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figlet.js

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A FIG Driver written in JavaScript which aims to fully implement the FIGfont spec.

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pyfiglet

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An implementation of figlet written in Python

Quick Overview

FIGlet is a program that creates large characters out of ordinary screen characters. It's a command-line utility that generates text banners, often called "ASCII art", from input text. This repository is a maintained fork of the original FIGlet project, adding new features and improvements.

Pros

  • Generates eye-catching ASCII art text banners
  • Supports a wide variety of fonts and layouts
  • Cross-platform compatibility (Unix, Linux, Windows)
  • Actively maintained with regular updates and improvements

Cons

  • Limited practical applications beyond decorative text output
  • Large font files can consume significant disk space
  • Learning curve for advanced features and custom font creation
  • Output may not render correctly in all terminal environments

Code Examples

  1. Basic usage:
#include <figlet_lib.h>

int main() {
    figlet_render("Hello, World!");
    return 0;
}

This example renders "Hello, World!" using the default FIGlet font.

  1. Specifying a custom font:
#include <figlet_lib.h>

int main() {
    figlet_set_font("slant.flf");
    figlet_render("Custom Font");
    return 0;
}

This code sets a custom font (slant.flf) before rendering the text.

  1. Adjusting output width:
#include <figlet_lib.h>

int main() {
    figlet_set_smush_mode(SM_KERN);
    figlet_set_output_width(80);
    figlet_render("Adjusted Width");
    return 0;
}

This example sets the smushing mode to kerning and adjusts the output width to 80 characters.

Getting Started

To use FIGlet in your project:

  1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/cmatsuoka/figlet.git

  2. Build the project:

    cd figlet
make

  3. Install (optional):

    sudo make install

  4. Use FIGlet in your C program:

    #include <figlet_lib.h>

int main() {
    figlet_init();
    figlet_render("Your Text Here");
    figlet_cleanup();
    return 0;
}

  5. Compile your program, linking against the FIGlet library:

    gcc -o your_program your_program.c -lfiglet

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figlet.js

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A FIG Driver written in JavaScript which aims to fully implement the FIGfont spec.

Pros of figlet.js

  • Written in JavaScript, making it easily integrable into web applications
  • Supports both browser and Node.js environments
  • Includes additional features like text justification and kerning options

Cons of figlet.js

  • May have slower performance for large-scale text processing compared to C-based figlet
  • Limited to JavaScript ecosystem, potentially less versatile for system-wide integration

Code Comparison

figlet.js:

figlet('Hello World!', function(err, data) {
    if (err) {
        console.log('Something went wrong...');
        console.dir(err);
        return;
    }
    console.log(data);
});

figlet:

char *ascii_text;
ascii_text = figlet("Hello World!");
if (ascii_text == NULL) {
    fprintf(stderr, "Error generating ASCII art\n");
    return 1;
}
printf("%s\n", ascii_text);

The figlet.js example uses an asynchronous callback approach, typical in JavaScript, while the C-based figlet uses a more straightforward function call and error checking. The figlet.js version offers more flexibility in handling the result, while the C version is more concise but requires manual memory management.

Both projects aim to generate ASCII art text, but their implementation and usage differ based on their respective programming languages and target environments.

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pyfiglet

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An implementation of figlet written in Python

Pros of pyfiglet

  • Written in Python, making it more accessible for Python developers
  • Easier to integrate into Python projects
  • Supports Python 2 and 3, providing broader compatibility

Cons of pyfiglet

  • Limited to Python ecosystem, less versatile than C-based figlet
  • May have slower performance compared to the C implementation
  • Fewer font options available out-of-the-box

Code Comparison

figlet (C):

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    readparams(argc, argv);
    getparams();
    loadfont(fontname);
    printmessage();
    return 0;
}

pyfiglet (Python):

def main():
    parser = OptionParser(version=__version__, usage=USAGE)
    add_options(parser)
    opts, args = parser.parse_args()
    if opts.list_fonts:
        print_fonts()
        return 0

Both implementations provide similar functionality, but the Python version offers a more high-level approach with built-in option parsing. The C version is more low-level and potentially faster, but requires more manual handling of command-line arguments and font loading.

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README

About FIGlet (Frank, Ian & Glenn's Letters) release 2.2.5, 31 May 2012

FIGlet is a program that creates large characters out of ordinary screen characters

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| | | |/ / _ \ | | ' | / __|
| | | < __/ | || | | | __ _ ||||____| _|| |||__(_)

(This is meant to be viewed in a monospaced font.) FIGlet can create characters in many different styles and can kern and "smush" these characters together in various ways. FIGlet output is generally reminiscent of the sort of "signatures" many people like to put at the end of e-mail and UseNet messages.

If you like FIGlet (hey, even if you hate FIGlet), please send an e-mail message to info@figlet.org

The official FIGlet web page: http://www.figlet.org/

Files -- Unix version

README -- This file. figlet.c -- The FIGlet source code. zipio.h, -- A package for reading ZIP archives zipio.c, inflate.c, crc.c utf8.h, -- A package to convert strings between UTF-8 and UCS-4. utf8.c getopt.c -- Source for the standard "getopt" routine, in case you don't have it in your C library. Not used by default. Makefile -- The FIGlet makefile. Used by the make command. figlet.6 -- The FIGlet man(ual) page. figlist -- Script that lists available fonts and control files. showfigfonts -- Script that gives a sample of each available font. chkfont.c -- Source code for chkfont: a program that checks FIGlet fonts for formatting errors. You can ignore this file unless you intend to design or edit fonts. figfont.txt -- Text file that explains the format of FIGlet fonts. You can ignore this file unless you intend to design or edit fonts. fonts -- Directory containing fonts and control files. .flf -- All files ending in ".flf" are FIGlet font files. .flc -- All files ending in ".flc" are FIGlet control files.

Files -- DOS version

README -- This file figlet.exe -- The FIGlet program. figlet.man -- The FIGlet man(ual) page. showall.bat -- Batch file that lists available fonts and samples of each. chkfont.exe -- A program that checks FIGlet fonts for formatting errors. You can ignore this file unless you intend to design or edit fonts. figfont.txt -- Text file that explains the format of FIGlet fonts. You can ignore this file unless you intend to design or edit fonts. fonts -- Directory containing fonts and control files. .flf -- All files ending in ".flf" are FIGlet font files. .flc -- All files ending in ".flc" are FIGlet control files.

Installing FIGlet --- Unix version

First decide in which directories FIGlet and the FIGlet font files (the ".flf" files) will be stored (we recommend "/usr/games" and "/usr/games/lib/figlet.dir", respectively) and which will be the default font (we recommend "standard.flf").

Edit "Makefile", and set the variables DEFAULTFONTDIR and DEFAULTFONTFILE to the appropriate values. Set DEFAULTFONTDIR to be the full pathname of the directory in which you will keep the FIGlet font files. Set DEFAULTFONTFILE to be the filename of the default font.

At this point, you have two choices:

(1) Just compile FIGlet. To go this, go into the directory containing the FIGlet source, and type "make figlet". Then copy the various files to the proper locations. The executable (figlet), along with figlist and showfigfonts, goes wherever you keep your executables. The fonts (.flf) and control files (.flc) go in the default font directory. The man page (figlet.6) goes in section 6 (usually /usr/man/man6). If you cannot, or do not want to, install the man page, you can probably still read it using

    nroff -man figlet.6 | more

(2) Do a complete installation. To do the this, set the variables BINDIR and MANDIR in Makefile to the appropriate values. BINDIR should be the full pathname of the directory in which the executable files should be put (we recommend "/usr/games"); MANDIR should be the full pathname of the directory in which the figlet man page should be put, generally "/usr/man/man6". Once DEFAULTFONTDIR, DEFAULTFONTFILE, BINDIR and MANDIR have been set, in the directory containing the FIGlet source, type "make install".

If space is a problem, the only files you absolutely must have to run figlet are "figlet" (the executable) and at least one font (preferably the one you chose to be the default font).

Installing FIGlet -- DOS version

Unpack the ZIPfile using PKUNZIP, Info-Zip UNZIP, WinUnzip, or any other ZIP-compatible program. Be sure to use the -d option with PKUNZIP in order to preserve the directory structure. We recommend that you unpack the archive into C:\FIGLET, but any directory will do.

If you unpack the archive on top of an older version of FIGlet, be sure to delete the file FIGLET.COM. The executable program in this release is named FIGLET.EXE. You can keep your old fonts by putting them in a FONTS subdirectory before unpacking. (There are upgraded versions of the standard fonts in the archive.)

Using FIGlet

(Note: FIGlet needs a good thorough tutorial. Currently I don't have the time to write one, but if anyone wants to do so, go right ahead. I'd be glad to help out a little. Write us at ianchai@usa.net if you're interested. -GGC-)

At the shell prompt, type "figlet". Then type, say, "Hello, world!" and press return. "Hello, world!" in nice, big, designer characters should appear on your screen. If you chose standard.flf to be the default font, you should see

| | | | | | | ___ __ _____ _ __| | __| | | | || |/ _ \ | |/ _ \ \ \ /\ / / _ | '| |/ ` | | | _ | __/ | | () | \ V V / () | | | | (| || || ||___|||_( ) _/_/ _/|| ||_,() |/
Then type something else, or type an EOF (typically control-D) to quit FIGlet.

Now you can send the output of figlet to a file (e.g., "figlet > file") and e-mail it to your friends (who will probably say, "Wow! It must have taken you hours to put that together!")

To use other fonts, use the "-f" command line option. For example, if you had said "figlet -f smslant" above, you would have seen

/ // /__ / / /__ _ _____ / /__/ / / / _ / -) / / _ _ | |/|/ / _ / __/ / _ // ////_//_/_( ) |,/___// //_,()
|/

Here are some other useful command line options:

-c center -- centers the output of FIGlet. -k tells FIGlet to kern characters without smushing them together. -t terminal -- FIGlet asks your terminal how wide it is, and uses this to determine when to break lines. Normally, FIGlet assumes 80 columns so that people with wide terminals won't annoy the people they e-mail FIGlet output to. -p paragraph mode -- eliminates some spurious line breaks when piping a multi-line file through FIGlet. -v version -- prints information about your copy of FIGlet.

For in-depth explanations of these and other options, see the man page. DOS users, see figlet.man.

Other Fonts & Mailing List

A good number of FIGlet fonts have been developed, most of which are not included in the standard FIGlet package. Many of these can be obtained from http://www.figlet.org/ Some non-Roman fonts are available at this site. As of this writing, we have Hebrew, Cyrillic (Russian) and Greek.

There are 3 mailing lists available for FIGlet: figlet@figlet.org General discussion of FIGlet figletfonts@figlet.org Announcements about fonts figletsoftware@figlet.org Announcements about software (The last two lists are moderated)

To subscribe or unsubscribe from the FIGlet mailing lists, please visit the corresponding URL: http://www.figlet.org/mailman/listinfo/figlet http://www.figlet.org/mailman/listinfo/figletfonts http://www.figlet.org/mailman/listinfo/figletsoftware

Also, for those who maintain archives of figlet fonts, please note that all of the standard fonts have been changed, as of release 2.1, to include non-ASCII characters. These fonts are the following:

big.flf (also contains Greek) banner.flf (also contains Cyrillic and Japanese katakana) block.flf bubble.flf digital.flf ivrit.flf (right-to-left, also contains Hebrew) lean.flf mini.flf script.flf shadow.flf slant.flf small.flf smscript.flf smshadow.flf smslant.dld standard.flf term.flf

The new versions of these fonts can be identified by the words "figlet release 2.1" somewhere in the first few lines.

Other Stuff

FIGlet is available for operating systems other than Unix.
Please see ftp://ftp.figlet.org/program/

Although you don't have to design your own fonts to use FIGlet, we'd certainly like it if lots of people did make up new FIGlet fonts. If you feel like giving it a try, see the "FONT FILE FORMAT" section of the man page. If you do design a font, please let us know by mailing us at info@figlet.org

See "Other Things to Try" in the EXAMPLES section of the man page for... well... other things to try.

Authors

FIGlet was written mostly by Glenn Chappell c486scm@semovm.semo.edu. The author not being an e-mail fanatic, most correspondence (bug reports, rave reviews, etc.) used to be handled to his secretary (who is definitely an e-mail fanatic), Ian Chai ianchai@usa.net and has since moved on to another FIGlet enthusiast, Christiaan Keet info@figlet.org. Current maintenance is conducted by Claudio Matsuoka cmatsuoka@gmail.com.