What tools do you use?

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.

Posted in: s/ascii-art

🚀 stack

2023-12-21 · 5 months ago

5 Comments ↓

☕️ 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.)

— http://www.jave.de

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/

🚀 Remy · Dec 22 at 13:06:

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...

🚀 Remy · Dec 23 at 15:20:

@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.