Topic: Textmode Art / JavaScript based ANSI viewer

ANSI Art to HTML conversion tool is now available.
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http://meph728.piranho.de/download.htm
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- Convert ANSI art files with 2 clicks to a dynamic webpage
- no active server component required
- pure JavaScript and HTML4/HTML5
- for Windows / .NET Framework required

Topic: General Discussion / Viewing anis's...

Yeah, unfortunately I am having serious problems with the current version of the site—it does not seem to be repairable. Fear not, though, a new version should hopefully be up very soon.

Topic: General Discussion / reply to topic not working

I’m actually having trouble replying as well.. I think it may be a problem with compatibility with Firefox 3.5 for some reason. :(
Do you have a nother browser you can try it in?
If you need help getting validated, feel free to drop me a line at contact@sixteencolors.net

Topic: General Discussion / attn admin CANT POST AFTER EMAIL VALIDATION // forums are screwed up. cant login after validation. cant login with user/pass after logged out

I apologize for any trouble you are having. Feel free to drop me a line at contact@sixteencolors.net and I will help you get it working.

Topic: General Discussion / reply to topic not working

i wasnt able to validate via email several times. i tried it again and it worked. but now i can not reply to any topic

Topic: General Discussion / attn admin CANT POST AFTER EMAIL VALIDATION // forums are screwed up. cant login after validation. cant login with user/pass after logged out

admin:
CANT POST AFTER EMAIL VALIDATION // forums are screwed up. cant login after validation. cant login with user/pass after logged out
please create a test acct and try it out.

Topic: Blocktronics / this forum is messed up.

this forum is messed up.
hence the blank post earlier
and i cant get my pw from my old acct :D
no way to send it.

Topic: Textmode Art / Perl Textmode library

A year goes by, and we’re up to version 0.08 of the textmode library, plus I’ve fixed a nasty segfault bug in the C-based parser. Cheers.

Topic: General Discussion / Would be nice

haha, the scene has always had some funny people…

Topic: General Discussion / Viewing anis's...

Has anyone else had problems seeing anis’s? They keep coming up black for me…

Topic: General Discussion / this place still active?

Hoepfully I will have a new version up VERY soon. :-/

Topic: General Discussion / Would be nice

Not offensive at all. :)

Topic: Blocktronics / blocktronics stuff

i know what you mean, man.

Topic: General Discussion / this place still active?

“now I have to manually kick the server whenever someone tells me it has gone down”
/chuckle
I just wish I could see the ansis.

Topic: General Discussion / Need some feedback

i can’t see your post, robotarmy.

Topic: General Discussion / Would be nice

LS wrote something offensive.

Topic: Textmode Art / Top 5 Favorite Artists?

only 5?
Alter Ego
Nootropic
LD
Kamikazee
TT
Yeah, I know this topic is ancient. I’m bored.

Topic: General Discussion / The Dark Realm

Hello,
i just got “alone in the dark” from abandonia. this game is nicely midified and i need to learn this, too. It is done by members of “The Dark Realm” can anyone help me, how to get in contact with this group?

Topic: General Discussion / Would be nice

Hey boys, I’m still a newb in the ANSI scene, began least than a month ago, learning from the OLD SCHOOL :P and I find it sad to see a wonderful site like this one pretty much unused….i wanted to know if there were still pablodraw servers which i would’ve got some help drawing my ANSI’s. So,if anyone is still there, check it back….at least i should’ve tried to bring it back.
ANSI ARE dead?, but never I heard of it….we’re just gonna blow all the fuckers who killed it and we shall perpetuate this awesome art…. well j/k, i know it’s flash who killed it. :(
Thank you for your interest and ANSI love,
~illZ, for the love of drawing with cubes hahaha
**please tell me LS if i wrote something offensive,thanks…just trying to bring the ansi artists back on

Topic: Textmode Art / JavaScript based ANSI viewer

I have uploaded a new version that allows to select a font size 8×8, 8×14 or 8×16…

Topic: Textmode Art / JavaScript based ANSI viewer

“This bitmaped font is a 8 by 16 pixels-per-character version of the 8 by 14 pixels-per-character font of the IBM Monochrome Display Adapter (MDA) and the 8 by 8 pixels-per-character font of the Color Graphics Adapter (CGA) cards of the original IBM PC.”—http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_page_437

Topic: Textmode Art / JavaScript based ANSI viewer

Under DOS the 437-CP-Charset/EGA.CPI contains three different sizes: 8×8, 8×14 and 8×16, but it could be right that the original IBM codepage was only available in 8×16…

Topic: Textmode Art / JavaScript based ANSI viewer

Shouldn’t the characters be 8×16 and not 8×14 (e.g. http://meph728.piranho.de/i/36_0_84.png)?

Topic: Textmode Art / JavaScript based ANSI viewer

I have fixed some bugs and added a large sample gallery:
http://meph728.piranho.de/ansiphp/index.php

Topic: Textmode Art / JavaScript based ANSI viewer

Everything is Open Source (GPL). Feel free to post or use the “spaghetti code” wherever you want.
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Downloads:
1.) HTML 5 (Canvas): http://meph728.piranho.de/AnsiCanvas.zip
2.) HTML 4 (Images): http://meph728.piranho.de/AnsiPic.zip

Topic: Textmode Art / JavaScript based ANSI viewer

Sweet!
Any chance of getting the source up on github?

Topic: Textmode Art / JavaScript based ANSI viewer

HTML5 Version:
After the page has loaded all data are local and the speed is independend from the network speed. This version has high CPU usage and the display speed depends only from your browser (chrome recommended) and CPU.
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HTML4 Version:
Every ANSI char is loaded as image file and the speed depends from your network and CPU. The browser loads the images asynchronous and therefore the chars are not displayed one by one. If you load the same page a second time this did not happen because your browser has all images cached.
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Tuning:
Both versions would become faster if they would not render the ANSI char by char (eg render only rows or the complete ansi). I don’t like this because you don’t have the typical style how ansi was displayed. Therefore you must be patient like in good old modem times…

Topic: Textmode Art / JavaScript based ANSI viewer

Wow, thats pretty kick ass.
Is there any way to speed up the drawing though? or is that dependant on the speed of your server sending out the data?
Also the HTML 4 version draws the ansi all over the place, ie not top to bottom, its actually quite funny to watch though.

Topic: Textmode Art / JavaScript based ANSI viewer

Hello,
I have written a JavaScript based ANSI viewer (no server language required). There are two versions:
1.) “HTML 5 Canvas” version:
Notes:
– the viewer draws the ANSI files to a HTML 5 canvas. At the moment not all browser support HTML 5 canvas (no support in IE)
– the page is very large (_{650 KB) because some sample ANSI files are included
– best viewed with Firefox
– standalone HTML file, meaning no additional external files needed -> Save HTML and you can use it offline.
– ANSI can be saved as PNG
http://meph728.piranho.de/AnsiCanvas.htm
2.) “HTML 4” version
Notes:
– the viewer draws the ANSI file with images of the ansi font
– the page is very large (}650 KB) because some sample ANSI files are included and many images bust be loaded.
– best viewed with Chrome
– no standalone HTML file
http://meph728.piranho.de/AnsiPic.htm
What do you think?
Meph
PS: My English is poor. Sorry.

Topic: General Discussion / Need some feedback

I can’t seem to do anything with it?