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$> asciio [file.asciio] # GUI application using Gtk3
$> tasciio [file.asciio] # TUI application
$> asciio_to_text file.asciio # converts asciio files to ASCII
Asciio allows you to draw ASCII diagrams in a GUI or TUI. The diagrams can be saved as ASCII text or in a format that allows you to modify them later.
Diagrams consist of boxes and text elements connected by arrows. Boxes stay connected when you move them around.
Both GUI and TUI have vim-like bindings, the GUI has a few extra bindings that are usually found in GUI applications; bindings can be modified.
Keyboard bindings are the best way to use Asciio, they can be modified.
To list the bindings: $> perldoc App:Asciio.
.-------------------------------------------------------------.
| ........................................................... |
| ..........-------------..------------..--------------...... |
| .........| stencils > || asciio > || box |..... |
| .........| Rulers > || computer > || text |..... |
| .........| File > || people > || wirl_arrow |..... |
grid----->......'-------------'| divers > || axis |..... |
| ..................^.....'------------'| ... |..... |
| ..................|...................'--------------'..... |
| ..................|........................................ |
'-------------------|-----------------------------------------'
|
context menu access some commands
most are accessed through the keyboard
You can export to a file in ASCII by using a '.txt' file extension.
You can also export the selection, in ASCII, to the Primary clipboard.
.----------.
| title |
.----------. |----------| ************
| | | body 1 | * *
'----------' | body 2 | ************
'----------'
any text
(\_/) |
text (O.o) <------'
(> <)
.--------------.
/ a == b \ __________
( && ) \ \
\ 'string' ne '' / ) process )
'--------------' /_________/
,', _..---.._
,' ', .'' ''.
,' ', / \
: edit me : | edit me |
', ,' \ /
', ,' '.. ..'
',' '--...--'For simple elements, put your design in a box, with or without a frame.
The an "exec-box" object that lets you put the output of an external application in a box, in the example below the table is generated, if you already have text in a file you can use 'cat your_file' as the command.
+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| input_size ‖ algorithmA | algorithmB | algorithmC |
+============+============+============+============+
| 1 ‖ 206.4 sec. | 206.4 sec. | 0.02 sec. |
+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| 250 ‖ - | 80 min. | 2.27 sec. |
+------------+------------+------------+------------+
Rotating the end clockwise or counter-clockwise changes its direction.
^ ^
| -----. \
| | \
'---- | '-------
------> |
v
A set of whirl arrows connected to each other.
.----------. .
| | \ / \
.-------' ^ \ / \
| .-----------> \ ' .
| '----. \ /
| | \ /
'--------' '------'
-------. .-------
\ /
\ / ^
| ^
/ \ | /
/ \ | /
------' '------- -------->
.---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---.
OS API '---' '---' '---' '---' '---' '---'
| | | | | |
v v | v | v
.------------. | .-----------. | .-----.
| Filesystem | | | Scheduler | | | MMU |
'------------' | '-----------' | '-----'
| | | |
v | | v
.----. | | .---------.
| IO |<----' | | Network |
'----' | '---------'
| | |
v v v
.---------------------------------------.
| HAL |
'---------------------------------------'
.-Base::Class::Derived_B
/
Something::Else /
\ .----Base::Class::Derived_C
\ /
'----Base::Class
' \
/ '----Latest::Greatest
Some::Thing--'
_____
| ___ |
||___|| load
| ooo |--.------------------.------------------------.
'_____' | | |
v v v
.----------. .--------------------------. .----------------.
| module C | | module A | | module B |
'----------' |--------------------------| | (instrumented) |
| | .-----. | '----------------'
'---------------->| A.o | | |
| '-----' | |
| .------------------. | |
| | A.instrumented.o |<-------------'
| '------------------' |
'--------------------------'
The "goat" project (https://github.com/blampe/goat) must be installed.
You can call Asciio from vim and insert your diagram.
map <leader><leader>a :call TAsciio()<cr>
function! TAsciio()
let line = getline('.')
let tempn = tempname()
let tempnt = tempn . '.txt'
let temp = shellescape(tempn)
let tempt = shellescape(tempnt)
exec "normal i Asciio_file:" . tempn . "\<Esc>"
if ! has("gui_running")
exec "silent !mkdir -p $(dirname " . temp . ")"
exec "silent !cp ~/.config/Asciio/templates/empty.asciio ". temp . "; tasciio " . temp . "; asciio_to_text " . temp . " >" . tempt
exec "read " . tempnt
endif
redraw!
endfunction
SVG conversion:
Tree generation:
ASCII Math and other:
Send me links to your favorites tools (only command line, no libs) and I'll add them if they integrate will in Asciio.
An old video that shows basic usage:
apt install libdata-compare-perl libdata-compare-perl libdirectory-scratch-structured-perl libeval-context-perl libextutils-pkgconfig-perl libfile-homedir-perl libgtk3-perl libio-prompter-perl libterm-size-any-perl libterm-termkey-perl libtest-block-perl libtermkey-dev libmodule-build-perl libsereal-perl libcompress-bzip2-perl libpango-perl libcarp-clan-perl libtest-deep-perl libtest-most-perl libdevel-stacktrace-perl libexception-class-perl libcapture-tiny-perl libtest-differences-perl libmodule-util-perl libtest-nowarnings-perl libhttp-request-params-perl
cpan install Data::TreeDumper::Renderer::GTK Gtk3::Helper App::AsciioRead documentation/mdbook_asciio/src/guide/installation.md for more information.
docker pull nadimkhemir/asciio
Running the image
podman run -it --net=host --env="DISPLAY" --volume="$HOME/.Xauthority:/root/.Xauthority:rw" --volume="$HOME:/home/nadim" asciio
tasciio # TUI asciio
asciio # GUI asciio
Khemir Nadim ibn Hamouda
https://github.com/nkh
CPAN ID: NKH
Qin Qing
northisland2017@gmail.com
Unicode support, scroll bar, and rhombus object