#!/usr/bin/env python3 from asciiWriter.text import make_column, make_multi_column from asciiWriter.utils import merge, print_lines, make_lines, translate import math # Define width and height of the output width = 125 height = 27 # Import a text text = open('texts/about.txt').read() # Make an empty layers list layers = [] def sin_width (line_nr, _): amplitude = 25 period = 150 / (math.pi * 2) return 50 + math.floor(math.sin(line_nr / period) * amplitude) def cos_width (line_nr, _): amplitude = 5 period = 20 / (math.pi * 2) half_amplitude = amplitude * .5 return math.floor(half_amplitude + math.cos(line_nr / period) * half_amplitude) # Transform the text into a single column #lines, remaining = make_column(text, height=height, line_width=sin_width, line_offset=cos_width) # Transform the text into multiple columns lines, remaining = make_multi_column(text, height=height, column_width=40, column_count=2, column_gap=5) lines = translate(lines, x=20, y=0) # Create an background background = make_lines(width, height, ' ') # Add all your layers to the layers list layers.append(background) layers.append(lines) # Merge the layers into one layer again merged = merge(width, height, ' ', layers) # Print the result print_lines(merged)