asciikid
asciikid is a simple terminal-based ASCII art editor made for kids with two modes: write mode for text and draw mode to draw lines.
Try
$ pipx run asciikid
Install
$ pipx install asciikid
Launch with:
$ asciikid
Modes
asciikid operates in one of two modes that you can switch between at any time by pressing Enter: write mode and draw mode.
In any mode, change the current colors with:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| F1 | Default color |
| F2 | Red |
| F3 | Green |
| F4 | Yellow |
| F5 | Blue |
| F6 | Magenta |
| F7 | Cyan |
| Ctrl+F1 | Default alternate color |
| Ctrl+F2 | Red alternate |
| Ctrl+F3 | Green alternate |
| Ctrl+F4 | Yellow alternate |
| Ctrl+F5 | Blue alternate |
| Ctrl+F6 | Magenta alternate |
| Ctrl+F7 | Cyan alternate |
| F8 | Toggle alternate color is background vs. foreground color |
| F9 | Toggle bold text |
| F10 | Toggle bright foreground color |
| F11 | Toggle prism mode |
F8 exists so that you can choose a background color even when your terminal doesn't support Ctrl+Fx.
The bottom right corner shows a preview of the current colors.
Quit with Escape.
Write mode
Press keys to type regular text.
Also:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Home | Move cursor to the beginning of the row |
| End | Move cursor to the end of the row |
| Page Up | Move cursor to the beginning of the column |
| Page Up | Move cursor to the end of the column |
Draw mode
Draw box-drawing lines and blocks using:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Arrow keys | Draw the line in the direction pressed or move cursor if move mode is active |
| - | Switch to single-line style |
| = | Switch to double-line style |
| B | Switch to block style |
| E | Switch to eraser |
| Space | Toggle move mode (move cursor without drawing) |
| Home | Draw/move to the beginning of the row |
| End | Draw/move to the end of the row |
| Page Up | Draw/move to the beginning of the column |
| Page Down | Draw/move to the end of the column |
| V | Draw a full vertical line at current position |
| H | Draw a full horizontal line at current position |
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Release files for asciikid 0.2.1
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