat like > that here, as well. > > Also, are there any tools that would help you make such a construct? Hi Kevan, The feature you are talking about will be available in the very next release of my freeware program JavE (I will name the tool "camelizer"). Unfortunately this will still take a week or so, although I am working very hard to finish it as soon as possible. If you do not want to wait so long and do not find any other tools, you can post the text and an image for the shape to me, and I can try to do the conversion for you. The conversion runs automatically and there are only three options for configuration. As an example I have taken the text from this message and shaped it to a ring: 1) "Raw Text": (still have to figure out good names for the options) Thefeatureyoua retalkingaboutwillbeav ailableintheverynextreleaseo fmyfreewareprogramJavE(Iwillname it"camelizer" ).Unfortunate lythiswills tilltakeawe ekorso,alt houghIamwo rkingvery hardtofin ishitass oonaspos sible.Ify oudonotwa nttowait solongan ddonotfin danyothe rtools,yo ucanpostt hetextand theimage fortheshap etome,andI cantrytodo theconvers ionforyou.T heconversio nrunsautoimati callyandtherea reonlythreeoptionsforconfigurati on.AsanexampleIhavetakenthe textfromthismessagean dshapedit: 2) "Preserve spaces": The feature you are talking about will be available in the very next release of my freeware program Jav E (I will name it "camelizer"). Unfor tunately this will still t ake a week or so, altho ugh I am wo rking very hard to fi nish it as soon as po ssible. If you do no t want to wait so l ong and do not find any other tools, you can post the text and the im age for the shape to me, and I c an try to d o the conver sion for you . The conversio n runs autoima tically and there are only three opti ons for configuration. As an exam ple I have taken the text fr om this message and s haped it: 3) "Preserve Words": :::The:::: feature:::::you::::are talking::::about::::will:::be available:in:the:very:next:release of::my::freeware::program:JavE:(I:will name::::::::::it :"camelizer").:: Unfortunately this:::::will still:take:a week::or:so, although::I am::working very:::hard to:::finish it::as:soon ::::as:::: possible.: If::you:do not:::want to:wait:so long:::and do:::::not find:::any ::other::: tools,:you can::::post the:::text and::::the image:::for the:::shape to:me,:and:I can::try::to do::::::::the :conversion:: for:::you.::The ::conversion:: runs::autoimatically::and:there:are:only three::options:for:configuration.:As an:example:I:have:taken:the:text from::::this::message::and shaped:::::it:::: The last is the most problematic algorithm and it will not create good results with most shapes. I think adding a fill character like ':' above makes the result look better. However here is the original w/o the fill characters: The feature you are talking about will be available in the very next release of my freeware program JavE (I will name it "camelizer"). Unfortunately this will still take a week or so, although I am working very hard to finish it as soon as possible. If you do not want to wait so long and do not find any other tools, you can post the text and the image for the shape to me, and I can try to do the conversion for you. The conversion runs autoimatically and there are only three options for configuration. As an example I have taken the text from this message and shaped it Regards, Markus -- \-/ http://www.jave.de O_< Get JavE now! \-/ J|a|v|E /| J|a|v|E /-\ Ascii-Art for eyeryone / \ - for free! /-\