Re: Is there a program that...

> Im looking for a program that will convert plain text into ASCII
> grafitti style text (i.e. replacing characters with extended
> characters etc.)
>
> anyone know of any such thing?

There is figlet , which can be found many places - I use
www.surfplaza.com/figlet/

> also, i found a program that will convert gifs and jpgs into ascii
> images but there were many programs to choose from with varying
> qualities.  is there one that stands out as the best ascii converter?

IMO the best currently is Jave ( www.jave.de ) and this is partly due to the
input from this group and that Markus that programs it is such a nice guy,
eventhough we are so demanding of his program.

If you find a better .. please let us know.
There is currently a content going on which is also being hosted on www.jave.de
to determine the best image->ascii converter (but it's still not done .. mostly
because people forget sending in submissions of converted pictures - I will
submit some soon myself using jave and some others).

Jave also includes a figlet tool, it's a great place to start if you're a
ascii-newbie. It works just like a image-editor .. a very advanced one i might
add - Even Photoshop don't have some of the things jave can do like f.x
bezierlines (btw .. was that my suggestion ? I submitted so many I can't
remember them all)

Sincerly
CeeJay