%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ AAlib-&aalib-version; Introduction to <application>AAlib</application> AAlib is a library to render any graphic into ASCII Art. Package information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &aalib-md5sum; Download size: &aalib-size; Estimated disk space required: &aalib-buildsize; Estimated build time: &aalib-time; <application>AAlib</application> dependencies Optional X ( or ), and Installation of <application>AAlib</application> Install AAlib by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr && make && make install Contents The AAlib package contains the libaa libraries, aalib-config, aainfo, aatest, aasavefont and aafire. Description ASCII Art libraries The ASCII Art library is a collection of routines to render any graphical input in portable format to ASCII Art. It can be used through many programs and has a very well documented API, so you can easily put it into your own programs. aalib-config aalib-config provides configuration info for AAlib. aainfo aainfo provides information for your current settings related to AAlib. aatest aatest shows the abilities of AAlib in a little test. aafire aafire is another little toy of AAlib , rendering an animated fire in ASCII Art.