source: general/graphlib/aalib.xml@ 52d29f7

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<!ENTITY aalib-download-http "http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/aa-project/aalib-&aalib-version;.tar.gz">
<!ENTITY aalib-download-ftp " ">
<!ENTITY aalib-size "388 KB">
<!ENTITY aalib-buildsize "6.5 MB">
<!ENTITY aalib-time "0.15 SBU">

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<sect1 id="aalib" xreflabel="AAlib-&aalib-version;">
<?dbhtml filename="aalib.html"?>
<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"/>) and <xref linkend="slang"/></para></sect4>
</sect3>
                                                                               
</sect2>

<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>libaa</filename> libraries, <command>aalib-config</command>,
<command>aainfo</command>, <command>aatest</command> and
<command>aasavefont</command>.</para>
                                                                               
</sect2>
                                                                               
<sect2><title>Description</title>
                                                                               
<sect3><title>ASCII Art libraries</title>
<para>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 <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>
                                                                               
<sect3><title>aasavefont</title>
<para>Currently no information available.</para></sect3>
                                                                               
</sect2>

</sect1>