X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,ab8df5e14ba93727 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Thread: fbb9d,81a6a01a090a15aa X-Google-Attributes: gidfbb9d,public X-Google-Thread: 110f55,ab8df5e14ba93727 X-Google-Attributes: gid110f55,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-08-12 18:44:13 PST Path: bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!sashimi.wwa.com!gagme.wwa.com!not-for-mail From: boba@wwa.com (Bob Allison) Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii,alt.ascii-art,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii Subject: Talk: New program (or next Figlet version 3.0) Date: 12 Aug 1994 17:36:37 -0500 Organization: WorldWide Access - Chicago Area Internet Services 312-282-8605 Lines: 54 Sender: boba@gagme.wwa.com Approved: boba@wwa.com Message-ID: <32gthl$ab9@gagme.wwa.com> References: <32f0l5$72d@gagme.wwa.com> <32f15d$7a2@gagme.wwa.com> <32f7ie$afu@gagme.wwa.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: gagme.wwa.com Xref: bga.com rec.arts.ascii:1227 alt.ascii-art:11165 alt.binaries.pictures.ascii:965 Denis Moskowitz wrote: > >In article <32f15d$7a2@gagme.wwa.com>, Bob Allison wrote: >>Raymond Lai wrote: >>>::-:--: :--=-= -=-====# =#=##=#= ###### ##=##= #=#==-#= -=-==--- =-: --: :-: >>>:-: :-- =-= =-= -== =## ### ##= =#= =-= ==- =-- -=- -:- -:: >>>:-::-- -:- -=-==-== =#==##= ##### ##= #===#=- -=- -=- =-= -:- ::- >>> ::-:-- -:- --==--== ==###= ##### ##= =#=#=- ==- --= -=- --: :-: >>> :-- :-- -== =-= #=# =## ### #=# #=# =-= =-- -=- =-: -:- -:: >>>::-::-- -:--=- =-= -== =#= ##= ###### ##=#=# =#= #=- ==--=--- -=--:--:-:-:: >> That's one effect I don't think could be Figletized. I think somebody >>would have to write a standalone program just to do that one effect. I'd >>like to see that. Is anybody willing to write it? > >Well, not just that one effect. A program could probably be made that would >take any "background" text and apply a simple blocky design to it, as a mask. >so: > >1234 ### 123 >3456 plus # # equals 3 6 >5678 # # 5 8 >7890 ### 789 > >to take a useless example. Then you take a screen-wide gradient like the >one used above, apply a blocky font to it (which could be figlet) and tada! >If I was going to write it (which I probably won't get around to) I'd use >Perl, but I'm just a Perl junkie. Anyone with more time up for it? How about if the next version of Figlet could accept Figlet fonts AND Figlet patterns. This way if a pattern (.flp) were specified (figlet -f roman -p fade), you would get the shape of roman, but with a fade effect. And while we're at it, how about being able to specify a backgroud (.flb) for the letters (figlet -f roman -p fade -b dots). How about it Glenn, Ian? What do you think? This kind of thing would allow for a lot of variations by mixing font shapes, patterns, and backgrounds. -- -:-:-- :--=- =-==-= =#=###= ###### ##=#= =##-=#- ==-=-- -=- -:- -:- ::-:--::--=-=-=-====# =#=##=#= ###### ##=##= #=#==-#=-=-==---=-: --: :-: :-: :-- =-= =-= -== =## ### ##= =#= =-===- =---=- -:- -:: :-::-- -:- -=-==-== =#==##= ##### ##= #===#=- -=- -=-=-= -:- ::- ::-:---:- --==--== ==###= ##### ##= =#=#=- ==- --=-=- --: :-: :--:-- -== =-= #=# =## ### #=# #=# =-= =-- -=-=-: -:- -:: ::-::---:--=-=-= -== =#= ##= ###### ##=#=# =#= #=-==--=----=--:--:-:-:: :::-:- -:-==-=- =-= =## =## ###### ##=#= ##= =#= -==--= =-=--:--:::