FIGlet – ASCII heaven

FIGlet is a program for making large letters out of ordinary text”.

If you have ever seen .nfo files distributed with cracked games, you have probably seen the “large letters”. In the past these letters were an art form spawned by the limitations of the terminal, and with the BBS’es it got big, cool and popular. Everyone could do it, but few did it any good. Now these artists find themselves threatened by programs.

There is also a PEAR release for doing FIGlet text: Text_Figlet, if you “need” it in a web application. Haha, like anyone needs that stuff.

But still, it would look cool. I am thinking of Peter’s homepage; wouldn’t it be appropriate there?

7. Where does the name FIGlet come from?

“Frank, Ian and Glen’s letters”

Published by Olle Jonsson

Human. Wears glasses and often a smile.