source: general/graphlib/aalib.xml@ 09f7011

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<title>AAlib-&aalib-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>AAlib</application></title>

<para><application>AAlib</application> is a library to render any graphic into
<acronym>ASCII</acronym> Art.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&aalib-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&aalib-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &aalib-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
&aalib-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&aalib-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application>AAlib</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para>X (<xref linkend="xfree86"/> or <xref linkend="xorg"/>), 
<xref linkend="slang"/> and 
<xref linkend="gpm-package"/></para>
</sect4>
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<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>AAlib</application></title>

<para>Install <application>AAlib</application> by running the following
commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application>AAlib</application> package contains the 
<filename class='libraryfile'>libaa</filename> libraries, 
<command>aalib-config</command>,
<command>aainfo</command>, 
<command>aatest</command>, 
<command>aasavefont</command> and 
<command>aafire</command>.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>ASCII Art libraries</title>
<para>The <acronym>ASCII</acronym> Art library is a collection of routines to 
render any graphical input in portable format to <acronym>ASCII</acronym> Art. 
It can be used through many programs and has a very well documented 
<acronym>API</acronym>, so you can easily put it into your own programs.</para>
</sect3>

<sect3><title>aalib-config</title>
<para><command>aalib-config</command> provides configuration info for
<application>AAlib</application>.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>aainfo</title>
<para><command>aainfo</command> provides information for your current settings
related to <application>AAlib</application>.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>aatest</title>
<para><command>aatest</command> shows the abilities of <application>AAlib
</application> in a little test.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>aafire</title>
<para><command>aafire</command> is another little toy of <application>AAlib
</application>, rendering an animated fire in ASCII Art.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

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