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 1993
  • contributed fonts made by figlet amateur and submitted to the official figlet ftp, from before 1993 to 2005
    • c64 are fonts that are only made of the # character, the most black ascii char, is if it was a pixel
    • bdffont are fonts automatically made using bdf2figlet, converting Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format, often from adobe to c64 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.