From 18c579836f328b36f242a07f59f38e8218396183 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Erik Falor Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 08:10:12 +0700 Subject: graphics/aewan: Added (animation editor). Signed-off-by: Willy Sudiarto Raharjo --- graphics/aewan/README | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+) create mode 100644 graphics/aewan/README (limited to 'graphics/aewan/README') diff --git a/graphics/aewan/README b/graphics/aewan/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..9de36b53f8 --- /dev/null +++ b/graphics/aewan/README @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +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). + +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. + +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. -- cgit v1.2.3