Short: V3 of AsciiArtPro - Lots of new features and fixes Author: Andrew Crowe Uploader: andrewcrowe@enterprise.net Type: gfx/edit AsciiArt Pro v3.01 by Andrew Crowe, Manta Soft 23/2/97 andrewcrowe@enterprise.net ! ! ! ! The BUG that crashed it has now been FIXED ! ! ! AsciiArt Pro, Unlike previous releases, is more than just a converter, its an Art package! It will let you draw with ascii! No more moving the curser about, putting it on insert mode and typing, now you can just use the mouse and draw like in a painting package. to use it is very simple - you just use the keyboard, or the supplied buttons to choose an ascii caracter, and then, take your mouse and draw! NO curser, NO typing, NO problem! ***** NEW FEATURES ***** Now you can actualy pickup a section of you picture and use it as a brush like in a painting package! It now has IFF convetion built in too! 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ŻŻŻŻ.... /\\\\ ///\ /\ // \.. ../ \\\\ //\ AC \ AC _/\_ _/\_ _/\_ _/\_ _/\_ _/\_ _/\_ _/\_ _/\_ _/\_ _/\_ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / /__\ /__\ /__\ /__\ /__\ /__\ /__\ /__\ /__\ /__\ /__\ **************************************************** */ \* * This picture was created using AsciiArt Pro V3 ! * *\ /* **************************************************** * * Usage * * 1. Simple drawing : To paint a picture with ascii, first select the charecter you want, using the buttons, or by typing it on the keyboard, and then 'paint' them on to the main screen using the mouse. The right mouse button erases bits of the picture. 2. Brushes : To use a brush, first goto the brush menu, then select 'pickup'. then using the mouse, highlight a section of the picture, and then you can paste it anywhere. Again, the right mouse button uses the brush to erase parts of the picture. 3. Picture converts: To convert a picture into ascii, go into the IFF menu, and then click on 'load iff'. Then click on render. After that, you can try adjusting the size, contrast and brightness of the output, and using the buttons, you can turn off 'exotic' charecters so that eg. web browsers don't have trouble displaying them. I have included a quick tutorial to help you use the picture converting option. ! EMail note - ! During School terms I will not be able to answer EMails until the weekends because I go to a boarding school, so don't wory if you don't get a reply quickly! Other Products: At the moment, I have two game (SpodLand and SpodRacer) and 3 utilities (SerPaint, asciiart(beta) and this!) on Aminet, and am currently working on a Secret of Mana style RPG. If anyone can help (Graphics, Music etc.) than contact me! Trouble Shooting: I haven't had any problems with it, but if there are, EMail them to me. If the error requester won't go away, press Ctrl-C and start it again. Here are a few that people have had : The Laced bug: If the laced screenmode looks squashed, and doesn't look laced, then you have the strange Laced problem, and I don't think its fixable. The crash bug: On some Amigas AsciiArt Pro crashed alot, so if you copy crashes/lockes up, then EMail me your config. I've fixed it for most systems, but it might still be there. :) See Ya ! ;) ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 998 541 45.7% 23-Feb-97 13:22:10 AsciiArtProV3.info 930 236 74.6% 15-Feb-97 02:01:34 +AsciiArt-Example.asc 67958 16749 75.3% 09-Feb-97 19:52:56 +AsciiArt-Tutor.IFF 149444 70727 52.6% 23-Feb-97 11:46:40 +AsciiArtPro3 1567 1039 33.6% 23-Feb-97 13:22:08 +AsciiArtPro3.info 817 471 42.3% 23-Feb-97 09:58:48 +History 1734 1200 30.7% 23-Feb-97 13:22:08 +History.info 9675 4700 51.4% 23-Feb-97 10:23:16 +Iff-tutorial 1734 1200 30.7% 23-Feb-97 13:22:08 +Iff-tutorial.info 6586 2242 65.9% 23-Feb-97 13:18:54 +ReadMe 1734 1198 30.9% 23-Feb-97 13:22:08 +ReadMe.info -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 243177 100303 58.7% 23-Feb-97 18:58:06 11 files