https://github.com/mrspeaker/acxel

Sublime Text selection to PNG
https://github.com/mrspeaker/acxel

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Sublime Text selection to PNG

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mrspeaker/acxel
• Owner: mrspeaker
• Created: 2015-01-16T16:41:05.000Z (almost 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2015-02-19T01:10:16.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-10T22:49:00.623Z (about 1 month ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 152 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: readme.md

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# Acxel: The Pixel Maker

v1.0 by [@mrspeaker](http://www.twitter.com/mrspeaker)

Sublime Text plugin for converting text selections to  HTML5 canvas image code.

![mrspeaker](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/129330/5779970/011dfdea-9d75-11e4-9ca3-6e06c4d3b2b4.png) generated from this text:

	 __   __   ______       _______   _______   _______   _______   ___   _   _______   ______

	|  |_|  | |      |     |       | |       | |       | |       | |   | | | |       | |      |

	|       | |    _ |     |       | |       | |       | |   _   | |   | | | |       | |    _ |

	|       | |   | ||     |  _____| |    _  | |    ___| |  | |  | |   |_| | |    ___| |   | ||

	|       | |   |_||_    | |_____  |   |_| | |   |___  |  |_|  | |      _| |   |___  |   |_||_

	|       | |        |   |       | |       | |       | |       | |     |   |       | |        |

	|       | |    __  |   |_____  | |    ___| |    ___| |       | |     |_  |    ___| |    __  |

	| ||_|| | |   |  | |    _____| | |   |     |   |___  |   _   | |    _  | |   |___  |   |  | |

	| |   | | |   |  | |   |       | |   |     |       | |  | |  | |   | | | |       | |   |  | |

	| |   | | |   |  | |   |       | |   |     |       | |  | |  | |   | | | |       | |   |  | |

	|_|   |_| |___|  |_|   |_______| |___|     |_______| |__| |__| |___| |_| |_______| |___|  |_|

## How do you use it?

Put the `Acxel` directory in your Sublime Text `Packages` directory (`Sublime Text` -> `Preferences` -> `Browse Packages...`). Select some text in Sublime Text (possibly text with some aesthetic qualities). Right-click and "Acxel"-ify.

![command](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/129330/5779958/ef3cd420-9d74-11e4-86d1-258c87f0298a.png)

This will copy some JavaScript to your clipboard. Paste the JavaScript into your browser's Console window.

![console](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/129330/5779962/f70e0e62-9d74-11e4-858d-e3a052d601f6.png)

Annnnd presto! The pixelized version of your selection added to the bottom of the page. Like Magic.

![mrspeaker](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/129330/5779970/011dfdea-9d75-11e4-9ca3-6e06c4d3b2b4.png)

You can right click on the image to save it. These images have been enlarged 4 times, so you don't have to squint. Here's what the code for the plugin looks like, in case you were wondering.

![code](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/129330/5779976/06c66dc2-9d75-11e4-88dc-d2f686775bde.png)

## Why?

For making pixel art while it looks like you're working.

## v2?

Colours. Instant PNGs (no pasting to a browser). Stay glued to [http://www.mrspeaker.net/](http://www.mrspeaker.net/) or [@mrspeaker](http://www.twitter.com/mrspeaker) for updates.