BigAsciiChars is a module that displays a given string as if it were on a grid of large pixels.
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Install-Module -Name BigAsciiChars -Scope CurrentUserWrite-BigText -Text 'This module is so cool!'
$8x8Font = New-BAFont -Name Simple8x8
Write-BigText -Text 'OMG Huge' -Font $8x8Font
Write-ScrollText -Text $MyMessage
Characters are stored as Int64 values with each bit representing an off or on for the display. The bits are stored left to right, top to bottom going from Most Significant bit (MSB) to Least Significant Bit (LSB). The module makes heavy use of bitwise operators to rebuild the display characters quickly and efficiently
We could do with some more custom fonts! Inside the repo is an Excel spreadsheet helful for quickly generating the required Int64 values for your design. You can then copy and paste the values into a new class in the module, ready to share.
Your new font class should follow the pattern of the other fonts in the module, and be sure to inherit from FontBase. Important: if your character does not fill the entire width, it should be shifted to the right of the design box. Blank space to the left is trimmed, but not the right.
This should very much be considered a beta release. I've no idea why you'd use this in a production environment, but if you do, be aware that functions may be renamed or deleted without breaking change notifications.
- David Johnson - Cirzen / @12ToneTech
This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License - see the LICENSE file for details.
- DefaultFont designed by David Johnson and Josh 'Windos' King
- Simple8x8 font designed by David Johnson