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README.md
cobbled paths
from figlet2svgbob, creating contextual stroke font ready to plot.
this is called cobbled paths as a reminder of the permeability between the discrete and the continuous. smooth connected paths are made out of an extremely restrictive grid, like multiple blocky stones form a tortuous path.
dependencies
- python
- flask
- figlet
- svgbob
- vpype, for converting to HPGL
installation
Firstly download this repository, or clone it: git clone git@gitlab.constantvzw.org:osp/tools.cobbled-paths.git
Python
The interface uses python and require python 3, find information on how to install python here
Then, use pip to install the requirements with:
pip install -r requirements.txt
Figlet
On linux, install it with package manager: apt install figlet
, or pacman -S figlet
On Mac, you can either download a pre-built binary from the figlet website, or install it with Homebrew: brew install figlet
.
To install SVG Bob
Ensure you have rust installed, installation instructions here
Then cargo install svgbob_cli
vpype
Installation of vpype is optional. It is used to convert the SVG files to HPGL.
Please follow the installation instructions
font database
- figlet offical ftp at ftp://ftp.figlet.org
ours
the original default font made by the developer and given with the program, in early 1993contributed
fonts made by figlet amateur and submitted to the official figlet ftp, from before 1993 to 2005c64
are fonts that are only made of the#
character, the most black ascii char, is if it was a pixelbdffont
are fonts automatically made using bdf2figlet, converting Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format, often from adobe toc64
like font.
- figlet font library of JavE (a free Ascii Editor), http://www.jave.de/figlet/fonts.html. those also include the figlet ftp native, they where sorted in order to keep only the uniques ones.