X-Google-Language: GERMAN,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f7c81,4e14780083a2a549,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf7c81,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-12-08 07:43:45 PST From: Markus Gebhard Newsgroups: de.alt.rec.ascii-art Subject: JavE 3.0 freigegeben Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2001 16:45:25 +0100 Organization: University of Karlsruhe, Germany Lines: 292 Message-ID: <3C123595.1FAB6710@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> 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 1007826223 29885 172.20.12.141 X-Complaints-To: usenet@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!isdnet!diablo.theplanet.net!newsfeed00.sul.t-online.de!newsfeed01.sul.t-online.de!t-online.de!news.belwue.de!news.uni-ulm.de!rz.uni-karlsruhe.de!news.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de!not-for-mail Xref: archiver1.google.com de.alt.rec.ascii-art:2790 Hallo, Soeben habe ich die langerwartete Version 3.0 meines kostenlosen Ascii-Art Programmes freigegeben. Es steht bereit zum Download unter: http://www.jave.de Also sofort ausprobieren und jedwegen Kommentar dazu an mich schicken (moechte doch gerne wissen, wie gut es ankommt). Eine Liste (fast) aller Neuerungen in der Version 3.0 gibt es ein paar Zeilen weiter in dieser Mail (aus Faulheit habe ich die aber nicht ins deutsche uebersetzt). Vielen Dank an alle die mich dabei unterstuetzt haben, JavE zu dem zu machen was es heute ist! Viel Spass mit JavE3.0 (Codename: Jav3 - Danke an Lorenz fuer diese Idee - echt L33t)! Markus What's new in JavE 3.0: * Compress/expand: - resize ascii art image from 1x1 pixel to double size Some images (depending on art style) do not scale well - but I think most often it still is a good state to start with if you want to change the size of an image. This feature could also be a good effect for Ascii animations (jmovs). * Camelizer: - Use a BMP/GIF/JPG image to apply a shape for your text - here is an example (the content of this text is not up to date): The Camel izer is a t ool that take s any kind of t ext and forms it into a given shape. Th e shape is tak en fr om a GIF/BM P/JPG image and it onl y takes li ttle e ffort to create Ascii imag es like this one. I di d not have a good id ea for a name for this to ol, so I d ecided to cal l it "Ca mel izer". This is bec ause p ropably the most famous exam ple for this effect is a nice Perl p rog ram formed int o the shap e of a camel. Have fun w ith t he cam eliz er - it is not ava ila ble ye t , bu t w ill be p art of t he v er y n ex t releas e o f JavE. Sta y tune d! * Function plotter (menu "Special"): - plots simple functions like sin(), cos(), tan(), abs(), sqrt(), x^2, +-*/, ... - sometimes has problems with pole points and does not make annotations on axis (you have to see it as a proof of concept) - example: | 3 * sin(x) + 2 * x | | | ____ | ,-' ''-.._ , | ,' `-.....-' | ' | ,' | / | / | / | / | / |/ ,' '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''',''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' .'| / | ' | ' | ' | ' | ,' | / | _____ _' | ,-' '`-._ _- | '--....-' | | | | * TextTool: - combined with selection tool - there is no need to switch - use SHIFT+Cursor-keys to select text - use CTRL+Cursor-keys to move around selection - insert-mode: END will move cursor behind the last character in the current line. If it's already there it will be put at the end of the line. - mix is disabled for insert mode. * Selection tool: - switches to text tool automatically when dropping selection - Ctrl-CursorUp/CursorDown will move the selection (if any) - Alt+CursorUp/CursorDown will change layer mode - use double click to select a region with connected characters - use single click to switch to text tool - Hitting a key will delete the selection and the typed character will be written to the selection origin. * Freehand tool generic: - new styles: felt pen with different characters - the mouse cursor somewhat shows the pencil size when drawing * New submenu "Transform" in menu "Modify" - contains flip/mirror/rotate [static] * FIGlet font export assistant: - will no longer overwrite existing files w/o warning - fixed bug of mask only appearing when starting the dialog first time - improved layout and help button to open documentation (will not work on some systems) * JMOV-Editor: - current frame is displayed in the main editor window and can be edited w/o switching between editor and jmov-editor. - Strip non-movie information to get rid of selections, cursors etc. This is useful for reducing the file size of movies that are no "making of"s. * JMOV-Export: - added compressed JavaScript (many thanks to Joaquim for porting the JMOV-packer) Should work much better than the uncompressed option. However I have left the uncompressed option in for compatibility if there are problems. - added animated GIF export will not work with large animations and I recommend using a graphics program afterwards to achieve better compression. - better preview for GIF/animated GIF export * Auxiliary lines: - useful tool for perspective images. Works like a watermark. - add lines using the mouse (draw mode) and move around the lines or points (edit mode) - I will add a color option in a future release * Ascii2GIF: - Font and size can be adjusted - supports pixel view * Pixel View - improved to also draw round rectangles * Recent-File-list in menu "File" * jave.ini-file: - Paths and (most of the) configuration are kept and will be the same after restarting the program. - There is now a simple options dialog with program options (menu -> view -> options). There will be more options in future releases! * Freehand algorithmic and ellipses algorithmic: - improved performance * Clone-Tool: - intuitive use, preview * Algorithmic lines: - 3 new line styles for algorithmic lines: CeeJay (normal): 1/2 | | | 1/2 1/1 | | | | | 1/1 3/2 \ `. `. | ,' ,' / 3/2 2/1 \ \ | | | | | / / 2/1 . `. \ `. | | | ,' / ,' , 3/1 `. \ \ | `. | ,' | / / ," 3/1 . `. `. \ `. | | | ,' / ,' ," , 4/1 `-. `. \ \ | | | | | / / ," ,-" 4/1 -._ `-. `. `. \ `. `.|,' ,' / ,' ," ,-" _.- 5/1 `-._ `-. `. \ \ | ||| | / / ," ,-" _.-" `--._ `-._ `-. `. `. \ `. ||| ,' / ,' ," ,-" _.-" _.--" 6/1.__ `--._ `-._ `-. `. \ / ," ,-" _.-" _.--" `--.__ `--._ `-._` _____ "_.-" _.--" __.--" 7/1 `--..__ `--.__ `--._ .-' `-. _.--" __.--" __..--" --..__ `--..__ `--.__ ,' `. __.--" __..--" 8/1 ``--..__ `--..__ / _ _ \ __..--" __..--'" ``--..__ ; (_) (_) : __..--'" ----------------------- | | CeeJay (alternative): ..--''"" : | | ; ""``--.. 8/1 ..--''"" .--''"" \ `.___.' / ""``--. 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All configuration files and FIGlet fonts will be found in JavEs subfolders * FIGlet Tool: - Alt+Cursor-up / Alt+Cursor-down scrolls through the fonts in the current front category. This makes it much easier to find a good font. * Gradients (Fill tool, Image2Ascii, 3D Renderer): - Reversed character order from 'dark to bright' to 'bright to dark' Also added a white space character as the brightest character (did I remove it in the last release??) * Program Icon: - there is a new icon.ico file for the program icon (see JavE program folder). It has been improved (for higher resolution) by Joey - Many thanks! * Asc-Tris: - Improved look - thanks to Rob Gerber. * Image2Ascii: - New Conversion algorithm "felt pen" - thanks to CeeJay for the idea - Fixed bug: Rotating 90 degrees right/left did mirror the image * Clipart library: - New cliparts from MJP, VK, lbm and Joey - Entering a valid name for new categories now works * Crash Recovery: - Hitting cancel in crash recovery dialog will now close the program. * Fixed bugs: - "redo null" in menu edit fixed. - Image2Ascii with watermark: size was sometimes not identical after conversion - rotate 180 degrees [static] (rotate 90 degrees is not yet fixed and will produce wrong results sometimes!) -- \-/ http://www.jave.de O_< Get JavE now! \-/ J|a|v|E /| J|a|v|E /-\ Ascii-Art for eyeryone / \ - for free! /-\