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Generate ASCII graphic for code or mail signatures

15 points by unobatbayar 5y ago

juangacovas 5y ago
My take on ascii generation stuff: [0]: https://ascii.today/ https://ascii.today/ (sound warning) [1]: https://ascgendotnet.jmsoftware.co.uk/ https://ascgendotnet.jmsoftware.co.uk/ (images, windows) [2]: https://asciiflow.com https://asciiflow.com (fast online diagrams)
dlivingston 5y ago
This is very cool for what it is, but the strict use of ASCII feels very 1990s. Even most modern terminals will render Unicode characters, and so sticking strictly with ASCII limits the usability of the tool. As an example, on my portfolio website, I have a "photo" of myself rendered with Unicode characters [0]. I used this website [1] but lots of other options exist. [0]: https://daniel-livingston.com/about/ https://daniel-livingston.com/about/ [1]: https://ascii-generator.site https://ascii-generator.site
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- einr 5y ago
  You don't need Unicode for the shaded block characters that make up your portrait, they've been in 8-bit extended ASCII since at least the introduction of the IBM PC in 1982. Traditionally, though, the Internet ran on 7-bit ASCII only, which is what FIGlet uses.
neilv 5y ago
This looks like it might use Figlet, but I didn't see a mention of that on the site. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIGlet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIGlet
- unobatbayar 5y ago
  Nice catch, they definitely use Figlet. I couldn't find it as well, but took another look and found it. They put the credits inside the Copyrights link.
  - pixelgeek 5y ago
    And in the FAQ
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lindseymysse 5y ago
https://packagecontrol.io/packages/ASCII%20Decorator https://packagecontrol.io/packages/ASCII%20Decorator Sublime Text has a plugin that does this. I use it a lot.
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pixelgeek 5y ago
FIGlet sample page for those who are interested http://www.figlet.org/examples.html http://www.figlet.org/examples.html
unicornporn 5y ago
Sure, just don't use it for plain text communication with non-geeks as their web mail client won't have a monospace font set for signatures. Hence they will wonder why you end your emails with blob of crap.
mrlonglong 5y ago
I just used an utility like this a few days ago to generate s suitable banner for a chainloader I'm developing for my RPi3. Makes it look all professional and hacky! ASCII art, love it.

15 points by unobatbayar 5y ago

My take on ascii generation stuff: [0]: https://ascii.today/ https://ascii.today/ (sound warning) [1]: https://ascgendotnet.jmsoftware.co.uk/ https://ascgendotnet.jmsoftware.co.uk/ (images, windows) [2]: https://asciiflow.com https://asciiflow.com (fast online diagrams)

dlivingston 5y ago

This is very cool for what it is, but the strict use of ASCII feels very 1990s. Even most modern terminals will render Unicode characters, and so sticking strictly with ASCII limits the usability of the tool. As an example, on my portfolio website, I have a "photo" of myself rendered with Unicode characters [0]. I used this website [1] but lots of other options exist. [0]: https://daniel-livingston.com/about/ https://daniel-livingston.com/about/ [1]: https://ascii-generator.site https://ascii-generator.site

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einr 5y ago
You don't need Unicode for the shaded block characters that make up your portrait, they've been in 8-bit extended ASCII since at least the introduction of the IBM PC in 1982. Traditionally, though, the Internet ran on 7-bit ASCII only, which is what FIGlet uses.

neilv 5y ago

This looks like it might use Figlet, but I didn't see a mention of that on the site. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIGlet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIGlet

unobatbayar 5y ago
Nice catch, they definitely use Figlet. I couldn't find it as well, but took another look and found it. They put the credits inside the Copyrights link.
- pixelgeek 5y ago
  And in the FAQ
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lindseymysse 5y ago

https://packagecontrol.io/packages/ASCII%20Decorator https://packagecontrol.io/packages/ASCII%20Decorator Sublime Text has a plugin that does this. I use it a lot.

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pixelgeek 5y ago

FIGlet sample page for those who are interested http://www.figlet.org/examples.html http://www.figlet.org/examples.html

unicornporn 5y ago

Sure, just don't use it for plain text communication with non-geeks as their web mail client won't have a monospace font set for signatures. Hence they will wonder why you end your emails with blob of crap.

mrlonglong 5y ago

I just used an utility like this a few days ago to generate s suitable banner for a chainloader I'm developing for my RPi3. Makes it look all professional and hacky! ASCII art, love it.