vixl44
Create pixel art inside your terminal using vim movements
Installation
Get go, then:
go get github.com/sebashwa/vixl44
Usage
~/go/bin/vixl44 [OPTIONS] [FILENAME]
FILENAME
the name of your file
OPTIONS
-c, --cols
number of columns, default is 20, 0 means full width, ignored if name of existing file given
-r, --rows
number of rows, default is 20, 0 means full height, ignored if name of existing file given
Keybindings
Movement
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| h,j,k,l | Move cursor left, down, up, right |
| w | Move cursor 5 columns right |
| b | Move cursor 5 columns left |
| Ctrl-d | Move cursor 5 rows down |
| Ctrl-u | Move cursor 5 rows up |
Normal Mode
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| Space, Return | Paint color |
| s | Select color under the cursor |
| f | Replace color in area (Flood fill) |
| u | Undo change |
| Ctrl-r | Redo change |
| p | Paste from buffer |
| c | Switch to palette mode |
| Ctrl-v | Switch to visual block mode |
Visual Block Mode
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| Space, Return | Paint color |
| x, d | Cut area |
| y | Copy area |
| Esc | Switch to normal mode |
| c | Switch to palette mode |
Palette Mode
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| Space, Return | Select color |
| Esc | Switch to normal mode |
| Ctrl-v | Switch to visual block mode |
Commands
:w FILENAME<CR> - Write to FILENAME
:wq FILENAME<CR> - Write to FILENAME and quit
:exp FILENAME.svg<CR> - Export to FILENAME in svg format
:exp FILENAMExN.png<CR> - Export to FILENAME in png format with an optional scale factor N
:exp FILENAME.ansi<CR> - Export ANSI escape sequences to FILENAME (use i.e. cat FILENAME to view it)
:q<CR> - Quit
License
This project is free software: You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
