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update: x-bin compilation by radman added
update: amiga fonts/info added, thanks to h7!
EDITORS:
A3E v1.20
A3E is a weird editor with all the usual features of a textmode editor; its interface
is very different from what most people are used to (read: TheDraw).
ACiDDraw v1.20unreg
ACiDDraw is the most popular textmode editor ever. It uses a simplified, immensely powerful
and fast version of TheDraw's interface, adding miscellaneous little bits here and there.
This is version 1.20 (unregistered), it lacks things like a dos shell, an ability to
change tab positions; and it will have problems running on newer Pentiums and such.
ACiDDraw v1.25reg
This is the final version of the mighty ACiDDraw; featuring no limitations at all
(as opposed to 1.20unreg) and a fixed Pentium-bug. If you have a problem running it,
consider getting ACiDDraw 1.20 (see above) or switching to ITPDraw/Empathy.
ArtWorx v0.91a
ArtWorx is a really powerful editor with an unusual interface; it introduced the .adf
file format (similar to ACiD's x-bin; font & palette editing), among other things.
CiaDraw v0.8
CiaDraw COULD become a powerful editor; unfortunately, no later versions surfaced while
this version is unstable and buggy; moreover, it is unregistered, and as such, it has
numerous annoying screenfades/delays, limited mouse support and a crippled ANSI saving
routine. Bleh.
BMDraw v0.1
Black Maiden's BMDraw is a cute little editor that isn't really usable :)
DarkDraw v0.72
A little obscure editor that refused to work properly on my machine.. quite useless these
days, I imagine..
Empathy v.1.00p
Empathy by Skaboy is a really powerful editor from ACiD (even though it wasn't an ACiD
project when it started); it features all the power of ACiDDraw and, most importantly,
x-bin editing functions (font and palette editing). Its a bit buggy in places, and its
block selection interface may be awfully slow for some, but its still worth checking
out; a lot of people use it.
GuileDraw v1.00ñ2
An old ACiD project; a barely useable but highly original editor by Guile.
iDraw v1.0.98 (aka PabloDraw DOS)
This is a monster textmode editor; VERY configurable with LOADS of features, supports
saving to more than 20 (!) different formats, user-definable charsets (like in ITPDraw),
a load/save history list, and many more. Also supported are .adf, .xb and .idf
formats (font/palette editing). Although its powerful and very flexible, you'll have to
spend a lot of time figuring it out, as well as getting used to the interface which is
different from the usual ACiDDraw/ITPDraw thing.. unless you spend some more time configuring
all the buttons :)
ITPDraw v0.20b
ITPDraw is quite probably the best DOS editor ever - it borrows ACiDDraw's powerful,
fast interface, adds font/palette editing possibilities (no x-bin support; instead, ITP
supports .adf). Miscellaneous interface enhancements such as the ability to change F1-F12
sets and a different (improved?) block selection feature. Personal favorite.
PabloDraw
PabloDraw is iDraw's successor - it is, too, coded by Eto; and its a Win32 application.
Named after Pablo Picasso, this editor is the only useable windows-based editor in existence,
and not a bad one, too! As an editor, its got all the usual color and block selection features.
A bit slow, but enough for someone who just can't run any DOS editor for some reason.
What really is amazing about PabloDraw is its network support! Start a server or join
an existing session and draw with friends, in real-time! This new feature alone makes
PabloDraw worth having.
TheDraw v4.63
The editor that started it all; a powerful interface, the "TheDraw fonts" phenomenon, and
all the possibilities to create ANSI Animation! A legendary editor that is definitely
worth checking out.
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MISCELLANY:
A couple of jokes from two legendary groups, Soap and Fire, were released in their
packs a long time ago and are funny - if you can run them, that is. They are here:
PinkDraw v1.0 and
PyroDraw.
ASCII Art Viewing, a readme.txt from a
Mimic pack, by Jeff "Black Jack" Corcoran. This is here for those who still can't figure
how to view ascii/ansi artworks. The only worthy alternative to the methods described here
is ACiD's ACiDview 6 - its a Windows-based
viewer for all kinds of textmode formats. It also features miscellaneous stuff like converting
to PNG, several built-in fonts, etc.
Since a lot of people seem to think that creating .xb or .adf artwork takes too much time
and doesn't yield any good results, here
is a collection compiled by Radman/ACiD. THANK YOU RADMAN!
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FONTS:
Fonts in .fnt files can be used for instance if you use an editor that supports .xb/.adf
editing and .fnt loading (like ITPDraw). There are, of course, some standalone DOS programs
that load .fnt files, but using them under Windows may get a little tricky.
Why put fonts here? Well, some machines have a wrong version of the standard PC font (the $
is seriously different, the little dots are too big, etc). There's a variety of ways to draw
Amiga ascii using PC editors; some of those ways include using an external font.
Read an explanation by h7/DS^Mimic for
more information on this topic.
The standard IBM-PC font: default7.fnt
Amiga font from AFS.COM: afs.fnt
Standalone Amiga TOPAZ font: topazfnt.zip
A collection of Amiga fonts, converted and compiled by dMG/TrueSchool: (t!s-af07.zip, page URL)
BitchEd 0.86 - emulates Amiga's 640x200 mode with the real font.
Contact: jashiin@mimic.ca
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