Hi pals welcome to asciibird v1 testing build from the readme.md # Big Shout outs to Patrons > beenz, xartet, OfMonsters&Crime, mouse, funkpower, Charles, PP4L, octopus, addct, hotline, dingopride, skg, eraser, aaa, chz, L0j1k # Current Features * Tabbed ASCII editing * Layers support * Show and hide layers M A Y O M A Y O * Change layer order * Double click to rename layer * Context menu for layers * Copy and paste ASCII blocks between tabs with the select tool * Remembers state on refresh and when the browser loads, can also export the state to a file and load elsewhere. * So you never lose your ascii art! * Saves layers, brushes data also to same file * Can import from clipboard, load from irc.watch/ascii, load from file * Can export mirc ascii to clipboard, file or HTTP POST * 99 Colour support * Swap fg and bg colours with button click or Alt + r * Mirror X and Y * Grid mode with Alt + g * Undo and redo with Ctrl + z and Ctrl + y, undos are set to a limit of 200 at the moment. * Fg, Bg and Char boxes to filter when using certain tools * For example filling with Char unchecked will ignore characters when filling * If you want to remove the background but keep the text, uncheck FG and Char and eraser the bg only. * Image overlay to trace images ▀▀▄▄▄▄ ▀▀ * Accepts URLs only at the moment █▀▀▒ ░▓ * Can adjust the size and properties ██ ░ ▒▓█ * Toolbar containing ███░ ▄▄▌▐█ * Select, to copy and paste blocks as brushes ▀▄▀▀▀▀▄█ * Text mode, with arrow key support ▄▄▀▀▀▀ ▄▄ * Fill background blocks * Brush mode, can be controlled with keyboard and mouse * Block picker (grab fg, bg and char of a block) * Eraser - remove blocks, can be controlled with keyboard and mouse * Fill Eraser - Fill remove blocks by bg, fg or char * Brush Library and History * Make circle, square, cross and other brushes by sizes * Brush history, can save or re-use old brushes * Library - Save most used brushes to library * Brush history is set to a limit of 50 * Brush Preview * Editable brush preview * Clicking updates block * Right clicking removes block * Hovering outside brush area will save brush to history * Context menu available on all brushes preview areas * Export any brush to PNG, mIRC clipboard or file by right clicking the brush # Keyboard Shortcuts ## ASCII Editing * Ctrl + Z - Undo * Ctrl + Y - Redo * Escape - Return to default mode, stop using any tool and close fg, bg and char panels. * Alt 1 to 8 - Will toggle the corresponding toolbar icon * Ctrl 1 to 0 - Change ASCII tab if possible * Alt + c - Opens character Panel (You can then press on the keyboard your desired character or select from the list) * Alt + f - Opens foreground panel (can then press 0 to 9 for the colour) * Alt + b - Opens background panel (can then press 0 to 9 for the colour) * Alt + g - Toggle grid mode * Alt + x - Toggle Mirror X * Alt + y - Toggle Mirror Y * Alt + u - Toggle Update Brush (change brush preview if fg, bg or char changes) * Alt + r - Flip FG and BG colours * Ctrl + e - Edit ASCII * Ctrl + q - Close ASCII * Ctrl + m - New ASCII (can't use ctrl + n) * Ctrl + o - Toggle Asciibird Options ### Importing * Ctrl + Shift + o - Open mIRC TXT File as new Ascii * Ctrl + Shift + v - Paste New Ascii ### Exporting * Ctrl + Shift + C - Copy to clipboard * Ctrl + Shift + F - Save to TXT file * Ctrl + Shift + G - Save to PNG file * Ctrl + Shift + H - Save to HTTP Post ## Showing / Hiding menus, tabs and panels * Ctrl + Alt + t - Hide / Show Tabs * Ctrl + Alt + m - Hide / Show Menu * Ctrl + Alt + d - Hide / Show Debug Panel * Ctrl + Alt + b - Hide / Show Brush Library * Ctrl + Alt + l - Hide / Show Layers * Ctrl + Alt + n - Hide / Show Toolbar * Ctrl + Alt + e - Hide / Show Brush Preview ## Select Mode * Ctrl + c - Copy blocks to clipboard * Ctrl + x - Cut blocks to clipboard * Ctrl + v - Paste blocks as brush * Delete - Delete selected blocks ## Eraser Mode * Four arrow keys control text cursor * Space - apply eraser ## Brush Mode * Four arrow keys control text cursor * Space - apply brush * Ctrl + ] - Increase both brush sizes by 1 * Ctrl + [ - Decrease both brush sizes by 1 * e - rotate brush * q - flip brush ## Text mode * Four arrow keys control text cursor * Delete - Remove text from highlighted block * Backspace - Remove current character and move to previous block * Enter - Go to next line and reset X position to 0 ### Layers Related * Ctrl + Shift + t - Show / Hide Layer * Ctrl + Shift + r - Rename Layer * Ctrl + Shift + a - Add Layer * Ctrl + Shift + d - Delete Layer * Ctrl + Shift + s - Move Layer Down * Ctrl + Shift + w - Move Layer Up * Ctrl + Shift + m - Merge All Layers # Context Menus (right click menus) * Right clicking on any brush preview in the main area or library will allow u to export to PNG, txt or clipboard just the brush itself. * The main ascii has a few export options if you right click on the ascii * The dashboard area (outside the ascii) was actually the very first menu in asciibird! and has some basic shortcuts * Layers can also be right clicked to preview their functions 
