This package includes the module Text::FIGlet, several scripts which use it, the FIGlet fonts standard.flf and mini.flf and documentation on creating fonts. NAME Text::FIGlet - a perl module to provide FIGlet abilities, akin to banner SYNOPSIS my $font = Text::FIGlet-Enew(-f=>"doh"); print scalar $font->figify(-A=>"Hello World"); DESCRIPTION But why? Because I could. But why? Because I like FIGlet and Perl. But why? In Bob's name WHY?! What purpose could it serve? If you want something more substantive imagine: * Run Apache with mod_perl * In F create a Text::FIGlet object * figify text for the heads of Directory listings, and you look like a warm and fuzzy BBS * create ornate text based counters or timestamps on pages * {shudder} CAPTCHA bots NOTE: Ransom mode--unique to this implementation--may be handy here. Or not, I just make the scissors, now run along. EXAMPLES % figlet -A Hello World _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ | | | | ___| | | ___ \ \ / /__ _ __| | __| | | |_| |/ _ \ | |/ _ \ \ \ /\ / / _ \| '__| |/ _` | | _ | __/ | | (_) | \ V V / (_) | | | | (_| | |_| |_|\___|_|_|\___/ \_/\_/ \___/|_| |_|\__,_| % figlet.pl -A Hello World _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ | | | | ___ | || | ___ \ \ / / ___ _ __ | | __| | | |_| | / _ \| || | / _ \ \ \ /\ / / / _ \ | '__|| | / _` | | _ || __/| || || (_) | \ V V / | (_) || | | || (_| | |_| |_| \___||_||_| \___/ \_/\_/ \___/ |_| |_| \__,_| figlet.pl is a young adult and does not yet do sophisticated smushing, or other fancy layout like vertical fitting. minifig.pl is a self-contained version of figlet.pl It requires nothing more than a standard Perl distribution. For more information about minifig.pl see minifig.pl -help, and doc/minifig.HOWTO on customizing it. % minifig.pl -A Hello World |_| _ | | _ \ / _ ._ | _| | | (/_ | | (_) \/\/ (_) | | (_| INSTALLATION perl Makefile.PL make test bin/figlet.pl -d share make install