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3.1 Finding Pixel Matrix Representation Character
quad-find
slc-find
3.2 Canvas Display to ANSI Buffer
abuf-put-canvas/  halves!
abuf-put-canvas/  quads!
abuf-put-canvas/  slc!
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3 RRLL: Abuf Canvas

Dominik Pantůček <dominik.pantucek@trustica.cz>

Racket Rogue-Like Library: Converter from Canvas to Abuf.

3.1 Finding Pixel Matrix Representation Character

 (require abuf/partitioning)

procedure

(quad-find c0 c1 c2 c3)  
char? fixnum? fixnum?
  c0 : fixnum?
  c1 : fixnum?
  c2 : fixnum?
  c3 : fixnum?
Finds the best approximation of given four colors (upper left, upper right, lower left and lower right) using a single Unicode quad character and foreground and background colors.

procedure

(slc-find c0 c1 c2 c3 c4 c5)  
char? fixnum? fixnum?
  c0 : fixnum?
  c1 : fixnum?
  c2 : fixnum?
  c3 : fixnum?
  c4 : fixnum?
  c5 : fixnum?
Finds the best approximation of given six colors (upper left, upper right, middle left, middle right, lower left and lower right) using a single Unicode SLC character and foreground and background colors.

3.2 Canvas Display to ANSI Buffer

 (require abuf/canvas)

procedure

(abuf-put-canvas/halves! ab    
  can    
  [#:set-dirty set-dirty])  void?
  ab : abuf?
  can : canvas?
  set-dirty : boolean? = #t
Converts RGB pixels of canvas to dst ansi-picture?. Uses Unicode lower half character.

This procedure assumes the canvas? and ansi-picture? are of appropriate sizes.

procedure

(abuf-put-canvas/quads! ab    
  can    
  [#:set-dirty set-dirty])  void?
  ab : abuf?
  can : canvas?
  set-dirty : boolean? = #t
Converts RGB pixels of canvas to dst ansi-picture?. Uses Unicode quad symbols.

This procedure assumes the canvas? and ansi-picture? are of appropriate sizes.

procedure

(abuf-put-canvas/slc! ab    
  can    
  [#:set-dirty set-dirty])  void?
  ab : abuf?
  can : canvas?
  set-dirty : boolean? = #t
Converts RGB pixels of canvas to dst ansi-picture?. Uses Unicode 13.0+ Symbols for Legacy Computing sextant characters.

This procedure assumes the canvas? and ansi-picture? are of appropriate sizes.