Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 26 Nov 2001.
a question about textual shaping
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· 7 messages · 26 Nov 2001 - 1 Dec 2001
Kevan wrote: > > Please, what is it called when you have a piece of written work shaped like > something? For example, you might have a poem about an old vase, and the shape > of the poem illustrates a vase. I think I recall seeing a camel somewhat like > that here, as well. > > Also, are there any tools that would help you make such a construct? Hi Kevan, The feature you are talking about will be available in the very next release of my freeware program JavE (I will name the tool "camelizer"). Unfortunately this will still take a week or so, although I am working very hard to finish it as soon as possible. If you do not want to wait so long and do not find any other tools, you can post the text and an image for the shape to me, and I can try to do the conversion for you. The conversion runs automatically and there are only three options for configuration. As an example I have taken the text from this message and shaped it to a ring: 1) "Raw Text": (still have to figure out good names for the options) Thefeatureyoua retalkingaboutwillbeav ailableintheverynextreleaseo fmyfreewareprogramJavE(Iwillname it"camelizer" ).Unfortunate lythiswills tilltakeawe ekorso,alt houghIamwo rkingvery hardtofin ishitass oonaspos sible.Ify oudonotwa nttowait solongan ddonotfin danyothe rtools,yo ucanpostt hetextand theimage fortheshap etome,andI cantrytodo theconvers ionforyou.T heconversio nrunsautoimati callyandtherea reonlythreeoptionsforconfigurati on.AsanexampleIhavetakenthe textfromthismessagean dshapedit: 2) "Preserve spaces": The feature you are talking about will be available in the very next release of my freeware program Jav E (I will name it "camelizer"). Unfor tunately this will still t ake a week or so, altho ugh I am wo rking very hard to fi nish it as soon as po ssible. If you do no t want to wait so l ong and do not find any other tools, you can post the text and the im age for the shape to me, and I c an try to d o the conver sion for you . The conversio n runs autoima tically and there are only three opti ons for configuration. As an exam ple I have taken the text fr om this message and s haped it: 3) "Preserve Words": :::The:::: feature:::::you::::are talking::::about::::will:::be available:in:the:very:next:release of::my::freeware::program:JavE:(I:will name::::::::::it :"camelizer").:: Unfortunately this:::::will still:take:a week::or:so, although::I am::working very:::hard to:::finish it::as:soon ::::as:::: possible.: If::you:do not:::want to:wait:so long:::and do:::::not find:::any ::other::: tools,:you can::::post the:::text and::::the image:::for the:::shape to:me,:and:I can::try::to do::::::::the :conversion:: for:::you.::The ::conversion:: runs::autoimatically::and:there:are:only three::options:for:configuration.:As an:example:I:have:taken:the:text from::::this::message::and shaped:::::it:::: The last is the most problematic algorithm and it will not create good results with most shapes. I think adding a fill character like ':' above makes the result look better. However here is the original w/o the fill characters: The feature you are talking about will be available in the very next release of my freeware program JavE (I will name it "camelizer"). Unfortunately this will still take a week or so, although I am working very hard to finish it as soon as possible. If you do not want to wait so long and do not find any other tools, you can post the text and the image for the shape to me, and I can try to do the conversion for you. The conversion runs autoimatically and there are only three options for configuration. As an example I have taken the text from this message and shaped it Regards, Markus -- \-/ http://www.jave.de O_< Get JavE now! \-/ J|a|v|E /| J|a|v|E /-\ Ascii-Art for eyeryone / \ - for free! /-\
Kevan wrote: > > Please, what is it called when you have a piece of written work shaped like > something? For example, you might have a poem about an old vase, and the shape > of the poem illustrates a vase. I think I recall seeing a camel somewhat like > that here, as well. > > Also, are there any tools that would help you make such a construct? > > Thank you in advance. Tou can use Adobe Illustrator to do that. Draw a form and paste your text in it. That's it. joris
On Mon, 26 Nov 2001 05:00:21 -0600, Kevan <cut...@shreve.net> provoked the following text: 8< snip, Uebermann. >And here is a really big miscellaneous whatzit: > >http://home.sport.rr.com/cuthulu/tree.html Wow, that is one big-ass picture! In fact, it's the biggest i have seen so far. I have printed it, but had to use a 1 point font to get it to fit on the page. :-) -- Peter Punk \ / ---\\\\--- / \ Castrate my email adress to reply. *I* didn't do it; the *computer* did it!
On Mon, 26 Nov 2001 22:29:14 -0600, Kevan <cut...@shreve.net> provoked the following text: >>>And here is a really big miscellaneous whatzit: >>> >>>http://home.sport.rr.com/cuthulu/tree.html >> >>Wow, that is one big-ass picture! >>In fact, it's the biggest i have seen so far. > >The bigger you make something with JaVE, the better it seems to convert. So what is this "subgenious" stuff? I see it popping up everywhere. -- Peter Punk \ / ---\\\\--- / \ Castrate my email adress to reply. "He's just a politician trying to save both his faces ..."
Kevan wrote: > > >>http://home.sport.rr.com/cuthulu/tree.html > > > >Wow, that is one big-ass picture! > >In fact, it's the biggest i have seen so far. > > The bigger you make something with JaVE, the better it seems to convert. That is true for any converting tool. The resolution with ascii characters is restricted. Most converters take only 1 greyscale pixel per character, some take 4 pixels. Others do not do greyscale conversion but convert in monochrome mode and use up to 3x2 pixels. By hand one can try to somewhat increase the resolution by modifying/combining/... details from the original image. However the conversion works: the greater the result image, the more pixels will be mapped to ascii and the more will the result look like the original :-) > >I have printed it, but had to use a 1 point font to get it to fit on the page. > >:-) > > I like to just keep the font really big and scroll around in it. I like Opera's ability to scale the html page. Just use the + and - keys on the numberpad. At 20% one can see the image in full width. Hitting F11 opens the full screen view. Markus -- \-/ http://www.jave.de O_< Get JavE now! \-/ J|a|v|E /| J|a|v|E /-\ Ascii-Art for eyeryone / \ - for free! /-\
On Fri, 30 Nov 2001 18:29:39 +0100, Markus Gebhard <ukg...@rz.uni- karlsruhe.de> wrote: [snip] > > I like Opera's ability to scale the html page. Just use the + and - keys > on the numberpad. At 20% one can see the image in full width. Hitting > F11 opens the full screen view. Opera rules. :) joris
> I like Opera's ability to scale the html page. Just use the + and - keys > on the numberpad. At 20% one can see the image in full width. Hitting > F11 opens the full screen view. In IE you can hold CTRL down and use the mousewheel. It can't shrink the page as much as Opera (and Mozilla if my memmory serves my right) can though.
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