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I've been looking for a simple ASCII art editor for linux, open source, preferrably written in C (and definitely not Python or anything that pulls in random libraries and will stop working one day for no explainable reason) .
Minimum requirements are: position the cursor anywhere, enter weird characters easily. Draw boxes and lines in various directions.
Also, cut and paste as lines or boxes.
I haven't found such a thing. There is a proliferation of online crap, but I would like to do it in the privacy of my terminal.
2023-12-21 · 6 months ago
☕️ mozz [mod] · Dec 22 at 03:33:
I mostly use JavE, which is a freeware Java app that's been abandoned since 2010. Despite its age, it still runs fine on my macbook (god bless java). It's worth a download just to play around with all of the cool toys that are bundled inside (figlet font editor, image2ascii, gradient algorithms, bezier curves, 3D image rendering, etc.)
There are several other modern editors, but few that meet your strict requirements. I think you might like Tart which has a mimimal but tastefully designed TUI.
— https://github.com/jtdaugherty/tart
I couldn't figure out how to build it from scratch, but there's a fedora package out there.
— https://packages.fedoraproject.org/pkgs/tart/tart/
I created an editor in the terminal (in C) recently: gemini://gmi.noulin.net/patate/
🚀 stack [OP] · Dec 22 at 21:26:
@Remy: patate is interesting, but to build it I need to download something callled sheepy - another compiler for some language? Also the git link went to a blank page... I just want a little editor for ascii art, not ready to commit to auditing a strange language...
@stack sheepy is the build system and a library written in C. The dependencies are shell, git and gcc (min 4.9).
🚀 stack [OP] · Dec 24 at 03:22:
@Remy, I did not mean to be an asshole (happens naturally). I am somewhat frustrated by the lack of simple software.