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https://github.com/hughperkins/ant-bigtext

write ascii art text using an ant task
https://github.com/hughperkins/ant-bigtext

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ant-bigtext
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write ascii art text using an ant task

Example output
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[bigtext] **** ****
[bigtext] *###* *###* ** **
[bigtext] *** *** ** **
[bigtext] ** ** ** **
[bigtext] ** ** ** **
[bigtext] ** ** ***** ** ** ******
[bigtext] ** ** ******* ** ** ********
[bigtext] *#######** ** ** ** ** ** **
[bigtext] ** ** ** *** ** ** ** **
[bigtext] ** ** ******* ** ** ** **
[bigtext] ** ** ***** *** *** ** **
[bigtext] ** ** * ** **** **** * **
[bigtext] **** **** *** **** **** **** ** ****
[bigtext] ###* *###* ****** *** *** ******

Example ant build file
======================






Firstly, add the bigtext task to the build file, using 'taskdef'.

Then, you can freely create 'bigtext' tasks. You put the message into the 'message' attribute. The following attributes are available:

message: the message to print, mandatory
size: how big to print the message, optional, default: 20
fontname: the font to use, optional, default: Times New Roman

Build instructions
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Pre-requisities
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* have ant installed, and in the PATH
* have a jdk installed, and in the PATH

Procedure
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* from the ant-bigtext directory, type 'ant'

To see a test example:

* from the ant-bigtext directory, type 'ant test'

License
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Mozilla Public License 2.0