ASCII art

[mathmoi]

i'm thinking about implementing this in the text version of my engine :

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; ["]  :[@Zn: (\)  :\W/::; [M] ::(\)::      :["]::;  ()
8 /#\  :/#\:: /#\  :/#\::; /#\ ::/#\::      :/#\::;  /\
;[###] [###]:[###] [###]:;[###]:[###]:      [###]:; [__]
;::()::  ()  ::()::      ;::()::  ()  ::()::  ()  ;
7::/\::  /\  ::/\::      ;::/\::  /\  ::/\::  /\  ;
;:[##]: [##] :[##]:      ;:[##]: [##] :[##]: [##] ;
;      ::::::      ::::::;      :[@Zn:      ::::::;
6      ::::::      ::::::;      :/#\::      ::::::;
;      ::::::      ::::::;      [###]:      ::::::;
;::::::      ::::::      ;::::::      ::::::      ;
5::::::      ::::::      ;::::::      ::::::      ;
;::::::      ::::::      ;::::::      ::::::      ;
;      ::::::      ::()::;  ()  ::::::      ::::::;
4      ::::::      ::/\::;  /\  ::::::      ::::::;
;      ::::::      :[__]:;_[##]_::::::      ::::::;
;::::::      :[@Zn:      ;::::::      ::::::      ;
3::::::      :/_\::      ;::::::      ::::::      ;
;::::::      [___]:      ;::::::      ::::::      ;
;  ()  ::()::  ()  ::::::;      ::()::  ()  ::()::;
2  /\  ::/\::  /\  ::::::;      ::/\::  /\  ::/\::;
; [__] :[__]: [__] ::::::;      :[__]: [__] :[__]:;
;:["]::      :(\):: \W/  ;:[M]:: (\)  :[@Zn: ["]  ;
1:/_\::      :/_\:: /_\  ;:/_\:: /_\  :/_\:: /_\  ;
:[___]:      [___]:[___] ;[___]:[___] [___]:[___] ;
'''a'''''b'''''c'''''d'''"'''e'''''f'''''g'''''h'''

[mridul]

You are using aalib for this ?
They have some kickass ascii art stuff !

Mridul

[H.G.Muller]

Well, to be honest, the use of letters among the simple line-like characters does not appeal very much to me. The style of your Bishop I like, however. I would do it like this:

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;      ::::::  __  :[__]:;      ::::::      ::::::;
;::::::      :/  \:      ;::::::      ::::::      ;
3::::::      :\ \~:      ;::::::      ::::::      ;
;::::::      :[__]:      ;::::::      ::::::      ;
;  ()  ::()::  ()  ::::::;      ::()::  ()  ::()::;
2  /\  ::/\::  /\  ::::::;      ::/\::  /\  ::/\::;
; [__] :[__]: [__] ::::::; _+_  :[__]: [__] :[__]:;
;:["]::      :(\):: \|/  ;:\ /:: (\)  :/  \:  ["] ;
1:/_\::      :/_\:: /_\  ;:/_\:: /_\  :\_\~:  /_\ ;
:[___]:      [___]:[___] ;[___]:[___] :[__]: [___];
'''a'''''b'''''c'''''d'''"'''e'''''f'''''g'''''h'''


Complication is that the King sticks out above the square. But a King is supposed to be taller than the other pieces...

[mathmoi]

Well, to be honest, the use of letters among the simple line-like characters does not appeal very much to me. The style of your Bishop I like, however. I would do it like this:

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;      ::::::  __  :[__]:;      ::::::      ::::::;
;::::::      :/  \:      ;::::::      ::::::      ;
3::::::      :\ \~:      ;::::::      ::::::      ;
;::::::      :[__]:      ;::::::      ::::::      ;
;  ()  ::()::  ()  ::::::;      ::()::  ()  ::()::;
2  /\  ::/\::  /\  ::::::;      ::/\::  /\  ::/\::;
; [__] :[__]: [__] ::::::; _+_  :[__]: [__] :[__]:;
;:["]::      :(\):: \|/  ;:\ /:: (\)  :/  \:  ["] ;
1:/_\::      :/_\:: /_\  ;:/_\:: /_\  :\_\~:  /_\ ;
:[___]:      [___]:[___] ;[___]:[___] :[__]: [___];
'''a'''''b'''''c'''''d'''"'''e'''''f'''''g'''''h'''


Complication is that the King sticks out above the square. But a King is supposed to be taller than the other pieces...

Not bad, I like it. I'll try to implement it, i';ll see if I like that.