Mattext - a simple console matrix-style text pager

Question

Hi,
I wrote a simple text pager, it shows text in console. But it does it in matrix-style, columns of random symbols trickles down the screen, leaving text after them.
Some screenshots:
http://dhurum.github.io/mattext/screenshot1.jpg
http://dhurum.github.io/mattext/screenshot2.jpg
http://dhurum.github.io/mattext/screenshot3.jpg
At this moment it can:
- read text from [multiple] files or stdin;
- run in interactive  mode (default)
- run in non-interactive mode, autoscroll through text;
- show only one page of text, then quit;
- run infinitely, reading files over and over again, until 'q' is pressed;
- colorize output;
- centrate text vertically and horizontally (each string separately or using longest string, this is useful for ascii art)
- show Japanese half-width kana along with English letters and digits;
- block until specified number of lines is read (it responds to commands while it is blocked), is stdin is used;
- quit (press 'q' or 'Q' or ctrl + D);
- show next text page(press any other key);
You can find sources on github, https://github.com/dhurum/mattext/
Package in AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/mattext/
Last edited by Shuk (2014-02-01 18:44:17)

Answer 1

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