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author | B. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com> | 2022-03-13 14:58:36 -0400 |
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committer | B. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com> | 2022-03-13 14:58:36 -0400 |
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graphics/aewan: Wrap README at 72 columns.
Signed-off-by: B. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/graphics/aewan/README b/graphics/aewan/README index 9de36b53f8..f32750a554 100644 --- a/graphics/aewan/README +++ b/graphics/aewan/README @@ -1,31 +1,35 @@ -Summary: Aewan is a multi-layered ascii-art/animation editor that produces -both stand-alone cat-able art files and an easy-to-parse format for integration -in your terminal applications. It is primarily designed for Linux, although it -currently also compiles under FreeBSD and possibly other *NIX systems. +Summary: Aewan is a multi-layered ascii-art/animation editor that +produces both stand-alone cat-able art files and an easy-to-parse +format for integration in your terminal applications. It is primarily +designed for Linux, although it currently also compiles under FreeBSD +and possibly other *NIX systems. -More details: Aewan is a curses-based program that allows for the creation and -editing of ascii art. The user is able to move the cursor around the screen by -means of the arrow keys and 'paint' characters by pressing the corresponding -keys. There are dialog boxes that allow the user to choose foreground and -background colors, as well as bold and blink attributes. The user may also -select rectangular areas of the canvas in order to move, copy and paste them. -Aewan also supports 'intelligent' horizontal and vertical flipping (e.g. -converts '\' to '/', etc). +More details: Aewan is a curses-based program that allows for the +creation and editing of ascii art. The user is able to move the cursor +around the screen by means of the arrow keys and 'paint' characters +by pressing the corresponding keys. There are dialog boxes that allow +the user to choose foreground and background colors, as well as bold +and blink attributes. The user may also select rectangular areas of +the canvas in order to move, copy and paste them. Aewan also supports +'intelligent' horizontal and vertical flipping (e.g. converts '\' to +'/', etc). -What sets Aewan apart from similar projects is the fact that it can work with -multiple layers, and has the ability to turn transparency and visibility on and -off for each layer. A layer dialog is provided through which the user can -change the order of the layers. Thus, each layer can be edited independently in -order to generate a composite drawing. Instead of using the layers for -compositing, it is also possible to use the layers as frames for an animation, -thus enabling the user to create ascii animations with Aewan. +What sets Aewan apart from similar projects is the fact that it can +work with multiple layers, and has the ability to turn transparency +and visibility on and off for each layer. A layer dialog is provided +through which the user can change the order of the layers. Thus, each +layer can be edited independently in order to generate a composite +drawing. Instead of using the layers for compositing, it is also +possible to use the layers as frames for an animation, thus enabling +the user to create ascii animations with Aewan. -Aewan can export animations to a "less movie", that is, a regular file that -will show the animation when when paged through in the 'less' pager or similar -program (even Notepad will work if you don't need color). It can also export a -shellscript which will play the animation on the terminal when executed. +Aewan can export animations to a "less movie", that is, a regular file +that will show the animation when when paged through in the 'less' +pager or similar program (even Notepad will work if you don't need +color). It can also export a shellscript which will play the animation +on the terminal when executed. -The file format is easy to parse, so it is easy to write a terminal-based -application that uses the Aewan files to display onscreen. Currently it has -been tested on the Linux terminal, rxvt, xterm, the Cygwin terminal and the -FreeBSD console. +The file format is easy to parse, so it is easy to write a +terminal-based application that uses the Aewan files to display +onscreen. Currently it has been tested on the Linux terminal, rxvt, +xterm, the Cygwin terminal and the FreeBSD console. |