Durdraw ANSI Editor 0.23.0 Released reddit / bbs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IndianaJoenz · 2023-12-11 10:51 Hi folks. I have been working on an ANSI art editor off and on for a while, and I wanted to share it with /r/bbs. What makes Durdraw interesting IMO is the following combination of features: \* TheDraw/Aciddraw-like interface \* Runs in modern Utf-8 Unix terminals, like Konsole and iTerm2. No GUI. \* Automatically converts to/from Code Page 437, so you can load, edit, and save IBM-PC ANSI art in a Utf-8 terminal \* Unicode support. Mix unicode characters into your IBM-PC ANSI art. \* 16 and 256 color modes (no background clors in 256 yet.. argh) \* Frame-based animation engine, with fine control over timing and speed \* Customizable UI themes \* Exports to various formats: HTML, mIRC color, ANSI (CP437 or Utf-8), JSON, PNG, GIF \* Being written in Python and curses make it fairly portable I've been using it for years for my own ANSI and ASCII art, and with the latest updates I use it to view ANSI art packs. It's a bit quirky and has evolved to suit my needs. It's basically the Aciddraw I've always wanted, and is still evolving. I don't know if there are many Unicode 256-color ANSI BBSs out there, but I don't see why there shouldn't be, with every modern computer OS having incredible terminal software in abundance. There aren't many 256 color Unicode ANSI editors, though. I also think there is something to be said for drawing textmode art in a real text terminal, which I think is its most natural home. Does this look useful to you? Are there any features missing that would help you out as a SysOp? Export formats you would like to see? I haven't played much with BBS hosting softwre in a long time. I know there are some interesting cross-platform options now. Any feedback or questions on Durdraw from a SysOp perspective would be appreciated. If you do check it out, thank you so much. Please feel free to submit any bug reports, patches, feedback and suggstions, etc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- highedutechsup · 2023-12-11 16:54 Make the Christmas Tree lights twinkle. Love it still. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IndianaJoenz · 2023-12-11 19:04 I probably should have, and put a star on top. Though I was thinking the tree had ornaments, but not lights. And thank you. That ANSI is 100% Unicode 256 color. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- priest22artist · 2023-12-11 23:51 Holy crap, this is exactly what I’ve been looking for! I can’t get aciddraw to work on my pc, and there are no ansi editors for IOS. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PaulLee420 · 2023-12-12 08:34 Thanks for this release; so many of us wishing for THEDRAW but updated - and I think that's exactly what you've given us this Xmas 2024... w00t w00t! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IndianaJoenz · 2023-12-12 09:44 I really hope you like it and it fits your needs. I'm always adding features and fixing bugs, so let me know if you have any issues! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- malakisi · 2023-12-12 12:29 This is awesome! Thanks for sharing! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IndianaJoenz · 2023-12-12 19:40 Haha, thank you! I'm not sure Durdraw can live up to that title just yet. TheDraw (especially the later versions) was an incredible piece of software. Very feature rich and polished. I try to make Durdraw as powerful as I can, but it is still a bit beta around the edges. There are still many features I would like to add. >Xmas 2024... w00t w00t! It's the editor of xmas future! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PaulLee420 · 2023-12-12 19:49 :) while Moebius and Pablo are awesome GUI editors, it's nice to see some terminal love - will be trying this beta asap. :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- IndianaJoenz · 2023-12-12 21:15 >Is there a way to use a 16 color palette only, in case we're editing for a bbs w/o 256 support? Absolutely! Just start with the --16colors command line option.