Pen
The pen mode is used to draw one character (dot) at a time onto the canvas.
It can be used create ASCII art or stencils.
Operations
Entering and exiting pen mode
| action | binding |
|---|---|
| Enter pen mode | «00S-P» |
| Exit pen mode | «Escape» |
The mouse pointer changes to ‘?’, the default character.
If elements are selected prior to entering pen mode, those characters will be used, in a loop, as default characters
Drawing characters
- press the left mouse button or press the Enter key
- hold down the left mouse button and drag to continuously draw characters
Changing the drawing character
- press a key on the keyboard
- inserted the character
- becomes the default character
- right click on a character
Editing
- BackSpace deletes characters
- Shift + Enter wraps lines.
Efficient input using the keyboard
When drawing ASCII art with many small elements, using the keyboard is more efficient.
| action | binding |
|---|---|
| pen mouse move left | «C00-h» «000-Left» |
| pen mouse move right | «C00-l» «000-Right» |
| pen mouse move up | «C00-k» «000-up» |
| pen mouse move down | «C0S-j» «000-Down» |
| pen mouse move left quick | «0A0-h» |
| pen mouse move right quick | «0A0-l» |
| pen mouse move up quick | «0A0-k» |
| pen mouse move down quick | «0A0-j» |
| pen mouse move left tab | «00S-ISO_Left_Tab» |
| pen mouse move right tab | «000-Tab» |
Automatic cursor movement
When using the keyboard, the cursor can be moved automatically after you insert a character.
| action | binding |
|---|---|
| pen toggle insertion direction | «C00-d» |
| shape | cursor movement |
|---|---|
| square | none |
| right triangle | right one position |
| down triangle | down one position |
Eraser
| action | binding |
|---|---|
| Enter eraser sub-operation group | «C00-e» |
| Exit eraser sub-operation group | «Escape» |
Exiting the eraser sub-operation group will return to the pen operation group.
In the eraser sub-operation group, left-clicking the mouse deletes elements.