Updated readme. - icy_draw - icy_draw is the successor to mystic draw. fork / mirror
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HTML Author: Mike Krüger <mkrueger@posteo.de>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2023 16:56:44 +0200
Updated readme.
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IcyDraw is the successor of MysticDraw an Ansi drawing tool I developed 1996 and last updated 2003. Due to lack on feedback I lost interest there.
Now 20 years later I've decided to give it an update and here it is.
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IcyDraw is a full features ansi drawing tool doing things a bit different than other tools.
-# Features
-
- * File formats: Ansi, Ascii, Artworx ADF, Avatar, BIN, XBIN, PCBoard, iCE, Tundra Draw
- * Layer model & transparent chars
- * The model is more like modern graphic tools rather than AcidDraw
- * Can open multiple files
- * Like Mystic draw full TDF font support, including creating/altering fonts
- * Built in font editor for bit fonts
- * Supports the usage of multiple bit fonts in the same file.
- * Suports full RGB colors
- * Sixel support - just paste an image
- * Shares the engine with IcyTerm and IcyView so it's 100% compatible
- * Probably I forgot most features :)
+## Features
+
+ - Full CP437 support
+ - Runs on Linux, Mac & Windows (Linux recommended - but looks best on Mac)
+ - The model is more like modern graphic tools rather than AcidDraw (draw lines/fill/brushes etc.)
+ - File formats import/export: Ansi, Ascii, Artworx ADF, Avatar, BIN, XBIN, PCBoard, iCE, Tundra Draw
+ - Export files to .png
+ - Own custom .png based file format: .ice
+ - Layer model & transparent chars
+ - Free selections & select by attribute/chars etc.
+ - Can open multiple files
+ - Like Mystic draw full TDF font support, including creating/altering fonts
+ - Font editor for tdf fonts
+ - Built in font editor for bit fonts
+ - Supports the usage of multiple bit fonts in the same file.
+ - Preview font changes in all open files
+ - Suports full RGB colors
+ - Sixel support - just paste an image
+ - Shares the engine with IcyTerm and IcyView so it's 100% compatible
+ - Palette loading (.pal JASC, Paint.NET .txt, GIMP .gpl and .hex files supported)
+ - Complex animation engine (export to ansimation or animated gif)
+ - Note: Icy Term can display animations without flickering (as well as any other client with a propert DCS macro implementation)
+ - LUA based plugins
+ - Many display options, guides, grids, line numbers
+ - Full SAUCE support including 9px & aspect ratio display
+ - 3d accelerated output & output filters
-# File structure
+## File structure
IcyDraw stores data only in one directory (~/.config/icy_draw on linux) - it doesn't scatter data around.
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| data/fonts/ | Stores bit fonts
| data/tdf/ | Stores tdf fonts
| data/palettes/ | Stores palettes
+| data/plugins/ | Stores plugins
| autosave/ | Autosave data
| settings.json | IcyDraw settings
| icy_draw.log | IcyDraw log file
Note that fonts/palettes etc. do not need to be unzipped. Just throw a .zip file in there containing fonts and IcyDraw will pick them up.
-# What it can't yet do, but potentially will be implemented
+## What it can't yet do, but potentially will be implemented
-Likeley to be implemented by me:
-* Full Unicode support
-* Server capabilities
+ - Full Unicode support
+ - By layer transparency (esp. useful for animations - as well as by layer filters)
+ - PETSCII, ATSCII and Viewdata - the engine can do it (see icy_term)
+ - Server capabilities
-Unlikely to be done soon:
-* PETSCII, ATSCII and Viewdata - the engine can do it (see icy_term)
-
-# Help
+## Help
Contributions are welcome. But also testing & bug reporting or feature requests.
-If you can't/want to contriubte code you can donate via paypal to mkrueger@posteo.de
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+If you can't/want to contriubte code you can donate via paypal to <mkrueger@posteo.de>