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From: Markus Gebhard <ukgh@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>
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Subject: req: monospace font samples (for image2ascii)
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Hi there,

I have done a lot of work on the image2ascii algorithms in JavE last
week. The greyscale tables used for the algorithms "1 Pixel per
Character" and "4 Pixels per Character" can now be chosen to fit any
destination font (not only courier new, as it was until now) - as long
as there is a table with information about that font. Well, those tables
have to be built first. I have written a utility, that can create them
from screenshots of a certain character pattern (see below).

At the moment I have tables for the following fonts:
  Courier New (Courier is almost the same - no extra table)
  Crystal
  Elronet Monospace
  Fixedsys
  Hyperfont
  Lucida Console (table is the same as lucida typewriter)
  Monaco
  Monotype
  Ms Gothic
  Netextmo
  Ocr A
  Ocr B
  Andale Mono
  Terminal
  Topaz New
  VT8x13
  Web Hebrew Monospace

(Also I have created tables for my new nostalgic daisywheel printer:
courier german,elite german, pica german - yes, one can build those
tables from scanned print outs)

I have seen the fonts listed on
http://www.bluedwarf.net/mikechat/ada/aaaminifaq.txt and there still are
some I do not have, mostly because I do not have an Amiga or other
system here (also don't want to install an emulator now). For Windows it
is "Video Console Terminal": I have not found anything about this font
on the web. Does it really exist?

Now here is my request: If you have any other font for Ascii art than
the ones listed above (maybe on your Mac, Linux or Amiga?) you can do me
a favour:

Display the following text in the desired font and set the font size so
that the characters are well formed (the bigger the better):


  !"#$%&'()*+-/01245679:<=>?@ABDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTVWYZ[\]^`bdfh{|}~
  # JavE ASCII character greyscale test V1.0 http://www.jave.de #
  %                                                             %
  "     !! "" ## $$ %% && '' (( )) ** ++ ,, -- .. // 00 11 22   "
  '     !! "" ## $$ %% && '' (( )) ** ++ ,, -- .. // 00 11 22   '
  /                                                             /
  <  33 44 55 66 77 88 99 :: ;; << == >> ?? @@ AA BB CC DD EE   <
  >  33 44 55 66 77 88 99 :: ;; << == >> ?? @@ AA BB CC DD EE   >
  @                                                             @
  B  FF GG HH II JJ KK LL MM NN OO PP QQ RR SS TT UU VV WW XX   B
  G  FF GG HH II JJ KK LL MM NN OO PP QQ RR SS TT UU VV WW XX   G
  M                                                             M
  Q  YY ZZ [[ \\ ]] ^^ __ `` aa bb cc dd ee ff gg hh ii jj kk   Q
  W  YY ZZ [[ \\ ]] ^^ __ `` aa bb cc dd ee ff gg hh ii jj kk   W
  Z                                                             Z
  [  ll mm nn oo pp qq rr ss tt uu vv ww xx yy zz {{ || }} ~~   [
  \  ll mm nn oo pp qq rr ss tt uu vv ww xx yy zz {{ || }} ~~   \
  ]                                                             ]
  _  FONT:                   SIZE:                              _
  {  MEDIA:                  DATE:                              }
  !"#$%&()*+,./19:;<=?@GHIJKLPQRSTVWXYZ[\]^_`fghijklmopqrstyz{|}~

Then make a screenshot and save it as GIF image (or anything else, but
not jpg). Do not crop the borders or anything! The result should look
somewhat like this:
  http://www.jave.de/download/terminal_9.gif

Post the screenshot along with information about font, size and
operating system to me. I will then create a greyscale table that will
be included in JavE5.0.

This table will then be available for three image2ascii algorithms:
 - The old 4 Pixel per characters algo
 - a new 1 pixel per charcater algo (now with error correction!)
and:
 - a brand new algorithm combining both of them. You will love it! I
love it :) Did you ever be annoyed with having to chose either the 1
pixel or the 4 pixel algorithm? Now there will be no more need to chose:
You can have both at once. And you can adjust it to fit your favorite
font - as long as you make a screenshot as mentioned above and post it
to me :)

Many thanks in advance,
Markus
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