This converts ASCII art to an image. Still a work-in-progress, search for TODO to see all that's left to be done.
Note that this does not act similarly to taking a screenshot. If you need behavior like that, check out textimg. Instead, this treats characters in ASCII art as pixels.
go install github.com/spenserblack/from-ascii@latestWhen a character is encountered, it is treated like a pixel. Most characters have 100% opacity, but a few have special cases:
| character | opacity |
|---|---|
(space) |
0% |
' |
25% |
" |
25% |
: |
50% |
; |
50% |
Contributions are welcome for adding opacity values for more characters.
Pixels can be assigned colors using ANSI escape codes (e.g.
"\033[31mRed text\033[0m"). When the color isn't specified, it defaults to white text
on a black background, with the assumption that it's the intended way to view the ASCII
art. The default foreground and background are configurable via the CLI.
Since each character in the ASCII art is treated like a pixel, and ASCII characters are typically taller than they are wide, the image may appear "squashed" vertically. Rather than have an opinion about the proper height of an image, it's left up to the user to resize it in the way that works best for them.
Check out the examples to see the input ASCII art.