Module figlet

Figlet A module to read figlet fonts and produce figlet ascii art from text

Info:

  • Copyright: 2010,2011 Nick Gammon,2022 Damian Monogue

Functions

Figlet.readfont(filename) Reads a figlet font file (.flf) into memory and readies it for use by the next figlet These files are cached in memory so that future calls to load a font just read from there.
Figlet.ascii_art(s, kern, smush) Returns a table of lines representing a string as figlet
Figlet.getString(str, kern, smush) Returns the figlet as a string, rather than a table
Figlet.getKern(str) Returns a figlet as a string, with kern set to true.
Figlet.getSmush(str) Returns a figlet as a string, with smush set to true.


Functions

Figlet.readfont(filename) line 79
Reads a figlet font file (.flf) into memory and readies it for use by the next figlet These files are cached in memory so that future calls to load a font just read from there.

Parameters:

  • filename the full path to the file to read the font from
Figlet.ascii_art(s, kern, smush) line 214
Returns a table of lines representing a string as figlet

Parameters:

  • s string the text to make into a figlet
  • kern boolean should we reduce spacing
  • smush boolean causes the letters to share edges, condensing it even further
Figlet.getString(str, kern, smush) line 248
Returns the figlet as a string, rather than a table

Parameters:

  • str string the string the make into a figlet
  • kern boolean should we reduce the space between letters?
  • smush boolean should the letters share edges, further condensing the output?

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Figlet.getKern(str) line 256
Returns a figlet as a string, with kern set to true.

Parameters:

  • str string The string to turn into a figlet

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Figlet.getSmush(str) line 263
Returns a figlet as a string, with smush set to true.

Parameters:

  • str string The string to turn into a figlet

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