Um... that's what this post is about? artist-mode is an text art editor. You don't need to use Emacs as an editor to use the "applications" built on Emacs, if

Um... that's what this post is about? artist-mode is an text art editor. You don't need to use Emacs as an editor to use the "applications" built on Emacs, if that's your concern. Just as with any new application you'd have to learn how to use it.