bg_asci v0.9
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Programmed by Boris A. Glazer
boris_a_g@hotmail.com
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INSTALLATION
Unzip files into your hard disk
And that's it!

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RUNNING
To run double click on bg_asci.exe

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USING
There are two things you can do using it.

1 - create picture like that:

                          ..::""""""=";:;""    .:;::::: :"!=1%06@@000@#@C. 
....:            :"!==!!"""""=1==!==1!;.:""   ::;"!=":::"=1CV%00066000@#4" 
;;:          ."!1V406@@@600%CCC1===1=": .";   :"=1CV;:;"=V%%00666060006#0= 
:::.       :=%%%40@60@@#####@64%C11C1:  :!"   "C%404="!1%06@@@@@@600006#61 
;;:       :=1%%40@666@@#######@64%%VC. :""".  =00666%CV40@@######@@600@#@V 
;;:    :"=1C%66@@@@###@6@000@@@00%%1: ::  =! :C6@###@@#####@@@66@@##@0@#@0 
:::  .:;=1CCV066006@@@66@04%%44%%%1:..    ="."C@#########@@66@66@@@##6@##0 
:::.::;"=1CCV00006600606@660%%%%V=;      ;=;;=%#####@#@#@@600066666##@6##6 
...:::;=1C%%4004C=;;"!=V4004004%V"        ;;!C0####@@####@6606@@66@@@@@##@ 
.....;==1CV40%=:    .:"=C%440604C:        ."1%@###@@###@604%%4@6666@@@###@ 
..:..:;:!C4601;.:"C%444%CCV0@@@0=.          !%6##@@#@41"::""=C46@606@@@##@ 
::::. .;1460%=14@#######@6%%6@@6C:. :.      .=0####@V==1C1=1CC%0@@@6@@@##@ 
:::;;;!1V40%V0@##@##@#60@#@00@60=   ..      ."%###@60@@####@@000@#@666@##@ 
::;==CV%%CCC%######@064V%0@@0@0=    .:.      ;V###@@#@0####@@#6@@#@66@@##@ 
.."C%4%C="=C%00@##@@04CVC4@@001.    ::::.    :1###@@6@###660%0@@###6@@@##@ 
;;;;"=;    ""==11C1=!!!""11C%V;    .;"";:    :=6###6%%@@@@@0%0@####@@@@##@ 
            :";.       "C%C="":     :";:      "0##@61=CV%4%%40@####@6@@##@ 
             :;::;!=CC%%%VC=V"     :"";:      :%@#@0C=="!C%406@@@@@@@@#### 
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         .          .::"=C=:      :";.        .C6@@@6VCCV40066@@@@@06@@##@ 
                     ."1"        .""":.        =4@@@64%C==!1V4006@@066@### 
                     ;!:        ."""";::.      ;C06004%C===!"=V0@@00666@## 
                   .;;.        .:";;";:::.     :!%660%C=!!===140@0C1%6@@## 
         .  ..   .:.             ::;";;:::      ;=4664CC="!=1V004="=C06@## 
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....       ::;:              .:!====""":..      ;=%@#@64V1=!!!1CCVC%%406## 
:::::.   .:;:              :"=C===!""";:::.    :"1%@#@@0%C=!"!CVVV%44000@# 
::::;:;::::.              ;=V%%V1";::;;;;""!!!=1%0@@@@@64V1!!=CV%%%00066@# 
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;;:;"!""";:.         .:"=C=:   =%4406406#@046@####@@####@%1!!==CV406@@66## 
::::""!!";:         ::;=="         .;:"!=C0@#############4C=!!=1C%0@@600## 
:::::""":.          :"=="             :..;V44%06@######@@0C=!"==C%0@@6@@## 
::::;"";:.        .:""!:              .   !C="1%0@######@0V=!!=C%00@@66@## 
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;;"";;;;:..::;";;:.. .:::::;""""";:.. .;!=VVC=!V%6@@@66@@64C==C%00@@@00@## 

2 - create text like this:

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     @@@         @@@@@@    @@   @@  @  @@@  
     @@@        @@@ @@@    @@  @@@     @@   
     @@@       @@@  @@@    @@@ @@@    @@@   
     @@       @@@  @@@@   @@@@ @@     @@@   
    @@@       @@@@@@@@   @@ @@@@     @@@@   
    @@@       @@@@@@   @@@  @@@      @@@    
    @@@       @@      @@@   @@@     @@@@   @
    @@@       @@@@ @@@@@   @@@@@@ @@@ @@@ @@
    @@        @@@@@@@@@    @@ @@@@@@@ @@@@@@
    @@         @@@@@@     @@   @@@@    @@@@ 
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To create ascii photo press <JPG> button:
then press <Open> and choose *.jpg image file
(this version can understand only *.jpg image file)
When image is loaded press <Go> button
Image will be displayed on background

You can resize image by resizing image window
You can adjust black level by left click on desired part of image.
You can adjust white level by right click on desired part of image.
or you can input these values manually.

After adjustments Press <Go> button again.

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To create ascii text press <TXT> button:
Input some text into textbox.
Press long button with font name to choose font face and attributes.

You can adjust font size and foreground and background characters

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You can copy or cut ascii graphic into clipboard by pressing
Ctrl-C or Ctrl-X
After that you can paste it whenever you want. 


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SETTINGS of background window

Change font face and font size of background window like font
in "To create ascii text" section.
(I think that you must choose some fixed pitch font a'la courier.)

To modify halftone scale character string:

Manual - type 16 character long string into appropriate textbox

Auto - press <Pref> button.
choose font name and attributes, after a while halftone string
will appear in textbox. Leave 16 characters and press <Go>

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UNINSTALL
Delete bg_asci.exe.
The only thing this prog create on your machine - 
ini file bgasci.ini in your windows directory (eg. C:/windows/bgasci.ini)
Delete it too.
And that's all!

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DISTRIBUTION

Feel free to use these applications, either commercial or not.

This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
warranty.  In no event will the author be held liable for any damages
arising from the use of this software.
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Sorry for my pigeon english :-(

Boris A. Glazer
boris_a_g@hotmail.com
